scholarly journals Health Status of Tribals at Kallakinaru, Kodaikanal Hills, Tamil Nadu

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 286-288
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Heart Diseases ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
The People

Development of health and longevity of people is equally important as the economic and social development of the people in a country. Prosperity and productivity of a nation depend upon the quality of population which in turn is determined by the education and health status of the people. Technological advancement and scientific development indicate the development of education, but the health condition of the people is not up to the mark as we compare with the scientific advancement. It is a fact that most of the people are suffering from non-communicable diseases such as blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, kidney, lung and heart diseases. Most of the deaths are also take place due to non-communicable diseases. Therefore, the authors made an attempt to examine the health status of kallakinaru tribals at kodaikanal hills, Tamilnadu. It is vivid that most of the people in the village are suffering from many human ailments due to illiteracy and inadequate income.

scholarly journals Awareness of Rural People about Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
Md Entekhab Ul Alam ◽  
Md Nurul Amin ◽  
Md Jawadul Haque ◽  
Farzana Hasan ◽  
Milon Kumar Haldar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Salt Intake ◽  
Heart Diseases ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Ischemic Heart ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Ischemic Heart Diseases ◽  
The People ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Background & Objective: Non-communicable diseases, particularly diabetes, hypertension and ischemic heart diseases have created an epidemic situation worldwide. Bangladesh is also in the grip of the menace. The only way to get rid of the menace is prevention of these diseases which demands awareness against the diseases. This study was undertaken to assess the level of knowledge of adult people of Puthia Upazila regarding prevention of the seclected non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Methods: The study was carried out in the Department of Community Medicine Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi over a period of 2 months from April 2018 to May 2018. All adult people (18 years onwards) residing in the rural area of Puthia Upazila were the respondents (study population) in this study. The survey invited the adult individuals to participate in the study. A total of 1001 individuals voluntarily responded to participate in the study. Of them 648(64.7%) were free from the NCDs and were interviewed to assess their level of knowledge on prevention of selected NCDs. A self-administered questionnaire containing the variables of interest for evaluating knowledge was used. Result: Two-thirds (68.2%) of the respondents were 30–50 years old with mean age of the respondents being 44.3(range: 25-90) years. Males outnumbered females by 11:9. Over half (54%) informed that they had little knowledge and 10.7% were familiar with the NCDs. Around half held the view that diabetes, hypertension, ischemic heart diseases and stroke were NCDs/chronic diseases. Approximately 70% told that the NCDs were on a rising trend. Regarding causes of chronic diseases, the respondents told excess intake of fat and sedentary life-style (67.9%), intake of excess CHO (54.2%), indulgence in smoking (68.2%), less intake of vegetables and fruits (57.4%), excess or additional salt intake (50.5%) and family history of NCD (44.1%). Regarding prevention of NCDs, around 70% were in favor of adopting healthy dietary behaviour and avoiding too much fatty food, followed by regular exercise (71.2%), avoiding or giving up smoking (70.8%) and avoiding or giving up taking extra salt (57.9%). Conclusion: The study concluded that the people of Puthia Upazilla are aware more or less about the selected NCDs (diabetes, hypertension, ischemic heart diseases and stroke). They are also aware that these diseases are increasing. Around two-thirds of the people are aware about the risk factors of these non-communicable diseases and the ways to prevent them. Ibrahim Card Med J 2020; 10 (1&2): 27-32

scholarly journals Experience of a health day at the university of Namibia: A community service

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
J.M. Kloppers ◽  
L.N. Nelumbu ◽  
T. Nauiseb ◽  
P. Angula. M.B. Tibinyane ◽  
N.G. Sumpi
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Health Education ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
Heart Diseases ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
World Health ◽  
High Blood Glucose ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
The People

<p>The School of Nursing and Public Health conducted an annual health day at the main campus in Windhoek. The clinic on campus was not operational, at this time. This service is much appreciated by students and staff. The Community Health Nursing lecturers and second year diploma students participated in the Health day. The services that were rendered included blood pressure; weight and height and body mass index; blood-glucose test; eye test; neck massage. Health education on HIV/AIDS and cancer prevention was given to those who took part. The health day targeted non-communicable diseases (NCD) in order to promote prevention strategies. NCD is a medical condition or disease that can be defined as non-infectious and non-transmissible among people. It is further described as chronic diseases which last for long periods of time and progress slowly. Sometimes, NCDs result in rapid deaths as seen in certain types of diseases such as autoimmune diseases, heart diseases, stroke, most cancers, asthma, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and many more (World Health Organization (WHO).</p><p><strong>Aim:</strong> The health day was done to promote and to provide necessary information and to raise awareness to students and staff on their health and on how to prevent non –communicable diseases.</p><p><strong>Method:</strong> No actual research was done.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Data analysis was done based on the findings from the users of the service. The total number of the people who used the blood pressure service were 161. Of which 38 were found to have high blood pressure while 10 were found with low blood pressure and were advised to visit the hospital or clinic and 113 had normal blood pressure. Many people, who were detected with high blood pressure, or hypertension, had no idea of having it. The people who came for weight were 130 out of which 63 had normal weight, 32 were overweight, 16 were obese, and 15 were underweight. Health education was given on nutrition, specifically on balance diet. 20 people were found with high blood-glucose level ranging between 7-21.8 mml. Total number of people who attend eye test were 63 of which 4 had poor vision and were referred to eye clinic. Neck massage attracted many people, and they enjoyed it.</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The results of health day indicated the need of such services in order to detect abnormalities and to improve the knowledge and understanding of the community members on non-communicable diseases and how to prevent them.</p>

Health and Physical Activity in Urban Neighbourhoods. Case Study: Shah Alam City, Selangor, Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Oliver Hoon Leh Ling ◽  
Siti Nur Afiqah Mohamed Musthafa ◽  
Muhammad Solahuddin Hamzah ◽  
Marlyana Azyyati Marzukhi ◽  
Nurul Ashikin Mabahwi
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Neighbourhood Environment ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods

Environmental health is referring to the health of people in relation to environmental quality. Due to rapid urbanisation, more people are living in urban neighbourhoods. Urban planning and design aspects including the neighbourhood environment are potentially affecting the human healthy lifestyle and health condition. Thus, the relationship between Malaysian neighbourhood environmental aspects and human health has become the concern of this research. One of the neighbourhood units in Shah Alam city had been chosen as the study area for this purpose. Questionnaire survey had been carried out to examine the health condition and physical activeness of residents. Besides, the perception of residents on the quality of neighbourhood environmental aspects also had been collected in the questionnaire survey. The health condition of residents was measured by non-communicable diseases (NCD) and the physical activeness was measured in duration as well as the frequency of physical exercise activities. The study found that the quality of neighbourhood environmental aspects significantly increased the physical activeness of respondents. The physical activeness was positively associated with human health as measured in NCD (heart diseases and high blood pressure, HBP). It shows that neighbourhood environmental (physical and social) aspects are potentially affecting the healthy life of people living in the neighbourhood.Keywords: Healthy life, Neighbourhood environment, Non-communicable diseases (NCD), Physical activeness, Quality.

scholarly journals Association between non-communicable diseases and satisfaction with healthcare and self-rated health: experiences from post-conflict communities

2020 ◽  
pp. 86-86
Author(s):  
Jovana Milosevic ◽  
Marija Milic ◽  
Momcilo Mirkovic ◽  
Nenad Milosevic ◽  
Tatjana Novakovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Waiting Time ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Multinomial Regression ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Post Conflict

Introduction/Objective. Estimating the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD), multimorbidities, and their association with self-rated health as well as satisfaction with healthcare. Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted among ethnic Serb communities at Kosovo and Metohija during 2015?2016. Data of sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics, self-rated health status and satisfaction with healthcare was obtained through a survey which included 1 067 adults, 535 of whom reported presence of non-communicable disease. Multinomial regression was performed to analysis factors associated with self-rated health and self-rated satisfaction with the healthcare. Results. Presence of one NCD was reported by 50.1% respondents, whereas 23.1% of the respondents reported multimorbidity. While self-reported NCD presence was negatively associated with self-rated health (p: 0.001-0.016), no association between NCDs and satisfaction with healthcare was observed (p: 0.178-0.974). Being single (p: 0.011-0.017), lower educational level (p: 0.031-0.047), regular breakfast (p = 0.032), frequent vegetable intake (p: 0.009-0.029), no alcohol use (p = 0.010), shorter waiting time (p: 0.001-0.004) and sufficient finance for dental care (p = 0.021) were factors statistically significantly correlated with greater satisfaction with the healthcare. Conclusion. Presence of non-communicable diseases was negatively associated with self-rated health status, while shorter waiting time and adequate finances were associated with higher level of satisfaction with the healthcare. The results of our study could be of the importance for policy makers in creating the more effective healthcare service in unstable political and security situations.

scholarly journals Availability and Utilization of Primary Healthcare Centre in Thanjavur District, Tamilnadu

2019 ◽  
pp. 288-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Sudharsan ◽  
V. Saravanabavan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Public Health Facilities ◽  
The People ◽  
Primary Healthcare Centre

Health is a common theme in most cultures. Among the definitions still used, probably the oldest is that health is not the absence of disease. Contemporary developments in social sciences reveal that health is not only a biomedical phenomenon, but one which is influenced by social, psychological, cultural, economic and political factors of the people concerned. Thanjavur District lies on the east of Tamil Nadu. It is situated between 90 50’and 110 25’ of the northern latitude and between 780 45’and 790 25’ of the eastern longitude. It extends to an area of 3411 sq. kms. Our sample in Thanjavur, we found more people depending upon the public health facilities than on the private health facilities. Almost 74% people went to public health facilities and only 26% went to the private health facilities. The health status of various blocks of the district in relation to other blocks with reference to socio-economic living, environment, family structure and health care utilization but also emphasized the intra regional variation that exists among different bocks in the health status of the population.

scholarly journals Health of refugees and migrants from former Soviet Union countries in the Russian Federation: a narrative review

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataliia Bakunina ◽  
Artyom Gil ◽  
Vitaly Polushkin ◽  
Boris Sergeev ◽  
Margarita Flores ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Soviet Union ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Former Soviet Union ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
The Russian Federation

Abstract This narrative review was conducted to synthesize and summarize available up-to-date evidence on current health status, including both non-communicable diseases and infectious diseases, of migrants and refugees from the former Soviet Union countries in the Russian Federation. Epidemiological and sociological studies with one or more determinants of the health, as well as relevant qualitative studies characterizing risk factors, well-being indicators, and lifestyles of migrants and refugees from the former Soviet Union countries in Russia published from 2004 to 2019 in Russian and English languages were included in the review. Despite significant limitations of the available research literature in the field, some patterns in migrants’ health in Russia and issues that need to be addressed were identified. In particular, the syndemic epidemics of communicable and non-communicable diseases, additively increasing negative health consequences, including cardiovascular diseases and chronic digestive system diseases, high rates of sexually transmitted infections and HIV, respiratory diseases and a growing percentage of new tuberculosis cases among migrants from the former Soviet Union countries are all of great concern. Possibly, the burden of these co-occurring morbidities is linked to commonly reported issues among this population group, such as poor nutrition and living conditions, high prevalence of unskilled manual labour, non-compliance with sanitary norms, lack of basic vaccinations, lack of basic knowledge about safe sexual practices and risky sexual behaviour, low healthcare seeking behaviour and limited access to health care. Importantly, these findings may urge the government to increase efforts and promote international collaboration in combating the threat of infectious diseases. Additionally, it was found that migrants had higher levels of anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder, and those who stayed in the receiving country 5 years or more had a higher level of somatic pathology than those whose stay was less than 5 years. In order to ensure an adequate health system response and fulfil the main Universal Health Coverage principle of “leaving no one behind”, a robust monitoring system of the health status of refugees and migrants and an integrated legal framework for the standardized and more inclusive routine care for this population in Russia is urgently needed.

scholarly journals A feasibility study of cell phone and landline phone interviews for monitoring of risk and protection factors for chronic diseases in Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erly Catarina Moura ◽  
Rafael Moreira Claro ◽  
Regina Bernal ◽  
Juliano Ribeiro ◽  
Deborah Carvalho Malta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Complementary Method ◽  
Adult Cell ◽  
Interview System ◽  
Low Educated

The study objective was to evaluate the feasibility of interviews by cell phone as a complement to interviews by landline to estimate risk and protection factors for chronic non-communicable diseases. Adult cell phone users were evaluated by random digit dialing. Questions asked were: age, sex, education, race, marital status, ownership of landline and cell phones, health condition, weight and height, medical diagnosis of hypertension and diabetes, physical activity, diet, binge drinking and smoking. The estimates were calculated using post-stratification weights. The cell phone interview system showed a reduced capacity to reach elderly and low educated populations. The estimates of the risk and protection factors for chronic non-communicable diseases in cell phone interviews were equal to the estimates obtained by landline phone. Eligibility, success and refusal rates using the cell phone system were lower than those of the landline system, but loss and cost were much higher, suggesting it is unsatisfactory as a complementary method in such a context.

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