Nulliparity, past history of benign breast lesion, high fat diet and consumption of oils with more saturated fats were the risk factors.

Study objectives-To assess the amount of poliomyelitis and its epidemiological features including risk factors. Design-This was a retrospective study of cases ofparalytic poliomyelitis among children 0-6 years of age.Setting-Pondicherry, India, 1983-89.

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Pre-clinical medical undergraduates are taught Community Medicine using a variety of teaching methods keeping the didactic lectures to the minimum in conformity with the latest recommendations of Medical Council of India. Five of the total twelve topics were taught using group discussion during 1988-89. The present paper gives the details of lesson plans for two topics. Evaluation was done based on the results of the written test, opinions expressed by the students and on the spot observation by the faculty members. Suggestions given by the students to improve the sessions have also been highlighted.

The topic of acute respiratory infections (ARI) was taught to two successive batches of medical students in their first clinical year. The low-cost aids in the form of slide set, tape recorder and video cassette were used. The knowledge and attitude of students was assessed using a pre-test and a post-test, which showed a statistically significant improvement.

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