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Jogdand, Keerti S.
- An Epidemiological Study of Road Traffic Accident Cases Admitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Andhra Pradesh
Authors
1 Dept of Community Medicine, Katuri Medical College &Hospital, Guntur (A.P.), IN
Source
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Vol 7, No 1 (2013), Pagination: 157-160Abstract
Accident is an event, occurring suddenly, unexpectedly and inadvertently under unforeseen circumstances. Death from road traffic injuries (RTI) and in particular Motor vehicle Traffic Accidents (MVTA) have been characterized worldwide as a hidden epidemic which affects all sectors of society .The present descriptive study was conducted to know the various epidemiological factors related to road traffic accident cases admitted in a tertiary care hospital in Andhra Pradesh from 1st July 2008 to 30 th June 2009 .Total 436 RTA victims were included in the study. There were 87.61% male and 12.39 % female accident victims. Labourers were the highest i.e.36.01% among the victims. The highest number of accidents took place in the month of January i.e.14.45% and on Sunday's i.e.19.26%. 31.36% pedestrians were injured by motorized two wheelers, 20.34% by truck. Among the drivers of different types of vehicles, Motorized two wheeler drivers were victims in 31.1% cases. Out of 134 drivers, 17.16 % were found to have consumed alcohol. Being knocked down was the common mode of accident.Keywords
Road Traffic Accident, Epidemiological Study, Injuries
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- A Study on Knowledge and Awareness about Hiv/aids among first Year Medical Students in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Authors
1 Dept of Community Medicine, Katuri Medical College and Hospital, Guntur, A. P., IN
Source
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol 5, No 3 (2014), Pagination: 45-48Abstract
HIV/AIDS is undoubtedly the deadliest disease entity of recent times; unabated spread and lack of cure has made this disease assume the magnitude of a pandemic. The best approach to control it remains prevention of this infection.
The current study was done to study the awareness and knowledge about HIV/AIDS among the first year medical students. A Cross sectional study was done among 138 first year medical students. The information was collected form them within 2-3 weeks of admission using pre-test semistructured questionnaire. All the students had heard about HIV/AIDS. Only 55.79% of them could tell all the modes of transmission correctly. 26.78% students had the misconceptions regarding the mode of spread of this disease. The commonest misconception was that HIV get transmitted through working in same environment (6.52%) followed by superficial kissing (5.79%) and sharing utensil with patient in 4.35% students. All the preventive measures were known to 77.53 % students.
Keywords
Knowledge, HIV/AIDS, Awareness- Study on Prevalence of Risk Factors for Hypertension among Women in Rural Area of Andhra Pradesh
Authors
1 Dept of Community Medicine, Dept of Community Medicine, Katuri Medical College & Hospital, Guntur, A.P., IN
Source
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol 5, No 3 (2014), Pagination: 146-150Abstract
Background: Hypertension becoming common health problem worldwide because of increasing longevity and prevalence of contributing factors such as obesity, physical inactivity and an unhealthy diet.
Objective: To study the prevalence of risk factors for hypertension among women in rural area of South India
Material and method: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 837 women selected from rural area of Andhra Pradesh from January to June 2008
Results: Out of 837 women,22.58 % were hypertensive.The age specific prevalence of hypertension was maximum(50.44%) in the age group > 60 yrs.Risk factors such as family h/o HTN,h/o DM,tobacco use, waist circumference and BMI were significantly associated with hypertension.
Conclusion: Problem of hypertension is increasing among rural women so health education strategies should be directed towards rural women also.