scholarly journals Knowledge of dengue disease amongst paramedical students of independent school of paramedics Faisalabad.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (03) ◽  
pp. 570-575
Author(s):  
Rabia Arshad Usmani ◽  
Aftab Nazir ◽  
Marriam Nazir ◽  
Muhammad Umar Ghafoor ◽  
Shahbaz Ahmad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Independent School ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dengue Disease ◽  
Route Of Transmission ◽  
Dengue Prevention ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Study Setting

Objectives: To assess the knowledge of dengue disease cause, symptoms, prevention and management in Paramedical students of Independent School of Paramedics. Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study Setting: Independent School of Paramedics Faisalabad. Period: From February till May 2018. Material & Methods: There were total of 140 paramedical students and all 140 paramedical students of Independent School of Paramedics were selected through convenience sampling technique. Data was collected through self-administered structured questionnaire after taking informed consent from all the participants. Questionnaire was adapted from already published studies. Knowledge of dengue was categorized as adequate (>80%), moderate (60-80%) and inadequate (<60%) depending upon the correct response for a particular question by study participants. Results: Knowledge on the transmission, symptoms of dengue and methods to prevent dengue was found to be adequate that is, 130 (92.9%), 113 (80.7%) and 122 (87.1%) respectively. Knowledge on cause of dengue 16 (11.4%), species of mosquito involved in transmission 30 (21.4%), likely time for mosquito to bite 32 (22.9%), dengue is preventable 77 (55%), and where to refer a dengue patient 77 (55%) was found to be inadequate. Moderate knowledge was found for route of transmission of dengue 109 (77.9%), natural habitat of mosquito 105 (75%) and medication for dengue 90 (64.3%). Conclusion: Overall knowledge on dengue symptoms and dengue prevention was found to be better than knowledge on cause of dengue and dengue management. This necessitates the comprehensive dengue educational program especially for dengue cause and dengue management for the paramedics.

scholarly journals PARTIAL EDENTULISM;

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bharat Kumar ◽  
Naresh Kumar ◽  
Shahid Ali ◽  
Shabir Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Class Iii ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mandibular Arch ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Study Setting ◽  
Posterior Area ◽  
Class Iv

Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the various patterns of partial edentulism of mandibular arch in patients seen. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Department of Prosthodontics, Dr Ishrat- Ul -Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences Karachi. Period: Six months from July 2013 to December 2013. Materials and Methods: Utilizing consecutive sampling technique, 527 patients were included. Partial edentulism pattern was recorded by visual examination using Kennedy’s classification after applying Applegate’s rules.  Results: In present study class III partial edentulism was the most dominant pattern with class IV being the least in number in mandibular arch. The class III with one modification only involving posterior area was pr-edominant type. As the age of study participants increased, there was decrease in prevalence of class III pattern and increase in class I, class II and class IV pattern. In present study gender had no significant effect on distribution of various Kennedy’s classification, whereas there was statistically significant association between age and pattern of partial edentulism. Conclusion: The Kennedy’s class III was the most common pattern of partial edentulism irrespective of age and gender.

Frequency of Suspected and Probable Case of Dengue in Adult Febrile Patients and their Knowledge about Dengue Fever

2021 ◽  
pp. 8-12
Keyword(s):  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Calculated Data ◽  
Febrile Illness ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Intervention ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Probable Case ◽  
Control Objective ◽  
Dengue Prevention

Background: Febrile illness is considered a frequent medical syndrome of dengue. Due to the increasing prevalence of dengue infectivity, appropriate diagnosis among patients helps regarding timely medical intervention, etiological examination as well as disease control. Objective: To estimate the frequency of suspected and probable cases of dengue in febrile patients and their knowledge about dengue fever, presenting at outdoor of Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. Methodology: It was a cross-sectional study, in which 400 adult febrile patients visiting at outdoor of Jinnah Hospital, Lahore were included. A convenient sampling technique was carried out. Among the total febrile patients included, the frequency of suspected and probable cases was calculated. Data was collected through a questionnaire, which was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Results: Out of 400 patients, 36.5% were 21-30 years old and 53.5% were female. Among these patients, 100% had fever (>2 and <10 days), 31.8% had headache, 51.8% had myalgia and43.8% patients had arthralgia while 12.5% were suspected cases of dengue. Majority (97.2%) had knowledge that full sleeve shirt can prevent dengue, none of the respondents had knowledge regarding dengue symptoms and 76% of respondents had knowledge that dengue is fatal. For the majority (76%) of respondents, the main source of information regarding dengue was health teams. Conclusion: The study concluded that symptoms of dengue fever in the study patients, as well as the dengue, suspected cases were mainly headache, retro-orbital pain, myalgia, and arthralgia. The majority of the patients had knowledge about dengue prevention. Most of the adult febrile as well as suspected had no knowledge about the symptomology of dengue fever.

scholarly journals LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES;

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (08) ◽  
pp. 1176-1180
Author(s):  
Brig® Khalid Mehmood ◽  
Ijaz Ali ◽  
Syed Hyder Raza
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Normal Birth ◽  
Low Birth Weight Babies ◽  
Study Setting

Objectives: To determine the proportion of LBW Babies among those deliveredat DHQ Hospital Mirpur. Study design: Descriptive cross sectional study. Setting: DHQ hospitalMirpur AJK. Duration of study: January 2013-May 2013. Sample size: 459 deliveries. Studypopulation: women reporting in Peads OPD of DHQ hospital Mirpur AJ&K with their babiesduring study period. Sampling technique: Convenience method. Data collection tool: Datacollection Performa. Data analysis: SPSS version 14.0.Results: Out of 459 deliveriesconducted at Divisional Head Quarter hospital Mirpur, 149 cases of low birth weight babies(<2500gms) whereas the rest 310 had normal birth weight. Frequency of Low Birth Weight inmale new born babies was high, i.e ratio of male babies were 55% (82) out of 149 individualswhile females were 45% (67). Less than 37 weeks of gestational age, 37% (55) were pretermbabies and 37 – 42 weeks of gestational age, 63% (94) were full term babies.

scholarly journals Burnout among medical students of a medical college in Kathmandu; A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e0253808
Author(s):  
Dhan Bahadur Shrestha ◽  
Nagendra Katuwal ◽  
Ayush Tamang ◽  
Agrima Paudel ◽  
Anu Gautam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Study Participants

Background Medical students are more prone to burnout than the general population and students of other faculties due to the demanding nature of medical education with limited time and resources. Burnout has a negative impact on the academics and personal life of the students which can continue into their professional life and ultimately hamper patient care. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of burnout among medical students of a medical college and find its association with age, gender, and year of study. Materials and methods This cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students of a medical college in Kathmandu, Nepal from 14 January to 7 March, 2021. Stratified sampling followed by a simple random sampling technique was employed to select study participants. Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire using the English version of the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory adapted for students (OLBI-S) and analyzed in STATA version 15. Results The prevalence of burnout was found out to be 65.9% (n = 229). And of the remaining, 12.7% were exhausted, 11.4% were disengaged and 10.0% were neither exhausted nor disengaged. Burnout had no significant association with age in years, gender, and year of study. Conclusions This study shows an alarming prevalence of burnout in almost two-thirds of medical students. These results indicate the necessity of employing effective strategies by relevant authorities for the mental well-being of future physicians. Further multicenter prospective studies are required for a better understanding of the prevalence and associated factors of burnout.

scholarly journals Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, Perception and Practices on Rabies Disease in the GA East Municipality, Ghana

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-36
Author(s):  
Oscar Vetsi ◽  
Eric Gyamfi ◽  
Emmanuel Yaw Sarfo-Twerefour
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Adequate Care ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Tetanus Vaccination ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Low Coverage ◽  
Rabies Vaccination

Background: Rabies is one of the neglected tropical zoonotic diseases caused by a virus. It belongs to the Rhabdoviridae [1]. It is a disease that is commonly found in animals but can easily effect human [2]. Where there are animal reservoirs, rabies is commonly spread. The general objective of this study to evaluate differences in knowledge, attitude and perception about rabies, among the residence in Ga East. Methods: A cross-sectional study was used in this study using purposive sampling technique. Data was collected by interviewing study participants using OKD Collection and also STATA version14.2 was used for data analysis Results: A total of 475 respondents were involved in the study with 354 (74.53%) males and 121(25.47%) as females. Of this, majority of the participants (93.47%) own a dog against 6.53% who did not own a dog. Dog is own in the community basically for security purposes (77.25%). Few own dog for leisure.  The study document less than 50% of the respondents [186 (39.16%)] resort to local drug stores drug store for first aid following a dog bit. Seeking veterinary attention (12.84%) and properly clearing of wound (8.84%) was not a common practice. Participants were of the opinion that tetanus vaccination should be done first (29.05%). Most of the participants have heard about rabies (96.42%) and showed various degree of knowledge on source of rabies, common animals associated with rabies, symptoms of rabies. Among some other practices, any identified rabid dog is killed as indicated by majority of the participants (52.63%). Most participants (71.58%) knew that rabies vaccination serves as preventive measures against rabies and further perceived all dogs must be vaccinated (38.32%). Of the total respondents, most (63.74%) never sent their dog for routine medical check-up nor vaccinated their dogs (70.95%). Conclusion: The study revered that dog owners do not provide adequate care for their dogs. In addition to low coverage of dog vaccination and human anti rabies vaccination in the community which poses a greater threat to the lives community, the potential for increased spread of the diseases is high due to inadequate level of knowledge, poor perceptions, and attitudes towards rabies.

scholarly journals LEVETIRACETAM USE, AVAILABILITY AND KNOWLEDGE OF TOXICITY AMONG EPILEPTIC PATIENTS AND THEIR CARE GIVERS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN KING SALMAN ARMED FORCES HOSPITAL TABUK SAUDI ARABIA

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Olayan Alatawi ◽  
Faisal Alzahrani ◽  
Nasrin S Saiyed
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Side Effect ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
Epileptic Patients ◽  
Study Participants

Background: Levetiracetam (Keppra®) is a well-known second-generation anti-epileptic drug (AED). The study was aimed to addresses Levetiracetam use, availability and knowledge of toxicity among epileptic patients and their care givers in King Salman Armed Forces Hospital Tabuk Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted in King Salman Armed Forces Hospital (KSAFH) in Tabuk city in Saudi Arabia. The study participants were epileptic patients and their care givers, selected from different outpatient departments using a convenient sampling technique. Data was collected using an Arabic self-reported questionnaire consisted of open-ended and closed-ended questions to facilitate study participants. Altogether, 381 persons answered the full questionnaire. The data were entered into SPSS version 26.0 for Windows, cleaned and managed before analysis. Results: Participants age ranged from 18 to 63 years, with a mean 29.6 years and standard deviation 5.8 years. 47.0% (n= 179) were male and 53.0% (n= 202) female. Six out of ten participants lived in the urban area (67.7%). Majority of the participants had knowledge about seizures (96.9%). About 31.0% of the participants and/or patients had seizures (epilepsy) since more than 20 years. Nearly 28.0% participants and/or patients had family history of seizures (epilepsy). Majority of the participants had Levetiracetam at home and aware of the correct usage of it. However, about 11% of the participants felt that Levetiracetam is used to help sleep. Eight out of ten of the participants reported “Sleepiness” as the side effect of Levetiracetam (79.3%). Half of the participants reported “Headache” as the side effect of Levetiracetam. About 94.0% of the participants knew that someone could take enough Levetiracetam to harm themselves. Conclusion: The study population used Levetiracetam, they demonstrated basic awareness of Levetiracetam use including the potential consequences of overdosing. Participants' knowledge regarding the toxicity of Levetiracetam is adequate. Special awareness programs for parents of children with epilepsy may be needed to reduce the knowledge gaps in the management of epilepsy and to ensure compliance and optimal therapeutic outcomes.

scholarly journals Mothers’ perception and management preference of acute diarrheal disease

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 338
Author(s):  
Terefe Keto ◽  
Yalfal Alemu ◽  
Aklilu Mamo
Keyword(s):  
Diarrheal Disease ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Oral Rehydration Salt ◽  
Childhood Diarrhea ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Oral Rehydration ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
Study Participants

Globally, diarrheal disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among under-five years of children. Every day, approximately 2195 children die due to diarrheal diseases, which accounts for 1 in 9 child deaths worldwide. Many interventions that attempt to reduce childhood diarrhea are often fail because they are programed without understanding the problem in the target community and are culturally unsuitable. Therefore, this study aimed to assess perception and management preference of acute diarrheal disease among mothers who attend under five clinics. An institution based descriptive cross sectional study was conducted from May 1-May 30/2019. A total of 276 respondents were included in the study and consecutive sampling technique was used to identify the study participants. The results show that 47% of respondents perceive childhood diarrhea is caused by teething, 47.8% of the respondents perceive that diarrhea cannot be transmitted from one child to other. Majority of care givers prefer to give home remedies to their child, and also a substantial proportion of mothers and caregivers were not adequately knowledgeable on the use of oral rehydration salt which resulted in many of them using traditional medicine. There is need for increased health education focused on increasing caregivers‟ knowledge about the cause of diarrhea and enhancing adoption of appropriate prevention practices of diarrhea among children under five years.

scholarly journals Proportion of Immediate Postpartum Anaemia and Associated Factors among Postnatal Mothers in Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Anemia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Asenake Abebaw ◽  
Temesgen Worku Gudayu ◽  
Bayew Kelkay
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Mode Of Delivery ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Participants

Background. Anaemia is a major global health problem, especially in developing countries. Postpartum anaemia hurts both maternal and newborn baby health. Anaemia in pregnancy is sufficiently emphasized; however, very little attention has been paid to postpartum anaemia in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the proportion of immediate postpartum anaemia and associated factors among postpartum mothers in Debre Markos Referral Hospital. Methods. Institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 424 study participants from August 1st to October 30th, 2019. A systematic random sampling technique was employed to select the study participants. Data were collected through both face-to-face interview and maternal chart review by using a pretested questionnaire. Data were cleaned, coded, and entered using Epi Data version 4.6.0.0 and then exported to SPSS version 24 for analysis. First, binary logistic regression was applied to identify candidate variables for multivariable regression. Then, variables at p value <0.2 were entered into a multivariable logistic regression to control possible confounders. Finally, variables at p value <0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Results. The proportion of immediate postpartum anaemia was 24.3%. Frequency of antenatal care (ANC) visits <4 times [AOR = 2.40; 95% CI (1.29, 4.43)], antepartum haemorrhage (APH) [AOR = 5.08; 95% CI (1.91, 13.55)], postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) [AOR = 4.47; 95% CI (2.25, 8.88)], giving birth assisted by instruments (vacuum or forceps) [AOR = 3.99; 95% CI (1.42, 11.23)], poor adherence to iron and folic acid (IFA) [AOR = 2.52; 95% CI (1.06, 6.04)], and midupper arm circumference (MUAC) <23 cm [AOR = 3.25; 95% CI (1.87, 5.65)] were the predictors. Conclusion. The proportion of immediate postpartum anaemia was a moderate public health concern. ANC, APH, PPH, mode of delivery, adherence to IFA supplementation, and MUAC measurement were the factors affecting the magnitude of anaemia. Therefore, interventions that would address the above mentioned factors need to be implemented.

Knowledge, and Practice of Mothers and Its Associated Factors on Colostrum Feeding of Neonates at Este (Mekane-eyesus), South Gondar Amhara, North West, Ethiopia: Community Based Cross-sectional Study 2020

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gashaw Mehiret Wubet ◽  
Libsuye Yalgaw Zemamu ◽  
Gashaw Mekete Adan ◽  
Bisrat Desie Getu
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
North West ◽  
North West Ethiopia ◽  
Colostrum Feeding ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
South Gondar

Abstract Introduction - Feeding of human breast milk, especially colostrum, is the normative standards for infants and regarded as a complete form of nutrition. The positive health benefits of breastfeeding/breast milk feeding as part of caring for premature, sick and vulnerable newborns are well documented in the scientific literature.Objective -To assess the knowledge and practice of mothers and its contributing factors on colostrum feeding of newborn at Este (Mekane Eyesus), south Gondar Amhara ,north west, ethiopia,2020Method – community-based cross sectional study design was conducted among 376 mothers, from March 10/2020 to May 2020. The study participants were selected by multistage sampling technique after selecting 02 urban and 03 rural kebeles by simple random sampling technique. Each participant was also selected from household after determining and proportionately allocating of samples in each selected kebeles. During selection of participants, house to house visit was made. To select the study participants from each household, Kth interval was determined for each proportionally allocated 3rural and 02 urban kebeles. Multivariable binary logistic regression model was fitted and adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence interval were computed to determine the strength of association between each variable with milk teeth extraction. Variables with P-value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.Result - knowledge of mothers about colostrum feeding was 86.4 % [95% CI: ( 83.0-89.6)] whereas the overall practice of mothers about colostrum feeding was found to be 98.4% [95%, CI :( 96.8-99.5)]. counseling about colostrum feeding [AOR: 31.1(10.35, 93.2] were significantly associated with knowledge of mothers about colostrum feeding. Regarding to practice of mothers on colostrum feeding mothers’ the place of delivery at home [AOR: 20.00(2.30, 173.8] was significantly associated with practice of mothers about colostrum feeding.Conclusion - Discarding of colostrum (first milk) is still common in Este (Mekane Eyesus) and the surrounding rural kebeles. The current knowledge and practice level of colostrum feeding among mothers was 96.4% and 98.4% respectively and which was considered being high when compared the study conducted in Northern Ethiopia and post-natal educations in health institutions.

scholarly journals Knowledge on Hypertension and Self-Care Practice among Adult Hypertensive Patients at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Chanyalew Worku Kassahun ◽  
Ayele Asasahegn ◽  
Desalegn Hagos ◽  
Elshaday Ashenafi ◽  
Firegenet Tamene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Care ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Specialized Hospital ◽  
Study Participants

Background. Patients with hypertension need to be aware of various aspects of hypertension and exercise self-care. But, there is limited information regarding this issue. Objective of the Study. This study was designed to assess knowledge on hypertension and self-care practice among adult hypertensive patients in the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia. Materials and Methods. Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 384 hypertensive patients from April to May 2019. The study participants were selected using a systematic random sampling technique. Data were collected using a pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics such as percentage and frequency of patients’ knowledge on hypertension and their self-care practice were computed. Cross-tabulation was used to see the frequency and percentage of selected sociodemographic variables and knowledge level with self-care practice subscales. Finally, the results were summarized and presented in texts, figures, and tables. Results. Among the study participants, 215 (56%) and 228 (59.4%) had good knowledge and self-care practice towards hypertension, respectively. The participants who had good knowledge had good self-care practice frequency. Conclusions. In this study, knowledge on hypertension was low, while self-care practice was moderate on the self-care interventions. Hence, increasing patients’ awareness and intervention on medication adherence, low salt diet consumption, physical activity, weight management, cigarette smoking cessation, and alcohol consumption reduction is important.

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