Background: Road Traffic Accident (RTA) is one among the top five causes of morbidity and mortality in South-East Asian countries including India. 1 Its socioeconomic repercussions are a matter of great concern. Efficient addressing of the issue requires quality information on different causative factors. ObjectivesWhat are different epidemiological determinants of RTA in Bhopal MP and examine ...

Childhood obesity is a substantial health issue in both developed and developing countries. As obesity is associated with the development of a number of co-morbidities in childhood or adulthood, including hypertension, insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia and psychological disorders, the identification of associated factors, termed obesogenic factors, is important for the effective prevention of o...

Since antiquity, people in several East Asian countries, such as China, Japan, and South Korea, have believed that a person is destined to possess specific characteristics according to the sign of the zodiac under which he or she was born. South Koreans, in particular, have traditionally considered that the year of the Horse bears inauspicious implications for the birth of daughters. Using mont...

Zulfiqar A Bhutta and colleagues compare the response in South Asian countries consider what is needed to contain covid-19 manage future pandemics

South Asian countries have been experiencing frequent drought incidents recently, and due to this reason, many scientific studies carried out explore in Asia. In context, we review related The study initially identifies the importance of drought-related discusses types for regions. representative examples events, severity, frequency, duration are identified. Standardized Precipitation Index (SP...

This study examines the relation of the stock markets in India with some leading South Asian countries and also endeavours to communicate the impression whether Indian equity market is more proficient than the other south Asian markets as is popularly believed.Integrated financial market is assumed to be of immense significance as it constitutes an important vehicle for promoting domestic savin...

AIMS To derive cut-points for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) for minority ethnic groups that are risk equivalent based on endogenous glucose levels to cut-points for white Europeans (BMI 30 kg/m2; WC men 102 cm; WC women 88 cm). MATERIALS AND METHODS Cross-sectional data from participants aged 40-75 years: 4,672 white and 1,348 migrant South Asian participants from ADDITIO...

Sri Lanka was one of the first developing nations to understand the importance of investing in human resources and promoting gender equality. Advances made by the country in health and education are at par with those of the advanced countries. Near universal literacy and a well-developed system of school education, places Sri Lanka as a leader in education in South Asia and amongst the top-perf...

BACKGROUND Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of complex neurodevelopmental disorders. The prevalence of ASD in many South Asian countries is still unknown. The aim of this study was to systematically review available epidemiological studies of ASD in this region to identify gaps in our current knowledge. METHODS We searched, collected and evaluated articles published between January...

INTRODUCTION Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a well known but poorly reported entity. Most of the studies and registries related to CVT are reported from European countries. No large multi-center or multi- national data base or registry has been reported from Asian countries. CVT is not uncommon in Asia especially in south Asian subcontinent including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. One stu...