A Study of Computer Related Musculoskeletal and Visual Health Problems among Computer Users and its Association with Desktop Ergonomics in the Gujarat State, A Cross Sectional Study

Background: Sweepers and sanitary workers are getting exposed to hazardous dust during their work. The health profile of the sanitary workers and utilization of health services are not clearly known. This study aimed to assess the health profile and associated risk factors among street sweepers and sanitary workers.Methods: A community based cross sectional study was conducted among 73 street sweepers and sanitary workers in a zone of Greater Chennai Corporation by multistage sampling method, during November 2016 to December 2016 using a semi structured questionnaire.Results: Among the respondents 67.1% were females, 2/3rd of them belonged to the age group of 30-40 years. Majority of them (82.2%) had reported to have musculoskeletal problems followed by respiratory problems (61.6%), ophthalmic problems (53.4%), skin problems (38.4%), mental health problems (39.7%). Most of the respondents had multiple problems. Musculoskeletal problems were more common among the female workers (p=0.002). Health problems like headache, fatigue, giddiness were more common among the workers who worked for >5 years (p=0.006). The utilization of health services was better among those workers who had formal school education (p=0.042).Conclusions: This study concludes majority of them have musculoskeletal problems followed by respiratory problems and ophthalmic problems. Usage of personal protective equipments and utilization of health services by the sweepers and sanitary workers were poor. Hence steps have to be taken to improve the health status by subjecting them to periodic screening and sensitization programs on usage of PPE.

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Mental Health Problems among Medical Students during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross- Sectional Study

Kerala Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.30834/kjp.34.1.2021.262 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Joice Geo ◽

Sivin P Sam ◽

Roy Abraham Kallivayalil

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Medical Students ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Problems ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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A cross-sectional study on morbidity status among school going adolescents in Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20195470 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (12) ◽

pp. 5201

Author(s):

Sathish Dev D. ◽

Sugantha Valli M. ◽

Gnana Sezhian M. ◽

Suganya E.

Keyword(s):

Tamil Nadu ◽

Gastrointestinal Disease ◽

Age Groups ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Problems ◽

Age Group ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Wide Range ◽

Tract Infections

Background: Adolescents represent about 21.8 percent of India’s population. Various health risks with potentially life-threatening consequences become prominent in this age group. This study was undertaken with the objective to determine the morbidity profile of school going adolescents in Tamil Nadu.Methods: This descriptive, cross sectional study was planned and conducted from January 2016 to August 2017. The study population included 987 adolescent boys and girls aged between 10 to 19 years studying in high and higher secondary Government schools of Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. Semi-structured questionnaire was used as data collection tool.Results: The mean age groups of this school going adolescent are 14.2 yrs. In the present study 583 (59%) of the study participants were affected by one or more morbidity condition. Among them, 395 (67.7%) were in the age group 10-14 years and 188 (32.2%) in the age group 15-19 years. 122 (21%) and 461 (79.1%) of male and female were affected respectively. In the present study, fever (21%) was the commonest reported morbidity followed by acute respiratory infection (15.7%) and acute gastrointestinal disease (13. 4%).Conclusions: This study shows that adolescents are prone to a wide range of morbidity conditions. Apart from respiratory and gastro intestinal diseases, reproductive tract infections and sexual health problems are important morbidities affecting this age group. There is strong need to sensitize health care practitioners at all levels, in both government and private sectors towards health problems in adolescent age groups.

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Commentary: Jordanian ostomates’ health problems and self-care ability to manage their intestinal ostomy: a cross-sectional study

Journal of Research in Nursing ◽

10.1177/1744987120941949 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (8) ◽

pp. 697-698

Author(s):

Claire Taylor

Keyword(s):

Self Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Problems ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Health problems among breast cancer survivors after completing conventional treatments: A cross‐sectional study

Nursing and Health Sciences ◽

10.1111/nhs.12678 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 436-444 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sureeporn Chumdaeng ◽

Pratum Soivong ◽

Hunsa Sethabouppha ◽

Ratanawadee Chontawan

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Cancer Survivors ◽

Breast Cancer Survivors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Problems ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Multicentre descriptive cross-sectional study of Japanese home visit patients: reasons for encounter, health problems and multimorbidity

Family Practice ◽

10.1093/fampra/cmz056 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Makoto Kaneko ◽

Kees Van Boven ◽

Hiroshi Takayanagi ◽

Tesshu Kusaba ◽

Takashi Yamada ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cardiovascular Diseases ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Home Visit ◽

Home Visits ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Problems ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Gastrointestinal Problems ◽

Reasons For Encounter

Abstract Background GP in Japan are encouraged to conduct home visits for older adults. However, most previous studies on home visits were based on secondary analyses of billing data that did not include reasons for the encounter. Objectives This study aimed to describe home visit care by GP in Japan, including reasons for encounter, health problems, episodes of care, comprehensiveness and multimorbidity. Methods This multicentre descriptive cross-sectional study used the International Classification of Primary Care, second edition, and was conducted in Japan from 1 October 2016 to 31 March 2017. Participants were patients who received home visits from 10 enrolled GPs working in urban and rural areas across Japan. The main outcome measures were reasons for encounter, health problems and multimorbidity. Results Of 253 potential patient participants, 250 were included in this analysis; 92.4% were aged 65 years and older. We registered 1,278 regular home visits and 110 emergency home visits. The top three reasons for encounters home visits were associated with cardiovascular and gastrointestinal disorders: prescriptions for cardiovascular diseases (n = 796), medical examination/health evaluation for cardiovascular diseases (n = 758) and prescriptions for gastrointestinal problems (n = 554). About 50% of patients had multimorbidity. Cardiovascular, endocrine and neuropsychological diseases were the most frequent problems in patients with multimorbidity. Conclusions The main reasons for encounter were prescriptions for chronic conditions. Emergency visits accounted for 8% of all visits. Around half of the patients had multimorbidity. This information may help GPs and policy makers to better assess home visit patients' needs.

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Occurrence of hypothyroidism and its correlation with reproductive health problems: a cross sectional study

International Journal of Reproduction Contraception Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20191970 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. 2076

Author(s):

Selvi Kumar ◽

Pushpa Kotur

Keyword(s):

Reproductive Health ◽

Thyroid Dysfunction ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Problems ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Cost Effective Treatment ◽

Menstrual Irregularities

Background: Thyroid dysfunction is 10 times more common in women than in men. Hypothyroidism among women of reproductive age group is linked to menstrual irregularities, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), miscarriage and infertility. Several studies are available in the literature reporting regarding impact of hypothyroidism on one or the other isolated problems of reproductive health problems.Methods: This cross-sectional study is conducted including 290 participants having various reproductive health problems attending the gynaecology OPD of a rural based tertiary care hospital of Tamil Nadu during the year 2017-2018.These participants were investigated for thyroid dysfunction and its correlation of hypothyroidism with reproductive health problems viz. menstrual irregularities, Polycystic ovarian diseases (PCOS), infertility and pregnancy loss was studied.Results: It was observed that 80.6% of the 290 participants were euthyroid and 16.97% were hypothyroid, who presented with menstrual irregularities like menorrhagia (28.6%), oligomenorrhea (20.8%), amenorrhoea (21.3%), PCOS (28.6%), infertility (21.6%) and 23.8% hypothyroid women had pregnancy losses of varying number.Conclusions: In present study the occurrence of hypothyroidism was found to be 16.89%. Since hypothyroidism has close association with problems like menstrual irregularities, PCOS, miscarriages and infertility, thyroid function test should be routinely recommended for these women. Thyroid dysfunction can be corrected with simple, cost-effective treatment. This will help in improvement in pregnancy outcome and also avoid subjecting women for major surgeries for menorrhagia.

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