Sexuality and Sovereignty: The Global Limits and Possibilities of Lawrence
La justice transitionnelle, outil juridique de résistance ou de résilience dans le Chili post-Pinochet (1989-2013)
Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing (AST) Practices in India: Need for a National AST Forum.
Published in Cureus
Background Accurate interpretation of antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) is one of the most crucial functions of the microbiology laboratory. However, its performance depends on a number of critical factors. We conducted a status survey to understand the existing practices in Indian laboratories that have a potential to influence performance o...
A Study of Maternal Anemia and Utilization of Antenatal and Postnatal Care Services in Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat.
Published in Cureus
Background and objective Despite significant gains and achieving progress in the last decade, maternal anemia remains a major public health concern in India. Both antenatal (AN) and postnatal (PN) women are populations adversely affected by anemia. Reducing anemia among AN and PN women is one of the national priorities of Anemia Mukt Bharat. The pr...
Vpliv hinduizma na podobo materinstva v Indiji
Indija je država, v kateri je hindujska tradicija še vedno zelo prisotna. V diplomski nalogi se ukvarjamo s tem, kako hinduizem razume materinstvo in kako se ta prepričanja kažejo v družbi. V hindujski mitologiji je skozi boginjo Lakšmi prikazan ideal materinstva, ki mu morajo slediti vse ženske, saj se materinstvo dojema kot primarna in naj...
Banking on Transparency for the Poor: Experimental Evidence from India
Do information frictions limit the benefits of financial inclusion drives for the rural poor? We evaluate an experimental intervention among poor Indian women receiving digital cash transfers. Treated women got automated voice calls detailing transactions posted to their accounts. Treatment increased knowledge of account balances and trust in local...
Accelerating Actions Against Malnutrition: A Call for Strengthening the Capacity of Health and Nutrition Program Staff i...
Published in Cureus
Background The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), a flagship program of the Government of India, is addressing the malnutrition, health, and development needs of young children, pregnant and lactating women, and adolescent girls for more than four decades. Although the program has been implemented for the past four decades, it could not ...
National Hypertension Guidelines: A Review of the India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) and Future Prospects.
Published in Cureus
Hypertension is a silent killer; however, the treatment of hypertension is simple, effective, readily available, and needs to be continued lifelong. It is a significant health problem that is included under the umbrella of non-communicable disease conditions and has a strong alliance with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The India Hypertensi...
Public Health Issue of Indoor Dilution Ventilation for Disease Prevention Versus PM2.5 in Intake Air in Auditoriums of P...
Published in Cureus
Background: Dilution ventilation by enhancing fresh air intake has been prescribed to reduce airborne infection spread during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is all the more important in assembly spaces like auditoriums. Premier technology institutes have large campuses with large auditoriums for academic and cultural events in India. These institutes ...
A Longer Quarantine Period May Be Needed for Effective Control of COVID-19 Transmission: Experience From Odisha, India
Published in Cureus
Background The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become pandemic. For effective disease control, quarantine of the infected and exposed cases for an optimal period is critical. Currently, infected individuals are quarantined for 14 days. We tried to check if the quarantine period practiced is optimal in the Indian context. Methods This cross...
