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Volume-6 (2007);
Issue 4 (Oct-Dec) Published on Jan 24, 2008
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2007;4-1
Review |
Whitehead TD.
Combating The Obesogenic
Environment: Helping Children Hold Onto Health. |
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Abstract:
Given the
unprecedented global incidence of overweight in children, the issues that potentially create and sustain
a circumstance of epidemic childhood overweight, and the efforts
that are underway to prevent and remediate childhood overweight need to be
examined. The article explores potentially interrelated causes of obesity/overweight
in children and their families, and describe efforts underway to remediate
environmental correlates through direct intervention, legislation and
a shift in public policy.
Key words:Childhood obesity, Obesogenic environment, Control |
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2007;4-2
Original Article |
Dongre AR, Deshmukh PR, Boratne AV, Thaware P, Garg BS.
An approach
to hygiene education among rural Indian
school going children. |
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Abstract:Objectives:
To find out the prevalence of intestinal parasites and its epidemiological
correlates among rural Indian school going (6-14 years) children and
to study the effect of focused, need based child to child hygiene education
on personal hygiene of school children. Materials and Methods:
In September 2007, the present participatory action research was undertaken
at a feasibly selected village Dhotra (Kasar) in Wardha district of
central India. A triangulated research design of quantitative (survey)
and qualitative (transect walk & pile sorting) methods was used
for the needs assessment before initiating formal hygiene education.
Out of enlisted 172 children, data of 118 children with complete information
was used for final analysis. The quantitative and qualitative data was
entered and analyzed using the Epi Info 6.04 software and Anthropac
4.98.1/X software package respectively. School based participatory life
skills based child to child hygiene education was undertaken for message
dissemination and behavior change. The effect of this hygiene education
on identified key behaviors was assessed after one month Results:
Out of the 118 (50 male and 68 female) subjects examined 21 (17.8%,
95%CI, 11.4 – 25.9%) had intestinal parasite infection. The prevalence
of intestinal parasitic infection was significantly high among children
having dirty untrimmed nails (47.4%, 95%CI, 30.9 – 64.1%) followed
by those having poor hand washing practices (37.2%, 95%CI, 22.9 –
53.2%). One month after hygiene education, the proportion of children
having practice of hand washing with soap after defecation significantly
improved from 63.6 % to 78%. The proportion of clean and cut nails also
improved from 67.8% to 80 % (p<0.05). Conclusions:
The need based, focused, life skills based child to child hygiene education
was effective for behavior change. An integrated approach of drug treatment
and focused participatory hygiene education is required to control parasite
load among rural Indian school going children.
Key words: Intestinal parasites, School children, Participatory,
Hygiene education, Personal hygiene |
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2007;4-3
Original Article |
Ofuya ZM.
The Age At Menarche In Nigerian Adolescents
From Two Different Socioeconomic Classes |
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Abstract:
Menarcheal age was studied in 900 girls, half of which were from middle
class families and the other half from low income class families from
the Niger delta region of Nigeria. A retrospective and descriptive random
sampling study was conducted through the use of questionnaires. Social
class was based on parental occupation. The mean age at menarche for
girls from middle class families was 12.22 ± 1.19 years while that
for girls from low income families was 13.01 ± 1.44 years. Most of
the children from the middle class families attained menarche at the
ages of 12 and 13 while those from the low income families attained
menarche at the ages of 12, 13 and 14 years.: The age at menarche of
girls from middle class families was significantly lower than those
of girls from the low socioeconomic class and is similar to those obtained
for U.S. girls The age of menarche of girls from low income families
is lower than a result of similar study obtained for rural India.
Key words: Age, Adolescents, Menarche, Nigeria |
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2007;4-4
Case Report |
Pellant A, Škvrňáková J, Mejzlík J, Mandysová P.
Unusual Case of a Patient with Tracheal Stenosis |
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Abstract:
We report a case of tracheal stenosis that which required
the creation of a uniquely adapted permanent tracheostomy. The patient’s case was especially challenging because she had
multiple disabilities causing limited movement in her upper extremities that prevented her from active involvement in self-care
activities. Co-ordinated efforts by an interdisciplinary team in a Czech health care environment helped the patient to gain as
much independence as possible despite her multiple disabilities.
Key words: Tracheal Stenosis, Nursing Care, Tracheostomy, Disabled Patient,
Quality of Life |
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2007;4-5
Case Report |
Roychowdhury J, Panpalia M.
A Rare Case Of Fallopian Tube Cancer. |
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Abstract:
Fallopian tube
carcinoma is a very rare malignancy and we report a case of stage IIC primary
fallopian tube cancer.
Key words: Fallopian tube,
Primary carcinoma |
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2007;4-6
Case Report |
Bhat MS, Ashfaque M, Balu K, Madhusudhanan J, Sendhil RK.
A Rare Presentation of Crohn’s Disease. |
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Abstract:
We report a case of tracheal stenosis that which required
the creation of a uniquely adapted permanent tracheostomy. The patient’s case was especially challenging because she had
multiple disabilities causing limited movement in her upper extremities that prevented her from active involvement in self-care
activities. Co-ordinated efforts by an interdisciplinary team in a Czech health care environment helped the patient to gain as
much independence as possible despite her multiple disabilities.
Key words: Free peritoneal perforation is a rare complication
of Crohn’s disease with a report of only 100 cases in the literature. It needs an emergency exploration and an unaware
general surgeon is confounded in intraoperative decision-making. We present our experience when this rarity struck us
in a district hospital and briefly review the guidelines of optimal management of this complication of Crohn’s disease. |
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