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Hand hygiene is defined as a behavior of cleaning hands with soap and water and hand rubbing using sanitizer without soap and water. The present study is conducted to assess the knowledge and practice regarding hand hygiene to prevent infection among rural and urban people in selected areas of Ahmedabad. A quantitative research approach was used in the study to assess the knowledge and practice regarding hand hygiene to prevent infection among rural and urban people in selected areas of Ahmedabad in view to develop an information booklet. The investigator adopted convenient sampling technique to select the samples. Samples who met the criteria for sample selection were selected. Data was collected by self-structured knowledge questionnaire and a checklist. The result shows that the knowledge and practice of the people residing in urban area is more than the people residing in the rural area. The mean score of knowledge of urban area is 13.54 and rural area is 13.1. The mean score of practice of urban area is 10.67 and rural area is 8.16. The t-value of knowledge is 0.51 and practice is 4.11. The present study shows that the knowledge and practice of the people residing in urban area is more than the people residing in the rural area regarding hand hygiene. &nbsp

A menstrual cup is a small bell shaped cup that a woman can insert into their vagina to collect menstrual blood during a period. The menstrual cup can be a good solution for menstrual hygiene management in economically challenged setting. The present study conducted reveals about the effectiveness of planned teaching program on the knowledge and attitude regarding the uses of menstrual cup among the adolescent girls to enhance the knowledge and improve women health in selected areas of Ahmedabad. The pre experimental study was conducted on adolescent girls with inclusion criteria of age group 13 to 19 years, girls having regular menstrual cycle, willingness to participate in study. The investigator adopted purposive sampling technique to select the sample. Data was collected using 6 demographic variables & 20 questionnaires regarding menstrual cup were included. These questionnaires were divided into various areas such as introduction, parts, types, technique for folding, steps of insertion, side effects and cleaning of menstrual cup. A pre-test was conducted on 30 samples after which the planned teaching program was implemented followed by the post test. &nbsp

Aim:To assess the effectiveness of pranayama to relieve stress at selected areas. Methodology: study design: one group pre-test post–test research design1. Place and duration of study:The study was conducted in selected areas of Ahmedabad. The rationale for selecting this group people are the familiarity with the setting, locality, availability of sample, feasibility of conducting the study, easy accessibility of the samples. Data was collected from/08/2021 to/08/2021. Sample:Purposive sampling technique was used to select 30 samples at selected areas of Ahmedabad. Perceived stress scale was used to assess this stress level among the people. Results: The result shows that there is no significant effect on stress after pranayama .This study therefore offers an encouraging. The result might be achieved if the duration to the practice pranayama can be increased. Conclusion:The study reveals that the effect of pranayama on the suffering with stress has minimal effect. A person with mild stress encompasses improvement in condition.