scholarly journals Exploring Socio-Demographic Factors Affecting Psychological Symptoms in Humidifier Disinfectant Survivors

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (22) ◽  
pp. 11811
Author(s):  
Hye-Yun Ko ◽  
Seung-Hun Ryu ◽  
Min-Joo Lee ◽  
Hun-Ju Lee ◽  
Soo-Young Kwon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Attention Problems ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
General Group ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Rule Breaking ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Group Family

This study aimed to compare the psychological symptoms of humidifier disinfectant survivors to the general population and explore socio-demographic factors influencing survivors’ psychological symptoms. A one-way Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) and a series of two-way MANCOVA were conducted with a sample of 228 humidifier disinfectant survivors and 228 controls. The results demonstrated that the survivor group displayed higher anxious/depressed symptoms, withdrawn symptoms, somatic complaints, thought problems, attention problems, aggressive behavior and rule-breaking behavior than the general group. Moreover, among the socio-demographic factors, the two-way interaction effects of group × family economic status and group × number of friends were found to be statistically significant. The limitations and implications of this study are discussed.

Factors Associated with Distribution of Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia Among Rural and Urban Women in Child Bearing Age – A Case of Mbala General Hospital, Northern Province, Zambia

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 81-91
Author(s):  
Daniel Sinkala
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Pregnancy Outcomes ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Preeclampsia and eclampsia cases continue to rise in northern Zambia as people search for babies and continuity of clans’ survival. Due to the competitive nature of cultural demands/ myths on pregnancy and maternal socio-demographic factors (low-age, low socio-economic status, and poor health-seeking behaviour), women in rural prefer unprofessional primary health care services that are presumably affordable to them thereby, delaying in seeking for professional healthcare services. High levels of poverty in resource-limited areas have put many female adolescents at risk of falling pregnant. Thus, this study probed on the interaction between these maternal socio-demographic factors and disease distribution in both rural and urban areas with respect to various pregnancy outcomes. The study used retrospective quantitative methods in eliciting information from data sources (women, registers) in Mbala, Mpulungu, Senga, and Mungwi districts covering 3-year period (2017-2019). In all, 202 female respondents from Northern Zambia were interviewed through self-administered questionnaires. Thereafter, data were analysed using a statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS v16). Findings indicate severe; socio-economic status and low maternal age affect pre-eclampsia disease distribution coupled with adverse pregnancy outcomes more in rural than urban areas. The better the socio-demographic conditions, the lower the disease distribution with good pregnancy outcomes. However, worsening maternal socio-demographic conditions may increase the incidence of pre-eclampsia among pregnant women of northern Zambia. The study recommended interventions tarred towards public health programmes such as social behaviour change and communication (SBCC) towards adolescent women and socio-economic empowerment of pregnant women in resource-limited areas. Keywords: Average ANC timing, Preeclampsia, Residency, Socio-economic, Teenage pregnancy.

scholarly journals The association between sociodemographic characteristics and dementia in patients with atrial fibrillation

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (11) ◽  
pp. 2319-2327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per Wändell ◽  
Axel C. Carlsson ◽  
Xinjun Li ◽  
Danijela Gasevic ◽  
Jan Sundquist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
National Patient ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Abstract Objectives Association between socio-demographic factors and dementia risk is studied in general but not for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. Methods We studied AF patients ≥ 45 years in Sweden 1998–2012 (n = 537,513) using the Total Population Register for socio-demographic factors, the Swedish Cause of Death Register, and the National Patient Register (NPR) for incident dementia. Cox regression with hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) was used for the association between exposure and outcome, adjusting for age and comorbidities. Results Totally 30,332 patients (5.6%) were diagnosed with dementia during the follow-up (mean 5.4 years). Of these, 14,097 were men (4.9%) and 16,235 were women (6.5%). Lower educational levels (reference: highest level) were associated with increased dementia, HRs (95% CI) for basic school for men 1.23 (1.18–1.29) and women 1.36 (1.30–1.42), and middle-level school for men 1.17 (1.11–1.22) and women 1.28 (1.22–1.34). Divorced men and women (reference: married) showed increased risk of dementia, HR 1.07 (1.01–1.13) and 1.12 (1.06–1.18), respectively, while widowed men showed lower risk, HR 0.84 (0.80–0.88). High deprivation neighborhood socio-economic status (NSES; reference: medium level) was associated with increased dementia in men, HR 1.11 (1.05–1.17), and low deprivation neighborhood socio-economic status (NSES) with increased dementia in men and women, HR 1.12 (1.06–1.18) and 1.18 (1.12–1.24), respectively. Conclusions Some results were expected, i.e. association between lower educational level and dementia. The higher risk of dementia in low deprivation NSES-areas could be due to a higher awareness about dementia, and subsequent earlier diagnosis and treatment of dementia.

scholarly journals Socio-Demographic Factors Affecting the Prevalence of Enteric Fever: A Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1927-1931
Author(s):  
Mizanur Rahman ◽  
ASM Nawshad Uddin Ahmed ◽  
Jafar Iqbal ◽  
Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun ◽  
Nazia Hossain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Enteric Fever ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

scholarly journals Utilization of antenatal services in urban slums of Jorhat municipality, Assam, India and the socio - demographic factors affecting it

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Syeda Jesmin Rahman ◽  
Anuradha Hazarika Medhi
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Urban Slums ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Mere Presence ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
One Year ◽  
Antenatal Services ◽  
Slum Areas

Background: Antenatal service is an important strategy for improvement of maternal and child health, reduction of maternal mortality and neonatal death. But mere presence of this service is not enough. Utilization of the antenatal service is the most important aspect and there are many socio demographic factors that influence the women for its utilization. The objective of the study is to assess the utilization of antenatal services in the urban slums of Jorhat municipality, Assam and the socio - demographic factors affecting it.Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was done among women of the slum areas who had at least a child less than one year by using a pre structured and predesigned questionnaire.  Results: Adequate utilization of antenatal service was 19% while inadequate utilization was 66%. 74.2% of women had at least one dose of TT and 87.2 % consumed Iron and Folic Acid tablets for four months or more. Women who were high school and above had either adequate (13.2%) or inadequate utilization (81.1%) and only 5.7% of them did not have any antenatal service at all as compared to 37.5% among illiterates. Religion, caste, age of the women, parity did not have much role in its utilization. Among women from the joint families who did not have any antenatal service was only 4.8% as compared to 19.2% of women from nuclear families.  Conclusions: Majority of women had inadequate utilization of antenatal service in the slum areas and education played a very important role. Key words: Utilization, antenatal services, slum area.

A study on influence of education and occupation on family planning practices in rural Shamirpet, R.R. District, T.S., India.

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 5525
Author(s):  
Vijayasree L.
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Safe Motherhood ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Contraceptive Usage ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Family planning is an important pillar for safe motherhood and good reproductive health and is influenced by number of socio-demographic factors. Since fertility in India is primarily marital this study was planned among married women. A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 402 women of reproductive age group. Details regarding various socio-demographic factors with special emphasis on education and occupation of husband and wife and their socio-economic status and its relation to contraceptive usage were studied. Prevalence of contraception was found to be 61.7%. Contraceptive usage had a significantly positive relation with literacy status of women, socio economic status of the couple. On the other hand husband’s educational status, occupation of women, husband’s occupation did not have any relation with contraceptive usage.

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