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Predisposing Factors of Infant Mortality Biological Factors • Birth weight, Age of the mother, Birth order, Birth spacing, multiple births, … Read More »
Infant Mortality -Predisposing Factors, Causes and Prevention
Childhood Mortality Rates
Childhood is divided into following age-periods: • Infancy ( up to 1 year of age) • Neonatal period (first 28 … Read More »
Maternal Mortality –Causes, Risk Factors and Prevention
Maternal mortality is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of … Read More »
Introduction to Maternal & Child Health –Reproductive Health and Safe Motherhood
Maternal & child health is one of the important elements of primary health care. Maternal & child health refers to … Read More »
Community Medicine -Introduction and Definitions
Community Medicine may be defined as: “The art and science of application of technical knowledge and skills to the delivery … Read More »
Public Health -An Introduction
Public health may be defined as: “The science and art of Preventing disease, Prolonging life and Promoting Health and Efficiency … Read More »
Primary Health Care -Global Targets and Causes of Failure
Primary health care is the essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound, and socially acceptable methods and technology made … Read More »
Primary Health Care -Introduction, Principles and Elements
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely absence of disease or infirmity … Read More »
Prevention of Disease
Prevention may be: 1. Primordial Prevention 2. Primary Prevention 3. Secondary Protection 4. Tertiary Prevention The goals of prevention … Read More »
Concept of Disease
Webster defines disease as a state in which body health is impaired, a departure from a state of health, an … Read More »
