About the Journal

The Journal provides an avenue to medical scientists for publication of original research work so as to facilitate use of research for public health action. The scope of the Journal is broad. Original research articles are invited on public health, primary health care, epidemiology, health administration, health systems, health economics, health promotion, public health nutrition, communicable and non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, occupational and environmental health, social and preventive medicine which have potential to promote evidence-based public health action. The Journal also include editorial, commentaries, perspectives, state of the art reviews, research briefs, policy and practice, reports from the field, public health classics, letters to the editor and book reviews.

Current Issue

Vol. 36 No. 4 (2024)
Published: 2024-08-31

Editorial

  • Monkeypox- need for Vigilant Health system and Regulations towards a Global Health Threat

    Seema Jain
    500 - 502
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.001

Original Article

  • Assessment of Hybrid Problem Oriented Approach in teaching AETCOM module 4.9 in final MBBS curriculum

    Ritu Rakholia, Mohd Maroof, Pranayi Bose
    503 - 509
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.002

  • Self-Care in Diabetes as perceived by diabetic patients – A Systematic Qualitative Approach

    Farzana Ummer B K, Anusha Rashmi, Meera P Kumar
    510 - 516
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.003

  • How do national and regional print media capture health news and information in India?

    Malavika Sachith, Madhavi Bhargava, Nagendra Navya, Akshaya Kibballi Madhukeshwar, Poonam R Naik
    517 - 521
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.004

  • The Role of Perceived Stigma and Social Support in Predicting the Quality of Life in Adult Patients living with HIV/AIDS attending ART centre in a tertiary care hospital in North India

    Imran Zaffer, Rashmi Kumari, Urvi Gupta, Bhavna Langer, Rajiv K Gupta, Jyoti Bala
    522 - 530
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.005

  • Neck Circumference as A Screening Tool for Childhood Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Samarthya S Dongre, Ketan R Dagdiya, Akanksha Dani, Shilpa T Hajare
    531 - 537
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.006

  • Exploring Breastfeeding Practices and Influencing Factors Among the KOL Tribe in Uttar Pradesh: A Mixed-Methods Study

    Surbhi Yadav, Shamshad Ahmad, Pallavi Lohani, Anju Gahlot, Mahendra Kumar
    538 - 548
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.007

  • Effect of Health Education on the Knowledge and Attitude Regarding the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine among Adolescent School Girls of a City in Western Maharashtra

    Tekawade Apurva U, Tambe Muralidhar P, Parande Malangori A, Sancheti Poonam V, Borle Pradip S
    549 - 555
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.008

  • Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Antimicrobial Resistance among Undergraduate Students

    Shruti Varshney, Karthika P, Sameena Ahmad, Saira Mehnaz
    556 - 564
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.009

  • COVID-19 apprehension in the post pandemic era

    Neha Jetli, Deepika Agrawal, Anupama Singh, Syed Hasan Nawaz Zaidi, Gajendra K Gupta
    565 - 572
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.010

  • Effect of core strengthening and dynamic hip mobility exercises on non-specific low back pain in female police officers

    Anushka Desai, Anandh Srinivasan
    573 - 577
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.011

Short Article

  • Smartphone use and its addiction among Jammu adolescents

    Nupur Dogra, Shaveta Sharma
    578 - 582
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.012

  • Multifaceted Determinants of Breastfeeding Practices in Udaipur, Rajasthan

    Sonia, Mohammad Asghar, Vipin Gupta
    583 - 590
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.013

  • Tobacco consumption and associated factors among tribal adolescent students in Terai-Dooars region, West Bengal

    Louis Tirkey, Rupanjli Lakra
    591 - 597
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.014

  • Revised Prasad and Kuppuswamy socioeconomic scales for India in 2024: Methods and Updates

    Absar Ahmad, Nafis Faizi, Nazneen Aiman Siddiqui
    598 - 603
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.015

  • Perceived Medical, Social, and Psychological Issues due to the COVID-19 Pandemic among Elderly: A Descriptive Analysis

    Khushboo Juneja, Kathan Kapoor, Ashwini Kumar, Kundangar Eshwari, Raghavendra Rao S, Sneha Deepak Mallya
    604 - 609
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.016

  • Assessment of disability index and dermatological life quality among acne vulgaris patients attending tertiary care centre in south India: A Cross Sectional Study

    Swetha Ramakrishna, Ganesh Kenkere Rajashekharaiah, Usha Rani Shivanna, Riyaz Ahmad Kalaburgi
    610 - 614
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.017

Perspective

  • Preparing medical teachers in their role as mentor for medical students

    Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava, Prateek Sudhakar Bobhate, Prithvi Brahmanand Petkar, Harshal Gajanan Mendhe, Nandkishor Jageshwar Bankar
    615 - 619
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.018

Letter to Editor

  • Continuing Medical Education (CME) on the Family Adoption Program

    Swati Shikha, Abhishek Kumar, Jarina Begum, Syed Irfan Ali, Rohit Raj
    620 - 621
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.019

  • The Pandemic's Shadow: Measles Vaccination Challenges and Trends

    Malar Ilango
    622 - 623
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2024.v36i04.020
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