BACKGROUND Within India, inter-regional disparities in burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) are expected because of varying lifestyles and demographic patterns. Hence, to estimate the prevalence of DM and impaired fasting glycaemia (IFG), and to explore the predictors of DM, a study was conducted in rural Kerala. METHODS In 2007, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1990 adults (wo...

Two new species, Ooencyrtus alrake Hayat, sp. nov. and Syrphophagus wayanadensis Hayat, sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Encyrtidae), are described from material collected in Kerala State (India) from Trioza jambolanae Crawford (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Triozidae), a leaf gall-inducer on species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae). Two species, Psyllaephagus garuga S. Singh and P. phacopteron S. Singh, b...

Kerala state at the Southern tip of India leads the country in many parameters of human development. Kerala is densely populated and is an almost continuous corridor of towns and villages. Arrikode is a small village in the Malapurram district of Kerala state. Malapurram is populated mainly by Muslims. The village is situated at the district boundary with neighbouring Kozhikode. After finishing...

Social media has become an integral part of modern society, with people all ages using various platforms to connect, share information, and stay up-to-date on current events. However, there been a recent trend increased Facebook usage among older adults, which raised concerns about social dependency. The study explores the trends in dependency intensity adults Kerala. present employed quantitat...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Despite the central role of cognition for mental disorders most studies have been conducted in western countries. Similar research from other parts of the world, particularly India, is very limited. As a first step in closing this gap this cross-cultural comparability study of the South Texas Assessment of Neurocognition (STAN) battery was conducted between USA and India...

The unanticipated lockdown following the COVID-19 has had a significant impact in the field of rehabilitation compelling the professionals to switch to tele-mode in order to continue service without interruption. The aim of this article is to highlight the steps taken to overcome the various challenges encountered and to strengthen the opportunities in telerehabilitation services at a tertiary ...

Kerala is well-known globally for the unprecedented fertility transition in the Indian subcontinent towards the end of the last century. The state has already reached below-replacement fertility level in the 1990s while the rest of India was experiencing high or mid-level fertility. With this backdrop, an attempt was made in this paper (a) to explore the plausible factors associated with sub-re...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Morbidity is self reported at a higher rate among the rich than the poor. However, objective measures suggest the contrary. We examined the role of epidemiological transition in wealth related inequalities in self-reported morbidity (SRM). METHODS We analyzed data of two States, Bihar and Kerala, from 60 [th] Round of National Sample Survey (NSS). Bivariate analysis wa...

SAMUDRA RepoRt No. 72 The marine fishery of the Kerala state in India is globally wellknown for its high productivity, species diversity, skilled fishers and also, importantly, for sustaining a vibrant small-scale fishery on its once-sandy beaches. Kerala’s fishery has been a trendsetter. It hosted the world’s first development project in 1952 when Norway, India and the United Nations (UN) came...

Endomyocardial fibrosis is a fatal disease of obscure aetiology which is notably prevalent in Uganda, Brazil, Kerala State in India, and certain other parts of the world. The main disability in the disease results from fibrotic obliteration of ventricular chambers and insufficiency of the mitral and tricuspid valves. The poor response to medical treatment and the bleak prognosis of the patients...