The feasibility of using nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to monitor the iodine content of salt was studied in Uttar Pradesh, northern India, where iodine-deficiency disorders (IDDs) are endemic. Three NGOs already involved in health and development activities in the Gorakhpur, Varanasi, and Dehradun regions collected salt samples monthly from households and shops in selected villages over ...

This paper tries to analyse the availability and role of public health care services provided by the public sector in India. In addition, it also explores the reasons behind the high dependency on quacks in the study area. Data was acquired through in-depth interviews of 610 respondents with the help of a structured questionnaire from September to December 2010. Here, an attempt has been made t...

One of the most striking features ICTs is their ability to transcend time and space. With gradual rise internet, a profusion learning resources on virtually any topic in variety mediums may now be accessed by an infinite number individuals from anywhere at day. This especially important for many secondary schools underdeveloped nations, where library are scarce obsolete. The present study was u...

Thirty neurotic children and their parents seen consecutively at the C.G.C., Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, were studied with the help of a structured interview schedule and were subjected to detailed psychiatric assessment. The results were compared with that of thirty normal children and their parents who were studied in a like manner. Hysteria was found to be the commonest type of ...

Data on the operational efficacy of DDT indoor residual spraying against Phlebotomus argentipes, the vector of kala-azar in India, are scarce. We therefore undertook a study of the impact on kala-azar and its vector of DDT indoor residual spraying in the Varanasi district of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Preliminary results indicate that after two rounds of DDT spraying in one village no P. argentipes...

My term as ISP President has been satisfying with numerous scientific events in India and abroad. This year, we had five professional enrichment programs; Sameeksha in Udaipur, Integrate at Pune and Varanasi, Undergraduate Conference with ISP as knowledge partner at Belgaum, Parichay at Vadodara and Mahe, Colloquium at Chandigarh, Indore, and Chennai, TOT program at Chennai and Muradnagar, ISP-...

Particulate matter (PM) concentrations and aerosol optical depth (AOD) are measured correlated simultaneously using a high-volume sampler MICROTOPS-II Sunphotometer, respectively. The present work deals with the characteristics of particulate (PM 1 , PM 2.5 10 ) over Varanasi, from April 2019 to March 2020. Daily variation, as well seasonal reveals dominancy fine-mode particles Varanasi region ...

The present study was carried out in order to find out effect of age, caste and income on the calorie intake in 3 to 5 years old children of Varanasi district. Three hundred children aged 3 to 5 years were purposely selected from the surrounding villages of a MCH sub-centre. The energy intake was assessed by “24 hours food recall method”. The means energy consumptions were assessed 975.50 and 1...