This study attempted to differentiate suicide attempters from completers based on their psycho-socio-demographic profile. Suicide attempters admitted to Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode during the period of 1st January to 31st December 2001 were evaluated using a specially designed proforma and for the same period, data of completers were collected using retrospective chart review. The parametr...

Economic & Political Weekly EPW June 26, 2010 vol xlv nos 26 & 27 199 The project, “Pesticide Use in Food Crops of Kerala” was funded by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment. Thanks to the South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics and Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment for funding the project and all those who helped in...

The unanticipated lockdown following the COVID-19 has had a significant impact in the field of rehabilitation compelling the professionals to switch to tele-mode in order to continue service without interruption. The aim of this article is to highlight the steps taken to overcome the various challenges encountered and to strengthen the opportunities in telerehabilitation services at a tertiary ...

* Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College, Varkala, Trivandrum, Kerala, India ** Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, Sri Sankara Dental College, Varkala, Trivandrum, Kerala, India *** Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, Kannur Dental College, Anjarakandy, Kannur, Kerala, India † Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, Kannur Dental College,...

The prevalence of ailments and hospitalization in Kerala was examined using data from the 52 nd National Sample Survey Data on Health Care in Kerala in 1995-6. The survey included 24401 people from 4928 households. Age and seasonality had considerable effects on the morbidity of individuals. The burden of ill health was higher in rural areas than in urban areas. People who were more likely to h...

The prevalence of ailments and hospitalization in Kerala was examined using data from the 52nd National Sample Survey Data on Health Care in Kerala in 1995-6. The survey included 24 401 people from 4928 households. Age and seasonality had considerable effects on the morbidity of individuals. The burden of ill health was higher in rural areas than in urban areas. People who were more likely to h...

Introduction: Patients with cleidocranial dysplasia commonly present with significant dental problems, such as retention of multiple deciduous teeth, impaction or delayed eruption of teeth and the presence of multiple Madhu P. Sivan1, Jayakumar K.2, Jayalakshmi P. S.3, N. Sruthi4 Affiliations: 1MDS, Provisional Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Government Medical College, ...

BACKGROUND Within India, inter-regional disparities in burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) are expected because of varying lifestyles and demographic patterns. Hence, to estimate the prevalence of DM and impaired fasting glycaemia (IFG), and to explore the predictors of DM, a study was conducted in rural Kerala. METHODS In 2007, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1990 adults (wo...