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Objective: The objective of the present study was to explore the association of depression with mental wellbeing with respect to religiosity among hospitalized depressed patients. Study Design: An Exploratory and co-relational study. Place and Duration of the study: The study was conducted at Khyber Medical complex, Hayatabad Medical Complex and Lady reading Hospitals of Peshawar from Mar 2016 to Aug 2016
Material and Methods: A sample of 50 male and female hospitalized depressed patients was taken from different hospitals of Peshawar through purposive sampling technique. Beck Depression Inventory, Belief into Action Scale and Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale were used for measuring study variables. Correlation and regression analysis were conducted to analyze data
Results: Total 50 patients were selected among them 25[50%] were males and 25[50%] were females. The mean age was 28.2 +/- 12.8 with the range of 15-60 years. Bivariate correlation matrix revealed that scores of respondents on Belief into Action Scale has a significant positive correlation with scores on Warwick Mental Wellbeing Scale. Patients who had religious attachments had better mental wellbeing. On the other hand, mental well being was negatively correlated with depression showing that the more the respondent was depressed the less were the scores on mental wellbeing scale. The R2 value of 0.14 indicates 14% variance in outcome variable with F[1, 49]=8.19, p<0.01]. Findings reveal that religiosity was a significant positive predictor mental wellbeing [B=0.23, p<0.01]. Results reveal the moderating role of religiosity for the relationship between depression and mental wellbeing. Results revealed that depression significantly negatively predicted mental wellbeing [i.e. B=- 1.76, p<0.01]. explaining a total of 35% variance in mental wellbeing
Conclusion: Results revealed a strong negative relation between depression and mental wellbeing; however, religiosity significantly moderated the relationship between depression and mental wellbeing
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Objective: To determine the frequency of Helicobacter pylori [H. pylori] based on endoscopic of special stains in gastritis cases
Study Design: Prospective descriptive study
Place and Duration of Study: Histopathology department, Army Medical College Rawalpindi, from Oct 2016 to Mar 2017
Material and Methods: One hundred [100] cases were included in the study. Gastric biopsies of the patients histologically diagnosed as gastritis were included in the study, which were evaluated for the presence of H. pylori with the help of special stain [Modified Giemsa stain]
Results: Gastric biopsies of 100 patients, who were diagnosed as gastritis on histopathological examination were analyzed with the help of Giemsa stain for the presence or absence of H. pylori. Out of these 100 cases, 60 were males and 35 were females. Most patients were between the age group of 30-40 years. Histological examination and special stain analysis revealed presence of H. pylori in 30 cases [30%], while rest of the 70 cases [70%] showed no H. pylori. Out of 30 cases positive for H. pylori, 28 cases [93%] had chronic active gastritis, while 2 cases [7%] had no element of activity
Conclusion: Among the cases of chronic gastritis, H. pylori negative gastritis was more common than H. pylori associated gastritis. A significantly decreased frequency of H. pylori in histologically gastritis cases in our population may be due to more frequent use of complete or incomplete therapies against H. pylori by general practitioners at some stage of disease