This study was conducted to assess the magnitude and pattern of sexual abuse among male inmates of an observation home in Delhi. A total of 189 boys aged 6 to 18 years were assessed for sexual abuse using Finkelhors scale and Child Maltreatment History Self-Report followed by clinical examination using American Medical Associations guidelines. Majority of boys were runaways and 38.1 percent had...

In this article, we investigated the current practice for treatment of schizophrenia. According to our data, physicians consider one-product regimens 53 percent of the time. Two-product regimens are considered 29 percent of the time, and regimens of three or more products are considered 18 percent of the time. At the point of the patient visit, antipsychotic medications comprise 97 percent of t...

 The 2013 EBRI/Greenwald & Associates Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey (CEHCS) finds continued slow growth in consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs): 9.7 percent of the population was enrolled in a CDHP, up from 9.6 percent in 2012, while enrollment in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) increased from 16 percent in 2012 to 18 percent in 2013. Overall, 26.1 million individuals with pri...

Dental professionals may be exposed to bloodborne pathogens in their work, and dental students may be a particularly vulnerable group. Fear of exposure has also been linked to discriminatory practices. A cross-sectional survey of dental students was conducted at one U.S. dental school to assess their knowledge about the transmission of bloodborne pathogens and management of exposures; the frequ...

Abstract This study examines the rates and risk factors of resident-to-resident aggression in long term care facilities Hong Kong. A total 800 personal worker participated. Participants averaged 42.03 years age (SD=7.63), were mostly female (92.7%), married (79.1%) reported an average 6.28 experience care. 96.9 percent participants provided to residents with dementia but 58.9% considered traini...

Objective: We aimed to determine the effectiveness of team-based reporting, systems analysis, and redesign to address medical errors in pediatric ambulatory care. Methods: Voluntary, anonymous, nonpunitive reporting, paired with a team-based system analysis and change implementation, was established in an outpatient pediatric department of an urban teaching hospital. Results: In the first year,...