Pub Date : 2021-10-31DOI: 10.51957/healthline_240_2021
Sahil R Solanki, R. Shukla
Introduction: Policemen are one of the important cadres for positive pace of development of any nation. They can work optimally if, they are physically and mentally fit. Objective: To assess socio-demographic and health profile, determinants of ill health and their correlates with work profile of male policemen at Ahmedabad city. Method: Study was carried out at Police headquarters, Ahmedabad where policemen from all over district reported for work. Calculated sample size was 416. List of all policemen was obtained, participants were selected through simple random sampling, and personal interview was carried out at Police Headquarters of the city. Result: The mean age of study participants was 42.50+9.32 years. In context to BMI,total75.3% policemen were either overweight or obese. Policemen with tobacco addiction were 186(45%).Of total, 11.29% and 7.69% were hypertensive and diabetics respectively. Around three-fourth (74%) policemen complained of perceived stress. Conclusion: Two thirds of the total participants were overweight or obese. Factors like improper dietary habits,presence of disease, disturbed sleep and tobacco addictions among Policemen had a significant association with their work profile. Majority were under perceived stress and its consequences.
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Pub Date : 2021-10-31DOI: 10.51957/healthline_235_2021
Ramya M R, Geetha M, Jawahar S S
Introduction: Needle stick injuries (NSIs) are the most potential occupational hazards among nursing personnel with possible transmission of blood borne pathogens. As nursing students are in the learning stage, they might be at higher risk of acquiring the injuries.Objectives: Todetermine the prevalence of needle stick injuries and to assess the awareness, attitude and practices followed with regard to NSIs.Methodology: An online cross-sectional study was conducted from October to December 2020 among 175 students in a nursing college in Chengalpattu district Tamil Nadu, using a pretested semi- structured questionnaire, adopting universal sampling technique. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 23. Categorical variables were summarized as Percentages and chi square test was used for statistical analysis. Results: The overall prevalence of needle stick injury among nursing college students was 16%.Final year studentsweremore exposed to the injuries(35.7%). Majority (96.57%) of the students were aware about universal precaution guidelines, 57% of students were aware about the diseases transmitted by NSI, 97.71% were aware about safety devices and 67.43% of students were aware about the post-exposure prophylaxis in management of NSIs.Among the students, 71.43% had used gloves regularly, 72% were immunized against Hepatitis B, only 25.71% of students attended Integrated Counselling Testing Centre(ICTC) and more than half of the students always practiced recapping needle after giving injections. Conclusion: Majority of the students in this study were aware about NSIs, their attitude towards NSIs was agreeable. The practices reported though assessed through online survey was found to be deficient.Periodic education and training need to be done to avoid injuries in future.
针扎伤(nsi)是护理人员中最潜在的职业危害，可能传播血源性病原体。由于护理专业学生处于学习阶段，他们可能有较高的受伤风险。目的:了解针扎伤的发生率，评估患者对针扎伤的认识、态度和处理方法。方法:采用通用抽样技术，于2020年10月至12月对泰米尔纳德邦Chengalpattu地区一所护理学院的175名学生进行了在线横断面研究。数据分析采用SPSS version 23。分类变量汇总为百分比，采用卡方检验进行统计分析。结果:护理专业大学生针刺伤发生率为16%。高三学生更容易受到伤害(35.7%)。大多数(96.57%)学生了解普遍预防指南，57%的学生了解NSI传播疾病，97.71%的学生了解安全装置，67.43%的学生了解NSI处理中的暴露后预防措施。71.43%的学生经常使用手套，72%的学生接种过乙肝疫苗，只有25.71%的学生去过综合辅导测试中心，超过一半的学生在注射后总是练习重新套针。结论:本研究中大部分学生对nsi有一定的认识，对nsi的态度是赞成的。通过在线调查评估报告的做法被发现存在不足。需要定期的教育和培训，以避免未来的伤害。
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Pub Date : 2021-10-31DOI: 10.51957/healthline_241_2021
Iqbal Aqeel Khan, S. Chaudhary, Geetu Singh, S. Misra
Introduction: Researches had shown that Men who have sex with men (MSM) have higher chances of having psychiatric disorder as compared to heterosexual men. Ongoing homophobia, stigma and discrimination have negative effects on mental health of MSM. Many MSM do not seek care from mental health provider because of fear of discrimination Objectives: This study was carried out to assess psychiatric health problem among MSM and also assess their health seeking behavior. Method: The Snowball sampling technique was used. First participants were recruited through a non-profit peer group. Further participants were subsequently referred by participants from their peer circles. Data obtained from total 52 MSM using pretested questionnaire and General health questionnaire (GHQ-28) was analyzed using MS Excel. Results: Two-fifth (40.38%) of MSM had self-reported psychiatric health problem. While on GHQ, 57.69% of MSM were found to have psychiatric health problem with GHQ score of ≥24. MSM who were completely homosexual and who were victims/doer of violence with sex partners had significantly higher chances of having psychiatric health problem.57.15% MSM sought treatment for their psychiatric problem from an Allopathic doctor. Rest of them either went for a self treatment (28.57%) or not taken any treatment (14.28%). 75% MSM reportedly sought treatment from private health facility. Better facility, cost effectiveness, someone known recommended were most commonly cited reason for preferring a mental health provider. Conclusion: High prevalence of psychiatric health problems was found among MSM who engage in higher-risk sexual behavior. MSM require access to mental health screening services.
{"title":"Psychiatric Health Problems and Health Seeking Behavior of Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Agra city, Uttar Pradesh","authors":"Iqbal Aqeel Khan, S. Chaudhary, Geetu Singh, S. Misra","doi":"10.51957/healthline_241_2021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51957/healthline_241_2021","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Researches had shown that Men who have sex with men (MSM) have higher chances of having psychiatric disorder as compared to heterosexual men. Ongoing homophobia, stigma and discrimination have negative effects on mental health of MSM. Many MSM do not seek care from mental health provider because of fear of discrimination Objectives: This study was carried out to assess psychiatric health problem among MSM and also assess their health seeking behavior. Method: The Snowball sampling technique was used. First participants were recruited through a non-profit peer group. Further participants were subsequently referred by participants from their peer circles. Data obtained from total 52 MSM using pretested questionnaire and General health questionnaire (GHQ-28) was analyzed using MS Excel. Results: Two-fifth (40.38%) of MSM had self-reported psychiatric health problem. While on GHQ, 57.69% of MSM were found to have psychiatric health problem with GHQ score of ≥24. MSM who were completely homosexual and who were victims/doer of violence with sex partners had significantly higher chances of having psychiatric health problem.57.15% MSM sought treatment for their psychiatric problem from an Allopathic doctor. Rest of them either went for a self treatment (28.57%) or not taken any treatment (14.28%). 75% MSM reportedly sought treatment from private health facility. Better facility, cost effectiveness, someone known recommended were most commonly cited reason for preferring a mental health provider. Conclusion: High prevalence of psychiatric health problems was found among MSM who engage in higher-risk sexual behavior. MSM require access to mental health screening services.","PeriodicalId":33836,"journal":{"name":"Healthline","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42672964","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 : 2021-09-07DOI: 10.51957/healthline_219_2021
K. H. Patel, S. Gandhi, Dhruti Vaidya
Introduction: Globally 17.9 million people die each year from CVDs (Cardio Vascular Diseases) and 85% of all CVD deaths are due to heart attacks and strokes. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 15 million people worldwide suffer from stroke every year and after ischemic heart disease, stroke is the second most leading cause of death. Objective: To study alcohol consumption as a risk factor in patients with acute strokes. Method: Case control study was conducted among 148 newly diagnosed cases of CT scan / MRI-confirmed stroke and 148 non-stroke controls attending the tertiary hospital of central Gujarat. Sample size calculation was done, assuming the power ratio of the number of controls same as numbers of cases i.e.,1:1, specifying values for two-sided confidence level=95% (error=5%), power of study=80%, odd ratio=2.15, percent of cases with exposure=82% and percent of controls with exposure=68%. Patients who are willing to participate in the study were included. The data were analyzed using the EPI INFO TM 7.0.8.0 software. Results: Out of the total 148 cases, 100 (67.56 per cent) were male and 48 (32.43 per cent) were female. The odds of getting stroke among alcoholic was two times more as compared to non-alcoholic patients. Heavy alcohol drinkers have a significant association. Conclusion: According to the study results male married patients who drank heavily had a higher risk of stroke than light/moderate alcoholics.
导言:全球每年有1790万人死于心血管疾病(CVD)， 85%的CVD死亡是由于心脏病发作和中风。根据世界卫生组织(世卫组织)的数据，全世界每年有1500万人患中风，中风是仅次于缺血性心脏病的第二大死因。目的:研究急性脑卒中患者饮酒的危险因素。方法:对在古吉拉特邦中部三级医院就诊的148例CT扫描/ mri确诊的脑卒中新诊断病例和148例非脑卒中对照进行病例对照研究。进行样本量计算，假设对照数与病例数的功率比相同，即1:1，指定双侧置信水平=95%(误差=5%)，研究功率=80%，奇数比=2.15，暴露病例百分比=82%，暴露对照组百分比=68%。愿意参加这项研究的患者被纳入研究对象。采用EPI INFO TM 7.0.8.0软件对数据进行分析。结果:148例患者中，男性100例(67.56%)，女性48例(32.43%)。酗酒者患中风的几率是非酗酒者的两倍。重度饮酒者有明显的关联。结论:根据研究结果，重度饮酒的已婚男性患者中风的风险高于轻度/中度饮酒者。
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Pub Date : 2021-09-07DOI: 10.51957/healthline_185.1_2020
Disha A. Patel, B. Patel, Naresh R. Makwana, Dipesh V. Parmar
Introduction: The World Health Organization declared the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020 and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. A poor understanding of the disease among healthcare workers may implicate in delayed treatment and the rapid spread of infection. Objective: To know the perception and knowledge of the health care workers in different districts of Gujarat state about the COVID 19. Method: A cross sectional web based survey was conducted among the 104 health care workers working in different districts of Gujarat during the month of April 2020. WhatsApp and Telegram based questionnaire was sent to each participant and their response was recorded. Data was entered in Microsoft Excel 2016 and was analysed by applying various statistical test using SPSS version 25. Results: Out of 104 participants, 46.15% and 53.85% were male and female respectively. Mean age of participants was 26.40 years. Majority participants were from Saurashtra-Kutch(36.54%) followed by central Gujarat(28.85%) and north Gujarat(23.08%). Out of 63 who had received training of basic course in COVID-19, only 27 were able to give correct answer about criteria for discharge of patient. Conclusion: HCWs in our study are having good knowledge regarding COVID 19. They are aware of the measures needed to be taken to reduce the spread of the disease. HCWs were using authentic sources for information; this ultimately affects knowledge and is reflected in attitude and practice.
{"title":"Knowledge and Perception of Health Care Workers Regarding COVID-19 in Different Parts of Gujarat State","authors":"Disha A. Patel, B. Patel, Naresh R. Makwana, Dipesh V. Parmar","doi":"10.51957/healthline_185.1_2020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51957/healthline_185.1_2020","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: The World Health Organization declared the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020 and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. A poor understanding of the disease among healthcare workers may implicate in delayed treatment and the rapid spread of infection. Objective: To know the perception and knowledge of the health care workers in different districts of Gujarat state about the COVID 19. Method: A cross sectional web based survey was conducted among the 104 health care workers working in different districts of Gujarat during the month of April 2020. WhatsApp and Telegram based questionnaire was sent to each participant and their response was recorded. Data was entered in Microsoft Excel 2016 and was analysed by applying various statistical test using SPSS version 25. Results: Out of 104 participants, 46.15% and 53.85% were male and female respectively. Mean age of participants was 26.40 years. Majority participants were from Saurashtra-Kutch(36.54%) followed by central Gujarat(28.85%) and north Gujarat(23.08%). Out of 63 who had received training of basic course in COVID-19, only 27 were able to give correct answer about criteria for discharge of patient. Conclusion: HCWs in our study are having good knowledge regarding COVID 19. They are aware of the measures needed to be taken to reduce the spread of the disease. HCWs were using authentic sources for information; this ultimately affects knowledge and is reflected in attitude and practice.","PeriodicalId":33836,"journal":{"name":"Healthline","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47202943","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 : 2021-09-07DOI: 10.51957/healthline_206_2021
Viraj R. Panchal, V. Patel, Aastha Nayak, Jay Parikh, Bansari Parikh
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.
{"title":"Socio-demographic Factors affecting Female Sterilization Operation among Couples of Ahmedabad City : A Record Based Study","authors":"Viraj R. Panchal, V. Patel, Aastha Nayak, Jay Parikh, Bansari Parikh","doi":"10.51957/healthline_206_2021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51957/healthline_206_2021","url":null,"abstract":"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.","PeriodicalId":33836,"journal":{"name":"Healthline","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44320288","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 : 2021-09-07DOI: 10.51957/healthline_202_2021
S. Panda, S. Satapathy, P. C. Panda, Kulwant Lakra, Shilpa Karir, Jasmin Nilima Panda
Introduction: Patient satisfaction is a psychological concept which is considered as a judgment of individuals regarding any object or event after gathering some experiences over time. It is one of the established yardsticks to measure the success of the services. Objectives: 1. To assess the level of inpatient satisfaction on hospital services. 2. To find out the determinants of inpatient satisfaction on hospital services. Method: It was a cross-sectional study conducted over a period of four months at VIMSAR, a tertiary care hospital in Odisha in eastern India. A total of 164 patients were enrolled in the study from the five most occupied indoor departments who were administered a pre-tested semi-structured standardised questionnaire by face to face interview method. Results: Majority (77.44%) of respondents were in the age group of 21-60 years. The sample consisted of 65.24 % males and 43.9% were from lower socio-economic class. Patient satisfaction level was found to be relatively low (~80%) for the service domains like housekeeping, general services and ancillary services. Fields like front desk services, medical care, nursing care and laboratory services enjoyed a better satisfaction score (~90%). Binary logistic regression analysis reflected age and socio-economic class to be the negative determinants of the level of satisfaction. Conclusion: About two thirds of the inpatients were satisfied with the services availed at the tertiary care hospital in the five specialities. There is scope of improvement in the areas like housekeeping, ancillary care and general care. Socio-demographic characteristics like age and socioeconomic class inversely related to inpatient satisfaction on hospital services.
{"title":"Determinants of Inpatient Satisfaction on Hospital Services in a Government Tertiary Care Center","authors":"S. Panda, S. Satapathy, P. C. Panda, Kulwant Lakra, Shilpa Karir, Jasmin Nilima Panda","doi":"10.51957/healthline_202_2021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51957/healthline_202_2021","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Patient satisfaction is a psychological concept which is considered as a judgment of individuals regarding any object or event after gathering some experiences over time. It is one of the established yardsticks to measure the success of the services. Objectives: 1. To assess the level of inpatient satisfaction on hospital services. 2. To find out the determinants of inpatient satisfaction on hospital services. Method: It was a cross-sectional study conducted over a period of four months at VIMSAR, a tertiary care hospital in Odisha in eastern India. A total of 164 patients were enrolled in the study from the five most occupied indoor departments who were administered a pre-tested semi-structured standardised questionnaire by face to face interview method. Results: Majority (77.44%) of respondents were in the age group of 21-60 years. The sample consisted of 65.24 % males and 43.9% were from lower socio-economic class. Patient satisfaction level was found to be relatively low (~80%) for the service domains like housekeeping, general services and ancillary services. Fields like front desk services, medical care, nursing care and laboratory services enjoyed a better satisfaction score (~90%). Binary logistic regression analysis reflected age and socio-economic class to be the negative determinants of the level of satisfaction. Conclusion: About two thirds of the inpatients were satisfied with the services availed at the tertiary care hospital in the five specialities. There is scope of improvement in the areas like housekeeping, ancillary care and general care. Socio-demographic characteristics like age and socioeconomic class inversely related to inpatient satisfaction on hospital services.","PeriodicalId":33836,"journal":{"name":"Healthline","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45558417","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 : 2021-09-07DOI: 10.51957/healthline_247_2021
S. Yadav
Pandemic of SARS2- COVID 19 has caused disastrous impact globally in terms of sickness, deaths, and overburden on heath infrastructure, employment, economy and psychological health. All countries are affected, to greater or lesser degree; be it from developed, developing or under-developed region. Pregnancy has been identified as one of the risk factor for severe COVID 19 illness by CDC. About two-thirds of women who test positive for COVID 19 have no symptoms. But the data suggest that symptomatic pregnant patient with COVID 19 are at increased risk of more severe illness as well as have increased risk for ICU admission, ventilator support and deaths in comparison to their symptomatic non-pregnant peers Pregnant patients with co-morbidities such as obesity and diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and asthma are further at higher risk of getting serious illness .Pregnant woman’s Age above 35 years and pregnancy above 28 weeks makes women more at risk of severe COVID illness. Stillbirths and pre-term births are twice high in pregnant women with COVID -19 sickness as compared to pregnant women without COVID-19 infection. Ethnicity has also been found to affect the severity of COVID 19 illness. It has been found that Black and Hispanic pregnant women had disproportionately higher rates of COVID-19 infection and death Further risk of ICU admission were higher in pregnant Asian, and Native Hawaiian /Pacific Islander women.
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Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus and Tuberculosis are two major diseases that often present together and complicate each other at many levels. The epidemic growth of Diabetes Mellitus has occurred in developing countries where Tuberculosis (TB) is highly endemic. As a result, Diabetes Mellitus and TB are increasingly present together. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of diabetes in tuberculosis patients currently on DOTS treatment and to determine the socio-demographic factors associated with it. Method: A cross sectional study was carried out among pulmonary TB patients receiving DOTS treatment. Total 340 patients were included using convenient sampling who received treatment between August and October 2018. Results: Out of 340 patients, 208 (61%) were males and 132 (39%) were females. The prevalence of diabetes in patients of tuberculosis was found to be 11.5%. Among diabetics, 59% had only diabetes and 41% had other co-morbid disease apart from it. About 56.4% of diabetic TB patients were consuming tobacco. Age, Illiteracy, re-treatment regime were significantly associated with presence of diabetes among TB patients.Conclusion: Diabetes was found to be prevalent in 11.5% of the patients of tuberculosis. Diabetes is significantly associated with the severity of TB, old age and literacy of the TB patients in this study.
{"title":"Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus among Pulmonary TB Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Ahmedabad City, Gujarat","authors":"Nirali Patel, Shikha Jain, Shraddha Khirid, Radhika Sharma","doi":"10.51957/healthline_200_2020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51957/healthline_200_2020","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus and Tuberculosis are two major diseases that often present together and complicate each other at many levels. The epidemic growth of Diabetes Mellitus has occurred in developing countries where Tuberculosis (TB) is highly endemic. As a result, Diabetes Mellitus and TB are increasingly present together. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of diabetes in tuberculosis patients currently on DOTS treatment and to determine the socio-demographic factors associated with it. Method: A cross sectional study was carried out among pulmonary TB patients receiving DOTS treatment. Total 340 patients were included using convenient sampling who received treatment between August and October 2018. Results: Out of 340 patients, 208 (61%) were males and 132 (39%) were females. The prevalence of diabetes in patients of tuberculosis was found to be 11.5%. Among diabetics, 59% had only diabetes and 41% had other co-morbid disease apart from it. About 56.4% of diabetic TB patients were consuming tobacco. Age, Illiteracy, re-treatment regime were significantly associated with presence of diabetes among TB patients.Conclusion: Diabetes was found to be prevalent in 11.5% of the patients of tuberculosis. Diabetes is significantly associated with the severity of TB, old age and literacy of the TB patients in this study.","PeriodicalId":33836,"journal":{"name":"Healthline","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43197643","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 : 2021-09-07DOI: 10.51957/healthline_196_2020
R. Saha, V. Shukla, Ankita Mishra, Meghna Mukherjee, M. Basu, R. Misra
Introduction: With the rise of COVID-19 pandemic, the health staffs have faced resistance and disrespect by the society. They have been stigmatised unnecessarily that has been resulted from fear and poor knowledge of general population regarding spread of COVID-19 infection. Objective: To estimate the proportion of health care workers whoexperienced social stigma during COVID 19 pandemic and to determine the association of social stigma with their socio-demographic and other background characteristics. Method: A descriptive type of observational study, cross-sectional in design was carried out amonghealth care workers(HCWs) of a tertiary care hospital in Kolkataduring the COVID-19 lockdown period (19th May 2020– 20th July 2020) using a pre-designed, pre-tested, structured schedule. By simple random sampling, 422 HCWs were selected and 410 of them had given consent to participate in this study. MS Excel 2010 and SPSS v20.0 were used for data entry and binary logistic regression. Results: About 52.68 % had experienced ‘Significant Social Stigma’, 32.92% experienced ‘Insignificant Social Stigma’ and only 14.39% had ‘no stigma’. Age groups of 25-40years and mode of transport by hospital vehicle had significant association with social stigma.Conclusion: More than half of the study population experienced “Significant Social Stigma”. The HCWs who were travelling by hospital vehicles from home to attend their duties and HCWs of younger age group were stigmatised in different ways.
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