Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are an emerging public health problem, accounting for 80% of deaths in low and middle-income countries leading to a global epidemic. The increasing burden of NCDs is affecting poor and ...

Universal Immunization Programme aims at completing primary immunization for all infants before they complete one year of age. Preventable infections are major cause of childhood mortality and morbidity in South Asia

Malaria is a major public health problem in India. A cross-sectional study has been conducted on newly joined medical undergraduates of SDMCMS&H using pre-tested, pre-designed questionnaire to assess Knowledge, ...

atient satisfaction is an indicator of health care quality and is considered as essential criteria for its evaluation. In addition to improving health status of the individual it will also reduce financial burden on his/her ...

Beedi is also called as poor man’s cigarette. Government estimates total number of beedi workers at about 4.5 million. Women involvement in beedi rolling has been linked to the ease of learning skill, its manual operations, ...

Objectives: To assess the utilization pattern of antenatal care (ANC) services and factors affecting utilization of these services among pregnant women of urban slums of Dharwad city. Study design: A cross-sectional study ...