Dissolution of Dominant Soil Phosphorus Fractions in Phosphorus-Responsive Soils of Bihar, India: Effects of Mycorrhiza and Fertilizer Levels
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DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2018.1559332
Abstract: ABSTRACT We investigated the effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (AM) fungi and various phosphorus (P) levels on the distribution and availability of P in dominant soils of Bihar, India. Potassium chloride (KCl)-P (labile P), sodium hydroxide… read more here.
Keywords: dissolution dominant; dominant soil; phosphorus; bihar india ... See more keywords
A Path Analysis of Nutrition, Stimulation, and Child Development Among Young Children in Bihar, India
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DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13057
Abstract: Nutrition plays an important role in the development of a child, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries where malnutrition is often widespread. The relation between diet, hemoglobin, nutritional status, motor development, stimulation and mental development… read more here.
Keywords: path analysis; stimulation; child development; bihar india ... See more keywords
Phlebotomine sandfly ecology on the Indian subcontinent: does village vegetation play a role in sandfly distribution in Bihar, India?
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DOI: 10.1111/mve.12224
Abstract: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a disease that results in approximately 50 000 human deaths annually. It is transmitted through the bites of phlebotomine sandflies and around two‐thirds of cases occur on the Indian subcontinent. Indoor… read more here.
Keywords: indian subcontinent; sandfly; bihar india; village vegetation ... See more keywords
How well do mothers recall their own and their infants’ perinatal events? A two-district study using cross-sectional stratified random sampling in Bihar, India
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031289
Abstract: Objective Global monitoring of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) programmes use self-reported data subject to recall error which may lead to incorrect decisions for improving health services and wasted resources. To minimise this risk,… read more here.
Keywords: mothers infants; perinatal events; infants aged; well mothers ... See more keywords
Pandemic response in pluralistic health systems: a cross-sectional study of COVID-19 knowledge and practices among informal and formal primary care providers in Bihar, India
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047334
Abstract: Objectives Responding to pandemics is challenging in pluralistic health systems. This study assesses COVID-19 knowledge and case management of informal providers (IPs), trained practitioners of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) and… read more here.
Keywords: care providers; knowledge; primary care; covid ... See more keywords
Identifying bottlenecks in the iron and folic acid supply chain in Bihar, India: a mixed-methods study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3017-x
Abstract: BackgroundMaternal anaemia prevalence in Bihar, India remains high despite government mandated iron supplementation targeting pregnant women. Inadequate supply has been identified as a potential barrier to iron and folic acid (IFA) receipt. Our study objective… read more here.
Keywords: supply; ifa supply; bihar india; iron folic ... See more keywords
Associations between intimate partner violence and reproductive and maternal health outcomes in Bihar, India: a cross-sectional study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12978-018-0551-2
Abstract: BackgroundBihar, India has higher rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) and maternal and infant mortality relative to India as a whole. This study assesses whether IPV is associated with poor reproductive and maternal health outcomes,… read more here.
Keywords: health outcomes; quartile; miscarriage; bihar india ... See more keywords
Visceral leishmaniasis: Spatiotemporal heterogeneity and drivers underlying the hotspots in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006888
Abstract: Background Despite the overall decrease in visceral leishmaniasis (VL) incidence on the Indian subcontinent, there remain spatiotemporal clusters or ‘hotspots’ of new cases. The characteristics of these hotspots, underlying transmission dynamics, and their importance for… read more here.
Keywords: spatiotemporal heterogeneity; leishmaniasis spatiotemporal; bihar india; visceral leishmaniasis ... See more keywords
Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex Trematode Infections in Children, Bihar, India
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2508.181427
Abstract: Eating raw or insufficiently cooked mollusks is a known risk factor for human echinostomiasis. We confirmed identification of Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex trematodes as the causative agent of disease among 170 children in northern Bihar, India. We… read more here.
Keywords: trematode infections; children bihar; sufrartyfex trematode; bihar india ... See more keywords
Super Divya, an Interactive Digital Storytelling Instructional Comic Series to Sustain Facilitation Skills of Labor and Delivery Nurse Mentors in Bihar, India—A Pilot Study
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19052675
Abstract: To improve the quality of intrapartum care in public health facilities of Bihar, India, a statewide quality improvement program was implemented. Nurses participated in simulation sessions to improve their clinical, teamwork, and communication skills. Nurse… read more here.
Keywords: bihar india; facilitation; comic series; super divya ... See more keywords