A5080405060- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
2018-2023
Creative Commons
2023
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
2019
There was an outbreak of acute hepatitis in Nellikuzhy panchayat Kothamangalam taluk, Ernakulam district, Kerala, during November and early December 2016. Objective this study is to describe the epidemiological features identify probable source.The defined terms time, place, person. A hypothesis generated tested using a case-control study. Cases were selected by simple random sampling from line list controls age-matched neighborhood individuals without any history jaundice. Chi-square test,...
Nosocomial transmission of airborne infections, such as H1N1, drug-resistant tuberculosis, and Nipah virus disease, has been reported recently linked to the limited infection control strategies. The objective current study was assess health facilities for (AIC) practices adherence National AIC (NAIC) guidelines, 2010.A cross-sectional conducted in 25 public private hospitals selected from five randomly districts state Kerala. A checklist with 62 components developed based on NAIC guidelines....
More than half of the TB patients in India seek care from private sector. Two decades attempts by National Program to improve collaboration between public and sectors have not worked except a few innovative pilots. The System for Elimination Private Sector (STEPS) evolved 2019 as solution ensure standards every patient reaching We formally evaluated STEPS judge success model achieving its outcomes inform decisions about scaling up other parts country.An evaluation team was constituted...
A BSTRACT Background: study was done on the prevalence, risk factors, and treatment-seeking behavior of elderly women with urinary incontinence (UI) residing in Kochi Corporation, Kerala, India. The community-based cross-sectional 525 aged 60 years above, selected by cluster random sampling, after getting consent, using a questionnaire. overall prevalence UI found to be 64% (95% confidence interval (CI) 59.5–67.6). most common type urge (38.3%, 95% CI, 34.14–42.45). Chronic cough (odds ratio...