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Aim: To assess knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among dental students and faculty members regarding COVID?19 vaccines in dental colleges in Haryana, India. Objectives: To assess knowledge level, attitudes, and beliefs differences among BDS, MDS students and faculty members and find association between knowledge and COVID?19 vaccine inoculation among study participants. Materials and Methods: A cross?sectional study was carried out among students and faculty members of dental colleges in Haryana, India. Data collection was done via an online questionnaire based on questions to assess the knowledge, attitude and beliefs regarding COVID?19 vaccines. Results: The present study comprised of 270 study participants, where majority, i.e., 81.5% have reported COVID?19 vaccine inoculation. The mean knowledge score of the participants was reported to be 5.54 ± 2.19. A significant difference was found in the mean knowledge score of faculty members (7.81 ± 1.69), MDS (6.72 ± 1.49), and BDS (4.39 ± 1.68) students. COVID?19 vaccine inoculation was found to be significantly associated with average knowledge score of participants (OR = 6.1, P < 0.01). Conclusion: Dental professionals have an adequate degree of knowledge and attitude level regarding COVID?19 vaccines and are generally optimistic about resolving the pandemic situation with the immunization.
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Aim: To evaluate knowledge, attitude and practices among sanitation workers regarding SARS?CoV?2 prevention during hospital waste management. Materials and Methods: A cross?sectional study was conducted among 426 sanitation workers using an interviewer?administered questionnaire to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of the study participants. The unpaired t?test and Spearman’s correlation were used to find the mean difference and correlation among different study variables. Statistical significance was set at 5% (confidence interval 95%). Results: The mean knowledge score of the participants was found to be 7.15 ± 2.02. About 93.7% of the participants had good knowledge about COVID?19. About 64.3% of the participants strongly agreed that COVID?19 is a life?threatening disease. Regarding practices, a majority reported (69.7%) that they washed hands frequently using water and soap. A significant positive correlation was found between knowledge, attitude, practices and education, indicating a favourable work environment in hospital settings. Conclusion: More than half of the sanitation workers and housekeeping staff had adequate knowledge of COVID?19, and their attitudes were found to be favourable. They also had satisfactory practices, which may be a result of the prompt training and sensitization of sanitation workers by the authorities. Clinical Relevance: Sanitation workers come under the essential services category and their knowledge, attitude and practices needed to be assessed and updated in the concerned area for their protection and better management of biomedical waste, especially in the current pandemic situation.
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Objective: To analyze the medical advantages of using Electric Hospital Bed in disabilities caused due to different diseases, medical conditions or genetic defects. Subjects and Methods:A total of 130 patients who were using Electric Hospital Bed were included in the study group. All the patients had disability due to their diseased conditions, or birth defects. The study comprised of 17 category of groups. Results: The mean value and standard deviation of the number of patients in 17 study groups were found to be (22.235 ± 31.346) (p < 0.0001) while the mean and standard deviation of the age was found to be (67.18 ± 20.36) and the difference in the age were found to be significant (p < 0.0001). The correlation of Disability Vs Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) (r = 0.5673) was found to be positively significant. While the correlation of Disability Vs birth defects (r = - 0.3475). The correlation of Disability Vs Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) (r = - 0.5635), the correlation of Disability Vs Osteoporosis (r = - 0.5923) were found to be negatively significant. Conclusion:Raising the foot of the home care bed takes pressure off of the lower back, easing aching back pain in Cerebral Palsy (CP) and inclined position helps in control of Acid Reflux in CP. Fowler’s position helps in improve in breathing by increasing maximum lung expansion. In diabetic patients the use of Electric Hospital bed increases the blood circulation. Electric Bed provides wide range of positions for immobile patients. Key words: birth defects, cerebral palsy, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, spinal cord injury Significance of the Study: To study the medical advantages of using electric hospital bed in different medical conditions like respiratory disease, heart diseases, arthritis, birth defects, spinal cord injury, diabetes, Renal diseases, and establish its importance in decreasing chronic pain, increasing oxygenation, reducing edema, improving poor circulation, sleep apnea, acid reflux and prevention of bed sores.
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·AIM:To study the pattern of mechanical ocular injuries in patients visiting a rural referral center.·METHODS:The study was conducted in the department of Ophthalmology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College ( RPGMC ) , Kangra ( Himachal Pradesh ) for a period of 12mo from 1st Jan 2013-31st Dec 2013 which included data collection, data organization, presentation, data analysis and data interpretation followed by a period of follow up extending to a period of 1mo. A total of 200 patients were studied which included all patients of mechanical ocular injuries that visited our department either directly or were referred from other public or private institutions during the study period. It was a prospective study in which all the patients were interviewed with the aid of a questionnaire and underwent a detailed ocular examination. The injuries were classified according to the international ocular trauma classification into open globe and closed globe injuries. The injuries of the lid and adnexa and the cranial nerve palsies were considered as separate entities and data analysis was done with MS Excel 2007 worksheet using the Epi info7 software.·RESULTS: A total of 21,710 patients attended the out-patient department( OPD) during the study period out of which 200 patients were of mechanical ocular trauma which formed 0. 921% of the total OPD attendance. The patients ranged in age from 1-80y with a mean age and standard deviation of 33. 12 ± 20. 48y. In those patients 151 patients ( 75. 5%) were males and 49 ( 24. 5%) were females. The male to female ratio was 3:1. Out of the 200 patients studied, 100 were injured at home, 19 in the playground, 29 had occupational injuries, 38 were injured in road side accidents, 10 were injured due to assault, 3 at school and 1 patient was injured during a stampede that occurred in a religious camp. The visual acuity at presentation was upto 6/12 in 47%, <6/12 to 6/36 in 13. 5%, <6/36-1/60 in 6%, <1/60 to PL ( perceive light ) positive in 22% and PL negative in 4 % patients. In 7. 5 %patients the visual acuity could not be assessed on the Snellen's chart. Most of the patients had closed globe injuries (54. 5%) followed by involvement of the lid and adnexa (23%). And 19. 5% had open globe injuries and 3% had involvement of the cranial nerves.· CONCLUSION: Ocular injuries are common and preventable causes of monocular blindness.