Vol. 5 No. 12 (2018): December 2018

Published: 2018-11-24

Original Research Articles

Waterpipe smoking: prevalence and associated factors among Jazan University students, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Ahmed A. Bahri, Ibrahim M. Gosadi, Mohamed S. Mahfouz, Osama B. Albasheer, Yahya H. Mawkili, Hamzah A. Mawkili, Hassan A. Yaqoub, Ahmed K. Alwan, Mohammed A. Jawahy, Osama M. Jabbari

5008-5013

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184725
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Epidemiological, clinical and histopathological features of meningiomas in a tertiary care hospital

Kanwar Sajid Ali, Malik Liaqat Ali Jalal, Sohaib Hassan, Muhammad Kashif

5014-5018

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184733
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Risk factors associated with severe asthma exacerbations in children attending Alexandria University Children’s Hospital, Egypt

Ihab H. El Sawy, Reham M. Wagdy, Afaf G. Ibrahim, Suzy W. Ibrahim

5019-5024

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184670
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Knowledge of pregnant women towards multiple sclerosis

Vahid Abbasi, Shervin Tabrizian, Abolfazl Atalu, Roghayeh Aslanian, Anahita Zakeri

5025-5030

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184772
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Seroprevalence and trends of markers of transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors: a 3-year hospital based-study

Jerold C. Alcantara, Farhan Khalaf M. Alenezi, Omar Hafiz Haj Ali

5031-5035

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184773
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Analysis of policy implementation of local public service agency in hospital

Shelvy Haria Roza, Inge Angelia

5036-5040

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184774
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E-learning among health science students of Nepal

Ramesh Bhatta, Rashmi Shrestha, Sanjaya Kumar Shah, Rajesh Karki, Anil Chaudhary, Rajesh Kumar Gupta, Kabita Aryal

5041-5044

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184775
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Determinants of nutritional status of pregnant women attending antenatal care in Western Regional Hospital, Nepal

Nishant Lama, Rajendra Lamichhane, Shreejana K. C., Gia Pun Bhandari, Rajendra Raj Wagle

5045-5051

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184776
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Improving maternal and child health: a situational analysis of primary health care centres of Sokoto state, Nigeria

Aminu U. Kaoje, Sani Labaran, Aminu G. Magashi, Jessica T. Ango

5052-5062

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184777
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Faculty development needs assessment for online teaching

Ayman Z. Elsamanoudy, Rasha Abou-Kamer, Fatma M. Ghoneim, Sherif El-Saadany, Mona A. Soliman, Mohammed A. Hassanien

5063-5068

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184778
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Profile of HIV sero-positive attendees: an integrated counselling and testing centre record based retrospective study

Anju Damu Ade, Bhavani Yamasani, Ravi Sankar Deekala, Nagaraj Kondagunta, Dnyaneshwar T. Katyarmal

5069-5076

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184727
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Infant feeding practices of a tribal community in a mandal of Khammam district, Telangana

Rajeshwar Rao Alwala, Shankar Reddy Dudala, Chandrasekhar Reddy Bolla, Manoj B. Patki, B. P. Ravi Kumar

5077-5081

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184735
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Time span from onset of oral cancer symptoms to treatment: a hospital based cross sectional study in South India

Shivaraj Nallur Somanna, Nandakumar Bidare Sastry, Ramesh Cheluvarayaswamy, K. S. Sabitha, Murthy Nandagudi Srinivasa, Nea Malila

5082-5088

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184705
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Non-adherence to foot-care activities and its associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in an urban area of South India: a cross sectional study

Mounica Chappidi, Priyadarshini Chidambaram, Shalini Sivananjiah, Shivaraj Nallur Somanna

5089-5095

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184745
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Outcome of antiretroviral therapy: a longitudinal study in Nalgonda district, Telangana

Misha Gorantla, Varun M. Malhotra, Kondagunta Nagaraj

5096-5100

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184728
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A study on prevalence of various risk factors associated with cardiovascular diseases in urban and rural areas of Dharwad region

Murari Pradeep Kumar, Pushpa S. Patil, Umesh R. Dixit

5101-5104

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184736
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An epidemiological study on effect of occupational exposure of cement

Saji K. G., Zubair M., Sreelatha B. Nair, Varghese P. R.

5105-5109

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184734
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Assessment of nutritional status in adolescent girls residing in social welfare hostels in Tirupati town: a cross sectional study

Ravi Sankar Deekala, Meghana Reddy Kokku

5110-5114

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184722
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A comparative study of general waste management practices in a campus of a medical university located in the purview of a municipal corporation of a South Indian state

Sujith Kumar S. Dondapati, Thanjavur S. Ravikumar, Visweswara Rao Guthi, Anju D. Ade, Ravi Sankar Deekala, Nagaraj Kondagunta

5115-5120

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184721
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Coverage and compliance of mass drug administration for elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Khammam district

Rajeshwar Rao Alwala, Chandrasekhar Reddy Bolla, Shankar Reddy Dudala, Y. Pravin Raju, Raston Mondal, B. P. Ravi Kumar

5121-5125

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184708
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A cross sectional study on pattern and associated risk factors of musculoskeletal morbidities among government bus drivers in Mangalore, Karnataka

Vinu ., K. S. Premlal, Saranya Nagalingam

5126-5132

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184785
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HPV vaccine knowledge and coverage among female students in a medical college, Kerala

Niveditha Das E., Paul T. Francis

5133-5138

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184779
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A comparative study of attendances of ATKT students with the attendances of regular students

Rambadan Phoolchand Chauhan

5139-5142

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184780
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Assessment of cold chain and logistics management practices: a cross sectional study in Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh

Ram K. Panika, Amarnath Gupta

5143-5149

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184781
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Outcome of nutritional intervention measures at a nutrition rehabilitation centre in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh

Deepthi Pagali, Suneetha Bollipo, Harsha B. Korrapolu, Mohammed Abdul Rahman

5150-5154

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184782
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Knowledge, attitude, and behaviour of patients and pharmacists towards cough and its treatment: a questionnaire-based Pan-India survey

Pralhad Prabhudesai

5155-5165

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184783
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Programmatic evaluation of mass drug administration for elimination of lymphatic filariasis and reasons for non-compliance in Gulbarga district, Karnataka in 2015

S. J. Naresh Kumar, B. N. Sunil

5166-5170

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184784
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Awareness of H1N1 influenza (swine flu) among rural population of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh

Anju Damu Ade, Bhavani Yamasani, Nagaraj Kondagunta

5171-5177

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184726
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Evaluation of coverage of mass drug administration programme conducted in Nalgonda district of Telangana state

Praveena Ganapa, Kishore Y. Jothula, Vishweswara Rao Guthi, P. Abhishek, V. Jyothi, D. Sreeharshika, Pramodh Reddy

5178-5183

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184786
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Public awareness, attitude and knowledge of hepatitis B infection in North India

Vikramjeet Singh, Vineeta Mittal, Prashant Verma, Manodeep Sen, Anupam Das, Peetam Singh, Shalini Trivedi

5184-5189

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184787
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Menstrual hygiene patterns and practices among rural adolescent school girls

Kumar Chinta, Sasikala P., Chandrasekhar V., Jayanth C., Geethanjali A.

5190-5194

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184788
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Assessment of surveillance activity for malaria control under national anti malaria programme in Yadgir district, Karnataka

B. N. Sunil, S. J. Naresh Kumar

5195-5199

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184789
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Prevalence of undiagnosed and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus among adults in South Chennai

Ganesh S. Anusuya, Rama Ravi, S. Gopalakrishnan, A. Abiselvi, T. Stephen

5200-5204

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184790
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Perception and practices regarding complimentary feeding among anganwadi workers in Punjab, India

Ritu Rochwani, Aman D. Singh

5205-5211

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184791
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Mental health status: a cross sectional study on rural economically productive population of field practice area of a tertiary medical care institute in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh

Vibha Arjaria, Badri Narayan Mishra, Dharampal Singh Chouhan

5212-5218

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184792
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Dietary preferences for food items among children of age 5-10 years in a rural area of Perambalur district, South India

Karthikeyan Kulothungan, T. Sri Ranganathan, D. Rock Britto, S. G. Deepak, K. Dhinesh, M. Dhinesh Raj, Fathima Farhana, P. Ganesh, D. Gayathri

5219-5223

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184793
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A cross sectional study of elderly widows residing in urban field practice area of S. N. Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka

Gowri Shankar, Jayaraj M. Ramachandra, Sarojini S. Hunshikatti

5224-5227

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184794
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Predicting 10-year cardiovascular risk using WHO/ISH risk prediction chart among urban population in Salem

K. Premanandh, R. Shankar

5228-5234

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184795
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Physical health problems among the geriatric population in Perambalur municipality, Tamil Nadu: a community-based cross-sectional study

Karthikeyan Kulothungan, Tamilarasan M., D. Rock Britto, T. SriRanganathan, V. SriAndaal

5235-5241

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184796
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Breastfeeding practices among lactating mothers of a rural area of central India: a cross-sectional study

Mohd Junaid, Sachin Patil

5242-5245

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184797
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Magnitude and determinants of diarrhea among 0-6 year’s children: a cohort study from central India

Rakesh Kumar, Rajnish Borkar

5246-5252

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184798
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Post-menopausal osteoporosis: prevalence of risk factors and probable symptoms

Manohar Bhatia, Ashok Mishra, Pradeep Sukla

5253-5258

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184799
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Prevalence of non-communicable diseases among the rural population in Maharashtra: a descriptive study

Pothiraj Pitchai, Anulucia Augustine, Hiloni R. Badani, Namrataa H. Anarthe, Aiyshwarya Avasare

5259-5264

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184800
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Envenomation cases reporting to a rural primary health care center in Maharashtra

Swati Deshpande, Barsha Pathak, S. Rahini, Rukman Mecca

5265-5270

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184801
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Challenges faced in utilization of social security facilities among elderly in a rural area of Bangalore

Hemalatha Umashankar, Sudeepa D., Lalith D. Hiremath, Ratnesh ., Nidhi Sharma

5271-5275

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184802
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Assessment of community nutrition program performance through data validation in the state of Chhattisgarh

Ashish Sinha, Srishti Dixit, G. P. Soni, Somen Kumar Pradhan, Sarwat Naqwi

5276-5283

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184803
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Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults in Kashmir (North India): a population based study

Asif Jeelani Hanga, Irfan Nazir Mir, Mir Mujtaba Ahmad, Waseem Raja, Seema Aleem

5284-5289

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184804
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An observational study to assess obstetric services trends among pregnant women registered at a health centre of Chandigarh city

Munish Kumar Sharma, Neeraj Gour, Meenal Thakare, N. K. Goel, Meenakshi Chaudhary

5290-5294

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184805
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A study on validity of Indian Diabetes Risk Score for screening of diabetes mellitus among rural adult population at Rural Health Training Centre, Bhouri, under Department of Community Medicine

Garima Namdev, Vinod Narkhede

5295-5300

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184806
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Prediction of risk factors of periodontal disease by logistic regression: a study done in Karnataka, India

Shivalingappa Basavantappa Javali, Mohan Anantarao Sunkad, Appasaheb Saheb Wantamutte

5301-5309

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184807
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Prevalence and causes of low vision among urban and rural school children

Ritesh Verma, Manisha Rathi, C. S. Dhull, Sumit Sachdeva, Jitender Phogat

5310-5315

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184808
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Assessment of knowledge and skill of sahiyya (ASHA) and anganwadi worker on appropriate usage of mother and child protection card in Ranchi, Jharkhand: a cross sectional study

Mithilesh Kumar, Swati Shikha, Vivek Kashyap

5316-5320

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184809
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Menstrual health and related problems in adolescent girls of Lucknow district: a cross sectional study

Geeta Singh, Anish Khanna, Monika Agarwal, V. K. Singh, Rekha Sachan

5321-5328

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184810
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Analysis of factors that motivate and prevent the blood donation decision among the medical college students

Chandrashekhar R., Shashidhar S. Basagoudar, Shivappa Hatnoor, Rahul C. Kirte

5329-5333

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184811
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A cross sectional study to find out the health seeking behaviour of brick kiln workers

Rufiat Kazi, Mangala M. Bote

5334-5337

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184812
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Prevalence of overweight/obesity among medical students at Suraram, India

Suguna Dumpala, Balakrishna Chadaram, Aditya Berad

5338-5342

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184813
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A study on animal bites and envenomings in rural Varanasi: a community based cross-sectional study

Neeti Purwar, Kalpana Kumari, Anshu Singh, Seetha R. Nagesh

5343-5348

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184814
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Patient’s knowledge about HIV and willingness toward rapid HIV oral testing in dental settings, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

Vibha Joshi, Nitin Kumar Joshi, Komal Bajaj

5349-5354

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184815
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Quality of life among patients on MDR-TB treatment in a district tuberculosis centre of a metropolitan city

Apoorva E. Patel, K. Lalitha, Dinesh Rajaram, K. Radhika, N. S. Murthy

5355-5359

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184816
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Prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls in a North Karnataka school: a cross sectional study

Nagaraj Patil, K. V. Jagadeesh, K. Yamini Priyanka, Annapurna Kari, Mubashir Angolkar

5360-5364

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184817
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Treatment seeking behavior among post-menopausal females attending out-patient clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology at a tertiary care centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Nisha Singh, Yogendra Chouhan, Seema Patel

5365-5370

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184818
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A study on the prevalence of depression in a Chennai based diabetic population

Christina Mary P. Paul, U. Yashila Prithika, Vishwanath Simha Nethaji, S. Vishnu, Wajeeha Rumaiza, Sangeetha Manoharan, M. Meghna, K. Vivek

5371-5374

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184819
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Assessment of knowledge regarding issues related to adolescence among male students in Allahabad district, India

Deepak Anand, Khurshid Parveen, Gyan Prakash

5375-5380

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184820
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A study to assess future academic career and service plan of house surgeons

M. Manjunath, Mallikarjun K. Biradar, Suresh Lankeshwar

5381-5384

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184821
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A cross sectional study to assess the oral health knowledge, attitude and practice among school children in rural field practice area of Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru

D. B. Padmini, Selvi Thangaraj, T. S. Ranganath, Netravati Ambiger

5385-5391

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184822
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Socio-demographic profile and reasons for previous partial and unimmunization among children attending Mission Indradhanush session: a cross sectional study

Chandrashekhar R., Shashidhar S. Basagoudar, Shivappa Hatnoor, Rahul C. Kirte

5392-5396

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184834
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A study to assess the clean hospital initiative and quality of health services using kayakalp tool in a first referral unit, of Khordha district of Odisha, India

Mayadhar Panda, Sikata Nanda

5397-5403

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184824
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Community diagnosis for a slum population under the field practice area of a government medical college, New Delhi: community-oriented primary care exercise for undergraduate students

P. Aravind Gandhi, U. Venkatesh, Poornima Tiwari, Preety Doley

5404-5412

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184825
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Risk factors associated with breast cancer among women attending a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore: a case control study

Vidya D. C., Shalini C. N., Nandakumar B. S., Murthy N. S., Ibrahim Nagnoor

5413-5419

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184826
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Clinico-epidemiological profile of patients admitted with Plasmodium vivax malaria in a tertiary care hospital, Delhi

Geeta Yadav, Geeta Pardeshi, Neelam Roy

5420-5424

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184827
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Alcohol use and its influencing factors among undergraduate students in Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Science in district Etawah, India

Jyoti Mehra, Kripashankar Nayak, Pankaj Kumar Jain, Dhiraj Srivastava, Pradip Kharya, Neha Sachan

5425-5429

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184828
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Adequate knowledge transformed to practice in relation to iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy: experience from West Bengal

Arnabi Sarkar, Arista Lahiri, Arup Chakraborty

5430-5437

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184829
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A study to assess the knowledge and practice of nursing staff posted in postnatal ward about immediate care of newborn and breast feeding in selected hospital of Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh

Amreen Khan, Pradeep K. Dohare, Veena Melwani, Manju Toppo, Rama S. Lodha, Shoaib Arshad

5438-5442

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184830
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Evaluation of session sites of routine immunization program in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh

Ram Kumar Panika, Amarnath Gupta

5443-5447

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184831
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Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection among primigravida, in Karnataka

Vani Srinivas, T. L. N. Prasad, Rajesh T. Patil, Sunil D. Khaparde

5448-5454

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184832
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Prevalence of nomophobia among the undergraduate medical students of Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya

Harish B. R., Bharath J.

5455-5459

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184833
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A cross-sectional study to assess the health hygiene status of school children in urban field practice area, Bangalore Medical College And Research Institute, Bengaluru

Netravati Ambiger, T. S. Ranganath, M. Kavitha, D. B. Padmini

5460-5464

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184823
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A study on non-compliance to treatment in a Chennai based diabetic population

U. Yashila Prithika, Christina Mary P. Paul, Vishwanath Simha Nethaji, S. Vishnu, Wajeeha Rumaiza, Sangeetha Manoharan, M. Meghna, K. Vivek

5465-5468

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184835
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Evaluation of awareness of job responsibilities and incentives of accredited social health activist in the delivery of health care services

Mayadhar Panda, Sikata Nanda

5469-5475

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184836
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Letter to the Editor

Drone in NBC disaster

Yong Han Kim

5476-5476

DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184837
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