Sociodemographic profile and distribution of Spotted Fever cases per brazilian region between the years 2008 and 2017

This study aims to identify the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of Spotted Fever in Brazil between 2008 and 2017. A descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach that used as a source of data the Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN) available in the public database of the Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde (DATASUS), adopting the following variables within the pre-established period: Region of Notification, Sex, Age Group, Evolution, Infection Zone, Schooling, Environment of Infection, and Confirmation Criteria. Spotted fever was prevalent in the Southeast region of the country, although underreporting is a reality in other regions. The most affected population was male, economically active, living in rural areas, and with incomplete primary education. Thus, epidemiological surveillance is fundamental, especially in endemic and "silent" regions for the notification of the disease.

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Assessment of COVID-19 Related Misinformation among the Community in Basrah, Iraq

Iraqi National Journal of Medicine ◽

10.37319/iqnjm.2.csi.2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (CSI) ◽

pp. 12-18

Author(s):

Ali Al-Rubaye ◽

Dhurgham Abdulwahid ◽

Aymen Albadran ◽

Abbas Ejbary ◽

Laith Alrubaiy

Keyword(s):

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Bachelor's Degree ◽

Public Knowledge ◽

Age Group ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Educational Levels ◽

The Public ◽

First Case ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Central District

Background: There has been a rapid rise in cases of COVID-19 infection and its mortality rate since the first case reported in February 2020. This led to the rampant dissemination of misinformation and rumors about the disease among the public. Objectives: To investigate the scale of public misinformation about COVID-19 in Basrah, Iraq. Methods: A cross-sectional study based on a 22-item questionnaire to assess public knowledge and understanding of information related to the COVID-19 infection. Results: A total of 483 individuals completed the questionnaire. The most frequent age group was 26–35 years (28.2%); there were 280 (58%) males and 203 (42%) females. Of the participants, 282 (58.4%) were with an education level below the Bachelor’s degree, 342 (70.8%) were married, and 311 (64%) were living in districts in Basra other than the central district. Overall, 50.8% (11.8/ 22 * 100%) of individuals had the correct information regarding COVID-19. There was a significant association between the level of COVID-19 related misinformation and participants’ educational levels and occupation (p <0.05). However, there was no significant difference found across sex, age group, marital state, and area of residence. Conclusions: Misinformation related to COVID-19 is widely spread and has to be addressed in order to control the pandemic. Keywords: COVID-19, misinformation, knowledge, Iraq

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Housing Conditions Linked to Tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Infestation in Rural Areas of Colombia: A Potential Risk for Rickettsial Transmission

Journal of Medical Entomology ◽

10.1093/jme/tjaa159 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Juan C Quintero V ◽

Javier Mignone ◽

Lisardo Osorio Q ◽

Astrid V Cienfuegos-Gallet ◽

Carlos Rojas A

Keyword(s):

Thematic Analysis ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Local Community ◽

Tick Infestation ◽

Spotted Fever ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Spotted Fever Group ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Two Samples ◽

Mixed Regression

Abstract This cross-sectional study explores the different conditions related to the infestation of ticks in households and the potential risks for rickettsial transmission in Urabá, Colombia. The main outcome of interest was villagers’ perception of tick infestation. The data were analyzed using a clog-log mixed regression model. Ticks were collected from infested humans to diagnose infection by spotted fever group rickettsiae (SFGR). In addition, a thematic analysis of qualitative data from key informants concerning knowledge about ticks was conducted. The prevalence of infestation of ticks in households was estimated at 60.99% (95% CI: 51.58–93.51). The multivariate model suggested that households with palm leaf roofs (PR = 1.95; 95% CI: 1.19–2.95), canines (PR = 1.76; 95% CI: 1.21–2.46), rats (PR = 2.19; 95% CI: 1.45–3.08), and with the presence of opossums in areas surrounding the households (PR = 1.51; 95% CI: 1.05–2.10) had a higher prevalence of tick infestation. Two samples of the tick species Amblyomma patinoi were found infected with Rickettsia amblyommatis and Candidatus Rickettsia colombianensi. A thematic analysis provided the names that local community members give to ticks, areas where ticks are common, and the individuals at risk of infestation. The presence of domestic, synanthropic, and wild animals suggests a high risk of the dissemination of ticks inside dwellings and close to them in these rural areas.

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STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE & AWARENESS REGARDING EYE DONATION AMONG STUDENTS OF CIMS BILASPUR (C.G.)

10.36106/ijsr/4904139 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-3

Author(s):

Vijay Kumar Manwani

Keyword(s):

Corneal Transplantation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Eye Disease ◽

Age Group ◽

Eye Bank ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Correct Knowledge ◽

Sociodemographic Profile ◽

Eye Donation

Background-Eye donation is an act of donating ones eye after his/her death. it is an act of charity,purely for the benefit of the society and is totally voluntary. age or systemic illness such as diabetes or hypertension, heart disease \,kidney disease is not barrier for eye donation.. eye disease are a significant cause of visual impairment and blindness in the developing world.approximately 18.7 million people are blind in india and 1,90,000 are blind from bilateral corneal disease.For such people corneal transplantation helps in restoring their sight. According to the eye bank association of india the current cornea procurement rate in india is 22,000 per year.Programme and activities conducted across the country to impart the significance of eye donation and its useful to visual impaired people. Objectives- 1.To assess sociodemographic profile of the students.2.To assess the knowledge & awareness regarding eye donation among study subject. Methodology-Study Subject;-Medical student CIMS college Bilaspur. Type Of Study :-Observational Cross sectional study. Study Area :- CIMS medical college Study Duration:-July 2017 to December 2017. Sample Size :- 100medical students in CIMS medical college Bilaspur(C.G) Study Tools :- Pre designed questionnaires Results:- In the present study, there was nearly 46% male and 54% female. 100% of the participants had heard about eye donation.The commonest source of knowledge on eye donation, Dr (32%) followed by TV(25%), Friends (20%). Majority (63%) of participants had correct knowledge that eye should be removed from dead donor within 6 hours.80% of the participants replied eye donation is done by all age group people. Conclusion:- Majority (63%) of participant had correct knowledge regarding eye donation. Majority (79%) of the students have willingness regarding eye donation

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Assessment of Cryptosporidium in Patients With Gastroenteritis by Modified Ziehl-Neelsen Staining Method in East Azerbaijan Province of Iran During 2018-2019

International Journal of Medical Parasitology and Epidemiology Sciences ◽

10.34172/ijmpes.2020.17 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 56-60

Author(s):

Alireza Javidmehr ◽

Yagoob Garedaghi ◽

Amir Babak Sioufi

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Parasitic Infections ◽

Age Group ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Stool Samples ◽

East Azerbaijan

Introduction: Cryptosporidiosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease that is caused by Cryptosporidium species and leads to acute or chronic diarrhea and vomiting in patients. Due to the suitable conditions of East Azerbaijan province for parasite transmission, the present study was performed to evaluate the prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in patients with gastroenteritis referred to hospitals and reference laboratories of East Azerbaijan province during 2018-2019. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on patients with diarrhea who referred to hospitals and reference laboratories of East Azerbaijan province during 2018-2019. In this study, 180 fecal samples were collected from patients with gastroenteritis by cluster-random sampling. Stool samples were stored in 10% formalin and transferred to a parasitology laboratory and examined for parasite contamination by modified acid-fast staining (Modified Ziehl-Neelsen) method. Data were analyzed by chi-square test using SPSS. Results: Out of 180 samples, the highest number of diarrhea samples belonged to the age group over 40 years (35.5%) and the lowest belonged to the age group of 10-20 years (7.7%). Additionally, 56% of subjects were male and 44% were female. Of these patients, 57.7% lived in urban areas and 42.3% in rural areas. Cryptosporidium was observed in 1.6% (3 cases) of patients with gastroenteritis. There was a statistically significant relationship between Cryptosporidium infection and the age of patients with diarrhea (P<0.05). Conclusion: In the present study, a lower prevalence of cryptosporidiosis has been determined in comparison with previous studies in East Azerbaijan province. However, Cryptosporidium and other parasitic infections in the feces of patients with diarrhea referred to hospitals or reference laboratories need to be carefully diagnosed by appropriate parasitological methods.

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Mental health and its influencing factors among left-behind children in South China: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-019-8066-5 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Xiu Zhang ◽

Mengjie Li ◽

Li Guo ◽

Yanna Zhu

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Age Group ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Left Behind ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

Communication Frequency

Abstract Background With rapid development of China’s economy, there were over 68.7 million left-behind children (LBC) in China whose mental health has become a problem of public concern. The present cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the status of mental health and its associated factors of LBC aged 3–16 years old in both rural and urban areas. Methods A total of 4187 children (aged 3–16), including 1471 LBC and 2716 non-left-behind children (NLBC), were recruited from 50 communities (22 in urban areas and 28 in rural areas) in Guangdong, China in August, 2014. The mental health problems were assessed using the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Results No statistically significant difference of SDQ subscales scores about difficulties were found between LBC and NLBC on the whole participants as well as in rural areas or in urban areas within the same age group after adjustments were made (all p > 0.05). However, compared with NLBC in the same areas, urban LBC tended to have higher prosocial behaviours scores, while rural LBC had the lowest prosocial behaviours scores not only in the whole age group but also in different age subgroups (p < 0.05). Besides, compared with urban LBC, rural LBC were not worse in SDQ subscales scores except for prosocial behaviour at 7–9 age group (p = 0.003). Furthermore, higher paternal educational level and longer duration of parental absence, were associated with less difficulties in both rural and urban LBC. Besides, shorter duration of talk per-time but higher communication frequency were associated with less difficulties in rural LBC. Conclusions The present study demonstrated that in general, no difference of mental health problems were found between LBC and NLBC. Besides, longer duration of parental absence, shorter duration of talk per time but more communication frequency, and higher paternal educational level tend to have better development of mental health. The findings reinforce the importance of the stability of caregivers and the effective parent-child communication for Chinese rural LBC.

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A STUDY ON SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF PATIENTS OF INTESTINA OBSTRUCTION IN DR. SUSHEELA TIWARI GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, HALDWANI

10.36106/gjra/7403108 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 4-6

Author(s):

Prateek Shakya ◽

Rajeev Kumar Singh ◽

Deepak Goyal

Keyword(s):

Intestinal Obstruction ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Abdominal Tuberculosis ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Age Group ◽

Government Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sociodemographic Profile

Background/Aim: This study was aimed to provide a sociodemographic prole of intestinal obstruction in a tertiary care hospital in Kumaun region of Uttarakhand, India. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of patients admitted in our hospital with a diagnosis of intestinal obstruction between the years 2019 and 2020 at Dr. Susheela Tiwari Government Hospital, Haldwani, Uttarakhand. The study comprised of 250 patients. Results: The commonest age group affected was 18-30 years. In our patients, the main cause of obstruction was adhesions followed by abdominal tuberculosis with MALIGNANCY coming third. Conservative management was advocated in 72 patients while the rest underwent surgery. Conclusion: Adhesion was the main etiology in Intestinal Obstruction. The odds of malignant bowel obstruction are increasing in the proportion of Intestinal Obstruction. There were some differences towards the etiologic spectrum compared with western countries.

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Frequency of Severity and Types of Hearing Impairment In Children of Age 5 to 10 Years in Audiology Department

Asian Journal of Allied Health Sciences (AJAHS) ◽

10.52229/ajahs.v5i4.790 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Akhtar ◽

Azmat Tahira ◽

Ambreen Sadaf ◽

Maria Shahzadi ◽

Umair Ahsan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Hearing Impairment ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

World Health ◽

Control Analysis ◽

Age Group ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Chi Square Analysis

Hearing impairment also known as hearing loss is a total or partial incapability to hear. Hard of hearing individuals have difficulty understanding speech sounds. The hearing tribulations in children could have an effect on the ability to learn spoken language as well as in adults it could be able to generate difficulty with social communication in addition to at work. Objective: To determine the Frequency of severity level along with its types of hearing loss in children age 5 to 15 years coming to the Department of Audiology in Children Hospital and ICH, Lahore. Methods: The Descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in the Audiology Department of Children Hospital and ICH in Lahore District, Punjab Province, Pakistan. Children of age limit between 5 to 15 years were had screened and examine for hearing impairment according to the World Health Organization (WHO) protocols. A purposive sampling technique was used. The Case-control analysis of the audiometric test had performed to find out the type and degree of Hearing loss, follow by Chi-Square analysis. Results: The total of 175 children comprised the study population, in which 51.4% (n=90) children belong to the age group of 10-12 years, had Moderate to Severe SNHL due to Birth complications and lack of awareness about Preventable hearing loss especially in rural areas of Pakistan, 28.5% (n=50) children belong to the age group of 13-15 years, had Severe to Profound SNHL due to Consanguineous marriages, 20% (n=35) children belong to the age group of 7-9 years, had Mild to Moderate CHL due to Ear Discharge and other complications like Tonsillitis and Adenoids, etc. Conclusions: This study concluded that a total of 175 children participated in that research, in which 90 children had Moderate to Severe SNHL, 50 children had Severe to Profound SNHL and 35 children had Mild to Moderate CHL.

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Prevalence of hearing impairment in Aligarh: a community based study

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20182624 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (7) ◽

pp. 2926

Author(s):

Mohammad Asif Khan ◽

Najam Khalique ◽

Zulfia Khan ◽

Abrar Hasan

Keyword(s):

Hearing Impairment ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Uttar Pradesh ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Age Group ◽

Community Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Study Population

Background: Hearing impairment is avery complex phenomenon, which has many and serious consequencesfor people and involves many factors and issues that should becarefully examined. The objective of the study were to estimate the prevalence of hearing impairment in the study population.Methods: Study design was a community based cross sectional study. Setting was on field practice areas of the urban and rural health training centers, Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. No. of Participants was 422 study subjects age 18 and above 18 years; Systematic random sampling and proportionate to population size method (PPS). Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS version 13; Chi-square.Results: Overall prevalence in present study population was found to be 23.1%. The prevalence in the rural areas (24.8%) was found to be higher than that of the urban areas (20.5%). The age specific prevalence showed that the maximum prevalence was in the age group of more than 70 years (66.6%). In the rural areas the prevalence was highest in the >70 year age group(75%) while in the urban areas it was maximum in the 61-70 year age group(61.5%). The prevalence was least in the 31-40 year age group in both urban (5.4%) as well as rural areas (14.5%). The association of hearing loss with age was found to be highly significant.Conclusions:A high prevalence of hearing impairment was found in the study. Increasing prevalence of hearing impairment was observed with advancing age.

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A study of awareness on cervical cancer and prevalence of pathological leucorrhoea among women in rural Chennai

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20181734 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (5) ◽

pp. 2118

Author(s):

R. Tamilarasi ◽

Latha Maheshwari ◽

Raghul Siddharth ◽

Sanjeev .

Keyword(s):

Cervical Cancer ◽

Rural Women ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Tamil Nadu ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mortality And Morbidity ◽

The Public ◽

Inadequate Knowledge ◽

Women In India

Background: Cancers are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity due to non-communicable diseases second only to diabetes. Cervical cancer is the second most important cancer in women. In India nearly 75,000 women die of cervical cancer every year. In Tamil Nadu, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer to affect women especially in the rural areas. Aims of the study were to study about the level of awareness on cervical cancer and prevalence of pathological leucorrhoea among women residing in rural Chennai.Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out among randomly selected 295 females aged 15 years and above residing at Alamadhi village and nearby villages in Chennai from March 2016 to September 2016. Pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data.Results: Among the participants most of the women (55.6%) were belonged to 15-30 years age group. Of all the participants involved in the study about 66.8% (197/295) had No awareness on cervical cancer and among the rest, 27.6% (27/98) had good knowledge and 72.4% (71/98) had inadequate knowledge on cervical cancer. Prevalence of Pathological leucorrhoea is 27.5%.Conclusions: Though cervical cancer is the leading cancer among women, our study shows a large percentage of rural women are completely ignorant about this disease which when detected in early stages is completely curable. Hence, extensive health education to the public is needed to improve their knowledge with an emphasis on the fact that periodic screening is the new standard in prevention of cervical cancer.

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PERSEPSI MASYARAKAT KECAMATAN TOMPASO TERHADAP PEMAKAIAN GIGI TIRUAN

e-GIGI ◽

10.35790/eg.3.2.2015.10347 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Maureen M. Mamesah ◽

Vonny N. S Wowor ◽

Krista V. Siagian

Keyword(s):

Tooth Loss ◽

Public Perception ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

The Body ◽

Age Group ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Public ◽

Study Population ◽

Level Of Knowledge

Abstract: Teeth become one of the important parts of the body,and thereforeone can not be said to be healthy as a whole if the teeth and mouth are in problems. Tooth loss should be handled with the use of dentures because of loss of teeth are not replaced soon will interfere with the mastication, speesh function and aesthetic. However, not all people who have lost their original teeth using the dentures. The decision on a person’s actions are influenced by perception, such as when someone decided to use or not the denture. Perceptions about the use of denture is the stimulus in interpreated by individuals regarding the use of denture and the level of knowledge about the importance of the denture.This research is a descriptive study with cross sectional approach and using questionnaire. This study population is people in the age group 30-50 years in Tompaso and then totaling 2,031 people. Method of sampling in this research is purposivesampling method and sample size in this study was 64 people.The results of this study indicate the public perception of district Tompaso to the purposes and functions of the use of denture quite enough. With a percentage 54,15%.Keywords: Perception, Society, DentureAbstrak: Gigi menjadi salah satu bagian tubuh dengan fungsi yang penting, oleh sebab itu seseorang tidak dapat dikatakakan sehat secara utuh bila gigi dan mulutnya bermasalah. Kehilangan gigi seharusnya ditangani dengan pemakaian gigi tiruan karena hilangannya gigi yang tidak segera diganti akan menimbulkan gangguan terhadap fungsi pengunyahan, fungsi bicara maupun estetik. Akan tetapi saat ini tidak semua orang yang telah kehilangan gigi aslinya menggunakan gigi tiruan.Pengambilan keputusan terhadap tindakan seseorang dipengaruhi oleh persepsi, demikian halnya ketika seseorang memutuskan untuk menggunakan atau tidak gigi tiruan. Persepsi tentang pemakaian gigi tiruan adalah proses stimulus yang diinderakan oleh individu mengenai pemakaian gigi tiruan serta tingkat pengetahuan masyarakat mengenai pentingnya pemakaian gigi tiruan.Penelitian ini merupakan suatu penelitian deskriptif dengan metode pendekatan cross-sectional study dan menggunakan kuesioner. Populasi penelitian ini adalah masyarakat pada kelompok usia 30-50 tahun di Tompaso yang berjumlah 2.031 orang. Metode pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini yaitu Purposive Sampling Method, dan jumlah sampel pada penelitian ini adalah 64 orang.Hasil penelitian menunjukan persepsi masyarakat kecamatan Tompaso terhadap tujuan dan fungsi pemakaian gigi tiruan tergolong cukup, dengan persentase 54,15%.Kata kunci : Persepsi, Masyarakat, Gigi tiruan.

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