INTRODUCTION: Acknowledging a man’s perspective on family planning methods and service is vital for the overall health of the family. A holistic approach involving both partners is key to effective family planning and healthier family life. Therefore, the study aims to find the knowledge, attitude and practice among married men towards family planning at Kabilasa municipality of Sarlahi district. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out Multistage random sampling technique was used for the selection of wards as well as the participants. The total of 164 participants whose wife was in age group (15-49 years) was interviewed. The data was analysis was done by using SPSS 23 version software. RESULTS: Total of 164 participants was interviewed. Higher percent (67.7%) of participants were in age group 30-44 years. almost all (98.2 %) of participant heard about family planning method where meaning of family planning revealed as limiting number of child with higher percentage (88.3%) followed by birth spacing were (81.8 %).96.4% supported the concept of family planning About 98.8% of the participants expressed that the Spousal communication and decision making are essential for family planning, 84.1% of them stated that family planning is women’s business. Only 27% male had ever used family planning methods though, about 56.7% wives were using Depo as contraceptive. CONCLUSIONS: It can be inferred that a majority of participant possessed knowledge regarding family planning method, highlighting the pervasiveness of information on reproductive health within the surveyed population. However, it perceived as a women’s responsibility, with men often neglecting their role.
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INTRODUCTION: Dermatoglyphics is the scientific study of naturally occurring epidermal ridges and their configuration on the digits, palms, and soles apart from flexion crease and secondary folds. Fingerprint scans are now-a-days used in the biometric systems, validating electronic registration, cashless transactions, library access and forensic purposes. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between dermatoglyphics patterns and blood groups. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study designed to study the dermatoglyphics pattern in correlation with blood group among 200 medical students from November 2022 to April 2023. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 16 and Chi-Square test was used. RESULTS: The major type of blood group among the participants was blood group O (38.5%) followed by blood group B (37%), blood group A (17.5%) and blood group AB (7%). Rh positive was the dominant Rh factor (95.5%) while Rh negative was 4.5% only. The general distribution of dermatoglyphics pattern showed that the dominant pattern of finger print was loop type (52%) in both the genders, followed by whorls pattern (36.5%) and arch pattern (11.5%). Based on Chi- Square test it was observed that the dominant type of finger print was whorls type in blood group O and B while, arch type of finger print was common in blood group B. CONCLUSIONS: Finger prints of each individual is unique. Hence, it can be effectively used for corroborative identification of an individual in mass disasters as well as in other forensic and anatomical applications.
简介：皮肤纹理学是对自然形成的表皮脊及其在手指、手掌和脚掌上除了屈曲皱褶和次要皱褶之外的构造进行科学研究的一门学科。如今，指纹扫描已被用于生物识别系统、电子登记验证、无现金交易、图书馆访问和法医鉴定。本研究的目的是调查皮纹图案与血型之间的相关性。材料与方法：这是一项横断面研究，旨在研究 2022 年 11 月至 2023 年 4 月期间 200 名医科学生的皮纹图案与血型之间的相关性。数据分析采用 SPSS 16 版本，并使用 Chi-Square 检验。结果：参与者的主要血型是 O 型血（38.5%），其次是 B 型血（37%）、A 型血（17.5%）和 AB 型血（7%）。Rh 阳性是主要的 Rh 因子（95.5%），而 Rh 阴性仅占 4.5%。皮纹图案的总体分布情况表明，男女患者的主要指印图案均为环状图案（52%），其次是轮状图案（36.5%）和拱形图案（11.5%）。根据 Chi- Square 检验，在 O 型血和 B 型血中，主要的指印类型是轮状，而在 B 型血中，拱形指印很常见：每个人的指纹都是独一无二的。因此，它可以有效地用于在大规模灾难中以及其他法医和解剖学应用中对个人进行确证识别。
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Pub Date : 2023-06-30DOI: 10.3126/mjmms.v3i5.60041
S. Shrestha, Sujata Bhandari
INTRODUCTION: Fast disintegrating tablets (FDTs) are solid dosage forms that disintegrate and dissolve in the mouth without the need for water within a matter of seconds. In the present study, a fast-disintegrating tablet of diclofenac sodium was prepared using WOWTAB (without water) technology, and its in-vitro characters were analyzed to prepare an optimum formulation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Diclofenac sodium and its reference standard along with other excipients were collected. Softer tablets with hardness ranging from 1.493 to 1.522 kg/cm2 were prepared using Plackett-Burman (PB) design and central composite design (CCD). Various physicochemical parameters and in-vitro quality parameters of formulations were evaluated using standard methods. RESULTS: The disintegration time of the formulations ranged from 76 to 126 seconds. The in-vitro drug release was found to be from 96.31 to 99.94%. The study of contour plot and surface plot indicated that formulation with maltose concentration of 5 mg and mannitol concentration of 90 mg would produce an optimized formulation of diclofenac fast disintegration tablet with a rapid disintegration time of 1.2 to 1.4 minutes and dissolution percent at 30 minutes of 99.5 to 100%. CONCLUSIONS: Diclofenac FDT was prepared based on WOWTAB technology. Formulation containing maltose 5 mg and mannitol 90 mg would be an optimized formulation of diclofenac FDT, with a rapid disintegration time of 1.2 to 1.4 minutes and dissolution percent at 30 minutes of 99.5 to 100 %.
{"title":"Formulation Optimization and in-vitro Evaluation of Diclofenac Fast Disintegrating Tablets","authors":"S. Shrestha, Sujata Bhandari","doi":"10.3126/mjmms.v3i5.60041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/mjmms.v3i5.60041","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION: Fast disintegrating tablets (FDTs) are solid dosage forms that disintegrate and dissolve in the mouth without the need for water within a matter of seconds. In the present study, a fast-disintegrating tablet of diclofenac sodium was prepared using WOWTAB (without water) technology, and its in-vitro characters were analyzed to prepare an optimum formulation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Diclofenac sodium and its reference standard along with other excipients were collected. Softer tablets with hardness ranging from 1.493 to 1.522 kg/cm2 were prepared using Plackett-Burman (PB) design and central composite design (CCD). Various physicochemical parameters and in-vitro quality parameters of formulations were evaluated using standard methods. RESULTS: The disintegration time of the formulations ranged from 76 to 126 seconds. The in-vitro drug release was found to be from 96.31 to 99.94%. The study of contour plot and surface plot indicated that formulation with maltose concentration of 5 mg and mannitol concentration of 90 mg would produce an optimized formulation of diclofenac fast disintegration tablet with a rapid disintegration time of 1.2 to 1.4 minutes and dissolution percent at 30 minutes of 99.5 to 100%. CONCLUSIONS: Diclofenac FDT was prepared based on WOWTAB technology. Formulation containing maltose 5 mg and mannitol 90 mg would be an optimized formulation of diclofenac FDT, with a rapid disintegration time of 1.2 to 1.4 minutes and dissolution percent at 30 minutes of 99.5 to 100 %.","PeriodicalId":218847,"journal":{"name":"MedS Alliance Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences","volume":"314 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139366566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-30DOI: 10.3126/mjmms.v3i5.60073
Manjeev Guragain, Amar Bhochibhoya, S. Dahal, A. Khapung, Utsarga Dahal, Shyam Kumar Shah, K. R. Joshi
INTRODUCTION: Determination of the proper vertical dimension during prosthesis construction is of paramount importance in treating patients with missing teeth. This study was conducted to correlate the measurement of finger length with occlusal vertical dimension. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Prosthodontics, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal among 145 MBBS and BDS students. Length of four fingers and vertical occlusal dimension were measured by two anatomical methods with the use of vernier calipers. Data were analysed in SPSS version 20. Mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage were calculated depending upon the nature of data. Pearson’s correlation was used to determine the relation between finger length with vertical occlusal dimension. RESULTS: Moderate positive correlation was found between occlusal vertical dimension (OVD) measuring tip of nose to gnathion and base of nose to menton with all four fingers (p<0.001 each). When compared for males and females, significant moderate correlation was found between OVD by both methods and anthropological measurements in all the four fingers in males (p<0.001 each) but only with index finger when OVD was measured from tip of nose to gnathion in females (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study concluded that all four fingers may be used for determination of OVD in males but only index finger may be used in females.
{"title":"Correlation between Anthropological Measurements in Hand and Occlusal Vertical Dimension: A Study in a Tertiary Hospital of Kathmandu","authors":"Manjeev Guragain, Amar Bhochibhoya, S. Dahal, A. Khapung, Utsarga Dahal, Shyam Kumar Shah, K. R. Joshi","doi":"10.3126/mjmms.v3i5.60073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/mjmms.v3i5.60073","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION: Determination of the proper vertical dimension during prosthesis construction is of paramount importance in treating patients with missing teeth. This study was conducted to correlate the measurement of finger length with occlusal vertical dimension. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Prosthodontics, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal among 145 MBBS and BDS students. Length of four fingers and vertical occlusal dimension were measured by two anatomical methods with the use of vernier calipers. Data were analysed in SPSS version 20. Mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage were calculated depending upon the nature of data. Pearson’s correlation was used to determine the relation between finger length with vertical occlusal dimension. RESULTS: Moderate positive correlation was found between occlusal vertical dimension (OVD) measuring tip of nose to gnathion and base of nose to menton with all four fingers (p<0.001 each). When compared for males and females, significant moderate correlation was found between OVD by both methods and anthropological measurements in all the four fingers in males (p<0.001 each) but only with index finger when OVD was measured from tip of nose to gnathion in females (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study concluded that all four fingers may be used for determination of OVD in males but only index finger may be used in females.","PeriodicalId":218847,"journal":{"name":"MedS Alliance Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139366660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-30DOI: 10.3126/mjmms.v3i5.59933
Ram Vinod Mahato
No abstract available.
无摘要。
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INTRODUCTION: Pneumonia remains the leading cause of hospitalization and mortality in young children in low and middle-income countries like Nepal. Antibiotics are commonly prescribed for pediatric pneumonia patients. To prevent antimicrobial resistance, antibiotics must be prescribed rationally. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the drug utilization pattern in pediatric pneumonia patients at a tertiary care hospital by using World Health Organization (WHO) prescribing indicators. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among pediatric pneumonia patients at Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal from December 2022 to May 2023. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee (UCMS/IRC/191/22) and the purposive sampling method was used. Data were collected from pro-forma to assess WHO prescribing indicators and analyzed in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 program and expressed as frequency and percentage for all variables. RESULTS: A total of 1408 drugs were prescribed to 196 prescriptions or patients. The average number of drugs per prescription was 7.18. The most common 51.5% of prescriptions contain 4-5 drugs per prescription. The percentage of prescriptions with antibiotics and injections was 100% respectively. Drugs prescribed by generic name were 44.24% and those matched to the national Essential Drugs List of Nepal were 53.19%. Cephalosporins (86.7%) were the most frequently prescribed antibiotics followed by aminoglycosides (79.1%). All the antibiotics were given parenterally (100%). CONCLUSIONS: The study reported inadequate compliance with WHO prescribing indicators and recommended policy formulation and application by regulatory agencies to promote the drug utilization study.
{"title":"Drug Utilization Pattern in Pneumonia among Pediatric Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital","authors":"Anita Yadav, Bandana Rimal, Anita Aryal, Nabina Paudel","doi":"10.3126/mjmms.v3i5.60040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/mjmms.v3i5.60040","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION: Pneumonia remains the leading cause of hospitalization and mortality in young children in low and middle-income countries like Nepal. Antibiotics are commonly prescribed for pediatric pneumonia patients. To prevent antimicrobial resistance, antibiotics must be prescribed rationally. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the drug utilization pattern in pediatric pneumonia patients at a tertiary care hospital by using World Health Organization (WHO) prescribing indicators. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among pediatric pneumonia patients at Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal from December 2022 to May 2023. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee (UCMS/IRC/191/22) and the purposive sampling method was used. Data were collected from pro-forma to assess WHO prescribing indicators and analyzed in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 program and expressed as frequency and percentage for all variables. RESULTS: A total of 1408 drugs were prescribed to 196 prescriptions or patients. The average number of drugs per prescription was 7.18. The most common 51.5% of prescriptions contain 4-5 drugs per prescription. The percentage of prescriptions with antibiotics and injections was 100% respectively. Drugs prescribed by generic name were 44.24% and those matched to the national Essential Drugs List of Nepal were 53.19%. Cephalosporins (86.7%) were the most frequently prescribed antibiotics followed by aminoglycosides (79.1%). All the antibiotics were given parenterally (100%). CONCLUSIONS: The study reported inadequate compliance with WHO prescribing indicators and recommended policy formulation and application by regulatory agencies to promote the drug utilization study.","PeriodicalId":218847,"journal":{"name":"MedS Alliance Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139366641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-30DOI: 10.3126/mjmms.v3i5.60077
Divya Adhikari, B. Bhattarai, S. Gurung, Sunita Sharma, Pooja Bhandari
INTRODUCTION: Research in the field of nursing has long attempted to address the issue of job dissatisfaction. However, there is scant empirical evidence on work-family conflict and social support in the context of Nepal, both of which are important factors in determining job satisfaction among nurses. Hence, this study examined the role of work-family conflict and social support in determining job satisfaction among nurses in Pokhara. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted with a purposive sample of 210 nurses from 10 (public and private) hospitals in Pokhara. Using a Likert-based self-administered structured questionnaire, work-family conflict, social support, and job satisfaction were measured using three separate scales. SPSS 21.0 was used for the correlation and regression analysis of the hypothesized relationships between the variables. RESULTS: The findings revealed that nurses’ job satisfaction was significantly lowered by family-to-work conflicts but not by work-to-family conflicts. The results also demonstrated that social support from management and peers significantly increased nurses’ job satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS: The study concluded that nurses experienced relatively low levels of work-to-family conflict. However, the responsibilities of the home can still affect their job satisfaction. The findings also revealed that social support from both management and coworkers significantly improves nurses' job satisfaction. Implications and suggestions for future study are also presented.
{"title":"Work-Family conflict, Social support and Job satisfaction: A Cross-Sectional study of Nurses in Pokhara","authors":"Divya Adhikari, B. Bhattarai, S. Gurung, Sunita Sharma, Pooja Bhandari","doi":"10.3126/mjmms.v3i5.60077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/mjmms.v3i5.60077","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION: Research in the field of nursing has long attempted to address the issue of job dissatisfaction. However, there is scant empirical evidence on work-family conflict and social support in the context of Nepal, both of which are important factors in determining job satisfaction among nurses. Hence, this study examined the role of work-family conflict and social support in determining job satisfaction among nurses in Pokhara. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted with a purposive sample of 210 nurses from 10 (public and private) hospitals in Pokhara. Using a Likert-based self-administered structured questionnaire, work-family conflict, social support, and job satisfaction were measured using three separate scales. SPSS 21.0 was used for the correlation and regression analysis of the hypothesized relationships between the variables. RESULTS: The findings revealed that nurses’ job satisfaction was significantly lowered by family-to-work conflicts but not by work-to-family conflicts. The results also demonstrated that social support from management and peers significantly increased nurses’ job satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS: The study concluded that nurses experienced relatively low levels of work-to-family conflict. However, the responsibilities of the home can still affect their job satisfaction. The findings also revealed that social support from both management and coworkers significantly improves nurses' job satisfaction. Implications and suggestions for future study are also presented.","PeriodicalId":218847,"journal":{"name":"MedS Alliance Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139367076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
INTRODUCTION: The violence of sexual harassment at workplace is problematic issue in the community for females. It has a direct bearing on the workplace productivity as well as the development of the society. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the effects of sexual harassment on health and daily performances of female employees. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Descriptive study was carried out in Dhanusha district of Madhesh province of Nepal from March, 2022 to April 2022. The study was conducted in different organizations (workplace) situated in Dhanusha district which were selected purposely. The sample size was 120 working females. Banks, schools, hospitals, and shopping centres were the selected female working places in this study. Face to face interview was conducted through structured questionnaire for the 120 females who gave the permission for interview. RESULTS: The present study demonstrated that 61.67 % respondents exhibited to possess the knowledge about sexual harassment however, 38.33% of the female respondents demonstrated to be unaware about sexual harassment at their workplace. Among the total numbers of female participating in the research, 29% of the females had experienced the incidence of sexual harassment. Majority of respondents (25.71%) working efficacy had reduced after being suffered from sexual harassment and 5.71% had changed their job. 5.71% females suffered from headache and body ache, 5.71% suffered from high blood pressure, 22.86% suffered from anorexia, 20% suffered from restlessness/insomnia, 17.14% suffered from fatigue, 14.29% suffered from anxiety, 11.43% faced depression and 2.86% had lost their body weight. CONCLUSIONS: Sexual harassment for females at work place affects them physically as well as mentally. Therefore, awareness programme should be conducted time to time and anti-sexual harassment policy should be implemented at workplace.
{"title":"Sexual Harassment and its Impact in Females at Workplace in Dhanusha District, Madhesh Province, Nepal","authors":"L. Jha, Shreekrishna Giri, Poonam Sah, Vijay Kumar Kapar, Pramod Kumar Yadav","doi":"10.3126/mjmms.v3i5.60089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/mjmms.v3i5.60089","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION: The violence of sexual harassment at workplace is problematic issue in the community for females. It has a direct bearing on the workplace productivity as well as the development of the society. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the effects of sexual harassment on health and daily performances of female employees. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Descriptive study was carried out in Dhanusha district of Madhesh province of Nepal from March, 2022 to April 2022. The study was conducted in different organizations (workplace) situated in Dhanusha district which were selected purposely. The sample size was 120 working females. Banks, schools, hospitals, and shopping centres were the selected female working places in this study. Face to face interview was conducted through structured questionnaire for the 120 females who gave the permission for interview. RESULTS: The present study demonstrated that 61.67 % respondents exhibited to possess the knowledge about sexual harassment however, 38.33% of the female respondents demonstrated to be unaware about sexual harassment at their workplace. Among the total numbers of female participating in the research, 29% of the females had experienced the incidence of sexual harassment. Majority of respondents (25.71%) working efficacy had reduced after being suffered from sexual harassment and 5.71% had changed their job. 5.71% females suffered from headache and body ache, 5.71% suffered from high blood pressure, 22.86% suffered from anorexia, 20% suffered from restlessness/insomnia, 17.14% suffered from fatigue, 14.29% suffered from anxiety, 11.43% faced depression and 2.86% had lost their body weight. CONCLUSIONS: Sexual harassment for females at work place affects them physically as well as mentally. Therefore, awareness programme should be conducted time to time and anti-sexual harassment policy should be implemented at workplace.","PeriodicalId":218847,"journal":{"name":"MedS Alliance Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences","volume":"188 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139367502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-30DOI: 10.3126/mjmms.v3i5.60184
Mohammad Badre Alam
INTRODUCTION: The world’s population seems growing, and expected to reach 7.8 billion by mid- 2020, growing from 7 billion in 2010, 6 billion in 1998, and 5 billion in 1986. The average annual growth rate was nearby 1.1% in 2015–2020, which steadily decreased after it peaked at 2.3% in the late 1960.Trends of population indicators between developed and developing countries seems undistinguishable. Therefore, this study aims to identify trends of population’s indicators in developed and developing countries. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data were obtained from World Development Indicators (WDI).These survey programs are highly comparable as they share similar sampling approaches and questionnaires designed to estimate standard health indicators. RESULTS: The populations of India, Malaysia and Israel was in increasing trends from 2015-2020 whereas Japan was on declining trend from 2015 to2020 however, the populations of Nepal was slightly decreasing from 2015 to 2018 and then it is in increasing trends. Life expectancy rate of Japan was high due to their specific type of Gene quality i.e. DNA 5178 and the ND2-237Met ND genotype which help the Japanese live longer by protecting them against some adult-onset diseases. CONCLUSIONS: The growing population in emerging nations like India and Nepal emphasizes the need for increased focus on gender parity, healthcare, education, and resource allocation, while Japan's declining population raises concerns about the need for pro-natal policies. Developed nations like Malaysia and Israel should prepare for the potential challenges associated with high birth rates, such as increased service demand and environmental concerns.
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INTRODUCTION: Individuals' subjective perceptions of their own physical, mental, and social health and functioning make up what is known as "health-related quality of life" (HRQL). The alarming rise in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) has received little national attention because Nepal’s health system places more of an emphasis on maternal, neonatal, and child health as well as communicable diseases. The study was conducted to assess the health related quality of life (HRQL) of patients with cardiovascular disease attending Sahid Gangalal National Heart Center, Janakpurdham, Madhesh Pradesh, Nepal. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive cross sectional study design was adopted for the study. This study was carried out in outpatient department (OPD) of Sahid Gangalal National Heart Center, Madhesh Pradesh, Janakpurdham, Nepal. The instrument used for the study was WHOQOL-BREF, which consists of 26 items. RESULTS: 70.4% of the respondents had a good quality of life, 80.8 % patients were dissatisfied with health, 63% of the respondents were with good physical health, 75% had stable psychological health, 67% had active social relationships and 56% were with inadequate environmental status. CONCLUSIONS: Despite a history of cardiovascular illnesses, majority of study participants reported a high quality of life. However, the assessment device employed in this study assessed overall quality of life.
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