ABSTRACT
Objective: To assess the knowledge and attitude regarding Ebola virus disease [EVD] among medical students of Rawalpindi
Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was carried out in a medical college of Rawalpindi from September 2014-November 2014. About 400 students were inducted with 77% [n=308] response rate
After taking informed verbal consent from students and administration, a pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire was circulated among students of third, fourth and final year MBBS as well as third and fourth year BDS
The data collected was entered and analyzed using SPSS 20
Results: The response rate was 77% [308/400]. About 244 [79.2%] of students had heard about EVD before
One hundred and sixty four [53.2%] of the students correctly identified that no treatment is available for EVD as yet. Also 163 [52.9%] said that no vaccine was available against the virus either. Washing hands every time after touching a patient in clinics/wards was important for 151 [49.0%] while 223 [72.4%] claimed to use proper techniques to dispose off used injections
Conclusion: Students have basic knowledge regarding EVD. However, there is deficient information regarding the diagnosis and precautionary measures required to control it
ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine the effects of age, cause of amputation, and anatomic level of amputation on the health related quality of life [HRQOL] in individuals with unilateral lower limb amputation. Study Design: A cross-sectional survey. Place and Duration of Study: The Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, from August 2014 to February 2015
Methodology: Short Form-36 [SF-36] health related quality of life [HRQOL]. Survey questionnaire was used to collect data. The responses were scored by using the quality metric health outcomes[TM] scoring software 4.5. The scores were entered and analysed in SPSS version 21
Results: A total of 52 patients were inducted with mean age of 30.71 +/-7.50 years. Mean physical component summary [PCS] was lower than mental component summary [MCS] [38.7 vs. 44.8]. RP and RE scores were found to be significantly associated with gender [p=0.024 and p=0.003, respectively]. Age group was also significantly associated with RP [p=0.037] and SF [p=0.041]. When SF-36 domains were compared with level of amputation [i.e. trans-tibial and trans- femoral], none of the domains showed any statistically significant results
Conclusion: Age and indication affect different aspects of quality of life but level of amputation did not. If these are known and anticipated before any type of rehabilitation, this could help in anticipation of health consequences and prevention accordingly