Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Colour coded client segmentation (CCCS) public health approach to educate the community to deal with problem of hypertension: A pilot study

. Sudip Bhattacharya; . Sheikh Mohd Saleem; . Dhananjay Kumar Singh; . Roy Rillera Marzo; . Amarjeet Singh

Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 1-5

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INTRODUCTION: We know that risk communication is equally important as risk identification, whichis usually not communicated properly to the patients and resulting in poor outcomes, ... Read More INTRODUCTION: We know that risk communication is equally important as risk identification, whichis usually not communicated properly to the patients and resulting in poor outcomes, especially inhypertensive patients.OBJECTIVE: Our study objective was to evolve and test a colour coded client segmentation basedpublic health approach to educate the community to deal with problem of hypertension.METHODOLOGY: This cross‑sectional pilot study was done in March 2020 among purposively approachedin a primary health centre to 100 people aged above 18 years, among them 41 gave written consent for thestudy and their demographic information was noted. They were given colour coded cards as per the currentblood pressure level and previous history of hypertension. On each colour coded card, specific advicewas written for that category. For all the participants, blood pressure and treatment seeking behaviour wasnoted. For hypertensive patients, adherence to medication and non‑pharmacological measures was noted.RESULTS: Mean age of the participants was 46.5 ± 13.06 years. Mean systolic blood pressure (SBP)and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of the participants were 135 ± 16.85 mm Hg and 86 ± 11.42mm Hg, respectively. Among the participants, 10 (24.39%) had a known history of hypertension.Among them, as per the blood pressure levels measured on the day of the study 50% (5) had theirblood pressure levels under control. Interestingly 16 (39%) participants were found hypertensiveincidentally.DISCUSSION: It is evident from the studies that colour coded approach is used in multiple ways, inmultiple settings, for multiple diseases. To our knowledge, little focus has been given for hypertensivedisorders in the community level. We merely bother about making their risk profiling, even in thedigital age. Sometimes physicians in emergency become puzzled whenever patients collapsed in frontof them and we missed the “Golden Hour” for the treatment by searching patients’ medical details.CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The above problem can be solved by risk profiling ofchronic patients by colour coded OPD/Health cards.

Why the tremendous potential of uploading health educational material on medical institutions’ website remains grossly underutilized in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

. Sudip Bhattacharya; . Amarjeet Singh

Volume 10, Issue 9 , September 2020, , Pages 1-6

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Due to the short span available for consultation with clinicians, patients try to become well versedwith their clinical conditions before the medical consultation. They search Google ... Read More

Harnessing the potential of uploading health educational materials on medical institutions’ social media for controlling emerging and re‑emerging disease outbreaks

. Sudip Bhattacharya; . Neha Sharma; . Kyle Hoedebecke; . Md Mahbub Hossain; . Özden Gökdemir; . Amarjeet Singh

Volume 10, Issue 8 , August 2020, , Pages 1-3

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Health system strengthening through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) during the COVID‑19 pandemic: An analysis from the available evidence

. Sudip Bhattacharya; . Amarjeet Singh; . Md Mahbub Hossain

Volume 10, Issue 8 , August 2020, , Pages 1-3

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Impact of a training program on disaster preparedness among paramedic students of a tertiary care hospital of North India: A single‑group, before–after intervention study

. Sudip Bhattacharya; . Amarjeet Singh; . Jayanti Semwal; . Roy Rillera Marzo; . Neha Sharma, Manish Goyal; . Shaili Vyas; . Abhay Srivastava

Volume 10, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 1-6

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INTRODUCTION: Disaster can occur at any time any place. Disaster preparedness plays an importantrole to reduce the loss of a community/country. The aim of this interventional study ... Read More INTRODUCTION: Disaster can occur at any time any place. Disaster preparedness plays an importantrole to reduce the loss of a community/country. The aim of this interventional study was to ascertainthe impact of a video‑based educational intervention program on improvement in knowledge andattitude of paramedical students in a hospital.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A pre–post study (interventional study design) was conducted onparamedic students. Our study period was 6 months which was divided into Phases I, II, and III. Foradministrative purpose, we included all paramedical students, and our sample size was 119. Thebaseline assessment of knowledge and attitude of paramedic students was done by a pretestedquestionnaire (Observation 1) with having a baseline scoring. After that, intervention Phase 1 wasimplemented, and later, end line observation (Observation 2) was made. Changes in knowledge andattitude were observed by the score difference (Observation 2–Observation 1). Descriptive statisticswere calculated, and the mean of cumulative score was compared using the Wilcoxon signed‑ranktest. We applied Mann–Whitney U‑test for finding associations between dependent variables withan independent variable using SPSS version 22 (IBM, Chicago, USA) software.RESULTS: Our baseline results showed that most of our participants had averageknowledge (54.6%), followed by poor knowledge (24.4%). Approximately one‑fifth (21.0%) of theparticipants had good knowledge regarding disaster preparedness. A significant improvement wasobserved in cumulative score (P < 0.005). A significant difference was observed in knowledge andattitude with respect to age and courses (P < 0.05). Forty percent of the students responded thatthey would like to get trained by that mock drill, and 26.1% were interested in disaster preparednessworkshops in the future.CONCLUSION: Our present study results indicate that the overall knowledge and attitude level ofthe students was average and required improvement. A similar result was reported in some studiesconducted globally for the same purpose. All of our students perceived that training for disasterpreparedness is necessary for all health facilities, and it is important to have an emergency planand disaster management committee. Regarding training methods, most of our students liked ourinteractive audiovisual method. However, their preferred methods were mock drill and workshops.It can be arranged in the future for them.

Morbidity pattern, social safety net, and drug adherence level among geriatric patients attending in a health‑care facility: A cross‑sectional study

. Mohan Kumar Singh Thakur; . Shweta Talati; . Anil Kumar Gupta; . Sudip Bhattacharya; . Amarjeet Singh

Volume 9, Issue 12 , December 2019, , Pages 1-7

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INTRODUCTION: Financial support system available to geriatric populations affects their adherencelevel to the prescribed treatment leading to a rise in chronic disease burden.OBJECTIVE: ... Read More

Implementing a skill development program among food handlers in tertiary care hospital to improve their personal hygiene: A pilot study

. Sudip Bhattacharya; . Shweta Talati; . Anil Kumar Gupta; . Sunita Malhotra; . Amarjeet Singh

Volume 9, Issue 7 , July 2019, , Pages 1-8

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INTRODUCTION: Food handlers with poor personal hygiene and lack of awareness in preventingfoodborne diseases working in hospitality sectors or hospitals could spread foodborne infections.OBJECTIVE: ... Read More INTRODUCTION: Food handlers with poor personal hygiene and lack of awareness in preventingfoodborne diseases working in hospitality sectors or hospitals could spread foodborne infections.OBJECTIVE: Our study objective was to ascertain the impact of a video‑based educationalintervention program and administrative measures on improvement in personal hygiene of foodhandlers in hospital.METHODOLOGY: We conducted this pilot study among all 103 food handlers who were working ina tertiary care hospital. A checklist‑based scoring and physical examination were conducted by theinvestigator for the food handlers. After baseline scoring S1, intervention 1 and 2 was implemented,and score was obtained as S2 and S3, respectively. Descriptive statistics was calculated, and scorewas compared by repeated measures ANOVA test using SPSS‑22 software.RESULTS: Our study revealed that a total of 19.2% of food handlers had health complaints. More thanhalf (54.8%) admitted that they had suffered from any kind of illness since last 6 months. Common illnesswas viral fever (40.3%) followed by typhoid (5.7%), dengue (4.8%) and urinary tract infection (3.8%).Most of the food handlers had long hair (62.5%) followed by long nail (57.69%). Nearly, one‑fifth (20.1%)of food handlers nail was infected with fungus. Worm was found in 14.4% cases by stool examination.Statistically significant (P < 0.05) improvement in score was observed after each intervention.DISCUSSION: Poor hygiene (Score‑1 = 23.76) was observed at baseline study although therewas a mechanism in place for a yearly health checkup and regular (6 monthly) hygiene training.After interventions (video‑based training and administrative measures), the score was improved toScore‑3 (42.57). Statistically significant(P< 0.05) differences in hygiene score were observed for variablessuch as state of residence, education level, and working experiences (inside or outside the hospital).CONCLUSION: It is possible to improve personal hygiene among food handlers using video‑basedinteractive training methods and administrative measures with no extra or minimal cost.RECOMMENDATIONS: This “piggyback” approach of training can be imparted in addition to routinetraining measures among the food handlers for improving their personal hygiene in the hospital setting.

Health promotion and prevention of bowel disorders through toilet designs: A myth or reality?

. Sudip Bhattacharya; . Vijay Kumar Chattu; . Amarjeet Singh

Volume 9, Issue 2 , February 2019, , Pages 1-5

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Now, lifestyle diseases are quite common globally. The risk factors of lifestyle diseases suchas sedentary habits, lack of physical exercise, and lack of fiber result in the development ... Read More

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Colour coded client segmentation (CCCS) public health approach to educate the community to deal with problem of hypertension: A pilot study

Abstract

Why the tremendous potential of uploading health educational material on medical institutions’ website remains grossly underutilized in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

Abstract

Harnessing the potential of uploading health educational materials on medical institutions’ social media for controlling emerging and re‑emerging disease outbreaks

Abstract

Health system strengthening through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) during the COVID‑19 pandemic: An analysis from the available evidence

Abstract

Impact of a training program on disaster preparedness among paramedic students of a tertiary care hospital of North India: A single‑group, before–after intervention study

Abstract

Morbidity pattern, social safety net, and drug adherence level among geriatric patients attending in a health‑care facility: A cross‑sectional study

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Implementing a skill development program among food handlers in tertiary care hospital to improve their personal hygiene: A pilot study

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Health promotion and prevention of bowel disorders through toilet designs: A myth or reality?

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