KAP STUDY ON MENSTRUATION AND MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AMONG COLLEGE GIRLS - A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Background: In many developing countries, a culture of silence surrounds the topic of menstruation and related issues; as results many young girls having lack of appropriate and sufficient information regarding menstrual hygiene. This may result in incorrect and unhealthy behavior during their menstrual periods. Objectives: To assess knowledge, belief, ideas, sources of knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene among girls of GMERS Medical College, Valsad. Methods: It is a cross sectional study conducted in GMERS Medical College, Valsad. The sample size was 203 girls (1styr-61 girls, IIndyr – 82 girls, IIIrdyr – 60 girls) all girls those were present on the day of study were included in study sample. Data was collected by pre-designed Questionnaire. The obtained data was analyzed by using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science), Chi- Square test was used to associate various findings. Results: During our study, we found that 84% girls had knowledge about menstruation before they experienced first and Mother was found to be the main source of information. Most of girls religious activities were restricted during periods in both Hindus (73%) and Muslims (90%) religion.86.7% girls use sanitary napkins where as 13.3% girls use clothes and reuse them. Conclusion: Menstrual hygiene is a vital aspect of health education for girls. Significantly more number of girls in the urban area was using commercially available sanitary pads as compare to the rural girls. For improvement of menstrual hygiene, sanitary napkins should be made universally available and at affordable cost. Key words: Menstrual hygiene, Sanitary napkin, Reproductive health, College girls, Myths.

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Factors Influencing Effective Menstrual Practices and Management among Girls in Kibera Slum, Kenya

International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health ◽

10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1530358 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 56-65

Author(s):

Maru Lorna Chemutai ◽

Yeri Kombe ◽

Kenneth Ngure

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Menstrual Hygiene ◽

Hygiene Practices ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Two Factors ◽

Chi Square Test

Aims: The aim of the study was to assess menstrual hygiene practices and examine access to sanitary materials and facilities and how they influence effective menstrual practices and management among girls in Kibera slum Kenya. To achieve this cross-sectional study was conducted in mixed day secondary schools. Methodology: A cross – sectional study design was adopted. Simple random was used to select 25% of public schools and 25% of private schools with a population of 1778 girls. Fisher’s sample size formula was used to select 384 respondents. The study was conducted in Kibera slums, Nairobi Kenya. Data on factors influencing effective menstrual practices and management among girls in Kibera slum was obtained through interviewer administered questionnaires. Chi-square test of independence, Pearson’s correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were used using IBM® SPSS® Statistics 20. Results: Menstrual management amongst the 355 secondary going girls in Kibera slums with a median age of 16 years was influenced by menstrual hygiene practices and access to sanitary materials and facilities. These two factors accounted for up to 75.3% as indicated in the regression model. Of the two factors access to sanitary facilities and materials had the greatest influence on menstrual management (β = 0.842 p < 0.05) while menstrual hygiene practices had the least effect (β = 0.089 p < 0.05). Conclusion: Our study identified that menstrual hygiene practices and access to sanitary materials influenced effective menstrual practices and management among girls in Kibera.

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A cross sectional study of association of anaemia with BMI in medical and paramedical students

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20175353 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (12) ◽

pp. 4697

Author(s):

Ajay Kumar Agarwal ◽

Ghanshyam Das Katiyar ◽

Syed Esam Mahmood ◽

Swati Khan ◽

Mahendra Sharma

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Spss Software ◽

Global Health Problem

Background: Anaemia is a global health problem. Anaemia is one of most commonly recognized disorders. In view of ever increasing burden of anaemia in India and its detrimental effects on academic performance of students, it is necessary to find out the association of anaemia with BMI of medical and para medical students. This study was undertaken to find out association of anaemia with BMI among medical and para medical students of Rohilkhand Medical College, Bareilly.Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in 344 medical and para medical students of Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital, Bareilly. A structured schedule was used to collect the information regarding anaemia and BMI. Data was analyzed using SPSS software. Chi square test was applied.Results: Over all prevalence of anaemia was 29.07% prevalence was higher among female students (41.92%), among those aged between 25-26 years (75.00%) and among Muslims (40.54%), prevalence of anaemia among normal weight (31.92%) followed by underweight (27.02%) than in preobese (25.86%) while least among obese (20.83%).Conclusions: Anaemia is prevalent even in medical and para medical students who are well educated and well oriented about nutrition and its ill effect on health. BMI exhibits higher prevalence of anaemia among normal weight, followed by underweight, preobese and obese.

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The Frequency of Mesio Buccal Second Canals in Permanent Maxillary First Molar Using Different Methods: A Cross-Sectional Study

JKCD ◽

10.33279/2307-3934.2019.9101 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

Nadia Munir

Keyword(s):

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Diagnostic Methods ◽

P Value ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Pro Forma

Objective: This study aimed to find out the fr equency of the MB2 canal in maxillary first molars, using different diagnostic methods. Materials & Methods: 106 patients, clinically diagnosed with irreversible pulpitis and exposed pulp, requiring endodontic treatment were selected via random non-probability purposive sampling technique for the study . This cross-sectional study was conducted for 12 weeks in the dentistry department of Ayub Medical College from August 2018 to October 2018. A detailed history was taken and documented in the pro-forma. After administration of Local anaesthesia and rubber dam application, the access cavity was prepared and floor of the pulp chamber visualized. MB2 Canal location was done with a naked eye and under magnification (x2.0 to x6.0) Magnification and confirmed by inserting size 08 K file. The data obtained were analyzed using SPSS version 20. Chi-square test was run to determine the association of the presence of the MB2 canal with other variables. P-value of 0.05 was considered to be significant.

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Mobile phone usage and its perceived ill health effects: a cross sectional study in Chennai, India

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20203058 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (8) ◽

pp. 2993

Author(s):

Manoj B. Patki ◽

Balaji Arumugam ◽

Ganesh S. Anusuya ◽

Recharla Chenchu Karthik ◽

Ezhilvanan Mani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

Health Effects ◽

Smart Phone ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Mobile Phone Usage

Background: Smart phone usage is on the rise in India. Previous studies have attributed mobile phone usage to certain health problems. Not many studies have been done in the community in Chennai pertaining to ill health effects of mobile phone usage.Methods: This was a cross sectional study done on 213 participants of age >14 years of urban and rural field practice area of Tagore Medical College and Hospital in Chennai. The duration of the study period was from January to March 2019. Participants were interviewed by using a pretested questionnaire. House to house survey was done for data collection. Descriptive statistics and chi square test were done to compare the various variables.Results: Nearly 52% were females. Mean age was 30 years. The most common perceived ill health effects were eye symptoms (63%), headache (40%), and feeling irritable (25%).The major differences among urban and rural population in mobile phone usage were, playing games (50% vs 35%: p=0.019), listening to music (77.7% vs 54.5% : p=0.000), taking selfies (48.5% vs 36.4% : p=0.048). Urban people in the study were found to use mobile phones more for internet (77.7%), WhatsApp (77.7%), and Facebook (70%), than rural people which was found to be internet (61.8%), WhatsApp (58.2%), and Facebook (40%) and their respective p values were 0.009, 0.002, 0.000.Conclusions: Authors strongly recommend undertaking health education and health awareness activities regarding the ill health effects of mobile phone usage in the community.

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Perceptions of Final Year Medical Students about Family Medicine as A Career Choice in Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry ◽

10.36283/pjmd9-1/023 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Dur-e- Nishat

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Family Medicine ◽

Medical Profession ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Chi Square Test

Background: Family medicine is a field in which complete and detailed set of healthcare services are provided to the patients and their families. In developed countries, freshly graduated students choose family medicine as a priority for their career. However, in Pakistan it is not the case. The present study is undertaken to determine the perceptions of final year medical students’ about Family Medicine as a viable career. Methods: A total number of 504 students participated in the study. This was a cross-sectional study. The study participants were in their final year of medical college. Data was collected using a preapproved questionnaire. Data was entered and analyzed via SPSS version 17 and Chi-Square test was used post-stratification. Results: Only 14.3% (n=72) medical students had heard about Family Medicine. Only 18% (n=92) would select family medicine as a profession. The most frequent rationale for choosing the field of Family Medicine was the variety of patients seen in general practice (55.4% n=51). Conclusion: There is a dire need to focus on increasing awareness about the field of family medicine among medical students. The students should be counseled on the advantages along with the disadvantages of choosing this field as a medical profession.

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Faktor Yang Berhubungan Dengan Kinerja Tenaga Kesehatan Di Rawat INAP RSUD Batusangkar

Jurnal Endurance ◽

10.22216/jen.v3i3.3005 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 440

Author(s):

Sri Handayani ◽

Puteri Fannya ◽

Putri Nazofah

Keyword(s):

Health Personnel ◽

Poor Performance ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

The Philippines ◽

Bivariate Analysis ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Master Level

Based on data from the Indonesia Ministry of Health in 2015, In Indonesia, new professional nurses were just 2% of the total nurses. This figure was much lower than the Philippines which has reached 40% with bachelor and master level as their education. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between age, and leadership with the performance of health personnel. The design of this research was analytical research with Cross Sectional Study. The population in this study was all nurses and doctors who served in the internal room, children, surgery and midwifery. Sampling using total sampling by questionnaires. The data was processed by univariate and bivariate analysis using Chi-square test. The result showed that 57,8% nurses had poor performance, 56,3% doctors had poor performance, 64,4% nurses had average age 26-35 years, 56,2% doctors had average age 36-45 years, 64.4% nurses have poor leadership, and 50.0% of doctors have less good leadership. There is a relationship between age and leadership with the performance of health personnel. Berdasarkan data kemenkes RI tahun 2015 jumlah tenaga kesehatan terbanyak yaitu perawat sebanyak 147.264 orang (45,65%). Di Indonesia, perawat profesional baru mencapai 2% dari total perawat yang ada. Angka ini jauh lebih rendah dibandingkan dengan Filipina yang sudah mencapai 40% dengan pendidikan strata satu dan dua. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan antara umur, kepemimpinan dengan kinerja tenaga kesehatan. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah desain penelitian analitik dengan Cross Sectional Study. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah semua perawat dan dokter. Pengambilan sampel dengan menggunakan Total Sampling. Pengambilan data menggunakan kuesioner. Data diolah dengan analisis univariat menggunakan statistik deskriptif dan analisis bivariat menggunakan uji Chi-square. Hasil penelitian didapatkan 57,8% perawat memiliki kinerja kurang baik, 56,3% dokter memiliki kinerja kurang baik, 64,4% perawat memiliki umur rata-rata 26-35 tahun 64,4%, 56,2% dokter memiliki umur rata-rata 36-45 tahun, 64,4% perawat memiliki kepemimpinan kurang baik, 50,0% dokter memiliki kepemimpinan kurang baik. Terdapat hubungan antara umur dan kepemimpinan dengan kinerja tenaga kesehatan.

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Knowledge of Pressure Ulcer Management among Nurses

Journal of Gandaki Medical College-Nepal ◽

10.3126/jgmcn.v9i2.17869 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 47-51 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nisha Shrestha ◽

P Shrestha

Keyword(s):

Pressure Ulcer ◽

College Teaching ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Current Evidence ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Adequate Knowledge ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Experience Education

Background: Pressure ulcer (PU) development remains a significant complication among at-risk patients. It is considered “never events” because they are preventable and should “never” happen. It has been associated with increased morbidity, mortality, hospital cost and length of stay in the hospital. Prevention of pressure ulcers is considered a nurse-sensitive indicator hence nurses should have adequate knowledge about current evidence-based prevention and management of pressure ulcer. However, non adherence to these guidelines is frequent and lack of knowledge may act as barriers to using guidelines in clinical practice.Objectives: The objectives of the study were to 1. assess the knowledge of pressure ulcer management among nurses 2. determine the level of knowledge of pressure ulcer management among nurses 3. assess the association of knowledge of nurses and baseline variables.Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted, using pretested self administered questionnaire to assess the knowledge on pressure ulcer management among purposively selected 100 nurses working in Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital in 2015. Descriptive statistics as frequency and percentage were used and inferential statistics (Chi-square test) was done to find out association between knowledge and selected baseline variables.Results: The study revealed that 59% of the respondents had adequate knowledge where as 41% of nurse’s knowledge was found to be inadequate. Significant association was not found between age, working ward, experience, education, training, duration and knowledge of pressure ulcer management among Nurses.Conclusion: This result indicates that more than half of the nurses had the adequate knowledge but there is still need of education and training related pressure ulcer management.Journal of Gandaki Medical CollegeVolume, 09, Number 2, July December 2016, Page: 47-51

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Systemic disorders and the prognosis of stroke in Congolese patients: a cross-sectional study

Ghana Medical Journal ◽

10.4314/gmj.v54i4.4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 54 (4) ◽

pp. 225-230

Author(s):

Marc Tshilanda ◽

Ulrick S. Kanmounye ◽

Remy Kapongo ◽

Michel Tshiasuma

Keyword(s):

Stroke Patient ◽

Tertiary Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Arterial Hypotension ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Stroke Event ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

The Mean

Objectives: Stroke is one of the leading causes of death, disability, and dementia in developing countries. Our study aimed to evaluate the systemic disorders associated with mortality in patients admitted within 72 hours of the initial stroke event. Setting: The study took place at a tertiary hospital in Kinshasa. Participants: Patients admitted within 72 hours of the initial stroke event. Interventions: This cross-sectional study consisted of a retrospective review of stroke patient records from January 2016 to December 2018. The Pearson-Chi square test and odds ratios were calculated with a threshold of significance of 0.05. Main outcome measures: Mortality Results: We recruited 114 cases. The mean age was 61.8 ± 2.4 years, and the sex ratio was 1.78 in favor of men. Hypertension (76.3%), dyslipidemia (71.1%), and diabetes mellitus (58.8%) were the most frequent comorbidities. Most patients had hypoxia (85.9%), hypertension (82.4%), hyperglycemia (57.8%), and fever (28.1%). We registered thirty-two deaths (28.1%): 20 (62.5%) from the ischemic strokes, and 12 (37.5%) from hemorrhagic strokes. Systemic disorders with the worst prognosis during were arterial hypotension (OR=3.87, p >0.001), and fever (OR = 1.56, p = 0.047). Conclusion: Arterial hypotension and fever adversely affect stroke patient outcomes, and strokes are responsible for high mortality in Congo

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ANALISIS HUBUNGAN KEBIASAAN JAJAN DENGAN TERJADINYA PENYAKIT DIARE PADA ANAK DI SD INPRES AMARO KABUPATEN BARRU

Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan Diagnosis ◽

10.35892/jikd.v15i1.309 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 6-9

Author(s):

Irmayani

Keyword(s):

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Personal Hygiene ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Purposive Sampling ◽

Chi Square Test

Diare adalah pengeluaran kotoran (tinja) dengan frekuensi yang meningkat (tiga kali dalam 24 jam) disertai dengan perubahan konsistensi tinja menjadi lembek atau cair, dengan atau tanpa darah/lendir dalam tinja.(Wijoyo, yosef 2013). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan kebiasaan jajan dengan terjadinya penyakit diare pada anak di SD Inpres Amaro Kabupaten barru. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan jenis penelitian Analitik Correlative dengan desain Cross Sectional Study, populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa yang ada di SD Inpres Amaro Kabupaten Barru sebanyak 109 orang. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik purposive sampling, didapatkan 51 responden sesuai dengan kriteria inklusi. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan kuesioner. analisa data mencakup analisis univariat dengan mencari distribusi frekuensi, analisis bivariat menggunakan uji Chi- Square Test dengan interval kemaknaan α 0,05. Dari hasil analisis bivariat pada kebiasaan jajan didapat nilai ρ = 0,004 dan personal hygiene didapat nilai ρ = 0,008. Kesimpulan dalam penelitian ini adalah terdapat hubungan antara kebiasaan jajan dengan terjadinya penyakit diare pada anak di SD Inpres Amaro Kabupaten Barru

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Relationship Between Undernutrition and Periodontal Diseases Among Yemen Population: a Cross-sectional Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-132860/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Milad Al-kalisi ◽

Manal Al-Hajri ◽

Sarah Al-Rai

Keyword(s):

Periodontal Diseases ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Categorical Variables ◽

Fisher Exact Test ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mean Values ◽

Khat Chewing ◽

Chi Square Test

Abstract Background: Undernutrition is an inadequate supply of energy and nutrients. Periodontal diseases (PDs) defined as a broad form of chronic inflammatory diseases of the gingiva, bone and ligaments supporting the teeth. This study aimed to reveal the effect of undernutrition, using body mass index (BMI) and serum albumin level (Alb) on PDs and other risk factors as age, smoking and khat chewing. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the faculty of dentistry, Sana’a University. Of 1920 patients attended to clinics, only 229 matched the study criteria. Oral examination was performed to assess the periodontal clinical parameters measurements. BMI and Alb was measured. Statistical analysis was used to present the association between categorical variables was assessed using Chi square test and Fisher-Exact test. ANOVA was used to assess the differences in the mean values of the quantitative outcomes. Chi square test was used to evaluate the association between BMI and age, gender, occupation, education level, smoking, khat chewing as well as BMI with PDs. Results: Most of participants (58.5%) were males and most of the study sample (91.3%) was at the age group of (18-35). Among all subjects, (81.2%) of cases were diagnosed with gingivitis. (60.7%) of study participants were mildly undernourished according to BMI. (93%) of participants showed normal Alb level. Regarding to habits, only (18.2%) of patients were smokers and more than half of participants (59.4%) were khat chewers. Conclusion: There was a relationship between PDs and undernutrition which was obviously seen between gingivitis and mild undernutrition.

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