scholarly journals Use of antibiotics in selected tertiary and primary level health care centers of Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-44
Author(s):  
Abdullah Akhtar Ahmed ◽  
Md Shariful Alam Jilani ◽  
Osul Ahmed Chowdhury ◽  
KM Shahidul Islam ◽  
Md Akram Hossian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Antibiotic Administration ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Level ◽  
Parenteral Route ◽  
The People ◽  
Time Of Admission ◽  
Health Care Centers

A cross sectional study was conducted in inpatient department of seven primary level hospitals care centers (PLHCs) and six tertiary level hospitals (TLHs) of the country. Total 2058 hospitalized patients were interviewed over a six month period from October 2012. Most of the patients (85.9% in TLH and 100% in PLH) were prescribed with antibiotics at the time of admission. Only 6.4% patients of TLHs treated with antibiotic had culture proven infection and rest of the patient of TLH and all the patients of PLH were treated with antibiotic empirically. Top prescribed antibiotic was ceftriaxone (39.64% in TLH, 59.64% in PLH). Parenteral route of antibiotic administration was preferred for both at TLHs and PLHCs (63.3% and 76.9%). The results of the present study indicated that antibiotics were widely and inappropriately used without following standard guidelines or based on any rationality. This is an alarming situation, and needs to be addressed by the relevant authority to save the people from growing antibiotic resistance.Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2015; 9(2): 42-44

scholarly journals Pattern analysis of S. haematobium infection and elimination in the area of Alsuki, Sudan

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1059
Author(s):  
Rawia A. Abdelshafie ◽  
Abdalla I. Abdalla Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Pattern Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The People ◽  
The Impact

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the current conditions of children of the selected area, for the purpose of measuring the new effective health program for schistosomiasis disease eliminations and obtain the prevalence intensity and risk factors of S. haematobium among school children in the study area.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was used to screen school going children of all the ages from five randomly selected schools from Alsuki region. A statistical analysis derived from data formulated based on 1062 samples aged between 6 and 15 years attending the selected schools during the period testing within 6 months were enrolled.Results: The impact of health awareness program was measured usefully and the responded factor for reducing the Schistosomiasis diseases was significantly became less than (0.05). Therefore, the actual qualified fitting degree and applicability was significantly becoming (p value=0.001).Conclusions: This research concluded that the prediction of Schistosomiasis diseases due to the risk Ratio of the collected data for those who did not attended awareness over the people who attended program became (0.248).

scholarly journals Leukocyte count and C reactive protein as diagnostic factors in febrile convulsion

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-58
Author(s):  
Garima Biyani ◽  
Swapan Kumar Ray ◽  
Kripasindhu Chatterjee ◽  
Sukanta Sen ◽  
Pradyut Kumar Mandal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leukocyte Count ◽  
Febrile Convulsion ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Time Of Admission

Background: Febrile convulsion (FC) is the most common seizure disorder in childhood. White blood cell (WBC) and C reactive protein (CRP) are commonly measured in FC. Add a paragraph on Aims and Objectives of the study.Aims and Objectives: To compare WBC and CRP in febrile children, aged 6 months to five years, with and without FC, in order to determine whether leukocytosis and elevated CRP can be used as diagnostic tool for febrile seizure.Materials and Methods: In this cross sectional study 214 children (112 with FC), aged 6 months to 5 years, admitted to in the first 48 hours of their febrile disease, either with or without seizure, were evaluated over a 12 months period. Age, sex, temperature; WBC, CRP and hemoglobin were recorded in all children. There was a significant increase of WBC (P<0.001) in children with FC so we can deduct that leukocytosis encountered in children with FC can be due to convulsion in itself.Results: When comparing FC and non-FC children, we encountered a significant increase of WBC (P =0.0005) in children with FC, measured at the time of admission to pediatric medicine ward. There was no significant difference regarding CRP between the two groups. In fact, elevated CRP is a result of underlying pathology.Conclusion: In stable patients, if there’s no reason to suspect a bacterial infection or who don’t have any indication of lumbar puncture, there’s no need to assess WBC as an indicator of underlying infection. Any child with febrile seizure with a high CRP value should be evaluated for infection.Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.8(2) 2017 56-58

Psychological health and resilience: the impact of significant earthquake events on tertiary level professional students. A cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrietta Trip ◽  
Kosta Tabakakis ◽  
Virginia Maskill ◽  
Sandra Richardson ◽  
Brian Dolan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Students ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Drug Abuse among Male of Rural Community, Lahore, Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Orung Zaib Masih ◽  
Muhammad Hussain ◽  
Muhammad Afzal ◽  
Safina Emanual
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Financial Development ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Real ◽  
The People

Substance mishandle in Pakistan is one of the real reasons for worry that influences all sections of society. It has not just destroying consequences for the physical and mental prosperity yet in addition has the unfriendly impacts on labor and financial development of the nation. Roughly 6.7S million peoples in Pakistan have been related with various sorts of prescriptions. For instance, Cannabis is the most frequently used solution, with an inescapability of 3.6% of the people, after that poly-calm use is ordinary. With reference to sedatives, a normal 860,000 masses are general heroin customers and 320,000 are opium. Methods: The quantitative cross sectional study was used. Results: The discoveries of the examination. in 23 tables and 27 figures have been utilized to demonstrate comes about. That just about 80 for every penny of respondents viewed every single illicit medication as similarly hurtful to one's wellbeing recommend an inability to perceive the distinctive different impacts related with various medication writes (Cocaine, Grass, and Heroin). More than 94 for every penny of respondents announced that they had known about cannabis, and the larger part of respondents detailed having known about bliss (96.3%), cocaine (96.4%) and heroin (92.3%). Conclusions: The knowledge, attitude, and beliefs of drug abuse among male are good.

scholarly journals Long-Term Duration of Antibody Response to SARS CoV-2 in One of the Largest Slums of Buenos Aires

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanina Pagotto ◽  
Lorena Luna ◽  
Julieta Salto ◽  
Magdalena Wagner Manslau ◽  
Silvana Figar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibody Response ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Humoral Response ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The People ◽  
Igg Level

AbstractThe durability of the antibody response following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections has not been fully elucidated. We have performed a cross-sectional study in one of the largest slums of Buenos Aires, Barrio Padre Mugica in June 2020, detecting a seroprevalence of 53.4%. To evaluate the persistence of the humoral response against SARS-CoV-2 in this area, we designed a second study assessing only the people that were IgG positive in the first survey. The IgG levels against the full spike (S) protein in 175 individuals that were seropositive, at least 6 months before, were evaluated in a second survey. The positivity rate was 92.0%, 161 from 175 individuals remained IgG positive. We observed a contraction in the overall IgG levels measured by ELISA. The median IgG dropped 62% from June to December 2020. Most of the individuals tested (87%) reported to be asymptomatic or oligo-symptomatic. No difference was found between men and women, but people aged less than 50 showed a lower IgG level in each period compared to older individuals. Our data indicate sustained humoral immunity for at least 6 months in a specific socio-economical setting in a population that was mainly asymptomatic for COVID-19.

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