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Understanding Healthcare Workers Self-Reported Practices, Knowledge and Attitude about Hand Hygiene in a Medical Setting in Rural India
Posted in Practice Management, Practice Management Featured 2
Also tagged hand hygiene, hand washing
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Use of Electronic Loggers to Measure Changes in the Rates of Hand Washing with Soap in Low-Income Urban Households in India
There is considerable evidence that hand washing with soap (HWWS) can reduce the incidence of diarrhoeal disease and respiratory infections. However, globally, rates of HWWS remain low and there is a pressing need to…
Read more »Oral cholera vaccine Shanchol is a low-cost option in India
Download the free patient handout PDF near the end of this article! Shanchol, an Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) that is devoid of subunit B, was recently licensed in India in 2009 and WHO-prequalified in 2011. Shanchol, India’s first OCV, is produced by Shantha Biotechnics, and as of May 2012, it…
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Posted in Infectious Disease
Also tagged cholera, diarrhea, oral cholera vaccine, sanitation, vaccine
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Changing diet and better hygiene in India may be factors in the increase in Crohn’s disease
There is a worldwide increase in Crohn’s disease (CD), with an increasing number of cases in the developing world. India, undergoing rapid industrialization, is experiencing changes in diet and hygiene—and these changes are accompanied by an increase in CD. A recent hospital-based study tested the hypothesis that lifestyle and hygiene-related…
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Posted in Primary Care
Also tagged bowel inflammation, CD, crohn’s disease, gastroenterology, internal medicine, intestinal microbiota, nutrition, primary care
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An update on the current and future management of rotavirus in India
More than 110 million children in India aged younger than 5 years have diarrhea, with an average of 3.2 episodes a year. It’s estimated that 7% to 8% of community-based episodes are due to rotavirus—a total of 25 million to 28 million episodes in young children a year, according to…
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Posted in Infectious Disease, Pediatrics
Also tagged diarrhea, immunization, infectious disease, pediatric diarrhea, pediatric immunization, pediatric infectious disease, pediatric vaccination, pediatrics, rotavirus, rotavirus vaccine, sanitation, vaccination, zinc
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Ways to prevent puerperal sepsis and reduce maternal mortality rates even in low-resource settings
Along with hemorrhage and hypertension, infection remains one of the most common causes of maternal mortality in developing nations (see related article Practical Advice on Preventing Maternal Death Due to Postpartum Hemorrhage on preventing maternal death due to post-partum hemorrhage). Puerperal sepsis, defined as an infection of the genital tract…
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Posted in Ob/Gyn, Primary Care
Also tagged aseptic practices, genital tract infection, infection control, maternal mortality, maternal sepsis, ob/gyn, obstetrics, preventable maternal mortality, puerperal sepsis, sepsis
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From Menarche to Menopause: A Population-Based Assessment of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Risk Factors for Reproductive Tract Infection Symptoms Over Life Stages in Rural Girls and Women in India
Girls and women experience greater challenges than boys and men in safely accessing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) resources, including social and sexual violence, while seeking locations to address bodily needs…
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