scholarly journals Knowledge and perception of postmenopausal women towards menopause

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 3920
Author(s):  
Haamid Ismail ◽  
Farhana Fayaz ◽  
Nadia Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Family Elders

Background: Aim of the research was to study the knowledge and perception of postmenopausal women towards menopause.Methods: It was a cross sectional study which was carried at outpatient department of psychiatry, Government medical college, Srinagar over a period of 3 months. Participants who fulfilled the inclusion criteria of the study were evaluated on a semi-structured proforma for demographic variables, knowledge and attitude towards menopause.Results: A total of 120 postmenopausal women were included in our study. Mean age of study population was s 54.5±8.6 years. Majority of women belonged to rural background (80.0%) in the age group of 51-60 years (58.3%), married (78.3%), having 1-3 issues (53.3%) and had received no formal education (67.5%). Menopause was natural in (80.8%) of women and (19.2%) had surgical menopause. 85% of study population had heard about menopause at the time their periods stopped mostly from family elders and friends. 45% had knowledge about the age of the menopause, while as only (20.8%) were aware about the symptoms of menopause. 56.6% of study population were having positive perception about the menopause.Conclusions: Majority of our women were unaware of menopausal symptoms. Most of them considered it as a natural process of aging and thus were having a positive perception about the menopause.

Prevalence of Malocclusion among School Children of Biratnagar, Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-48
Author(s):  
Nidhi Giri ◽  
Anand Acharya ◽  
Kanika Yadav
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Class I ◽  
Class Iii ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Total Study Population ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Normal Occlusion ◽  
Study Population

Introduction: Various forms of malocclusion are a matter of serious concern in Nepalese population. This study was carried out to understand the prevalence of malocclusion among the school children of Biratnagar. The objective of this research is to find out the prevalence of malocclusion of children from different schools of Biratnagar visiting the Pedodontics and Orthodontics department of Nobel Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar. Materials and Method: A descriptive cross sectional study method was used in this research. Data was collected by using direct observation of the subjects and occlusal assessment was done according to Angle’s classification and Dewey’s modification types of class I, class II and class III malocclusion. Result: Subjects with normal occlusion was found to be 39 % and with malocclusion was found to be 61%. Among them, class I malocclusion (60%) and angles class II div I subjects (88.33%) were in majority of the total study population. Conclusion: The present study helps to determine the prevalence of malocclusion and need of orthodontic treatment for the school children of Biratnagar

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude towards the practice of temporary contraceptive methods among pregnant women attending a teaching hospital in Puducherry

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 4845
Author(s):  
Ananthi Kasinathan ◽  
Himabindu Nagulapally
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Contraceptive Methods ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
National Family Planning ◽  
The Media ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
The Government ◽  
Gandhi Medical College

Background: Knowledge and access to contraception is the basic right of every woman. This is one of the goals of National family planning programme. This study gauges the knowledge of antenatal women about temporary contraceptive methods available in our outpatient department and their attitude towards its practice.Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out at Indira Gandhi medical college and research institute, Puducherry, between March 2019 to May 2019. 270 pregnant women were chosen and with their consent, using a predesigned questionnaire, their awareness regarding contraception was assessed. Then each participant was counselled regarding the various methods and their attitude towards choosing a temporary contraceptive method was assessed using a questionnaire. The data was entered in SPSS software and analyzed.Results: In this study, 88.8% belonged to 20-30 years, 77% had received school education and 80.3% were home makers. 72.9% were primigravidas. 55.8% of primis and 95.8% of multis knew about spacing. In primis, 67.5% knew about IUCDs. In multis, 95.8% knew about condoms. Knowledge of depo provera was poor. The most preferred contraceptive was condom followed by CuT and pills.Conclusions: This study shows that it is important to create awareness about temporary contraceptive methods and its free availability in the hospitals. Further pregnant women need to be given more information about oral pills, emergency and injectable contraceptive methods. The Government has to work in unison with hospitals and its staff along with the media to achieve this goal.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude, and practices about contraceptive in Western Rajasthan, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 2786
Author(s):  
Gayatri Aseri ◽  
Sudesh Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Background: This study was carried out to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of contraceptive methods among women attending a tertiary care hospital in Western Rajasthan.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the department of obstetrics and gynecology, PBM and the associated group of hospitals, attached to Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. Total 500 married women between age group 15-49 yrs were included. These all women interviewed using a structured questionnaire after approval of the hospital’s ethical committee.Results: Total 500 women interviewed for their knowledge, attitude, and practices about contraception. Out of which, 402 (80.4%) women had some knowledge of at least one contraception method at the time of the study.  The most common sources of information about contraception were husband and family member. Amongst the various contraceptives most commonly known was condom (78.4%). Only 265 (53%) women were practicing contraception at present. Most commonly used contraceptive was condom (40.8%). The most common reason for the non-practice of contraception was need of more child or male child in 34.8% families followed by opposition from in-laws (12.4%).Conclusions: Literacy was positively associated with family planning related knowledge and practices. Preconception knowledge and practices about contraception are poor in our study population. Many of the women were getting MTP pills over the counter without consulting to health care persons and then later presents with complications.

scholarly journals Mother's knowledge and attitude regarding febrile convultion in children

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-22
Author(s):  
Binita Paudel ◽  
Gayatri Rana ◽  
Milan Lopchan
Keyword(s):  
College Teaching ◽  
Febrile Convulsion ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
High Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Unfavorable Attitude

Febrile convulsion is the most common seizure in children worldwide. Between 1 and 4% of children develop febrile convulsion within in 5 years of life. The study aimed at finding out mothers’ knowledge and attitude regarding febrile convulsion in children. A descriptive cross sectional research design was used in which 126 mothers mother of children who are from 6 month to 5 years attending pediatric OPD of Chitwan Medical College- teaching hospital, Bharatpur- 10, Chitwan were interviewed by using semi-structured interview schedule. Data was analyzed by using IBM SPSS version 20. The study showed that, 29.4% respondents were having high knowledge regarding febrile convulsion in children, 53.2 % respondents having medium and 17.5% respondents having low knowledge regarding febrile convulsion in children. There was significant low knowledge regarding predisposing factors of febrile convulsion than other factors of febrile convulsion among respondents. There was no association between demographic variables and knowledge level of mothers on febrile convulsion. None of the respondents were having unfavorable attitude regarding febrile convulsion in children, 25.4% mothers having favorable attitude and 74.6% mothers having neutral attitude towards febrile convulsion in children. The study also reveals that there was significance association between ages of mother (0.000) and number of children (0.009) and attitude regarding febrile convulsion in children. There was positive correlation between knowledge and attitude of mothers regarding febrile convulsion in children.

scholarly journals Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Teenage Pregnancy: Experience of 50 Cases of Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
Rumi Farhad Ara ◽  
Jahangir Alam
Keyword(s):  
Teenage Pregnancy ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Slum Dwellers ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Common Group

Background: Teenage pregnancy is a huge problem in developed as well as developing countries.Objective: The purpose of the present study was to see the socio-demographic characteristics of teenage pregnant mother.Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dhaka Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh and Sir Salimullah Medical College & Mitford Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh from April to July 1999 for a period of four (4) months. The teenager mothers with the age group of 11 to 19 years who were admitted in the study period was selected as study population. At the time of entry, all relevant parameters like religion, residence, occupation, education and monthly income were recorded in a predesigned data sheet.Result: A total number of 50 teenager mothers were recruited for this study. Majority of the study population were Muslim which was 45(90.0%) cases followed by Hindu which was 3(6.0%) cases. Maximum were non-city dweller which was 26(52.0%) cases followed by city and slum dwellers which were 16(32.0%) cases and 8(16.0%) cases respectively. Majority of the study were housewife which was 49(98.0%) cases. Monthly income was less than 3000 taka in 29(58.0%) cases. Majority of the study population were completed the primary education level which was 26(52.0%) cases. Married was found in 49(98.0%) cases.Conclusion: In conclusion Muslim non-city dwellers housewife were the most common group of teenager motherJournal of Science Foundation 2018;16(1):3-7

Knowledge and Attitude on “Standard Days Method” of Family Planning among Female Postgraduate Students: A Cross-sectional Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-268
Author(s):  
Philby B Menachery ◽  
Judith A Noronha ◽  
Sweety J Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fertility Awareness ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

ABSTRACT Background “Standard Days Method” is a fertility awareness method of family planning that helps to identify the fertile days in a menstrual cycle during which a woman is likely to get pregnant. It is calculated to be 12 days ranging from day 8 through 19 in a menstrual cycle of 26 to 32 days. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude on the “Standard Days Method” of family planning, correlation between knowledge and attitude, and the association between knowledge and attitude with the selected demographic variables. Materials and methods A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 540 female students aged 21 to 25 years from selected postgraduate colleges of selected district in Karnataka State of South India. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect the data. Results Majority (94%) of the students surveyed had poor knowledge regarding “Standard Days Method” but majority (54.2%) of them favored the “Standard Days Method”. There was significant weak positive correlation between knowledge and attitude scores (r = 0.292, p < 0.001). The knowledge scores and attitude score had significant association with certain demographic variables. Conclusion Awareness program on fertility awareness-based methods of family planning is essential to provide cogent information to young adults, thus empowering them to take wise decisions on planned parenthood. How to cite this article Menachery PB, Noronha JA, Fernandes SJ. Knowledge and Attitude on “Standard Days Method” of Family Planning among Female Postgraduate Students: A Cross-sectional Study. J South Asian Feder Obst Gynae 2017;9(3):263-268.

scholarly journals Frequency of CYP2C19*2 Allele in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Cross-sectional Study from Central Kerala, India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Ann George ◽  
Shibu Thadathil Sreedharan ◽  
Smitha Kalarikkal Satheesan ◽  
Sindhu Panakkaparambil Surendranath
Keyword(s):  
Acute Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Government Medical College ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Therapy Failure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Coronary Syndrome ◽  
Variant Genotype ◽  
Study Population

Introduction: Ischaemic Heart Diseases (IHD) are increasing at an alarming rate globally. Pharmacotherapy, the mainstay of management of IHD, has Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (DAPT) at its crux. DAPT, comprising of clopidogrel and aspirin, is used often for 12 months in medically managed Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). Clopidogrel being a prodrug, needs to be activated after ingestion, mainly by Cytochrome family of enzymes, for the desired pharmacological effects. Abnormal enzymes that convert clopidogrel to its active form can reduce the effectiveness of the drug. Therefore, Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) of the enzymes involved, would predispose the patient to therapy failure and recurrence of the illness. This study aims at identifying the presence of a genetic variant associated with clopidogrel responsiveness in patients with ACS. Aim: To estimate the frequency of CYP2C19*2 allele in patients with ACS presenting to Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India. Materials and Methods: Present study was a cross-sectional study done among 60 patients who presented to Government Medical College, Thrissur with ACS, between June 2018 to June 2019. Having obtained informed consent from the participants blood samples were collected in Ethylene diamine tetra-acetic Acid (EDTA) tubes. Samples were used to look for presence of CYP2C19*2 allele by Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Results: Out of 60 patients 38 were males and 22 were females. Most common age group was 61-65 years. The frequency of CYP2C19*2 allele was 41% in the study population and the variant genotype (AA/AG) was present in 62%. Conclusion: The variant genotype was found to be present in a high frequency in the study population implying the high risk for therapy failure in the study population. This asserts the need to probe the matter further, as the gene is also implicated in the metabolism of several other drugs. The introduction of pharmacogenomic testing prior to initiation of therapy may be therefore recommended for better treatment outcome. However, to validate the same, further studies with larger sample size may be necessary.

scholarly journals Knowledge about emergency contraception among mothers attending OPD at a private medical college in Puducherry

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 2262
Author(s):  
Neelima S. Chauhan
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Contraception ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
New Strategies ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Background: It is estimated that around 15.6 million abortions take place in India every year. There is significant variance in the estimates for the number of abortions reported and the total number of abortions taking place. Emergency contraception (EC) prevents an accidental pregnancy. It prevents a woman from having to go through the trauma of getting pregnant when she does not want to.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the knowledge of emergency contraception among women attending the gynecological outpatient department. A total of 280 married women were included in the study. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire, which included questions on demographic variables, religion, education, knowledge and practices about EC.Results: Majority of the participants were in the age group of 20-25 years (122; 43.6%). Hinduism was the predominant religion followed by eighty five percent (n=238) of the women. Only 2.1% (n=6) of the women were uneducated while the rest had some form of schooling. Most of them belonged to the age group of 20-25 years (122; 43.6%). Majority of the participants (244; 87.1%) reported that they had never heard about EC. And only 4.3% have ever used EC.Conclusions: Despite EC being available for more than a decade in India, many women still have not heard of it. Although awareness is increasing it is essential to integrate information about EC in family welfare materials and developing new strategies to increase awareness and share information about EC.

scholarly journals Study of prevalence and socio-demographic determinants of pterygium in Sub Himalayan region, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 3916
Author(s):  
Abhishek Padha ◽  
Prateek Koul ◽  
Swati Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Himalayan Region ◽  
Palpebral Fissure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Total Study Population ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Department Of Ophthalmology ◽  
History Of ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Grade Ii

Background: Pterygium, derived from the Greek work ‘pteryx’, meaning wing is a growth of fibrovascular tissue on the cornea and conjunctiva in the palpebral fissure. The present study was conducted to find out the prevalence and Socio-demographic determinants of pterygium in Sub Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh, India.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between the months of May-June 2018, in the outpatient department of Ophthalmology of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Chamba, H.P, India. Among all the patients visiting the OPD in the given duration, a total of 200 patients having Pterygium were selected for the study. Detailed history of the all the patients were taken and required examination was done. Data collected was analysed with Microsoft excel software.Results: Out of the 200 patients, 59% were males and 41% were females. 70% of the total study population were seen in the age group 41-60years. In present study a total of 130 patients (65%) were outdoor workers. Left eye (40.5%) was the eye most frequently involved eye in present study, right eye (36.5%) also both the eyes were involved in 23% of study population. Nasal pterygium was seen in 93%, temporal pterygia 5.5% and double pterygium (both nasal and temporal presentation in same eye) in 1.5% patients. Grade I pterygium was seen in 43.5% patients, grade II in 40% and grade III pterygia were found in 16.5% of the study population.Conclusions: People living in high altitude regions and who work outdoors, are subjected to increased U.V. exposure. So, they must take appropriate precautions like wearing protective glasses and caps etc.

scholarly journals A-V Fistula Blood Flow and Complications: A One Year Survey

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-113
Author(s):  
Tania Mahbub ◽  
Md. Nizamuddin Chowdhury ◽  
Ferdous Jahan ◽  
Aparna Das ◽  
Md. Motlabur Rahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Visualization Technique ◽  
Colour Doppler ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Study Population ◽  
One Year ◽  
Venous Fistula

Background: Worldwide haemodialysis(HD) is the mostly used method of renal replacement therapy. Arteriovenous fistula use is on rise due to Fistula First Initiative due to least complications of fistulae than catheters.But they are also subjected to many complications. Thereby appropriate surveillance of the fistulae is important.Objectives: To measure the blood flow as well as fistula related complications in study population. Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional study, conducted in the department of Nephrology, Dhaka Medical College Hospital during September 2010 to December 2011.Total 118 subjects were included in the study. Besides visualization technique colour Doppler ultrasonogram of fistula and  echocardiography were performed for each patients. Results: Most of the patients had adequate fistula flow. Aneurysm was most common complication. Many subjects were suffered from primary and secondary fistula failure. Conclusion: Arterio-Venous fistula is subjected to many complications and appropriate surveillance should be launched to detect complications and to prevent fistula failure.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jom.v15i2.20681 J MEDICINE 2014; 15 : 110-113

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