Introduction: In this modern era of technology, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has made a very big revolution. Telemedicine is an emerging concept in health care services in Kerala, its implementation has not been satisfactory and successful. It is cost effective and provides easy access to healthcare services for people anywhere and especially during pandemic situations like this. A study is required in the domain of awareness and skill of doctors to facilitate its adoption and implementation. There was an urgent need to devise means for patients to consult doctors during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Aim: To assess the level of awareness and skill among doctors practicing modern medicine during COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 535 modern medicine doctors of Kerala from June 2020 to May 2021, using a structured self-administered questionnaire designed for the study. The total scores of awareness and skill calculated and categorised as poor, moderate, and good. Data was analysed by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 software by IBM. The Chi-square test/ Fisher’s-Exact test was used as test of significance. Results: Mean age of the study participants were 40.44±10.66 years, with majority 326 (60.94%) been females. Among the 535 doctors participated, 68.22% had moderate skill, 27.85% have good skill and only 3.92% have poor skill. Years of experience of doctors ranged from 1 to 48 with mean of 13.47±10.46 years. In majority, 431 (80.56%) of the participants, had moderate awareness about the telemedicine practice. Poor awareness was present in 19 (3.55%) doctors. 46.54% believes that specific software training is required for practicing telemedicine. Conclusion: The study showed that 15.89% had good awareness, while 80.56% of the participants had moderate awareness about the telemedicine. Only 27.85% of doctors had good skill, while 68.22% had moderate skill. Even though, awareness and skill of doctors practicing modern medicine are favourable, more webinars or workshops are needed to improve their knowledge.
Dry fish consumption is traditionally part of the diets in Andhra Pradesh. The present study aims at understanding the current trend in dry fish consumption in the context of urbanization. The study comprised of 490 college going adolescent girls (non-vegetarians) from Andhra Pradesh, India. The dietary data was elicited by the Food frequency method. The study points that dry fish is preferred by adolescents in both urban and rural areas of Andhra Pradesh.
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