Epidemiological and sociocultural study of burn patients in Alexandria, Egypt

All burn cases admitted to the burns unit of Alexandria Main University Hospital over a period of one year were investigated. Burns were found to occur in younger age groups. There was an almost equal distribution of cases by sex, but when stratified by age, more females were found in most age groups. Most burns were domestic, with cooking being the most prevalent activity. Flame was the most common agent. Death occurred in about one-third of cases; when using logistic regression analysis, the outcome of the burn injury was significantly associated with age, sex, total surface area burnt and degree and depth of the burn

Vaccine effect on the trend of measles morbidity and mortality in Egypt [1960-1985]

Since the measles vaccination program began in 1976, measles reported data for Egypt, 1960 - 1985, were analyzed to reveal trends in measles occurrence, age pattern, seasonal variation and mortality pattern. Data analysis revealed a reduction in the annual average reported cases in Egypt by about 57% after introduction of compulsory vaccination. The impact of vaccination was more evident in the urban than rural areas as the reduction was 64% in urban compared with only 3.5% in the rural Egypt. The mean age of notified measles cases has risen from 3.5 years to approximately 5 years of age over the 9 years since the program began. The mean seasonal index of measles calculated in the pre- and post-vaccination period revealed 8 weeks shift for the maximum seasonal index of measles morbidity. Data analysis showed marked reduction in the reported measles deaths and the case fatality rate after introduction of compulsory vaccination in 1976

Hepatitis B surface antigen [HBs Ag] among addicts in Alexandria: a seroepidemiologic study

The prevalence of HBs Ag among 107 male addicts was 23.4% compared to 5.3% among their controls. Calculating the crude odds ratio it was found that addicts have 5 times the risk to be HBs Ag positive compared to non addicts. Studying the risk of hepatitis in association with injection data of the present work revealed that addicts with past history of injection have 4 times the risk of HBs Ag compared to non addicts. A significant relationship was found between the elevation of transaminases [SGOT and SGPT] and the addiction of drugs irrespective of presence of HBs Ag

Efficiency of tuberculin as a tool to determine the prevalence of tuberculosis

Among 1937 first grade primary school children followed, the results of tuberculin test, the prevalence rate of TB infection was 4.49% with an estimated annual infection rate of 0.75%. Household contacts of tuberculin positive pupils gave a prevalence rate of infection of 30.6%. As for the efficiency of tuberculin screening test, data of this work showed a positive predictive value of 13.3%. Out of 10 diagnosed tuberculous patients, 4 cases were diagnosed for the first time during this study

Anaemia among pregnant women attending MCH units in Alexandria: an epidemiological approach

Anemia among 500 pregnant women attending 6 MCH centers in Alexandria during the period form April through June 1986 was investigated with the aim of assessing its prevalence among pregnant women and studying some of the factors related to its occurrence. The results showed a prevalence of anemia of 42%, which was mostly iron deficiency [40.8%]. Social, biological and reproductive determinants that increase the risk to be anemic among pregnant women were illiteracy, multigravidity, especially those of, 4 gravidae and over, previous history of abortion and a short interval [below 2 years] between the termination of the last pregnancy and the present one

Neurotic traits among adult population Part I: neurotic traits among ABBIS II adult population

This work was carried out in Abbis II village on 552 persons aged 15 years and above. The aim was determination of the prevalence of neurotic traits and the association between sociodemographic features and prevalence of these traits. Obsession showed the highest prevalence [51.84%]. About half the studied population had more than one neurotic trait with an average of 2.39 traits per person. Higher prevalence of all neurotic traits was detected among females. Positive correlation between age and the prevalence of phobia, psychosomatic and depression traits was found, whereas the correlation was negative regarding anxiety, obsession and hysteria. An association was found between the prevalence of some neurotic traits and social problems as divorce and widowhood, history of neurotic manifestation during childhood and some personal habits