OBJECTIVES Characterise the demographics, management and outcomes of obstetric patients transported by emergency medical services (EMS). DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING Five Indian states using a centralised EMS agency that transported 3.1 million pregnant women in 2014. PARTICIPANTS This study enrolled a convenience sample of 1684 women in third trimester of pregnancy cal...

BACKGROUND The tribal population of Telangana, India, lives in remote and difficult conditions. This study was carried out to find out estimate, the prevalence and progression of disability in elderly population among tribals of Khammam District, Telangana state, India. METHODS A population based cross sectional survey was conducted in villages of Tribal Sub Plan area. Elderly people who are ...

OBJECTIVES Disparities exist for breast and cervical cancer screening among racial/ ethnic groups and low-income women. This study determines racial/ethnic variation in: 1) staging readiness for mammography, Pap smears, and clinical breast exam (CBE); 2) identifying patterns of adherence; and 3) determining sociodemographics associated with compliance with all three exams. DESIGN Cross-sectio...

ethnic minorities and women. The high representation of ethnic minorities, and specifically those of Asian origin, indicates high academic achievement by them. It probably indicates that many of the most able school pupils from these ethnic groups, and perhaps particularly women, choose medicine as a career. The reasons for the substantial under-representation of white men merit further study. ...

Background: The foetal brain development can be influenced by thyroid gland functioning. Sub normal function of thyroid gland in first trimester of pregnancy leads to miscarriages, stillborn and anomalies of central nervous system in foetus. The environmental factors that will effect thyroid gland functioning are deficit soil iodine, high fluoridation of water and low dietary iodine intake. Ray...

colonial times_ Atthough there are great inter-tribal variations in SGT, the HbS gene has been reported from nearly all subSaharan African countries including the neighbouring ocean islands, except the mainly Cushite Ethiopia and Somalia.io'o Recent studies have shown the gene to be present in tribes in which it was originally found to be absent 30 years ago." This type of change in the HbS spr...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Despite various efforts by the Government of India, utilization of antenatal care (ANC) services continues to be low among women from rural areas particularly those belonging to the Scheduled Tribes. The present study was undertaken to examine the factors associated with the utilization of ANC services among women in four States including Rajasthan, Odisha, Chhattisgarh ...

BACKGROUND The Ceremony of Research Project was implemented to strengthen tribal communities' ability to harmonize Western research processes with Indigenous ways of knowing. METHODS Focus groups were conducted with tribal members to understand Indigenous processes, beliefs, and practices necessary to promote positive research experiences with tribal communities. RESULTS Findings address ti...

OBJECTIVE To use newly available self-assigned ethnicity information to investigate variation in breast cancer screening uptake for women from the 16 specific ethnic groups within the broad Asian, Black and White groups that previous studies report. SETTING National cancer screening programme services within London. PARTICIPANTS 655,516 female residents aged 50-69, invited for screening bet...