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View article: IJCM_29A: Expenditure incurred by cancer patients covered under National Health Protection Scheme attending a tertiary care hospital in Mangalore
IJCM_29A: Expenditure incurred by cancer patients covered under National Health Protection Scheme attending a tertiary care hospital in Mangalore Open
Background: Over the past decades, cancer has become the second leading cause of death and morbidities around the world, accounting for nearly 1 in 6 of the total global deaths. The cost of treatment depends on the type of cancer, the dura…
View article: IJCM_246A: Estimating the prevalence of seat belt usage in motor cars: A descriptive cross-sectional study in Mangalore
IJCM_246A: Estimating the prevalence of seat belt usage in motor cars: A descriptive cross-sectional study in Mangalore Open
Background: Every year 1.25 million people die of road traffic accidents. Several safety measures can be taken to prevent RTAs. The SDG 2030 set the target to halve the number of global death and injuries from road traffic accidents by the…
View article: IJCM_51A: Comorbidities among COPD patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Mangalore
IJCM_51A: Comorbidities among COPD patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Mangalore Open
Background: According to WHO, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associated mortality in India is more than 64.7 estimated age- standardized death rate per 100,000 amongst both sexes. Various studies conducted on COPD, worldwide …
View article: IJCM_160A: Occupational Burnout among Medical residents in tertiary health care centre in Mangalore: A cross sectional study
IJCM_160A: Occupational Burnout among Medical residents in tertiary health care centre in Mangalore: A cross sectional study Open
Background: Burnout in medical profession can reduce the work output and affect the clinical decision making. Objectives: To estimate the proportion of medical residents experiencing burnout. Methodology: In this cross-sectional study, 172…
View article: IJCM_88A: Perception of the medical college faculty on new competency-based medical education curriculum for MBBS students
IJCM_88A: Perception of the medical college faculty on new competency-based medical education curriculum for MBBS students Open
Background: Medical education needs to be adjusted to meet the fast- changing expectations of society and the resulting demands on daily medical practice. The Medical Council of India (MCI) has updated the Medical Curriculum based on CBME.…
View article: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Exacerbation Rates in COPD Patients in Southern India – A Potential Role for Community Mitigations Measures
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Exacerbation Rates in COPD Patients in Southern India – A Potential Role for Community Mitigations Measures Open
A significant reduction in exacerbation rates among AECOPD patients during the period of lockdown was observed compared to a similar period the year prior. Noticeable were the findings that both community-based milder exacerbations and sev…
View article: Paternal perspectives towards infant and young child feeding (IYCF): a qualitative analysis from Coastal South India
Paternal perspectives towards infant and young child feeding (IYCF): a qualitative analysis from Coastal South India Open
Background The infant and young child feeding practices (IYCF) decide child growth and well-being. Paternal perspectives and involvement in IYCF are of paramount importance and are grossly under-studied. Aims To study the experiences and o…
View article: Module intervention to improve involvement and practices of fathers towards infant and young child feeding (IYCF) in Coastal South India - a randomized controlled trial
Module intervention to improve involvement and practices of fathers towards infant and young child feeding (IYCF) in Coastal South India - a randomized controlled trial Open
Background: Overall child health depends on nutrition and its related practices. At the family level, responsibility of child feeding lies with both parents. There is no uniform and systematic way to determine and assess the practices of f…
View article: Module intervention to improve involvement and practices of fathers towards infant and young child feeding (IYCF) in Coastal South India - a randomized controlled trial
Module intervention to improve involvement and practices of fathers towards infant and young child feeding (IYCF) in Coastal South India - a randomized controlled trial Open
Background: Overall child health depends on nutrition and its related practices. At the family level, responsibility of child feeding lies with both parents. There is no uniform and systematic way to determine and assess the practices of f…
View article: Association between Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) index and neurocognitive function among people living with HIV–a cross sectional study in coastal South India
Association between Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) index and neurocognitive function among people living with HIV–a cross sectional study in coastal South India Open
Background HIV is an infectious disease affecting 36.7 million people worldwide. In recent times, Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) has become accessible to the majority of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) and this has transformed the course of i…
View article: Patient treatment pathways of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in coastal South India: Road to a drug resistant tuberculosis center
Patient treatment pathways of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in coastal South India: Road to a drug resistant tuberculosis center Open
Background: Delays in initiating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) treatment adds risk to individual patients and the community due to disease progression, and on-going transmission. The Government of India offers free TB diagnosis…
View article: Paternal Involvement in and Sociodemographic Correlates of Infant and Young Child Feeding in a District in Coastal South India: A Cross-Sectional Study
Paternal Involvement in and Sociodemographic Correlates of Infant and Young Child Feeding in a District in Coastal South India: A Cross-Sectional Study Open
Context: The feeding practices during first 2 years of life determine the overall health and survival during childhood and beyond. Child nutrition is responsibility of both parents and so far emphasis has been laid mostly on mothers. Fathe…
View article: Modular intervention to improve paternal involvement and support for better infant and young child feeding in a district of coastal South India: a randomized controlled trial protocol
Modular intervention to improve paternal involvement and support for better infant and young child feeding in a district of coastal South India: a randomized controlled trial protocol Open
Background: The major determinant to the well-being of infants and young children (IYC) is their feeding practices. These practices are the responsibility of both parents, meaning that fathers have an equal role to mothers. Fathers’ involv…
View article: Knowledge, Awareness and Perception of COVID-19 Pandemic Among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Coastal South India
Knowledge, Awareness and Perception of COVID-19 Pandemic Among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Coastal South India Open
Background: It is crucial for the frontline force such as health care workers to be up-to-date with the knowledge of the trend of COVID-19 pandemic and its epidemiology. We conducted this study to assess the knowledge, awareness and percep…
View article: Modular intervention to improve paternal involvement and support for better infant and young child feeding in a district of coastal South India: a randomized controlled trial protocol
Modular intervention to improve paternal involvement and support for better infant and young child feeding in a district of coastal South India: a randomized controlled trial protocol Open
Background: The major determinant to the well-being of infants and young children (IYC) is their feeding practices. These practices are the responsibility of both parents, meaning that fathers have an equal role to mothers. Fathers’ involv…
View article: Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development - A Study ofS&P BSE 100 Companies
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development - A Study ofS&P BSE 100 Companies Open
Purpose- This study is an attempt to study the overview of CSR provisions' applicability and trends of S&P BSE 100 Companies. To determine whether there is any significant difference in the actual expenditure on CSR and the expenditure to …
View article: A pattern of Opportunistic Infections among HIV In patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Coastal Karnataka: A Retrospective Evaluation
A pattern of Opportunistic Infections among HIV In patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Coastal Karnataka: A Retrospective Evaluation Open
Though the incidence of opportunistic infection (OI) is reducing with combination antiretroviral therapy. In this study we aimed to identify the pattern of the occurrence of opportunistic infections in HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) pa…
View article: Risk factors of gestational diabetes mellitus: A hospital-based pairmatched case-control study in coastal South India
Risk factors of gestational diabetes mellitus: A hospital-based pairmatched case-control study in coastal South India Open
Background. In the light of the rise in prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the importance of early suspicion and prompt diagnosis, different regions have reported different risk factors. This warrants multiple regional s…
View article: Patient treatment pathways of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in coastal South India: Road to a drug resistant tuberculosis center
Patient treatment pathways of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in coastal South India: Road to a drug resistant tuberculosis center Open
Background: Delays in initiating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) treatment adds risk to individual patients and the community due to disease progression, and on-going transmission. The Government of India offers free TB diagnosis…
View article: Patient treatment pathways of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in coastal South India: Road to a drug resistant tuberculosis center
Patient treatment pathways of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in coastal South India: Road to a drug resistant tuberculosis center Open
Background: Delays in initiating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) treatment adds risk to individual patients and the community due to disease progression, and on-going transmission. The Government of India offers free TB diagnosis…
View article: Patient treatment pathways of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in coastal South India: Road to a drug resistant tuberculosis center
Patient treatment pathways of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in coastal South India: Road to a drug resistant tuberculosis center Open
Background: Delays in initiating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) treatment adds risk to individual patients and the community due to disease progression, and on-going transmission. The Government of India offers free TB diagnosis…
View article: Pretreatment Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Presumptive Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients, India, 2016–2017
Pretreatment Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Presumptive Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients, India, 2016–2017 Open
In India, under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme, the government provides free treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; however, many patients seek care elsewhere, which is costly. To determine those out-of-pocket exp…
View article: COVID-19 Pandemic: Need of the Hour – A Course Correction, Restructuring & Review of our Policies – An Indian Perspective
COVID-19 Pandemic: Need of the Hour – A Course Correction, Restructuring & Review of our Policies – An Indian Perspective Open
The world stunned by a pandemic of such cataclysmic scale is reeling under the joint burden of health impact unleashed by the diseases and the strain on the economy. Glaring shortfalls and inconsistencies in strategies to combat the pandem…
View article: Impact of perioperative period on disease-free survival among carcinoma ovary patients treated with the interval cyto-reductive surgery at a tertiary cancer centre in Kerala, India: a retrospective study
Impact of perioperative period on disease-free survival among carcinoma ovary patients treated with the interval cyto-reductive surgery at a tertiary cancer centre in Kerala, India: a retrospective study Open
Background: Global incidence of ovarian malignancies is 300,000 as per GLOBOCAN 2018. The treatment protocol for advanced ovarian malignancies (stage IIIc and stage IV) includes neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and surgery followed by adjuvant ch…
View article: Psychosocial Burden Among Informal Caregivers of Adult Cancer Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Cancer Center in Coastal South India
Psychosocial Burden Among Informal Caregivers of Adult Cancer Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Cancer Center in Coastal South India Open
Cancer is the most dreaded and chronic disease with its treatment lasting almost lifelong with an uncertainty of cure. This not only adversely affects the quality of life among patients but also poses a psychosocial burden among family mem…
View article: Patient treatment pathways of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in coastal South India: Road to a drug resistant tuberculosis center
Patient treatment pathways of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases in coastal South India: Road to a drug resistant tuberculosis center Open
Background: Delays in initiating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) treatment adds risk to individual patients and the community due to disease progression, and on-going transmission. The Government of India offers free TB diagnosis…
View article: Process of care indicators among patients treated for hypertension at a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, South India
Process of care indicators among patients treated for hypertension at a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, South India Open
Background: Routine follow-ups, laboratory tests, and fundus examination are necessary in controlling blood pressure (BP) and thus control the complications of hypertension (HTN). Hence, in this study, we aimed to determine the process of …
View article: Are other feasible options available for screening of risk assessment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at community level in Southern Coastal India
Are other feasible options available for screening of risk assessment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at community level in Southern Coastal India Open
Background: Osteoporosis is a chronic debilitating condition which exhibits iceberg phenomenon. Identification at an early stage of disease will enable preventive measures to reduce the incidence of disease and complications. Owing to the …