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The aim of this study was to measure the effect of equine assisted services (EAS) on mood and anxiety in health-care workers. While the emotional toll of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt in every aspect of our society, health-care workers have been hit especially hard. A survey conducted by Mental Health America during June - September in 2020, found 93% of health-care workers were experiencing stress and 86% reported experiencing anxiety. There is research to support a wide range of interventions to address stress, low mood, and anxiety, including pharmaceuticals, physical exercise, and animal interaction. While several studies have shown an improvement in anxiety and mood after interaction with horses, few studies have included a physically active control group to consider the effect of exercise on results. In this study conducted in October 2021, participants were recruited from area hospitals and randomly assigned to a control group (30-min guided walk with no horse interaction, n = 17), a low level EAS group (30-min self-guided farm tour, n = 20), or a mid-level EAS group (30 min of grooming a horse, n = 19). Before the intervention, participants completed a demographic survey. Pre and post activity, participants completed the Brief Mood Introspection Scale (BMIS) and State Anxiety Inventory for AdultsTM that measured currentfeelings of mood and anxiety, respectively. Data were analyzed using the repeated measures one-way ANOVA procedure in SPSS. This study was approved by the MSU Human Research and Protection Program and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Fifty-six health-care workers participated in the study, with 32% having worked in health care for less than 5 years and 33.9% having worked in health care for over 20 years. All participants had a significant improvement in State-Anxiety scores after completing their group activity (P < 0.001), with no differences among groups. Similarly, all groups had an improved BMIS score (P < 0.001). However, there was significantly greater improvement in BMIS scores in the mid-level EAS (P < 0.01) when compared with the control group. While all participants in this study improved both their current feelings of anxiety and mood after completing an activity on the farm, there was a greater improvement in mood in those individuals who spent 30 min grooming a horse when compared with the walk group without horse interaction. The results from this study provide further support for the impact of equine assisted services as a means of improving mood.Copyright © 2023
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This study aimed to outline the profile of retractions of scientific articles on COVID-19 published in journals indexed in the Scopus database between 2020 and 2021. To analyze the data, we used a bibliometric technique, with the Bibliometrix package in the R-Studio software, and descriptive statistics. Twenty-nine retractions were analyzed, and we found that the most common reasons for retraction were related to ethical issues and that 68.97% of authors have previously retracted articles. We concluded that there appears to have been a change in the publication policies of journals, which resulted in an increase in scientific retractions related to COVID-19 during the study period.
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Background: Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus. Severity of this disease influenced by old age, sex, comorbidities, and other factors. Hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus are the most common comorbidities in COVID-19 patients that cause high morbidity and mortality. Objective(s): To analyze the survival of COVID-19 patients with hypertension comorbidity and compare it between diabetes mellitus and non-diabetes mellitus group. Method(s): This retrospective, descriptive study included COVID-19 patients with hypertension comorbidity at Internal Medicine ward Dr. Soetomo Hospital Surabaya from May 2020 to December 2021. Data on age, sex, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, symptoms, vital signs, laboratory finding, length of stay, and outcome were taken from medical records and we carried out kaplan-meier method and log rank test by using SPSS. Result(s): This study obtained 698 sample of confirmed COVID-19 patients and after applying exclusion criteria there were 174 patients with hypertension comorbidity. Most patient were female (60.3%) and age 51-60 years (38.5%). The most common symptoms were shortness of breath (62.1%) and cough (50.6%). There were 50 hypertension and 79 non-hypertension patients died and Survival analysis showed a significant statistical difference between both groups (p=0.042). From 50 deceased hypertensive patients, there are 36 and 14 hypertensive patients with and without diabetes mellitus respectively but survival analysis showed a non-significant statistical difference between both groups (p=0.081) Conclusion(s): There is significant statistical difference in survival analysis in patients with hypertension. We should be aware about COVID-19 patients with hypertension.
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Objective. To assess the T-cell immune status against SARS-CoV-2 in HIV patients with or without antiretroviral therapy. Patients and methods. The study included 21 HIV patients who had laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 between September and December 2021 without previous immunization against SARS-CoV-2. The characteristics of HIV infection (CD4-lymphocytes count, HIV viral load in blood plasma, the presence of antiretroviral therapy) and COVID-19 (the severity degree and duration of the disease) were analyzed, the T-cell immune response to SARS-CoV-2 was assessed using the ELISPOT method 1 month after COVID-19. Statistical analysis was carried out by non-parametric methods (Mann-Whitney U test, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient) using the IBM SPSS Statistics 22 software package. Results. The study showed a more favorable course of COVID-19 in HIV-infected persons who achieved HIV suppression in the blood: a mild form of the disease was significantly more common, and the virus was eliminated faster. T-cell immune response to SARS-CoV-2 was recorded more frequently in these patients. Significant correlation of T-cell immune status with the CD4-lymphocytes count and HIV suppression in the blood was revealed. Conclusion. Thus, T-cell immune response to SARS-CoV-2 as assessed using the ELISPOT method was registered significantl.Copyright © 2023, Dynasty Publishing House. All rights reserved.
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Objective. To assess the impact of obesity and overweight on the course of COVID-19. Patients and methods. This prospective study included 218 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection aged 18 to 94 years hospitalized between June 2020 and March 2021. We evaluated their clinical and laboratory parameters and their association with body weight. All patients were divided into 3 groups depending on their body mass index (BMI). Group 1 included 81 patients with grade 1-3 obesity (BMI >=30);group 2 comprised 71 overweight patients (BMI >=25 and <30);group 3 included 66 patients with normal body weight (BMI >=18.5 and <25). We analyzed clinical symptoms (including shortness of breath, fever, myalgia, headache, fatigue, changes in the oropharynx, cough, rhinorrhea, sore throat, anosmia, and diarrhea), prevalence of concomitant disorders and complications, findings of computed tomography and pulse oximetry, and findings of instrumental and laboratory examinations (complete blood count, urine test, electrocardiography, echo cardiography, biochemical assays, including C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, lactate, lactate dehydrogenase, activated partial thromboplastin time, prothrombin index, D-dimer, ferritin). Data analysis was performed using the Statistica 6.0 software. Results. We found that overweight and obese patients were more likely to have the main COVID-19 symptoms and comorbidities than those with normal weight. Overweight and obese patients also required respiratory support more frequently than patients with normal weight. Obese and overweight patients had more severe systemic inflammation (CRP, procalcitonin), cytolysis (ALT, AST), and thrombosis (D-dimer). Conclusion. Our findings suggest that obesity and overweight are the factors associated with a more severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, which should be considered when planning their treatment and developing resource strategies.Copyright © 2022, Dynasty Publishing House. All rights reserved.
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Background and Objectives: The effects of COVID-19 on surgical practice are extensive and include modifications to perioperative practice and ways of working, workforce and staffing difficulties, procedural prioritization, intraoperative viral transmission risk, and surgical training and education. There is a lack of information about the way this pandemic has impacted medical professionals because of surgical practice. Aims and Objectives: The current study's goal was to determine the dispersion of COVID 19 through patients to healthcare professionals utilising PPE during emergency surgeries. Material(s) and Method(s): The study was conducted as a hospital based retro prospective observational study at the Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College and hospital of central India. After receiving institutional ethical committee permission and the informed written consent, 36 patients receiving emergency surgeries during COVID-19 Era and 109 health care professionals involved in patient care were evaluated for the onset of any COVID 19 symptom for 5 days postoperatively. All the data collected were analyzed using SPSS statistical software version 26. Result(s): Among these 36 emergency surgeries patients, 86.1% (n=31) had COVID positive report during admission, mostly had complain of respiratory symptoms. Out of 16 COVID positive health workers, 81.25% (n=13) suffered from respiratory symptoms, 43.75% (n=7) had G.I symptoms and 12.50% (n=2) were asymptomatic. Analysis showed a positive relation between COVID positive status and depression in health care professionals (p=0.028). Out of 93 COVID negative health care workers involved in emergency surgeries, 90.32 % (n=84) were asymptomatic. Only 9.67% (n=9) health care workers had respiratory symptoms and 2.1% (n=2) had gastrointestinal symptoms. Conclusion(s): The current study may aid in the development of mitigation measures to enhance mental well-being, as well as the identification of factors of poor mental state and therapies to treat people suffering from a mental condition. Postoperative assessments in a digital environment on an individual basis allow team members to voice their worries and comments to the system as a mitigating technique. Evidence-based training and education for HCWs on pandemic preparation has been shown to be critical for improving hospital staff expertise, abilities, and mental well-being during a pandemic.Copyright © 2023, Dr. Yashwant Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.. All rights reserved.
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We explored parent's intention to vaccinate their children aged 5–11 against corona and factors influencing this. A survey, including open and closed questions, was distributed among parents (N = 214, 57,8% female) at booster vaccination locations in Rotterdam. The survey was subdivided in three categories: background variables of the participant (parent), background variables of his/her children, determinants of vaccination-intentions and information needs. Results show that 43% of the parents intended to vaccinate their children. Parents attitude towards vaccination was ambivalent, they rated the likelihood for children to get infected with corona relatively high and the severity of corona for children relatively low. The response to potential harmful effects of the vaccine were ambivalent as well. Attitude was the strongest correlate of vaccination-intention and mediated the effects of likelihood, severity and harmfulness. Most parents would take the decision together with the partner, but also with the child. The open questions showed that the most common reason to vaccinate the child was to protect the child or others. Reasons mentioned for not vaccinating the child were mostly worries regarding side-effects and doubts about the added value of vaccinating children. In the discussion, communication and intervention options to enhance vaccination intentions are described. Samenvatting: We hebben onderzocht wat de bereidheid van ouders is om hun kinderen van 5 tot 11 jaar te laten vaccineren tegen corona en factoren die hieraan bijdragen. Op boostervaccinatielocaties in Rotterdam is aan ouders (N = 214, 57,8 % vrouw) een vragenlijst uitgedeeld met open en gesloten vragen. De vragenlijst was onderverdeeld in drie categorieën: achtergrondvariabelen van de deelnemer (ouder), achtergrondvariabelen van zijn/haar kinderen, en determinanten van vaccinatiebereidheid en informatiebehoeften. De resultaten laten zien dat 43,0 % van de ouders bereid was hun kinderen te vaccineren. Ouders hadden een ambivalente attitude ten aanzien van vaccineren, en schatten de kans op corona bij kinderen relatief hoog en de ernst van corona bij kinderen relatief laag in. De visie op schadelijkheid van het vaccin was ambivalent. Attitude was de sterkste voorspeller van vaccinatie-intentie en medieerde de effecten van kans, ernst en schadelijkheid. Veel ouders zouden de beslissing met de partner, maar ook met het kind nemen. In de open vragen gaven ze als redenen om het kind wel te vaccineren vooral dat ze het kind of anderen wilden beschermen. Redenen om het kind niet te vaccineren waren vooral zorgen over bijwerkingen en twijfel over de meerwaarde van het vaccineren van kinderen. De beschouwing beschrijft communicatie- en interventiemogelijkheden om vaccinatiebereidheid te bevorderen.
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Youth is a key period of life to ensure future well-being, especially in relation to sexuality. The general objective is to analyze the sexual education of young people today regarding sexual practices and to study the use of contraceptive methods. Material(s) and Method(s): It is a cross-sectional, observational study of cases. Designed a digital questionnaire made with Google consisting of 26 items and 3 blocks: social-demographic data, female sexuality and sexual health. Data analysis the statistical program SPSS 25.0. Result(s): The sample obtained: 1320 women. Social-demographic data: ages between 15 and 29 years and 58.3% of the women had a partner. The most frequent sexual orientation: 77% heterosexual. Female sexuality: for 63.9% of women, sex is an important part of their relationships and 43.3% consider themselves attractive people. The most rejected practices: anal sex, during menstruation or with the light on. 4.7% do not feel prepared to require their sexual partner to use a condom. 9.7% are not able to request sexual practices that they want. 6.2% state that they do not avoid any practice despite the fact that some of them cause discomfort. During the Covid-19 situation, the frequency of sexual relations decreases by 49% and the absent practices of viral transmission via online increase. Regarding sexual education, we observe that the majority have been provided by friends, that is, unqualified personnel. The most explained topics are focused on the traditional aspects of sexual health and human development, therefore it is an education that is not of quality, data confirmed by 58% of women. The contraceptive methods most used by women are condoms and oral contraceptives, whose main purpose is the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (condoms). Its use can have negative connotations such as decreased sexual desire, excitement, sensitivity and orgasm disorders. Conclusion(s): Currently, young women perceive sexuality more and more naturally, talking about it without fear or censorship. Sex educators are mostly not qualified personnel. The SARS-CoV2 (Covid-19) situation increases the number of sexual practices online, decreasing it. The contraceptive methods most used by women are condoms and oral contraceptives.Copyright © 2023
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Objectives: To assess protein and energy intake and duration of venous-venous ECMO in critically ill patients with covid-19 Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational analysis on the intensive care units of a large tertiary private teaching Hospital. Adult patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) with laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 (RT-PCR), cannulated on venous-venous ECMO and on exclusive enteral feeding were included. Data between march 2020 and june 2021 were collected. Weight and height data were acquired at the time of admission in ICU. Body mass index (BMI) was subsequently calculated. We obtained delivery and adequacy of nutrition data from a enteral nutrition form routinely filled out by nutritionists during hospitalization. Other data were obtained from electronic medical record. For statistical analysis of the data, we used SPSS version 13.0. Result(s): This cohort included 39 patients. 27 (69.2%) were men, mean age was 50 (+/- 12) years and 11 (28,2%) had more than 60 years. The more prevalent comorbidities were obesity in 22 (56%), hypertension in 20 (51,3%) and diabetes in 6 (15,4%) patients. The mean time on ECMO was 24.7 +/- 15.2 days. 29 patients (74%) died. Regarding nutritional support, the average protein intake was 0,9 +/- 0.4 g/kg/day and calories 13.9 +/- 5.2 cal/kg/day. No statistically significant association was observed between the nutritional intake and the duration on ECMO and clinical outcomes of patients. Conclusion(s): There was a high mortality in our cohort. Center;s inexperience may have played a role in these results, in addition to other factors. We observed a high prevalence of obesity. Neither energy nor protein intake were associated with the duration of ECMO and clinical outcomes. These results are similar to other recent observational studies where an insufficient energy and protein intake did not affected mortality or other outcomes. Our small sample and study design prevents a definitive conclusion on the subject. Thus, we propose further studies to elucidate the role of adequate nutrional strategies to improve outcomes and reabilitation of patients on ECMO.
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Background: Breast cancer survivors often report their high needs for help during the transition to cancer survivorship. During the COVID-19 pandemic, technology-based programs are increasingly popular because of their high flexibility and accessibility in delivering information and coaching/support to address the current needs for help among cancer survivors. Yet, little is known about how socio-behavioral factors influence the effects of a technology-based intervention on the needs for help of racial/ethnic minority breast cancer survivors, especially Asian American breast cancer survivors. Purpose(s): The purpose of this secondary analysis was to examine the multiple socio-behavioral factors (including attitudes, self-efficacy, perceived barriers, and social influences related to breast cancer survivorship) mediated the effects of a technology-based intervention on the needs for help among Asian American breast cancer survivors. Method(s): This analysis was conducted with the data from 199 Asian American breast cancer survivor women who were recruited from January 2017 to June 2020 through online and offline communities/groups. The needs for help were measured using the Support Care Needs Survey-34 Short Form (SCNS) with five domains on psychological, information, physical, support, and communication needs. Mediation analysis was conducted using the PROCESS macro within SPSS. The analysis determined the mediating effects of four socio-behavioral mediators on the needs for help at pre-test [T0 ], post 1-month [T1 ], and post 3-months [T2 ] of a technology-based intervention. Result(s): Overall, all the mediators had statistically significant mediation effects on all types of needs for help (p < .05) at different points. Attitudes and social influence presented statistically significant mediation effects on the total needs for help score over 3 months (T0 , T1 , and T2 ). Perceived Barriers had mediation effects on all types of needs for help over 1 month (T0 , T1 ). Self-efficacy mediated the effects on all types of needs for help only at post 1 month (T1 ). Conclusion(s): The findings supported that all the socio-behavioral factors (attitudes, self-efficacy, perceived barriers, and social influences) mediated the effects of a technology-based intervention on the needs for help of Asian American breast cancer survivors. Future research and practice should consider socio-behavioral factors to reduce their needs for help during their survivorship process.
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Background: During covid-19 period not only general public was victim of anxiety besides all medical professional also face anxiety and change their Information seeking behaviour according their personality. Curiosity is in human nature with the easy access to internet the new horizon to information has been opened. People searching trends have shown that they are interested in health risk to health treatment for their health related problems. Aim(s): In this study examined the influences of anxiety (ISA) and Personality traits (PT) on health information seeking behaviour (HISB) among the Doctor, paraprofessional and final year medical students who are frontline worker during pandemic situation. Methodology: The study adopted survey method with non-probability convenience sampling to collect statistical. Questionnaires werefiled from 313 participants by utilizing convenient sampling and analyzing the data through SPSS. Result(s): The result showed that significant relation between personality traits, information seeking anxiety and health information seeking behaviour. In medical library user PT has significant impact on HISB (p<.05), (AVG_PT=.002) and ISA has impact on HISB but it is not significant in medical professional (beta -.070) value shows ISA has negative impact on HISB. Practical implication: This study will be beneficial for information professionals, health care workers, policy makers and administrators to access of information resources in hybrid format. Conclusion(s): Medical professional's plays an important role in our society. They work hard and served the nation during pandemic situation. Anxiety is natural phenomena to every person. So medical professional also feel anxietybut the medical profession demands its professionals to stay cool, calm and free of anxiety by having analytical and cognitive skills, in order to fulfill the needs of their profession. This research helps to understand that ISA has no significant impact on HISB while PT has significant impact on HISB.Copyright © 2023 Lahore Medical And Dental College. All rights reserved.
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Background: The outbreak of acute respiratory syndrome with novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, caused a worldwide outbreak of the disease. To treat the disease, some drugs were identified and introduced that did not show a significant effect on the recovery of the disease. Due to the need to manage inpatient beds, this study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of Remdesivir in the treatment of outpatients with moderate to severe COVID-19. Method(s): The present study was a retrospective cohort with a convenience sampling method. It was conducted by referring to the records of COVID-19 patients who were referred to the respiratory clinic of Shahid Beheshti Hospital as outpatients in the period from April to August 2021. Result(s): This study was conducted on 263 COVID-19 patients with a mean age of 51.16+/-14.39 years from 19 and 90 years old. Data were collected through a researcher-made checklist and analyzed using SPSS 20. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, paired t-test, and Mc Nemar's test were used to evaluate the data. The significance level was considered at the level of 0.05. Conclusion(s): Findings revealed that no clear correlation was found between hospitalization and death rate compared to other patients. In our study, the risk factors for severe COVID-19 did not affect the rate of hospitalization or death of patients.Copyright © 2023 Bentham Science Publishers.
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Background: Corona Viruses is a group of viruses that cause diseases in both humans and mammals and are known to cause chronic respiratory diseases. The viruses among them include SARS, MERS and COVID-19. The most recent pandemic was a result of COVID-19. Older people and those with underlying medical problems are more likely to develop serious illness. Objective(s): To compare the knowledge and practices of Allied Health and Engineering students of the University of Lahore about Corona Virus Disease. Methodology: A cross-sectional questionnaire based survey was conducted on 326 students studying in Allied health Sciences and Engineering departments of UOL. The data was compiled in SPSS, version 24 for analysis. Result(s): The students of Allied Health Sciences had a better understanding and were more aware of COVID-19, its percussions and the methods to prevent its spread than of the Engineering Students. More than half of the Engineering students have found to have less understanding about the causative agent of the COVID-19 and similar trend was found in other categories. Health sciences students showed higher tendency towards hands hygiene practices than engineering students. Practical implication: Lessons learned from different outbreaks of infectious diseases suggested that knowledge and practices towards infectious diseases are associated with level of panic emotion among the population, which can further complicate attempts to prevent the spread of the disease. To facilitate outbreak management of COVID-19 in Lahore, Pakistan, there is an urgent need to understand the public's awareness of COVID-19. Keeping these considerations in mind this research was kicked-off to gauge the knowledge and practices of these medical and engineering students about Corona virus disease. Conclusion(s): The study shows that educational background plays a vital role in disease control and it will help in successful uptake of control interventions for prevention of COVID-19.Copyright © 2023 Lahore Medical And Dental College. All rights reserved.
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A global spreading corona virus at 2019 (COVID-19) declared as emergent worldwide, due to its quick spreading and high rates of mortality that serious disruptions. The objective of this research is to explore further into effect of different types of covid-19 vaccinations (Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Sinopharm) on some coagulation parameters from random samples of students in college of pharmacy/ university of Ker-bala. A case-control study was carried out with Iraqis living in Kerbala city particularly college students in Kerbala University/ College of Pharmacy from 2021/1/16 to 2022/4/16. This study was done to encompass quantitative and qualitative analysis of covid 19 vaccination types and possible thrombosis that occur after vaccination. The enrolled sixty participants of male and female were aged 18years and above. A questionnaire was made questions pertaining age were inquired to make sure participants fulfilled the criteria for in-clusion, past medical history, previous infection with covid 19 were incorporated into the survey. The scien-tific and ethical committee provided their ethical approval in college of pharmacy at University of Kerbala. Our results in this study indicate significant differences in coagulation parameters readings of (Pt, Ptt) between vaccination groups and control by using ANOVA statistical analysis of SPSS. Our study showed that the difference between the vaccinated and unvaccinated groups was considerable (Pfizer, AstraZeneca & Sinopharm Covid 19 vaccines) and control group in thrombotic measurements time and platelet mean value. The most effective and economical method of preventing COVID-19 infection is still vaccination. A number of COVID-19 vaccines have been developed quickly, but more research needs to be done on any side effects that may appear.Copyright © 2023, Colegio de Farmaceuticos de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. All rights reserved.
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Introduction: Oral cancer is Colombia's 8th most common cancer, with an estimated survival rate of 52%. Lack of knowledge and awareness about oral cancer and its risk factors is associated with a delay in diagnosis. Objective(s): To evaluate adults' oral cancer knowledge through a phone survey in the context of the SARS-COV2 pandemic. Material(s) and Method(s): A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted by phone during the COVID-19 pandemic on 268 patients attending at the dental school of Universidad de Antioquia, years 2020-2021. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software. Result(s): The mean age was 58.9 years. 58.6% of participants had heard about oral cancer. social media was the primary source of information for 42% of participants, and 96.7% considered the screening important. Most patients did not feel worried (54.5%), fearful (59.7%), or anxious (56.3%) in case they were submitted to a screening for early detection of oral cancer. Lower socioeconomic status and educational level are correlated with lower awareness of oral cancer. The dimensions of experience and attitude towards screening were not associated with sociodemographic variables. Conclusion(s): The knowledge of oral cancer is still poor and is related to low socioeconomic and educational levels. However, this association was not observed in the attitude and experience dimensions toward screening for oral cancer. Therefore, there seems to be a need for more educational programs about knowledge of oral cancer, especially in socially disadvantaged groups, considering that there are no barriers related to screening.
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Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals experience high levels of minority stress, as well as a high prevalence of suicidality and self-harm. The current study investigates if emotion regulation mediates the relationships of minority stressors with self-harm and suicidality. TGD adult primary care patients (N = 115) completed a survey including measures of minority stressors, emotion dysregulation, self-harm, and suicidality. Emotion regulation mediated the relationship between victimisation and suicidality. Emotion regulation did not mediate the relationship between victimisation and self-harm. TGD individuals' suicide risk may be increased when they experience victimisation through increased emotion dysregulation.
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Background: COVID-19 infection is a contemporary global concern with serious ramifications. This disease is caused by a virus belonging to the Coronaviridae family named SARS-CoV-2. Immunologic and physiologic changes during pregnancy make pregnant women more susceptible to viral infection, especially COVID-19. Objective(s): The present study aimed to identify the clinical manifestations, radiologic findings, indications for cesarean delivery, underlying conditions, and the critical outcome of mothers and newborns regarding COVID-19 women who had cesarean sections and terminated pregnancies. Method(s): This cross-sectional study was conducted on the mortality and morbidity rates of 98 women with terminated pregnancies infected with COVID-19 at the time of their cesarean delivery. The demographic, clinical, and pregnancy data were collected from Razi Teaching Hospital between March 2020 and March 2021 and analyzed using SPSS version 24. Result(s): The mean age was 31.31 +/- 7.16, and the mean gestational age was 36.45 +/- 3.334 weeks. The most prevalent cause of cesarean section was fetal distress (28%), followed by preeclampsia and meconium aspiration. The most common symptoms were sore throat, cough, fever, nausea, diarrhea, and weakness;moreover, hypothyroidism and diabetes mellitus were the most predominant underlying diseases. The mean duration for hospitalization was 5.21 +/- 4.584 days, the maternal death rate was 5.1%, and the neonatal death rate was 2%. Conclusion(s): The majority of women infected with COVID-19 had cesarean sections and terminated pregnancies in the third trimester. This highlights the need for better care and education for mothers in this period. The body mass index (BMI) level and obesity are strongly associated with COVID-19 severity. Furthermore, healthcare workers should pay more attention to underlying diseases during pregnancy.Copyright © 2023, Author(s).
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Aim: To determine the frequency of ear, nose and throat related disorders of covid disease in PCR proven positive Covid-19 patients. Method(s): This prospective study included 320 Covid-19 positive patients and was conducted at ENT Department of MTI Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022. The acute phase of covid-19 was taken as the time interval between the onsets of symptoms as day 1 today 30th post infection. Questions were asked about the following symptoms;flu, sore throat, sinus involvement, taste disturbances, smell disturbances, hoarseness and hearing loss. Clinical examination and relevant investigations were carried out to make a diagnosis. The data was documented on a proforma & analyzed using SPSS 26.0 for windows to determine the frequencies of signs & symptoms related to ENT. Result(s): A total of 320 patients were included in the study. The ages ranged from 18-50 years with mean age of 33.96 years. The age group 18-25 years mostly presented with symptoms related to ENT. Upper respiratory tract infection was the commonest symptom (60.6%) followed by sore throat (57.5%). Smell and taste disturbances accounted for in 46.3% & 15.3 % of the patients respectively. Fungal rhinosinusitis was observed in 6.9% of the patients. As there is a wide variation of the ENT symptoms in covid disease, it is important to know the predictive symptoms so that appropriate measures can be adopted. Identification & isolation of patients will prevent spread of disease and focused therapy and investigations. Practical implication Conclusion(s): The portal of entry for the SARS-CoV-2 is through the upper airway. It is important to know the symptoms related to ENT to make an early diagnosis and therefore, institute measures for management and prevention of further spread of the disease.Copyright © 2023 Lahore Medical And Dental College. All rights reserved.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is one of the updated challenges facing the whole world. To identify the more blood group that positive to COVID19 in male or female. A cross-sectional study was conducted for positively confirmed 265 patients with COVID19 positive in Wasit province at AL-Zahraa Teaching Hospital from the period of March 13th till April 20th. All of them full a question-naire regarded by risk factors and other comorbidities. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 23 using fre-quency tables and percentage. For numerical data, the median, and interquartile range (IQR) were used. Differences between categorical groups were performed by fissure exact test. In this study, the median age of the patients was 43 years old and interquartile range 25-56 years. Majority of the patients were female 60% and 51% of them were from the same region (wasite). The dominant blood group among patients was (O) 40%. The highest percentage of comorbidities among patients was hypertension 40%, and the most presenting symptoms were cough and fever. About 51% of patients were with mild symptoms. Diabetes, coronary heart diseases, and chronic renal diseases were significantly related to disease severity (P-value=0.02, 0.001, 0.01 respectively.Copyright © 2023, Colegio de Farmaceuticos de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. All rights reserved.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is one of the updated challenges facing the whole world. To identify the more blood group that positive to COVID19 in male or female. A cross-sectional study was conducted for positively confirmed 265 patients with COVID19 positive in Waist province at AL-Zahraa Teaching Hospital from the period of March 13th till April 20th. All of them full a questionnaire regarded by risk factors and other comorbidities. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 23 using frequency tables and percentage. For numerical data, the median, and interquartile range (IQR) were used. Differences between categorical groups were performed by fissure exact test. In this study, the median age of the patients was 43 years old and interquartile range 25-56 years. Majority of the patients were female 60% and 51% of them were from the same region (waist). The dominant blood group among patients was (O) 40%. The highest percentage of comorbidities among patients was hypertension 40%, and the most presenting symptoms were cough and fever. About 51% of patients were with mild symptoms. Diabetes, coronary heart diseases, and chronic renal diseases were significantly re-lated to disease severity (p-value = 0.02, 0.001, 0.01 respectively.Copyright © 2023, Colegio de Farmaceuticos de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. All rights reserved.