Cervical Cancer Screening On 1000 Healthy Asymptomatic Women Residing In Slum of Rajshahi City of Bangladesh

Background: Cervical carcinoma is an important cause of mortality among adult women.Objective: The purpose of the present study was to detect the pre-cancerous condition of cervix in women.Methodology: This cross sectional study was carried out in the OPD of a tertiary care hospital of Rajshahi City in Bangladesh during the year June 2010 to August 2011. Healthy asymptomatic women residing in slum of Rajshahi city with a marital age of 8 years and above were included as study population. VIA test was performed in all women. The VIA positive cases were invited for colposcopy and directed biopsies were obtained from women who were colposcopically positive.Result: A total number of 1000 women were studied. Among them 80(8%) women were VIA positive. These positive cases were also referred for colposcopy. Out of the 80 cases, 26 (32%) were colposcopically normal and 50(63%) were CIN-1 and 4(5%) women were CIN II. Directed biopsy was done among colposcopically positive group. Histopathological examination shows 44 (82%) were CIN-1 and 4(7%) were CIN- II and 6(11%) were chronic cervicities.Conclusion: Cervical screening of the slum area women shows an important number of women suffering from precancerous condition of which CIN-l is the most common.J Shaheed Suhrawardy Med Coll, 2015; 7(1):14-17

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Adverse Drug Reaction Policy in a Tertiary Care Hospital

International Journal of Research Foundation of Hospital and Health Care Administration ◽

10.5005/jp-journals-10035-1035 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 41-47

Author(s):

V Aggarwal ◽

Shakti Kumar Gupta ◽

DK Sharma ◽

S Arya ◽

S Singh

Keyword(s):

Adverse Drug Reaction ◽

Drug Reaction ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Study Population ◽

Personnel Paramédical

ABSTRACT Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality and contribute to the incidence of adverse events, resulting in increased healthcare costs. Healthcare providers need to understand their role and responsibility in the detection, management, documentation, and reporting of ADRs. The purpose of this study is to provide guidelines regarding the procedure of reporting ADRs to hospital authority. It was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out between April and August 2013. The study population included doctors, nursing personnel, paramedical staff and quality managers of tertiary care hospital from one public and two private hospitals. Interaction was done with study population against the back drop of the checklist and ADR policy was formulated. How to cite this article Singh S, Gupta SK, Arya S, Sharma DK, Aggarwal V. Adverse Drug Reaction Policy in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Int J Res Foundation Hosp Healthc Adm 2015; 3(1):41-47.

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Hand Hygiene Policy for a Tertiary Care Hospital

International Journal of Research Foundation of Hospital and Health Care Administration ◽

10.5005/jp-journals-10035-1045 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 103-109

Author(s):

Shakti Kumar Gupta ◽

Sanjay Arya ◽

Sheetal Singh ◽

Vijay Aggarwal ◽

T Thuilephy

Keyword(s):

Hand Hygiene ◽

Disease Transmission ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Study Population ◽

Personnel Paramédical

ABSTRACT Hand hygiene diminishes the carriage of potential pathogens on the hands. It results in reduction in patient morbidity and mortality from nosocomial infection. Eighty percent of nosocomial disease transmission is thought to be via hands. The purpose of this study is to provide policy with regard to hand hygiene which can be followed in tertiary care hospitals. It was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out between April and August 2013. The study population included doctors, nursing personnel, paramedical staff and quality managers of tertiary care hospital from public and private hospitals. Checklist was made after an exhaustive review of literature which was then improvised. Validation of the checklist was done by experts in infection control in various private and public hospitals. Subsequently, interaction was done with study population against the back drop of the checklist and hand hygiene policy was formulated. How to cite this article Singh S, Gupta SK, Arya S, Aggarwal V, Thuilephy T. Hand Hygiene Policy for a Tertiary Care Hospital. Int J Res Foundation Hosp Healthc Adm 2015;3(2):103-109.

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Awareness, knowledge and practices about mosquito borne diseases in patients of tertiary care hospital in Navi Mumbai

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20174232 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (10) ◽

pp. 3673

Author(s):

Sumit Wasnik ◽

Arjun Mehta

Keyword(s):

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

General Medicine ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Concern ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Male And Female ◽

Study Population ◽

Study Participants

Background: Mosquito borne diseases are a serious public health concern in India. The incidence of Mosquito borne diseases is linked with economic and social development of the community. The objectives of the study were to assess the awareness, knowledge and practices about mosquito borne diseases in study population and explore the various myths about mosquito borne diseases among them.Methods: It is a hospital based cross-sectional study and the study participants will be patients getting admitted for any reason and having fever, in the general medicine male and female ward. This study period was 3 month (January to March 2017). Results: Total 150 patients admitted in male and female medicine ward were included in the study out of them 84 were male and 66 were female patients. It was observed that educated participants had more knowledge about mosquitoes borne diseases. Conclusions: Most of the participants didn’t know that clean water could be a source of breeding of mosquitoes. Many myths are prevalent in the study population about mosquitoes borne diseases.

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Prevalence of Sinew String in patients coming to a tertiary care hospital of Nepal: A descriptive cross-sectional study

Journal of Nepalese Prosthodontic Society ◽

10.3126/jnprossoc.v3i1.34757 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 16-20

Author(s):

P Shrestha ◽

K Shrestha ◽

L Acharya ◽

S Shakya

Keyword(s):

Binary Data ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Point Estimate ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Social ◽

Study Population

Introduction: Sinew strings are frenum or wrinkle like entity of mandibular distal buccal mucosa which is frequently encountered in the population. Sinew strings play an important role in determining the width and buccal extension of the denture flange of mandibular complete denture. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital from 17th June 2020 to 20th September 2020. Convenient sampling (n=245) was done. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Data analysis was done in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 21. Results: Among the study population (n=245 participants), sinew string was seen in 35% of the participants. The frequency of sinew string present bilaterally was 19% while it was present unilaterally in 16% of the population. Conclusions: The presence of sinew string in the sampled Nepalese population showed a higher prevalence than previous studies.

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Clinical profile of Dengue fever in an urban tertiary care hospital in South India

International Journal of Advances in Medicine ◽

10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20192086 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 618

Author(s):

Dhivya P. ◽

Monica A. ◽

Jayaramachandran S.

Keyword(s):

Dengue Fever ◽

Clinical Features ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Viral Disease ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The World ◽

Study Population

Background: Dengue is among the most common flavivirus infections in the world. Today dengue ranks as the most important mosquito- borne viral disease in the world. Current estimates report that, at least 112 countries are endemic for Dengue and about 40% of the world populations (2.5-3 billion people) are at risk in tropics and subtropics. Annually 100 million cases of dengue fever and half a million cases of DHF occur worldwide. The clinical features are noted to be different in varying demographics of the world outlining the importance of bringing out data from different parts of the world, so clinicians are better equipped to anticipate the problems associated with clinical dengue.Methods: The study was conducted over a period of 2 years at a tertiary care hospital in urban Bengaluru, India. A cross sectional study of a total of 250 patients was done. They were diagnosed to be positive for dengue serology (NS1 or IgM) before including them in the study. Clinical features, haematological, biochemical and radiological parameters were assessed.Results: Out of 250 patients with dengue fever, the most common symptoms were fever (100%), headache (94.4%) and myalgia (97.2%). Bleeding manifestations were noted in 11.6% of the patients. Bradycardia was noted in 14.8% of the study population. Leukopenia was noted in 36% of the study population. Increased SGOT was seen in 59.6% and increased SGPT in 52.8% of the 250 subjects. The clinical outcome of the 250 patients of dengue fever was classical dengue fever in 86.8%, DHF in 11.6%, DSS in 0.8% and death in 0.8%.Conclusions: All patients with dengue fever present with fever. Other common features noted were headache, myalgia. Bleeding manifestations are to be looked out for. Rare but important features that a clinician must be vigilant to look for are bradycardia and leucopenia.

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