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Introduction A renal calculus is a painful condition. Renal calculi occur in up to 15% population. The incidence of calculi is 100 to 400 out of 1,00,000 people from a renal calculi every year. Dietary practice of the individuals has a direct influence over the stone formation. Change in dietary habits and lifestyle are suggested to contribute markedly to the rise in the prevalence and incidence of urolithiasis. Materials and methods An evaluative approach with one group pretest design was adopted in order to evaluate effectiveness of planned teaching program on prevention of renal calculi and dietary practice among primary school teachers in Moodbidri. The conceptual framework adopted for the study was based on modified Rosen stocks health belief model. Convenient sampling was used to select the sample for the study. Data collected from the sample were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. The final sample size was 70. Results Majority of samples belonged to age group 20 to 30 years (54.28%), female (62.85%), D. Ed. students (64.28%), married (60%), hindu background (62.85%), teaching experience below 10 years (65.71%), source of health-related information by books (48.57%) and mixed diet (61.42%). There was significant difference between pretest and post- test knowledge scores (t69 = 36.46, p < 0.05 significant) There was no significant association between pretest knowledge and selected demographic variables age (x2 = 1.33, p > 0.05), sex (x2 = 0.568, p > 0.05), religion (x2 = 0.843, p > 0.05), diet (x2 = 0.003, p > 0.05). There was a significant difference between pretest and posttest dietary practice scores (t69 = 32.27, p < 0.05, significant). Conclusion The findings of the study show that the planned teaching program was effective in all the areas in improving the knowledge and dietary practice of primary school teachers and, thus, reduced complication. It also helped them to take self responsibility for their own health. How to cite this article Soni GP. A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Program Regarding Prevention of Renal Calculi in Terms of Knowledge and Dietary Pattern of Primary School Teachers of Moodabidri, Dakshina Kannada District. J Mahatma Gandhi Univ Med Sci Tech 2016;1(2):55-57.

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Introduction:Vitamin B-12 is an important nutrient that the body uses to serve as a cofactor in many main cell reactions. Cobalamin, in combination with folate, is necessary for DNA synthesis in cells that undergo rapid turnover, such as haematopoietic and enteric lining cells. Increased homocysteine, reduced methionine, and impaired tetrahydrofolate formation are the physiological effects of either of the above nutrient’s deficiency.1 Material and Methods: Quantitative research approach will be adopted in current research study, Non experimental descriptive research design will be used in this study. Research study for this study was Neurological OPD and hospitalize patient in Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, Jaipur. Sample size will be calculated with appropriate statistical method after pilot study and purposive sampling technique. 400 sample use for this study. Result: Prevalence of neurological disorder due to vitamin B-12 deficiency was13.75% of participant were have mild deficiency of neurological disorder due to vitamin B-12 Deficiency, 66.75% of participant were have moderate deficiency of neurological disorder due to vitamin B-12 Deficiency and 19.50% of participant were have severe deficiency of neurological disorder due to vitamin B-12 Deficiency. These findings caution against identification of patient suffering from vitamin B-12 deficiencies. Discussion: Present studies assess the prevalence and clinical spectrum of vitamin B-12 deficiency in a cohort of patient presenting with neurological disorders in tertiary care hospital of Rajasthan.”