Vol 3, No 12 (2016)

December 2016

Table of Contents

Review Articles

Swachh bharat abhiyan (clean India mission): SWOT analysis
Babita Jangra, JP Majra, Mahavir Singh
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164249
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3285-3290
Preconception care: an Indian context
Yatin V. Pimple, Madhura D. Ashturkar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164250
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3291-3296
Factors influencing knowledge and practice of birth preparedness and complication readiness in sub-saharan Africa: a narrative review of cross-sectional studies
Joshua Sumankuuro, Judith Crockett, Shaoyu Wang
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164251
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3297-3307

Original Research Articles

Screening for overall mental health status using mental health inventory amongst medical students of a government medical college in North Karnataka, India
Yuvaraj B. Y., Poornima S., Rashmi S.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164026
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3308-3312
Awareness of pubertal changes and reproductive health in adolescent girls: a comparative study
Rakhi Jain, Puneet Anand
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164061
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3313-3319
Study of type II diabetes mellitus risk assessment in medical students of Davangere district, Karnataka, India using India diabetic risk score
Ravi Kumar, Aswin Kumar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164015
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3320-3324
Study of prevalence of hypertension in young adult population of age group 20 to 40 years in an urban slum of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Amrin Y. Tadvi, Janardhan R. Bandi
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164252
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3325-3331
A cross-sectional study of morbidity and social profile of geriatric population in Singanodi sub centre, Raichur, Karnataka, India
Pavan S. Kalasker, Brunda N. K., Bhaskar Kurre
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164060
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3332-3335
A comparative study on awareness of cardiovascular risk determinants among rural and urban women population of Davangere district, Karnataka, India
Ravi Kumar, Sharan Kumar H.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164016
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3336-3339
A cross sectional study to evaluate needle stick injuries among health care workers in Malabar medical college, Calicut, Kerala, India
Ananthachari K. R., Divya C. V.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164156
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3340-3344
Prevalence of hypothyroidism amongst college girls of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India: a cross sectional study
Padma Bhatia, Manju Dubey, Yachana Choudhary
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164253
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3345-3348
A study on prevalence of multi drug resistance tuberculosis and factors influencing it in Davangere district, Karnataka, India
Ravi Kumar, Kiran Shankar S.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164017
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3349-3352
Relationship between various social and demographic factors and its relation with treatment outcome in category II cases of tuberculosis in corporation area of Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Meet Chauhan, J. P. Mehta, Trusha Kansagara, Prashant Dave, Mehul Patel
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164254
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3353-3356
A study of determinants of infant feeding practices in a resettlement colony of Delhi, India
Neelima Thakur, Anita Gupta, Pragti Chhabra, Jai P. Dadhich
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164255
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3357-3363
Sociodemographic profile of non-fatal road traffic accident cases admitted in tertiary care hospital in Central India
Yogesh Balaso Patil, Mohan Khamgaonkar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164256
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3364-3368
Prevalence of hearing impairment in school children (aged 8-14 years) in the villages of Vadamavanthal, Tamil Nadu, India
Prasan Norman, Mahendran Chandran, Thirunaaukarasu Dhandapani
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164257
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3369-3373
Neck circumference: a potential anthropometric marker for screening of hypertension in adult population of central India
Niniya J., Chaitanya R. Patil, Prakash R. Bhatkule, Suresh N. Ughade, Uday W. Narlawar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164258
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3374-3379
A study on prevalence of occupational exposure to HIV among medical interns and their knowledge, attitude and practice of post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV in a teaching hospital
Raghavendra N., R. G. Viveki
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164259
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3380-3386
A comparative study of breast feeding practices in working women
Pradnya P. Sathe, Shubhalaxmi D. Kotnis, Mangulikar S. K.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164260
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3387-3390
A study incorporating action research to enhance community based medical education
Abhishek N. Ingole, Purushottam A. Giri, Abhay B. Mudey
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164261
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3391-3394
Risk factors of cardiovascular diseases among auto-rickshaw drivers of Kannur, North Kerala: a cross-sectional study
Girish H. O., Priya Senan, Raghavendraswamy Koppad, Venugopalan P. P.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164262
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3395-3398
Comparison of forced expiratory volume among the smokers and non-smokers in brick kiln workers
Seema P., Damayanthi M. N.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164263
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3399-3402
Evaluation of dry eye in computer users
Sandip D. Patil, Harish R. Trivedi, Nilesh V. Parekh, Jignesh J. Jethva
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164264
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3403-3407
An epidemiological study of prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors in a rural community of Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Manoj Kumar Singh, Bhaskar Singamsetty, Jithendra Kandati
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164265
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3408-3414
Prevalence and knowledge of tuberculosis among the residents of urban slums of Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Amrita Sarkar, Himashree Bhattacharyya, Kaushik Talukdar, Gajendra Kumar Medhi, Star Pala
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164266
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3415-3418
A study of leprosy patients attended tertiary care hospital
Yugantara R. Kadam, Renuka S. Ashtekar, Vishrabdha R. Pawar, Aniruddha N. Pimpale
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164267
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3419-3422
Application of latent class analysis to estimate susceptibility to adverse health outcomes based on several risk factors
Ankita Dey, Arun K. Chakraborty, Kunal K. Majumdar, Asok K. Mandal
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164268
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3423-3429
Gynaecological morbidities and health seeking behaviour of aged tribal women in Trivandrum district, Kerala, India
Asha Jaya Babu, Sreekumari Radha, Bindu Nambisan, Maya Devi Brahmanandan
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164269
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3430-3435
Assessment of learning skills using Denver congos study scale tool in the first year MBBS students of Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Kesava Lakshmi Prasad Kandipudi, Devi Madhavi Bhimarisetty, Siva Kumar Lotheti
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164270
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3436-3439
Assessment of menstrual health among school going adolescent girls of urban slums of Berhampur, Odisha, India: a cross-sectional study
Sambedana Mohanty, Manasee Panda, Radha Madhab Tripathi
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164271
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3440-3444
To find any association of maternal blood group as a risk factor for preeclampsia
Premlata Mital, Divya Gupta, Devendra Kumar Benwal, Himanshi Gangwal, Nupur Hooja, Suchita Agarwal, Richa Ainani
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164272
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3445-3449
Closing the immunity gap through the strategy of intensification of routine immunization using the offline tool immunogram and supportive supervision - experiences from the rural health training centre of KVG medical college, Karnataka
Narayana V. Holla, Satya Kishore Chivukula, Sharanya Kaniambady
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164273
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3450-3455
A study on awareness about HIV among female sex workers of Davangere, Karnataka, India: a cross-sectional study
Girish H. O., Sudhir Prabhu Haladi, Balu P. S.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164274
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3456-3459
Geriatric health: assessment of nutritional status and functional ability of elderly living in rural area of Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Kavya C., Santosh A.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164275
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3460-3464
Al-Qassim industrial area and its role in changing the diseases patterns among workers over the past five years (2011-2015)
Mustafa Mohammed Mustafa, Ayman El behiry, Yousif Mohammed El Mossad
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164276
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3465-3473
A community based cross-sectional study on the assessment of nutritional status of children
Rajendran NK, Palanivel Rajan T., Varun Kumar T.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164277
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3474-3478
An assessment of the nutritional status of underfive children in a rural area of Thrissur district, Kerala, India
Priyanka R., Vivin Vincent, Jini M. P., C. R. Saju
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164278
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3479-3486
Clinical and epidemiological profile of chronic kidney disease patients in a tertiary care referral centre in South India
Swaraj Sathyan, Sunil George, Poornima Vijayan, Jayakumar M.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164279
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3487-3492
A study of pattern of psychogenic morbidity and associated biosocial factors in school going adolescent girls
Ratandeep Lamba, Sanjeev Kumar, Ravi Rana
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164280
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3493-3497
Socio-demographic profile of TB-HIV co-infected adults and it’s association with tuberculosis treatment outcome, in a South Indian city
Arun Mohan M. V., Tejaswi H. J., Ranganath T. S.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164281
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3498-3503
Breastfeeding to reduce postpartum weight retention
Rinela Padmawati, Djaswadi Dasuki, Toto Sudargo
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164282
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3504-3510
Positive thinking and health status among adults in a tertiary care hospital of Delhi, India
Mongjam Meghachandra Singh, Sanchit Duhan, Sumita Sandhu, Reeta Devi
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164283
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3511-3514
A cross-sectional study to assess the perceptions and experiences of tuberculosis patients about directly observed treatment in an urban slum, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Gautam Bhagwan Sawase, Shrikala Acharya, R. R. Shinde
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164284
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3515-3519
Assessment of level of knowledge of basic life support algorithm among medical and nursing students in a tertiary care teaching hospital
Bindhu Vausedvan, Anupa Lucas, Geetha Devi M., Anitha Bhaskar, Binu Areekal
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164285
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3520-3525
Effectiveness of objective structured practical examination as a formative assessment tool as compared to traditional method for M. B. B. S students
Nisha Ram Relwani, Rishikesh A. Wadke, Seema Anjenaya, Pradeep N. Sawardekar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164286
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3526-3532
Awareness of cervical cancer and its risk factors among female students of a pre university college in Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Monisha T. S., Santosh A.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164287
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3533-3537
A cross-sectional study regarding usage of mobile phone and internet facilities through mobile handsets and its role in empowering adolescent school going girls in a peri-urban area of Tripura, India
Anjan Datta, Shib Sekhar Datta, Nabarun Karmakar, Kaushik Nag, Kaushik Tripura, Partha Bhattacharjee
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164288
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3538-3543
Barriers that prevent health science students from donating blood in an African setting
Julius Ojulong, Jean Claude H. Muhoza, Leonel Monteiro
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164289
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3544-3547
Study of socio demographic factors among persons affected by leprosy in Kurnool division of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Visweswara Rao Guthi, Sreedevi Arepalli, Praveena Ganapa
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164290
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3548-3555
Prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension among adolescent school children in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Lawrence Tony, Binu Areekal, Anish Thekkumkara Surendran Nair, Reshmi Ramachandran, Rekha Rachel Philip, R. S. Rajasi, Vijayakumar K.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164291
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3556-3563
Evaluation of effect of intravitreal injection bevacizumab in treatment of choroidal neovascualr membrane of the eye
Jignesh J. Jethva, Neepa R. Gohil, Nilesh V. Parekh, Sandip D. Patil
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164292
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3564-3569
Correlates of metabolic syndrome and prevalence among urban population of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Suneel Kumar Kaushal, Vinita Gupta, Gyan Prakash, S. K. Misra
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164293
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3570-3575
Risk factors for preterm birth: a community based longitudinal study in rural Mysuru, Karnataka, India
Rashmi A., Narayanamurthy M. R., Vidya G. S., Vidyalaxmi K., Renuka M.
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164294
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3576-3580
Investigation of an outbreak of malaria in a non- endemic coastal area, Kerala, Southern India
Sandhya Raveendran, Rakesh P. S., Soumya Dev, Prathibha Prasannakumar, Nithin Vijayakumar
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164295
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3581-3583
Knowledge and attitudes towards tea garden labour with special reference to tuberculosis of Dibrugarh district, Assam, India
Anand Sharma, Christ Forth Sangma
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164296
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3584-3587
Dengue fever and its epidemiological characteristics: a study from Eastern India
Sudeb Mukherjee, Kaushik Manna, Pritam Chatterjee, Pramathanath Datta, Suhana Datta
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164297
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3588-3594

Case Reports

An uncalled guest in the nose: a living leech
Basavaraj P. Belaldavar, Nagalotimath Umesh, Sinha Mohit, Mounika Kalakuntla
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20164298
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3595-3597