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Socio-demographic correlates of first dose of measles (MCV1) vaccination coverage in India
BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Between 2010 and 2018, measles-related mortality had halved in India mainly with effective measles vaccination campaigns and widespread coverage across the states and population subgroups.
Basant Kumar Panda +2 more
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Factors determining institutional delivery in eastern part of India
Tzu Chi Medical Journal, 2020 Objective: Institutional delivery (ID) plays a vital role for determining the outcome of pregnancy and ensuring care to mother and newborn. The present study aims to find out the correlates of ID from the eastern part of India.
Madhumita Mukherjee, Manas Pratim Roy
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International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases, 2023 Background: Hypertension (HTN) is emerging as a leading cause of many noncommunicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Our analysis estimates the proportion of women aged 15–49 years with HTN for nonpregnant and pregnant women in ...
Aravind Dharmaraj +2 more
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Identification of Predictors for Late or No Registration of Pregnancy by Selecting an Appropriate Logistic Model after Comparing ANC Visits and Skilled Birth Attendant [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Introduction: India is a major contributor to both maternal and neonatal death worldwide. Majority of these fatalities can be averted by adequate utilization of Antenatal care (ANC) services.
Pawan Dubey +4 more
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Indian Journal of Public Health, 2023 Background: Our aim was to study the regional differences in dietary patterns in India and their association with population-level nutrition-related health indicators such as the prevalence of anemia, overweight, undernutrition, and hyperglycemia ...
Padmanaban Venkatesan +2 more
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Indian Journal of Public Health, 2020 Background: Infant and child feeding practices are a prevalent challenge in Haryana. Objectives: The present study aimed to determine factors associated with non-initiation of breastfeeding within 1 h of birth, no exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and no ...
Jyoti Sharma +2 more
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BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Stunting is determined by using the World Health Organization (WHO) child growth standard which was developed using precise measurements. However, it is unlikely that large scale surveys maintain the same level of rigour and precision when ...
Santu Ghosh +5 more
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Maternal Health Situation in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh: A Comparative Analysis of State Fact Sheets of National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-3 and 4 [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: Maternal health constitutes the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. Bihar and Madhya Pradesh (MP) constitute the Empowered Action Group (EAG) states under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and are ...
Ranjit Kumar Dehury, Janmejaya Samal
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 Background: Tobacco use is a modifiable risk factor for developing cardiovascular diseases, of which hypertension is a major killer. Uncontrolled hypertension (UHT) is a major public health concern that exerts a financial and service burden on the health
Harshvardhan Singh +4 more
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Prevalence of lifestyle diseases in Maharashtra: A comparison between NFHS-5 and NFHS-4 surveys
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 Background: Lifestyle diseases are non-communicable diseases (NCDs) of long duration and slow progression and are result of combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors.
Maya Vikas Kshirsagar +1 more
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