scholarly journals Non-Adherence to Prescribed Antihypertensives in Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Healthcare Settings in Islamabad, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 73-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajid Mahmood ◽  
Zahraa Jalal ◽  
Muhammad Abdul Hadi ◽  
Hasan Orooj ◽  
Kifayat Ullah Shah
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
Tertiary Healthcare

scholarly journals Clostridioides difficile ribotypes 001 and 126 were predominant in Tehran healthcare settings from 2004 to 2018: a 14-year-long cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1432-1443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoumeh Azimirad ◽  
Marcela Krutova ◽  
Abbas Yadegar ◽  
Shabnam Shahrokh ◽  
Meysam Olfatifar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
Clostridioides Difficile

scholarly journals Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic Preparation and Response on Essential Health Services in Primary and Tertiary Healthcare Settings of Amhara Region, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendemagegn Enbiale ◽  
Seid Getahun Abdela ◽  
Meaza Seyum ◽  
Dereje Bedanie Hundie ◽  
Kassawmar Angaw Bogale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Service Delivery ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Childhood Immunization ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Tertiary Healthcare ◽  
Adult Outpatient

Countries like Ethiopia have had to make difficult decisions to balance between the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic and maintaining the essential health service delivery. We assessed the effect of preventive COVID-19 measures on essential healthcare services in selected health facilities of Ethiopia. In a comparative cross-sectional study, we analyzed and compared data from seven health facilities over two periods: the pre-COVID-19 period before the first reported COVID-19 case in the country and during the COVID-19 period. Data were summarized using descriptive statistics and the independent t test. During the COVID-19 period the average number of monthly patient visits in the emergency department, pediatrics outpatient, and adult outpatient dropped by 27%, 30%, and 27%, respectively compared with the pre-COVID-19 period. Family planning; institutional delivery; childhood immunization; antenatal care-, hypertension- and diabetic patient follow-up, did not vary significantly between pre-COVID-19 and during COVID-19. Moreover, the monthly average number of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV patients who visited health facilities for drug refill and clinical evaluation did not vary significantly during the two periods. In conclusion, the study highlights that the effect of public restrictions to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic on essential care systems should be considered.

scholarly journals The Outcome of Photo-Therapy on Serum Calcium Values in Term Neonates: A Cross Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 536-539
Author(s):  
Sachin Mulye ◽  
Rohini Gulhane ◽  
Revatdhama J. Meshram
Keyword(s):  
Serum Calcium ◽  
Central India ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Retinal Damage ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Melatonin Secretion ◽  
Risk Of Falling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Term Neonates ◽  
Tertiary Healthcare

Background: In the management of hyperbilirubinemia in neonates, phototherapy is an important treatment modality. Photo-therapy can cause skin rashes, diarrhoea, increase in body temperature, retinal damage and bronze baby syndrome. Photo-therapy is thought to influence serum calcium levels by inhibiting pineal melatonin secretion. Aims and Objectives: The aim of this research was to see how photo-therapy affected serum calcium values in a term neonate. Materials and Methods: Over the course of six months, 74 neonates were studied in the neonatology department of a tertiary healthcare centre in Central India. Results: Calcium values fell in 77 % of the neonates in our sample, but only one case fell into significant symptomatic hypocalcemic range (1 percent). Conclusion: According to the findings, neonates who are receiving photo-therapy have a higher risk of falling into the hypocalemic range. As a result, neonates should be strictly observed for calcium shifts and treated appropriately.

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