A score-based performance assessment of maternal and child health services provided by USHA of Rajkot city

Autor: Ankit M Sheth, Anupam Banerjee, Amiruddin M Kadri, Matib Rangoonwala, Dipeshkumar D Zalavadiya, Niravkumar B Joshi

Publikováno v: Indian Journal of Community Medicine, Vol 42, Iss 2, Pp 97-101 (2017)

Background: Urban Social Health Activists (USHAs) are the grass root health care workers of urban areas. There are 290 USHAs distributed in various Urban Health Centers (UHCs) of Rajkot city. Objectives: To compare the (i) effectiveness of the traini

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A Comparative Study of Morbidity Profile of Elderly Residing in Old Age Homes and in the Community of a Tier-II City in India

Autor: Dipeshkumar D Zalavadiya, Anupam Banerjee, Niravkumar B Joshi, Chirag N Bhola, Ankit M Sheth

Publikováno v: National Journal of Community Medicine, Vol 9, Iss 07 (2018)

Introduction: Due to increasing life expectancy and large number of nuclear families, more and more elderly people are residing in old age homes (OAHs). The study compared the morbidity profile of the elderly living in the OAHs and those living in th

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A Comparative Study of Depression and Associated Risk Factors among Elderly Inmates of Old Age Homes and Community of Rajkot: A Gujarati Version of the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (GDS-G)

Autor: Aarohi Mitra, Matib Rangoonwala, Ankit M. Sheth, Amiruddin M. Kadri, Dipeshkumar D Zalavadiya, Anupam Banerjee

Publikováno v: Indian Journal of Community Medicine : Official Publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine
Indian Journal of Community Medicine, Vol 42, Iss 4, Pp 204-208 (2017)

Background: The prevalence of depression among elderly people varies across different setups such as old age homes (OAHs), community, and medical clinics. Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the epidemiological factors pertaining to depression

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5682718

Prevalence and factors affecting hypertension among old age population in rural area

Autor: Pranay A. Jadav, Ankit M. Sheth

Publikováno v: International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. :1866-1871

Background: India, in the associated epidemiological transition, is facing a double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Old age is not a disease in itself, but the elderly are vulnerable to long term diseases of insidious onset like

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https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20162057

Assessing the awareness and practice of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) among nursing staff of Civil Hospital, Rajkot, Gujarat, India

Autor: Amiruddin M. Kadri, Darshan S. Jani, Matib Rangoonwala, Ankit M. Sheth

Publikováno v: International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. :1844-1850

Background: With advances in health care system, threat to Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) still remains. HAIs continue to affect hospitalized patients and results in morbidity, mortality and additional costs. Health care workers, especially nurs

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https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20150283