Open AccessMORBIDITY PROFILE OF PATIENTS REPORTING AT A RURAL HEALTH TRAINING CENTRE IN A TRIBAL AREA
Author(s) -
Chinmay Gokhale,
Smita S. Chavhan,
Balkrishna Adsul,
Kirti Vinayak Kinge
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/2409381
Subject(s) - microsoft excel , medicine , rural area , scope (computer science) , medical diagnosis , health care , health centre , training (meteorology) , primary health care , ms excel , rural health , family medicine , health services , population , environmental health , optometry , geography , economic growth , software engineering , pathology , computer science , engineering , economics , programming language , operating system , meteorology
Primary health care was defined at Alma Ata international Conference with 8 essential elements.Most ofour country's population lives in rural area and it has always been a challenge to provide all these elements of PrimaryHealth care to them especially in tribal areas.Aims & Objectives: This study was carried out to observe the morbidity profile of patients reporting in routine OPD atRural Health Training Centre situated in a tribal area.Methods: This study was conducted at a Rural Health Training Centre (RHTC) in Palghar, Maharashtra. Data of allpatients was collected for a period of one year between Jan 2019 and Dec 2019. Data was entered and analyzed usingMicrosoft Excel Spreadsheet software.Results and Observations:A total of 25503 patients reported to OPD of Rural Health Training Centre in the study year of2019. Out of these 72% were adults. The monthly trend of diseases showed two peaks in seasons of monsoon(predominantly AFI) and winters (mostly URTI).Conclusion: This study showed that various illnesses have seasonal variations and also there is scope for betterreporting of definitive diagnoses. Such studies at regular intervals may provide a better picture in terms of health careneeds of patients of tribal areas and may help upgrading services.