OBJECTIVE To study the epidemiology of injuries among children (<14 years) in a rural population. METHODS The present Cross Sectional Study was undertaken in rural Pondicherry. The trained second year medical undergraduate students paid house visits to all houses in five feasibly selected villages. The students interviewed the mother of children aged < 14 years and obtained information on inj...

Background Dental caries is one of the most common oral health diseases in children. Early childhood (ECC) children can lead to delayed overall growth future. This be prevented by early initiation infant hygiene practices (IOHP). As mothers are primary caregivers, assessing their behavioral factors that play a significant role IOHP help design customized prevention plan for appropriate practice...

IntroductionIndia accounts for more than 2/3rd of total deaths due to NCD's and South East Asian Regions make up 62% disease burden. Obesity being major risk factor NCD's, Post-Partum weight retention (PPWR) could be an important preventable predisposing factor, reducing one's acquiring NCD's. Objectives: (1) Determine Weight Retention among Mothers at near one-year post delivery determine its ...

Introduction: Immunization is one of the eight elements of primary health care. Government of India is providing immunization services through Universal Immunization Programme to protect children from some important diseases of childhood. Knowledge of mothers of beneficial children regarding immunization will influence the utilization of services. Objectives: The present study was conducted 1) ...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of malnutrition among children in developing countries is very high. As a step towards reducing the prevalence of malnutrition, there is a need to identify the important determinants of malnutrition in the specific population so that preventive and control measures can be implemented. The objective of the study is to determine the risk factors for malnutrition among pr...

BACKGROUND Integrated nutrition and health programs seek to reduce undernutrition by educating child caregivers about infant feeding and care. Data on the quality of program implementation and consequent effects on infant feeding practices are limited. This study evaluated the effectiveness of enhancing a nutrition and health program on breastfeeding and complementary-feeding practices in rural...

OBJECTIVE To compare the prevalence of underweight as calculated from Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) growth curves (based on the Harvard scale) and the new WHO Child Growth Standards. METHODS We randomly selected 806 children under 6 years of age from 45 primary anganwadi (childcare) centres in Chandigarh, Punjab, India, that were chosen through multistage stratified random sampling. Chi...

Introduction: Promoting women’s health improves not only individual health but also the health of the family, community and the nation. As per Safe Motherhood Initiative all pregnant women must receive basic but professional antenatal care (ANC). However safe motherhood is still a dream in India as well as in the third world countries. Mothers who had not received good quality ANC were found to...

Higher proportion of women experiencing pregnancy wastage in any defined area is considered as a sensitive indicator of maternal health care services. It is a significant public health problem throughout the world especially in the developing countries. Pregnancy wastage mainly includes early pregnancy losses (abortions) and stillbirths. Actual incidence of abortions is not known. It is estimat...