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Background: Medication adherence is a major challenge in treatment of type 2 diabetes. Hence the pre-sent study was undertaken to assess the factors influencing drug adherence in Type 2 diabetes Benga-luru. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted in urban health training centre Bengaluru for a period of 9 months. A total of 70 type 2 Diabetes patients only on oral drugs willing to give informed consent were included. Institutional Ethical Committee clearance was obtained and pre-tested semi structured proforma was administered and the probable factors that affect adherence was included. Data was en-tered in Microsoft excel and analyzed in SPSS-21. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics like Bi-nary logistic regression was used to assess the factors influencing drugs. Results: Around 92.8% consumed ?2 drugs and consumed single or combination of drugs. Most com-mon anti-diabetic drug consumed was Biguanides in 64(91.4%). Good adherence (0-2 score) to oral anti-diabetic drugs was observed in 43 (61%) study subjects the factor significantly associated with poor ad-herence in Binary Logistic Regression Model is sometimes forgetting to consume the medication. Conclusion: The factors that influenced oral anti-diabetic drugs good adherence is consuming the medi-cations without forgetting. Efforts are needed to improve adherence and self-management techniques to prevent complications.
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Background: Breastfeeding is an ideal and effective ways to provide and nourish children everywhere with the best start to life. Breastfeeding is also a newborn’s first vaccine, providing vital antibodies, and an immunity boost. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to describe the sociodemographic profile and to determine the breastfeeding practices in the lactating mothers. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was conducted in community health center, Bellur, for 4 months. An Institutional Ethical Committee clearance was obtained. Around 100 lactating mothers were the study subjects. The inclusion and exclusion criteria of the study were met. The data were collected using pre-tested semi-structured pro forma. Results: The study findings revealed that initiation of breastfeeding within 1 h was practiced among 64% of mothers, on-demand breastfeeding among 54%, and complementary feeding at 6 months was started by 76% subjects. The most commonly used pre-lacteal feed is honey. Conclusion: It was observed that the infant and young child feeding practices were not satisfactory in the study subjects, so focused and sustained information, education and communication campaign is necessary to promote breastfeeding.