scholarly journals A Cross Sectional Study on Prevalence of Bovine Tuberculosis of Buffaloes in Bangladesh

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Lokman Hossain ◽  
Mohammad Ferdousur Rahman Khan ◽  
KHM Nazmul Hussain Nazir ◽  
Md Bahanur Rahman

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in buffalo population in Bangladesh by Caudal Fold Tuberculin (CFT) test using bPPD and also by Comparative Cervical Tuberculin (CCT) test using both bPPD and aPPD. The percentage of reactors was 6.12% in CFT, whereas the percentage of positive buffaloes was 4.08% by CCT method. The percentage of suspicious buffaloes was 10.20% by CFT. On the other hand, all the suspicious cases were proved as misleading-false-reactions in CCT. By CCT method, the male buffaloes (6.25%) showed more positivity to tuberculosis than the female buffaloes (3.03%) of the same area. In contrast, the result found by CFT method was more or less similar (20%) for both male and female buffaloes. Young buffaloes (6-30 months) were more susceptible to tuber-culosis than older buffaloes. It might be suggested that a well coordination in activities should be taken among the public health and Veterinary public health organelles for complete eradication of the disease from the country.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/mh.v1i1.13709 Microbes and Health Vol.1(1) June 2012 pp.23-26

Author(s):  
Clea Adas Saliba Garbin ◽  
Bruno Wakayama ◽  
Tânia Adas Saliba ◽  
Orlando Adas Saliba Junior ◽  
Artênio José Ísper Garbin

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-223
Author(s):  
B. B. Oluwasile ◽  
O. J. Awoyomi ◽  
O. O. Kehinde

A 12 month cross-sectional study was carried out at Lafenwa Abattoir Abeokuta, Southwestern Nigeria from July, 2011 to June, 2012. This was to determine the prevalence and economic loss of bovine tuberculosis in this abattoir. A total of 928 cases of bovine tuberculosis out of 52,273 cattle slaughtered during this period were condemned, representing a total prevalence of 1.78% (95% CI: 1.31- 2.14%). Typical tuberculous lesions were found in the Lung, Liver and Spleen, higher rate of organ condemnation was observed in the lung followed by liver and spleen. There was statistically significant difference in rate of organ condemnation (P<0.05). The monthly prevalence and sequence plot revealed an epidemic tendency for bovine tuberculosis during this period and there was statistically significant difference between prevalence of bovine tuberculosis and seasonal occurrence. An estimated total loss of N1.2 million (US$7,367) due to bovine tuberculosis was observed in this abattoir for the year. It was concluded that bovine tuberculosis is prevalent with epidemic tendency in cattle destined for human consumption, also with attending serious public health implications and huge loss to both the butchers and national economy.


2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aidil Rahman Novesar ◽  
Eryati Darwin ◽  
Finny Fitry Yani

AbstrakInfeksi Saluran Pernafasan Akut (ISPA) masih merupakan masalah kesehatan masyarakat yang penting karena menyebabkan kematian bayi dan balita yang cukup tinggi yaitu 1 dari 4 kematian yang terjadi. Kejadian ISPA di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Anak Air Kota Padang tahun 2012. Masih menduduki peringkat pertama dari sepuluh penyakit terbanyak dan merupakan puskesmas dengan angka kejadian ISPA tertinggi di Kota Padang. Desain penelitian ini adalah cross sectional study dengan menggunakan catatan rekam medik anak yang menderita ISPA di puskemas Anak Air sebagai data sekunder. Hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa frekuensi balita ISPA adalah 28,29% dari total penderita ISPA, dimana anak berusia 0-5 tahun yang terdiiri dari bayi sebanyak 21,5% dan balita sebanyak 78,5%. Distribusi antara balita laki-laki dan perempuan sebesar 50,04% dan 49,96%. Wilayah kerja kelurahan Batipuh Panjang memiliki frekuensi sebesar 51,71% dan kelurahan Padang Sarai sebesar 47,94 sementara luar wilayah sebesar 0,25%, distribusi dan frekuensi berdasarkan bulan didapatkan bulan November sebagai bulan dengan kejadian tertinggi atau sebesar 16,56% dan bulan September sebagai bulan dengan kejadian terendah sebesar 5,10%.Kata kunci: ISPA, bayi, pola kejadian, distribusi AbstractAcute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is still an issue regarding the importance of public health, because it cause high death rates, in a scale 1 from 4. Every child was estimated having 3 - 6 episodes of ARI every year. ARI in Puskesmas Anak Air Kota Padang 2012 is still on top of ten most common disease and a Puskesmas with the highest rate of ARI in Padang. This was a cross sectional study by using medical record as secondary data. The result of the result was infants with ARI is 28,29% from the total of all ARI patients, where it happened to 0-5 years old children divided to baby as much of 21,5% and 78,5% to infants, while the gender distribution between male and female infants was 50,04% and 49,96% in the Batipuh Panjang region which is having a frequency of 51,71% and Padang Sarai region 47,94% while other region was 0,25%. The distribution and the frequency based on months, was gathered in November as the highest rate occurrences of 16,56% and September as the lowest, 5.10%.Keywords: ARI, infants , patterns, distribution


Author(s):  
Meena A. Deshmukh ◽  
Jayshree J. Upadhye

Background: Employee state insurance scheme (ESIS) is a multidimensional social security system providing medical facilities to the insured persons and their family through large network of hospitals and dispensaries all over India. The present study was done to measure the satisfaction of OPD (Outpatient Department) patients.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in ESI Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India on 500 patients attending OPD. Patients were approached at the end of their OPD visits to know their perceptions towards the public health facilities, during the months of September and October 2017. Data collected was analyzed.Results: In present study, out of 500 patients, 210 (42%) said that crowd was average, 270 (54%) were satisfied with queue system, 390 (78%) were satisfied with the availability of drugs, 380 (76%) were satisfied with the behaviour of pharmacist.205 (41%) patients said it was not overcrowded, 310 (62%) patients were happy with the behaviour of registration clerk, 330 (66%) were satisfied with the seating arrangements for the patients and attendants, 265 (53%) were satisfied with the cleanliness, 205 (41%) were satisfied with the condition of toilets.390 (78%) patients said that doctor was available, 270 (54%) said that waiting time was less, 325 (65%) said that doctor listened to the problem attentively, 435 (87%) said that the doctor explained nicely about the disease while 425 (85%) were satisfied with the time given by the doctor.Conclusions: Almost half of the patients were satisfied with the registration facilities, basic amenities, service by doctor and pharmacy services. Mostly, patients chose this hospital as it was free for them due to their insurance and as it was near their house. Still, there is scope for improvement.


2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 289-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Trindade Machado ◽  
Marcos Azeredo Furquim Werneck ◽  
Simone Dutra Lucas ◽  
Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães Abreu

The study sought to identify possible factors associated with non-attendance at first dental appointments scheduled in 2011 of users living in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, who were referred from primary care to different dental specialties in secondary care within the public health services of the city. A cross-sectional study was conducted based on research in secondary data bases of the public health regulatory system. The dependent variable was "no shows" for scheduled appointments, and the independent variables were age, time on the waiting list, gender, health district, and the specialty to which the individual was referred. Among the 6,428 first dental visits scheduled for 2011 in the specialties selected for analysis, 32.9 % were not performed due to the absence of the user. Bivariate analysis revealed a statistically significant association between non-attendance of the user and the five independent variables. Young adults, male, and resident in given districts who were referred to the specialties of surgery and endodontics and who waited longer on the waiting list exhibited a higher frequency of no-shows.


Author(s):  
Shrinivas K. Patil ◽  
Shivaswamy M. S.

Background: In the public sector, a sub-health centre (sub-centre) is the most peripheral and first point of contact between the primary health care system and the community. The current level of functioning of the Sub-centres is much below the expectations. Objective: To assess sub-centres of Belagavi District according to Indian public health standards 2012 guidelines.Methods: A facility based cross-sectional study was conducted in Belagavi district of Karnataka. forty SCs, four SC from each of the 10 Talukas of Belagavi district were selected by simple random sampling. Study period: 1st January to 31st December 2014. Data collected - using a predesigned and structured questionnaire for IPHS facility survey.Results: The study showed 35% of SCs were catering the services for population as per the norms. Services like ante-natal clinics, post-natal clinics and immunization sessions were conducted regularly in all the SCs. About 33% of SCs had no buildings. A deficiency worth highlighting in the present study was the absence of residential facilities for the staff in half of the SCs. Proper supervision and monitoring of the service delivery activities of the SC staff was done only in 70% of SCs.Conclusions: IPHS guidelines are not being followed at SC level in the district. Recruitment of SC staff especially the Health Worker Male post should be filled at all the SCs for efficient functioning of the SCs. The SC should be periodically surveyed to identify the deficiency and necessary action could be taken to correct it. 


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Hayunda Fajri Sholikhah

Globally the prevalence of depression is still high and causes death and killing. In Indonesia, depression is still a serious problem and its prevalence is increasing every year. In addition, the incidence of depression in students varies by university. This study aims to describe the depression of students of the Public Health Study Program at Universitas Airlangga Banyuwangi. This study used a cross-sectional study design with descriptive studies. The respondents was 68 students of the Public Health Study Program of Universitas Airlangga Banyuwangi, aged 17-21 years. Data is analyzed univariably. The results showed that of 68 respondents there were 57.4% of respondents who were depressed. Of the number of respondents who were depressed, 59% were in the young age category and 87.2% were female. Whereas if viewed based on the semester taken by respondents at the time of the study, the majority of respondents were in semester 2 that is equal to 41%, and most respondents had a GPA not cumlaude with a number of 59%. The conclusion of this study is depression prevalence rate of students of the Banyuwangi Public Health Study Program is higher than those who are not depressed. Better diagnosis and treatment of students who are depressed can help reduce suicide rates in adolescents.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Sadeghi ◽  
Bahman Cheraghian ◽  
Zahra Mohammadi ◽  
Sadaf G Sepanlou ◽  
Sahar Masoudi ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: In 2017, the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) provided a new guideline for hypertension prevention and management. We aimed to update the prevalence, awareness, control and risk factors of hypertension based on this guideline and to estimate the number of people who are eligible for non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic intervention. Methods: This population-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in Khuzestan, a large province in the southwest of Iran. Comprehensive information about the potential risk factors of hypertension was collected and blood pressure, blood biomarkers, and anthropometric were measured. Moreover, the dietary pattern was evaluated in 10% of the participants, using a qualitative food frequency questionnaire.Results: A total number of 30,506 individuals aged 20-65 years was included in this study. In comparison to previous guideline (JNC8), the prevalence of hypertension in Khuzestan dramatically increased by 27.04% after implementation of ACC/AHA (15.81% vs 42.85%), which was more dominant in the male population and the 50-59 age group. The sex and age adjustment of the hypertension prevalence was estimated to be 39.40%. The number of individuals required antihypertensive treatment was slightly increased from 15.53% to 21.18%; however, the level of awareness and control dramatically dropped by 23.17% & 31.78%, respectively. All hypertension-related risk factors remained significant after applying the new guideline; however, the strength of the association was reduced in the risk factors like age, waist-hip ratio, body mass index, alcohol consumption, water pipe usage, and physical activity. Similarity, the association between hypertension and history of diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases were decreased by 38%, and 62%, respectively.Conclusions: In the ACC/AHA guideline, a higher number of individuals with the pre-hypertension condition had been shifted into the hypertension category and the level of awareness, treatment, and control was dramatically fallen, which highlight a great need to expand the public health infrastructure for further managing the substantial increase in the public health burden of hypertension.


Author(s):  
Nouf S ALMughamis ◽  
Shaimaa AlAsfour ◽  
Shariq Mehmood

Abstract Objective Despite the public health importance of documenting the burden of physical inactivity and weight gain, there is a paucity of such data in Kuwait during the lockdown for Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, this survey was designed to estimate: the burden of poor eating habits particularly binge eating habits, fluctuations in weight and its predictors among the Kuwaiti public. Results There was a total of 522 valid respondents, with a mean age of 41.78 (11.75) years. There was a significant increase in weight of respondents during the quarantine (mean difference= -1.13, SD 5.39, t= -4.52, p < 0.001). Those with reporting unhealthy diets were 4.5 times more likely to report an increase in weight. Those reporting having anxiety throughout the day were 2.45 times more likely and those consuming snacks excessively were associated with 3.27 times higher odds of increase in weight than those not consuming it.


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