Urban growth identification, quantification, and the knowledge of rate and trends of growth would help in regional planning with better infrastructure in environmentally sound way. This requires analyses of spatial and temporal data, which can be done with the help of spatial and temporal technologies such as Remote Sensing, Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS...

Background. We describe a one-year evaluation study comparing SCIL intervention of mobile provision of integrated ANC/ HIV testing with an enhanced (SCIL+) intervention of community mobilization strategy providing conditional cash transfers (CCT) to women's SHG for identifying and accompanying pregnant women to mobile clinics. Methods. Twenty pairs of villages matched on population, socioeconom...

BACKGROUND The transmission of blood borne virus in health care workers is a potential occupational hazard to patients as well as to the Oral Health Care Personnel (OHCP). Hepatitis B remains a serious threat to dental team. PATIENTS AND METHODS To assess the vaccination status and post vaccination antibody status of oral health care personnel against Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection. Descri...

Meeting the needs of HIV-positive pregnant women and their offspring is critical to India's political and financial commitment to achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. This review of the strategy to prevent vertical transmission of HIV in Mysore district, Karnataka, highlights the need to integrate prevention of parent-to-child transmission (PPTCT) and repro...

BACKGROUND The Government of India, made TB notification by private healthcare providers mandatory from May 2012 onwards. The National TB Programme developed a case based web based online reporting mechanism called NIKSHAY. However, the notification by private providers has been very low. We conducted the present study to determine the awareness, practice and anticipated enablers related to TB ...

Introduction: Intestinal obstruction is a common surgical emergency that encountered in general surgery units and it contributes to substantial patient morbidity healthcare costs. Computed Tomography (CT) has emerged as an invaluable diagnostic tool the evaluation of bowel helps deciding early surgery. The CT gives information on cause for obstruction, its location, complications like closed lo...

The genetic variation and diversity among fifty-eight polyvoltine silkworm genotypes was estimated by using ten economic traits. The results revealed that the single shell weight showed higher genetic variation such as PCV% (17.20%), GCV% (12.93%), and heritability (56.5%) followed by single cocoon weight, shell ratio and matured larval weight. The D2 (Mahalonobis? distance) statistics reveal...

Background: Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) and preterm birth results in one third perinatal mortality maternal morbidity such as chorioamnionitis abruption placenta caesarean section, occurs 3% pregnancies. PPROM is associated with intrauterine infection. Early detection infection may help prevent neonatal sepsis. Objective present study was to analyse the outcome patients betwe...