Prevalence and Risk Factors of HIV Infection among Clients Attending ICTCs in Six Districts of Tamilnadu, South India by Rajeswari Ramachandran, V. Chandrasekaran, M. Muniyandi, K. Jaggarajamma, Anasua Bagchi, Supriya Sahu

“…To assess the HIV serostatus of clients attending integrated counseling and testing centres (ICTCs) in Tamilnadu, south India (excluding antenatal women and children), and to study its association with demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral risk factors. …”
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Caregivers' Preferences of COVID-19 Vaccination for Children: A Cross-sectional Study From Rural South India by U.C SAMUDYATHA, Bhavyashree BALAJI, Meghna SINGH, Megha GOWDA

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Clinico-Epidemiological Profile of Children Orphaned due to AIDS Residing in Care Giving Institutions in Coastal South India by Rekha Thapar, Meher Singha, Nithin Kumar, Prasanna Mithra, Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan, Ramesh Holla, Vaman Kulkarni, B. B. Darshan, Avinash Kumar

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Biologics in ocular inflammatory diseases – Experience from a tertiary referral eye care center in South India by Kalpana Babu, PG Padmapriya, Anand P Rao, Ramesh Jois

“…Methods: This was a retrospective observational study conducted at the uveitis and ocular inflammatory diseases clinic of a tertiary eye care hospital in South India between 2016 and 2023. Results: Records of 76 patients on biologics were retrieved from our databases. …”
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Reasons for school dropouts in suburban areas near Villupuram district: A retrospective study by D. Arthi, M. Rajalakshmi, Kalaiselvan Ganapathy

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Life Cycle and Secondary Production of Four Species from Functional Feeding Groups in a Tropical Stream of South India by Sankarappan Anbalagan, Sundaram Dinakaran, Muthukalingan Krishnan

“…This study focused on life strategies of species from functional feeding groups (FFGs) found in a tropical stream of the Sirumalai hills, South India. We examined the life cycle and secondary production of species of shredders (Lepidostoma nuburagangai), scrapers (Baetis sp.), collectors (Choroterpes alagarensis), and predators (Neoperla biseriata). …”
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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Substance Use and Its Determinants Among College Students in a Coastal Town of South India by Shyamashree Das, Veena G Kamath, Divya Arvind Prabhu, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Akhilesh Kumar Pandey

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Author Correction: Genome resequencing and genome-wide polymorphisms in mosquito vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from south India by Preeti Acharya, Upasana Shyamsunder Singh, Veeramanoharan Rajamannar, Mayilsamy Muniaraj, Binata Nayak, Aparup Das

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Case Control Analyses of Acute Endophthalmitis after Cataract Surgery in South India Associated with Technique, Patient Care, and Socioeconomic Status by Taraprasad Das, Anjli Hussain, Thomas Naduvilath, Savitri Sharma, Subhadra Jalali, Ajit B. Majji

“…We investigated acute endophthalmitis incidence following cataract surgery vis-a-vis the current technological and postoperative care changes in higher and lower socioeconomic categories of patients in South India. Methods. In a retrospective case control study, we analyzed 62 cases of acute endophthalmitis and 5 controls for each endophthalmitis case from 46,095 cataract surgeries done between years 1993 and 1998. …”
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Assessment of the relationship between urinary iodine level and thyroid dysfunction among children in South India- A case-control study by Vignesh Sivaraj, Subbarayan Sarojini, Arul Suyambunathan V, Suresh Pichandi, Desigamani Kanniyappan, Ramadevi Kanakasabapathi

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Predictors of Major Bleeding and Mortality in Dengue Infection: A Retrospective Observational Study in a Tertiary Care Centre in South India by Kevin John John, Karthik Gunasekaran, John Davis Prasad, Divya Mathew, Sohini Das, N. Sultan, Asha Mary Abraham, Ramya Iyyadurai

“…We conducted a retrospective observational study to describe the clinical profile and outcomes of patients admitted with a diagnosis of dengue fever in a tertiary hospital in South India. A total of 159 patients admitted from April 2014 to October 2018 were included in the study. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of personality disorders in males with alcohol dependence syndrome undergoing inpatient treatment in a tertiary care hospital in South India by Aravindan Balachandran, Parthasarathy Ramamurthy, Pradeep Thilakan

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A cross-sectional study to determine prevalence of neonatal dermatoses in a tertiary health care centre of Andhra Pradesh, South India by Deepti Vemu, Shalini Eslavat, Shankar Kunti, Prasad Naik NM, Ritu Gujarati Vishwanath, Sruthi Kamatham

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Patterns and Reasons for Junk Food Consumption among Young Adults: A Mixed Methods Study from a Medical College in South India by Poonam Ramesh Naik, S. Vineetha, Nagendra Navya

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Infertility and Social Issue Have the Most Significant Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Women in South India by L. Hariprasath, D. Selvakumar, V. Dharani, K. K. Durgalakshmi, V. G. Abilash, T. S. Gopenath, S. Nishu

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Prevalence of specific learning disability in children and its association with somatic symptom disorder – data from a tertiary care centre of South India by Nishanth Rajan, Priya Jose, Peter Prasanth Kumar Kommu, Shanthi Kannan

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Predictors for Gingival Index in Middle-Aged Asian Indians with Type 2 Diabetes from South India: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study by S. Jai Karthik, Shajith Anoop, R. Suresh Kumar, M. V. Usha Rani

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Eye Donation: Awareness, Knowledge, Willingness, and Barriers among Paramedical and Allied Health Science Students at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India by Aimanfatima Kacheri, Rekha Mudhol, Sanjeev Chougule, Rhema Reny, Sagarika Kamath, Rajesh Kamath

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Influence of Smartphone Usage on development of Sexuality among Late Adolescent Boys in Health Sciences Colleges of South India [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Sara J Ommen, Preeti M Galagali, Sharath M Manya, Prasanna Mithra, Jayashree K

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Ocular biometric parameters in South-Indian children with myopia – A hospital-based retrospective descriptive analysis by Sandra Ganesh, Rebecca Claire Lusobya, Mohammed Sithiq Uduman, Reshma Rajan, Nisha Rajendran, Kripa Sanjeev, Kalpana Narendran

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