Papers by Sidharth Mishra
National journal of community medicine, Feb 28, 2023
This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Comm... more This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, adapt, and build upon the work commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given, and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
Indian Journal of Community Health
In 2020, cancers of the breast, lip and oral cavity and cervix were the three most common cancers... more In 2020, cancers of the breast, lip and oral cavity and cervix were the three most common cancers in India.(1) The national programme for prevention and control of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and stroke (NPCDCS) recommends a population-based screening for identifying pre-cancerous lesions and early detection of these three cancers by front line health workers.(2) Data about cancer screening has been included in the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5).(3) We have tried to understand the current status of cervical, breast and oral cancer screening in India.
International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 2021
Health surveillance or routine health surveys are the main sources of health-related information ... more Health surveillance or routine health surveys are the main sources of health-related information in developing countries. The need to support the paper process and the recent advanced popularity of mobile devices fortified the development and use of electronic data collection methods in community health and clinical research works. Data collection apps are mobile applications that make it possible to collect data from a smartphone, tablet, or iPad. The main objective of this article is to explore different type of applications easily available for using as a tool for data collection purpose. This article will brief about software’s that are easily available to be customized and can be used for data collection. Mobile data collection apps are becoming integral to secure, reliable, and scalable research. The efficiency and dependability of these mobile survey apps, even in offline settings, open doors to new research possibilities. It begins with the freedom and adaptability of design...
Indian Journal of Community Health
Introduction- India has the highest rate of child anemia among developing countries. To gain the ... more Introduction- India has the highest rate of child anemia among developing countries. To gain the most up-to-date picture of child anemia in India. We used the data of 6 to 59 months old children from the fifth cycle of the National Family Health Survey conducted in 2019–21. The study's goals were to shape the pervasiveness of anaemia in children in state of India, age group and zone, as well as the relationship between socioeconomic factors and anaemia. Methodology-The presented study is a secondary data analysis based on the data from the NFHS-5 and secondary literature. Results- The study found that in India in 2019– 21, 67.1% of children of specified age 6-59 months were anaemic, an increase of 8.5% points since the NFHS-4 study conducted in 2015–16 i.e., 67.1% and as compared with NFHS-4 (58.6%), despite of the significant increase in the consumption of iron-folic acid (IFA) tablets under INIPI. The data show that the number was higher in rural India (68.3 percent) compared ...
Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, 2021
Vaccination against the COVID 19 virus is the most effective way to prevent infection and save li... more Vaccination against the COVID 19 virus is the most effective way to prevent infection and save lives. It is estimated that 285 million doses per month will be needed over the next five months to vaccinate all remaining adults by the end of 2021. To accelerate the vaccination coverage for its population, the state of Uttar Pradesh, North India, has planned a cluster approach to vaccination in rural areas. The cluster strategy is a micro-plan for vaccination by the government of U.P involving intensive mobilisation activities followed by vaccination at centres set up in schools, Panchayat Bhavans and other selected places. It is a people-centred and comprehensive approach, modelled on listening to the intended beneficiaries and stakeholders is vital. It will reduce expenses related to travel and loss of wages for those missing work while travelling far to get vaccinated. The cluster approach is also along the lines of the Near to Home COVID Vaccination Centres (NHCVC) for Elderly and ...
International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 2021
The outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was initially noticed in a seafood market in... more The outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was initially noticed in a seafood market in Wuhan city in Hubei Province of China in mid-December 2019 which has now spread to 223 countries/territories/areas worldwide. World Health Organization (WHO) under International Health Regulations (IHR) has declared this outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30th January 2020 subsequently declared a pandemic on 11th March 2020.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, 2017
Biomedical waste is any waste which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunisation ... more Biomedical waste is any waste which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or immunisation of human beings or animals or in research activities pertaining there to or in the production or testing of biologicals [1]. Keeping pace with the increasing population, last decade has also seen the surge in the number of hospitals and with that has increased the burden of BMW. As per WHO report, hospital waste generated is either general waste (80%) or infectious/toxic waste (20%) [2]. The general waste is treated like a municipal waste, whereas the infectious waste requires proper handling so as to avoid any spread of infections. As per Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) estimates, almost 4,05,702 kg waste is generated daily, of this 28% is left untreated and this acts as a health hazard by entering the system again [3]. The improper disposal of BMW not only predisposes the hospital staff and patients to risk of infections but also poses a risk to environment. A study by Patel DA et al., found that the hepatitis outbreak in Gujarat, 2009 was due to poor management of BMW [4]. BMW disposal and treatment requires special precaution with scientifically sound method of disposal. To streamline the process and to avoid the BMW related health hazard, MoEF, Government of India (GoI) notified the BMW (Management and Handling) Rules 1998 under the Environment Protection Act 1971. Since, the earlier rule was liberal and ambiguous on certain fronts, a new rule was introduced in 2011 which was more elaborate and stringent which were further amended and new rules were notified on 28 th March 2016 [5]. BMW management is dependent on activities ranging from collection, segregation, transportation, operation, treatment, and final disposal of waste [1]. The potential of BMW to spread pathogens mandates the proper disposal of waste as per the aforesaid rules. There are multiple studies which have evaluated the status of BMW management in few hospitals, but there is paucity of studies depicting the status of BMW management at country level. The present study was planned to document existing infrastructure and practices related to BMW management across the districts at country level using DLHS-4 data. The concept of DLHS was conceived to have a comprehensive picture of health profile of districts annually. However, keeping in view the large sample size, it was consciously decided by the GoI to confine the survey to poor performing states; AHS states. Thus, the study analysis is also categorised into two groups; AHS and non-AHS.
Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society, 2017
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is the important cause of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). However, ... more Japanese encephalitis (JE) is the important cause of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). However, in large proportion of AES cases, the specific cause cannot not be established. For this, scrub typhus is one such emerging cause. In line with this, first such case report on AES in Odisha due to scrub encephalopathy in paediatric age group is presented.J Nepal Paediatr Soc 2016;36(3):307-309
Nepal Journal of Epidemiology
In a prospective analytical cohort study or a study involving a longer follow up, changing age of... more In a prospective analytical cohort study or a study involving a longer follow up, changing age of participants influence the relationship between exposure and outcome. Usually age at entry is incorporated in the regression model to adjust for age. However, this fails to fully explain and adjust for changing age. For this Lexis expansion, a concept by Wilhelm Lexis, allows the analyst to expand the observations as per age bands and check for confounding and interaction by changing age. Lexis expansion assumes the rates to be constant within an age band.
IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences, 2012
Objective: Review was done to study how H. Pylori contributes to idiopathic Parkinsonism was disc... more Objective: Review was done to study how H. Pylori contributes to idiopathic Parkinsonism was discovered. Method: I searched the electronic databases for studies related to Prevalence of H pylori in Parkinson's disease (Epidemiological studies and recruitment figures for clinical trial) and H. Pylori eradication in Parkinson's disease Randomised controlled trials and clinical controlled trials (nonrandomised). Finding: Prevalence of H. Pylori in Parkinsonism patient varied. The case control studies were conducted by many authors. Taking controls as siblings and assessed exposure by seropositivity of the cases for H Pylori. Two studies observed cohort effect in seropositivity of H. Pylori in PD. Studies done in mice reported increase in motor symptoms in mice infected with H. Pylori, similar to Parkinson. Randomised controlled trials have shown increased improvement in motor symptoms of Parkinson after eradication therapy of H. Pylori. One clinical trial also reported the same. Conclusion: By series of study design in temporal progression it lead to discovery that H. Pylori plays a role in causation of Parkinsonism.
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