Day 7
Today was the first day we worked in the mobile health clinic associated with PHRII (Public Health Research Institute of India). It is a women's health clinic doing a basic health screen and educating pregnant women. The way it is works is like this: there is a women's interest group in the community. PHRII contacts these groups to find pregnant women in the community and bring them for a health screen. The women who come are compensated and the women's interest group is also compensated per woman they bring in. The pregnant woman gets educated on the importance of getting exams for cervical cancer (here in India, they do not do Pap smears, they do visual inspection because most women will not pay for a Pap smear as it is expensive for them, so visual inspection is better than nothing) and health issues involved in pregnancy. The main goal of the health clinic is to prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to child. The pregnant women comes in 4 times. Once in the first trimester, once near delivery time, once when the child is 6months, and once more when the child is 1yr. They are also educated on how to stay healthy during pregnancy. As part of the medical exam, they consult with one of the women's health physicians who will also give a physical exam if necessary. As part of the exam, the women are checked for high blood pressure. Give a urine sample for high blood glucose and proteinuria. Do a self-administered vaginal swab for bacterial vaginosis. Give blood for HIV testing and blood typing. I aided in taking blood pressures but also in the collection and processing of the different patient samples.
The health screening took place at a school in a very rural village in Mysore. I took tons of animal pics, some oxen, cows, chickens and cute little goats. I really like this place, the people seemed so grateful to have the health clinic come out here. The kids at the school were super awesome! They saluted us and sang us a little song when they introduced us to them.
The school we were working at.
The kids were cute! Saluting us as we took a picture.
Measuring height/weight of the pregnant women
Blood pressure check and blood draw.
Blood typing
The self help interest group meeting with the PHRII people- get orientation and trying to recruit more pregnant women.
Lunch line
LUNCH TIME! plus lunch ladies
Our set up... Blood typing, BP check, vaginal swabing, urine collection, blood tubes.
Haha! Love these kids! They are the best!
Candid moment.
Another candid moment. (checking my slides)
Our lunch time... phew! what a long day!
Today was the first day we worked in the mobile health clinic associated with PHRII (Public Health Research Institute of India). It is a women's health clinic doing a basic health screen and educating pregnant women. The way it is works is like this: there is a women's interest group in the community. PHRII contacts these groups to find pregnant women in the community and bring them for a health screen. The women who come are compensated and the women's interest group is also compensated per woman they bring in. The pregnant woman gets educated on the importance of getting exams for cervical cancer (here in India, they do not do Pap smears, they do visual inspection because most women will not pay for a Pap smear as it is expensive for them, so visual inspection is better than nothing) and health issues involved in pregnancy. The main goal of the health clinic is to prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to child. The pregnant women comes in 4 times. Once in the first trimester, once near delivery time, once when the child is 6months, and once more when the child is 1yr. They are also educated on how to stay healthy during pregnancy. As part of the medical exam, they consult with one of the women's health physicians who will also give a physical exam if necessary. As part of the exam, the women are checked for high blood pressure. Give a urine sample for high blood glucose and proteinuria. Do a self-administered vaginal swab for bacterial vaginosis. Give blood for HIV testing and blood typing. I aided in taking blood pressures but also in the collection and processing of the different patient samples.
The health screening took place at a school in a very rural village in Mysore. I took tons of animal pics, some oxen, cows, chickens and cute little goats. I really like this place, the people seemed so grateful to have the health clinic come out here. The kids at the school were super awesome! They saluted us and sang us a little song when they introduced us to them.
The school we were working at.
The kids were cute! Saluting us as we took a picture.
Measuring height/weight of the pregnant women
Blood pressure check and blood draw.
Blood typing
The self help interest group meeting with the PHRII people- get orientation and trying to recruit more pregnant women.
Haha! Love these kids! They are the best!
Candid moment.
Another candid moment. (checking my slides)
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