Sociodemographic Determinants of Knowledge towards Tuberculosis Transmission among Women of 15–49 Years of Age in India by Baikunth Kumar Yadav, Pranveer Singh, Bijaya Kumar Padhi

“…Background. India is one of the countries in the world most heavily impacted by tuberculosis (TB). …”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Needs of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) in Community based Cancer Awareness and Screening Programme: A Mixed Method Study from a Ru... by L Meenu, N Divyamol, K Anupriya, TK Abdu Saleem

“…Though 26 (87.67%) participants knew that screening could detect cancers early, knowledge about PAPs smear 6 (20%) and breast self-examination 5 (16.6%) was inadequate. …”
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Birth preparedness and complication readiness assessment among antenatal and postnatal mothers at government hospital, in urban Bengaluru by Sangeetha M.D, Jagadish Ganagi, Darshan H.S, Neha Annet Joy, Akarsh KR

“…Knowledge of danger signs during pregnancy was high (95.2%), but lower for labor (51.4%) and postpartum (44.7%) periods. Fewer women knew about danger signs in neonates (46.6%). Regarding preparedness, 97.1% of women had identified transport arrangements, while only 25.7% knew about the need for blood transfusion during delivery. …”
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Impact of an Educational Film on Parental Knowledge of Children with Cerebral Palsy by Shilpa Khanna Arora, Anju Aggarwal, Hema Mittal

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A Cross-Sectional Epidemiological Study of Abortions in a Rural Area of Delhi by Priyanka Yadav, Gajendra S. Meena, Rajesh Kumar, Nandini Sharma

“…However, no significant association was found with socio-economic status, education, and occupation of women and their spouses. Only 1.3% women knew that abortions are legal in India. …”
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Second Hand Tobacco Smoke Exposure among Adults in an Urbanized Village in Delhi by Yukti Bhandari, Jugal Kishore, Abhilasha Yadav, Aritrik Das

“…Background: India contributes to the maximum of the world’s health burdens attributable to tobacco use. …”
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A rare case of acute myocardial infarction with heart failure following hump-nosed viper bite in a Sri Lankan female by W. M. D. A. S. Wanninayake, Tilan Aponso, Manohari Seneviratne, Dhanapala Dissanayake

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