MUHAMMED JASIM

MUHAMMED.J.NISHADH

MEGHA BHARATH

MOHAMMED SHAFI

K.VIJAYAKUMAR

Cancer of the female reproductive tract has a high incidence amongst Indian women. According to National cancer registry’s population based study in 2003 on the proportion of ovarian cancers among all female cancers; it was about 5.2% and 5.1% in Banglore and Chennai respectively. Ovarian cancer was about 7.2% in Delhi but Mumbai topped the list with about 7.3%.Proportion of ovarian cancer in Trivandrum increased from 5.5% in 1993 to 8% in 2003.As stated by The American Cancer Society about 76% of women with ovarian cancer survive

Submitted by
Dipin Mani
Gurudas M.P
Deepu Mathew

Guide
Dr. Althaf.A
Dept. of Community Medicine
Medical College, Trivandrum

SUMMARY

Aim of the study: To find the availability and affordability of drugs in Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum, as estimated by a study done on patients during the first 24 hours of admission to the Medicine Casualty.

Research design and methods: We designed a case series study for patients admitted to Medicine Casualty during a month period. The drugs prescribed were recorded from the case book. The availability and cost of drugs were recorded by interviewing the by-standers. The proportion of drugs available

Mumthas A

Nidhi RS

Nishitha Mohan Philip

A hospital based case- control study was conducted with case being 50 children in the age group 5-12 years attending ENT OP, Medical college, Trivandrum who have been diagnosed to have hearing loss by doing Tympanometry and Pure Tone Audiogram and the control being 100 children without hearing loss matched for age from Paediatric ward, SAT Hospital, Trivandrum within a time period of September 2008 to November 2008.

The data was collected by interviewing the subjects based on a questionnaire, which contained the study variables. Univariate analysis was done by Chi square test and Odds ratio. The

PROJECT GUIDE:

DR.REKHA RACHEL PHILIP

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE

GOVT.MEDICAL COLLEGE

TRIVANDRUM

SUBMITTED BY:

LITTY THOMAS

ARUSHMA.M.K.

MANJULA.K.P.

(2005MBBS)

BACK GROUND

Depression-a common and serious psychiatric disease in the present century WHO World Health Report 2001 suggest that by the year 2020 depression is projected to reach 2nd place in the ranking of DALY’s calculated for all ages and both sexes. Today depression already the 2nd cause of DALY’s in the age group 15-44 for both sex combined.

OBJECTIVE

To find out the risk factors of depression among males and females of age group 15-30

METHOD

We did a case control study with 30 cases  [aged 15-30] diagnosed as depression in the department

Submitted by: Anchitha P.M

Anila Tresa

Anitha Paul

Project Guide:

Dr.Vijaya Kumar

Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine

Government Medical College

Thiruvananthapuram.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To find out the risk factors of cholelithiasis among inpatients of Surgery wards, Govt Medical College, Tvm, during the period 15th August 2008 – 15th December 2008.

Method: We conducted a case control

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lovely thomas

mathew tharun george

background: Benign prostatic hypertrophy is fairly common in elderly. It refers to the increase in size of the prostate in middle-aged and elderly men. As this is the major problem of the old age we should consider it seriously. The quality of the life is affected and morbidity increases. Early detection and treatment will improve the quality of the life. So finding out the risk factor will help in decreasing the incidence.

methodology:

Case control study was conducted on risk factors of BPH under the department of community medicine with 25 cases and 50 controls. Study was conducted

A case control study on the “Risk Factors Associated with Female MI” among 50 females admitted in the Medicine wards of Medical College Thiruvananthapuram was conducted during the period November 2008 to January 2009.The data was collected from 50 cases and 100 controls using a prestructured questionnaire by interview technique.The data collected included personal details,dyslipidemia, hypertension, smoking,and passive smoking,other heart disease,family history of heart attack etc.

Major results obtained are,

*Poorly educated females have 2.89 times more risk of                     developing MI.

*Females with dyslipidemia has 2.85 times more risk of developing MI.

*Hypertensive women have 5.85 times greater chance of developing MI.Greater the duration

Guided by: Dr. J. Suhara Beevi

Assistant Professor in Medico Sociology

Dept. of Community Medicine

Government Medical College

Trivandrum

Submitted by: Sonu Manuel, Sony Raj

A cross sectional study was conducted to find out the prevalence of addictions among children of three different schools in Trivandrum city and influence of socioeconomic status in this. The tool used for data collection was a structured questionnaire. 150 students each of age group 15-18 from three different schools were selected as study subjects. The study period was spread over a short period from 01/10/2008 to 01/11/2008.

The data obtained was analysed by statistical methods and prevalence of addictions and the

Guide by, Dr. K . Vijayakumar, Professor, Community Medicine, Medical College, Tvm.

Submitted by, praji  s  Prasad, rachana  chandran, rajani  lilly  cheriyan

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Postpartum depression is a maternal mental morbidity which is on a rise today. But most of them go undetected. Hence this study is a venture to find out the prevalence of postpartum depression.

OBJECTIVE: To find out the prevalence of postpartum depression among young mothers.
RESEARCH  DESIGN  &  METHODS:
We carried out a cross sectional study among 100 young mothers admitted to the postnatal wards of SAT Hospital, Trivandrum, during a 3 month period. The prevalence was found

Done by                                                                                                     Project guide

Anand V Karthik                                                                            Dr K. Vijayakumar

Anil George Paul                                                           Dept of Community Medicine

Anjana Pradeep                                       Govt. Medical College Thiruvanathapuram

OBJECTIVE

To find the average pain to needle time, its different components and the factors determining this time gap in patients with acute coronary syndrome admitted to MCH, Thiruvananthapuram.

METHODOLOGY

1) Study Design : Retrospective cohort

2) Study Setting : ICCU & medicine wards, MCH, Trivandrum

3) Study Sample : all patients with ST elevation who underwent

thrombolysis or angioplasty  .

Exclusion : those patients  outside window period

4) Sample size : 101

5) Study period : Oct 18 – Dec 9,