Browsing by Author "Kushwah, Archana"

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    Impact of Awareness on Health Status of Breast Cancer Patients
    (International Society for Contemporary Medical Research, 2019-04) Bhadauria, Shailendra Singh; Kushwah, Archana
    Introduction: Brest Cancer is the second most commontype of Cancer after lung Cancer. Hence, it is necessary tobring etiology, symptoms of awareness in the women aboutthe breast Cancer. It is more important to the women whoare affected with the Breast Cancer to be aware about thetreatment, appropriate diet during the treatment, side effectsof therapy and their remedies and precautions after treatment.This study was conducted to assess the impact of awarenessabout the disease on the health status of breast cancer patients.Material and methods: A sample of 300 patients sufferingfrom breast cancer were selected by random sampling method.Interview schedule was structured to collect informationregarding awareness of breast cancer patients. Health statusassessed by anthropometric measurement for BMI and waisthip ratio, presence of clinical sign and symptoms assessedby clinical examination and estimation of hemoglobin bycyanmethemoglobin method . One way anova test was appliedto determine the significance of the study.Results: It was found that maximum breast cancer patients(N=242) exhibited medium status of awareness whichwas found to be 80.67%. The high status of awareness wasobserved only in 15.33% breast cancer patients which wascomparatively a small number (N=46). The least numberof breast cancer patients (N=12) exhibited low status ofawareness (4%).Conclusion: The study concluded that awareness of diseasein breast cancer patients has a significant effect on their healthstatus.
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    Role of Honey as a Dietary Adjunct for Improvements of Glycemic Status and Body Weight in Healthy Individuals
    (International Society for Contemporary Medical Research, 2019-07) Bhadauria, Shailendra Singh; Kushwah, Archana
    Introduction: Honey is a common sweetener for foods anda powerful medicinal tool. Physiological and Biochemicaleffects of honey vary with the botanical source of nectar.Natural honey is considered a valuable medicinal food andhas been found to be useful in management of diabetes anddyslipidemia. The present study was conducted to evaluatethe effect of honey on fasting blood glucose level and BMI innormal healthy individuals.Material and methods: 70 gm honey dissolved in 130 ml ofwater was administered daily on empty stomach for 30 daysto the 30 normal healthy subjects under study. Estimation ofblood glucose was done before and after administration ofhoney by GOD-POD method. Measurement of anthropometricparameters (weight, waist/hip circumference and BMI) andblood pressure of the subjects was recorded at the beginningand after completion of the study.Results: Honey administration lowered blood glucose levelsin healthy individuals and a significant reduction in BMI andfasting blood glucose level was observed in our study.Conclusion: Present study suggests the hypothesis that honeymight have potential to modulate fasting blood glucose andBMI of normal healthy subjects, which are risk factors forchronic metabolic disorders.