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Abstract:Menstrual Abnormalities are major social and medical problem for women and account for highest percentage of gynecological visit. The study was aimed to evaluate the prevalence of menstrual abnormalities among students of S.G.R.D College of Nursing, Vallah. The study has been conducted on 200 students of SGRD College of Nursing at Vallah, Amritsar. The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence of menstrual abnormalities among nursing students. The study was conducted in college of nursing of SGRDIMSR ,Vallah, Amritsar & 200 students were selected .The sample was selected by using systematic random sampling technique. The students were assessed regarding menstrual abnormalities with self administered questionnaire. The  study result showed mean age at menarche was 14 -16 years .Irregular menstrual cycle were found in 30 students (15%).Polymenorrhea was reported in 18 students   (9%) and Oligomenorrhea was reported in 12 students (6%). Shortened menstrual bleeding was found in 8 students (4%) and Menorrhagia among 2 students (1%). Heavy menstrual flow reported in 11 students (5.5%) . Dysmenorrhea was present in 173 students (86.5%) ranging from grade 1 to grade 3, among which 77 (38.5%) rarely required analgesics and 15 (7.5%)  always required analgesics for dysmenorrhea and 108 (54%) do not require analgesics at all. Metrorrhagia was reported in 40 students (20%). Further for the association between menstrual abnormalities and selected socio-demographic variables.

Keywords:Assess, Abnormalities, Nursing, Prevalence Students.
Title:The Prevalence of Menstrual Abnormalities among Students of S.G.R.D College of Nursing, Vallah, Sri Amritsar, Punjab
Author:Rajbir Kaur
ISSN 2349-7823
International Journal of Recent Research in Life Sciences (IJRRLS)
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Abstract:Cervical cancer is a devastating disease for women around the world and is the leading cause of female cancer deaths in developing countries. Globally, it is the second most common cancer among women. Cancer prevalence in India is estimated to be around 2.5 milion with over 8,00,000 new cases and 5,50,000 deaths occurring each year due to the disease. A report of WHO (1996) has determined that an inadequate knowledge and negative attitude towards screening are thought to be the major factors of cervix cancer among health professionals. In this regard the study was conducted to assess the knowledge of staff nurses regarding cervical cancer and its prevention at Primary care, Amritsar. Quantitative approach was selected, research design was non-experimental with descriptive survey, sample was 30 staff nurses available at time of data collection at morning and evening shift at Primary care hospital, Amritsar. Data was collected using cervical cancer knowledge questionnaire. Results shows 27% nurses having moderate knowledge and 73 % nurses having adequate knowledge. Socio-demographic variables are found to be non-significant with the knowledge of staff nurses at p>0.05. An informational booklet was also distributed among the staff nurses to make them aware regarding the different aspects of disease. It was thus concluded to conduct such studies on wider sample so that more and more nurses become aware of the cervical cancer and its prevention.

Keywords:Cervical Cancer, Staff nurses, Cervical cancer Knowledge questionnaire.
Title: A Study to Assess the Knowledge of Staff Nurses Regarding Cervical Cancer and Its Prevention in View of Preparation of Informational Booklet at Primary Care Hospital, Amritsar
Author: Kulwinder Kaur
ISSN 2349-7823
International Journal of Recent Research in Life Sciences (IJRRLS)
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Abstract:Microbial contamination of drinking water poses serious health problem therefore disinfecting water by removing or killing harmful microorganism is of great importance. Common water disinfection methods include chemical disinfection, filtration, and UV disinfection. However recent research has revealed that, chemical disinfectants such as ozone, chlorine and chloramines, react with various constituents in natural water, forming disinfection by-products (DBPs). Although UV-disinfection and filtration methods are effective in eliminating microbial contamination, but their operational costs are very high and some procedures can be quite time-consuming. Recently, nanotechnology has opened an alternative method of water disinfection. Unlike the chemical disinfectants, the known antimicrobial nanomaterials are relatively inert in water and are not expected to form harmful DBPs. Nanotechnology is a field of science deals with the Nanoparticles having a size of 1-100 nm in one dimension. Nanoparticles can be broadly classified into organic nanoparticles which include carbon nanoparticles; inorganic nanoparticles include magnetic nanoparticles, metal nanoparticles which includes gold and silver nanoparticles and semi-conductor nanoparticles like titanium oxide and zinc oxide nano particles. Among these nanoparticle silver nanoparticles are the most promising one due to their strong antimicrobial activity towards many different bacteria, fungi, algae, and viruses and their relatively low toxicity to humans and also environmental friendly and very cheap. This review focuses on the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles, the mechanisms involved in its antimicrobial activity, its importance/application in commercial as well as biomedical fields discussed in detail.

Keywords:Antimicrobial properties, Applications, Characterization techniques, Green synthesis, Methods. 
Title: A Review on Green Synthesis of Silver Nano-Particles: An Eco-Friendly Approach
Author:Sahana S B, Dr. Udayashankara T H
ISSN 2349-7823
International Journal of Recent Research in Life Sciences (IJRRLS)
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