Relationship of household diversity dietary score with, caloric, nutriment adequacy levels and socio-demographic factors, a case of urban poor household members of charity, Constantine, Algeria

Introduction: Unplanned pregnancy may be the reason of many neonatal and maternal adverse effects. Many factors have been reported to be associated with acceptance of female sterilization. Objective: To identify various socio-demographic factors affecting the decision of choice of Tubal Ligation (TL). Method: A record based study was done using data from the register maintained at the Family Planning Unit of Obstetrics and Gynaecology department. Analysis of data of TL operations conducted between April 2018 to March 2019 were performed. Results: A total of 675 tubal ligation operations were conducted. The mean age of females undergoing TL was 28.8 ± 3.9 years and their husbands was 33.25 ± 4.38 years. Out of the total, 484(71.1%) couples were Muslims. Total 74(10.8%) females were illiterate and 39(5.8%) males were illiterate. Among 440 (65.1%) couples who had underwent TL had 3 living children. Majority i.e. 518 (76.7%) had the age of their last living child less than 1 month. Ninety one percent of couples had at least one male child. There was a significant relationship of female education with total number of living children. Relationship of total number of living children with religion was also significant statistically. Conclusion: The study concludes that female education as well as religious and cultural beliefs plays a major role in deciding the female sterilization.

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Prevalence and correlates of depression among the trans-genders of Pakistan

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College ◽

10.37939/jrmc.v24i3.1022 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 181-186

Author(s):

Muhammad Azeem Khan ◽

Aneza Jalil ◽

Usama Bin Zubair ◽

Shumaila Tasleem ◽

Ibad Ul Haq ◽

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Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Demographic Factors ◽

Twin Cities ◽

Sample Population ◽

Transgender People ◽

Illicit Substance ◽

Illicit Substance Use ◽

Socio Demographic Factors ◽

Relationship Of

Abstract Aim: To assess the prevalence of depression among the transgender population and analyze the relationship of socio-demographic factors with depression. Study design: Cross-sectional study Place and duration of study: Twin cities (RWP and Islamabad). 3 months Subjects and Methods: The sample population comprised of one hundred and forty two transgender people of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Beck depressive inventory II (BDI-II) was used to record the presence and severity of the depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms were categorized as mild, moderate and severe. Relationship of the age, smoking, family income, illicit substance use and education was studied with the presence of depressive symptoms among these transgender population of twin cities of Pakistan. Results: A total of 142 transgender people were included in the final analysis. Mean age of the study participants was 39.55 ± 6.18. Out of these, 45.1% had no depressive symptoms while 31.7% had mild, 12.7% had moderate and 10.6% had severe depressive symptomatology. After applying the binary logistic regression we found that presence of depressive symptoms had significant association with illicit substance use among the target population. Conclusion: This study showed a high prevalence of depressive symptoms among the transgender population of twin cities of Pakistan. Use of illicit substances like tobacco, cannabis, opiates and alcohol should be discouraged and those using these should be routinely screened for the presence of other mental health issues in order to timely diagnose and treat them. Key words: depression; socio-demographic factors; trans-genders

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ASSOCIATION OF SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS WITH DIARRHEA IN CHILDREN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS: A SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF MULTIPLE INDICATOR CLUSTER SURVEY SINDH 2014

Pakistan Journal of Public Health ◽

10.32413/pjph.v7i2.39 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 85-89

Author(s):

Muhammad Irfan ◽

Syed Mustansir Hussain Zaidi ◽

Hira Fatima Waseem

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Demographic Factors ◽

Wealth Index ◽

Household Wealth ◽

Cluster Survey ◽

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Multiple Indicator ◽

Mother Education ◽

Socio Demographic Factors

Background: Diarrhea founds to be the major cause of morbidity and mortality in children less than five years. Various factors are associated with diarrhea but socio-demographic factors are the main key elements, which associated with diarrhea. Methods: This study was examined association of socio-demographic factors with diarrhea in children less than five years of age of Sindh, Pakistan, using data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) conducted from January 2014 to August 2014. Data were collected for 18,108 children in whom 16,449 children had complete data of demographic variables being included in the analysis. Bivariate analysis was done using Pearson's Chi square test and multivariate analysis being done using binary logistic regression. Results: We found increased risk of diarrhea among children lives in rural areas while household wealth index quintile was also associated with diarrhea. Children in the poor, middle and fourth wealth index quintiles being at increased risk of diarrhea compared to children in the richest wealth index quintile. The highest risk of diarrhea was found for the child having mother with no education as well as children aged 12-23 months. Conclusion: Age of child, mother education and wealth index found significant with diarrhea while Male children, child aged 12-23 months, child with no mother education, child from rural areas and child from poor households found with high risk of diarrhea.

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