BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to analyze the trends in the incidence rates of four major types of leukemia in the population of North Karnataka, which accounts for the 2.5% of the whole population of India. Due to the lack of any nationwide leukemia screening program, the majority of the people are not aware of the disease. Epidemiological study can play a vital role in understanding the...

BACKGROUND Emergency Neonatal Care (EmNC) is an important service for the health and survival of newborns. The objective of our study was to assess the availability of emergency neonatal care services in the north-eastern region of Karnataka state in India. METHODS We undertook a cross-sectional epidemiologic study in the year 2010. We assessed the provision of eight life-saving 'signal funct...

BACKGROUND Karnataka State continues to have the highest rates of maternal mortality in south India at 144/100,000 live births, but lower than the national estimates of 190-220/100,000 live births. Various barriers exist to timely and appropriate utilization of services during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. This study aimed to describe the patterns and determinants of routine and emergen...

A comparison of the TRMM satellite product and IMD rainfall gridded data is expressed by means indices for study drought variation in Tumakuru District Karnataka, India.

The current study was carried out to analyze the trend and forecast in area, production productivity of mango crop Karnataka. It determined by using secondary data for period 18 years (2000-01 2017-18) collected from Directorate Economics Statistics, To estimate its next 5 years, up 2022-23, linear, quadratic, exponential, logistic Gompertz models were fitted best-fitted model selected based on...

Screening women for syphilis during pregnancy and providing proper treatment are the cornerstones of congenital syphilis prevention. During 2008-2011, 6,221 pregnant women were screened for syphilis using the Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) and Treponema Pallidum Hemagglutination (TPHA) tests at R.L. Jalappa Hospital, Kolar, Karnataka, India. The seroprevalence of syphilis during pregnancy ranged fro...

BACKGROUND Prevalence of tobacco use among adolescents in India is very high. Despite many epidemiological studies exploring tobacco use among youth, there is no published data on adolescents' perceptions about smokers in Indian society and its implications on tobacco control. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted using a stratified random sampling with probability proportional to sch...

Introduction Skilled birth attendance (SBA) refers to the care provided to a woman and her newborn during pregnancy, childbirth and immediately after birth by an accredited and competent health care provider who has at her/his disposal the necessary equipment and the support of a functioning health system, including transport and referral facilities for emergency obstetric care. The skilled att...

OBJECTIVE To asses the prevailing breastfeeding and infant feeding practices in rural areas. DESIGN Stratified sampling method in a community based study. SUBJECTS 1050 infants from 0-24 months of age. RESULTS The timely first suckling rate was 0.3%. All the infants received prelacteal feeds. Colostrum was rejected by 29% of mothers. Delayed initiation of breastfeeding was common; 35% of ...

We investigated a Kyasanur Forest disease outbreak in Karnataka, India during December 2013-April 2014. Surveillance and retrospective study indicated low vaccine coverage, low vaccine effectiveness, and spread of disease to areas beyond those selected for vaccination and to age groups not targeted for vaccination. To control disease, vaccination strategies need to be reviewed.