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To determine vaccination coverage against measles and the factors predicting it. Cross sectional, Analytic. This study was conducted at Peshawar District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan and the duration was 1[st] June 2014 to 20[th] June 2014. The study was carried on sample of 210 children in District Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The district was first divided into clusters of 105. Out of these 21 clusters were randomly selected. Sample of 10 children aged 1-2 were randomly taken from each cluster. Cluster sampling technique was used and the data was collected by face to face interview using structured Questionnaire as tool. Overall vaccination coverage was 57.6% with a male to female ratio of 50.4% and 49.6% respectively. Mother's Education with vaccination status of Children suggests a strong relationship. Mothers with no education [illiterate] vaccinated 36.3% and mother with education [Literate] vaccinated 82.5% of their children. The Chi-square test is significant [X[2] =45.605; p-value .000]. Parents Education, Household Income and knowledge of mothers about measles vaccination age were found important predicting factors for vaccination status of children
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To assess knowledge of physicians of tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar about schizophrenia. Cross Sectional. This study was carried out at Lady Reading Hospital, Khyber Teaching Hospital and Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar from 10/09/2009 to 10/10/2010. It was cross sectional study conducted at tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar from 10[th] September to 2009 to 10[th] September 2010. 100 Physicians were asked to answer a Performa consisting of two portions namely, General Information and knowledge about Schizophrenia. Ninety Six percent of the physicians who participated in the study were males while four percent were female. Out of 100 physicians, 2% treated more than 10 patients annually, 3% treated 6-9 patients, 12% treated 3-5 patients and 13% treated 1-2 patients annually while 70% physicians didn't treat any diagnosed case of schizophrenia in a year. 6% of the physician diagnosed more than 5 new cases, 18% diagnosed 3-5 new cases and 42% diagnoses 1-2 new cases annually while 34% didn't diagnose any new case in year's time. 44% of physician had good knowledge about schizophrenia while 56% had poor knowledge. Most of the physicians have poor knowledge about schizophrenia
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Calcium has an integral role in the contraction of smooth muscle in general, and ripened uterine muscle in particular. The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of calcium channel blocker "Verapamil" in the isolated uterine tissue of rat after stimulation by oxytocin. Tissue were obtained from albino rats of Spargue Dawley strains. The activity was recorded on polygraph showing an enormous increase in the activity when tissue was challenged with oxytocin and reduced this activity when calcium channel blocker verapamil was added. It is concluded that the calcium channel blocker verapamil can be useful in suppressing the premature increased activity in preterm labo