scholarly journals Psychiatric Morbidity, Cultural Factors, and Health-Seeking Behaviour in Perinatal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Tertiary Care Centre of North India

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-60
Author(s):  
Shweta Goyal ◽  
Bandna Gupta ◽  
Eesha Sharma ◽  
Pronob K Dalal ◽  
Yashodhara Pradeep
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (17) ◽  
pp. 1300-1305
Author(s):  
Mansi Singh ◽  
Ajay Kumar ◽  
Sanjay Mehrotra ◽  
Virendra Atam ◽  
Ravi Mishra ◽  
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Author(s):  
M. N. Alam ◽  
Shagufta Khatoon ◽  
Nirmal Verma ◽  
Laxmikant Umate

Background: About 422 million people worldwide have diabetes and 1.6 million deaths each year. Global target is to halt the rise in diabetes and obesity by 2025. In context of above background study was conducted with the aim and objective to determine the risk factor and health seeking behaviour among adult’s diabetics who visited urban health and training centre (UHTC) of a tertiary care Institution.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 150 adult’s diabetics who visited NCD clinic at UHTC, of a tertiary care institution from June 2020 to May 2021. Semi open questionnaire was used. Study setting was department of community medicine, Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College, Durg, Chhattisgarh. Ethical consent was taken from institutional ethical committee and written informed consent obtained from all the participants. Data analysis done using SPSS software. Statistical significance obtained using Chi-square test at p value <0.05.Results: About 81% of subjects had good drug compliance whereas 19% had poor compliance. About 5% had exclusively supply from hospital whereas 45% from both sources hospital and medicine shop and 50% from shop only. About 69% of subjects were involved in physical activities whereas 31% did not had any physical activities. About 45% were addicted to substance abuse. Prevalence of diabetes was maximum 38% in age group 50-60 years. The mean age of diagnosis of diabetes was 45.92±13.58 years.Conclusions: Diabetes was maximum in late adulthood and majority were utilising both medicine shop and hospital for health care. 


2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Anup Latne ◽  
Prabhakar Jirvankar

Hypertension is a major public health problem all over the world. The incidence of hypertension is increasing year after year and the prevalence of hypertension is increasing day by day due to increased life expectancy and aging population and their sedentary lifestyle. Hypertension is known to cause microvascular changes and increased cardiovascular risk from it. Microalbuminuria possibly reflects a state of increased renal endothelial permeability and is an easily measured marker of rather diffuse endothelial dysfunction, low grade inflammation and vascular disease burden2. Microalbuminuria has been determined as an important prognostic indicator and has been reported to be associated with increased cardiovascular risk and progressive renal damage. Reliable data on the prevalence of microalbuminuria in the general population and its association with cardiovascular risk factors is limited. Till now, there is little data available regarding screening and early treatment of hypertensive patients with microalbuminuria, as in the case of microalbuminuric non diabetic subjects. With these perspective this cross sectional study of microalbuminuria in non-diabetic hypertensive patients was undertaken to study prevalence of microalbuminuria in Non Diabetic hypertensive patients. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of microalbuminuria in non-diabetic hypertensive patients and to correlate the presence of microalbuminuria with the patients of different clinical profiles. Materials and Methods: This was observational, cross sectional study of Patients diagnosed with hypertension either admitted in ward or attending OPD of Medical College and Tertiary Care Centre. Urine microalbumin creatinine ratio was used for estimation of microalbuminuria. Conclusion: It was proved that microalbuminuria prevalence was directly proportional to the duration of hypertension, the stage of hypertension. Prevalence of microalbuminria was low in ACE inhibitor and ARB treated hypertensive patients.


2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (232) ◽  
Author(s):  
Badri Rijal ◽  
Krishna Rana ◽  
Srijana KC ◽  
Jamuna Lamsal

Introduction: Orthopedic conditions include a range of condition varying from traumatic injuries, congenital anomalies, chronic back-pain, arthritis, rheumatologic conditions, and other. In Nepal, approximately 2.35 million people are living with musculoskeletal conditions in which 175,000 people are suffering with MSD from non-traumatic causes. The aim of the study is to observe the clinical and demographic pattern of orthopedic problems presenting in the hospital. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done in All Nepal Hospital Private Limited in the month of November. The data from the medical record section was retrospectively collected. Sample size of 384 was included and convenience sampling technique was used. The descriptive statistical analysis was done. Results: Eight hundred forty four cases were included in the study. Implant removal was the main condition for admission in the hospital 105 (12.44%) followed by Forearm Bone Fracture 84 (9.95%) and Cut Injury 64 (7.58%). Most cases presented during the time 6 PM to 12 AM 312 (36.96%). Conclusions: Most of the orthopedic cases presented in the evening and night time. Implant removal, forearm bone fracture and cut injury form the major bulk of the cases.


Author(s):  
Renu Sulakhe Vasant ◽  
Lavanya K. M. Rao ◽  
Nageswara Rao V.

Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is one of the commonest cause for infant and childhood morbidity and mortality. The majority of low birth weight in developing countries is due to intrauterine growth retardation, while most low birth weight in industrialized countries is due to preterm birth. LBW is the single most important factor determining the survival chances of the child. The objectives of the study were to assess the proportion of low birth weight among babies delivered by mothers at a tertiary care hospital and to analyse the relationship between low birth weight and certain socio-demographic factors.Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in a tertiary care centre for a period of six months.Results: The prevalence of LBW was 23.5%. The proportion of mothers having low birth weight was maximum in women aged less than 18 years (35%) and more than 30 years (26.5%). Muslim women had a higher proportion of LBW (28.8%). LBW was more in women belonging to joint family (30.0%), low per capita income group and illiterates.Conclusions: The prevalence of LBW still continues to be high, almost one fourth of the babies are LBW. Different socio-demographic characteristics of the population are still the important factors determining the occurrence of LBW.


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