https://medical.advancedresearchpublications.com/index.php/EpidemInternational Advanced Research Publications en-US Epidemiology International (E-ISSN: 2455-7048) 2455-7048 https://medical.advancedresearchpublications.com/index.php/EpidemInternational/article/view/1419 <p><strong>How to cite this article:</strong><br>Kishore J, Panda M. Dementia and Alzheimer’s Ddisease: Public Health Perspectives in India. Epidem Int. 2023;8(2):1-3.</p> <p><strong>DOI:</strong> https://doi.org/10.24321/2455.7048.202303</p> Prof. (Dr.) Jugal Kishore Manasi Panda Copyright (c) 2023 Prof. (Dr.) Jugal Kishore, Manasi Panda https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2023-05-04 2023-05-04 8 2 1 3 https://medical.advancedresearchpublications.com/index.php/EpidemInternational/article/view/1915 <p class="Body">Background: Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in India. It develops well-defined premalignant lesions before the development of invasive lesions, and hence, early diagnosis and treatment may prevent progression to advanced stages. Papanicolaou (Pap) smear examination is a useful screening tool for cervical cancer. However, it is resource-intensive and requires skilled manpower. In routine outpatient settings in tertiary care facilities, Pap smear examination is conducted among symptomatic women. Analysis of such data may provide useful information regarding premalignant lesions, but there is a paucity of data from secondary care health facilities, which cater to rural women who are at a higher risk of carcinoma cervix. Objective: To study the pattern of Pap smear abnormalities and identification of high-risk lesions among symptomatic women attending a secondary care hospital in a rural area. <br>Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of records of Pap smear results from January 2013 to May 2018, from a secondary care hospital in northern India. The data were analysed and age-wise cytological patterns were reported as percentages. <br>Results: A total of 393 Pap smear examinations were performed during the study period. Results were available for 355 smears. The commonest abnormality was inflammation (83.6%). The prevalence of cervical epithelial abnormalities was 4.2%, including atypical squamous cell of undetermined significance (ASCUS) (0.8%), high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) (0.3%), and squamous cell metaplasia (2.9 %).<br>Conclusion: Abnormal cytology is common among symptomatic women. Linkages between district hospitals and medical colleges may improve screening</p> <p class="Body"><strong>How to cite this article:</strong><br>Kaur R, Kant S, Shalli, Rath RS. A Retrospective <br>Analysis of Cervical Cytology Using Pap Smear <br>among Symptomatic Women Attending <br>Gynaecology OPD in a Secondary Care Hospital <br>in Northern India. Epidem Int. 2023;8(2):7-11.</p> <p class="Body"><strong>DOI:</strong> https://doi.org/10.24321/2455.7048.202308</p> Ravneet Kaur Shashi Kant Shalli Rama Shankar Rath Copyright (c) 2023 Ravneet Kaur, Shashi Kant, Shalli, Rama Shankar Rath https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2023-06-30 2023-06-30 8 2 7 11 https://medical.advancedresearchpublications.com/index.php/EpidemInternational/article/view/1819 <p>Leprosy is an ancient disease that is uncommon in many developed countries now but a century ago it was a common disease. In India, leprosy is mentioned in old Pali and Sanskrit literature. However, due to the development of scientific methods and technologies, leprosy remains a problem in a few countries including India. The government is committed to its eradication and therefore, has developed the National Strategic Plan (NSP) and Roadmap for zero transmission of leprosy. The country has a huge machinery of human resource development which is recognised by the Central Leprosy Division to be involved in various activities of the plan. This article presents the roles that public health and community medicine institutions can play in NSP to achieve zero leprosy transmission.</p> <p><strong>How to cite this article:</strong><br>Kishore J, Paul B, Roy R. Involvement of Medical Colleges in Implementation of National Strategic Plan 2023-27 for Leprosy Elimination: A Roadmap. Epidem Int. 2023;8(2):4-6.</p> <p><strong>DOI:</strong> https://doi.org/10.24321/2455.7048.202307</p> Jugal Kishore Bobby Paul Rupali Roy Copyright (c) 2023 Jugal Kishore, Bobby Paul, Rupali Roy https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 2023-08-11 2023-08-11 8 2 4 6