A. J. George, Deepa Godbole, Monika Mali, Sunita Pawar
Background: The study provides an overview of aetiology, drug utilization and pattern of widespread of tinea infections in a tertiary care hospital. Aim: Assessment of pattern of aetiology and management of widespread of Tinea infections. Objectives: To assess the aetiology of Tinea infection, to evaluate the clinical presentation and outcome of widespread of Tinea infection and to evaluate the drug utilization pattern of patients with newly diagnosed and history of tinea infection. Methodology: A prospective study conducted for two months included patients visited dermatology OPD with a history and recent diagnosis of tinea infections. Patient details like demographic, presenting complaints, past medical and medication history were noted in self-designed proforma. Assessment of widespread of tinea infections and drug utilization pattern were calculated and expressed as Mean± SD. Results: From a total of 100%, 51.35% were male aged between 21-30 years (32.43%). The most common area of exposure for lesions was localized (54.05%). The frequently used topical and systemic anti-fungals in patients with a history of tinea infections were Clobetasol (34%) and Itraconazole (38%) respectively. The manifestation of tinea cruris and corporis together was found to be 40.54% of the total cases. The current drug utilization pattern revealed the maximum usage of Azoles i.e. Luliconazole (45.65%) as topical and Itraconazole (39.13%) as systemic anti-fungal agents. Conclusion: The study highlights widespread of infections and drug utilization pattern of azoles and other anti-fungals for the management of tinea infections.
{"title":"Assessment of Etiology Pattern and Treatment of Tinea Infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital","authors":"A. J. George, Deepa Godbole, Monika Mali, Sunita Pawar","doi":"10.5530/amdhs.2018.1.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/amdhs.2018.1.4","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The study provides an overview of aetiology, drug utilization and pattern of widespread of tinea infections in a tertiary care hospital. Aim: Assessment of pattern of aetiology and management of widespread of Tinea infections. Objectives: To assess the aetiology of Tinea infection, to evaluate the clinical presentation and outcome of widespread of Tinea infection and to evaluate the drug utilization pattern of patients with newly diagnosed and history of tinea infection. Methodology: A prospective study conducted for two months included patients visited dermatology OPD with a history and recent diagnosis of tinea infections. Patient details like demographic, presenting complaints, past medical and medication history were noted in self-designed proforma. Assessment of widespread of tinea infections and drug utilization pattern were calculated and expressed as Mean± SD. Results: From a total of 100%, 51.35% were male aged between 21-30 years (32.43%). The most common area of exposure for lesions was localized (54.05%). The frequently used topical and systemic anti-fungals in patients with a history of tinea infections were Clobetasol (34%) and Itraconazole (38%) respectively. The manifestation of tinea cruris and corporis together was found to be 40.54% of the total cases. The current drug utilization pattern revealed the maximum usage of Azoles i.e. Luliconazole (45.65%) as topical and Itraconazole (39.13%) as systemic anti-fungal agents. Conclusion: The study highlights widespread of infections and drug utilization pattern of azoles and other anti-fungals for the management of tinea infections.","PeriodicalId":237766,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Medical, Dental and Health Sciences","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127067319","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}
D. Freeman, Zachary R. Myers, J. Guy, Sameer Dhingra, I. Patel
{"title":"Secret Mothers of Malawi","authors":"D. Freeman, Zachary R. Myers, J. Guy, Sameer Dhingra, I. Patel","doi":"10.5530/AMDHS.2018.1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/AMDHS.2018.1.2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":237766,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Medical, Dental and Health Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125915610","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}
This case represents the misdiagnosis of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) as pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). This describes the severe consequences of misdiagnosing GPA, which led to this patient acquiring ESRD and requiring dialysis. Greater awareness of granulomatosis with can prevent mistreatment, as inappropriate treatment of this disease with anti-TB drugs can lead to severe consequences. In conclusion, c-ANCA testing is recommended for all patients showing signs and symptoms of TB, who have positive chest X-ray results but a negative sputum test for acid-fast bacilli, to eliminate GPA, as this disease can be fatal for the patient if it remains undiagnosed.
{"title":"Misdiagnosis of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: An Unknown Disease for Pakistan","authors":"S. Riaz, N. Haq, Q. Ijaz, M. S. Zarak, A. Nasim","doi":"10.5530/amdhs.2018.1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/amdhs.2018.1.7","url":null,"abstract":"This case represents the misdiagnosis of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) as pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). This describes the severe consequences of misdiagnosing GPA, which led to this patient acquiring ESRD and requiring dialysis. Greater awareness of granulomatosis with can prevent mistreatment, as inappropriate treatment of this disease with anti-TB drugs can lead to severe consequences. In conclusion, c-ANCA testing is recommended for all patients showing signs and symptoms of TB, who have positive chest X-ray results but a negative sputum test for acid-fast bacilli, to eliminate GPA, as this disease can be fatal for the patient if it remains undiagnosed.","PeriodicalId":237766,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Medical, Dental and Health Sciences","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132152568","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}
M. Moazzam, Fozia Anwer, S. Atique, Shama Kanwal, S. Afzal, Afisa Bashir, Sadia Sarwar, M. Alshammari, R. Tanveer, Syed Amir Gilani
Objective: In this era, the internet becomes a common source of health information worldwide. In this study, we understand the influence of the internet on health-seeking behavior among university students in Pakistan. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was conducted during this study. A random sample of university students (n=300, mean=28.97 and SD= 4.580) participated in this survey. Results: This study had good internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.8). In addition, eHealth is found to be associated with the Healthcare provider’s degree program, semester and age, as well as they, are important in health information seeking behavior. Conclusion: This study supports that students’ health seeking behavior using the internet is an important part of making
{"title":"Perceived Health Literacy and Health Information Seeking Behavior among University Students in Pakistan","authors":"M. Moazzam, Fozia Anwer, S. Atique, Shama Kanwal, S. Afzal, Afisa Bashir, Sadia Sarwar, M. Alshammari, R. Tanveer, Syed Amir Gilani","doi":"10.5530/AMDHS.2018.1.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/AMDHS.2018.1.3","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: In this era, the internet becomes a common source of health information worldwide. In this study, we understand the influence of the internet on health-seeking behavior among university students in Pakistan. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was conducted during this study. A random sample of university students (n=300, mean=28.97 and SD= 4.580) participated in this survey. Results: This study had good internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.8). In addition, eHealth is found to be associated with the Healthcare provider’s degree program, semester and age, as well as they, are important in health information seeking behavior. Conclusion: This study supports that students’ health seeking behavior using the internet is an important part of making","PeriodicalId":237766,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Medical, Dental and Health Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128966455","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}
Objective: This school based cross sectional study was conducted amongst 400 primary and secondary school girls in a semi urban village i.e Achrol near Jaipur city to determine their awareness on menstruation and practices during menstruation. Only girls from the local permanent population who were residents of the village and had attained menstruation before the inception of the study were included. Methods: The 400 adolescent girls were interviewed through a house to house survey, using a pretested questionnaire. The study population included all adolescent school going girls who were residing in the study area between the age group of 10-19 years. Results: 85.5% adolescent girls used sanitary pads as compared to only 14.5% using cloth during menstruation. 85.5% girls said that they disposed pads in the dustbin and a majority i.e. 98.8% girls had prior information about menstruation. Conclusion: it was concluded that almost all the girls had prior knowledge regarding menstruation and a majority of the adolescent girls were using proper material i.e sanitary pads during menstruation.
{"title":"Study on Awareness and Practices of Menstruation amongst Unmarried Female Adolescents in a Semi Urban Area of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India","authors":"S. Hossain, Pallavi Singh, V. Sen","doi":"10.5530/amdhs.2018.1.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/amdhs.2018.1.6","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: This school based cross sectional study was conducted amongst 400 primary and secondary school girls in a semi urban village i.e Achrol near Jaipur city to determine their awareness on menstruation and practices during menstruation. Only girls from the local permanent population who were residents of the village and had attained menstruation before the inception of the study were included. Methods: The 400 adolescent girls were interviewed through a house to house survey, using a pretested questionnaire. The study population included all adolescent school going girls who were residing in the study area between the age group of 10-19 years. Results: 85.5% adolescent girls used sanitary pads as compared to only 14.5% using cloth during menstruation. 85.5% girls said that they disposed pads in the dustbin and a majority i.e. 98.8% girls had prior information about menstruation. Conclusion: it was concluded that almost all the girls had prior knowledge regarding menstruation and a majority of the adolescent girls were using proper material i.e sanitary pads during menstruation.","PeriodicalId":237766,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Medical, Dental and Health Sciences","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114065272","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}
{"title":"The Launch of Journal of Advances in Medical, Dental and Health Sciences [Adv Med Dent Healt Sci]","authors":"R. Hussain, Atique Suleman, Akram Ahmad","doi":"10.5530/amdhs.2018.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/amdhs.2018.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":237766,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Medical, Dental and Health Sciences","volume":"97 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125559156","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}
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