
Sunil N NayakGmers Medical College · Department of Community Medicine
Sunil N Nayak
Doctor of Medicine
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Among the Indian adolescents, the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity and alcohol use disorders (AUD) are 7.3% and 1.3%. However, no separate data are available for indigenous tribal populations. This study estimated the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity and AUD and associated socio-demographic factors among adolescents in the tribal c...
Background
Alcohol use disorder is elevated among members of indigenous tribes in India, like native populations in several other countries. Despite constituting 8.6% of the Indian population, tribals are among the most geographically isolated, socioeconomically underdeveloped, and underserved communities in the country. Based on the experience fro...
Background: In many developing countries, a culture of silence surrounds the topic of menstruation and related issues; as results many young girls having lack of appropriate and sufficient information regarding menstrual hygiene. This may result in incorrect and unhealthy behavior during their menstrual periods. Objectives: To assess knowledge, bel...
Background: The number of maternal death has decreased by 43% from an estimated 532 000 in 1990 to 303 000 in 2015. The progress is notable, but the annual rate of decline is less than half of what is needed to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of reducing the maternal mortality ratio by 75% between 1990 and 2015, which would req...
Background: Vision is the most important special sense in human being. Normal vision is essential for normal physical, mental, psychological development and education. Causes of the preventable blindness are often the result of a combination of factors such as poverty, lack of education and inadequate health-care services. The objectives of the stu...
Background: As tuberculosis is one of the most common causes of
morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected individuals. The present
study was planned with an objective to find out the sociodemographic
profile of HIV-Tb co-infected cases.
Methodology: This was a descriptive longitudinal study of HIV
TB co-infected patients registered in Revised Nationa...
Introduction: After starting free Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) in India, challenge has changed from gaining access to taking the treatment correctly and consistently in order to realize the rewards of improved health status, and reduced morbidity and mortality from HIV. This study was aimed to identify of socio-demographic risk factors responsible...
Background:
The current study was planned to identify the epidemiological factors associated with leptospirosis in South Gujarat region using neighborhood controls.
Methods:
A total of 100 cases of leptospirosis occurred in South Gujarat region during the year 2012 were selected using simple random sampling. Three neighbors of the selected cases...
This ‘Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey’ has been conducted with the primary objectives to provide up-to-date information for assessing the health status of children and women in Surat Municipal Corporation area; to furnish data needed for monitoring progress toward goals established for the city and a basis for future action; and to contribute to...
Background:
India shares the largest burden of under-nutrition in world. The aim of this study was to conduct follow-up assessment of under-nourished children attending anganwadi center (AWC).
Methods:
This was a retrospective cohort study conducted in 50 AWC of Tapi district. Total 529 children aged 1-6 years diagnosed as under-nourished before 1...
Introduction: In India, tuberculosis is the most common opportunistic infection among HIV positive patients. This study estimates the prevalence of tuberculosis amongst HIV patients in Ahmadabad, Gujarat.
Methodology: The present study was conducted at Integrated Counseling and Testing Center for HIV at Sola civil hospital, a public sector tertiary...
Introduction: In India, tuberculosis is the most common opportunistic infection among HIV positive patients. This study estimates the prevalence of tuberculosis amongst HIV patients in Ahmadabad, Gujarat.
BACKGROUND: As smoking is a major risk factor in India, the objective of present study was to assess smoking patterns, expenditure and awareness amongst smokers and to examine factors associated with the severity of smoking in Surat city.METHODS: Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted with the use of pre-structured questionnaire tool t...
Background: Throughout the world multi-drug resistant nosocomial infections are one of the leading causes of deaths and morbidity amongst hospitalized patients. Objective: The aim of study was to identify prevalence of predominant bacterial microorganisms and their drug sensitivity and resistance in different ICUs of a tertiary care public hospital...
The relationship between becoming a smoker and having smoker parents, siblings, and relatives is still uncovered in India. The influences of a smoking role model in a family on smoking habits of individuals are yet to be revealed. This study aimed to understand the relationship of smoking abuse of a person with smoking of their family members.
This...
Objective: To find out the common psychiatric disorders among patients attending psychiatry OPD and also to study the role of factors like age, sex, education and occupation, marital status and various precipitating factors on mental health status of the patients. Study Design: Cross Sectional Study. Methods: A total of 200 patients were studied in...
The study was conducted among 946 women attending antenatal clinic in SMIMER teaching hospital during 2008 to know their awareness regarding various aspects of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV and it was found that though the general awareness of HIV is high, awareness of MTCT and its prevention is low which need to be improved through fo...
Objectives: What attitudes do medical students express about AIDS and does their knowledge correlate with these attitudes.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey of purposively selected 400 students of 1st and 2nd MBBS, Medical College Baroda was conducted during July 2008. They were asked to complete a pretested, prestructured, and designed written pr...
The study conducted in peri-urban area, reveals that utilization of government health care facilities was poor in the study area compare to national level surveys. Utilization of public health care facilities was significantly higher in lower socio-economical class. Large number of poor families presently utilizes the services provided by private h...