BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Stroke is an important cause of death and disability worldwide. However, information on stroke deaths in rural India is scarce. To measure the mortality burden of stroke, we conducted a community-based study in a rural area of Gadchiroli, one of the most backward districts of India. METHODS We prospectively collected information on all deaths from April 2011 to March 20...

INTRODUCTION Despite a widespread public health system, the private healthcare sector is the major provider of health care in rural India. This study describes the profile and medical practices of private rural health providers (PRHPs) in rural Haryana, India. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among PRHPs practicing in the villages of Comprehensive Rural Health Services Project (C...

Health care is one of the greatest concerns in India. While, those living in cities and big towns have access to high end health services, the millions of people living in rural India, particularly in the remote parts of the country face problems of inadequate facilities and poor access to healthcare. Many experts, including researchers, policy makers and practitioners identified that, there is...

Despite 67% of HIV infected people in India are rural residents, the epidemiology of HIV in rural areas is not well known. This is an observational cohort study of 11,040 HIV infected people living in a rural district of India. The prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and syphilis of HIV infected patients were compared to the seroprevalence in 16,641 blood donors from the same area. The age o...

The paper presents a brief description of the practical research approaches adopted for technology diffusion in the rural markets. Research also highlights an evolution in rural regions’ socio-economic and technological culture due to the introduction of technology. Based on this viewpoint, adaptation of a user-centred approach to introduce information technology to rural regions is discussed. ...

D iabetes is recognized to be common in Asian Indians. The number of people with diabetes in the world is expected to double between 2000 and 2030. The greatest absolute increase in the number of people with diabetes will be in India (1). Regional studies from urban areas of India have shown a several-fold increase in the prevalence of diabetes in the last 2 decades (2). In a national survey re...

BACKGROUND A region-specific (urban and rural parts of north, east, west, and south India) systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension among Indian patients have not been done before. METHODS Medline, Web of Science, and Scopus databases from 1950 to 30 April 2013 were searched for 'prevalence, burden, awareness, and control of blood pressure ...

An efficient identity management has been an aspiring and dream for many nations and organizations. The objectives for uniquely identifying individuals have been different for different entities. For some, the need for better security had been the driving factor, while for others identity management would mean better transparency and improved efficiency. The challenges in implementing an effici...

— The dynamic rural nonfarm sector in China has been a major contributor to the country’s remarkable growth, while in India the growth in output and employment in this sector has been rather stagnant. This paper argues that the observed patterns in the rural nonfarm development are the results of institutional differences between the two countries, especially in their political systems, ownersh...

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