Background: A majority of morbidity and mortality in developing countries is attributed to communicable diseases. 31% of all deaths in Southeast Asia, are caused by infectious disease. Poor health among school children is results from lack of awareness of the health benefits of personal hygiene.Methods: The present cross sectional study was conducted among 440 school children in Government school in Kolkata (WB) over a period of 6 months.Results: We tried to assess the hygiene practices among the school children. Majority of children responded that there were sources of clean water at their houses (94%) and school (84%).Conclusions: The percentage of hygiene practices among school children was found to be satisfactory, however when asked to demonstrate correct hand washing procedure, 86.1% demonstrated the same in an incorrect manner.

Background: Childhood is considered as one of the most vulnerable age group, since, in developing country like India due to poverty and a particular socio-cultural pattern. Epidemiological evidences suggest a strong link between maternal and early childhood undernutrition and increased adult risk of various chronic diseases. The present study aims at assessment of assessment of dietary pattern of school going adolescent.Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted among 440 school going children of class 9th,10th,11th,12th in a Government School at Kolkata, over a period of 6 months. The study participants were interviewed and their responses regarding their dietary patterns, habits, and knowledge about healthy dietary practices were noted down using pre-validated case record proforma. Their anthropometric records were also noted. Statistical analysis used: All the data was entered using Microsoft Excel software and analyzed using appropriate statistical tests with the help of SPSS statistical software.Results: Majority of children (50%) belonged to age group of 15-16yrs. The present study finds 48% prevalence of overnutrition and 12% undernutrition in school children.Conclusions: Developing countries like India shows the double burden of nutritional disorders, undernutrition as well as overnutrition due to limited availability of resources on one hand and western food habits, junk/fast food habits on the other hand respectively.

Background: Morbidities related to reproductive health in women are largely under reported or tends to be reported at a late stage in the sexually transmitted infections (STI) clinic. Social stigma, cultural factors and non-priority to reproductive health in the family and non-involvement of the spouse are amongst the factors in the family affecting the compliance for treatment amongst women. Moreover women in most cases are deprived of their own decisionmaking autonomy with reference to STIs & RTIs. In most cases the woman is the passive empowered partner in acquiring STIs and RTIs. The present study was designed to understand the dynamics of the epidemiological factors compared with extent of compliance to treatment sought amongst women at the RTI/STI Clinic. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at STI clinic located in urban health centre of field practice area of Department of Community Medicine of a tertiary care teaching hospital i.e. Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai during the period of January 2014 to December 2015. A total of 306 reproductive women were included and a pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire was used for the study. Data was analyzed by using statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) version 17.0. Results: The morbidity pattern ranking from highest to lowest order showed that 171 (55.9%) women had white discharge, while 46 (15.1%) reported to have burning or pain during urination, 118 (38.6%) were having lower abdominal pain, 32 (10.5%) of women complained of dyspareunia, 12 (3.9%), and 9 (2.9%) women diagnosed as having bleeding after sex and prolapse and 5 (1.6%) had herpetic ulcer & inguinal bubo respectively. The associated medical conditions identified were 20 (6.5%) of women had diabetes, 18 (5.9%) were having hypertension, 21 (6.9%) women were having tuberculosis and 9 (2.9%) were HIV positive. Conclusions: Almost 63% of the women were married before 18 years of age. Most of these married women were homemakers and were literate upto primary and secondary level. Early diagnosis and adequate treatment of STIs/RTIs at the first contact between patients and health care providers is therefore an important public health measure. There is a need to promote, educate and increase the awareness regarding the RTIs/STIs at the community level.