scholarly journals Awareness regarding Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) among mothers: a community based cross-sectional study in rural area of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh

Author(s):  
Aditi Chandrakar ◽  
Prem Sagar Panda ◽  
Gopal Prasad Soni ◽  
Srishti Dixit

Background: In order to increase accessibility of health care services for pregnant women and sick infants and to reduce out-of-pocket expenditure, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Government of India has launched a nationwide initiative- Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram on June 01, 2011. The objective of the study was to find out the awareness level about the entitlements of JSSK among mothers with child less than one year and its association with different socio-demographic variables.Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted in rural block of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, India, among 352 mothers having child less than one year using multistage random sampling using predesigned, pretested proforma from July 2015 to June 2016. Chi-square test was applied to find out the association between awareness level and different socio-demographic variables. P <0.05 was considered significant.Results: Among 352 mothers, good awareness were found in only 207 mothers (58.80%). Maximum awareness (89.20%) regarding entitlements among mothers was seen for free transport services from home to health institution followed by the drop back transport facility from hospital to home (85.22%). None of the mothers know about free diagnostic services for mothers and for sick infants and for free provision of blood for sick infants. Increasing parity was significantly associated with good awareness regarding JSSK.Conclusions: Level of awareness regarding JSSK entitlements for pregnant mothers and sick infants was found to be low. Extensive IEC needed to further increase the awareness regarding JSSK entitlements to increase utilization among beneficiaries.

Author(s):  
Sandhya Mishra ◽  
Ankur Shrivastava ◽  
Vijay Kumar ◽  
Anamika Chandra ◽  
Jaun Zeb Rizvi

Background: On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global health emergency. With nearly 25000 fresh cases registered daily, the COVID-19 tally in India rose to 13 lakh till mid of July 2020, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Understanding the inclination of doctors to work in COVID-19 outbreak is essential for betterment of health care services. Objective were to assess the willingness of Doctors to work in COVID-19 outbreak and to determine the factors affecting willingness to work in COVID-19 outbreak.Methods: The study was conducted among doctors working in various medical colleges, specialist hospitals and research centers across various states of India. A predesigned self-administered questionnaire in Google form was emailed to the participants. Data was collected and analysed using SPSS version 13.Results: Out of 342 participants, 61% were willing to work in the COVID-19 pandemic. Female participants and those staying with their family were found to be significantly more afraid of COVID-19 pandemic and also willingness to work was significantly lower among them than their male counterparts living away from family.Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic caused emotional distress among the doctors. However our results suggest that during an outbreak majority of doctors are willing to work and will be available in the future. Staying with family drives them away from work more due to fear of infection or death of their family members.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Assaye Belay Gelaw ◽  
Solomon Abebaw Andargie

Abstract Background: The coronavirus disease2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and it is the most important public health problem worldwide. A critical element in tackling the COVID-19 crisis is personal behavioral change. However, there is a paucity of evidence that shows peoples ‘on awareness towards COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, this study aimed to assess the awareness level towards COVID-19 in Sheka, South nation nationalities, and peoples of the region (SNNPR), Southwestern Ethiopia.Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was employed 10th to 21th of April 2020. A total of 419, study participants included in this study. Both univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses used to identify significant factors of awareness level. Variables with p-value<0.05 were considered significant influences of the awareness.Results: Of all respondents in the study, nearly half(49.4 %) of participants had an awareness of COVID-19.Sex, education level, religion, symptom, and knowing prevention methods were factors significantly associated with an understanding of COVID-19. Respondents who know all prevention methods (AOR: 8.1, 95%CI: 1.3-51.9) are more likely to aware of COVID-19 than its counterpart.Conclusion: In this study, a low awareness level towards COVID-19 observed, and programs to improve awareness towards COVID-19 are essential to prevent and control the pandemic.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birhanu Wubale Yirdaw ◽  
Marta Berta Badi ◽  
Temesgen Worku Gudayu ◽  
Animut Tagele Tamiru ◽  
Getie Lake Ayinalem ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract Background: Neonatal mortality is a concern for global population especially in developing countries. The majority of neonatal mortality occurs at home where only few families recognize key danger signs of neonatal illness. Thus, we assessed the knowledge on neonatal danger signs of illness and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in the last one year prior to this study in Debre Markos town, East Gojjam, northwest Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among 521 mothers. Cluster sampling technique was used to select the study participants and interviewed using structured and pre-tested questionnaire. Data were entered to Epi Info and exported to SPSS for analysis. Variables in binary logistic regression with a P value <0.2 were fitted to multivariable logistic regression. Significant variables were declared at 95% CI and a P value <0.05. Results: A total 473 participants were interviewed by making a response of 91.0%. The proportion of knowledgeable mothers was found to be 26.2% (95% CI 22.2, 30.4). Mother’s secondary and tertiary education(AOR=3.64, 95% CI 1.14, 11.61 and AOR=3.80, 95% CI 1.25, 11.56), husband’s secondary and tertiary education(AOR=4.22, 95% CI 1.53, 11.60 and AOR=4.34, 95% CI 1.52, 12.37) respectively, antenatal care attendance(AOR = 3.54, 95% CI 1.62, 7.75), postnatal care attendance(AOR = 2.41, 95% CI 1.13, 5.14), getting prepared for birth(AOR =2.43, 95% CI 1.20, 4.89) and access for television(AOR = 2.06, 95% CI 1.01, 4.21) were found to be positively associated with being knowledgeable on neonatal danger signs. Conclusion: Mothers’ knowledge on neonatal danger signs was low. The finding showed that, intervention modalities to increase parental education, both antenatal and postnatal care attendance, mothers’ preparedness for birth and advocating the use of television might be helpful to improve mothers’ knowledge on neonatal danger signs. Key words: Neonatal Danger Signs, Mothers’ Knowledge, East Gojjam, Ethiopia


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-81
Author(s):  
Md Tauhidul Islam Chowdhury ◽  
Mohammad Shah Jahirul Hoque Chowdhury ◽  
Mohammad Sadekur Rahman Sarkar ◽  
KM Ahasan Ahmed ◽  
Md Nazmul Kabir ◽  
...  

Background: In evaluation of non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage CT angiography (CTA) has 97-98% sensitivity and near 100% specificity. Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the CTA findings of CT positive non traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. Methodology: This is an observational cross sectional study performed in Neurology department of National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Dhaka over one year period (January 2019 to December 2019). Total 87 CT positive subarachnoid hemorrhage cases were purposively included in this study. All CT positive patients underwent CTA of Cerebral vessels for further evaluation. The angiography were evaluated by competent neuro-radiologists blinded about the study. Result: Among 87 patients, 40.2% were male and 59.8% were female. The average age was 53.33±11.1 years. Among the studied patient the source of bleeding was found 78.16% aneurysmal and 21.84% non-aneurysmal. 85.30% patients had single aneurysm and 14.70% had multiple aneurysm. The highest number of patient had Acom aneurysm (41.17%) followed by MCA (22.05%), ICA (13.23%), ACA (7.35%) and vertebral artery (1.14%) in order of frequency. Among the multiple aneurysm group most of the patients had combination of Acom, MCA and ICA aneurysm. Conclusion: From this study, we can conclude that CTA can be used as the primary diagnostic tool in evaluation of spontaneous SAH. Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 2020;6(2): 78-81


2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 345-350
Author(s):  
Dr. Girish.L Dandagi ◽  
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Venkat kalyana kumar. P ◽  
Dr. Dr.Isaac Mathew ◽  
Dr. Dr.G S Gaude Dr. Dr.G S Gaude

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuji Nishizaki ◽  
Keigo Nozawa ◽  
Tomohiro Shinozaki ◽  
Taro Shimizu ◽  
Tomoya Okubo ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The general medicine in-training examination (GM-ITE) is designed to objectively evaluate the postgraduate clinical competencies (PGY) 1 and 2 residents in Japan. Although the total GM-ITE scores tended to be lower in PGY-1 and PGY-2 residents in university hospitals than those in community-based hospitals, the most divergent areas of essential clinical competencies have not yet been revealed. Methods We conducted a nationwide, multicenter, cross-sectional study in Japan, using the GM-ITE to compare university and community-based hospitals in the four areas of basic clinical knowledge“. Specifically, “medical interview and professionalism,” “symptomatology and clinical reasoning,” “physical examination and clinical procedures,” and “disease knowledge” were assessed. Results We found no significant difference in “medical interview and professionalism” scores between the community-based and university hospital residents. However, significant differences were found in the remaining three areas. A 1.28-point difference (95% confidence interval: 0.96–1.59) in “physical examination and clinical procedures” in PGY-1 residents was found; this area alone accounts for approximately half of the difference in total score. Conclusions The standardization of junior residency programs and the general clinical education programs in Japan should be promoted and will improve the overall training that our residents receive. This is especially needed in categories where university hospitals have low scores, such as “physical examination and clinical procedures.”


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