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A 10-year study of Giardia intestinalis infections in adults was conducted in the Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka State, South India. Coproparasitological investigations were made on 10,000 stool specimens collected from selected patients. The infection rate was 37.1% with a male disease rate of 91.4%. The highest incidence rate was recorded in the age group 15-26 years. A possible reason for this preponderance of giardiasis in these males, is discussed. The optimum time for transmission appeared to be during the warmer months of the year (May to October) which coincided with the greatest amount of rainfall. The most common symptoms were abdominal discomfort, flatulence, diarrhoea, weight loss and anorexia. The predominating symptoms in our series varied with socio-economic level. There appeared to be some correlation between the clinical manifestations and the immune status of the individual.

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Background: Stroke is one of the significant public health challenges and one of the critical causes of disability. It has been forecasted that globally age group 6o and above will outnumber children under age 14 in 2047. With the increasing rate of survival, the burden of stroke is going to increase continuously. Currently, old age people suffer from stroke, which limits their activities of daily living. This study explores the determinants of stroke survivors seeking rehabilitation services and the factors affecting them.Methods: In this study, first wave of Longitudinal aging study in India (LASI) data has been used. The data was collected from all the States and Union Territories across India in 2017-2018. A total number of 72,265 individuals (45 years and above) participated in this study. Subjects who have been ever diagnosed with stroke by any health care professionals were considered as the study population. Subjects were categorized into two groups based on accessing rehabilitation services. For the data analysis, survey-weighted tools have been applied for descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression model. The data analysis used R version 4 using R studio. Results and Discussion:The prevalence of stroke is 1.8% in India. Nearly 40% of them visited Physical therapy or Occupational therapy services for their rehabilitation. Household economical condition, gender, residence, requirement of additional help for daily activities and availability of health insurance are strongly determining visiting rehabilitation services. The summary of this will help to develop our understanding of, why people are not availing of rehabilitation services despite having multiple problems.