Pakistani media and the rising fear of dengue fever.

Objectives: In this study we analyze how much the general population fear from dengue fever based on their knowledge acquired via media. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Period: 1st August 2019 to 30th September 2019. Material & Method: Non-Probability consecutive sample technique was used. Patients with dengue fever were asked to fill a questionnaire which comprised of demographic variables as well as questions regarding their fear of dengue fever based on their information acquired from media particularly news channels. Results: Out of 2750 patients who underwent dengue serology, 727 came positive for active dengue viral infection. Of them 204 patients required admission. Patients were asked to rate how much they think dengue fever is lethal. The mean of all responses was 7.8 (p<0.005). When asked about the route of transmission 93% answered the correct mode of transmission. 59.4% (n=432) think that dengue fever requires anti-biotics while 40.5% (n=295) knew that the management of dengue fever is supportive. We asked the study subjects about what did they know about dengue hemmorhagic fever and dengue shock. Of the 727 individuals, 10.3% (n=75) knew regarding any of them. 89.6% had no idea. Conclusion: We hereby conclude that although media has done a great job in educating the people, it has also created a fear among the general population regarding dengue fever which the clinicians face every day.

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FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF LIVER INVOLVEMENT IN DENGUE VIRUS INFECTION.

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2019.26.07.3770 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (07) ◽

pp. 1074-1078

Author(s):

Masood Tareen ◽

Riaz Hussain Awan ◽

Seema Nayab ◽

Khadim Hussain Awan

Keyword(s):

Dengue Fever ◽

Liver Enzymes ◽

Early Recognition ◽

Dengue Infection ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Liver Involvement ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Study Setting

Objectives: To determine the frequency & severity of liver involvement in dengue infection among adults at tertiary care hospital. Period: Six months (9th May 2016 to 9th Nov 2016). Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Department of Gastroenterology and Department of Medicine Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi. Patients and Methods: Results: A total of 343 patients with Dengue fever were selected to conduct this study with mean age of 34.67±9.09 years. Mean duration of the fever was 7.31±1.62 days. Mean duration of hospital stay of the patients came out to be 3.50+0.82 days. Severity of liver enzymes derangement was mild in 80 patients (23%), moderate in 246 (72%) & severe in 17(5%). Mortality was seen in 14% (47 patients) & 100% mortality was seen in dengue fever patients with severely deranged Liver enzymes. Conclusion: Dengue fever patients with deranged liver enzymes had statistically worse outcome thus can lead to early recognition of high risk cases.

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DENGUE FEVER;

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2012.19.05.2398 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 19 (05) ◽

pp. 688-694

Author(s):

SHAHBAZ BAIG ◽

ABDUL SATTAR ◽

SHAHBAZ AHMAD

Keyword(s):

Dengue Fever ◽

Dengue Infection ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

High Grade Fever ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The People ◽

Number Of Patients ◽

The Family ◽

Health Significance ◽

Vector Borne

Dengue infection is one of the most common mosquito borne viral diseases of public health significance. It has been identifiedas a clinical entity since 1780. Dengue is caused by viruses that are small enveloped viruses and are members of the family Flaviviridae genusFlavivirus. It is a vector borne disease and is a global health threat. In Pakistan first epidemic was reported in 1994 and since then cases arereported every years. This year dengue infection raised the number of patients and increased the deaths. Objectives: To assess theknowledge, attitude and practices of the people regarding Dengue fever. Study Design: Cross Sectional Study. Setting: Aziz Bhatti Town,Lahore. Duration of Study: One Month. Material and methods: Convenient sampling. The investigator himself collected the information fromthe sample under study. First of all, an informed consent was obtained from the respondent under study and secrecy of the information wasensured. Data was entered and cleaned using Epi Data version 3. Data was analyzed using Epi info version 3.5.1. Results: Out of 41respondent families only 2.4% did not hear about dengue fever while 97.6% respondents were well aware of the dengue fever. 80.5% wereaware of high grade fever in dengue fever, 73.2% were aware of associated body aches. 92.7% were aware that dengue fever is preventable.95.1% were using mats, coils & repellents while 2.4% were using smoke of wet wood.36.6% were covering the water containers. 75.6% werekeeping environment dry and clean.68.3% were having opinion that they will consult GP in case of illness.85.4% told that TV/Radio were thesource of above mentioned knowledge while 9.8% doctor and 4.9% got information through newspapers. only 4.9% respondents were havingopinion that government had sprayed for dengue fever.7.3% families experienced the patient of dengue fever in their family. Conclusions: Inthis study the results are the almost same with little variations as found in other studies. The knowledge, attitude and practice are the almostsame in every studies with little variation. Majority of the families were well aware of dengue fever.

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Knowledge of nurses towards dengue fever in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Nepal

Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal ◽

10.3126/jcmsn.v9i1.9667 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 7-13

Author(s):

S Valarmathi ◽

S Parajulee

Keyword(s):

Dengue Fever ◽

Teaching Hospital ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Microsoft Excel ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Important Health

Background: Nurses are important health care professionals and should have wide knowledge about common diseases especially infectious diseases like dengue. Dengue is associated with shock and can lead to death. Aim: To assess the knowledge of nurses regarding dengue fever and to study the association between the demographic variables. Setting and design: A cross sectional study was conducted at the College of Medical Sciences-Teaching Hospital, Nepal among the nurses during December, 2010. Study tool: Semi structured question was prepared to assess the knowledge of nurses in which there was objective question and Yes or No type questionnaire. Statistical analysis: The filled questionnaires were collected and data were entered in Microsoft excel sheet and analyzed as per study objectives. Descriptive statistic was used to calculate the median (IQR) and non parametric tests (Kruskal Wallis test and Mann Whitney test) to compare the total scores with demographic profile of the subjects. Results: Of the study members 89% were from Proficiency Certificate level (PCL) background and the mean (IQR) age of the respondents was 21 years (20-22.75). Overall score of the nurses was 11 (9-13) with a maximum possible score of 17. There were no association between the respondents knowledge scores with age (p=0.14); educational qualifications (p=0.86); duration of experience (p=0.59); ward (p=0.28). Conclusion: The study findings report a low knowledge among the nursing practitioners on dengue fever and its complications and their knowledge did not have any association with their demographic variables. Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2013, Vol-9, No-1, 7-13 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v9i1.9667

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A Study on Assessment of Knowledge on Self-medication Among the Students A Crossectional Study

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research ◽

10.47583/ijpsrr.2021.v70i01.026 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 70 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Geeta Rawat

Keyword(s):

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Self Medication ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Inappropriate Use ◽

The People ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Knowledge Levels ◽

Rational Practice

Self-medication is very frequent and common among the people. Several side effects have been reported to be associated with inappropriate use of self-medication like risk of drug dependence, abuse, major drug interactions and adverse effects. The aim of this study is designed to assess knowledge on self-medication among students. A cross-sectional study was conducted in students of various department located in Ghaziabad, UP, India. A total of 200 students were enrolled and interviewed using prevalidated questionnaire on self-medication. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Descriptive statistics were used to represent the sociodemographic characteristics and knowledge levels. Association of various socio-demographic variables with Knowledge levels are determined using the Chi-square test. A total of 200 students are recruited in these 53(26.5%) diploma in pharmacy, 128 (64%) bachelor’s in pharmacy, 19 (9.7%) master’s in pharmacy. Among 200 respondents, 90 (45.2%) good knowledge on self-medication. Subject’s age, residential status, and occupation of their parents were significantly associated with knowledge and rational practice on self-medication with a P < 0.05.CONCLUSION: The study concludes there is lack of knowledge on responsible side effect of self-medication.

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CATARACT DISEASE;

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2017.24.09.883 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (09) ◽

pp. 1420-1424

Author(s):

Shahan Saleem ◽

Muhammad Saleem Azeemi ◽

Rehan Abdullah

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Low Vision ◽

Age Groups ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Late Presentation ◽

Delayed Presentation ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The People ◽

Study Setting

Introduction: Cataract is one of the reversible cause of decreased vision orcataract. Its highest incidence can be seen among senile and diabetics. Patients present inOpthalmology OPD with the cataract or with one of the complications of cataract. Objectives:To study the awareness of cataract disease, knowledge of risk factors and major barrierswhich result in the delayed presentation. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Itwas conducted in ophthalmology OPD. Duration: January 2017 to March 2017 (3 months).Materials & Methods: About 100 patients were selected by nonrandom purposive sampling.They were given questionnaires or direct questions were asked to fill the questionnaires.Results: 69% were males and 31% were females with age groups ranging from 35 to 95 yearsof age. Mean age was 60.90 with an SD of 11.28. About 74% of the patients were having alow educational level. For 71% of the patients, ophthalmologist was the source of informationabout his/her ailment. 57% of the people know about the nature of their disease. Regardingthe delay in presentation (36%) presented in less than 3 months after they first noticed blurringof vision. About 20% patient presented after a period of 1 year after feeling of low vision. 59%of patients knew that cataract incidence increases with age. 72% of patients knew that visioncan be restored after cataract surgery. Knowledge about the improvement of the eye conditionby microsurgery was 66%. Knowledge about the complications of cataract was estimated todecreased vision (61%), blindness (23%), pain (9%), cosmetic problems (2%), others (5%).Reasons for delay include waiting for cataract to mature (53%), financial problems (13%), toofar no people to accompany (12%), no time ( 10%), afraid (6%), don’t want to operate (4%),no reason (2%). Knowledge about the risk factors was estimated to be as diabetes (67%),hypertension (23%), others NOS (10%). Conclusion: There is a lack of awareness about thecataract disease, its complications and risk factors which result in the late presentation of thecataract patients. Patients, as well as general public, need to be educated by various means toprevent the complications of cataract and blindness.

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Knowledge, awareness and preventive practices of dengue outbreak in Bangladesh: A countrywide study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0252852 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. e0252852

Author(s):

Md. Imam Hossain ◽

Nur E. Alam ◽

Sumaiya Akter ◽

Umme Suriea ◽

Salma Aktar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Dengue Fever ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Breeding Habitat ◽

Common Symptom ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Dengue Outbreak ◽

Preventive Practices ◽

The People ◽

Dirty Water ◽

Study Population

Background Dengue, the mosquito borne disease has become a growing public health threat in Bangladesh due to its gradual increasing morbidity and mortality since 2000. In 2019, the country witnessed the worst ever dengue outbreak. The present study was conducted to characterize the socio-economic factors and knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) status towards dengue among the people of Bangladesh. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,010 randomly selected respondents from nine different administrative regions of Bangladesh between July and November 2019. A structured questionnaire was used covering socio-demographic characteristics of the participants including their knowledge, awareness, treatment and practices regarding dengue fever. Factors associated with the knowledge and awareness of dengue were investigated separately, using multivariable logistic regression. Results Although majority (93.8%) of the respondents had heard about dengue, however, they had still misconceptions about Aedes breeding habitat. Around half of the study population (45.7%) had mistaken belief that Aedes can breed in dirty water and 43.1% knew that Aedes mosquito usually bites around sunrise and sunset. Fever indication was found in 36.6% of people which is the most common symptom of dengue. Among the socio-demographic variables, the level of education of the respondents was identified as an independent predictor for both knowledge (p<0.05) and awareness (p<0.05) of dengue. The preventive practice level was moderately less than the knowledge level though there was a significant association (p<0.05) existed between knowledge and preventive practices. Our study noted that TV/Radio is an effective predominant source of information about dengue fever. Conclusion As dengue is emerging in Bangladesh, there is an urgent need to increase health promotion activities through campaigns for eliminating the misconception and considerable knowledge gaps about dengue.

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Assessment of risk scoring of non-communicable diseases among doctors in a medical college of Navi Mumbai: a cross sectional study

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20195486 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (12) ◽

pp. 5283

Author(s):

Sudarshan Ramaswamy ◽

Sumedha M. Joshi ◽

Deepa H. Velankar ◽

Jayesh D. Gosavi

Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Medical Profession ◽

Medical Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Population Number ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

The People ◽

Insufficient Physical Activity

Background: Doctors are supposed to lead healthier lifestyles and are usually assumed to have lower morbidity and mortality rates than general population due to their medical knowledge. However, recently a study conducted by the research cell of Indian Medical Association (IMA) concluded that doctors die younger and mostly due to cardiovascular diseases.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 100 doctors in a medical college for duration of 3 months. Questionnaires were distributed, they were personally interviewed and required clinical examination was done. Data obtained was tabulated in MS Excel and analyzed using SPSS software. Risk of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, stroke and obesity was estimated and its association with various determinants was seen.Results: Odds of having central obesity increases 10 times with BMI ≥25 kg/m2 as compared to <25 kg/m2. With risk ratio of 1.96, doctors are twice at risk of having BMI ≥25 as compared to general population. Number of people with higher risk of CVD increased after 45 years of age. People with at least one NCD outnumbered the people without any NCD, in the age group of 45-54 years and above. Insufficient physical activity is prevalent among 37% in this age group.Conclusions: This study gives an idea on impact of medical profession on lifestyle, outlook and attitude towards personal health among professional doctors. Initiatives must be taken to identify the causes of professional stress among doctors and measures must be taken to prevent them.

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Knowledge, awareness and preventive practices of dengue outbreak in Bangladesh: a countrywide study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-34068/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Md. Imam Hossain ◽

Nur-E-Alam ◽

Sumaiya Akter ◽

Umme Suriea ◽

Salma Akter ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Dengue Fever ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Breeding Habitat ◽

Common Symptom ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Dengue Outbreak ◽

Preventive Practices ◽

The People ◽

Dirty Water ◽

Study Population

Abstract Background: Dengue, the mosquito borne disease has become a growing public health threat in Bangladesh due to its gradual increasing morbidity and mortality since 2000. In 2019, the country witnessed the worst ever dengue outbreak. The present study was conducted to characterize the socio-economic factors and knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) status towards dengue among the people of Bangladesh.Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,010 randomly selected participants from nine different administrative regions of Bangladesh between July and November 2019. A well-structured questionnaire was used covering socio-demographic characteristics of the participants including their knowledge, awareness, treatment and practices regarding Dengue fever.Results: Although majority (93.8%) of the participants had heard about dengue, however, they had still misconceptions about Aedes breeding habitat. Around half of the study population (45.7%) had mistaken belief that Aedes can breed in dirty water and 43.1% knew that Aedes mosquito usually bites during sunrise/sunset. Fever indication was found in 36.6% of people which is the most common symptom of dengue. Living place, literacy and employment status were found significantly associated (p<0.05) with knowledge and awareness of dengue fever. The preventive practice level was moderately less than the knowledge level though there was a significant association (p<0.05) existed between knowledge and preventive practices. Our study noted that TV/Radio is an effective predominant source of information about dengue fever.Conclusion: As dengue is emerging in Bangladesh, there is a need to increase health promotion activities through campaigns for eliminating the misconception and considerable knowledge gaps about dengue.

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

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2020.27.03.3666 ◽

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.

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The Perception towards Ketogenic Diet among General Population in Rawalpindi

10.53350/pjmhs211561611 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (6) ◽

pp. 1611-1613

Author(s):

Ubaidullah . ◽

Huma Tahir ◽

Zarak Khan ◽

Muhammad Tahir

Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Ketogenic Diet ◽

General Public ◽

Age Groups ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The People ◽

Strongly Agree

Objective: The aim of study is to determine the knowledge and perception towards ketogenic diet among general population, as a weight lowering technique for a shorter period of time. Study Design: Cross sectional study Place and Duration: The study was conducted on general public of Rawalpindi and the duration of study was of six months i.e from 15thJan 2020 to 14thJuly 2020. Methods: Data was collected through questionnaires and each question measured with the help of five Likert Scale (Strongly disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, strongly agree). More than 10 questions were asked from the general public in Rawalpindi of all age groups and analyzed through Microsoft Excel. The questionnaire was distributed via internet-based google form. The respondents actively and willingly participated in the survey. Keeping in mind the current pandemic situation, it was difficult to reach out the people in person, so we used simple convenient sampling technique. Some of the data was collected by using snowball sampling technique.The respondents from Rawalpindi region were included in the study whereas all from other cities were excluded. Results: There were68 (81%) females and 16 (19%) males in this study. Most of the patients 36 (42.9%) were from <25 years of age, 29 (34.5%) patients were between age group 26-35, 18 (21.4%) were between 36-45 years of age and the rest were >46 years of age. Findings show that ketogenic diet is the most popular weight losing technique these days. While 47% of the people believe that the diet shall be followed under the supervision of a physician keeping in mind the risks associated with it. Conclusion: Ketogenic diet is a popular weight loss diet these days. The general population somehow have the knowledge about the pros and cons of the diet. But still there is a dire need of health promotion and education regarding intake of ketogenic diet. The results are insignificant due to limited time and pandemic situation, so we are unable to gather significant amount of sample to know the actual reason behind younger population’s inclination towards ketogenic diet. Key Words: Keto-diet, Ketogenic, Perception and Knowledge

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