Current Health Status of Women in India - Issues and Challenges

Utilization of Supplementary Nutrition Food Packets by Pregnant and Lactating mothers in urban areas of Valsad, Gujarat

Background: Supplementary Nutrition is provided under ICDS to pregnant and lactating mothers. Still the prevalence of malnutrition is high. The study conducted to find out reasons behind it. Objectives: 1. To study utili...

Prevalence of Reproductive Tract Infection (RTI) Amongst Reproductive Age Women in Rural Area: A Missed Opportunity

Introduction : Reproductive Tract Infection (RTI) among women often go undiagnosed and have remained as anunfelt need. Such problems never get treated unless it is asked as a leading question by the health workers. An un...

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Doctors regarding Acute Respiratory Tract Infection (ARI) / H1N1 Influenza in Rajkot District, Gujarat, India

Introduction: In 2009, a novel strain of influenza A H1N1 emerged from the USA and Mexico. The first confirmed case with the virus in India was documented in May 2009. After that, a large numbers of positive cases were r...

Road to Demedicalization- Need of Hour in Public Health

Medicalization is the process whereby previously non-medical aspects of life are seen in medical terms, usually as disorders or illnesses. It is based on the biomedical model of disease, which sees behaviors, conditions...