Land People - a dynamic interaction of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal

School Based Filaria Transmission Assessment Survey at Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal; India in 2014

Lymphatic Filariasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases of world. India was set a target to eliminate lymphatic filarial within the year 2015 by administering Mass Drugs Administration (MDA) with diethyl carbamazine and albendazole for five consecutive years. MDA coverage was more than 80% 92% of different MDA rounds in Purba Medinipur district. Impact of MDA programme was assessed by se...

Contaminated Pond Water Favors Cholera Outbreak at Haibatpur Village, Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal, India

Health workers reported an increased number of diarrhea cases at Haibatpur village on June 17, 2012. This outbreak was investigated with the following objectives: to confirm the existence of diarrhea outbreak, to find out the risk factors, and propose control measures. Cases were listed; spot map and epidemic curve were drawn. Attack rate was calculated by age and sex and risk factors were foun...

Prevalence of Undernutrition among Santal tribal Preschool Children of Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal, India

    Objective: To assess the overall nutritional status of Santal tribal preschool children of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India.   Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted from February 2012 to September, 2012 in the Santal tribal community of rural area of Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal. The study children were selected multi stage cluster sampling method. The leve...

A hospital based epidemiological study of snakebite in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India

OBJECTIVE Snakebite is a serious medical problem in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. In the present study, hospital based data on snakebite cases and deaths were collected from 10 blocks of the district to obtain a picture of this neglected public health issue. METHODS Retrospective data of snakebite and deaths from 2012 to 2016 was collected from the 5 Rural hospitals (RH) and...

Prevalence of stunting and thinness among early adolescent school girls of paschim medinipur district, west Bengal