Toxicological trend in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India

Title : Toxicological trend in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract:

The topic includes the trends in poisoning cases across Prayagraj district—in Uttar Pradesh East India over a five-year period (2017- 2021). The study provides a comprehensive analysis of poisoning trends through various dimensions, including yearly, gender-wise, area-wise, monthly, quarterly, seasonal, occupational, and marital status distributions. It also examines the type of poison involved and its relationship with demographic factors such as age. The statistical and percentage approach were used for the examination of these selected demographic parameters and this revealed that Prayagraj district reported the highest number of poisoning cases with 1,612 cases. the data showed a significant variation in poisoning cases across different times of the year, with the highest incidence observed in the summer months (June-August), accounting for 37.5% of the cases, and the lowest in the winter months (December- February), accounting for 22.3%. Gender-wise distribution indicated that males were more frequently affected, constituting 68.4% of the cases compared to 31.6% for females. Additionally, the study found that younger age groups (15-30 years) were most vulnerable, accounting for 45.8% of the cases, while older age groups (above 60 years) had the lowest incidence at 12.9%.

Biography:

MS. AYUSHI RANA studied Life Science with a focus on Forensic Science at Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology, and Sciences, Prayagraj, and graduated with a B.Sc. in 2019. She continued her studies at the same institution, earning a Master’s degree in Forensic Science in 2019. She has also submitted her Ph.D. thesis on the topic "Poisoning Trends Among Selected Districts of Uttar Pradesh East and Efficacy of Analytical Methods for Their Detection" at Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology, and Sciences, Prayagraj, U.P.
She began her academic career as an Assistant Professor and Academic Coordinator at NIMS University, Jaipur, followed by roles as an Assistant Professor at Om Sterling Global University and Galgotias University, where she has gained over 4 years of teaching experience.
She has qualified the UGC NET Examination twice, once in June 2019 and again in December 2020.
Her vocational training includes experience at the Government Forensic Laboratory, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, where she received training in forensic science, forensic serology and biology, and forensic fieldwork with the Allahabad Police Crime Branch.