Background: Fertility or the ability to produce children has a positive social value, whereas infertility has a negative social value in Indian culture. But infertility is reversible, it entails some management which, if successful, brings back the lost smile in the couple’s life. The aim of the study was to assess their knowledge and attitude, to compare the knowledge and attitude of males and females and to assess the relationship between knowledge and attitude with age, gender, educational status, duration of infertility and to develop, validate and disseminate an informational CD (Compact Disk) of couples diagnosed with infertility regarding infertility and its management. Methods:Quantitative research approach with a descriptive comparative research design was used. 60 couples diagnosed with infertility (60 males and females) attending Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and Infertility Centre were selected purposively. Structured Knowledge Questionnaire (SKQ) and Attitude Scale were used. Findings: The findings revealed that a little over half of the male spouses (53.3%) and less than half of the female spouses (43.3%) had adequate knowledge regarding infertility and its management, and a little more than half of the male spouses (53.3%) and little over half of the female spouses (58.3%) had favorable attitude regarding infertility and its management. Conclusion: The study concludes that both male and female spouses need to be equipped with adequate knowledge and favorable attitude towards infertility and its management in order to help them cope with it satisfactorily

India with its vast population and unique geo-physical characteristics is one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries. The present study is taken under research to assess the effectiveness of education and awareness program on disaster preparedness among inhabitants of a selected community of New Delhi. Objective: The objectives were to assess their knowledge on disaster preparedness, to develop, administer and evaluate the effectiveness of education and awareness program on disaster preparedness, to determine the association between post-test knowledge on disaster preparedness and selected demographic variables such as age, sex, education, occupation and previous disaster experience among community inhabitants. Methodology: Research approach selected for the study was quantitative approach with pre experimental one group pre-test and post design. The sample comprised of 60 community inhabitants of Mohan Baba Nagar, Badarpur, selected by purposive sampling. The tool developed and used for data collection was a structured knowledge questionnaire to assess the effectiveness of education and awareness program on disaster preparedness among community inhabitants on aspects of disaster and disaster preparedness. The tool was translated in a local spoken language i.e. Hindi and administered through paper and pencil method.

The study was conducted to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding blood donation among the general public in a selected urban area of New Delhi. A non-experimentalresearch approach with descriptive survey design was used to meet the objectives. The tools used to collect the data were a structured questionnaire and an attitude scale on blood donation. It wasfound that among the subjects, 55% were in the age group of 21-30 years and 51% were males. Maximum(72%) lived in jointfamilies and 27% belonged to nuclearfamilies. 54%were graduates and 25% were high school pass. 49% of the subjects were earning more than Rs 25000. 54% were single and 38% were married. 45% were private employees. Maximum (74%) of the subjects had average knowledge; 11% displayed good knowledge and 15% had poor knowledge regarding blood donation. Regarding the attitude; 58% had stronglypositive and 22% had positive attitude towards blood donation. 9% showednegativeattitudeand 11% had strongly negative attitude towards blood donation. The study findings revealed that maximum (74%) subjects had average knowledge regarding blood donation and maximum (58%) expressed positive attitude towards blood donation

the effectiveness of guidelines on prevention of computer related health hazards among computer professionals, in terms of knowledge and expressed practices in selected companies in Delhi/ NCR. Methods and Materials: A quasi- experimental research approach with pre-test post-test control group design was adopted. The experimental and control group, had 38 and 35 computer professionals respectively as study subjects. Data were collected using structured knowledge questionnaire, practice checklist and health assessment checklist. Results: The major findings of the study indicated that in the experimental group, mean post-test knowledge score (15.98) and mean post-test expressed practice score (10.85) were higher than the mean pre-test knowledge score (10.94) and mean pre-test expressed practice score (10.42). Most prevalent musculoskeletal hazards among the computer professionals were found to be stiffness of shoulders (43.8%) and pain in neck (41%). The most prevalent visual hazard was eyestrain (42.4%). Conclusions: The guidelines were effective in improving the knowledge and expressed practices of the computer professionals regarding prevention of computer related health hazards.

The hemoglobinopathies (thalassemia and sickle-cell disease) are the most commonly inherited genetic disorders, with some 240,000 infants born annually with major hemoglobinopathies and at least 190 million carriers worldwide. In India, 12,000 infants are born every year with this disorder. This numberimpliesthat every hour one child is born that will suffer from this genetic disorder. 1 in every 25 is a carrier of thalassemia. Thalassemic population is mainly young and family plays a very important role in providing care for them. Considering the chronic nature ofthalassemia, it is necessary for patients andtheirfamiliesto have adequate information on the disease process and related therapeutic measures. Therefore thisstudy wastaken to assessthe knowledge of parents ofthalassemic childrenon management of thalassemia in a selected hospital of West Delhi. 30 parents were interviewed. The resultshowed that parents had average knowledge related tomanagement of thalassemia.

Introduction: The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence and reasons of smoking and alcohol use among students of selected colleges. Method: The research approach selected for the study was quantitative. A descriptive survey design was selected to identify the prevalence and reasons for smoking and alcohol use. Sample was selected by simple random sampling for finding the prevalence, and purposive sampling was used to find out the reasons for smoking and alcohol use. The tool used fordata collection was a structured questionnaire to assess the prevalence and reasons for smoking and alcohol use. Results: Findings on prevalence revealed that 24% students were smokers and 18% were alcohol users. The most accepted reason for smoking and alcohol use wasto look mature that is 75% and 72.22% respectively and the second most accepted reason for smoking was to get motivated and feel confident, while for alcohol use it was to feel relaxed. Conclusion: The study concluded thatless than one fourth of the students were smokers and alcohol users and majority of the students were smoking and taking alcohol to look mature.