scholarly journals Hazardous use of alcohol among men in the tribal population of Jawadhi Hills, Tamil Nadu: Nature, prevalence, and risk factors

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 481
Author(s):  
Anuradha Rose ◽  
VenkatRaghava Mohan ◽  
Amala Vinodh ◽  
SamMarconi David ◽  
Kuryan George ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Tribal Population ◽  
Hazardous Use

scholarly journals PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS IN IRULA TRIBAL POPULATION

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramya Dinesh ◽  
Ramalakshmi S
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Tribal Population ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Major Health Problem ◽  
B Virus

 Objective: The study is to analyze the prevalence of infections caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV), and to analyze of risk factors for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) transmission among the Irula tribes of Tamil Nadu.Methods: Serum samples were collected from 350 participants of Irula tribes from 15 different locations of Tamil Nadu. All serum samples were tested for serological markers of HBV (HBsAg) by 3rd generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit, and the data were subjected to analyze using SPSS (version 17.0) and Chi-square test to determine the risk factors of HBV among Irula tribes.Results: In the study, HBsAg positivity was observed in a higher percentage in males 10 (8.47%) than females 9 (3.54%) and their all age groups indicate the high prevalence of HBV infection in Irula tribes. Analysis of risk factors showed that jaundice in family (JF), tattooing, series of injection, sexual promiscuity, and surgery with blood transfusion plays a major role in transmission in spread of HBV.Conclusion: Hepatitis B is a major health problem in Irula tribes and needs to design intervention strategies among Irula tribal population.

Distribution of Sickle Cell Disease Among Tribal Population of Nilgiri District of Tamil Nadu

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (11) ◽  
pp. 243-247
Author(s):  
Brindha B Brindha B ◽  
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Vidyalakshmi R Vidyalakshmi R ◽  
Prashanthi Devi M Prashanthi Devi M
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Tribal Population ◽  
Cell Disease

Seroprevalence of certain bacterial and viral infections among the Irula tribal population of Marakkanam, Tamil Nadu state, India

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (02) ◽  
pp. 185-191
Author(s):  
Ashok Gnanasekaran ◽  
Rajendran Paramasivam ◽  
Kannan Mohan ◽  
Joseph Christian Daniel ◽  
Karthikeyan Murugasan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Viral Infections ◽  
Tribal Population ◽  
Tamil Nadu State

Store brand and perceived risk on private label brand attitude

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.K.M. Manikandan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Private Label ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to find the influence of retailer equity and perceived risk on attitudes toward private label brand (PLB) grocery products. Design/methodology/approach Retailer equity includes four variables: retailer awareness, retailer association, retailer perceived quality and retailer loyalty. The perceived risk factors include functional risk, financial risk and social risk. The attitude toward PLBs was taken as the dependent variable. The study was carried out by using a standardized questionnaire for all three constructs. The convenience sampling method was adopted to carry out data collection from customers of organized retail stores in the city of Coimbatore, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The relationship between the three variables was studied with structural equation modeling using IBM SPSS Amos software. Findings The study revealed that excluding the Financial Risk and the Social Risk, functional risk alone has significant influence over the PLB Attitude. The Retailer Equity variables, retailer perceived quality and retailer loyalty have positive influence on the PLB Attitude, while the other two variables do not show any influence. Retailer Awareness shows a negative influence over the social risk. Retailer Association does not show any influence on any of the three risk factors. Retailer perceived quality shows negative influence over the functional risk while retailer loyalty negatively influences social risk. Research limitations/implications The research study was carried out in cities that are populous in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. All the respondents came from three cities in Tamil Nadu, namely, Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Madurai. Hence, extending the findings of the study to other countries where organized retail penetration is deeper may be attempted with caution. Practical implications The study will offer managers in the retail industry some understanding of the risk-relieving factors in operation when buying grocery goods. Originality/value The research paper contributes to the literature concerning the role played by retailer equity and perceived risk factors on attitudes toward PLBs.

scholarly journals Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections at a tertiary hospital in Tamil Nadu

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 3573
Author(s):  
Durga K. ◽  
Karthika K.
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Good Evidence ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Asymptomatic Group ◽  
Major Health Problem ◽  
Sexually Transmitted

Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) present a huge burden of disease and adversely affect the reproductive health of people. The disease prevalence is about 6% in India. This study is done to determine the prevalence of STIs in women of reproductive age (15-49yrs) attending gynaec outpatient block at Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chennai and to identify the risk factors.Methods: It is a prospective analytical study conducted at IOG from Febraury 2010 to January 2011 where 1000 women of reproductive age attending gynec op were included of which 500 women were asymptomatic and 500 women were symptomatic for STIs. A well-structured proforma was prepared for selection of women, history, examination, investigations and treatment. Asymptomatic women were also screened and treated. Partners were also screened and treated. Depending upon the statistical data, the risk factors were identified and analysed.Results: Overall prevalence of STI was 27.2% of which 22.5% was in symptomatic group and 4.7% in asymptomatic group. Bacterial vaginosis was the commonest STI. The important risk factors identified were age group between 26-30 years, high risk sexual behaviours, poor socioeconomic factors, poor menstrual hygiene and lack of contraception.Conclusions: STIs cause major health problem and it is important to diagnose and treat them at the earliest. The importance of STIs has been more widely recognised since the advent of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and there is good evidence that their control can reduce HIV transmission. Women diagnosed with one STI should be screened for other STI due to coexistant infections. Screening and treatment of partners and follow-up tests of cure should be performed wherever possible.

scholarly journals Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in rural South India: cohort study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. e029759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prabhdeep Kaur ◽  
Sudha Ramachandra Rao ◽  
Ramachandran Venkatachalam ◽  
Boopathi Kangusamy ◽  
Ezhil Radhakrishnan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Central Obesity ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
South India ◽  
Population Attributable Fraction ◽  
Cerebrovascular Event ◽  
Cvd Risk

Background and objectivesCardiovascular diseases (CVD) accounted for one-third of the deaths in India. We conducted a cohort study to estimate the incidence of CVD and the association of established risk factors with the incident CVD in a rural population in South India.Design, setting and participantsWe conducted a community-based cohort study among 6026 adults aged 25–64 years in five villages in Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. We did baseline (2005–2007) and two follow-up surveys in 2008–2009 and 2013–2015. Risk factors studied were tobacco, alcohol, hypertension, self-reported diabetes and central obesity.Outcome measuresOutcome measures were fatal or non-fatal ischaemic heart disease or cerebrovascular event. We estimated HRs for the risk factors and population attributable fraction (PAF).ResultsWe followed up 5641 (94.4%) subjects, and follow-up duration was 33 371 person years. The overall incidence of cardiovascular event or death was 4.6 per 1000 person years. Current smoking (HR 1.6, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.6) and hypertension (HR 2.2, 95% CI 1.5 to 3.4) were the risk factors among men and accounted for 47% of the PAF. Among women, hypertension (HR 1.8, 95% CI 1.0 to 3.4), self-reported diabetes (HR 4.3, 95% CI 2.2 to 8.1) and central obesity (HR 2.2, 95% CI 1.2 to 4.0) were associated with CVD and accounted for more than half of the PAF.ConclusionsWe described the high burden of fatal CVD and identified the role of CVD risk factors such as hypertension, self-reported diabetes, smoking and central obesity. There is an urgent need to implement low-cost interventions such as smoking cessation and treat hypertension and diabetes in primary care settings.

ABO and Rh (D) Blood Group Polymorphms in Soliga Tribal Population of Tamil Nadu, India

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 18-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Nandakumar ◽  
P. Raghu ◽  
A. Deva ◽  
K. Prabhakaran
Keyword(s):  
Blood Group ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Tribal Population
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