Background: Menstrual pain without organic pathology is considered to be primary dysmenorrhoea. The onset of primary dysmenorrhoea is usually at or shortly after (6 to 12 months) menarche, when o...
Introduction: There is no cure for HIV/AIDS and no effective vaccine available till date. So, only prevention of transmission of HIV would be effective in significantly slowing the spread of AIDS. With this view the foll...
Introduction: There are wide disparities in various health needs between urban and rural areas as suggested by large gaps in achievement of diverse health indices. Though different health indices are...
Introduction: IMNCI is an important strategy being implemented across our country in order to improve health worker’s performance and also aim to reduce infant & under-five mortality. Training of MBBS students in IMNCI i...
[b]Background:[/b]Medication of oneself without professional supervision so as to alleviate an illness or a condition is self medication. [b]
Objectives:[/b]To study the practice of self medicat...
A study of prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea in young students - A cross-sectional study
Background: Menstrual pain without organic pathology is considered to be primary dysmenorrhoea. The onset of primary dysmenorrhoea is usually at or shortly after (6 to 12 months) menarche, when o...
Impact of IEC Regarding Awareness of Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)/ Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Secondary School Students of Ahmedabad City, Gujarat
Introduction: There is no cure for HIV/AIDS and no effective vaccine available till date. So, only prevention of transmission of HIV would be effective in significantly slowing the spread of AIDS. With this view the foll...
Health needs assessment by Participatory Rural Appraisal technique
Introduction: There are wide disparities in various health needs between urban and rural areas as suggested by large gaps in achievement of diverse health indices. Though different health indices are...
Completeness and Appropriateness of Integrated Management of Neonatal & Childhood Illness (IMNCI) forms filled by the Interns of tertiary care hospital in Gujarat
Introduction: IMNCI is an important strategy being implemented across our country in order to improve health worker’s performance and also aim to reduce infant & under-five mortality. Training of MBBS students in IMNCI i...
Self medication practice among adults of Ahmedabad city
[b]Background:[/b]Medication of oneself without professional supervision so as to alleviate an illness or a condition is self medication. [b] Objectives:[/b]To study the practice of self medicat...