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S Bhattacharji

Publications and source records attributed to S Bhattacharji.

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PubMed1992

The teaching of behavioural sciences.

Medical science over the last few decades has undergone vast changes. Technologically it has advanced at a rapid pace. There has been a realization as well that the behaviour of individuals and communities also influences the occurrence of disease. Medical schools around the globe have realized the need for incorporating behavioural sciences as an integral part of the basic sciences taught to medical students. This paper presents the experience of Christian Medical College, Vellore in teaching behavioural sciences. Students are taught sociology, psychology and medical anthropology through a community-based, problem-oriented teaching programme. The students have first-hand experience of living in a community and learn by observation and interaction. Pre- and post-assessment has shown a significant improvement of their knowledge and attitude. Feedback from students also indicates that they find this programme relevant and interesting.

Behavioral Sciences↗
PubMed1991

N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase in the localisation of urinary tract infection in patients with spinal cord injury.

This study evaluates the pattern of urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) isoenzyme excretion in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and its use as a diagnostic tool in localising the site of urinary tract infection (UTI). NAG-B excretion in 27 control SCI patients (mean 207.78 units) was significantly higher than in 10 normal controls (mean 12.6 units) p less than 0.001). The relative isoenzyme distribution as represented by NAG-B/Total NAG percentage is however similar in both groups, 24.27 and 20.38% respectively. NAG-B excretion in 6 SCI patients with upper UTI was not significantly higher than in 12 SCI patients with lower UTI. NAG-B/Total NAG percentage was significantly different between these two groups (35.3% and 24.98% respectively, p less than 0.05). There was no significant difference in NAG-B excretion or NAG-B/Total NAG percentage between control SCI patients and those with lower UTI. The results indicate that there is a non-selective increase in urinary NAG excretion in control SCI patients and those with lower UTI. In SCI patients with upper urinary UTI there is a selective increase in NAG-B excretion. The overlap in enzyme values between the different groups suggests that the test may not be clinically useful in localising the site of UTI.

Acetylglucosaminidase↗
PubMed1990

Teaching nutrition to medical students: a community-based problem-solving approach.

This paper presents a community-based problem-solving educational programme which aims at teaching medical and other health science students the importance of nutrition and its application. Through community surveys students assess the nutritional status of children under five using different anthropometric methods. They understand the cultural beliefs and customs related to food fads and the reasons for them. They also acquire the skill to educate the community using the information gathered. They use epidemiological methods such as case control study to find associations between malnutrition and other causative factors. Feedback from students has been positive and evaluation of students' knowledge before and after the programme has shown significant improvement.

Community Medicine↗