scholarly journals Ultrasonography awareness among pregnant women attending medical college hospital in Kolhapur District of Maharashtra, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 2612
Author(s):  
Jeevankumar U. Yadav ◽  
Deepmala J. Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical College Hospital ◽  
Second Trimester ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Obstetric Department ◽  
In Pregnancy

Background: Globally there has been increased medicalization of pregnancy due to advances in technology. Ultrasonography examination during pregnancy has become an integral part of antenatal care throughout the world with advanced health care services.Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted in pregnant women attending the ANC clinic of Obstetric department of D. Y. Patil Medical College Hospital, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India for routine check up to know the awareness about ultrasonography among them. The study included 290 pregnant women. All were explained the purpose of study and assured confidentiality. Data has been collected from willing participants using pre-tested questionnaire in June-August 2015.Results: The study shows literacy was 87.6%, pregnancy above 20 years age 98.97% and most of them unskilled (83.4%), majority of middle social class (89%). Many (72.41%) pregnant women considered USG use to detect fetal anomalies while 27.93% considered for sex detection. Majority (93.1%) done USG in this pregnancy, of that more (43.45 %) in second trimester and mainly advised by doctors (91.03%). Nearly half of them (50.69%) considered its expensive procedure, 69.31% spent 200/- to 500/- rupees per USG, in spite 94.83% of them would recommend other pregnant women to undergo USG in pregnancy. 50.69%% of them opined it should be done twice in pregnancy. Almost 94.83% considered USG as safe and beneficial.Conclusions: Awareness regarding the uses of Ultrasonography during pregnancy and attitude towards it was found to be average. There is need to create more awareness in community about PCPNT act and its provisions. Also there is need of counselling about the safety, utility and frequency of USG during pregnancy to avoid misuse.

scholarly journals Awareness of ultrasonography among antenatal mothers attending the tertiary care hospital in Bundelkhand region of UP

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 277
Author(s):  
Varsha Singh ◽  
Amit Mohan Varshney ◽  
Samarjeet Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Lower Class ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Obstetric Department

Background: Ultrasound examination during pregnancy has become an integral part of antenatal care throughout the world. This technology is an important tool for the obstetricians, to reassure their patients regarding the well-being of their fetus in utero. The objective of this study was to assess the awareness of USG among pregnant women.Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among pregnant women attending the ANC clinic of Obstetric department of MLB Medical College Hospital, Jhansi, UP from March to May 2018. The study included 300 pregnant women and data was collected by using pre tested questionnaire.Results: The study reveals that 51.3% of participants were in the age group of 20-25 yr and 50% of them belong to upper lower class, most of them unskilled (83.4%), 63.3% of participants depicted that USG is done only to confirm the pregnancy and 81% of women considered that it is beneficial during pregnancy and 65% was known that USG can be used to determine sex of the foetus.Conclusions: Awareness regarding the uses of ultrasonography during pregnancy was found to be average. There is need to create more awareness in community about the USG uses and PCPNDT act and its provisions. There is need of creating more awareness about the safety, utility and frequency of USG during antenatal period to avoid misuse.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Scabies in Skin and VD OPD of Faridpur Medical College Hospital

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-19
Author(s):  
Krishna Gopal Sen ◽  
Ahammed Ali ◽  
Md Kamal Mostofa ◽  
Sumitendra Kumar Sarkar ◽  
Chandona Sorcar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical College Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tropical Countries ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Total Prevalence ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Patient Department

The burden of scabies is highest in tropical countries, but recent data from Bangladesh is scanty. This cross sectional study was carried out to find the prevalence of scabies in skin & VD Out Patient Department (OPD) of Faridpur Medical College Hospital (FMCH) during the period of April 2013 to March 2014. Total 22,399 patients attended to the skin & VD OPD, were included in this study. We identified 15,455 patents with scabies. The total prevalence was 69%. Prevalence in January was highest & was 78%. Most cases were uncomplicated but 17.28% of complicated scabies patients were found. Scabies was more in poor socio-economic group than others. The present study showed a high prevalence of scabies in patients presenting to skin & VD OPD, FMCH. Prevalence was higher overall in children. Our data show that scabies is common in patients presenting to skin & VD OPD & this finding may be used as an indicator of the general population.Faridpur Med. Coll. J. Jan 2015;10(1): 17-19

scholarly journals Frequency of Beta Thalassemia in Anemic Pregnant Women

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
. Khadija ◽  
Shumaila Perveen Arain ◽  
Yaser M. Alahmadi ◽  
Sultan Othman Alolayan ◽  
Arslan Ahmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hemoglobin Level ◽  
Beta Thalassemia ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Common Cause ◽  
Thalassemia Trait ◽  
Obstetric Department ◽  
In Pregnancy

Objective: To determine the frequency of beta thalassemia trait among pregnant women presenting with anemia. Method: A cross sectional study was conducted in Gynecology & Obstetric department, district headquarters hospital Mardan from January 2019 to June 2020. This study includes all pregnant women who presented with anemia and having age 15 to 45 years. Patients with                           known hemoglobinopathies were excluded from the study. Collected data was analyzed using SPSS 20. Results: Mean age of the patient was 27.7 years and mean hemoglobin level was 8.7g/dl. Age distributions showed mother age 15 to 25 years were 40%, 26 to 36 years were 35% and 36 to 45 years were 25%. Thalassemia trait was found in 40% anemic pregnant women. Thalassemia trait percentage was high in mother having age 15 to 25 years. Conclusion: Beta thalassemia trait is a common cause anemia in pregnancy. All pregnant women presenting with anemia should be investigated for it.

scholarly journals Antibiotics Prescribing Pattern at Outpatient Department of A Tertiary Medical College Hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maliha Ata ◽  
Rozina Hoque ◽  
Rajat Shankar Roy Biswas ◽  
Asma Mostafa ◽  
Faheem Ul Hasan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical College Hospital ◽  
Outpatient Department ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Prescribing Pattern ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Optimal Value ◽  
Culture Sensitivity

Background: In order to improve the prescription quality and promoting rational prescription pattern, there is an obligatory need to investigate the factors that affect doctors' prescription patterns. The study was conducted to observe the antibiotics prescribing pattern at outpatient department of a tertiary medical college hospital. Methods: This was a descriptive cross sectional study in a tertiary medical college hospital during the period of January 2018 to June 2018 which was conducted on 300 prescriptions collected from different outpatient department. Results: Average number of drugs prescribed per encounter was 3.70 (Optimal value 1.6–1.8). Antibiotics (Oral, injectable and topical) were prescribed 46% (Optimal value 20.0–26.8%) and antibiotic as only injected form 19.71% (Optimal value 13.4–24.1% of total injectable drug). Drugs prescribed from the Essential Drugs List( EDL) equated to 52.90% (Optimal value 100%). The antibiotics given in most of the patients ( 91%) were without doing culture sensitivity test before prescribing. Out of 46% prescriptions with antibiotics, 79.9% had one antibiotic, 19.6% included two antibiotics and 0.7% had three antibiotics. Cefuroxime was the most commonly prescribed antibiotics (22.5%) followed by Azythromycin (11.6%) Cefixime (11.5%) Ciprofloxacin (10.9%) Flucloxacillin (10.9%) and Metronidazole (8.7%). Conclusion: This study revealed that percentage of antibiotic was high and most of the antibiotic was given without culture and sensitivity. Chatt Maa Shi Hosp Med Coll J; Vol.17 (2); Jul 2018; Page 36-39

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