Pub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.55489/njcm.140820233024
Arati Mishra, P. Shrivastava, Mahendra Kumar
Background: Internet addiction is found to be a growing global problem and India is not exceptional. Adolescents are more over addicted to internet and suffering with mental confusions and deviation in behaviour. Several instruments have been developed for assessment of Internet addiction. Internet Addiction Test (IAT) is the most widely used tool to assess internet addiction, but psychometric properties of the IAT have not yet been examined in the Indian adolescence. The aim was to examine the validity and reliability of the 20-item Internet Addiction Test in Indian School Students. Methodology: Seven hundred fifty-two students from a CBSE school of Raipur, India was randomly selected in our study. The reliability and validity of IAT was examined. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the structural validity of IAT. Results: It was found that the factor loading of the IAT varied between 0.40 and 0.82. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the scale was found to be 905. The total correlations were calculated and had a value range from 0.406 to 0.659 for the 20 items. The psychometric properties indicate that the factor loading reveal that the test revolve around six factors (Salience, Excessive Use, Neglected Work, Anticipation, Lack of Control, and Neglected Social Life). The Cronbach’s alpha is high for all the 6 components. IAT is a proper tool for evaluating internet addiction in Indian school students. Conclusions: The findings obtained in this study indicate that overall, IAT has adequate psychometric properties for the assessment of internet addiction in Indian school students.
{"title":"Assessing The Psychometric Properties of The Internet Addiction Test (IAT) Among Indian School Students","authors":"Arati Mishra, P. Shrivastava, Mahendra Kumar","doi":"10.55489/njcm.140820233024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.140820233024","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Internet addiction is found to be a growing global problem and India is not exceptional. Adolescents are more over addicted to internet and suffering with mental confusions and deviation in behaviour. Several instruments have been developed for assessment of Internet addiction. Internet Addiction Test (IAT) is the most widely used tool to assess internet addiction, but psychometric properties of the IAT have not yet been examined in the Indian adolescence. The aim was to examine the validity and reliability of the 20-item Internet Addiction Test in Indian School Students.\u0000Methodology: Seven hundred fifty-two students from a CBSE school of Raipur, India was randomly selected in our study. The reliability and validity of IAT was examined. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the structural validity of IAT.\u0000Results: It was found that the factor loading of the IAT varied between 0.40 and 0.82. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the scale was found to be 905. The total correlations were calculated and had a value range from 0.406 to 0.659 for the 20 items. The psychometric properties indicate that the factor loading reveal that the test revolve around six factors (Salience, Excessive Use, Neglected Work, Anticipation, Lack of Control, and Neglected Social Life). The Cronbach’s alpha is high for all the 6 components. IAT is a proper tool for evaluating internet addiction in Indian school students.\u0000Conclusions: The findings obtained in this study indicate that overall, IAT has adequate psychometric properties for the assessment of internet addiction in Indian school students.","PeriodicalId":430059,"journal":{"name":"National Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115006833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.55489/njcm.140820233143
Pattah Sugita, A. A. Arsin, I. Maria, H. Ishak, Aminuddin Syam, Sugita Pattah
Background: The M-KIA (Mobile-Tracking Immunization Target) has features aimed at reducing the number of DO (Drop Out) and LO (Left Out) children. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of using the M-KIA application in urban and rural areas. Method: We conducted a quasi-experiment with control group non-equivalent. The population were all parents with children aged 0-36 months who are DO or LO in the working area of the Bantaeng Public Health Center (PHC), while the number of samples is 226 people. The sampling technique was multistage random sampling. Data were analyzed by the Fisher exact test using STATA. Results: There is a significant relationship between the use of M-KIA on DO targets in rural areas (p = 0.000<0.05) and in urban areas (p = 0.002<0.05). On the LO target, the use of M-KIA showed a significant relationship in rural areas (p = 0.015 <0.05) while in urban areas the data was not significant (p = 0.612 <0.05). Conclusion: This study shows that the use of mhealth can reduce the number of DO and LO. Further research is recommended to be conducted to assess the level of usability to assess retention of use with users and admins.
{"title":"Effectiveness of Mhealth on Immunization Target Tracking Which Affects Drop Out and Left Out Numbers in Rural and Urban Areas at The Public Health Center Level, Indonesia","authors":"Pattah Sugita, A. A. Arsin, I. Maria, H. Ishak, Aminuddin Syam, Sugita Pattah","doi":"10.55489/njcm.140820233143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.140820233143","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The M-KIA (Mobile-Tracking Immunization Target) has features aimed at reducing the number of DO (Drop Out) and LO (Left Out) children. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of using the M-KIA application in urban and rural areas.\u0000Method: We conducted a quasi-experiment with control group non-equivalent. The population were all parents with children aged 0-36 months who are DO or LO in the working area of the Bantaeng Public Health Center (PHC), while the number of samples is 226 people. The sampling technique was multistage random sampling. Data were analyzed by the Fisher exact test using STATA.\u0000Results: There is a significant relationship between the use of M-KIA on DO targets in rural areas (p = 0.000<0.05) and in urban areas (p = 0.002<0.05). On the LO target, the use of M-KIA showed a significant relationship in rural areas (p = 0.015 <0.05) while in urban areas the data was not significant (p = 0.612 <0.05).\u0000Conclusion: This study shows that the use of mhealth can reduce the number of DO and LO. Further research is recommended to be conducted to assess the level of usability to assess retention of use with users and admins.","PeriodicalId":430059,"journal":{"name":"National Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129721724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-01DOI: 10.55489/njcm.140820233009
Aritraa Hazra, S. Majumdar, S. Mukherjee, Avijit Paul, N. Bhattacharyya
Introduction: Population aging globally impacts individuals, families, communities, and societies. Longer life spans result in an increasing elderly population, leading to the 21st century being known as the century of the elderly. Disability, stemming from health conditions and surroundings, presents challenges necessitating interventions against environmental and social barriers. This study aims to examine the correlation between disability and quality of life (QOL) among elderly individuals living in Kolkata slums. Methodology: The observational study focused on the 100 geriatric populations in Dhapa slums using systematic random sampling. Data was collected using the Lawton Brody IADL Scale, and QOL assessment using WHOQOL-BREF. Results: Majority of the participants were male (64%) and from the general caste (63%). Disability prevalence was 28%. Better QOL scores were observed in males, younger age groups, married individuals and non-diabetics. The physical health domain had the highest QOL score. Literate individuals and those without hypertension or diabetes had higher QOL. Conclusion: India's aging population poses challenges for society and the economy. The study identified factors impacting disability and QOL in the elderly. Improving psychological care, awareness of government schemes, education, and targeted policies can enhance elderly quality of life.
{"title":"Quality of Life Among Geriatric Population Living with Functional Disabilities in Urban Slum Dwellers of Kolkata, India","authors":"Aritraa Hazra, S. Majumdar, S. Mukherjee, Avijit Paul, N. Bhattacharyya","doi":"10.55489/njcm.140820233009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.140820233009","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Population aging globally impacts individuals, families, communities, and societies. Longer life spans result in an increasing elderly population, leading to the 21st century being known as the century of the elderly. Disability, stemming from health conditions and surroundings, presents challenges necessitating interventions against environmental and social barriers. This study aims to examine the correlation between disability and quality of life (QOL) among elderly individuals living in Kolkata slums.\u0000Methodology: The observational study focused on the 100 geriatric populations in Dhapa slums using systematic random sampling. Data was collected using the Lawton Brody IADL Scale, and QOL assessment using WHOQOL-BREF.\u0000Results: Majority of the participants were male (64%) and from the general caste (63%). Disability prevalence was 28%. Better QOL scores were observed in males, younger age groups, married individuals and non-diabetics. The physical health domain had the highest QOL score. Literate individuals and those without hypertension or diabetes had higher QOL.\u0000Conclusion: India's aging population poses challenges for society and the economy. The study identified factors impacting disability and QOL in the elderly. Improving psychological care, awareness of government schemes, education, and targeted policies can enhance elderly quality of life.","PeriodicalId":430059,"journal":{"name":"National Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"365 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123506932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.55489/njcm.140720232953
A. Salama
Over the past three decades, pediatric obesity prevalence has significantly increased globally. This obesity epidemic is thought to be the cause of the rising incidence of illnesses like type 2 diabetes in youngsters. Understanding the genetics and physiology of hunger control has advanced greatly, and as a result, the reasons for various unusual obesity diseases have been clarified. Children of thin parents may do better in weight control than children of obese parents. Adherence to exercise is likely to be a problem with obese children, and the choice or design of an exercise program should take these adherence problems into account. The nutritional adequacy of the child's diet should be evaluated both in terms of what the child is eating as well as in terms of the prescribed diet. We have learned almost little about how to prevent or reverse childhood obesity from these rare illnesses, though. Due to the modern sedentary lives of children, calorie intake and activity recommendations require re-evaluation and enhanced quantification at the population level. Given the growing understanding of the so-called energy gap, the current calorie recommendations for individual treatment may be too conservative. High-quality multicentre studies with long-term follow-ups are required despite improvements in the quality of research into prevention and therapy. During this time, efforts should be made to reduce intake and enhance energy expenditure through preventative and therapeutic measures. Increased efforts should be undertaken on all fronts to maintain this potentially promising trend in light of recent data that suggest that the spiralling rise in pediatric obesity prevalence may be slowing.
{"title":"Childhood Obesity: A Public Health Crisis","authors":"A. Salama","doi":"10.55489/njcm.140720232953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.140720232953","url":null,"abstract":"Over the past three decades, pediatric obesity prevalence has significantly increased globally. This obesity epidemic is thought to be the cause of the rising incidence of illnesses like type 2 diabetes in youngsters. Understanding the genetics and physiology of hunger control has advanced greatly, and as a result, the reasons for various unusual obesity diseases have been clarified. Children of thin parents may do better in weight control than children of obese parents. Adherence to exercise is likely to be a problem with obese children, and the choice or design of an exercise program should take these adherence problems into account. The nutritional adequacy of the child's diet should be evaluated both in terms of what the child is eating as well as in terms of the prescribed diet.\u0000We have learned almost little about how to prevent or reverse childhood obesity from these rare illnesses, though. Due to the modern sedentary lives of children, calorie intake and activity recommendations require re-evaluation and enhanced quantification at the population level. Given the growing understanding of the so-called energy gap, the current calorie recommendations for individual treatment may be too conservative. High-quality multicentre studies with long-term follow-ups are required despite improvements in the quality of research into prevention and therapy. During this time, efforts should be made to reduce intake and enhance energy expenditure through preventative and therapeutic measures. Increased efforts should be undertaken on all fronts to maintain this potentially promising trend in light of recent data that suggest that the spiralling rise in pediatric obesity prevalence may be slowing.","PeriodicalId":430059,"journal":{"name":"National Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121656991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.55489/njcm.140720232864
Sushmita Bhagavati, Deelip Natekar, Utalbasha N. Dhandargi
Background: Adolescence is the age of curiosity, experimentation and new roles. This is the age children start to explore the world and test everything around them. Substance abuse is an alarming problem among adolescents in India. The objective is to assess the prevalence, pattern and determinants of substance abuse among adolescents of Bagalkot. Methods: A cross sectional study with a sample of 384 adolescents, selected by disproportional stratified random sampling. WHO ASSIST was used to assess the prevalence and pattern of substance abuse. The data was entered in MS excel sheet and transferred to SPSS 18 for analysis. Results: the mean age of the sample was 16.4 ± 2.44 years. 71.9% were males and 28% were females. Among 384 adolescents 20.3% used to consume tobacco and 21.4% consumed alcohol, 2.6% consumed cannabis, 15.6% had consumed inhalants. Among Tobacco users 53.85% were 18 to19 years of age. Conclusion: The overall substance abuse among adolescents is about 21%. Age, Gender, and Peer pressure, increase the risk of substance abuse. The substance abuse prohibitor strategies must be strengthened to reduce the prevalence of substance abuse among adolescents.
{"title":"Prevalence, Pattern and Determinants of Substance Abuse Among Adolescents in Bagalkot, Karnataka, India","authors":"Sushmita Bhagavati, Deelip Natekar, Utalbasha N. Dhandargi","doi":"10.55489/njcm.140720232864","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.140720232864","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Adolescence is the age of curiosity, experimentation and new roles. This is the age children start to explore the world and test everything around them. Substance abuse is an alarming problem among adolescents in India. The objective is to assess the prevalence, pattern and determinants of substance abuse among adolescents of Bagalkot.\u0000Methods: A cross sectional study with a sample of 384 adolescents, selected by disproportional stratified random sampling. WHO ASSIST was used to assess the prevalence and pattern of substance abuse. The data was entered in MS excel sheet and transferred to SPSS 18 for analysis.\u0000Results: the mean age of the sample was 16.4 ± 2.44 years. 71.9% were males and 28% were females. Among 384 adolescents 20.3% used to consume tobacco and 21.4% consumed alcohol, 2.6% consumed cannabis, 15.6% had consumed inhalants. Among Tobacco users 53.85% were 18 to19 years of age.\u0000Conclusion: The overall substance abuse among adolescents is about 21%. Age, Gender, and Peer pressure, increase the risk of substance abuse. The substance abuse prohibitor strategies must be strengthened to reduce the prevalence of substance abuse among adolescents.","PeriodicalId":430059,"journal":{"name":"National Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125551111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.55489/njcm.140720233052
Anjul Agarwal, Nikhil Agrawal, N. Sharma, D. Shukla, Ajit Singh Rajput
Background: Nerve Conduction Velocities (NCVs) measures electrical changes and speed in the nerve. Objectives of this study were: to compare mean velocities, to find rank of importance of different velocities and to frame equation to classify severely acute malnourished (SAM) children with normal children. Material & Methods: Present case- control study was conducted on 50 SAM children and 50 normal children aged 6 months to 59 months. Independent t test and Discriminant analysis was performed. Standardized discriminant coefficient, canonical correlation and Wilks’ Lambda was calculated and p value was judges at 5% level of significance. Results: NCVs were observed significantly lower among the cases as compared with the controls. Sural Sensory Nerve Velocity holds first position followed by Sensory Nerve Velocity. So, in final discriminant model 3 variables i.e., Sural Sensory Nerve Velocity; Median Sensory Nerve Velocity; Tibial Motor Nerve Velocity were used and 42.1 % of the total variance in the discriminant scores not explained by differences among the groups by the three-variable model. Model is able to classify 82.5% cases correctly. Conclusion: Sural Sensory Nerve Velocity; Median Sensory Nerve Velocity; Tibial Motor Nerve Velocity were found as most important nerve conduction velocities with a good classification ability.
{"title":"Discriminative Ability of Electrophysiological Tests Such as Nerve Conduction Velocities for The Classification of Malnourished Children from Normal Children","authors":"Anjul Agarwal, Nikhil Agrawal, N. Sharma, D. Shukla, Ajit Singh Rajput","doi":"10.55489/njcm.140720233052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.140720233052","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Nerve Conduction Velocities (NCVs) measures electrical changes and speed in the nerve. Objectives of this study were: to compare mean velocities, to find rank of importance of different velocities and to frame equation to classify severely acute malnourished (SAM) children with normal children.\u0000Material & Methods: Present case- control study was conducted on 50 SAM children and 50 normal children aged 6 months to 59 months. Independent t test and Discriminant analysis was performed. Standardized discriminant coefficient, canonical correlation and Wilks’ Lambda was calculated and p value was judges at 5% level of significance.\u0000Results: NCVs were observed significantly lower among the cases as compared with the controls. Sural Sensory Nerve Velocity holds first position followed by Sensory Nerve Velocity. So, in final discriminant model 3 variables i.e., Sural Sensory Nerve Velocity; Median Sensory Nerve Velocity; Tibial Motor Nerve Velocity were used and 42.1 % of the total variance in the discriminant scores not explained by differences among the groups by the three-variable model. Model is able to classify 82.5% cases correctly.\u0000Conclusion: Sural Sensory Nerve Velocity; Median Sensory Nerve Velocity; Tibial Motor Nerve Velocity were found as most important nerve conduction velocities with a good classification ability.","PeriodicalId":430059,"journal":{"name":"National Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127310938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.55489/njcm.140720233083
Ilyas Ibrahim, Sahrir Sillehu
The high use of pesticides can cause environmental pollution, poisoning and accumulate in agricultural products, resulting in a negative impact on public health. Pesticides attack the nervous system, liver, immune system and balance hormonal disturbances that interfere with the growth and development of children. Children are a group at risk of exposure to pesticides because they participate in agricultural activities and live near agricultural areas. The purpose of this study was to analyse the history of exposure to pesticides with symptoms of poisoning in elementary school children in agricultural areas. This type of research is analytic observational with a case-control study design. The study involved 90 elementary school children who were taken using inclusion criteria based on their area of residence. There are 90 children living in agricultural areas. Collecting data using a questionnaire, observation and health examination. Data analysis used the Chi-square test to see the proportion and relationship of variables. The results showed that there was a relationship between children's involvement in cleaning vegetables (p=0.01; OR=3.89), tying vegetables (p=0.037; OR=4.74), and children's personal hygiene after playing (p=0.04; OR=3.06) which significantly increased risk of exposure to pesticides with symptoms of poisoning. Conclusion; There is a relationship between history of exposure to pesticides and symptoms of poisoning in children.
{"title":"History of Exposure to Pesticides With Symptoms of Poisoning in Children in Agricultural Areas; Case-Control Study In West Seram Regency","authors":"Ilyas Ibrahim, Sahrir Sillehu","doi":"10.55489/njcm.140720233083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.140720233083","url":null,"abstract":"The high use of pesticides can cause environmental pollution, poisoning and accumulate in agricultural products, resulting in a negative impact on public health. Pesticides attack the nervous system, liver, immune system and balance hormonal disturbances that interfere with the growth and development of children. Children are a group at risk of exposure to pesticides because they participate in agricultural activities and live near agricultural areas. The purpose of this study was to analyse the history of exposure to pesticides with symptoms of poisoning in elementary school children in agricultural areas. This type of research is analytic observational with a case-control study design. The study involved 90 elementary school children who were taken using inclusion criteria based on their area of residence. There are 90 children living in agricultural areas. Collecting data using a questionnaire, observation and health examination. Data analysis used the Chi-square test to see the proportion and relationship of variables. The results showed that there was a relationship between children's involvement in cleaning vegetables (p=0.01; OR=3.89), tying vegetables (p=0.037; OR=4.74), and children's personal hygiene after playing (p=0.04; OR=3.06) which significantly increased risk of exposure to pesticides with symptoms of poisoning. Conclusion; There is a relationship between history of exposure to pesticides and symptoms of poisoning in children.","PeriodicalId":430059,"journal":{"name":"National Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129805688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.55489/njcm.140720233147
P. Patel
{"title":"Embracing the Power of One Health Approach: From Silos to Synergy","authors":"P. Patel","doi":"10.55489/njcm.140720233147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.140720233147","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":430059,"journal":{"name":"National Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131285753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: Cervical cancer is the 4th most common cancer in the world caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). A preventive measure for cervical cancer is immunization with the HPV vaccine. Hence globally many clinical trials on HPV vaccines are being performed to prevent HPV infection. This bibliometric analysis is done to determine the trend of clinical trials on HPV vaccines worldwide over the years. Methodology: The articles on HPV vaccine clinical trials were extracted from the PubMed database (Mar 1999 – Sept 2022) and the bibliometric data analysis was done using Microsoft Excel. Result: We extracted 308 articles from the PubMed database and obtained 296 clinical trial articles after removing the non-relevant ones. The majority of the papers were published by institutions in the United States of America (USA) among 39 countries (n=112, 37.8%). Most publications were done by the National Cancer Institute of the USA among 188 institutions worldwide (n=19, 6.4%). The majority of articles were published by more than five authors. Lehtinen M from the Department of Infections and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center has done the most number of publications (n=7). More publications were from the Vaccine journal (n=38). The first three highly cited articles had more than 2000 citations. The years 2015 and 2019 had the highest number of publications (n=25). Conclusion: We can observe a gradual increase in clinical research on the HPV vaccine over the years that accounts for the reduction in cervical cancer cases.
{"title":"Bibliometric Analysis of The Scientific Literature on Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Clinical Trials: Analysis of PubMed Database","authors":"Sushmitha Mohana Murali, Karpagam Senthamarai, Kannan, Merrylda Claribel, Dr. Sushmitha Mohana Murali","doi":"10.55489/njcm.140720232951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.140720232951","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Cervical cancer is the 4th most common cancer in the world caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). A preventive measure for cervical cancer is immunization with the HPV vaccine. Hence globally many clinical trials on HPV vaccines are being performed to prevent HPV infection. This bibliometric analysis is done to determine the trend of clinical trials on HPV vaccines worldwide over the years.\u0000Methodology: The articles on HPV vaccine clinical trials were extracted from the PubMed database (Mar 1999 – Sept 2022) and the bibliometric data analysis was done using Microsoft Excel.\u0000Result: We extracted 308 articles from the PubMed database and obtained 296 clinical trial articles after removing the non-relevant ones. The majority of the papers were published by institutions in the United States of America (USA) among 39 countries (n=112, 37.8%). Most publications were done by the National Cancer Institute of the USA among 188 institutions worldwide (n=19, 6.4%). The majority of articles were published by more than five authors. Lehtinen M from the Department of Infections and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center has done the most number of publications (n=7). More publications were from the Vaccine journal (n=38). The first three highly cited articles had more than 2000 citations. The years 2015 and 2019 had the highest number of publications (n=25).\u0000Conclusion: We can observe a gradual increase in clinical research on the HPV vaccine over the years that accounts for the reduction in cervical cancer cases.","PeriodicalId":430059,"journal":{"name":"National Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"13 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132771528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-01DOI: 10.55489/njcm.140720232963
Yughdtheswari Muniandy, Chin Shu Xuan, Sumedha Singh, Rajkumar Krishnan Vasanthi, Vignesh Srinivasan, Priyadharshini Kumar, P. Suganthirababu
Background: The ability to maintain dynamic balance is crucial for carrying out daily tasks. The female body's balance may be impacted by a number of important factors, including the menstrual cycle. Due to changes in sex hormone levels during menstruation, postural control and muscular coordination may be affected. The aim of this study was to compare the dynamic balance among female university students during menstrual and non-menstrual period’s students. Methodology: A comparative study was conducted among female university students to compare the differences in dynamic balance between menstrual and non-menstrual periods. Using the purposive sampling method, a total of 45 university students were recruited. Data were gathered using a validated self-administered questionnaire, and the subjects' dynamic balance was assessed using the Y-balance test. Results: The results indicate that the reach distance (anterior, posteromedial, posterolateral) for right and left stance shows an improvement during non-menstrual period when compared during menstruation (p< 0.001). Conclusions: Regardless of the dominant or non-dominant leg, the dynamic balance of females is better during non-menstruation than it is during menstruation. While recommending exercises to females or while they engage in sports activities, these balance fluctuations in females must be taken into account to mitigate health risks.
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