Chandrappa Muninarayana

Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College · Department of Community Medicine

Introduction: Satisfaction is a state felt by a person who has experienced a performance or an outcome that fulfilled his or her expectations. Student satisfaction an acute attitude, resulting from an assessment of a student's educational experiences. (1,2) Over the years, educational Institutions, have become more than just degree providers. They...

Liver fibrosis occurs in response to different etiologies of chronic liver injury. Diagnosing degree of liver fibrosis is a crucial step in evaluation of severity of the disease. An invasive liver biopsy is the gold standard method associated with pain and complications. Biomarkers to detect liver fibrosis include direct markers of extracellular ma...

Background Anemia is one of the most common nutritional deficiency disorders affecting the pregnant women in the developing countries. Anemia during pregnancy is commonly associated with poor pregnancy outcome and can result in complications that threaten the life of both mother and fetus. Objective The objective of the study was to estimate the p...

Background: Colour is the first notable feature of a food and often directly influences the choice of food by increasing the taste threshold, appeal and acceptability.There are natural and few traditional colours but many of the shop keepers, restaurant and processed food manufacturers prefer artificial colours. The sweet manufactures do not realiz...

Background: Adults in India are affected by dual burden of malnutrition such as over nutrition and under nutrition. Literature suggests that only 52% of women and 57% of men are at a normal weight for their height. Objectives: To estimate the nutritional status of women in the reproductive age group in rural Kolar and to estimate various socio-demo...

Background: Diabetes is a chronic non-communicable disease, leading to many complications and disability. With co morbidities it leads to a substantial decrease in the patients’ quality of life (QoL). In diabetics, psychosocial factors such as depression are stronger predictors of medical outcomes such as hospitalization and death than are physical...

Original Research Article Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine, July-September 2016;3(3):163-167 163 A comparative cross sectional study of knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in rural and urban schools of Rural Karnataka Varsha R. Mokhasi1, Mahesh V2,*, Manjunath TL3, Muninarayana C4, Latha K5, Ravishank...

Poor Health nutrition may impair both the growth and intellectual development of children, Parent's expectation and their satisfaction regarding food supply, to fulfill the needs of children and lactating mothers. Objectives: The study supplementary nutrition services provided under ICDS, the study was under taken to find out parents expectation, A...

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in rural population of Kolar district Ravishankar Suryanarayana1, Anil Navale Santhuram2, Muninarayana Chandrappa2, Prathima Shivajirao3, Sheela Shikaripur Rangappa4 1Department of Statistics, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar, Karnataka, India. 2Department of Community Medicine, Sri Devaraj Urs Medica...

Abstract Background: ICDS scheme is a flagship programme which provides a package of six services for children aged between 6 months-6 years, expectant and lactating mothers and adolescent girls covering 53.66lakh beneficiaries through 64518Anganwadi Centers, Karnataka. A large number of children in India do not have the optimal living conditions d...

Family planning is a way of thinking and living that is adopted voluntarily depends on the awareness, knowledge and attitude. The National Family Planning Program in India was established in 1952 due to increasing concern over the rapidly growing population. Lack of awareness of contraceptive methods or source of supply, cost and poor accessibility...

Attempt is a crime: aSociological study of Suicide attempters inR.L.Jalappa Hospital and Research Center, Tamaka, Kolar District Karnataka State Dr.G.M.Nagaraja1, NS.Anil2, S.Ravishankar3.Dr.Muninarayana4.Dr. Mohan Reddy5.1Assistant Professor in Sociology, Department of Community Medicine, Sri Devrajurs Academy of 2Higher Education and Research, co...

Background: School children are affected by various eye disorders like refractive errors, squint, Vitamin A deficiency and eye infections. Most children do not complain of defective vision, as they may not recognize such conditions as a problem. Uncorrected refractive errors form the primary cause for visual impairment and blindness in India. Thi...

The worldwide prevalence of diabetes mellitus has risen dramatically in the developing countries over the past two decades. Regular screening of adults is essential for early detection and care. There are limited studies on diabetes awareness and prevalence in rural communities. Hence this prevalence and knowledge assessment study was undertaken. S...