TY - BOOK AU - Roy, Rabindra Nath TI - Mahajan & Gupta Textbook of Preventive & Social Medicine SN - 9789350901878 PY - 2013/// CY - New Delhi PB - Jaypee Brother N1 - Contents PART I: GENERAL 1. Evolution of Preventive and Social Medicine 1 • Historical Background 1; • Public Health, Preventive Medicine, Social Medicine and Community Medicine 1 2. Basic Concepts in Community Medicine 4 • Why to Study Community Medicine? 4; • Concepts of Health 5; • Determinants of Health 6; • Indicators of Health 7; • Concepts of Disease 8; • Concepts of Prevention 8 PART II: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRIAD 3. Epidemiological Approach in Preventive and Social Medicine 11 • Concept of Epidemiology 11; • Definition of Epidemiology 11; • The Epidemiological Triad 12; • The Host 13; • Web of Causation 15; • Epidemiological Wheel 15; • Natural History of Disease 15; • Epidemiological Studies 21; • Aim and Objectives of Epidemiology 22; • Clinical vs Epidemiological Approach 22; • Applications and Uses of Epidemiology 23 4. General Epidemiology 28 • Types of Epidemiological Study 28; • Study Design 29; • Cohort Study (Follow-up Study) 34; • Types of Therapeutic or Clinical Trials 38 5. Physical Environment: Air 45 • Air 45; • Physical Agents in Atmosphere 46; • Chemical Agents in Atmosphere 47; • Biological Agents in Atmosphere 50; • Ventilation 50 6. Physical Environment: Water 52 • Sources of Water 52; • Water Supply and Quantitative Standards 55; • Water Quality and Qualitative Standards 56; • Special Treatments in Water Purification 64; • Swimming Pool Hygiene 65; • Water Problem in India 65 7. Physical Environment: Housing 67 • Types of Soil 67; • Soil and Health 67; • Housing 68; • Harmful Effects of Improper Ho xivTextbook of Preventive and Social Medicine 9. Physical Environment: Place of Work or Occupation (Occupational Health) 83 • Physicochemical Agents 83; • Physical Agents 83; • Effects on Gastrointestinal Tract 88; • Biological and Social Factors 88; • Offensive Trades and Occupations 88; • Occupational Diseases and Hazards 89; • Prevention of Occupational Diseases 92; • Occupational Health Legislation 93; • Factories Act, 1948 93; • The Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 95; • Worker Absenteeism 97 10. Environmental Pollution 99 • Air Pollution 99; • Water Pollution 102; • Soil and Land Pollution 103; • Radioactive Pollution 104; • Thermal Pollution 105; • Noise Pollution 106 11. Biological Environment 107 • Rodents 107; • Arthropods 109; • Insect Control 120 12. Social Environment 126 • Social Sciences 126; • Cultural Anthropology 129; • Social Psychology 130; • Economics 130; • Political Science 130; • Social Environment and Health 136 13. Health and Law 138 • Laws Related to Health 138; • Law and the Rural Masses 138 14. Host Factors and Health 144 • Age, Sex, Marital Status and Race 144; • Physical State of the Body 144; • Psychological State and Personality 145; • Genetic Constitution 145; • Defense Mechanisms 147; • Nutritional Status 148; • Habits and Lifestyle 149 15. General Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases 153 • Epidemiological Description of Communicable Diseases 161 16. Respiratory Infections 170 • Nonspecific Viral Infections 170; • Specific Viral Infections 175; • Nonspecific Bacterial Infections 185; • Specific Bacterial Infections 186; • Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme 200 17. Water and Food-borne (Alimentary) Infections 214 • Cholera and Diarrhea 214; • Food Poisoning 228; • Enteric Fevers 230; • Brucellosis (ICD-A23.9) (Undulent Fever, Malta Fever) 233; • Bacillary Dysentery or Shigellosis (ICD-A03.9) 234; • Amebiasis (ICD-A06.9) 235; • Giardiasis (ICD-A07.1) 237; • Balantidiasis (ICD-A07.0) 237; • Viral Hepatitis (ICD—B15-B19) 238; • Poliomyelitis (ICD-A80.9) 244 18. Contact Diseases 260 • Leprosy (ICD-A30.9) 260; • Sexually Transmitted Diseases or Venereal Diseases 272; • National STD Control Program 278; • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (ICD-B24) 279; • National AIDS Control Program 288; • Trachoma (ICD-A71.9) 301; • Fungus Infections 302 19. Arthropod-borne Diseases 305 • Malaria (ICD-B54) 305; • Filariasis (ICP-B74.9) 319; • Arboviruses 325; • Yellow Fever (ICD-A95.9) 326; • Dengue (ICD-A90) 329; • Chikungunya Fever (ICD-A92.0) 330; • Japanese Encephalitis (ICD-A83.0) 330; • Sandfly Fever (ICD-A93.1) (Pappataci Fever) 332; • Leishmaniasis (ICD-B55.9) 332; • Plague (ICD-A20.9) 335; • Kyasanur Forest Disease (ICD-A98.2) 338; xvContents • Epidemic Typhus (Louse Borne Typhus) (ICD-A75.0) 339; • Trench Fever (ICD-A79.0) 340; • Scrub Typhus (Tsutsugamushi Fever) (ICD-A75.3) 340; • Tick Typhus (ICD-A77.9) (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever) 341; • Relapsing Fever (ICD-A68.9) 341 20. Miscellaneous Zoonoses, Other Infections and Emerging Infections 343 • Miscellaneous Zoonoses 343; • Other Infections 350; • Emerging Infections 352 21. Epidemiology of Noncommunicable Diseases 353 • Cancer 354; • Cardiovascular Diseases 362; • Obesity 370; • Diabetes 372; • Accidents 374; • Blindness 376; • Disease Surveillance 382; • Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) 385 22. Food and Nutrition 388 • Epidemiological Aspects 388; • Nutrients and Proximate Principles of Food 389; • Food and Food Groups 398; • Preservation of Foods and Conservation of Nutrients 404; • Diet Standards and Diet Planning 406; • National Nutrition Programs 419; • Food Hygiene 423; • National Nutrition Policy 424 PART III: HEALTH STATISTICS, RESEARCH AND DEMOGRAPHY 23. Biostatistics 434 • Presentation of Statistics 435; • Variability and Error 438; • Analysis and Interpretation of Data 439; • Sampling 441; • Sampling Variations 442; • Tests of Significance 443 24. Research Methodology 450 • Purpose of Research and Broad Areas of Research 450; • Research Approaches in Public Health 451; • Case Studies 451; • Surveys 452; • Designing Research Protocol 455; • Ethical Considerations in Research 458 25. Demography and Vital Statistics 460 • Demography 460; • Vital Statistics 463; • Interpretation, Conclusions, and Recommendations 472 PART IV: HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES 26. Health Planning, Administration and Management 476 • Health Planning 476; • Health Administration and Management 489; • Government Health Organization in India 497; • National Health Policy 500; • Health and Development 517 27. Health Economics 524 • Basic Concepts 524; • Some Practical Considerations 528 28. Health Care of the Community 531 • World Health Day 2009: Make Hospitals Safe in Emergencies 531; • Imbalance in Health Care and its Causes 531; • Health Problems in India 532; • Health Care 532; • Rural Primary Health Care 534; • National Health Programs 548 xviTextbook of Preventive and Social Medicine 29. Information, Education, Communication and Training in Health 555 • Definitions and Concepts 555; • Role and Need of Health Education and Promotion 558; • Objectives of Health Education and Promotion 559; • The Process of Change in Behavior 560; • Principles of Health Education 561; • Communication in Health Education and Training 563; • Education and Training Methodology 564; • Planning of Health Education 568; • Levels of Health Education 568; • Experience and Examples of Health Education 570; • Child to Child Program 571; • Education and Training System in Health and FW Institutions 571; • IEC Training Scheme 572; • Social Marketing 574 30. Maternal and Child Health 576 • World Health Day 2005: Make Every Mother and Child Count 576; • Maternal Morbidity and Mortality 577; • Pediatric Morbidity and Mortality 579; • Maternal and Child Health Services 581; • National Programs for Maternal and Child Health 591; • Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Program 591; • National Immunization Program 595 31. Family Planning and Population Policy 605 • Scope of Family Planning Services 605; • Demographic Considerations in Family Planning 606; • Qualities of a Good Contraceptive 606; • Methods of Family Planning 607; • Emergency Contraceptive 615; • National Family Welfare Program 620; • National Population Policy 627; • Social Dimensions of Family Planning and Population Control 631 32. School Health Services 633 • Health Status of School Children 633; • School Health Service in India 633; • Special Needs of the School Child 634; • School Health Program 634 33. Geriatrics: Care and Welfare of the Aged 637 • World Health Day 2012: Aging and Health 637; • The Problems of the Old 637; • Administrative Aspects 640 34. Mental Health 642 • Prevalence of Mental Illness 642; • Types of Mental Disorders 643; • Drug Addiction 644; • Mental Health Care 646; • Prevention and Control of Mental Illness 646; • National Mental Health Program 647 35. Health Services through General Practitioners 650 • What is General Practice? 650; • Components of Family Medicine or General Practice 651 36. International Health 654 • Pre-who Efforts 654; • World Health Organization 655; • Other UN Agencies 658; • Bilateral Agencies 660; • Nongovernment Agencies 661 37. Biomedical Waste Management 663 • Concept and Definition 663; • Importance and Nature of Biomedical Waste 663; • Health Hazards Associated with Poor Hospital Waste Management 664; • Disposal of Biomedical Waste 665; • Treatment 666; • Biomedical Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 668 xvii Contents 38. Anthrax and Bioterrorism 671 • Anthrax 671; • Bioterrorism 673 39. Nosocomial Infections* 674 40. Oral Diseases 675 • Major Statements 675; • Oral Cancer 675; • Oral Precancer 676; • Oral Mucosal Diseases 676; • Periodontal Disease 676; • Dental Caries 677 41. Disaster Management 680 • World Health Day 2008: Protecting Health from Climate Change 680; • General Concepts 680; • Natural Disasters 684; • Biological Disasters 686; • Chemical Disasters 688; • Natural Disaster Management in India 690; • Disaster Management Structure in India 691; • Disaster Management Structure in Health Sector 691; • Non-governmental Organizations 692 Index 693 ER -