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Exclusive breastfeeding practices and its determinants in Indian infants: findings from the National Family Health Surveys-4 and 5

International Breastfeeding Journal, 2023
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in infants for the first 6 months of life. This analysis aims to estimate the proportion of Indian infants exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months using the ...
Samarasimha Reddy N, Aravind Dharmaraj, Jovis Jacob, Kulandaipalayam Natarajan Sindhu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of fertility estimates from India's Sample Registration System and National Family Health Survey [PDF]

, 1997
For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/A comparison of trends for 1978-92 shows that fertility has fallen faster than indicated by the National Registration System (SRS) but more slowly than indicated by the NFHS. The true
Roy, T.K., Retherford, Robert D., Narasimhan, R.L., Mishra, Vinod K., Arnold, Fred   +4 more
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Comparison of WHO Growth Standards with 2019 Indian Synthetic Growth Charts in Children under Five Years of Age: A Cross-sectional Study from Rural Area of Karnataka, India [PDF]

Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and Research
Introduction: Growth monitoring is a crucial screening tool that aids in the early diagnosis of various nutritional, chronic systemic and endocrine diseases.
Shalini Yadhav, AS Jagadish, R Premalatha, B Ravichander   +3 more
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Increased blood glucose level following hysterectomy among reproductive women in India

BMC Women's Health, 2020
Background In recent years, the hysterectomy, a surgical removal of the uterus, has received increased attention in health policy debates in India. The trigger for this was a series of media reports that highlighted an unusual surge in the number of ...
Shiva S. Halli, Jang Bahadur Prasad, Rajeshwari A. Biradar   +2 more
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Socioeconomic and geographic variation in coverage of health insurance across India

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionIn India, regular monitoring of health insurance at district levels (the most essential administrative unit) is important for its effective uptake to contain the high out of pocket health expenditures.
Mayanka Ambade, Sunil Rajpal, Sunil Rajpal, Rockli Kim, Rockli Kim, S. V. Subramanian, S. V. Subramanian   +6 more
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Trends and Patterns of Tobacco Use across Indian Geographical Regions: A Comparative Analysis of National Family Health Survey Data of the Last Three Rounds

Indian Journal of Public Health
Background: Globally, tobacco use is one of the biggest public health threats. It is one of the major causes of preventable morbidity and mortality in India and accounts for nearly 1.35 million deaths every year.
Chetan Sharma, Priya Sharma, Abhishek Ghosh, Kedar Mehta, Mukesh R. Raushan, Sonu Goel   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stillbirth undercount in the sample registration system and national family health survey, India

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2023
To assess the extent of under-reporting of stillbirths in India by comparing stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates from two national data sources and to review possible reasons for undercounting of stillbirths.We extracted data on stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates from the annual reports for 2016-2020 of the sample registration system, the ...
Dandona, Rakhi, George, Sibin, Majumder, Moutushi, Akbar, Mohamed, Kumar, G Anil   +4 more
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Health Information–Seeking Behaviors of Family Caregivers: Analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey [PDF]

JMIR Aging, 2019
The growing population of aging adults relies on informal caregivers to help meet their health care needs, get help with decision making, and gather health information.The objective of this study was to examine health information-seeking behaviors among caregivers and to identify caregiver characteristics that contribute to difficulty in seeking health
Lauren R Bangerter, Joan Griffin, Kristin Harden, Lila J Rutten   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Health behaviour in school-aged children : World Health Organization collaborative cross-national study (HBSC): findings from the 2010 HBSC survey in Scotland [PDF]

, 2011
The HBSC study in Scotland is funded by NHS Health ScotlandThe report, produced by CAHRU with funding support from NHS Health Scotland, provides a unique picture of the health of young people aged 11, 13 and 15 years in Scotland over the last two decades.
Currie, Dorothy Bruce, Levin, Kate Ann, van der Sluijs, Winfried, Kirby, Joanna Louise Michelle, Inchley, Joanna Catherine, Currie, Candace   +5 more
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A Study to Find Out the Full Immunization Coverage of 12 to 23- month old Children and Areas of UnderPerformance using LQAS Technique in a Rural Area of Tripura [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: It is very important to analyze the factors which acts as obstacle in achieving 100% immunization among children. Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) is one of the effective method to assess such barriers.
Anjan Datta, Subrata Baidya, Srabani Datta, Chanda Mog, Shampa Das   +4 more
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