scholarly journals Eye donation awareness and willingness among patients attending ophthalmology OPD at Goa medical college and hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 243-249
Author(s):  
Dr. Ankita Gaunekar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Outpatient Department ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Eye Banks ◽  
Willingness To Donate ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Corneal Blindness ◽  
Sight Restoration ◽  
Study Type ◽  
Eye Donation

Introduction: Significant cause of corneal blindness in India is due to trauma and corneal ulcers.India needs 2.5lakh donated corneas every year, the country’s eye banks manage to collect onlyabout 44806, out of these only some are utilized for sight restoration as the others do not meet thestandard for transplantation. The present study aimed to evaluate the awareness regarding eyedonation among the patients and their relatives attending the outpatient department (OPD) at GoaMedical College and hospital, giving them the knowledge and thus encouraging them to pledge theireyes for donation, which is the need of the hour. Material and Methods: This study was conductedon 300 patients who attended ophthalmology OPD (outpatient department) at Goa medical collegeand hospital. This is a closed-end type of study wherein the patients who were willing to participatein the study were requested to fill the form and answer 10 questions related to the awareness of eyedonation and willingness to donate eyes. The questionnaire had the first few questions regardingbrief details about each participant followed by 10 questions which had multiple options andparticipants were requested to answer as per their choice. It was a pretested questionnaire thatincluded questions on eye donation awareness, knowledge regarding the subject, and willingness todonate eyes. All participants were well informed about the study type and written informed consentwas taken for the same. No patients were harmed during the study. Results: The results showedthat 252 (84%)among 300 patients were aware of eye donation. Awareness was maximum throughmass media and hospitals. 68% of responders were not aware that there is an eye bank in Goa.79% of responders were not aware that only cornea is removed from the donor’s eye. Only about32% of the patients were willing to donate their eyes.

scholarly journals Awareness, Knowledge and Willingness Regarding Eye Donation among Dental Students of Kist Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Lalitpur, Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-53
Author(s):  
Anjila Basnet ◽  
Pragya Singh Basnet ◽  
Ram Sudhan Lamichhane ◽  
Prabhat Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Corneal Transplantation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Visual Rehabilitation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Corneal Blindness ◽  
Eye Donation

Background: Corneal disease constitutes a significant cause for visual im­pairment and blindness in the developing world. Visual rehabilitation by corneal transplantation for which increased awareness regarding an eye donation is essential, remains the only treatment option for restoring sight in those who suffer from corneal blindness. Hence, the present study con­ducted to assess the awareness, knowledge and willingness about eye do­nation among dental students of KIST medical college & teaching hospital, Nepal Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in KIST medical college and teaching hospital in Nepal during the period of 21st to 30th April 2019. A total of 185 dental students were selected as study group by con­venience sampling technique. A Semi-structured questionnaire was used for data collection and analyzed by using SPSS 16. Descriptive statistics and Chi square/ Fischer exact tests were used for data analysis. Results: Out of total 185 dental students who participated in this study, 176 (95.1%) were aware about eye donation, 133 (71.9%) knew that the cornea is used for eye donation and 70 (37.8%) knew that ideal time for eye donation is within six hours of death. Awareness regarding eye dona­tion in male and female students was found to be statistically significant (p =0.013). Conclusions: The present study revealed that most of the dental students were aware regarding eye donation and most of them were willing to do­nate their eyes. Awareness regarding eye donation will form the prime base for the elimination of avoidable corneal blindness in Nepal.

scholarly journals Perception and Willingness towards Eye Donation in an urban community of West Bengal

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 290-297
Author(s):  
Shibaji Gupta ◽  
Seshadri Kole ◽  
Saikat Bhattacharya ◽  
Debjani Guchhait
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Economic Class ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Corneal Blindness ◽  
Eye Donation

Introduction: Corneal blindness, though treatable, contributes largely to the burden of blindness. With 1.2 million existing cases of corneal blindness in India, the demand for cornea collection is increasing. 69349 corneas were collected in 2018-19 but it is much less than what is needed. Faulty perceptions and unwillingness are two major hurdles against a scenario favourable towards eye donation. The objectives of the study was to assess the perception and willingness towards eye donation and the socio-demographic variables that affect such perception and willingness, in an urban community of West Bengal. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study conducted among adult residents of the urban field practice area of Medical College Kolkata, data was collected from randomly selected eligible members, one each from all the available families by interviewing them using a validated pre tested schedule. Results: Eighty nine (52.3%) among 170 interviewed participants had Secondary level education or higher, 49.4% had outdoor engagement. 128 participants reported ocular morbidity in the family but only 126 had heard about eye donation. 98 (77.8%) of these 126, had favourable perception towards eye donation. Among these 98 participants, 40 were willing to pledge for eye donation. Higher education and outdoor engagement significantly predicted favourable perception, while willingness significantly increased with participants belonging to higher socio-economic class and with higher education. Conclusions: Compared to favourable perception, willingness of pledging eyes was lesser due to various false notions. Proper education through usage of means of mass communication and stress upon school education is needed to address these hurdles.

scholarly journals Eye donation: awareness and willingness among shopkeepers

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 2056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reshma Patil ◽  
Jayashree Gothankar ◽  
Prerna Bhat ◽  
Jitesh Saluja ◽  
Shrivallabh Sane
Keyword(s):  
Urban Health ◽  
Corneal Transplantation ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Training Center ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Field Practice ◽  
Corneal Transplants ◽  
Corneal Blindness ◽  
Eye Donation

Background: Corneal blindness is one of the important causes of blindness in India that can be conventionally cured by corneal transplantation. The number of corneal transplants done is less than the actual requirement in India due to inadequate number of corneas collected. Therefore increasing awareness regarding eye donation and also willingness to pledge for the same is the today’s need. Hence current study was undertaken to assess the awareness regarding eye donation and the willingness to pledge the eye for donation amongst the shopkeepers in urban area of Pune city.Methods: Total 1014 shopkeepers above 15 years of age from field practice area of Urban Health Training Center of a private medical college, Pune were interviewed regarding awareness of eye donation and willingness to pledge eye for eye donation.Results: Out of total 1014 subjects, 752 (74.16%) were aware of eye donation amongst which males were maximum (75.13%) compared to females (24.87%). Awareness was more in the age group >40 years i.e. 47.87%. Willingness to pledge eyes for eye donation was 19.83%.Conclusions: Though the awareness regarding eye donation is high very few of them are ready to donate their eyes. Therefore more transfer of knowledge is needed to motivate people for eye donation which will be helpful in reducing the gap between the availability of corneas and actual requirement. 

scholarly journals A study on knowledge regarding eye donation among first year nursing students of a nursing school and college of Berhampur, Odisha

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 4942
Author(s):  
Parsuram Jena ◽  
Dhaneswari Jena ◽  
Monali Kar ◽  
Pravati Jena ◽  
Ranjeeta Nayak
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Corneal Transplantation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Corneal Blindness ◽  
Total Blindness ◽  
Sight Restoration ◽  
Eye Donation

Background: In India bilateral corneal blindness constitute one percent of total blindness, With huge addition of cases of corneal blindness annually. Corneal transplantation offers the potential for sight restoration. The patients for corneal transplantation are growing due to insufficient number of eye donations in India. The gap between demand and supply is due to low awareness. Especially there is a need to study the knowledge of first line health counsellor in health facility where potential donors are available.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on May 2016 with 140 first year Nursing students to assess their perception towards eye donation. Data were expressed as proportions and percentages using SPSS 16.Results: All participants knew about eye donation and 95.7% said these can be done irrespective of age and sex of the deceased. 55% students told HIV is a contraindication, 10% said that request for eye donations can be made by person himself alive or relatives after death. 15% knew that eye can be donated within six hours of death but none were aware regarding storage of donated eyes before transplantation. Only 2.1% of them heard about Hospital Corneal Retrieval Programme. Television (100%) was the main source of information. All of them personally supported eye donation.Conclusions: The present study revealed that nursing students had heard about eye donation but knew less about the details of the procedure. They can contribute to awareness and motivating people for eye donation during their postings in various department in hospital.

scholarly journals Hubert Maitland Turnbull, 1875-1955

1957 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 289-304 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Original Work ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Hospital Medical ◽  
London Hospital ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Morbid Anatomy ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Attention To Detail

Hubert Maitland Turnbull, who died on 29 September 1955 some eight years after retirement from the Chair of Morbid Anatomy at the London Hospital Medical College, occupied a position of eminence in British pathology. Not only was he greatly esteemed by his colleagues at the London but his influence extended widely throughout the medical schools of this and other countries of the Commonwealth. This was due not so much to his ability as an initiator and director of research, even though he was responsible for a considerable amount of valuable original work during his forty years at the London Hospital, but to a particular genius for accuracy of observation and meticulous attention to detail which he possessed in high degree and applied with almost religious fervour to everything that he did. Entering pathology at a time when many in this country held that morbid anatomy was a dead subject, Virchow, in their opinion, having left little new territory to be explored, Turnbull set himself to revolutionize morbid anatomical practice and to raise the subject to the level of a science. And so well did he succeed that he proved a source of inspiration not only to his fellow pathologists and those young graduates who chose to emulate him, but also to the much wider circle of clinicians who sought the privilege of working for a time in his department as a prelude to specialization in some other branch of medicine.

scholarly journals Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Perimenopausal Age: Different causes and its relation with histopathology

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazlima Nargis ◽  
Iqbal Karim ◽  
Khondaker Bulbul Sarwar
Keyword(s):  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding ◽  
Uterine Bleeding ◽  
Transvaginal Sonography ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Histopathological Findings ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Gynecology And Obstetrics ◽  
Study Results

Background: Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is the most common reason for gynecological visits for perimenopausal bleeding and may account for more than 25% of all hysterectomies. Objective: This study was aimed to review the causes of abnormal uterine bleeding in perimenopausal women establishing the correlation with ultrasonographic and histopathological examinations. Study Method: This descriptive study was conducted in the department of gynecology and obstetrics, Ibn Sina Medical College, Dhaka during January to December 2012. Two hundred and eleven women were selected for this study, who admitted into the hospital with abnormal uterine bleeding in perimenopausal age. The clinical, ultrasonographic and histopathological findings of these women were evaluated in this study. Results: Menorrhagia was the major symptom (52.6%) irrespective of age and parity. All these women underwent D&C followed by either medical management or hysterectomy depending upon the diagnosis. The histopathological findings of endometrium were analyzed and confirmed as fibroid uterus (58.28%) and DUB (17.58%) correlated well with transvaginal sonography (TVS) and histopathological examination. Hysterectomy conferred other uterine lesions as adenomyosis (18.71%), endometrial polyp (4.81%) and malignancy (1.06%). Conclusion: Abnormal uterine bleeding in perimenopausal age group is a common but ill-defined entity which needs proper evaluation. Accurate diagnosis of the causative factors of AUB in this age group is of utmost importance so that appropriate management can be established early that leads the minimization of the patients’ sufferings. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i2.18295 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.13(2) 2014 p.135-139

Various interdental aids, their effectiveness and recommendation; A Cross-Sectional Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 2046-2049
Author(s):  
Ali Anwaar ◽  
Fareed Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Shairaz Sadiq ◽  
Mustafa Qadeer ◽  
Muhammad Afzal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Dental Hygiene ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Outpatient Department ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Know How ◽  
Medical College ◽  
The Masses

Objective: The aim of this study is to discover effectiveness of interdental aid, their use in the daily oral hygiene and suggestion of interdental aid to be used. Methods & Materials: This study was conducted among 503 convenient samples of patients from outpatient department of IOD, CMH Lahore medical college. It is a questionnaire-based study. Data collected from February 2021 to April 2021. A written consent was taken. All the examiners were calibrated for check-up and questionnaire was filled on effectiveness of interdental aids and its uses and recommendation by individual. Results: Total 503 people with 230 females and 273 males were participated in the study. Majority of the sample size did not know how to do interdental cleaning. Also, there is lack of awareness about dental hygiene in the masses. Conclusion: Amongst the patients which came for their dental treatments who were using any interdental cleaning aid, toothpick was the most common choice. However, toothpicks are not a recommended aid because it can damage the gums and cause bleeding. Awareness should be given to the patients so that they use appropriate methods and aids for interdental cleaning. Keywords: Interdental Aids, Effectiveness

THE EVALUATION OF THE RESULTS OF NEGLECTED CLUBFOOT MANAGED BY PONSETI METHOD

2021 ◽  
pp. 23-25
Author(s):  
Nandram Saryam ◽  
Raja Yadav ◽  
Manish Rajpoot
Keyword(s):  
Ponseti Method ◽  
Effective Technique ◽  
Congenital Talipes Equinovarus ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Relapse Pattern ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Talipes Equinovarus ◽  
Gandhi Medical College ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Foot Disorder

Background: Congenital talipes equinovarus is the most common congenital foot disorder. neglected of clubfoot deformity occurs after the treatment by Ponseti method .we evaluate the relapse pattern of clubfoot basis of bhasker et al then treat the patient by Ponseti technique. Methods: This is a Prospective study .We are conducting a clubfoot clinic since 2013 in Department of Orthopaedics Gandhi medical college Bhopal . We register all clubfoot patient at our clubfoot clinic on his/her rst visit. All the clubfeet assessed with Pirani scoring system on the initial presentation to our institution and treat by Ponseti method. During this study there were a total of 558 children with 713 idiopathic clubfeet registered at our clinic. A total of 80 neglected clubfeet in 56 children presenting with neglected clubfeet were included in our study. Results: We found that The neglected feet in our study is (80 feet out of 713 feet. The male patient is 38 (67.86%) and female patient is 18 (32.14%). Male were predominantly involved as compared to female.The post treatment Pirani score after relapse treatment is 0.40 Conclusion: Ponseti technique is a simple, effective, inexpensive method for treatment of clubfeet there is, no requirement of special setup with limited resources and less rate of recurrence/complication than the surgical treatment It has been concluded that Ponseti method is a effective technique to treat congenital idiopathic clubfeet with success rate is 94.65% in our study

scholarly journals Violence against Women - A Study Done in the One-Stop Crisis Centre (OCC) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

1970 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Khanom ◽  
DK Saha ◽  
K Begum ◽  
J Nur ◽  
S Tanira
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Medical College Hospital ◽  
Physical Assault ◽  
Community Based Interventions ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Study Results ◽  
One Stop

Objective: This study aims to describe main perpetrator of violence area and prevention of violence against women. Study design: A cross sectional study was carried out in One-stop Crisis Centre (OCC) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period of June 2006 to May 2007. Methods: 284 victims reported in OCC during the study period were selected as cases for the study and quantitative information was collected from them using cross sectional for the present study. Results: Study shows that most of the violence is done by husband (46.48%) and prevalence is more in rural areas (80.98%) in comparison to urban area (19.02%). Physical assault is the most common type of violence (50.35%), followed by sexual assault (36.63%) and burn (13.02%) Housewives are tortured more (67%). Conclusion: Proper implementation of existing rules and community based interventions for raising awareness about the domestic violence against women are recommended. Key words: Violence against women; assault; human rights; one-stop crisis centre (OCC); Bangladesh. DOI: 10.3329/jdmc.v19i2.7077J Dhaka Med Coll. 2010; 19(2) : 98-101

scholarly journals AWARENESS, STRESS, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS ATTENDING CARDIAC OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT IN A SUPER SPECIALTY HOSPITAL

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Sushil Kumar Sharma ◽  
Vineeta Sawhney
Keyword(s):  
Support Services ◽  
Outpatient Department ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Psychiatric Evaluation ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Hypertension Awareness ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
Anxiety Depression

ABSTRACTObjective: Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and its association with negative emotions may increase their risk forthe development of mental health disorders. The main objective of the study was to assess the awareness, stress, anxiety, and depression amonghypertensive patients attending cardiac outpatient department (OPD).Methods: This study was conducted in cardiac OPD of Super Speciality Hospital associated with Government Medical College, Jammu, for a period of1-month commencing from 1st October to 31 October 2015. Hypertensive patients were given a questionnaire regarding socio-demographic profile,risk factors, and awareness for high blood pressure, and prevalence of stress, anxiety, and depression was assessed using a structured validatedquestionnaire DASS-21 [depression, anxiety, and stress scale-21].stResults: It was observed that most (72.5%) of the patients were aware of symptoms and its complications and regarding psychological symptomsmild to severe depressive symptoms were present in 10%, anxiety in 70%, and stress in 10% of patients.Conclusion: There is need of psychiatric evaluation and counseling in these patients and support services to be made available to these patients.Keywords: Hypertension, Awareness, Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Depression; anxiety and stress scale-21.

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