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Dohare, S
- Prevalence of Ocular Morbidity in 5 to 14 Years Children in an Urban Resettlement Colony of New Delhi, India
Authors
1 Department of Community Medicine, SMS&R, Sharda University, IN
2 SMS&R, Sharda University, IN
3 Department of Community Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, IN
4 Department of Community Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, New Delhi, IN
5 Department of Ophthalmology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, IN
6 Department of Community Medicine, SMS&R, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol 4, No 4 (2013), Pagination: 25-28Abstract
Objective: To study the prevalence of ocular morbidities in children between 5 to 14 years in an urban resettlement colony of Delhi.
Materials and method: It is a community based cross-sectional study in Kalyanpuri, an urban resettlement colony and the urban field practice area of department of Community Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi. A semi-structured, pre-tested questionnaire was prepared and filled by the principal investigator himself. A stratified random sample of 650 children using the proportionate allocation method was taken for the study. This was about 10% of the estimated children's population of the colony. Data was tabulated & analyzed using SPSS for windows software version 10.5.
Results: 25% of the study subjects were found to be suffering from some kind of ocular morbidity with 10.46% suffering from infectious & 15.69% from non-infectious disease.
Keywords
School-age Children, Resettlement Colony, Ocular Morbidity, Prevalence
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- A Study of Antenatal Care Practices among Mothers in Rural Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Authors
1 Mother & Child Welfare Centre Himmatpuri, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi, IN
2 Community Medicine, Navodaya Medical College, Raichur, Karnataka, IN
3 Community Medicine, SMS & R Sharda University, Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park-3, Greater Noida U.P, IN
4 SMS & R Sharda University, Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park-3, Greater Noida U.P, IN
5 Community Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences & SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, IN
6 G.B.Nagar, CMO Office, District Hospital Campus, G.B.Nagar, U.P, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol 4, No 4 (2013), Pagination: 70-74Abstract
Introduction: Care during Antenatal period is very important for the positive outcome of pregnancy. This study was conducted to study the antenatal practices in a rural population; role of various health functionaries in promoting healthy antenatal practices and factors affecting it.
Methodology: The present study is a descriptive, community based field study done in Bisrakh block of district Gautam Budh Nagar. The study was conducted in all the villages of two randomly selected sub-center areas each from two randomly selected PHCs of Bisrakh Block.
Observations: 40% of pregnant women visited 3 or more times for antenatal care (ANC), 12 % took 100 iron folic acid (IFA) tablets and 81% took Tetanus Toxoid (TT). Education of pregnant women was an important factor significantly associated with higher consumption of IFA tablets and higher number of visits for ANC.
Conclusions: Major proportion of pregnant women do not avail the facilities provided by the Government. Education of pregnant women has a very strong bearing on their health care seeking behavior.
Keywords
Antenatal Care, Practices, Rural, ANC PracticesReferences
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