Hafiz Amin, Muhammad Mehmood, Huda Sarwar, Anjum Razzaq, Umar Farooq, Faisal Mushtaq, Mursleen Ali
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Abstract
Background: Bedbug infestation has been reported globally, but there are few reports about this parasite of public health importance in Pakistan. This is the first study on bedbug infestation in a healthcare setting in Lahore, Pakistan.
Aims: To study bedbug infestation in public sector hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 86 wards of 2 tertiary care hospitals in Lahore during October and November 2019, using nonprobability sampling technique. Ward supervisors were interviewed using a self-developed structured questionnaire and wards were examined for bedbugs or their markers.
Results: Evidence of bedbug infestation was found in 72.1% of the wards. There was no significant difference in infestation rate between the 2 hospitals but there was a significantly lower incidence of infestation in wards that implemented control measures (25.8% vs 74.2%). No control measures were implemented in 53.4% of the wards sampled.
Conclusion: Bedbug infestation was rife in the 2 hospitals studied and knowledge about identification and eradication of the pest among ward supervisors was inadequate. Control measures, where applied, were substandard and not evidence-based.
背景:臭虫感染已在全球范围内报道，但在巴基斯坦很少有关于这种具有公共卫生重要性的寄生虫的报道。这是在巴基斯坦拉合尔的医疗机构中首次对臭虫侵扰进行的研究。目的:了解巴基斯坦拉合尔公立医院的臭虫感染情况。方法:采用非概率抽样方法，于2019年10月至11月在拉合尔2家三级医院的86个病房进行横断面研究。采用自行编制的结构化问卷对病区主管进行访谈，并检查病区是否有臭虫或其标记物。结果:72.1%的病区存在臭虫。两家医院的感染率差异无统计学意义，但实施控制措施的病房感染率明显降低(25.8% vs 74.2%)。53.4%的抽样病房未采取控制措施。结论:所调查的2所医院臭虫流行，病区监护人员对臭虫的识别和防治知识不足。所采取的控制措施是不合格的，没有证据支持。
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The Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, established in 1995, is the flagship health periodical of the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.
The mission of the Journal is to contribute to improving health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region by publishing and publicising quality health research and information with emphasis on public health and the strategic health priorities of the Region. It aims to: further public health knowledge, policy, practice and education; support health policy-makers, researchers and practitioners; and enable health professionals to remain informed of developments in public health.
The EMHJ:
-publishes original peer-reviewed research and reviews in all areas of public health of relevance to the Eastern Mediterranean Region
-encourages, in particular, research related to the regional health priorities, namely: health systems strengthening; emergency preparedness and response; communicable diseases; noncommunicable diseases and mental health; reproductive, maternal, child health and nutrition
-provides up-to-date information on public health developments with special reference to the Region.
The Journal addresses all members of the health profession, health educational institutes, as well as governmental and nongovernmental organizations in the area of public health within and outside the Region.
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