Objectives: The objective of this review is to examine the changes in food consumption pattern of... more Objectives: The objective of this review is to examine the changes in food consumption pattern of Indians over the years and to recommend evidence-based policy making regarding all the factors affecting food consumption.Methods: We have reviewed the articles from major databases such as PubMed and Google Scholar. The keywords used for the search included dietary pattern, dietary trend, dietary intake, food system, nutrition system, prehistoric food systems, drought, famine, whole grains, diets, prices, income, environment, urban food consumption, processed foods, food security, food preferences, demographic transition, fat intake, food production, public distribution system, food consumption pattern, Indian agriculture, and India.Results: There is no facilitating environment for the production and cultivation of healthy and sustainable food.Conclusion: Policymakers should make major amendments to food and agricultural policies, and demotivate the consumption of junk food.
Background: Poor maternal mental health is a major public health concern since it adversely impac... more Background: Poor maternal mental health is a major public health concern since it adversely impacts both maternal and child health outcomes. This study aimed to document the barriers to utilizing perinatal mental health services in Karnataka, India, and to determine its relationship with risk factors of poor maternal mental health in this context. Methods: Qualitative research methods using in-depth interviews were conducted on twenty-one local stakeholders who represented health service providers in various capacities: mental health specialists (n = 4), gynaecologists (n = 2), government officials from the Department of Health and Family Welfare (n = 2), and Department of Women and Child Development (n = 2), senior state consultant to United Nations Children’s Fund (n = 1), and frontline workers (n = 10). Data were analysed using a thematic framework analysis approach. Results: We identified multiple barriers to service utilization operating at the levels of the health system, comm...
Safe administration of medication holds a sound position in the health care delivery system. Inje... more Safe administration of medication holds a sound position in the health care delivery system. Injection is the most frequently used nursing procedure, with an estimated 16 billion injections administered each year. Every child who seeks the medical health care has a fundamental right to receive a treatment which is absolutely free from physical and emotional injuries.The child health nurse should meet all the ends of a clean and safe injection technique to bring down the occurrence of unfavorable circumstances. A cross sectional study was conducted among staff nurses working in pediatric medical and surgical wards, NICU, PICU, PSICU, pediatric OPD and pediatric casualty of JIPMER, Puducherry. 92 staff nurses who fulfilled the inclusion criteria participated in the study. The data was collected by using structured questionnaire with 25 knowledge assessment items on safe injection techniques. The study showed that most of the staff nurses ( 51.1%) had moderate level of knowledge regard...
BackgroundIn this report, we describe the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection, specifically exam... more BackgroundIn this report, we describe the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection, specifically examining how the symptomatic persons drove the transmission in the state of Karnataka, India, during the lockdown phase.MethodsThe study included all the cases reported from March 8 to May 31, 2020 in the state. Any person with history of international or domestic travel from high burden states, those presenting with Influenza-like or Severe Acute Respiratory Illness and high-risk contacts of COVID19 cases, who were SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positive were included. Detailed analysis based on contact tracing data available from line-list of the state surveillance unit was performed using cluster analysis software package.FindingsAmongst the 3404 COVID-19 positive cases, 3096 (91%) were asymptomatic while 308 (9%) were symptomatic. Majority of the asymptomatic cases were in the age range of 16-50 years while symptomatic cases were between 31-65 years. Most of those affected were males. Cluster analys...
Background: Estimating fat deposition in public hospitals using gold-standard measurements such a... more Background: Estimating fat deposition in public hospitals using gold-standard measurements such as high-resolution imaging is unaffordable and it is challenging to use skinfold thickness. We aimed to identify the appropriate substitute marker for skinfold thickness to estimate fat deposition in pregnant women and infants.Methods: The study is part of a prospective cohort study titled, MAASTHI in Bengaluru, from 2016-19. Anthropometric measurements such as body weight, head circumference, mid upper arm circumference (MUAC), and skinfold thickness were measured in pregnant women between 14 to 36 weeks of gestational age; while measurements such as birth weight, head, chest, waist, hip, mid upper arm circumference, and skinfold thickness were recorded for newborns. We calculated Kappa statistics to assess agreement between these anthropometric markers with skinfold thickness. Results: We found the highest amount of agreement between total skinfold thickness and MUAC (Kappa statistic, 0...
Food production has seen various advancements globally in developing countries, such as India. On... more Food production has seen various advancements globally in developing countries, such as India. One such advancement was the green revolution. Notably, the World Bank applauds the introduction of the green revolution as it reduced the rural poverty in India for a certain time. Despite the success of the green revolution, the World Bank reported that health outcomes have not been improved. During the post-green revolution period, several notable negative impacts arose. Exclusive studies were not conducted on the benefits and harms before the introduction of the green revolution. Some of such interventions deviate from the natural laws of balance and functioning and are unsustainable practices. To avoid the adverse effects of some of these developments, a review of these interventions is necessary.
Objectives: The objective of this review is to examine the changes in food consumption pattern of... more Objectives: The objective of this review is to examine the changes in food consumption pattern of Indians over the years and to recommend evidence-based policy making regarding all the factors affecting food consumption.Methods: We have reviewed the articles from major databases such as PubMed and Google Scholar. The keywords used for the search included dietary pattern, dietary trend, dietary intake, food system, nutrition system, prehistoric food systems, drought, famine, whole grains, diets, prices, income, environment, urban food consumption, processed foods, food security, food preferences, demographic transition, fat intake, food production, public distribution system, food consumption pattern, Indian agriculture, and India.Results: There is no facilitating environment for the production and cultivation of healthy and sustainable food.Conclusion: Policymakers should make major amendments to food and agricultural policies, and demotivate the consumption of junk food.
Background: Poor maternal mental health is a major public health concern since it adversely impac... more Background: Poor maternal mental health is a major public health concern since it adversely impacts both maternal and child health outcomes. This study aimed to document the barriers to utilizing perinatal mental health services in Karnataka, India, and to determine its relationship with risk factors of poor maternal mental health in this context. Methods: Qualitative research methods using in-depth interviews were conducted on twenty-one local stakeholders who represented health service providers in various capacities: mental health specialists (n = 4), gynaecologists (n = 2), government officials from the Department of Health and Family Welfare (n = 2), and Department of Women and Child Development (n = 2), senior state consultant to United Nations Children’s Fund (n = 1), and frontline workers (n = 10). Data were analysed using a thematic framework analysis approach. Results: We identified multiple barriers to service utilization operating at the levels of the health system, comm...
Safe administration of medication holds a sound position in the health care delivery system. Inje... more Safe administration of medication holds a sound position in the health care delivery system. Injection is the most frequently used nursing procedure, with an estimated 16 billion injections administered each year. Every child who seeks the medical health care has a fundamental right to receive a treatment which is absolutely free from physical and emotional injuries.The child health nurse should meet all the ends of a clean and safe injection technique to bring down the occurrence of unfavorable circumstances. A cross sectional study was conducted among staff nurses working in pediatric medical and surgical wards, NICU, PICU, PSICU, pediatric OPD and pediatric casualty of JIPMER, Puducherry. 92 staff nurses who fulfilled the inclusion criteria participated in the study. The data was collected by using structured questionnaire with 25 knowledge assessment items on safe injection techniques. The study showed that most of the staff nurses ( 51.1%) had moderate level of knowledge regard...
BackgroundIn this report, we describe the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection, specifically exam... more BackgroundIn this report, we describe the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection, specifically examining how the symptomatic persons drove the transmission in the state of Karnataka, India, during the lockdown phase.MethodsThe study included all the cases reported from March 8 to May 31, 2020 in the state. Any person with history of international or domestic travel from high burden states, those presenting with Influenza-like or Severe Acute Respiratory Illness and high-risk contacts of COVID19 cases, who were SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positive were included. Detailed analysis based on contact tracing data available from line-list of the state surveillance unit was performed using cluster analysis software package.FindingsAmongst the 3404 COVID-19 positive cases, 3096 (91%) were asymptomatic while 308 (9%) were symptomatic. Majority of the asymptomatic cases were in the age range of 16-50 years while symptomatic cases were between 31-65 years. Most of those affected were males. Cluster analys...
Background: Estimating fat deposition in public hospitals using gold-standard measurements such a... more Background: Estimating fat deposition in public hospitals using gold-standard measurements such as high-resolution imaging is unaffordable and it is challenging to use skinfold thickness. We aimed to identify the appropriate substitute marker for skinfold thickness to estimate fat deposition in pregnant women and infants.Methods: The study is part of a prospective cohort study titled, MAASTHI in Bengaluru, from 2016-19. Anthropometric measurements such as body weight, head circumference, mid upper arm circumference (MUAC), and skinfold thickness were measured in pregnant women between 14 to 36 weeks of gestational age; while measurements such as birth weight, head, chest, waist, hip, mid upper arm circumference, and skinfold thickness were recorded for newborns. We calculated Kappa statistics to assess agreement between these anthropometric markers with skinfold thickness. Results: We found the highest amount of agreement between total skinfold thickness and MUAC (Kappa statistic, 0...
Food production has seen various advancements globally in developing countries, such as India. On... more Food production has seen various advancements globally in developing countries, such as India. One such advancement was the green revolution. Notably, the World Bank applauds the introduction of the green revolution as it reduced the rural poverty in India for a certain time. Despite the success of the green revolution, the World Bank reported that health outcomes have not been improved. During the post-green revolution period, several notable negative impacts arose. Exclusive studies were not conducted on the benefits and harms before the introduction of the green revolution. Some of such interventions deviate from the natural laws of balance and functioning and are unsustainable practices. To avoid the adverse effects of some of these developments, a review of these interventions is necessary.
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