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Savitha, P.
- Prevalence Pattern and Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Authors
1 Department of Food Service Management and Dietetics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore - 641 043, IN
Source
The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 50, No 3 (2013), Pagination: 95-101Abstract
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) defined as carbohydrate intolerance with first time recognition or onset during pregnancy has become the most common endocrinological disorder complicating pregnancy. Screening, diagnosis, management and care in both antenatal and postnatal period of women poses a challenge and necessitates universal screening for glucose intolerance in pregnancy. An exponential increase in the rate of gestational diabetes mellitus is seen which has escalated from 4 to 6 per cent in the early 90's to 16 to 20 per cent of all pregnancies. Indian women have the highest frequency of GDM among the ethnic groups in South Asian countries and also have eleven fold increased risk of developing glucose intolerance during pregnancy compared to Caucasian women.
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- Awareness, Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of E-Cigarettes among Undergraduate Dental Students
Authors
1 Graduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Senior lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol 10, No 11 (2019), Pagination: 3474-3479Abstract
Background: The electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), first developed in China in 2003, is a battery-powered nicotine delivery device that provides inhaled doses of vaporized nicotine solution and is designed to look and feel like a traditional cigarette.Electronic cigarettes have garnered much attention among the public in recent years due to rising sales and contentious harm-reduction debates.
Aim: The study aims at assessing the awareness, knowledge, attitude and practices of E-cigarettes among undergraduate dental students.
Materials and Method: A cross sectional study was conducted amongundergraduate dental students in Chennai. Following convenience non-randomized sampling of 150 dental students were selected. A self administrated questionnaire was distributed and descriptive data in terms of frequency and percentage were analysed using SPSS software.
Results: Dental students who received questionnaire were returned the completely filled forms. Of these 75 (50%) were males and 75 (50%) were females. The age group of the study subjects ranged from 18-23 years with majority of study subjects in 22-24 years. The awareness about E-cigarettes among study subjects were yes (73.3%), No (22.7%). The study subjects perception about composition of e-cigarettes were nicotine (16.7%), diethyl glycol/propyl (10.7%), glycerol (3.3%), all of the above (38%), unaware (31.3%).Out of 150 study subjects, 64% of subjects mentioned that e-cigarettes help to quit smoking where as No (10%), unaware (26%).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that majority of the dental students were well aware of e-cigarettes, but most of them lack the knowledge on composition of e-liquid, working mechanism, health related risk and also lack in attitudes of the dental students towards e-cigarettes.