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J Health Popul Nutr ; 32(3): 386-90, 2014 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25395901

ABSTRACT

One of the Millennium Development Goals is to combat HIV, the burden of which continues to increase in developing countries, like Pakistan. The prevalence is high among the high-risk population, and the use of unsterilized surgical instruments, traditional straight razors, and blades adds to the spread of this disease. This study assesses the effect of an educational intervention on the knowledge of 70 barbers practising in a suburban community in Pakistan regarding HIV and its symptoms and transmission. At baseline, only 10% of the barbers reported that they had ever heard about HIV compared to 49% after the intervention. Similarly, 4% and 6% of them had good knowledge at baseline about symptoms and transmission of the disease, increasing to 39% and 43% respectively, after the intervention (p<0.001). The results of this educational intervention warrant consideration of activation of mass campaigns to increase public awareness about bloodborne diseases and to educate personnel who might harm the persons in their communities by unsafe practices.


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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/psychology , Barbering/education , Education/methods , HIV Infections/psychology , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/transmission , Adolescent , Adult , Barbering/instrumentation , Child , Educational Status , HIV Infections/transmission , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Occupational Health/education , Pakistan , Pilot Projects , Sterilization/methods , Surveys and Questionnaires , Young Adult
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Asia Pac J Public Health ; 24(1): 161-72, 2012 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21247976

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INTRODUCTION: . Women suffer disproportionately from depression, which has a high prevalence in developing countries. Sociodemographic factors are associated with depression, some of which may be modifiable and lead to better outcomes for depression among women. OBJECTIVES: . To determine sociodemographic factors associated with depression among women of reproductive age in Karachi. METHODS: . A case control study was conducted on 376 women in 2 hospitals in Karachi. Patients were diagnosed by psychiatrists and family physicians by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.) criteria and SRQ20. RESULTS: . The odds for women with depression being married for >5 years, being abused by in-laws, spending ≤3 hours per day with their spouses, and being just satisfied or not satisfied with their married life was more than that for controls. CONCLUSION: . The authors' findings highlight the important modifiable risk factors for depression, which if addressed will help decrease the burden of depression among women.


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Depression/epidemiology , Domestic Violence/psychology , Marriage/psychology , Personal Satisfaction , Adolescent , Adult , Case-Control Studies , Depression/diagnosis , Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , Female , Humans , Marriage/statistics & numerical data , Middle Aged , Pakistan/epidemiology , Risk Factors , Self Report , Time Factors , Young Adult
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