2 publications

• Published Subscription 18 Mar 2019

  Health Status of Adolescents in India: A Review Article

  By G. Balamurugan, M. Vijayarani

  Abstract: The term adolescence refers “to emerge” or “achieve identity” is a new concept, in development thinking. Universally, the age group of 10–19 years is thought to be the time of pre-adulthood. It is obvious that in India, age cut-off points of youths have been settled distinctively under various projects keeping in view the targets of that approach or program. For instance, young people in the draft Youth Policy have been …

  Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 5–8 Read article →

• Published Subscription 1 Feb 2018

  Prevalence and Correlates of Serious Injuries among School Children in Bangalore

  By G. Balamurugan, M. Vijayarani

  Abstract: Background: India is more privileged to have the status of youngest nation in the world with 356 million 10-24 year-olds. Injuries are becoming an increasing public health problem that affects development, decreases the quality of life, and increases the costs of health care. Methods: Multistage random sampling technique was used to collect the data. Total of 204 students studying 9th standard were consecutively selected as sample from three schools, where …

  Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 8–13 Read article →