scholarly journals Preliminary Report on Non-adherence to Antihypertensive Treatment in Essential Hypertensive Patients: A Community Based Survey

1970 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARM Saifuddin Ekram ◽  
S Monira Hussain ◽  
Chaweenwon Boonshuyar
Keyword(s):  
Rural Community ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Treatment Needs ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Incurable Disease ◽  
The People ◽  
Hypertensive Drug ◽  
Busy Schedule

A cross-sectional study was conducted on 300 hypertensive patients living in urban and rural community in Rajshahi District of Bangladesh to assess the situation regarding antihypertensive drug non- adherence. Patients aged 35 years or above who are taking anti-hypertensive drug for at least 6 months were included in the study. About 87% of patients were found non-adherent to treatment. The non-adherent patients had missed taking medication for anywhere from one day to the whole month. The reasons for not taking the medication included forgetfulness (54.1%), busy schedule (13.9.0%), boredom, travel, reluctance to take, and reluctance to buy the medication. Almost 80% of the people know that hypertension is an incurable disease and the disease has no definite sign and symptom. Knowing all these factors why these people are non-adherent to treatment needs further exploration. doi: 10.3329/taj.v21i2.3788 TAJ 2008; 21(2): 112-117

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 Pattern of Skin Diseases: Experience from a Rural Community of Bangladesh

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-52
Author(s):  
N Ahmed ◽  
MZ Islam ◽  
S Farjana
Keyword(s):  
Rural Community ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Cutaneous Infections ◽  
The People ◽  
Disease Pattern ◽  
Male To Female

Disease pattern in a given population is generally determined by different ecological factors. Thus the objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine the pattern of skin diseases in a selected rural community of Dhamrai Upazila under Dhaka district. Out of 2645 patients attending a medical camp showed 410(15.5%) patients with dermatological problems. Among all, 260(63.4%) patients were males and 150(36.6%) were females with a male to female ratio of 1.7:1. Of these patients, 178(43.4%) had cutaneous infections and 234(56.6%) had non-infectious dermatoses. Few patients (2.7%) had more than one dermatoses. Fungal infection was the commonest infection seen (22.9%) and eczemas took an upper hand in non-infectious group (32.2%). Improvement in the standard of living, health education, improvement in the environmental sanitation and good nutritious food may help the people to bring down the skin disease in the rural part of country. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bmj.v41i1.18784 Bangladesh Medical Journal 2012 Vol. 41 No. 1; 50-52

An Epidemiological Study of Smoking Among Adult Males in a Rural Area of Hooghly District, West Bengal, India

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indranil Saha ◽  
Bobby Paul ◽  
Tushar Kanti Dey
Keyword(s):  
Rural Area ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quit Smoking ◽  
Former Smokers ◽  
Education Needs

AbstractA community-based cross-sectional study was undertaken in a rural community of West Bengal, India among 329 adult males, during April to June, 2004 to find out the prevalence, characteristics of smoking and attitude of smokers towards quitting. 29.8% (98), 61.7% (203) and 8.5% (28) were found to be current, never and former smokers respectively. Among current smokers, 79.4% had started smoking before the age of 24 years. 23% of smokers cited the reason for smoking was to concentrate at work and to relieve anger and frustration. 53.8% wanted to quit smoking but lack of willpower (28.2%) became the major hindrance to quitting. 58.9% were uncertain about continuing smoking. Smoking is commonly practised in rural area of West Bengal, starting at quite an early age; hence awareness and health education needs to be stressed, so that prevention can be initiated.

scholarly journals Prevalence of active trachoma and associated factors among children aged 1 to 9 years in rural communities of Lemo district, southern Ethiopia: community based cross sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Endale WoldeKidan ◽  
Deresse Daka ◽  
Deresse Legesse ◽  
Tariku Laelago ◽  
Bealu Betebo
Keyword(s):  
Family Size ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Contact ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
Active Trachoma

Abstract Background Trachoma, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis is the leading infectious cause of blindness. It is transmitted via personal contact with infected ocular and nasal secretions by hands, fomites and eye- seeking flies. Active trachoma is more common among children aged 1 to 9 years. The objective of this study was determining the prevalence of active trachoma and associated factors among children aged 1 to 9 years in rural community of Lemo district. Methods Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March to April, 2018 in rural community of Lemo district. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 589 study participants. Data were collected by using structured pre-tested questionnaire, physical examination and observation. Binocular loupe was used to identify active trachoma cases. The data were entered by using EPi-data version 3.1 and analyzed by SPSS. Binary logistic regression was used to assess factors associated with active trachoma. Variables with p-value < 0.05 in the multivariable analysis were used to declare significance of association. Result Eighty seven (15.2%) children were positive for active trachoma. Absence of solid waste disposal pit (AOR = 2.20, 95% CI (1.12-4.37), do not use latrine as reported by respondent (AOR = 7.53, 95% CI (2.86-19.84), do not use soap for face washing as reported by respondent (AOR =2.3, 95% CI (1.32–4.12), washing face frequency as reported by respondent (AOR = 1.86, 95% CI (1.06–3.26), and family size greater than five (AOR = 1.96, 95% CI (1.06–3.67) were significantly associated with active trachoma. Conclusion Active trachoma among children aged 1 to 9 years is high. Do not use latrine, do not use soap for face washing, and face washing frequency in a day as reported by respondents and family size were associated with active trachoma. Access to adequate water and sanitation can be important components in working towards eliminating trachoma as a public health problem. Therefore, prompt measures must be taken by concerned bodies to increase access to adequate water and sanitation facilities.

Pattern of Injuries, Its Consequences and Concepts of Injury Prevention in a Rural Community in Bangladesh

KYAMC Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 118-123
Author(s):  
Sailendra Nath Biswas ◽  
Rubaiyat Farzana Hussain ◽  
Taslima Akber Happy ◽  
Mohd Raisul Hasan ◽  
Mahaidhe Hassan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Healthcare Facility ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The People

Background : An epidemiological transition occurs during the turn of the 21 st century. Non- communicable diseasespredominate over the communicable diseases along with the global economic development. Among the non-communicable diseases, injuries and accidents become a major concern. Objectives: To identify the pattern of injuries prevailing in a rural community in Sirajganj district during 1st November 2015 to 31st January 2016, Materials and Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted among the people living in the rural area near to Shahjadpur Upazila Health Complex of Sirajganj. A total of 442 respondents were interviewed face-toface using a semi-structured questionnaire. Convenience sampling technique was adopted. Collected data were cleaned and analyzed with SPSS software (version 20.0). Results: There were 204 cases of injuries. Fall, cut injury, road traffic accident (RTA) and burn constituted 30.4%,30.4%,15.2% and 12.3% of the injuries respectively. Among the injured cases, 73 went to any health facility to seek treatment. Majority (53.4%) of the injured cases faced loss of activity with hand, 13.2% developed loss of mobility. Among the 73 injured persons who went to any healthcare facility for obtaining treatment, 2.7% expired, 4.1% lives with disability, 15.1% had temporary disability and 78.1% recovered. Nearly half (43%) of the respondents mentioned that they did not have idea about injury prevention. Conclusion: This study reiterates the need to spread the knowledge of pattern of injuries and its prevention through available evidence based strategies and multiple dissemination channels in rural areas. KYAMC Journal Vol. 11, No.-3, October 2020, Page 118-123

scholarly journals Association between Alcohol Consumption and Smoking Habit in the General Population of Rural Nepalese Community

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-29
Author(s):  
Kishor Khanal ◽  
Jagadish Chataut
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Smoking Habit ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Odds Ratios ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Consumption Habit

Background: Various studies have shown that alcohol consumption and smoking habits are complementary and associated behavior for each other, and these behaviours are influenced by socio-cultural and socio-demographic factors.Methods: A community based cross sectional study was conducted on 2013 among 648 general people of rural community of Ramechap district, Nepal. Questionnaires were used to collect information on age, gender, smoking habit, alcohol consumption habit and occupation. Frequency, percentage as well as mean and standard deviation (SD) were calculated as descriptive statistics. To measure the association between alcohol consumption and explanatory variables ( i.e. sex, smoking habit and occupation), we used univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis to calculate unadjusted odds ratios (ORs) and adjusted odds ratios(aORs) with 95% confidence interval (95%CI).Results: Alcohol consumption  was found to be associated with different explanatory variables as follows : smoking habit (Yes: aOR =3.90, 95%CI = 2.58, 5.92), sex (Male: aOR = 3.64, 95%CI = 2.27, 5.82), occupation (house wife: aOR = 0.79, 95%CI =0.44, 1.43; teacher: aOR = 1.88, 95%CI = 0.68, 5.24; government service:  aOR = 1.99, 95%CI = 1.11, 3.59; and others: aOR =  0.61, 95%CI = 0.25, 1.47).Conclusions: Our findings showed an association between alcohol consumption and smoking habit among the population under study.

Does community-based care have an effect on public attitudes toward the mentally ill?

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 282-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Rössler ◽  
HJ Salize ◽  
B Voges
Keyword(s):  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Representative Samples

SummaryIn this cross-sectional study we have investigated the attitudes and feelings toward the mentally ill among the residents of two Central European regions which are at considerably different stages of development in moving toward community-based care, to see if we could connect differing patterns of attitudes in the two regions to the varying levels of development of psychiatric care. By using the telephone survey method, representative samples of interviewees were presented with two complexes of questions, measuring the social distance of the interviewee to the mentally ill and his/her feelings toward the mentally ill. Social rejection and feelings of the people toward the mentally ill in both regions were similar in the direction they took, however not so much in the intensity. The population of the community care area showed a slightly stronger rejection. But factor analysis clearly suggests a more rational and sophisticated position toward the patients in this population. The people living in the custodially-oriented catchment area, on the other hand, showed a more vague pattern in their attitudes.

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