scholarly journals Environmental changes and general health condition

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-77
Author(s):  
Nabhira Aftabi Binte Islam ◽  
Nasir Uddin ◽  
Hafiza Sultana
Keyword(s):  
Physical Exercise ◽  
General Health ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Life Years ◽  
General Health Condition ◽  
Second Year

Background: The environment directly affects health status and plays a major role in quality of life, years of healthy life lived, and health disparities. Humans impact the physical environment in many ways, like over population, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. The study was conducted to assess environmental changes and the general health condition. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study. To assess environmental  changes  and  general  health  condition of dental second year student and data were collected by checklist. Respondents were selected purposively. Data were collected on 8th September 2019 at Marks medical college dental unit. Samples were second year dental students, who were presented in class on that date. Results: Distribution of the respondents according to sex, 64.5% were female and 35.5% male.  Majority  of the student (51.6%) were come from outside of the Dhaka. 45.2% respondents were lived in Dhaka by born. 80.6% respondents lived with their family. It was alarming that 83.9% respondents never did physical exercise and only 16.1% did sometimes physical exercise. 61.3% respondent admired that they have hair loss, 16.1% has no problems in skin but others has problems. 51 .6% has dust, 1 2.9% has food allergy. 6.5 % has frequently exposure of diarrhea diseases. Often 67.7% has been suffered by headache. Reason of seasonal changes  29%  respondents suffered by itching. 77.4% and 83 .9% respondents were affected by anxiety and depression. 77.4% respondent has knowledge about weather change in our country as well as whole world. Conclusion: General health condition maybe changed for multiple causes. Environment is one of the strong factors. The relation between environmental temperature and health has been known for a very long time. JOPSOM 2020; 39(1): 73-77

scholarly journals Relationship of ABO and Rh blood groups with history of gastritis in the undergraduate medical and dental students: a cross-sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 372-377
Author(s):  
Nilu Manandhar ◽  
Kushal Bhattarai
Keyword(s):  
Blood Group ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Blood Groups ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
History Of ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Background & Objectives: The various ABO and Rh blood groups with different distribution frequencies in the general population have been found to be associated with different diseases, most notably gastritis. Many studies have claimed Rh groups to be indifferent to such association. Nonetheless, ABO group is found to linked with chronic gastritis. The aim of this study was to estimate the frequencies of ABO and Rh blood groups and the gastritis amongst the first and second year undergraduate medical and dental students; and to study their relationships. Materials & Methods: In a descriptive, cross-sectional study, 247 study participants were enrolled. After procuring clearance from the institutional review committee and the informed and written consent from the study participants, data collection was done on the variables, year of study (first or second year), gender, blood groups (ABO and Rh) and history of gastritis (present or absent).Results: Blood group O was the commonest (n=99; 40.1%) followed by group B (n=77; 31.2%). Similarly, 239 (96.8%) participants were Rh-positive as compared to 8 (3.2%) Rh-negative. Interestingly, 46 (18.6%) of the participants reported positive history of gastritis. Participants with blood group O had the greatest odds (OR=1.64) of having history of gastritis compared with those with other blood groups combined. Distribution of study participants based on gender and history of gastritis in either systems of blood grouping shoed no significant difference in their proportions (p>0.05). Conclusion: In light of the above findings, further longitudinal studies can be designed to better asses the relationship.

scholarly journals Virtual Anatomy Classes among the First and Second Year Medical and Dental Students of a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (240) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarbada Makaju ◽  
Chandra Kala Rai
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Virtual Anatomy ◽  
Virtual Classes ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Introduction: The pandemic of COVID-19 affected every single person in the world. This pandemic also affected the academics of medical and dental colleges of Nepal. In these conditions, the virtual study was used as an emergency measure during the COVID-19 period, with an adaptation to the “new normal” to deliver preclinical medical education. This has brought both challenges and opportunities to medical education. The objective of the study is to find out whether the anatomy virtual classes were helpful among the first and second year medical and dental students of a medical college. Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 206 first and second-year medical and dental students of a medical college between 1st May 2021-31st May 2021 after getting the ethical clearance from the Institutional Review Committee (reference no. 0504202109). The convenient sampling was done. The data were analyzed with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 20 version. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and percentage for binary data. Results: Out of the total 206 students, 173 (84%) (78.99-89.01 at 95% Confidence Interval) found that virtual anatomy classes were not helpful for the study of the anatomy classes.  Conclusions: From the study, we conclude that more than half of the students found that virtual classes were not helpful for the study of anatomy classes. Students have difficulty in studying dissection, cadaveric, and embryological structures via virtual classes. Physical class is better for studying anatomy than virtual classes for medical and dental students.

scholarly journals Efficacy of Levamisole with Standard Care Treatment vs Standard Care in Clinical Presentations of Non-Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hossein Asgardoon ◽  
Hamid Emadi koochak ◽  
Mohammad Hassan Kazemi-Galougahi ◽  
Ali Zare Dehnavi ◽  
Behzad Khodaei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Benefit ◽  
General Health ◽  
Standard Care ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Care Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
General Health Condition

Abstract Introduction: Levamisole (LVM) demonstrated clinical benefit in a trial in patients with mild to moderate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but its effect in a larger sample size needs to be confirmed. Methods In this randomized open-label trial, we enrolled non-hospitalized patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 at nine health centers in Tehran province, Iran, in 2021. Patients were randomly assigned to receive a 10-day course of LVM with standard care (n = 185), or standard care (n = 180) in a 1:1 ratio. On days 1 to 10, LVM was administered orally at a dosage of 50 mg. The participants were called and followed on days 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 14. The outcomes were general health condition, hospitalization rate, sign and symptoms, and adverse events (AEs). Generalized Estimating Equations model was used for analysis. Results Among 507 randomized patients, 473 started the experiment and received LVM in addition to standard care or received only the standard care (median age, 40 [IQR, 32-50.75] years; 164 [44.9%] women; 9.4% had diabetes, 8.8% hypertension, 1.6% cardiovascular disease), and 346 (98%) completed the trial. Compared to control group, LVM decreased the general health condition of the patients (B=-0.635; CI= -0.041, -0.329; P= 0.000). Patients in the LVM with standard care group had significantly lower odds of developing fever (OR= 0.260; 95% CI= ‎0.11‎‎3‎-0.59‎‎9‎; P = .002), chills (OR= 0.223; 95% CI= ‎‎0.07‎‎6‎-‎0.64‎‎8‎; P = 0.006), fatigue (OR= 0.576; 95% CI= ‎0.34‎‎6‎-‎0.96‎‎0‎‎; P = ‎0.034), and myalgia (OR= 0.54‎‎4‎; 95% CI= ‎0.31‎‎7‎-‎0.93‎‎2‎‎; P =0.027). During the therapy, there was no significant difference in the parameters of dyspnea, cough, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, sore throat, hyposmia, dysgeusia, and anorexia (P > 0.05). No significant difference was observed in the rate of hospitalization. Although the intervention group had greater AEs than the control group, yet, the difference was not statistically significant. Conclusions LVM has clinical benefit in improving health condition of patients with mild to moderate COVID-19. Further studies are needed to confirm our findings. Trial Registration: Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials: IRCT20201124049480N1; Registration date: 28/03/2021.

scholarly journals Type I Lip Pattern in at Least One Quadrant among First and Second-year Medical and Dental Students of a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (236) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarbada Makaju ◽  
Sonam Chaudhary ◽  
Chandra Kala Rai
Keyword(s):  
Binary Data ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Point Estimate ◽  
Type I ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lower Quadrant ◽  
Lower Lip ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Introduction: The upper and lower lip consists of the numerous amounts of fine grooves. This pattern of grooves will be definite throughout the lifetime. The groove of the lip shows variations and play important role in forensic medicine and crime investigation. The objective of this study is to find out the prevalence of type I lip print in at least one lip quadrant among first- and second- year medical and dental students of a medical college. Methods: The study was conducted on 240 students of a medical college between November 2020- January 2021 after getting the ethical clearance from the Institutional Review Committee (reference no. KMC-IRC 0311202006). The convenient sampling was done. The patterns of the grooves of the lip were studied. The data was analysed with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 20 version. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and percentage for binary data. Results: Out of 240 students, type I lip pattern was seen in at least one quadrant in 190 (79.6%) (73.38-84.94 at 95% CI) students. One hundred and fifty-nine (66.3%) had type I pattern in the right upper quadrant, 160 (66.7%) in left upper quadrant, 181 (75.4%) in right lower quadrant, and 177 (73.8%) in left lower quadrant. Type Ia was maximum found in 115 (47.9%) and type Ib in 66 (27.5%) in lower left quadrant of lip. Conclusions: Our findings showed a higher prevalence of type I lip pattern than those reported by other national studies done among medical students.

scholarly journals Pneumoperitoneum with Subcutaneous Emphysema after Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Yalin Iscan ◽  
Bora Karip ◽  
Yetkin Ozcabi ◽  
Birol Ağca ◽  
Yesim Alahdab ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Enteral Nutrition ◽  
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy ◽  
Subcutaneous Emphysema ◽  
General Health ◽  
Delayed Diagnosis ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Endoscopic Gastrostomy ◽  
General Health Condition ◽  
Life Threatening

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is a safe way for enteral nutrition in selected patients. Generally, complications of this procedure are very rare but due to patients general health condition, delayed diagnosis and treatment of complications can be life threatening. In this study, we present a PEG-related massive pneumoperitoneum and subcutaneous emphysema in a patient with neuro-Behçet.

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