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Hospital acquired infection or “nosocomial infection” adversely affects both patients and hospitals. Impact of nosocomial infections ranges from increased length of hospital stay, emotional stress, disability, death of the patients as well as increased hospital cost for the patients and providers. Studies in India have reported nosocomial infection rates from 8% to 58 %. To combat these infections, hospital needs effective methods of disinfection and sterilization which has nowadays been centralized into a single department called Central Sterile Supply Department. In our study Outcome was measures by two parameters: a) User Satisfaction b) Microbial count It was found that in user satisfaction 70% of user end staff are satisfied with the services provided to them. In microbial count of different items sterilized showed that 89 % samples are sterile whereas 11% samples show growth of three different organisms e.g. Coagulase-negative staphylococci, Klebsilla and Act. Baumannii. ...

Appropriate antenatal care is proven to play a crucial role in ensuring good outcome of the mother and the baby. Good antenatal care ensures periodic assessment of growth and development of the baby, and supplementation of additional nutrition required for the mother. It also provides prompt recognition of any complication that befall pregnancy, one such dreaded complication being gestational diabetes mellitus. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is defined as the carbohydrate intolerance of varying severity with onset or first recognition in pregnancy. The prevalence of GDM in India is around 3.8-21%, and it is seen more in urban women. Physical environment, ethnicity, genetics, dietary patterns, lifestyle, obesity, family history of diabetes mellitus, and history of GDM in the previous pregnancy are independent risk factors for the development of GDM. Carbohydrate metabolism in pregnant women differs from the non-pregnant state, where there is an increased demand for metabolic fuel...

Knowledge of Obesity Risks and Women’s Health: What do we know? _ Crimson Publishers Knowledge of Obesity Risks and Women’s Health: What do we know? by James KS * Investigations in Gynecology Research & WomensHealth Background: Even though aware of cardiometabolic risks associated with obesity, health professionals and women are less knowledgeable about the association between obesity and breast/endometrial cancer, and obesity and reproductive outcomes. Objective: To assess knowledge of the cardiometabolic, general, and reproductive risks associated with obesity in a diverse population of women . Methods: A convenience sample (N=121 women) completed the study survey. Results: Participants were less knowledgeable about the effect of obesity on reproductive outcomes (39.9%) compared to general health outcomes (59.2%). Higher education and increased income were associated with increased awareness. Older participants were more aware about the effects of obesity on ...