AbyDany Varghese's research while affiliated with Believers Church Medical College Hospital and other places

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Background: Sleep is essential for optimizing physical, cognitive, and emotional functioning of adolescents. Adolescents are one of the most sleep-deprived age groups in the society. Objectives: To assess sleep duration and associated factors among adolescent children studying in different types of schools in an urban area of Kerala. Methodolog...
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Background: Nipah is a highly infectious viral zoonotic disease with documented human-to-human transmission and high case fatality rate. An outbreak of Nipah infection occurred in Kerala in May 2018. Considering that this is the first encounter for health professionals dealing with Nipah outbreak in this part of India, awareness intensification amo...

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... [5] In a study from Mangalore city, it was found that approximately 64% of participants were introduced to fast foods through television commercials [6] and in another New Delhi study, 68% of the participants in urban areas spent more than 3 hours in front of screens which included television, mobile screens, video games, etc. [7] Various studies suggest that increased screen time leads to increased snacking (fast food/unhealthy) and decreased sleep duration, both of which are linked to obesity in growing age. Mathew et al. [8] conducted a study in Kerala where it was revealed that 60% of the total participants had inadequate sleeping hours of between 9-11 hours. ...
... 43.5% of the students had good knowledge regarding the epidemiology and treatment of Nipah virus infection and 47.20% had acceptable knowledge on Nipah virus. 33.60% of the students had good attitude regarding the preventive aspects of Nipah virus infection [13] . Similarly, Binub K [9] also reported that medical students had good attitude and 50% of them had good knowledge about the disease. ...