Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

S. Nambi ¹, Priya Sivashankar ²

Affiliations
1 Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73, IN
2 Department of Psychiatry, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73, IN

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a cluster of heart and blood vessel illnesses that include heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, rheumatic heart illness, congenital heart illness, profound vein thrombosis, and lung embolism. Cardio-vascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of suicide worldwide and an approximately 17.7 million individuals died from CVD in 2015, comprising 31% of all fatalities worldwide. CVD is the leading source of morbidity and mortality in India and accounts for 25% of all fatalities and is expected to improve to 50%. The cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the prevalence of hypertension among the Kancheepuram District rural age population, Tamil Nadu.

Keywords

Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypertension.

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S. Nambi ¹, Priya Sivashankar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychiatry, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73, IN

Abstract

Refractive errors are the leading cause of ocular morbidity in school-aged children of India.Children do not complain of defective vision and may not even be aware of their problem.Children in the school-going age group (6-16 years) represent 25% of the population in the developing countries. They offer significantly representative material for these studies as they fall best in the preventable blindness age group.

Keywords

Variables, Children, Morbidity.

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Heigrujam Jina ¹, Lakshmi Prabha ², S. Nambi ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychiatry, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73, IN
2 Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73, IN
3 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai-73, IN

Abstract

In adolescent it is the second most common mode of death after accident. Suicide is now the second most cause of death in young adults ranging 15-35 year world over. There has been a dramatic rise in suicide in last 40 years. Every 2 hours a youth commit suicide. (1)However, in spite of the dramatic rise, suicide is still unrecognized & under reported due to stigma attached to it. There has been a dramatic rise in adolescent suicide & it not only affects individuals but also has devastating effect on family friends & community as a whole. Suicide attempts occur 30-100 times more frequently than completed suicide.

Keywords

Suicide, Adolescents, Dramatic Rise.

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