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2. Epi Info™ a mHealth tool for primary field data collection in subsample population of Uttarakhand- A cross sectional study.
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Aggarwal, Pradeep, Kakkar, Rakesh, Bijalwan, Rajiv, Kaur, Gagan Deep, Pandey, Vivek Kumar, and Kumar, Santosh
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CHI-squared test , *DATABASES , *MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems , *INTERVIEWING , *RESEARCH , *SURVEYS , *ADOLESCENT health , *TELEMEDICINE , *JUDGMENT sampling , *FIELD research , *SOCIOECONOMIC factors , *CONTENT mining , *CROSS-sectional method , *CLOUD computing , *RESEARCH methodology evaluation , *MOBILE apps , *DATA analysis software , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Background: A deficient data is among the biggest obstacle facing planners and policy makers. Health data collection in the developing world is often hampered by the high costs and inefficiencies of traditional large-scale paper-based surveys. mHealth using Epi-Info is most appropriate tool to create, share, deploy health surveys and for strengthening of health systems. The program runs on free and open software, is easy to use, and can be downloaded to handheld devices to be used by workers in the field. Objectives: To find out the usefulness and limitations of data collection for mHealth by use of Epi Info™ software. Material and Methods: The devices used Epi Info 7.1.5 (Android version), which has been modeled as a database with variables of the traditional form. A cross sectional survey among adolescents regarding their health needs was carried out in a sample of 200 adolescents (purposive sampling) of rural hilly (Jaunpur block of Tehri Garhwal district) and plain (Doiwala block of Dehradun district) areas of Uttarakhand by the use of Android tablets with Epi Info™. Results: It was found that adolescent questionnaire tool developed in Epi Info™ android tablet application is a powerful tool for data collection having numerable practical advantages like: Interview Time Tracking (ITT) that gives the reality check in field studies along with cases Geographical presentation by GIS mapping. In addition to this complete filling of data in field so no left over or guessing for data entry operator, paperless, bio-friendly. Despite of Tablet cost, it is cost effective as tablet can be repeatedly used for other surveys. Conclusions: Epi Info™ is a developing open access software for primary data collection and analyzing data from the field, with advantageous benefits of epidemiological surveys. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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3. Mucormycosis During Second Wave of COVID-19 in India: Exploratory Analysis from Tertiary Care Centre of Uttar Pradesh.
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Singh, Akhil Pratap, Bansal, Manish Kumar, Kumar, Vikas, Singh, Geetu, and Kumar, Manoj
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VACCINATION ,RESEARCH ,REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction ,COVID-19 ,SCIENTIFIC observation ,ADRENOCORTICAL hormones ,TERTIARY care ,DIABETES ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,MYCOSES ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,COMPUTED tomography ,POLYMERASE chain reaction ,DATA analysis software ,COVID-19 pandemic - Abstract
Background: In April and May 2021, India faced massive second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and then became the hotspots of mucormycosis across globe. Hence, we planned the first analysis of mucormycosis in Uttar Pradesh. Aim and Objectives: co The objectives were to explore the epidemiology, vaccination status, clinical features, microbiological findings, treatment of mucormycosis and outcome. Material and Methods: This was an observational study of mucormycosis at tertiary care centre of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India from 20 May 2021 to 15 July 2021. Results: 98 patients' data with mucormycosis was analyzed. Patients had median age of 55 years. COVID-19 infection was present in 69.4% of participants and diabetes mellitus was present as underlying co-morbid condition in more than 85% of patients. 91.8 % of cases were unvaccinated with steroid consumption in almost 60% of patients. R. arrhizus was among the most common agent while we found less commonly reported fungi like R.homothallicus, Apophysomyces, Cunninghamella. 41.8% of cases were successfully treated and 16.3% of cases expired. Conclusion: Diabetes mellitus was labeled as major predisposing factor and most patients were unvaccinated. Awareness about fungal infections, rigorous monitoring of chronic diseases, judicious use of drugs, early diagnosis and prompt treatment is decisive for better outcome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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4. Assessing the burden of Covid-19 in the slums of Bangalore city: Results of Rapid Community Survey.
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Sobagaiah, Ranganath Thimnahalli, Raju, Ramesh Masthi Nugehally, Krishnappa, Lalitha, Rangaiah, Ambika, Rao, Girish Nagaraja, Basha, Riyaz, Thimmaiah, Sulekha, Venkatesh, Renuka, Prakash, Seema, Ranganath, Sathish Chandra Mallapanahalli, Konapur, Kavita Srikanth, Jeevan, Vidya, Muddaiah, Shanthi, Jagadish, Deepak Murthy, Kumari, Nitu, and Sudarshan, Mysore Kalappa
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PUBLIC health surveillance ,RESEARCH ,CLUSTER sampling ,REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction ,COVID-19 ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,CROSS-sectional method ,COVID-19 vaccines ,MEDICAL cooperation ,BLOOD collection ,REGRESSION analysis ,POVERTY areas ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,METROPOLITAN areas ,STATISTICAL sampling ,POLYMERASE chain reaction ,COVID-19 testing ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
Background: Karnataka, more so Bangalore, reported an increase in number of COVID-19 cases in early April 2021. Objective: To assess the burden of COVID-19 in the slums of Bengaluru city. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional multi centre community-based study was done in the 2nd and 3rd week of April 2021 in 24 different slums in Bangalore city. WHO cluster random sampling technique was followed. Swabs for RTPCR test and 4 ml of venous blood was collected from 728 subjects more than 18 years of age. Results: A total of 51 (7%) subjects were positive for COVID-19 through RT-PCR. Majority 33 (56.9%) were in the age group of 18-44 years. 148 (20.3%) subjects were sero-positive on blood examination and 18-44 years was the (59.4%) preponderant age group. Overall seropositivity was 20.3% (95%CI; 17.4-23.2) and RT-PCR positivity is 7% (95%CI; 5.2-8.8%) among the subjects surveyed. In the inner core area of Bangalore, seropositivity was 24.2% (95%CI; 21.0 -- 27.3) and RT-PCR positivity was 8% (95%CI; 6.1-9.9). Two doses of COVID-19 vaccine were taken only by 1.55% subjects during the study period. Conclusion: The study showed that one in 5 subjects were sero-positive to SARS-CoV-2 and one in 15 individuals had active COVID-19 infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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