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Item Absenteeism in leprosy patients in a rural area in Tamil Nadu.(1987-07-01) Raghavia, M; Bansal, R D; Srinivasa, D K; Soudarssanane, M B; Ramana, GOf the 3382 leprosy patients taking treatment in Hemerijckx Rural Centre Area, 150 randomly selected patients, who were irregular for treatment, were matched with 150 patients who were regular for treatment, by age, sex and type of disease. The characteristics and the reasons for regularity/irregularity in treatment of these 300 patients were studied. There were more Lepromatous patients (20%) among regulars. A greater proportion of irregulars belonged to backward (54%) and scheduled castes (35%). The proportion of irregulars were more (32%) in the initial phase of the disease. There were more irregular patients among the illiterate group (61%). The knowledge of the irregular patients about early sign, causation, spread, curability and duration of treatment were found to be lacking. The clinic timing was unsuitable for 33% of irregular patients. 23% of irregulars experienced some intolerance to DDS. When 94% of regulars attended clinic in order that they may be 'cured', 63% of irregulars stayed away because of 'work'.Item Adolescent girls: an emerging priority.(1998-01-02) Bansal, R D; Mehra, MItem Blindness control in India--need for a multifaceted approach.(1993-04-01) Bansal, R D; Kanan, A TItem A blood pressure survey in Simla Hills.(1983-02-01) Ghosh, B N; Bansal, R D; Bhardwaj, U D; Joshi, S CItem Child health.(1997-01-01) Bansal, R D; Mehra, MItem Concomitant helminthiasis and recurrent upper respiratory tract infection in children of an urban community in Pondicherry.(1988-01-01) Rau, P V; Rao, R S; Sharma, S; Shah, M; Ramachandiran,; Bansal, R DItem Counselling services for HIV: need of the hour.(1993-01-01) Bansal, R D; Kannan, A TItem Dr. B. C. Dasgupta Memorial Oration. Priorities, issues, inter-state variations and challenges.(1995-04-01) Bansal, R DIndia spends only 1.5% of GDP on health as against the recommended 5% by W.H.O. for equity and universal coverage. States have a high share (89%) of funding their health care activities as against 9% by centre and 2.8% by U. T.'s. Increasing proportion of health expenditure on salaries (60-90%) and a markedly reduced (29%-5%) proportion on non-salary components is reflected in low-level of utilization of health services. Committed involvement by others in selected crucial areas is lacking. Health financing seems to be directed towards the urban sector with maximum outlays to curative care. There are high inter-state variations in health expenditure and health status. Higher share of SDF on public health does not guarantee a better health status. Health services sector urgently & legitimately needs additional resources. There is need to set up technical committee and research cells to sensitise policy makers, academicians and others and to steer and guide research. Health Financing and Management must be considered together to address issues of equity, efficiency and effectiveness in health care services.Item Effect of altitude on persons belonging to different population groups at Simla Hills, India.(1981-07-01) Ganguly, S S; Sen, A K; Ghosh, B N; Bansal, R DItem An epidemiological study of cataract in a rural area of Pondicherry.(1986-11-01) Soundarssanane, M B; Bansal, R D; Narayan, K AItem An epidemiological study of leprosy among children in a rural area.(1983-09-01) Reddy, B N; Bansal, R DItem An epidemiological study of leprosy disability in a leprosy endemic rural population of Pondicherry (south India).(1984-04-01) Reddy, B N; Bansal, R DThe disability rate in this study was 16.23%. The highest disability rate of 30.76% was found in those aged 45 years and above. Disabilities were found to be more common among male leprosy patients with a disability rate of 21.05% compared to that of 11.45% found among female leprosy patients. None of the indeterminate leprosy patients showed any disabilities, whereas all the neuritic and lepromatous leprosy cases showed disabilities. The disability rate among tuberculoid leprosy patients and borderline leprosy patients were found to be 3.25% and 35% respectively. Persons whose monthly per capita income was less than Rs. 200/- constituted 93.50% of the cases with disabilities. Anaesthesia of the hand was seen in 67.4% of the cases. The mean disability index (DI-2 type) was 0.927.Item An epidemiological study of leprosy in a rural community of Pondicherry.(1984-01-01) Reddy, B N; Bansal, R DIn a rural area, endemic for Leprosy a total population survey had been undertaken in 6 villages covering a population of 5667. Out of the 5281 persons examined, 191 were found to be suffering from leprosy giving a prevalence rate of 36.16/1000. The prevalence was highest in children aged between 5 and 14 years., i.e., 41.61/1000. Among adults the highest prevalence was seen among those aged above 45 years, i.e., 45.66/1000. Both the sexes were found to be equally affected in this area. Tuberculoid leprosy was the most common type found with a prevalence rate of 23.29/1000, followed by Indeterminate type with a prevalence rate of 5.3/1000. Lepromatous rate was 3.69%. The disability rate was found to be 16.23%, with a mean disability index of 0.927.Item Health and nutritional status of boys aged 6 to 12 years in a children observation home.(1996-10-01) Chhabra, P; Garg, S; Sharma, N; Bansal, R DOne hundred and ninety two boys in the age group 6 to 12 years, living in a Children Observation Home in Delhi were studied for their nutritional status and morbidity profile. Body Mass Index (BMI), an age-independent index was used to grade the nutritional status according to which, 36.7% of the boys were found to be malnourished. Signs of specific nutritional deficiencies were observed in 13.5% of the boys. Morbidity in some form or the other was present in 148 (60%) boys. Skin disease was the commonest morbidity (31.7%), followed by diseases of the oral cavity (16.1%), acute respiratory infections (8.6%) and diseases of the ear (9.9%). Need for health promotional activities is stressed to reduce the morbidity and improve the health status of these children.Item Health financing in India.(1994-07-01) Bansal, R D; Mehra, MItem Healthy cities for better life.(1996-07-01) Bansal, R D; Mehra, MItem Human resource potential in health care delivery system in India.(1993-07-01) Bansal, R D; Kannan, A TItem Infant feeding and weaning practices at Simla-Hills Himachal Pradesh.(1973-12-01) Bansal, R D; Ghosh, B N; Bhardwaj, U D; Joshi, S CItem Logistics management in Universal Immunisation Programme.(1990-10-01) Bachani, D; Bansal, R DItem Malnutrition: a silent emergency.(1999-01-13) Bansal, R D; Mehra, M