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Background:Integrated teaching has been incorporated into syllabus but the willingness of teachers to implement this need to measure. Perception of teachers for its advantages, disadvantages, hurdles while implementing it requires assessing.Aims and Objectives:Toanalyze the perception of medical teachers about integrated teaching.Material and Methods:The study tool was a demographic profile and a predesigned,prevalidatedquestionnaire. Results:Present study shows that medical teachers have accepted integratedmedical curriculum as they perceived it as wholesome approach, improves teacher-student, teacher-teacher and interdepartmental relations. Conclusion:In present study has proventhat integrated medical curriculum is the need of time and well accepted by medical teachers.
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Introduction:Health education in school children is most effective method of health protection.Manyrural school children suffer from many morbidities.The current study was undertaken to understand the awareness of personal hygiene, to determine the prevalence of lice infestation and scabies among the rural primary school children. Materials and Methods: Thiscommunity based cross-sectional, study was conducted among children of age group 6 to 13 years attendingtwostate government run primary schools in rural area. Pre-designed, pre-validated, semi-structured demographic proforma and questionnaire was used.Information regarding demographic characteristics and personal hygiene practices was interviewed.RESULTSOut of 101 participants, Lice infestation was seen in 42.22% of girls, and 12.5% of boys, whereas Scabies infection was present in 2.22% girls and 3.57% boys.Conclusion:The study revealed satisfactory awareness and good condition of personal hygiene. There was no gender-wise difference in hygienic practices followed, but the prevalence of lice infestation was more in females.
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Background:Ithas been observed that playing a wind instrument (e.g. flute) does have an effect on lung physiology.Aims &Objectives:To study the effect of playing flute on lung function and vitals.Material and Methods: The study was conducted on 60 males (30 flautists and 30 normal subjects) ranging from 10-40 yrs. The procedure included estimation of Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) by Peak Flow Meter (PulmoPeak PEF meter) and measurement of pulse rate, respiratory rate and breath holding time.Results:It was found thatthe flautists had no significant variation in their vitals and PEFRs. But they did have a positive correlation between PEFR and their period of learning. Conclusion:Our study concluded that the period of learning flute plays a vital role in remodelling respiratory system. So, this technique if exercised in childhood or in early cases of lung diseases(COPD, obstructive sleep apnoea etc.), it would probably benefit them