scholarly journals Increase Suicidal Mortality Rate Among Females in District Peshawar

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-21
Author(s):  
Farooq Ahmed Abro ◽  
Rizwan Zafar Ansari ◽  
Muhammad Yousaf ◽  
Riaz Gul ◽  
Anwar UI Haq ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Medicine Department ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancies ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Almost All

OBJECTIVE: To study increased suicidal mortality rate among females in district Peshawar. METHODOLOGY: The bodies of women in the reproductive age who died because of fatal deliberate self-harming were examined at Forensic Medicine Department Khyber Medical College, Peshawar from January 2015 to September 2015. RESULTS: Forty-four bodies of females were autopsied. 13 (30%) were adolescents between the age of 10-18 years. 31 (70.4%) were aged between 19-48 years. 33 of the victims committed suicide due to health-related issues. 28 (64%) victims used poisons. In almost all cases (n=38) the incident happened when the victim was alone in house or left unattended. 30 (68%) victims were brought to hospitals for treatment. 13 were found to have recurrent attempt of self-harming. CONCLUSION: Females have increased tendency to commit suicide than males especially in their reproductive age. Low socioeconomic status, cultural norms, unwanted pregnancies and ill health are the major causes.

scholarly journals A study on clinicopathological evaluation of rhinosporidiosis

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 4519
Author(s):  
Prangya Panda ◽  
Bijaya Kumar Sadangi ◽  
Dhaneswari Jena ◽  
Sarita Panda
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Pond Water ◽  
Lacrimal Sac ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Palpebral Conjunctiva ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common ◽  
Almost All

Background: Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease. Aim of the study was to do a clinicopathological evaluation of the cases of rhinosporidiosis. Study design was longitudinal.Methods: The study was undertaken in MKCG medical college. 151 cases of rhinosporidiosis were taken. Pedunculated or sessile, fleshy, polypoidal, reddish looking mass with spores on the surface were clinically diagnosed as rhinosporidiosis. Age, sex distribution, site of presentation and socioeconomic status was studied. The swellings of lacrimal sac were doughy in consistency. The conjunctival mass was excised and thermocautery applied. For the cases of lacrimal sac dacryocystectomy was done.Results: The cases were more common in male children of low socioeconomic status. Palpebral conjunctiva is the common site of involvement. History of pond bath was present in almost all the cases. History of bleeding from nose and eye was present in many cases.Conclusions: Rhinosporidiosis is a common condition of our locality. Treatment is simple by excising the growth and cauterising the site. Taking bath in pond water is supposed to be the cause of the disease. The disease can be prevented by avoiding pond bath.

Interventions to Prevent Overweight in Children

2006 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 225-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Müller ◽  
Danielzik ◽  
Landsberg ◽  
Pust
Keyword(s):  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Statistical Power ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Intact Families ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Children And Adolescence ◽  
National Campaigns

There are only few controlled studies on prevention of overweight in children and adolescence. These studies differ with respect to strategy, setting, duration, focus, variables of outcome and statistical power. Universal and school-based interventions show some improvement of health knowledge and health-related behaviours but they have only minor or no effects on nutritional status. However they reduce the incidence of overweight. The effects seem to be more pronounced in girls than in boys. Children of middle and high class as well as children with intact families benefit better from intervention than children with low socioeconomic status. Selected prevention in overweight children was most successful when children were treated together with their parents. However there are social barriers limiting the success. Simple interventions in a single area are unlikely to work on their own. The development of effective preventive interventions likely require strategies that affect multiple settings simultaneously. At present there is no concerted action but many strategies are followed in isolation. There is need for national campaigns and action plans on childhood overweight and obesity. It is tempting to speculate that this will also increase the effects of isolated approaches.

Mild traumatic dental injuries did not impact the oral health-related quality of life of children aged 8 to 10 years old of low socioeconomic status

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 673-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Carvalho Oliveira Coutinho ◽  
Matheus de França Perazzo ◽  
Paulo Antônio Martins-Júnior ◽  
Saul Martins Paiva ◽  
Leandro Silva Marques ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Traumatic Dental Injuries ◽  
Dental Injuries

scholarly journals Incidence of H. pylori in all Endoscopies Done at Saveetha Medical College over the Last Two Years (2018-2020)

2021 ◽  
pp. 293-298
Author(s):  
S. Kirthika ◽  
M. Vinoth
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Major Health ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Prompt Treatment ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
H Pylori

Background: H. pylori infection is a major health ailment in most of the developing countries. The infection is associated with increasing morbidity and mortality ranging from chronic gastritis to gastric malignancies. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of H. pylori among patients tested positive for the same in Saveetha Medical College, Thandalam over the period of 2018-2020 and assess the incidence with factors like socioeconomic status, age and sex of the patients. Objectives: To determine the incidence of pylori for the patients who tested positive for the same over the period of 2018-2020. To assess the patients infected with pylori for various factors like age, sex and socioeconomic status. Materials and Methods: It is a retrospective type of study. The patients who tested positive for H. pylori infection in Saveetha Medical College over the period of 2018-2020 was taken into study. A total of 300 H. pylori infected patients were assessed for various factors like age, sex and socioeconomic status. Results: Out of 300 patients who tested positive for H.pylori were categorized based on age sex and socioeconomic status. Among 300 infected patients, 230 turned out to be men while only 70 cases seen among women. The prevalence was high among the age group > 60 (n=150; 50%) while the 40-60 recorded the second highest number of cases (30% n=90). 20-40 was the least affected group. Most of the cases were associated with low socioeconomic status, alcohol and smoking which contributes to the increased risk of acquiring the H. pylori infection. Conclusion: The incidence of H. pylori infection is high among the study group. Hence it is essential to provide prompt treatment and take adequate measures to prevent the risk factors.

scholarly journals The Effect of Socio-Economic Status on Food Quality in West of Iran

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahin Amini ◽  
farid najafi ◽  
yahya pasdar ◽  
mehnoosh samadi ◽  
ali kazemi karyani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Healthy Eating Index ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Non Communicable Disease

Abstract BackgroundSocio-economic status affects many health-related outcomes and one of the most important factors is the pattern and quality of nutrition. Thus, this study is carried out to investigate the effect of socio-economic status on the quality of nutrition based on healthy Eating Index (HEI).MethodsThis is a population-based study using the baseline data from Ravansar Non-Communicable Disease cohort study. HEI calculated from Food Frequency Questionnaire. The quality of nutrition was assessed based on HEI-2015 which evaluates 13 food groups.ResultsThe mean of age of the participants was 48.02 (SD = ±8.27) years. The median and mean of HEI in the studied population were 53 and 53.69 (SD = ±7.34), respectively. Women, the educated, city dwellers, people of higher socioeconomic classes, and non-smokers had greater odds of having higher quality of nutrition. The worst score among all components of HEI were for the refined grains and then the whole grain, and the highest score was obtained for the tatal protein foods. ConclusionsDue to low nutritional quality and its adverse effects, especially in people with low socioeconomic status and villagers, the quality of nutrition, especially in the poor, should be promoted with proper interventions so as to reduce disparity in the society.

scholarly journals Clinical Pattern of Liver Abscess among the Patients Admitted in Rajshahi Medical College Hospital

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
Chanchal Kumar Ghosh ◽  
Fakhrul Alam ◽  
M Mahmuduzzaman ◽  
AKM Shamsul Kabir ◽  
M Saif Uddoula ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Liver Abscess ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
Clinical Pattern ◽  
Palm Wine ◽  
Medical College ◽  
History Of

Introduction: Liver abscess is an important clinical problem in tropical regions of the world. Current assessment of liver abscesses should allow for better understanding of the aetiopathogenesis of the disease. This study was conducted to find the clinical pattern and aetiopathogenesis of liver abscess in patients admitted in Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.Methodology: The present cross-sectional study was carried out in the Department of Medicine, Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on consecutive 34 patients of liver abscess admitted between the period of July 2002 and June 2003. Detailed history and clinical examination were performed in all patients. All routine investigations were done. Liver abscess was confirmed by ultrasonography (USG). Aspiration of liver abscess was done under sonographic guidance in the Nuclear Medicine Department of RMCH to diagnose the cause of liver abscess. Aspirated materials were sent for microscopical examination and culture and sensitivity in the Department of Microbiology of the same Institute.Result: The findings showed that early middle-aged population were usually affected by liver abscess followed by middle aged (mean age around 40 years). The patients were predominantly male with males being 16 times more likely to suffer from the disease than the females. Most of the patients belong to low socioeconomic status (82.4%). All patients had fever and malaise. Other common manifestations were loss of appetite, lump in the abdomen, intercostal tenderness, nausea/ vomiting, loss of weight. Less common presentations were diarrhoea (29.4%), jaundice (23.5%), cough (11.8%), chest pain (11.8%) and breathlessness (2.9%). Liver span of the patients measured by ultra-sonogram showed hepatomegaly in all cases. All patients with pyogenic liver abscess and 75% of the patients with amoebic abscess had the history of prolonged intake of fermented palm juice (palm wine). Microscopic examination of the pus/aspirate drawn from the liver revealed trophozoite in 7(20.6%) cases. However, on culture of the specimen, 12(35.3%) were culture positive and 22(64.7%) were culture negative.Conclusion: Middle-aged male with low socioeconomic status with the history of prolonged palm wine intake are the most common characteristic of patients with liver abscess. Multi-center study with large sample size is recommended to verify the findings of the present study.Bangladesh J Medicine Jul 2015; 26 (2) : 55-60

scholarly journals Awareness on Neonatal Care Among Rural Mothers of Reproductive Age Group Admitted in a Tertiary Level Hospital at Mymensingh

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-56
Author(s):  
Sazia Huq ◽  
Syed Mohammad Tanjilul Haque ◽  
Md Atiqur Rahman ◽  
Farzana Mahmuda ◽  
Maeda Mahjabein
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Neonatal Mortality Rate ◽  
Exclusive Breast Feeding ◽  
Live Births ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Rural Mothers ◽  
Reproductive Age Group

Background: In Bangladesh the neonatal mortality rate is unacceptably high, at 48.4 per 1,000 live births and it is higher in rural areas while the neonatal mortality rate in Asia is 41 per 1,000 live-births, compared to 7 per 1,000 live-births in developed countries.Materials & Methods: This descriptive type of cross sectional study was carried out among 180 rural mothers of reproductive age in Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Mymensingh from October 2013 to January 2014. Data were collected on a pretested questionnaire by face to face interview.Results: The study revealed that 50.6% of the respondents were housewife & education wise 42.2% had primary education with mean age 26.28±5.50 years. 61% respondents knew that cord should be cut by sterile blade and 65% respondents mentioned that cord should be cut immediate after delivery. Among them 44.4% knew about initiation of breast feeding within 1st hour of delivery, 71.1% believed the importance of colostrums feeding. Only 30% of the respondents knew about frequency of breast feeding to the baby should be 8-10 times in a day and 58% had knowledge on exclusive breast feeding. Of the respondents 52.2% went for exclusive breast feeding but others did not. 67% respondents immunized their baby whereas 33% did not. More than half of the respondents (59%) cleaned their breast before feeding and 80.6% respondents washed their hands before handling their newborn. A significant association was found between education and knowledge on immunization of newborn (P=0.000), education and exclusive breast feeding (P=0.003).Conclusion: The current study may boost up the awareness among rural mothers of reproductive age group on neonatal care which will further encourage them to be educated and thus neonatal morbidity & mortality may decline in some extent.Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal Vol. 9, No. 1: Jan 2018, P 50-56

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