Maternal outcomes during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective analysis of the last 5 years

Aim: Coronavirus disease-2019 has caused a significant health crisis all over the world. This study aimed to compare obstetric and gynecological data during the COVID-19 pandemic period with the previous three years. Material(s) and Method(s): For this purpose, over a 5-year period, from January 2017 to December 2021, patient records from the hospital's electronic data registry were scanned. The extracted data included the number of patients admitted to the outpatient clinic, the number of emergency outpatient visits, the number of patients inserted and removed with an intrauterine device (IUD), abortions, premature rupture of membranes (PROM), intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) and vaginal delivery and cesarean section. Result(s): The number of patients who underwent IUD removal decreased in the last two years. Also, the number of patients who underwent IUD insertion in 2020 was very low compared to other years (p<0.01, for all). It was observed that the number of patients diagnosed with PROM decreased in the last three years (p<0.01, for all). There was a statistically significant decrease in the total number of deliveries in the last two years (p<0.01). Discussion(s): In conclusion, it is seen that the number of outpatients, the number of emergency outpatients, the number of IUDs removed and the total number of deliveries have decreased in the last two years compared to the previous three years. This may be related to the coronavirus infection, which has caused the pandemic for the last two years.Copyright © 2022, Derman Medical Publishing. All rights reserved.

Medicinal and aromatic plants consumption habits of consumers in the Coronavirus pandemic

Living conditions in Turkey has been changed considerably during Covid-19 pandemic. This phase has changed people's normal lives, habits such as eating, resting, and shopping and pushed them to different pursuits. This study aimed to obtain data on the consumption preferences of medicinal and aromatic plants. The survey was conducted in the autumn of 2020. Choices and health services that are effective in the consumption of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant (MAP) of consumers are estimated by statistics and logit regression model to the data obtained from the surveys. It was determined that the coronavirus pandemic increased the consumption of medicinal and aromatic plants by 76%. The plants with the highest consumption during the pandemic were recorded as rosehip, linden, mint, and ginger. Green tea and udihindi were the most consumed medicinal and aromatic plants per month. According to logit regression analysis results;age, duration of use, price, benefit, side effect, access to the chemical, additive, and hope variables increased the consumption of medicinal and aromatic plants and the likelihood of purchasing during the pandemic. It is thought that consumption of MAPs will become widespread and increase during the pandemic.