Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions
Volume 1, Issue 1-3 (2011)
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Assessing Job Stress and Satisfaction among Indian Nurses
Abstract: Though some amount of stress has been attributed to positively impact work success, but excess can create dissatisfaction and even lead to decrease in moral and high attrition. Understanding the major contributor to work, stress can bring huge changes in every aspect of work life. The objective of present work is to evaluate the sources of job stress and satisfaction among nurses of a super specialty hospital to suggest measures …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 1, Issue 1-3, 2011 · pp. 1–8 Read article
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Dentitia Praecox - A Report and Review
Abstract: Child development from conception through the first years of life is marked by many changes. Eruption of every tooth, either primary or permanent, follows a chronology corresponding to the date when it erupts into the oral cavity. Though these dates are established in literature, they are subject to small variations depending on the hereditary, endocrine, and environmental factors of an individual. The expectations about the eruption of the first teeth …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 1, Issue 1-3, 2011 · pp. 21–24 Read article
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Glucosamine as a Pain Reliving Agent in Planter Fasciitis
Abstract: Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of the plantar heel pain. Its main features are a pain, tenderness mostly on the medial aspect of the calcaneum near the sole of heel. There are many conservative methods for treatment of the lantar fasciitis which include rest, massage, night splints, orthoses, injections, cast NSAID, shock wave therapy. The glucosamine is one of the nutritional product which has a good anti- properties …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 1, Issue 1-3, 2011 · pp. 25–29 Read article
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice for Tobacco Control among Dental Professionals in the City of Delhi
Abstract: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices of dental practitioners in Delhi concerning use of tobacco in their patients, a self-administered questionnaire was administered to conveniently selected 100 subjects consisted of students, interns, institutional, and private dental practitioners. Although knowledge about harmful effects of tobacco was high but only some advocate tobacco cessation practices actively, maintain records on tobacco use and follow-up on advice to patients to quit. However, all …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 1, Issue 1-3, 2011 · pp. 30–39 Read article
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Prevalence of Tobacco Use in Group C and D Employees in a Medical College of Delhi
Abstract: One in three adults worldwide smokes tobacco and smoking is characterized by chemical dependence which falls into a model of chronic disease. Consumption of tobacco is a public health problem, which involves all age groups and all strata of people. This study aims to find out the prevalence of tobacco use and smoking and nicotine dependence among Group C and D employees of a medical college. We carried out a …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 1, Issue 1-3, 2011 · pp. 40–48 Read article
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Thinness Among Hill Kharia Children and Adolescents of Purulia Using Body Mass Index Cut-Off Points
Abstract: Children and adolescents are in the transitional phase when they are ready for adulthood. Scanty information on nutritional status of tribal children and adolescents, using the new internationally accepted body mass index (BMI) cut-off values, is available, particularly from rural areas in India. The present cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of undernutrition using BMI among 4 18-year-old Hill Kharia children and adolescents of Purulia District, West Bengal, …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 1, Issue 1-3, 2011 · pp. 49–54 Read article
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Capacity Building Initiatives for Health Workforce Development in Gujarat, India
Abstract: Human resources are critical component of an efficient and effective health care system. In many developing countries including India, there has been a long-term neglect in the planning and implementation of capacity building efforts for the public health workforce. Recently several states in India have launched variety of initiatives to address this challenge. Efforts for manpower development in Gujarat were initiated in 2000. Present manuscript attempts to document the initiatives …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 1, Issue 1-3, 2011 · pp. 9–20 Read article