scholarly journals A study on risk factors of deafness in neonates: a descriptive study

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 559
Author(s):  
Dinesh Valse ◽  
H. K. Nagarathna
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Mechanical Ventilator ◽  
Newborn Hearing ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ototoxic Drugs ◽  
Audiologic Evaluation ◽  
Neonatal Ward

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">Identification of newborn hearing loss is addressed in the healthy people 2010 goals, stated as “increasing the proportions of newborn who are screened for hearing loss by age one month, have audiologic evaluation by age 3 months and are enrolled in appropriate intervention services by age 6 months. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">The study was conducted between October 2008 to October 2009 at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore. The study group constituted of 200 ears of 100 neonates (0-28 days) that were randomly selected. The neonates were taken from immunization clinic, newborn nursery, neonatal ward and intensive care unit of our hospital and also those referred from other hospitals.  </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">Out of 100 the neonates aged between 1-4 days were 67, 5-9 days were 24 and between 10-28 days were 9. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">There were no neonates with low Apgar score, no family history of hearing loss, no exposure to ototoxic drugs and no neonate on mechanical ventilator.</span></p>

scholarly journals Risk factors and prevalence of newborn hearing loss in a private health care system of Porto Velho, Northern Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Santos de Oliveira ◽  
Liliane Barbosa Rodrigues ◽  
Fernanda Soares Aurélio ◽  
Virgínia Braz da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Hearing Screening ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Newborn Hearing ◽  
History Of ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
Ototoxic Drugs

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of hearing loss and to analyze the results of newborn hearing screening and audiological diagnosis in private health care systems. METHODS Cross-sectional and retrospective study in a database of newborn hearing screening performed by a private clinic in neonates born in private hospitals of Porto Velho, Rondônia, Northern Brazil. The screening results, the risk for hearing loss, the risk indicators for hearing loss and the diagnosis were descriptively analyzed. Newborns cared in rooming in with their mothers were compared to those admitted to the Intensive Care Unit regarding risk factors for hearing loss. RESULTS: Among 1,146 (100%) enrolled newborns, 1,064 (92.8%) passed and 82 (7.2%) failed the hearing screening. Among all screened neonates, 1,063 (92.8%) were cared in rooming and 83 (7.2%) needed intensive care; 986 (86.0%) were considered at low risk and 160 (14.0%) at high risk for hearing problems. Of the 160 patients identified as having high risk for hearing loss, 83 (37.7%) were admitted to an hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit, 76 (34.5%) used ototoxic drugs and 38 (17.2%) had a family history of hearing loss in childhood. Hearing loss was diagnosed in two patients (0.2% of the screened sample). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of hearing loss in newborns from private hospitals was two cases per 1,000 evaluated patients. The use of ototoxic drugs, admission to Intensive Care Unit and family history of hearing loss were the most common risk factors for hearing loss in the studied population.

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS PECULIARITIES IN MEN UNDER 60 YEARS OLD WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY LUNG DISEASES

2020 ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
Tupitsyn V.V. ◽  
Bataev Kh.M. ◽  
Men’shikova A.N. ◽  
Godina Z.N.
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Digestive System ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Type I ◽  
Internal Organs ◽  
History Of

Relevance. Information about the cardiovascular diseases risk factors (CVD RF) for in men with chronic lung inflam-matory pathology (CLID) is contradictory and requires clarification. Aim. To evaluate the peculiarities of CVD RF in men under 60 years of age with CLID in myocardial infarction (MI) to improve prevention. Material and methods. The study included men aged 19-60 years old with type I myocardial infarction. Patients are divided into two age-comparable groups: I - the study group, with CLID - 142 patients; II - control, without it - 424 patients. A comparative analysis of the frequency of observation of the main and additional cardiovascular risk fac-tors in groups was performed. Results. In patients of the study group, more often than in the control group we observed: hereditary burden of is-chemic heart disease (40.8 and 31.6%, respectively; p = 0.0461) and arterial hypertension (54.2 and 44.6%; p = 0.0461), frequent colds (24.6 and 12.0%; p = 0.0003), a history of extrasystoles (19.7 and 12.7%; p = 0.04); chronic foci of infections of internal organs (75.4 and 29.5%; p˂0.0001), non-ulcer lesions of the digestive system (26.1 and 14.6%; p = 0.007), smoking (95.1 and 66.3%; p˂0.0001), MI in winter (40.8 and 25.9%; p = 0.006). Less commonly were observed: oral cavity infections (9.2 and 23.6%; p˂0.0001); hypodynamia (74.5 and 82.5%; p = 0.0358), over-weight (44.4 and 55.2%; p = 0.0136), a subjective relationship between the worsening of the course of coronary heart disease and the season of the year (43.7 and 55.2%; p = 0.0173) and MI - in the autumn (14.1 and 21.9%; p = 0.006) period. Conclusions. The structure of CVD RF in men under 60 years of age with CLID with MI is characterized by the pre-dominance of smoking, non-ulcer pathology of the digestive system, frequent pro-student diseases, meteorological dependence, a history of cardiac arrhythmias and foci of internal organ infections. It is advisable to use the listed factors when planning preventive measures in such patients.

scholarly journals Determination of Risk Factors on Newborn Hearing Loss

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-9
Author(s):  
Dursun Mehmet MEHEL ◽  
Ömer KÜÇÜKÖNER ◽  
Doğukan ÖZDEMİR ◽  
Mehmet ÇELEBİ
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Newborn Hearing

scholarly journals Epidemiological study of the prevalence of cystitis in women of the Voronezh region

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-18
Author(s):  
O.I. Apolikhin ◽  
◽  
Florian Wagenlehner ◽  
D.A. Voytko ◽  
O.V. Zolotukhin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Epidemiological Study ◽  
Gastrointestinal Diseases ◽  
Study Group ◽  
General Group ◽  
Statistical Tool ◽  
Voronezh Region ◽  
History Of ◽  
Group 2

Introduction. The article is devoted to an epidemiological study of the prevalence of cystitis and risk factors for recurrence this disease. Materials and methods. The study is based on the data obtained during the screening survey of 1014 women in the age group of 18-80 years old, permanently residing in the Bobrovsky district of the Voronezh region. Based on the age of the subjects, 3 groups were formed: Group 1 (general group) - 1014 women, Group 2 (fertile age) - 551 women, Group 3 (postmenopausal age) - 463 women. To study the influence of risk factors on the development of cystitis, the following criteria were used: antibiotic therapy, sex life, urinary disorders, gastrointestinal tract (GIT) dysfunction, etc. The obtained material was processed using the computer program Statistics 10.0. 𝛘2 was used as a statistical tool. Results. Of the total number of women surveyed, 15.3% had risk factors according to the ORENUC classification system based on the clinical picture of UTI, anatomical level of UTI, the severity of infection, classification of risk factors and the availability of appropriate antimicrobial therapy. The largest number of risk factors was found in postmenopausal patients (p <0.05). It was found that despite the fact that most of the subjects were sexually active, the absence of sexual activity and the presence of one sexual partner did not affect the presence of a history of cystitis episode (p> 0.05), however, it was revealed that the history of cystitis was significantly associated with functions of the gastrointestinal tract (p<0.05). The use of tactics aimed at active detection of cystitis, by means of questionnaires, can increase the detection rate of cystitis by 10 times. Discussions. In our study, we did not find a large number of cases of recurrent cystitis, in contrast to previously published works, which cited figures from 10 to 30% of the number of women, however, by means of questionnaires, we managed to deduce the prevalence of cystitis in the studied region in women over 18 years old. which amounted to 17.4%. The figure obtained is consistent with data published in previously papers. Conclusions. TThis study has confirmed the previously published works indicating the relationship of cystitis with gastrointestinal diseases. In addition, we found that the prevalence of cystitis (having one or more episodes during a lifetime) in the study group was 17.4%. The annual incidence of cystitis in the study group was 3.2%, while according to official statistics in the region it does not exceed 0.4%. The latter fact indicates the need for further research and strengthening of sanitary and edu- cational work among the population (Internet, TV, radio, newspapers, etc.).

scholarly journals ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (06) ◽  
pp. 1200-1203
Author(s):  
Shahzad Alam Khan ◽  
Sohail Safdar ◽  
Asna Ijaz ◽  
Ijaz-Ul-Haque Taseer
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Family History ◽  
Positive Family History ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
First Degree Relatives ◽  
History Of

Objective: To determine the frequency of family history of IHD and related risk factors in the first degree relatives of patients suffered from acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Study Design: Descriptive study. Setting: PMRC Research Centre, Nishtar Medical College, Multan, Cardiology unit Nishtar Hospital Multan and Chaudhry Pervez Elahi Institute of Cardiology, Multan. Duration: One year from July 2011 to June 2012. Material and methods: In this descriptive study 331 patients of AMI of either sex and age ≥ 20 years admitted in Cardiology unit of Nishtar Hospital Multan and Chaudhary Pervez Elahi Institute of Cardiology Multan were registered. For data collection non-probability convenient sampling technique was used. Informed consent was taken from each patient. The information were recorded in a pre-designed questionnaire. The data were analyzed through SPSS-11. Results: Mean age of the study cases was 54.99±11.25 years (Minimum age was 20 years and maximum was 90 years). Two hundred sixty four (79.8%) were male and 67 (20.2%) were female patients and male to female ratio was 3.9:1. Out of these 331 patients 111 (33.6 %) were having positive family history of IHD. In these 111 (33.6 %) cases history of diabetes was seen in 45 (40.5 %), 43(38.8 %) had history of hypertension and history of hyper-cholesterolemia was present in 23 (20.7 %) of cases. Conclusions: The family history of IHD in addition to traditional risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus and smoking is itself an important risk factor for IHD. Relatives of the young patients with IHD should be considered as high risk group and it calls for close surveillance of their first degree relatives and early intervention. All their family members should be advised life style modification, appropriate management of risk factors and regular follow up of even apparently healthy descendents.

TO THE QUESTION ABOUT SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS STRUCTURE IN MEN UNDER 60 YEARS OLD WITH ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY DURING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

2021 ◽  
pp. 23-28
Author(s):  
Gordienko A.V. ◽  
Balabanov A.S. ◽  
Tassybayev B.B.
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery ◽  
Bypass Surgery ◽  
Artery Bypass ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Cvd Risk Factors ◽  
Cvd Risk ◽  
History Of

Relevance. Acute kidney injury (AKI) worsens the prognosis of myocardial infarction (MI). Aim. To study the characteristics of cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors in men under 60 years of age with AKI in myocardial infarction (MI) to improve prevention. Material and methods. The study included men aged 19-60 years old with type I MI. Patients are divided into two age-comparable groups: I - the study group, with ACI - 25 patients; II - control, without it - 168 patients. A comparative analysis of the frequency of observation of the main and additional CVD risk factors in groups was performed. Results. In the patients of the study group, more often than in the control group, the following was observed: MI in winter (68.0 and 36.3%, respectively; p = 0.01), with repeated cases - the interval between infarction of more than one year (48.0 and 29.8%; p = 0.04); psychoemotional stress (64.0 and 46.1%; p = 0.04) or hypertensive crisis as a situation provoking MI (28.0 and 19.2%; p = 0.04); a history of: overweight less than 10 years (72.0 and 35.7%; p = 0.002) with moderate obesity (48.0 and 22.6%; p = 0.03), chronic heart failure (36.0 and 14.0%; p = 0.006), peptic ulcer (32.0 and 13.7%; p = 0.01), unstable angina (64.0 and 42.6%; p = 0.003), peripheral angiopathies (80.0 and 56.5%; p = 0.02), coronary angiography (45.5 and 25.5%; p = 0.04) and coronary artery bypass surgery (24.0 and 8.6%; p = 0.009). Conclusions. The structure of CVD risk factors in men under 60 years old with MI and AKI is characterized by the prevalence of moderate obesity, gastroduodenal ulcers, chronic heart failure, stress and crisis course of hypertension, coronary angiography and a history of coronary artery bypass surgery, as well as MI in winter. It is advisable to use the listed combinations of factors in predictive modeling and planning of preventive measures in such patients.

Suicide Among Chinese Schizophrenics in Hong Kong

1989 ◽  
Vol 154 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. K. Cheng ◽  
C. M. Leung ◽  
W. H. Lo ◽  
T. H. Lam
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Time Of Death ◽  
Age At Death ◽  
Duration Of Illness ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Suicidal Ideas ◽  
History Of Depression

A descriptive study of suicides in 74 Chinese schizophrenic out-patients (43 male) is presented. The mean age at death was 31.3 years. The mean duration of illness was 8.5 years and 50 of the 74 died within ten years of onset of illness. Only five lived alone; 35 were openly employed and 20 were married at the time of death. Twenty had a history of depression, and 27 had attempted suicide previously. More females had been depressed or had attempted suicide than males. Over half were last admitted for reasons other than schizophrenic symptoms alone and ten died within one month of discharge. Eight of 71 patients followed up expressed suicidal ideas at the last psychiatric contact, but only 15 were symptomatic. Jumping was the commonest method used. Analytical studies are needed to identify risk factors in Chinese schizophrenics.

scholarly journals Socio-demographic and clinical pattern of patients attending a neuropsychiatric hospital in Nigeria: A five-year retrospective study

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shehu Sale
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Clinical Pattern ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mean

Psychiatric disorders contribute significantly to disability worldwide. The various risk factors associated with their prevalence and outcomes are also influenced by the region individuals live in. This study was carried out to assess the sociodemographic and clinical pattern of patients attending a neuropsychiatric hospital. It was a retrospective descriptive study of patients managed for psychiatric disorders at the hospital. Medical case notes of 246 patients were selected by simple random sampling. A sociodemographic and clinical variables questionnaire was designed to collate the data. The mean age of patients was 29.1 years and consisted mostly of young adults. There was approximately an equal number of patients of both genders. Approximately 66.3% of the patients were married, and 98.4% had no formal education. More than half were unemployed and a great number (37.4%) was being managed for epilepsy. The report of a family history of mental illness was relatively low compared to other studies. The sociodemographic and clinical pattern of mental disorders are embedded in the regional and cultural settings patients find themselves and this may lead to unique or differing risk factors across study settings.

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