Vol. 38 No. 2 (2026)

Published: 2026-03-31

Editorial

  • From Numbers to Governance: The Future of Vital Statistics in India

    Seema Jain, Kraty Singh
    226 - 227
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.001

  • Public Health Governance, Legal Frameworks, and Financial Accountability: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems

    Om Prakash Bera, Babita Kamlapurkar, Pradeep Aggarwal
    228 - 230
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.002

Review Article

  • Outcome-Based Learning: Advancing the Framework of Competency-Based Medical Education

    Taruna Sharma, Deep Shikha, Megha, Ruchi Juyal
    231 - 237
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.003

  • Out-of-Pocket Expenditure for Health Care in India: A Narrative Review

    deepu Palal, Kavita Vishwakarma , Shweta Ghangude, Kajal Srivastava, Akhil R, Gayatri Nair, Suman Ray, Mahesh Saivajjala, Vrinda Agarwal, Nandita Nath
    238 - 243
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.004

  • Augmenting learning and professional growth through peer feedback in medical training: A narrative review

    Saurabh R Shrivastava, Prateek Bobhate, Nilesh Agrawal
    244 - 247
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.005

  • Artificial Intelligence in Radiology: A Narrative Review

    Geeta Chand Acharya, Sai Chandan Das, Brojesh Rishi Mukherjee , Chetan Chowdhary , Gitom Baruah , Alpana Mishra
    248 - 254
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.006

Original Article

  • Hypertension among Adolescents in a Rural Population of Lucknow: A Comprehensive Study of Influencing Factors

    Peeyush Kariwala, S D Kandpal, Sumeet Dixit, Shikhar Singh, Arvind Kumar Singh, Kailash Kumar Mittal
    255 - 259
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.007

  • Pattern of Platelet and Blood Component Transfusion among Children at tertiary care Hospital: A Clinical Cross-Sectional Study

    Chandramani Yadav, Bhumika Bhatt, Devendra Kumar, Mukesh Sharma, Nitin Tiwari, Zikra Tahseen A
    260 - 264
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.008

  • The Silent Strain: Burnout Syndrome Among Healthcare Personnel in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Dehradun District a Cross sectional study

    Ritika Sharma, Neha Sharma, RS Saini, Akash Krishali, Abhay Srivastava, Shaili Vyas
    265 - 271
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.09

  • Commercial Power and Public Health: A Power–Influence Matrix Analysis of Snackification in India

    Om Prakash Bera, Pradeep Aggarwal, Krupal Joshi
    272 - 277
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.010

  • Burden of Occupational Morbidities and Their Determinants among Sugarcane Factory Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Chhaya Mittal, Bhavan Jain, chhaya suman
    278 - 283
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.011

  • Determinants of Congenital Anomalies in Central India: A Case-Control Study on Modifiable Maternal Risk Factors

    Harshima Sawlani, Padma Bhatia , Akhil R Nair, Mohan Shinde, Kajal Srivastava
    284 - 290
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.012

  • Effect of structured yoga practice on glycemic and hepatic outcomes in patients with Co-existing Type 2 Diabetes Mellites and Non -Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Charu Paliwal, Ashok Kumar Srivastav, Nikku Yadav, Anil Kumar Pandey
    291 - 297
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.013

  • Assessment of Psychological well-being and its predictors among housewives: A cross-sectional study in rural and urban areas of Jammu, UT of J&K, India

    Rashmi Kumari, chaitanya kailu, Rishab Gupta , Rajiv Gupta, JYOTI BALA
    298 - 302
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.014

  • Self-Care or Self-Harm? A cross sectional Study of Self-Medication among Healthcare Undergraduates.

    Kanchan Ingle, Isha Valecha, Pratap Bhan kaushik, Kajal Srivastava
    303 - 306
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.015

  • Socio-Demographic, Clinical Predictors and Economic Barriers of ART Adherence Among PLHIV of Western India - a cross-sectional study

    Dhwani Navin Chauhan, Dhara N. Jahangirporia, Hetal Y. Patel, Nidhi Y. Mangrola, J. K. Kosambiya
    307 - 312
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.016

  • Evaluating the Educational Environment in Undergraduate Medical Training with DREEM-12 Scale at Puducherry, South India

    Lalithambigai Chellamuthu, Jyothi Vasudevan, Anlin Jenisha, Ezhilraj Anbarasan, Vinothini Balamurugan
    313 - 316
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.017

  • Association Between Physical Activity and Overweight/Obesity in Rural Populations: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

    Manas Nigam, Rajesh Tiwari
    317 - 321
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.018

  • Improving Diabetes Self management Using Digital Therapeutics: Insights into User Engagement from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Urban Aligarh

    Chelsea, Mohammad Salman Shah, Hamid Ashraf, Mohammad Athar Ansari, Salman Khalil
    322 - 327
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.019

  • Assessing the Impact of Screen Time on Physical and Mental Health in Medical Students in Pune - A Cross-Sectional Study

    Ramya Nair, Kajal Srivastava, Ivy Atta, Nimara Kamati, Janvi Shrimali, sanjana khalate
    328 - 331
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.020

  • Effectiveness of Continuing Medical Education on Rabies Prevention and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Healthcare Professionals at a Northern Himalayan Tertiary Care Hospital

    Neeraj Ranakoti, Priyanka Naithani, Diksha, Mahendra Singh
    332 - 335
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.021

  • Assessment of Radiotherapy induced female sexual morbidity in cancer cervix patients

    Himanshi Khattar, Piyush Kumar, Arvind Kumar Chauhan, Pavan Kumar, Ayush Garg, Rashika Sachan
    336 - 340
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.022

  • Healing Others, Hurting Within: Job Stress Among Healthcare Personnel in a tertiary care hospital of district Dehradun

    Ritika Sharma, Neha Sharma, Akash Krishali, Ravinder Singh Saini, Abhay Srivastava, Shaili Vyas
    341 - 346
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.023

  • Occupational Exposure to Pesticides among Farmers in Rural–Tribal Gujarat: Assessment of Knowledge, Practices, and Self-Reported Health Effects

    Shreyash Chaudhary, Grishma D Chauhan, Niraj B Pandit, Bhavna V Dhakate
    347 - 351
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.024

  • Microabrasion as a Community-Feasible and Economical Intervention for Dental Fluorosis in Adolescents: A Quasi-Experimental Study

    Shobha Fernandes, Vinod Kumar, Yash Bafna, Kranti Kiran Reddy Ealla, Payal Das
    352 - 357
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.025

  • An epidemiological study of prevalence and predictors of Hypertension among adults aged 30-70 years in rural Gurugram, Haryana

    Sunita Vashist, Nidhi Gupta, Geetika Singh, Neha Singla, Kapil Sharma
    358 - 365
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.026

  • Prevalence and Determinants of Tobacco, Alcohol, and Substance Abuse Among Male Youth in Dehradun, Uttarakhand: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Shaili Vyas, Rajneesh Jain, Jayanti Semwal, Malini Srivastava, Abhay Srivastava, Neha Sharma
    366 - 374
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.027

  • Ageing in institutions: Quality of life perspectives and underlying reasons for residing in old age homes of Meerut

    Shubhali Batra, Tanveer Bano, Sanjeev Kumar, Ganesh Singh, Neelam S Gautam
    375 - 378
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.028

  • Thyroid Hormone Reference Ranges in Iodine-Deficient Pregnant Women: An Analysis in Foothills of Himalaya, Uttarakhand

    Nikku Yadav, Ankit Singh, Anita Sharma
    379 - 385
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.029

  • Risk Factor Assessment and Comorbidity Profile in Gallstone Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study in Uttarakhand, India

    Richa Sinha, Sonam Maheshwari, Parmarth Joshi, Deep Shikha, Hitesh Chopra, Yashendra Sethi, Gurpreet Kaur
    386 - 391
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.030

  • Patient Satisfaction with Healthcare Workers’ Communication and Attitudes in the Emergency Department of a Rural Government Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Jyotsana Singh, Sathish Kumar, Somendra Pal Singh, Vikram Singh Rathore, Sandip Gupta, Pankaj Singh
    392 - 398
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.031

  • Depression among the elderly population dwelling in Dibrugarh District Assam: A Community Based Study

    Manuj Kalita, Tulika Goswami Mahanta, Progyashree Borthakur, Akanksha Goswami,, Biraj Kumar Kalita, Suvjeet Gogoi, Rajib Bora, Bhupendra Narayan Mahanta
    399 - 404
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.032

  • The First 1000 Days Matter: Exploring Breastfeeding, Complementary Feeding, and Nutritional Outcomes among Young Children

    Chaitali Borgaonkar, neha bhave, Deepu Palal, Neha Garwale, Jui Tetu, Kanchan Ingle
    405 - 411
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.033

  • Awareness, Willingness, And Practices Of Telemedicine For Management Of Selected Chronic Diseases Amongst Patients Attending NCD Clinic At An Urban Health Centre In Raigad District, Maharashtra

    Parnika Joshi, Nisha Relwani, Prasad Waingankar, Noopur Kulkarni, Sunila Sanjeev
    412 - 416
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.034

  • Factors associated with food safety practices among food-handlers: a facility-based cross-sectional study

    Anwesa Roy, Jyotishka Mukherjee, Ipsa Mohapatra, Sai Chandan Das
    417 - 422
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.035

  • Knowledge and Practice Related to Health Information Technology Among Healthcare Professionals in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Eastern India: A Mixed-Methods Study

    Lisa Sarangi, Basudev Behera, Laxmidhar Parhi
    423 - 426
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.036

  • Menopausal Transition and Symptom Burden: A Community-Based Study In Urban India

    Banisha Sulthana, Tanveer Bano, Seema Jain, Ganesh Singh
    427 - 430
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.037

  • Structured health education interventions for lifestyle modification in hypertension management: a bibliometric analysis

    Venkatesh Pobbathi, Rashmi Kundapur, Kishore Yadav Jothula
    431 - 438
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.038

  • Perceived Barriers to Healthy Lifestyle Practices among School-going Youth in a Rural Block of Varanasi, India: An Institution-based Cross-sectional Study

    Prayag Khandelwal, Vineet kumar Pathak, Ravi Shankar, Ravpreet Kaur
    439 - 443
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.039

  • Life Style Awareness of Medical students having parents /elderlies comorbid With Non communicable Disease

    Puneet Kumar Gupta, Neysa Kaul, Sonam Maheshwari, Richa Sinha, Gurpreet Kaur, Sachin Singh Bisht
    444 - 450
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.040

  • Disease and Medication profile of patients with Diabetes Mellitus in rural areas of district Ghaziabad

    Jyoti Shukla, Atish Anand, Gajendra Kumar Gupta, Neha Jetli, Syed Hasan Nawaz Zaidi, Amod Kumar
    451 - 457
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.041

Short Article

  • Strengthening India’s Shield Against Zoonoses: Newer Initiatives from a Centre for One Health in North India

    Rakesh Kakkar, Gursimran Kaur Kochar, Soumya Swaroop Sahoo, Sivanantham K
    458 - 460
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.042

  • Assessment of Mini-Teaching for Teaching Competencies among Faculties of Medical College

    Rekha Udgiri, Praveen Ganganahalli, Vijaya Sorganvi
    461 - 463
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.043

  • Prevalence of Occupational Stress and its associated factors among Industrial Workers of North Karnataka

    Rajesh Kulkarni, Nishtha Maniar, Agamdeep Singh Bedi, Darur Madhura Lakshmi
    464 - 469
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.044

  • Policy on Paper, Gaps in Practice: A Qualitative Assessment of COTPA Compliance in Educational Institutions of Bhubaneswar, India

    Sonali Kar, Priyanka Mohanty, Gouri Kumar Rath, Ayesha Das, Neha Kar, Snigdha Singh
    470 - 472
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.045

Perspective

  • ENERGY PLUS: A Workplace Holistic Health & Wellness Program for Employees

    Santosh Kumar, Kanchan Gupta, Ekta Pathak
    473 - 476
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.046

  • Strategies to streamline the process of integration and implementation of problem-based learning in the medical curriculum

    Saurabh R Shrivastava, Prateek Bobhate, Harshal Mendhe
    477 - 479
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.047

Commentary

Current Updates

  • Commonwealth Declaration on Antimicrobial Resistance

    Venkatesh Karthikeyan, Narendra Saini, Johnrose Austin Jayalal, Shiv Joshi, Meenakshi Gopimohan , Pablo Estrella Porter, Caline Mattar, John Walley, Sanjay Pandey, Pradeep Aggarwal
    483 - 485
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.049

  • Ensuring Contemporary Socio-economic Classification: Updated Modified BG Prasad Scale for 2026

    Pallavi Singh, Rohit Katre, Pradeep Aggarwal
    486 - 488
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.050

  • Uniting Global Forces Against the Silent Pandemic: The Commonwealth Alliance of Medical Professionals on Antimicrobial Resistance

    Venkatesh Karthikeyan, Narendra Saini, Johnrose Austin Jayalal, Shiv Joshi, Sanjay Pandey , Chandramani Singh, Pradeep Aggarwal
    489 - 491
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.051

Letter to Editor

  • Alleviating the stress of the climacteric period: Role of family

    sadhana lakhute, Rahul Band, Tukaram Gadekar
    492
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.052

  • Radiant HPV Shield—Protecting India's Daughters from Cervical Cancer

    Aswathy Madhu, Swati Ghonge, Kajal Srivastava
    493
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.053

  • Urgent Need to Regulate Herbal and Nicotine-Based Tobacco Products in India

    Ravita Yadav, Sonu Goel
    494 - 495
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.47203/IJCH.2026.v38i02.054