Medical social work is application and adoption of methods and philosophy of professional Social work in the field of Health care and also in medical education. Medical science gives emphasis on disease but ignores the ...

The discourse on the ASHA’s role centres around three typologies - ASHA as an activist, ASHA as a link worker or facilitator, and ASHA as a community level health care provider. She will counsel women on birth preparedness, ...

To describe adolescents’ eating patterns of traditional, global/non-local and mixed foods, and the factors that may influence food consumption, access and preferences, in a globalizing city.

The lack of awareness and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS in general population is responsible for rapid spread and social stigma & discrimination in our country. Many studies have revealed that early educational interventions ...

Hearing loss is a common problem caused by noise, aging, disease, and heredity. Hearing is a complex sense involving both the ear’s ability to detect sounds and brain’s ability to interpret those sounds, including the ...

Background: All the couple have the basic rights to decide freely and responsibly on the number and spacing of their children and to have the information, education and means to do so. In developing countries, especially ...

The nutrition transition in low- and middle-income countries including India may involve changes not only in dietary patterns but also food behaviors; these need to be understood to design appropriate public-health messages ...

Lifestyle changes have been documented in large cities, but we do not know whether these changes are reaching young people in less urban locations. This study used photo journals to explore children’s perceptions of their ...

Helminthiasis or worm infestations refer to worms that live as parasites in the human body and are a fundamental cause of disease associated with health and nutritional problems beyond gastrointestinal tract disturbances. ...

Lymphatic filariasis is caused by Wucheria brancrofti. The infection is endemic in more than 80 countries, with more than 1.3 billion people at risk and 120 mi llion already infected globally. Mass drug administration ...