Prevalence of dental fluorosis in relation to fluoride in drinking water in two villages of Varanasi (U.P.).
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Fluoridation↗
Biomedical subjects
P Kaur
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Pattern of care during pregnancy and lactation in Sunderpur (An urban slum area of Varanasi).
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Contraception↗
Food practices during diarrhoea.
A study was conducted to find out the pattern of food and fluid practices during diarrhoea among 2,160 children under five. Mothers were educated to give home made fluids during diarrhoea. Their personal hygiene was studied and a positive correlation between diarrhoea and poor personal hygiene was found. After the health education programme, it was observed that mothers started giving home made fluids to the children during diarrhoea but the amount was not increased. Normal feeding was continued only in 38.2% of the episodes.
Child, Preschool↗
Breast feeding practices in Varanasi district (U.P.).
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Breast Feeding↗
Dr. P.C. Sen Memorial Award--1994. Role of various risk factors in the epidemiology of hypertension in a rural community of Varanasi district.
1572 persons above 30 years were screened for hypertension in a rural community of Varanasi district. 113 persons were diagnosed as hypertensive giving an overall prevalence of 7.19%. Prevalence rates among males and females were found 5.57% and 8.82% respectively. 203 controls, age and sex matched, were selected. Various risk factors including intake of salt, fat, socio-economic status were studied. On doing analysis by logistic regression, salt consumption and obesity were found significant predictor of hypertension.
Adult↗