scholarly journals Assessment of Risk of Fracture among obese elderly women attending primary health clinic at geriatric hospital in Ain Shams University Hospitals

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-42
Author(s):  
Manar M. Abdel Kader
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Women ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Risk Of Fracture ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Geriatric Hospital

scholarly journals Barriers to Physical Activity Among Pregnant Women During Pregnancy

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Fatima Aslam ◽  
Karimah Hanim Abd Aziz ◽  
Nurjasmine Aida Jamani ◽  
Razman Mohd Rus
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Epigastric Discomfort ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
The Mean

Introduction: Co-morbidities such as obesity, gestational diabetes and pregnancy induced hypertension during pregnancy can be dangerous to the mother and foetus. Regular physical activity during pregnancy not only maintains maternal and foetal wellbeing, but it also maintains physical fitness and brings various health benefits. However, many women reduce their physical activity levels during pregnancy.Objectives: Thus, this study aimed to identify the barriers that could prevent pregnant mothers from doing physical activities.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study involving 168 pregnant women aged 18 to 35 years between gestational age 12 to 35 weeks in a primary health clinic in Kuantan, Pahang. Their socio-demographic characteristics were recorded, and barriers for physical activity assessed through a set of pre-tested questionnaire.Descriptive statisticswere used to describe the sociodemographiccharacteristics and the barriers.Results: The mean (SD) age was 28.0 (3.6) and majority of them were of Malay ethnicity from B40 group. Two thirds (74.4%) had tertiary education and 66.7% were working mothers. More than half (53.0%) of the participants wereoverweight and obese.Moreover, 58% of the participants had leg cramp and 63.1% felt fatigue. Almost 80.4% had backache and 46.4% had epigastric discomfort.Conclusion: Barriers such as leg cramp, backache, fatigue and epigastric discomfort could prevent pregnant women from conducting physical activities. Opportunistic recommendation by physician and concerns on the physical activity should be addressed.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Supplementary Issue: 2021 Page: S23

scholarly journals The prevalence of underweight in children aged 5 years and younger attending primary health care clinics in the Mangaung area, Free State

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danae Koetaan ◽  
Andrea Smith ◽  
Anke Liebenberg ◽  
Marietjie Brits ◽  
Christos Halkas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Free State ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Care Clinics ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
History Of

Background: The Constitution of South Africa stipulates that all children have the right to basic nutrition; however, a great number of South African children are underweight for age. It is important to address malnutrition as it is associated with more than 50% of all child deathsin developing countries and also increases the risk for infective diseases.Aim: To determine the prevalence of underweight in children aged 5 years and younger attending primary health care clinics in the Mangaung area, Free State, and determine the possible underlying causes thereof.Setting: Six preselected primary health care clinics in the Mangaung area.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Demographic and clinical information and anthropometric measurements were collected from the children’s Road-to-Health clinic cards,obtained from the children’s caregivers.Results: In total, 240 children were included, of which 51.7% were girls. The median age was 7.5 months. The weight-for-age graph revealed that 7.7% (95% confidence interval: 4.8%;11.9%) of children were underweight or severely underweight for age. Length-for-age and weight-for-height graphs were mostly incomplete. Underweight children differed from normal weight children regarding birth weight (low birth weight 70.6% vs. 12.4%) and history of malnutrition (60.0% vs. 7.1%).Conclusion: The prevalence of underweight in children aged 0–5 years attending primary health care clinics in Mangaung is 7.7% based on information available from Road-to-Healthcards. This figure could be higher if these cards were filled in more accurately. A low birth weight and history of malnutrition are associated with underweight.

scholarly journals Correction: Management of chronic Hepatitis C at a primary health clinic in the high-burden context of Karachi, Pakistan

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. e0180286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuely A. Capileno ◽  
Rafael Van den Bergh ◽  
Dmytro Donchuk ◽  
Sven Gudmund Hinderaker ◽  
Saeed Hamid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis C ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
High Burden ◽  
Primary Health

Poverty, psychological disorder and disability in primary care attenders in Goa, India

1998 ◽  
Vol 172 (6) ◽  
pp. 533-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikram Patel ◽  
Jerson Pereira ◽  
Livia Countinho ◽  
Romaldina Fernandes ◽  
John Fernandes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Common Mental Disorder ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Psychological Disorder ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Primary Health

BackgroundThis study examined the association of common mental disorders in primary health clinic attenders with indicators of poverty and disability in Goa, India.MethodAdult attenders (n=303) in two primary health clinics were recruited.ResultsThere were 141 (46.5%) cases of common mental disorder. The following were associated with common mental disorder: female gender; inability to buy food due to lack of money; and being in debt. Cases scored significantly higher on all measures of disability. Primary health clinic staff recognised a third of the morbidity but used multiple oral drugs, injectable vitamins and benzodiazepines to treat common mental disorders.ConclusionsPoverty is closely associated with common mental disorder which in turn is associated with deprivation and despair. Primary mental health care priorities in low-income countries need to shift from psychotic disorders which often need specialist care to common mental disorders. Health policy and development agencies need to acknowledge the intimate association of female gender and poverty with these disorders.

scholarly journals Educational Programs Development, Using Intervention Mapping Protocol and Kern Model in Primary Health Care Setting to Prevent Elders Abuse: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Oveisi ◽  
Forozan Olfati ◽  
Shima Jahed
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Intervention Mapping ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Primary Health Care Setting ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Educational Package

Abstract Background: Several studies have focused on to find out the factors that may improve psychological, physical well-being, and quality of life among elders and prevent their abuse. Objectives: We investigated the impact of developing educational programs, using Intervention Mapping (IM) protocol and Kern Model in Primary Health Care Setting to prevent elder abuse. Methods: The integrated educational package was provided using both the IM protocol and Kern Model. The family members of the eighty elderly women were trained once a week for 4 sessions. The self-administrated Elder Abuse Questionnaire (EAQ) was completed before and after intervention by elderly women. The linear mixed model was used for the comparison of elder abuse frequency in two groups of control and trail. Results: The data of this study indicated that our intervention resulted in reduction in frequency of psychological and financial abuse (F=127.12, p<0.005; and F= 16.53, p<0.07 respectively) and neglect (F=95.4; p<0.005). None of the elders reported any physical abuse. Conclusion: This study showed that, the developed integrated educational package improves elder abuse and specifically it is tailored to the education of family members of the elderly women

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