Jitender Kumar Jakhar

Trends of Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis at District Tuberculosis Centre, Bhiwani, Haryana: A Two Year Retrospective Study

Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis continues to be one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in India and contributes to approximately 2.3 million new cases annually; thus making India the country with highest load of TB cases in the world. In 2010, India had estimated one-quarter (26%) of all TB cases worldwide. India has more TB cases annually than any other country globally, with estimated prevalence, incidence and death rate of 256, 185 and 26 per l00, 000 population respectively. The prevalence of TB is an important epidemiological index to measure the burden in a community. A retrospective study was conducted from first January 2014 to thirty first December 2015 at district tuberculosis centre Bhiwani in Haryana. Data of Clinically suspected TB cases during this period was collected from TB laboratory registration log book using dat Abstraction sheet. The data were compiled and analyzed.

A Medico-Legal Study on Juvenile Criminals in State of Haryana

As per the statistics available, there are 10.2 juvenile offenders per 1 lack population in the world. In India the percentage of recorded juvenile crimes are about 0.9 to 1% of total crimes. There are lots of factors which increase the development of delinquent behaviour of a juvenile. These include child abuse, family disintegration, violating Behaviour, social dropouts, lack of contact with society and peer Influence and all these lead to antisocial behaviour early in life. The purpose of this study is to analyze the types of crimes committed by the children in Haryana state, their age groups, their sex wise distribution, their educational status, and finally to suggest any reforms for the betterment of juvenile offenders both inside the juvenile homes and outside. The study shows that males are the most common juvenile offenders. The most common age of juvenile offenders is between 16 to 18 years (90%) and least common age is between 7 to 13 years (5%). The study also reveals that The first rank baby among the siblings was the juvenile offender in most of the cases.

Estimation of Height from Ulnar Length by Regression Equation Method in Haryanvi Population

Ulnar length and body height have a direct relation with each other, although the exact calculation of this relation could not be determined with precision. This relation between ulnar length and body height has been questioned and studied by scientific researchers and medical professionals all over the world, and the results of one such study done in PGIMS Rohtak may not only help us to predict one from the other but also whether the relationship between the two is significant or not.