Annals of Community Health (AoCH), [An Indexed (Index Medicus, DOAJ and More), Peer Reviewed, Quarterly, International Journal focusing exclusively on Community Medicine and Public Health] aims to publish papers that advance the understanding of community medicine and its allied topics to disseminate recent updates, stimulate debate, educate and entertain. Remember that AoCH is not a general medical journal; articles must be comprehensible and interesting and relevant to the experts in community medicine.
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Vol 9, No 1 (2021)
Table of Contents
Original Research Article
| Self-Care Activities among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in North Karnataka | |
| Adeep Anil Kumar, Jayaraj R Mhetri, Vijaylekshmy Anoop | 1-5 |
| CRP – A Marker of Severity of Dengue in a Non-Tropical Community | |
| Ajaz Nabi Koul, Sajad Ahmad Bhat, Samiya Yusuf | 6-9 |
| A Cross-sectional Study on Undergraduate Medical Student’s Reasons for Joining Medicine and their Future Career Choices | |
| Vikas Kumar, Akanksha Rathi, Satyavir Singh, Shelesh Kumar Goel | 10-16 |
| A Study on Scientific Orientation of Saloon Workers, in Mukkam Area, Kerala | |
| Anirudh V Mutalik, Bindu Mohandas, Hassan Koya, Durgesh Kumar, P K Sujesh | 17-22 |
| Prevalence and Sociodemographic Profile of People with Non-communicable Diseases in Rural Puducherry | |
| Arun Daniel J, Prasad T, Madonna J D’souza, Arunachalam D | 23-28 |
| 41 Annals of Community Health JAN - MAR 2021 | Vol 9 | Issue 01 Is Excessive Screen Time a Problem among Rural Adolescents? A Cross-sectional Study in Four Schools of Magadi Taluk, Ramanagara District, South Karnataka | |
| Pooja R S, Merlyn Joseph, Deign Maria John, Jessica John, Bhoomika Biradar, Christina Naidu, Avita Rose Johnson | 42-48 |
| Who Will Explain Medications to Patients? Doctor or Pharmacist? Providers’ Perspective in Medical College Hospital of Central Gujarat, India | |
| Bhaveshbhai R Bariya, Rahul J Parmar, Vihang S Mazumdar | 49-53 |
| A Cross-sectional Study on Health Awareness among High School Students in Mukkam Municipality | |
| K Hassan Koya, Anirudh V Mutalik, Bindu Mohandas, Durgesh Kumar, P K Sujesh | 54-59 |
| JAN - MAR 2021 | Vol 9 | Issue 0 1 Annals of Community Health 58 Low Back Pain among College Students in Manipur | |
| Soubam Christina, Brogen Singh Akoijam | 60-64 |
| Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Related to COVID-19 among Medical Students of a Rural Medical College in Tumkur, Karnataka | |
| Chandana Krishna, Saikishan S Menon | 64-69 |
| Awareness and Practice of Health Insurance in an Urban Area of Puducherry – A Community-based Cross-sectional Study | |
| M Srimadhi, Chavada Vijay Kantilal, Johnson Cherian, Kavita Vasudevan | 69-73 |
| Study on Mode of Delivery among Mothers of Children Aged Under 5 Years in Urban Field Practice Area of Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad, Telangana, India | |
| G. Vinod Kumar, Nalla Krishna, B Bhanuja Rani, D Sridhar | 74-77 |
| A Comparative Study of Clinico-epidemiological Factors and Duration of Hospitalization in Dengue among the Pediatric, Adolescents, and Adult Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Lucknow | |
| Sandhya Mishra, Deepak Chopra, Nidhi Jauhari, Ausaf Ahmad | 78-84 |
| Polypharmacy and Adherence to Medication Among Community Dwelling Elderly in a Rural Area in Bangalore Urban District | |
| Deepthi Vasanth, R K Pretesh, K Arvind | 85-94 |
| Awareness of Specific Health Protective Measures among Antenatal Mothers Attending a Community Health Center in Urban Bengaluru | |
| Jayanthi Srikanth, Deepthi Nagaraj, P S Karishma, K Saranya, Pramukh Arun Kumar, Mahati Dasari | 92-96 |
| Knowledge of Sex Determination and Attitude of Women about Gender Preference | |
| Dhruvendra Pandey, Deepika Rathore, Smriti Pandey, Rajesh Tiwari, Pradeep Kumar Kasar | 97-101 |
| Predicting Risk of Diabetes using Indian Diabetes Risk Score in Adult Population of Faridabad | |
| . Priyanka, Ekta Gupta | 102-107 |
| Study of Lifestyle Disease Risk Factors among High School Students in Tirupati: A Base Line Study for Intervention | |
| G Visweswara Rao, C V Monika | 108-116 |
| A Study on Family Planning Practices among Married Women in Reproductive Age Group in Urban Field Practice Area of Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad | |
| Gaddala Kiranmayee, Gurram Sudharani, Bollampalli Baburao, S Prasanth Kumar | 117-121 |
| Predictive Value of Proteinuria in Assessing Severity of Dengue Infection in Children | |
| Vookanti Smruti, Gurram Sudharani, Palle Amarender Reddy, Seepana Rajesh | 122-126 |
| A Cross-sectional Study on Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Software Professionals in Hyderabad | |
| Kiranmayi Karanati, Pidakala Mary Moses, Vishwajeet Manohar Chavan, Hajera Rabbani | 127-130 |
| Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices about Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) among Undergraduate Medical and Engineering Students of a Private College in Telangana, India | |
| Manoj Patruni, K Shridevi, Y Suvarna Reddy, Sanagavarapu Venkata Sai Moudgalya | 136-143 |
| The Stressors and Mental Health during COVID Pandemic in Punjab, India – A Cross-sectional Study | |
| Priyanka Devgun, Kanwal Preet Kaur Gill, Amanpreet Kaur | 144-147 |
| Depression in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in North Karnataka: A Hospital-Based Descriptive Study | |
| Krishna Hemantbhai Tavrawala, Jayaraj R Mhetri, Prateek Parashar | 148-152 |
| A Cross-sectional Study about Awareness of Rabies Prophylaxis and Animal Bite Management among Medical Interns in Maharashtra | |
| Masne Shivani, Kshirsagar Maya, S V Chincholikar | 153-156 |
| Facilitators and Barriers for Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Empanelment by Private Hospitals in Kerala: A Qualitative Analysis | |
| Midhun Rajiv, Leyanna Susan George, Carmel Regeela Mainu, . Arun Raj, M S Aravind | 157-162 |
| An Epidemiological Study on Prevalence of Hypertension and its Associated Risk Factors among Adolescent School Children of Udaipur City of Rajasthan | |
| . Rupesh Kumar, Maitri R Hathi | 163-167 |
| A Cross-sectional Study on Assessment of Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Adults in Rural Field Practice Area of Mysore Medical College | |
| Radha Pujari, Mansoor Ahmed, . Sumalatha. N | 168-172 |
| The Determinants of Utilizing Primary Health-care Facilities from Community Clinic in Rural Bangladesh | |
| Nure Alam Siddiqi, Abdul Muyeed, Abdul Goni, Nuruzzaman Haque | 173-180 |
| Assessment of Attitudes of Medical Students and Faculty toward Integrated Teaching | |
| Dilip Kumar L, Nitesh Mangal, Meet M Chauhan, Medha Mathur, Piyushkumar C Parmar, K A Varghese1 | 181-186 |
| A Correct Perception to Avoid Deception: A Questionnaire-Based Survey of School Students on COVID-19 | |
| Mulla Mahammad Rafi, C A Aravind Ranjan, Ashima Sharma, Nithya Shreya Meghna, Mohammed Ismail Nizami, Mohammed Omar Mohiuddin | 187-190 |
| Social Aspects, Health Beliefs, and Economic Burden: Neglected Aspects of Stroke Survivors in India | |
| Mohit Sharma, . Mohan Lal, Tejbir Singh, Shyam Sundar Deepti | 191-195 |
| Self-medication Practices among Patients with Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Attending a Peripheral Health Center in North India | |
| Ruqia Quansar, Mohsina Mukhtar, . Sajad Tak, S M Salim Khan | 196-200 |
| A Study on the Utilization of Antenatal Care Services and its Associated Factors in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal | |
| Nabanita Chakraborty, Gautam Kumar Joardar | 201-205 |
| Determinants of Coronary Artery Disease: A Hospital-based Cross-sectional Study | |
| Bharat Meharda, Renu Bedi, Govind Singhal, Narendra Verma | 206-209 |
| A Cross-sectional Study on Assessment of Nutritional Status of Adolescents in Government High Schools of Kurnool City, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Padmaja Jandyam, Sujatha Peethala, Sreedevi Arepalli | 210-213 |
| Assessment of Quality of Sleep and its Associated Factors with the Help of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index among Medical Students of Rajasthan | |
| Nitesh Mangal, Piyushkumar C . Parmar, Dilip Kumar L | 214-218 |
| Sociodemographic and Body Mass Index Profile of Type II Diabetic Mellitus Patients in Rural Ajmer, India | |
| Bharat Mahendra, Renu Bedi, Pradeep Kumar Choudhary, Manish Choudhary | 219-222 |
| Assessment of Knowledge of Foot Care among Diabetic Patients: A Community-Based Study in South Kerala | |
| Rahul S Pillai, Joe Abraham, Jithin Khader | 228-232 |
| A Study on Outcome of Pregnancy among Antenatal Mothers in Rural Field Practice Area of Vims Ballari, Ballari District, Karnataka | |
| Chetana Singode, K Ramesh, T. Gangadhara Goud | 233-239 |
| A Cross-sectional Study on Osteoporosis among Women Aged 40 Years and Above in the Urban Field Practice Area of a Medical College, Bengaluru | |
| K S Seema,, R Chethana, Deepthi Nagaraj | 240-243 |
| Assessment of Adherence to Therapeutic Regimen and Lifestyle Modification among Patients with Cardiovascular Disease | |
| A Anurag, M Shilpa, A Arshitha | 244-247 |
| Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic: Scenario of Myths and Facts | |
| Shruti Kardalkar, Mayur S Sherkhane | 248-253 |
| Effect of False News on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward COVID-19 Pandemic among Educated of Karnataka, India | |
| . Amogha Shree, . N. Chandan, . M. Shwethashree, M R Narayana Murthy | 254-262 |
| A Comparative Study on Effective Vaccine Management of Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur Districts in Eastern India Using Global Assessment Tool | |
| Surajit Garabadu, Mayadhar Panda, Satyaranjan Acharya, Sikata Nanda | 263-266 |
| Study of Psychopathology among Perinatally Acquired Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal | |
| Bappaditya Chowdhury, Sucharita Maji, Malay Kumar Ghosal, Subhasish Bhattacharyya | 267-271 |
| Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Bank Employees of Latur City of Maharashtra | |
| Pramod P Kulkarni, Mukund D Bhise, Anant A Takalkar, Sunil M Sagre | 272-277 |
| Correlates of Body Image Perception and Dietary Practices among Urban Adolescents –Experience from Government Schools in Kolkata City | |
| Tanushree Mondal, Ritu Ghosh, Sucharita Maji, Tapobrata Guha Ray | 278-285 |
| Background: Body image is an important adolescent issue having bearing on their self-esteem and nutritional status. Both underweight and overweight are prevalent in India coupled with inappropriate dietary behavior such as higher consumption of junk food | |
| T M Momin, S P Andurkar, J V Dixit, Mohammad S Ghodke, Kailash Kagne | 286-289 |
| Prevalence of Tobacco Use among Elderly Population in Rural Area of North Kerala: A Cross-Sectional Study | |
| S A Thilak, K H Rajeev, B C Satheesh | 290-294 |
| Sociodemographic Factors Influencing the Uptake of Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits for the Management of Malaria among Mothers of Under Five in a Typical Nigerian Population | |
| U W Dozie, C.I C Ebirim, U O Nwobi, U M Chukwuocha, S. N. O Ibe, I. N. S Dozie | 295-302 |
| Study of Profile of Alcoholics Attending Deaddiction Center: A Cross-Sectional Study | |
| R Shwetha, S Usha Rani, J Ashok | 303-307 |
| Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices about Breastfeeding among Urban Lactating Mothers of Ajmer City: A Cross-Sectional Study | |
| Renu Bedi, Tina Gupta, Varun Agiwal | 308-312 |
Review Article
| Journey through Motherhood: A Roller Coaster Experience | |
| N Rajarajeswari,, Bhanu Pratap Singh Gaur, A Suguna, A Surekha | 313-316 |
| Analyzing the National Nutrition Policy of India: A Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis | |
| Mohit Sharma, Mohan Lal | 317-321 |
Perspectives
| High-resolution Computed Tomography Screening Policy among Test Negative Symptomatic in Ahmedabad – A Covid-19 Policy Perspective | |
| Solanki Bhavin, Sheth Jay, Patel Sanket, Patel Dhiren | 322-326 |
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