Arvind Kumar Shukla

Occupational stress among staff nurses: Controlling the risk to health

Introduction: Nursing has been identified as an occupation that has high levels of stress. Job stress brought about hazardous impacts not only on nurses’ health but also on their abilities to cope with job demands. Objectives: This study aimed at finding out the degree of work-related stress among the staff nurses and various determinants, which have a impact on it. Materials and Methods: Institutional-based cross-sectional study conducted on GNM qualified nurses. Predesigned and pre-tested questionnaire covering their sociodemographic variables in part I and professional life stress scale by David Fontana in part II. Analysis used was Chi-square test and logistic regression for various factors. Results: Risk for professional stress due to poor and satisfactory doctors attitude was found about 3 and 4 times more than with excellent attitude of doctors toward the staff nurses. A statistically significant association (P < 0.024) between department of posting and level of stress. Nurses reported that they had no time for rest, of whom 42% were suffering from moderate-to-severe stress. The nurses who felt that the job was not tiring were found to be less stressed as those who perceived job as tiring (OR = 0.43). Conclusion: The main nurses’ occupational stressors were poor doctors attitude, posting in busy departments (emergency/ICU), inadequate pay, too much work, and so on. Thus, hospital managers should initiate strategies to reduce the amount of occupational stress and should provide more support to the nurses to deal with the stress.

Mutation and polymorphism analysis of TSC1 and TSC2 genes in Indian patients with tuberous sclerosis complex

Objective –  To find the mutation and polymorphism spectrum of TSC1 and TSC2 genes in patients affected with tuberous sclerosis complex from the Indian population.

Management of uranium mill tailings and associated environmental monitoring in India

Mining of low grade uranium ore commenced at Jaduguda in eastern India in the mid 1960s. Presently, the uranium ore from four underground mines located within a distance of 22 km is processed by the Uranium Corporation of India Ltd. (UCIL). A few more mines are envisaged to meet the nuclear fuel requirements. Management of mine water, mill tailings and the effluents from the tailings containment facility is given due importance. Liquid effluents are treated with BaCl2 and lime slurry to remove 226Ra, Mn and other pollutants. A large portion of the treated effluents is re-used, the rest being disposed to the aquatic system after ensuring that they meet the regulatory standards of discharge. Surface and ground water monitoring results are presented in the paper.

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Exclusive Breast Feeding among Women: A Cross-sectional Study in Meerut

Proper breastfeeding practices are effective means of reducing childhood morbidity and mortality. Many mothers understand the importance of breastfeeding, others are less aware of the benefits of breastfeeding.

The Sociological Study of Sexual Behaviors and Situational Characteristics of Most Recent Male-Partnered Sexual event among Gay Peoples and Related Health Risks Issues

Men who have sex with men called Gay and who engage in sexual activity with same sex. Worldwide, at least 3% of men, and perhaps as high as 16% of men, have had sex at least once with a man. HIV infection and other diseases including Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are a challenging illness which are generally transmitted through unsafe sexual practices among gay around the world including India.

Use of Tobacco Products and the Need for Implementation of Legislation and Strategies to Control It

Tobacco use is one of the important preventable causes of death and a leading public health problem all over the world. Majority of the morbidity and mortality could be attributed to tobacco use. Annually about five to six million deaths are attributed to tobacco use as a risk factor. In India about one million deaths each year and about 2200 deaths each day are attributed to tobacco use as a risk factor. There are about 275 million tobacco users in India which accounts for about 1/3rd (34.6%) of Indian population. Various tobacco control measures including policy making, increasing taxes, formulation of tobacco control laws, health education, medical interventions etc are available. There is an urgent need to strengthen the research in the country to deal with the problem of tobacco control.

A Liability of Medical Professionals: A Review Study on Medical Negligence

The Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) by the United Nations grants the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being to humans. Elderly, motherhood, all children, whether born in or out of wedlock, enjoy the same social protection and benefits of health. Recently, Indian Society is experiencing a growing awareness regarding patients rights. Medical negligence is professional negligence done by doctors while dealing with their patients.

A Burning Threat to Human's Health from Quackery: A Review Study

Health as a matter of right is recognized throughout the world for its intrinsic value. Quackery is defined as the promotion of unsubstantiated methods that lack a scientifically plausible rationale. They have neither a recognized degree nor a license to practice medicine and yet a number of quacks are running their “dispensaries” with impunity in every part of the country. They include those who have not received formally recognized training. These fake and untrained doctors pose a serious risk to life for poor patients and they are living in villages or interior areas of the cities. They are not registered with any government regulatory body and operate outside of the purview of regulation. A testimony to their legitimacy, they manage certificates from unauthorized and unrecognized institutions.

The Role of the State in the Implementation to Attained Highest Standard of Health Policies

The Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) by the United Nations grants the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being to humans including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond human control. World Health Organization had also advocated Primary Health Care strategy in 1978 for achieving the Health-for-All by year 2000.

How to Prevent the Transmission of STIs Including Enteric Pathogens among MSM and Transgender People

Male to male sex have existed in India for thousands of years. This is evident from the temple carvings in Konark and Khajarao (950–1050 AD) that depict homosexuality from ancient times. AIDS prevalence among young MSM people is a challenging illness caused by the HIV virus, which weakens the immune system and leads to death through secondary infections.