scholarly journals Frequency and analysis of acute kitchen burn injuries at Allied Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (09) ◽  
pp. 1297-1301
Author(s):  
Qamar Mehboob ◽  
Waqar Arif ◽  
Sana Arif
Keyword(s):  
Research Work ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Burn Injuries ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Great Insight ◽  
Medical University ◽  
Study Setting ◽  
Surgery Center ◽  
Insight Into

Objective: To describe the frequency and outcomes of acute kitchen burn patients who were admitted to the burn center. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Setting: Allied Burn & Reconstructive Surgery Center, Faisalabad Medical University. Period:  August 2019 to August 2020. Material & Methods: A total of 566 cases were registered. In 293 cases, accident took place in kitchen, 153 cases occurred in home settings, 51 cases occurred at workplace and other 27 cases were in industry. 42 cases were reported at other different places. Results: A total of 566 burn cases occurring at different places including kitchen, home settings, workplace, industry and others, were included in the study. In 293 cases (51.766%) accidents took place in kitchen. Other 153 cases (27.03%) occurred in home settings. 51 cases (0.9%) occurred at workplace, 27 cases (0.45%) were in industry and 42 other cases (19.845%) were in different places.  In 2019, total 172 cases were reported. Out of which 113 (65.7%) were males and 59 (34.3%) were females. In 2020, total 394 cases were reported. Out of which 237 (60.15%) were males and 157(39.85%) were females. All ages and both sexes were included. Our results showed that maximum accidents (51.766%) took place in kitchen. Males (61.84%) were affected more than females (38.16%). Regarding age, the group of children (˃10) was most to be effected (49%). Overall statistical analysis for patients was p ˂ 0.046, df =4, 95% CI. Conclusion: Combined with the previous knowledge, our research work provided great insight into the risk factors and detailed knowledge of burn injuries at different levels especially at home kitchen level.

scholarly journals Prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients on hemodialysis.

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 1447-1451
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sheraz Javed ◽  
Muhammad Saifullah ◽  
Moin Anwar ◽  
Ghulam Mehboob Subhani ◽  
Muhammad Akmal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renal Failure ◽  
Erectile Dysfunction ◽  
Kidney Transplantation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Moderate Disease ◽  
Venous Fistula ◽  
Medical University ◽  
Study Setting

Objective: To find out the frequency of erectile dysfunction in patients who are on hemodialysis. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Setting: Department of Urology and Kidney Transplantation, Allied Hospital/Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad. Period: November 2015 to May 2016. Material & Methods: Patients enrolled for study included indoor admitted patients, patients presenting in outdoor and patients being admitted in Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Allied Hospital/Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad for purpose of Arterio-Venous Fistula (AVF) surgery. ED assessed and graded using the questionnaire of International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5). Results: 60 patients enrolled and out of 60 cases, 27 (45%) were of age 25-35 years while 33 (55%) were between 36-45 years and mean+SD age was 36.15+5.47 years.  49 (81.67%) were having ED while 11 (18.33%) were not suffering from ED. Out of 49 patients having ED, results showed that 32 patients were having severe erectile dysfunction while 11 patients having moderate disease, 4 with mild to moderate disease and only 2 with mild ED. Conclusion: Based upon results, a conclusion has been made that the frequency of erectile dysfunction is significantly higher in patients of renal failure who are on hemodialysis. It is recommended that every patient undergoing hemodialysis should be sort out for erectile dysfunction.

scholarly journals MEDICOLEGAL AUTOPSIES;

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kishwar Naheed ◽  
Shirza Nadeem ◽  
Muhammad Iqbal ◽  
Altaf Pervez Qasim ◽  
Summyia Sadia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
High Increase ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Manner Of Death ◽  
Unnatural Death ◽  
One Year ◽  
Medical University ◽  
The City ◽  
Study Setting

Background:  Due to high increase in the population, there is sharp increase in the accidental, homicidal, suicidal and natural deaths. Objective: To evaluate and audit the frequency of death patterns in the city of Faisalabad. Study Design: It is a cross sectional study.  Setting & Duration:  Study was conducted in the Department of Forensic Medicine, Faisalabad Medical University (FMU) Faisalabad for a period of one year i.e. 1st January, 2017 to 31st December, 2017. Methodology:  The record of all unnatural deaths brought for medicolegal autopsies during the study period were examined in detail with special reference to the frequency of death patterns, manners & modalities of those cases. The data was entered in the predesigned performa & analysed by using SPSS.  Results: Study revealed that frequency of unnatural death in Faisalabad is similar to those conducted in other cities, but higher rates may be due to the fact that Faisalabad is thickly populated & third largest city of Pakistan. Out of total 255 cases of unnatural deaths reported for medico-legal autopsies in FMU Faisalabad (80.40 %) were male and (19.6%) females.     Accidental deaths occurred in (28.62%) cases, homicidal deaths involved (50.58%), suicide took the lives of (3.9%) cases and (2.7%) persons died of natural causes whereas manner of death remained undetermined in (14.11%) cases. Unnatural deaths were reported more frequently in the age group 20–29 years involving (24.70%) cases. Conclusion: Homicide is higher in this region and Firearm is the weapon of choice for assailants. This increasing death toll of homicide may be due to increase in frustration and intolerance in the society.

scholarly journals Insight into schizophrenia: a comparative study between patients and family members

2004 ◽  
Vol 122 (6) ◽  
pp. 246-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Duarte Gigante ◽  
Saulo Castel
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Statistical Manual ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Study Setting ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
De Medicina

CONTEXT: Despite the recognition of the role that sociocultural factors play in the process of acquiring insight, recent research on this issue is scarce. OBJECTIVES: 1) to translate and adapt the Schedule for Assessment of Insight (SAI) to Portuguese; 2) to use a modified version of it to evaluate family members' insight into schizophrenia; 3) to compare patients' insight with family members' insight. TYPE OF STUDY: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Schizophrenia Project Outpatient Clinic (Projesq), Institute of Psychiatry, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. METHODS: 40 patients with schizophrenia (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders - Fourth Edition - DSM-IV) undergoing outpatient treatment and members of their respective families were interviewed using the SAI and a modified version of this instrument, respectively. RESULTS: Family members performed better than patients in the total and partial SAI scores [total: 13.0 to 8.75 (p < 0.001); adherence: 3.9 to 3.4 (p < 0.005); recognition of illness: 5.5 to 3.5 (p < 0.001); relabeling of psychotic phenomena: 3.6 to 1.9 (p < 0.001)]. However, when the scores were correlated for each patient-family member pair, the only partial score that had a negative correlation was the relabeling of psychotic phenomena (r = -0.14), while the others had positive correlations (total r = 0.401; adherence r = 0.410; recognition of illness r = 0.422). DISCUSSION: There was a lack of correlation between the scores of family members and patients regarding the ability to relabel psychotic phenomena as abnormal. This might be understood as a smaller influence of sociocultural factors in this dimension than in other dimensions. The fact that family members were not assessed for the presence of psychopathology is a limitation of this study. CONCLUSIONS: Different dimensions of insight are not equally influenced by disease and sociocultural factors. The recognition of illness is more strongly influenced by sociocultural factors than the ability to relabel psychotic phenomena as abnormal.

scholarly journals Accuracy of FAST (Focused Abdominal Sonography in Trauma) scan in diagnosis of significant abdominal trauma using CT abdomen as gold standard.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (10) ◽  
pp. 2067-2071
Author(s):  
Hina Hanif ◽  
Tahira Bibi ◽  
Riffat Raja ◽  
Sara Malik
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Trauma ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Free Fluid ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Abdominal Sonography ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Study Setting

Objectives: The aim of this research work is to find out the precision of FAST scan in detection of the significant abdominal trauma with the utilization of the CT abdomen considering it as a gold standard. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Setting: Department of Radiology and Department of Emergency in Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi. Period: Six months from March, 2019 to September 2019. Material & Methods: Total 120 patients of both genders having age from 16 to 65 years who were presented in the Department of Trauma emergency. Both were the participants of this research work. We carried out CT of abdomen and FAST scan for every patient. We also calculated the sensitivity, PPV, NPV, specificity and overall accuracy rate of the FAST scan. Results: There were 80.80% (n: 97) male patients and 19.20% (n: 23) patients were females. We found 28.30% (n: 34) patients as positive in FAST scan and 22.50% (n: 27) patients as positive on CT of abdomen. FAST scan’s accuracy, NPV, PPV, sensitivity and specificity were present as 84.20%, 93%, 61.80%, 77.8% and 86% respectively. Conclusion: FAST scan permits the identification of the free fluid gathered in various regions of the abdomen cavity because of the BAT with high rate of sensitivity, PPV, NPV and specificity.

scholarly journals Assessment of the perception of aerobatic pilots regarding flight activity

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-148
Author(s):  
Suraya Gomes Novais Shimano ◽  
Isabel Aparecida Porcatti de Walsh ◽  
Marisa de Cássia Registro Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Gains ◽  
Great Insight ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Mean Time ◽  
Insight Into

Introduction In order for an ergonomic assessment to be comprehensive, it must include the workers’ perception in the process of identifying and eliminating risks, aimed at improving their health, and living and working conditions. Objective To assess the perception of pilots from the Brazilian Air Demonstration Squadron (EDA) regarding their own work. Materials and methods This was a qualitative cross-sectional study of descriptive nature. A semi-structured interview was conducted with all EDA pilots, whose answers were recorded and later transcribed and categorized according to the method of content analysis proposed by Bardin. Results Mean age was 34 ± 4 years and mean time at EDA, 24 ± 21 months. Response categorization demonstrated that heat was the most commonly cited external factor, followed by Gz force. Regarding physical overload, the most common complaint regarded the upper right limb during flight. Considering physical overload during flight, rotating the control stick laterally was the most commonly mentioned maneuver. Communication among group members during work (both administrative and in flight) was perceived by most as open and direct. Conclusion The pilots’ perception allowed a broad assessment of their working conditions, which can help direct specific future assessments (i.e. biomechanical) and interventions that can ensure health gains and maintenance for this population. The current study provided great insight into the working conditions of Brazilian Air Force demonstration pilots, leading to the possibility of providing them with better health care.

Socio-Demographic Factors and Health-Related Behaviors Associated with Gerontology

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 359-370
Author(s):  
Dr. Ravi S. Dalawai
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Work Culture ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Insight Into

Indian population is in growing trend from 942.2 million in 1994 to 1.36 billion in 2019.Among this six per cent of India's population was of the age 65 and above (UNFPA, 2019). Today the work culture is totally changed. Both husband and wife are forced to work in the current scenario and unable to take care of their parents. The changing structure created increased problems for old age people leads to loneliness, psychological, physical health and financial insecurity. The study paper provides insight into the social and demographic factor and health related sickness of the oldest people. This research explained the cross-sectional study included a representative sample (n=116) of adults aged ≥60 years. The sample was chosen using a four-stage stratified random-cluster survey sampling method .The Chi Square test and ANOVA test was analyzed using SPSS20.

scholarly journals Magnitude of Induced Abortion and Associated Factors among Female Students of Hawassa University, Southern Region, Ethiopia, 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Addisu Tadesse Sahile ◽  
Mieraf Shiferaw Beyene
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Induced Abortion ◽  
Southern Region ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Setting ◽  
Emergency Contraceptives ◽  
Hawassa University

Objectives. This study was aimed at assessing the magnitude of induced abortion and associated factors among students in Hawassa University, southern region, Ethiopia, 2019. Methods. An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among a total of 422 students selected on the bases of a probability simple random sampling method. A pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Analysis was made with SPSS 20. Descriptive summary and inferential statistics (binary logistic regression) were used with a 95% CI and P value of less than 5% as a level of significance. Findings were presented in tables, figure, and texts. Confidentiality of information was also secured. Results. The prevalence of induced abortion in the study setting was 68.7% (95% CI: 64.15%-73.2%). Participants who used emergency contraceptives had 12 times higher odds of undergoing abortion than those who did not use emergency contraceptives at AOR: 11.95, 95% CI: 5.615-25.326, P<001. Conclusions. A higher prevalence of induced abortion was observed in the study setting. Contraceptive use was the predictor of induced abortion identified. Concerned bodies were recommended to work on the identified determinant of induced abortion in the study setting.

scholarly journals Exploring Health Literacy in Medical University Students of Chongqing, China: A Cross-Sectional Study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. e0152547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Fan Zhang ◽  
Ping Hu ◽  
Wenjie Huang ◽  
Lu Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
University Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical University

Incidence of writing double NSAIDs in a single prescription for osteoarthritis.

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (05) ◽  
pp. 702-706
Author(s):  
Niaz Hussain Keerio ◽  
Nasrullah Aamir ◽  
Nuresh Kumar ◽  
Masood Ahmad Qureshi ◽  
Hassan Amir us Saqlain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Population ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Degenerative Joint Disease ◽  
Joint Disease ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Bleeding Ulcers ◽  
Study Setting

 Objective: To determine how frequent NSAIDs are used for osteoarthritic patients because OA is common old age patients and NSAIDs can cause divesting complications on their health. In our study we tried to identify the main reasons and suggest a best possible solution. Study Design: Community Based Cross-sectional study. Setting: Mohammad Medical College and Hospital Mirpurkhas Pakistan. Period:  June 2018 to August 2018. Material & Methods: In this study, we included more than 300 prescriptions written for Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease. Prescriptions collected from hospital pharmacy (80%) and from other pharmacies (20%). Data was collected on preformed proforma and was analyzed in SPSS version 25. Results: Osteoarthritis mainly affects elderly population. NSAIDs are used for pain relief but can cause acute renal failure and GIT bleeding ulcers. In our study 69% patients were prescribed double NSAIDs. Traditional NSAIDs were used 95% of the time and only 5% percent of the time selective cox 2 were used. Along with these NSAIDS only 20% patient were given prophylactically gastroprotective agents like PPI and other medications. Conclusion: Prescription osteoarthritis include multiple NSAID without any protocol and over dosage was observed commonly.

Evaluation of macrolinguistic aspects of the oral discourse in patients with Alzheimer’s disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (9) ◽  
pp. 1343-1353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Onofre de Lira ◽  
Thaís Soares Cianciarullo Minett ◽  
Paulo Henrique Ferreira Bertolucci ◽  
Karin Zazo Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Oral Discourse ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cohesive Devices ◽  
Global Coherence ◽  
Comparison Groups ◽  
Study Setting

ABSTRACTIntroduction:Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a degenerative syndrome that impairs cognitive functioning, including speech and language. Discourse can be used to analyze language processing, which is organized into microlinguistic and macrolinguistic dimensions.Objectives:To identify the occurrence of changes in the macrolinguistic dimension of oral discourse in AD patients. Design: This was developed as a cross-sectional study. Setting: Outpatient clinic of the Behavioural Neurology Division of São Paulo Federal University.Participants:121 elderly patients, with ≥ 4 years of education, divided into AD and comparison groups.Measurements:The subjects were asked to create a narrative based on seven figures that made up a story. The macrolinguistic aspects of the narratives were analyzed.Results:The performance of the AD group was inferior to that of the comparison group on content-related, no-content-related complete and incomplete propositions as well as macropropositions, main information units, appropriated local and global coherence, cohesive devices and all subtypes, cohesive errors and some of their subtypes. Global coherence, macropropositions and ellipsis subtype of cohesive devices were the variables that best differentiated the groups.Conclusions:Changes were observed in most aspects of the macrolinguistic dimension of oral discourse in patients with AD.

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