scholarly journals Awareness and Practices Regarding Swine Flu among Individuals Attending Urban Health Centre in Medchal-Malkajgiri District, Telangana State

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Anusha ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Health ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Swine Flu ◽  
Telangana State ◽  
Urban Health Centre

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practices of Ramadan fasting on health and disease among pregnant Muslim women in urban health centre of a medical college

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 289
Author(s):  
Muhammed Muntazeem G. ◽  
Varadaraja Rao B. A. ◽  
Mane Kusum S.
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Urban Health ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Familial Support ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
Urban Health Centre

Background: Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan entails abstinence from food, water, smoking and drugs from dawn to sunset. In Islamic religious rule fasting during Ramadan is not mandatory if there is any contraindication such as illness, old age, pregnancy, etc. Many studies have shown that most Muslim women choose to fast during pregnancy because of a sense of religious duty, familial support, positive views on fasting and difficulty in completing the missed fasts at another time.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on 124 pregnant Muslim women attending urban health centre for antenatal care during the month of Ramadan at Davanagere city. Data was entered in the Microsoft Excel and presented in the form of frequencies.Results: In this study majority of pregnant women believed that fasting during pregnancy is harmful to mother as well as child. Overall, 80.6% of pregnant women did not observed fasting during pregnancy.Conclusions: In this study majority of the pregnant women did not observed fasting during the month of Ramadan. Health education should be given to all pregnant women and family members regarding adverse effect of fasting on mother and child health.

scholarly journals Comparison of Quality of Life and Self-Assessment of the Health of People over the Age of 75 in the City of Rijeka and the City of Rovinj

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-40
Author(s):  
Mihaela Marinović Glavić ◽  
Tomislav Rukavina ◽  
Franka Buršić ◽  
Lovorka Bilajac ◽  
Vanja Vasiljev Marchesi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Health ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
The City ◽  
Urban Health Centre

Uvod: Kvaliteta života osoba starije životne dobi, iako povezana s tjelesnim zdravljem i funkcioniranjem, ne mora izravno ovisiti o zdravstvenom stanju pojedinca i zato novija istraživanja procesa starenja naglašavaju pojam subjektivnog zdravlja. Cilj je ovog rada utvrditi kvalitetu života i samoprocjenu zdravlja osoba starijih od 75 godina na području gradova Rijeke i Rovinja. Ispitanici i metode: Za potrebe istraživanja ispitano je 305 starijih osoba (184 žene i 121 muškarac) iz Rijeke (156) i Rovinja (149). Kao instrument je primijenjen anketni upitnik namijenjen istraživanjima koja se provode u okviru europskog projekta UHCE (Urban Health Centre Europe) za aktivno i zdravo starenje u gradu Rijeci. Rezultati: Osobe starije od 75 godina na području Rijeke i Rovinja uglavnom su zadovoljne kvalitetom života te fizičke i emocionalne tegobe karakteristične za stariju dob ne ograničavaju njihovo svakodnevno ponašanje, socijalne aktivnosti i ne utječu na njihovo psihičko zdravlje. Zaključak: Istraživanjem je utvrđeno da je kvaliteta života ispitanika zadovoljavajuća, no nedostaje im socijalne podrške, odnosno ljudi kojima mogu vjerovati i s kojima se osjećaju bliskima. Njihovo subjektivno zdravlje uglavnom je zadovoljavajuće, kako tjelesno tako i emocionalno, pa je ukupna ocjena kvalitete življenja pozitivna i ne razlikuje se znatno između onih koji žive u Rijeci, kao većoj gradskoj sredini, i Rovinju, kao manjoj urbanoj sredini.

scholarly journals To assess the prevalence of STI/RTI using syndromic case management in the urban health centre area of greater Visakhapatnam municipal corporation, Andhra Pradesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 3247
Author(s):  
Srinivas Rao Ganta ◽  
K. K. L. Prasad ◽  
P. J. Srinivas
Keyword(s):  
Urban Health ◽  
Reproductive Tract ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Lower Abdominal Pain ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
Urban Health Centre

Background: Sexually transmitted diseases remain a major public health problem in many parts of the world. 340 million new cases of curable STIS occur every year. 75 to 85% are seen in developing countries and rank second as the cause of healthy life lost among women of reproductive age group, after maternal morbidity and mortality. Methods: The study was conducted at Rama Murthy Pantulu Peta in the field area of urban health centre of greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Visakhapatnam during September 2015 to October 2016. The study design was a community based descriptive study. Based on the prevalence of STI as stated by National AIDS Control Organization, a sample of 1541 is calculated.Results: The overall prevalence of RTI/STI in our study is 18.88%. The prevalence of symptoms suggestive of STI/RTI among female respondents is found to be 27.97%. Majority of females complained of vaginal discharge (26.68%),vulvas itching (10%), lower abdominal pain (6.34%) followed by abnormal vaginal bleeding (5.91%).The prevalence of symptoms suggestive of RTI/STI is found to be 9.75% among male respondents and majority complained of Urethral Discharge (8.4%) followed by inguinal/scrotal swelling (5.2%). Conclusions: The prevalence of Reproductive tract infections is more in females when compared to males in our study. Health education regarding the sexual and personal hygiene should be targeted to both males and females so as to decrease the prevalence of Sexual transmitted diseases in the urban health centre areas of Visakhapatnam. 

scholarly journals Assessment of glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a clinic-based study in a slum of Kolkata

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 4768
Author(s):  
Tania Pan ◽  
Aparajita Dasgupta ◽  
Sweta Suman ◽  
Bobby Paul ◽  
Rajarshi Banerjee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Glycaemic Control ◽  
Urban Health ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Poor Glycaemic Control ◽  
Duration Of Diabetes ◽  
Urban Health Centre

Background: Although diabetes is a chronic condition, it can be controlled and managed to prevent complications. Long-standing diabetes with poor glycaemic control leads to many complications. This study aims to assess the glycaemic control status and its associated factors among type 2 diabetes patients attending Urban Health Centre in a slum of Kolkata, West Bengal.Methods: A clinic-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 184 diabetic patients attending clinic at Urban Health Centre, Chetla from October-December 2017. Each respondent was interviewed using a structured schedule to collect data on sociodemographic characteristics, physical activity, disease profile and self-care activities. Height and weight were measured. Individuals with PPBS ≥160 mg/dl were said to have poor glycaemic control. Data entry and analysis was done using SPSS version 16.0.Results: Out of 184 participants, 37.5% had poor glycaemic control. Mean (±SD) age of the participants was 51.64 (9.64) years. Median duration of diabetes was 4 years. 104 (56.5%) had overweight/ obesity. Only 26.6% had satisfactory dietary practice. Test results revealed ≥4 years duration of diabetes, overweight/ obesity, smoking, unsatisfactory diet and non-adherence to medications as significant predictors of poor glycaemic control, explaining 31.6% of the variance of glycaemic control with non-significant Hosmer–Lemeshow statistics.Conclusions: The study has identified factors associated with poor glycaemic control among the study participants. Emphasis on promoting a healthy lifestyle which includes a healthful eating plan, cessation of smoking, maintaining optimum body weight and strictly adhering of prescribed medications would go a long way in maintaining good glycaemic control.

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