CTRI/2012/05/002709.

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Background: Iodine is an essential micronutrient with an RDA of 100-150 μg for normal human growth and mental development. Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) constitute the single largest cause of preventable brain damage worldwide. Majority of consequences of IDD are invisible and irreversible but at the same time these are preventable. The study was conducted to assess the prevalence of goiter in school children aged 6-12 years and to assess the level of iodine concentration in salt samples obtained from households of selected school children. Methods: Population proportionate to size sampling. Sample size: 90 primary school-going children of age 6-12 years in each selected village, total 2700 from 30 villages in Ramanagara district, Karnataka, India. Results: The prevalence of goiter among the 6-12 years children was found to be 8.6%. Females had higher prevalence compared to males in all the age groups but the difference was not statistically significant (0.437). Of the 540 salt samples, 518(95.3%) had iodine concentration ≥15 ppm at household level. Conclusions: IDD is a mild public health problem in Ramanagara district. There is a need of periodic surveys to assess the change in magnitude of the IDD with respect to impact of iodized salt (IS) intervention.

Background: Nomophobia (no mobile phobia), is the fear an individual gets if he is out of mobile phone contact due to no network, has run out of balance or run out of battery; the persons gets anxious, which adversely affects the concentration level of the person. Since the younger generation is the latest consumer of the mobile phones and the under 25 year age group in professional colleges like medical colleges use mobile phones quite frequently this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of nomophobia in the undergraduate students of Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya.Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted at Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences during May 2018 to June 2018. All undergraduate students were included i.e. same as study population (n=450). Data collection was done during June 2018 using structured questionnaire.Results: Mean age of the study participants was 20.1±1.3 years. Majority of the study population were hostelites. Approximate amount of money spent on last recharge/last postpaid bill was INR 354.1±185.0. Main reasons for using smartphones were ‘to call family members’, ‘using internet for academics’ and ‘for social networking’. Prevalence of moderate to severe nomophobia among the study population was 99.0%. No statistical significant difference was observed between gender and nomophobia.Conclusions: Prevalence of nomophobia among undergraduate medical student was 99.0% and majority had moderate level of nomophobia. There was no association between nomophobia and gender, place of present residence, amount of money spent on last recharge.

Anganwadi worker (AWW) is a multipurpose worker employed under the Integrated Child Development Scheme, India. They are the community's primary link with health services and an important agent for behavioral change for improving QoL. The AWW undergo training at the beginning of their career and once in every 3 years, and this training includes various issues regarding the improvement of physical, psychological, social, environmental, and other aspects of life. Therefore, they can assess their QoL in a rational manner. Hence, we undertook this study to assess the QoL of AWWs of Mandya city, Karnataka, India. Materials and Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted between September and December 2011 on AWWs. We included all the workers from all the 96 Anganwadi centers of Mandya city, India, to ensure full coverage, after obtaining the permission from the concerned authority. All the workers who gave consent were included for the study. To assess the QOL, we used the World Health Organization Quality of Life-short version (WHOQoL-BREF) that includes four domains (physical health, psychological, social relations, and environment). The WHOQoL-BREF questionnaire is available in 19 languages including Kannada, the local language. The Kannada version of WHOQoL-BREF has been validated Background: Quality of life refers to a subjective evaluation, which is embedded in a physical, psychological, social, and environmental context. Objectives: To determine the quality of life of anganwadi workers (AWWs) of Mandya city, Karnataka, India. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from September to December 2011. All the AWWs from Mandya city were included. The World Health Organization Quality of Life-short version (WHOQoL-BREF) in Kannada, the local language, was administered to assess their quality of life. Results: The mean age of AWWs was 40.9 ± 8.3 years. Majority of them had completed their high school, and most of them felt their overall quality of life was good. The mean scores were 69, 63, 58, and 56 for social, physical, psychological, and environmental domains, respectively. Conclusion: Of the four domains of quality of life, the social and physical domains were slightly higher than the environment and psychological domains.