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Background: Birth weight is a major determinant of child’s health and nutrition. There are various factors which determine birth weight like maternal age, parity, socio economic status etc. A new born weighing less than 2.5 kg is classified as a low birth weight (LBW) baby. Low birth weight can be prevented by improving health status and socio-economic status of the community, improving antenatal care and also by providing proper health education. Methods: A record-based study was carried out in a tertiary care facility of central India. Labour room records from January 2021 to December 2021 were reviewed. The details on birth weight, gender, gestational age, parity, and mode of delivery were obtained and recorded. The data obtained was entered in Microsoft office excel software. Statistical analysis was carried out with the help of open Epi. Results: Out of 4266 records which were studied 46.65% mothers were in the age group 21-25 years and 53.52% were multiparas. The proportion of LBW was found to be 41.30%. LBW was found to have a significant association between age of mother, parity, residence and gender of the baby. Conclusions: In this study, sociodemographic factors, maternal age and multiparity has contributed substantially to LBW. Hospitals should inform pregnant women about the importance of appropriate age at conception. It is high time to discuss the aftereffects of older maternal age in detail and to focus more on biological components underlying these associations.

Introduction:Rabies a 100% fatal disease is completely preventable with timely post exposure prophylaxis. According to the Gold standard Essen intramuscular regimen, ve doses of 0.5 ml of anti rabies vaccine is required as compared to Updated Thai Red Cross intradermal regimen which requires four doses of only 0.1 ml each at 2 sites . Hence the present study was conducted to determine the cost effectiveness and compliance of 4 dose intradermal regimen of antirabies vaccine over 5 dose intramuscular regimen of anti rabies vaccine for post exposure prophylaxis. Methods: The present study is a hospital record-based study of 1020 cases attending antirabies vaccination clinic who received IM regimen of ARV in the year 2015 and 2256 cases who received ARVunder ID regimen during 2021. The cost effectiveness and compliance of both regimen was estimated. Results : A total of 3276 animal bite patient were studied. Antirabies vaccine by the Intramuscular route was administered to 1020 patients in the year 2015. While around 2256 patients were administered the Antirabies vaccine by the Intradermal route in the year 2021 costing Rs.14,18,352. If same number of cases were to be given intra muscular vaccination then the cost of vaccination would be Rs. 35,19,360. Thus a saving of Rs. 21,01,008 was effected in ID regimen over IM regimen. 53.72% patients completed the Intramuscular route of Antirabies vaccine schedule and 73.04% patients completed the Intradermal route of Antirabies vaccine schedule. Conclusion: Intradermal regimen is more cost effectiveness than intramuscular (Essen) regimen. And the compliance to post-exposure vaccination is better in case of ID regimen as compared to IM regimen

Background: Currently, there is no specific antiviral treatment and preventive vaccine against COVID-19. Stringent practice of preventive measures is recommended as the only way out for protecting oneself. However, uncertainties galore and the prevention cannot be guaranteed due to paucity of knowledge about the epidemiology of COVID-19. Nurses are in an ideal position to participate or play a key role in taking initiatives to enhance patient safety during COVID-19 pandemic. Their knowledge will help to break the transmission chain.Methods: In the present cross-sectional study an online questionnaire was used for data collection from nursing staff employed in a tertiary care centre/dedicated COVID hospital in central India. Universal sampling was done and the final sample size attained was 932. Data was cleaned, coded and analysis was done with statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. Percentages, means and standard deviations (SD) were calculated and statistical tests in the form of t test and Wilcoxon rank-sum (Mann-Whitney) test were applied.Results: Social-media and television (TV) were the main sources of knowledge about COVID-19 for the study participants as reported by 76.82% and 74.25% respectively. Study participants were aware about the common symptom of COVID-19 like cough, 127 (13.63%), fever 30 (3.22%), and diarrhoea 80 (8.58%).Conclusions: Irrespective of their age and gender study participants had a fairly good knowledge about symptoms and prevention of COVID-19. Most of them were optimistic and had a positive attitude towards COVID-19 pandemic and resultant situation.