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Smitha Nayak1, K.V.M.Varambally 2,Vinod C.Nayak3,Shankar B3,¥
Affiliation:-
1Associate Professor, 2Director, 3Associate Professor, School of Management, Manipal University Manipal, India
3,¥Associate Professor, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, India
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1. School of Management, Manipal University Manipal, India
2. Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, India
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Article citation:
Nayak S, Varambally KVM, Nayak VC, Shankar B. Impact of mass media on healthcare seeking behavior. J Pharm Biomed Sci. 2015;05(01):44-49. Available at www.jpbms.info
ABSTRACT:
The objective of the study is to obtain insights into the impact of mass media (television, news -paper, radio) on health seeking behavior among women with specific reference to Antenatal Care (ANC). ANC service, the dependent variable, is a dichotomous variable, defined as if the woman has received ANC from a trained healthcare professional (doctor, lady health visitor, auxiliary nurse midwife, nurse) at least once during the last pregnancy.
Results: Among 600 respondents of the study, around 61per cent (369 respondents) utilized ANC service form a trained healthcare professional at least once during their previous pregnancy and extent of ANC service. The extent of ANC service utilization was ‘low’ (29 per cent), ‘moderate’ (43 per cent) and ‘high’ (28 per cent) among the 369 respondents who had accessed ANC service. Socio Demographic factors had a significant association to ANC service utilization. Correlation analysis revealed that media exposure (r=0.65 ***) has a significant positive correlation to ANC service utilization. Logistic regression analysis revealed that media exposure had a significant influence of ANC service utilization (β=.43, t (364) =12.6, p<0.01). .
KEYWORDS: Mass media; Antenatal care; Health seeking behavior.
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The author(s) have no competing interests for financial support, publication of this research, patents and royalties through this collaborative research. All authors were equally involved in discussed research work. There is no financial conflict with the subject matter discussed in the manuscript.
Copyright © 2015. Nayak S, Nayak VC, Varambally KVM, Shankar B. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Original article
Sougata Kumar Burman1,*,Debasis Das2,Subrata Das3,Ronita Roy Chowdhury4,Jayita Mukherjee4,Jayanta Nandi5
Affiliation:-
1Assistant Professor, 4Clinical Tutor, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, College of Medicine & J N M Hospital, WBUHS, Kalyani, Nadia,India
2Associate Professor, Community Medicine, Malda Medical College, Malda,India
3R M O cum Clinical Tutor, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan,India
5R M O cum Clinical Tutor, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, North Bengal Medical College,Sushrut Nagar, Darjeeling,WB,India
The name of the department(s) and institution(s) to which the work should be attributed:
1.Obstetrics & Gynaecology, College of Medicine & J N M Hospital, WBUHS, Kalyani, Nadia, India
2.Malda Medical College, Malda,India
3.Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan,India
4.Obstetrics & Gynaecology, North Bengal Medical College, Sushrut Nagar, Darjeeling, WB, India
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Article citation:
Burman SK,Das D,Das S,Chowdhury RR,Mukherjee J,Nandi J. Efficacy of misoprostol and dilatation & evacuation in early pregnancy, abortion: A prospective Randomized Control Trial in a Tertiary care Institution of Kolkata, West Bengal.J Pharm Biomed Sci. 2015; 05(01):19-24. Available at www.jpbms.info
ABSTRACT: Objectives: Assessing the efficacy of misoprostol(800 µg p/v) with surgical evacuation in the treatment of early pregnancy failure (<12 week period of gestation), adverse effects of misoprostol compared to surgical evacuation for early pregnancy failure and comparing the treatment outcome (bleeding pattern). Methodology: It is a prospective Randomized Controlled Trail conducted in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Nilratan Sircar Medical College & Hospital,Kolkata 700014 during April 2011 to March 2012. Applying inclusion & exclusion criteria, consecutive 100 patients carrying pregnancy of 12 weeks or less with early pregnancy failure were selected for the study. Selected patients were randomly assigned either in Misoprostol or surgical evacuation, group keeping equal no. of cases in both the group. Participants assigned to medical treatment received 800µg of Misoprostol inserted into the posterior vaginal fornix on the day of enrollment, i.e., Day 1st . If expulsion was not complete by Day 3rd ,they will receive a second dose of Misoprostol (800µg). If by the Day 8 expulsion were not complete then surgical evacuation or dilatation and evacuation was done.Participants assigned to dilatation and evacuation, group would undergo the procedure in operation theatre.Primary outcome measured was completeness of evacuation without the need for additional surgery, confirmed with ultrasonography. Secondary outcome variables were bleeding pattern following treatment,patients requiring blood transfusion,acceptability of misoprostol versus dilatation and evacuation. Hb% on Day 1st & 5th , Safety evaluation in terms of maternal subjective complaints like, lower abdominal pain, fever, diarrhoea were also judged.Result:In Misoprostol group induction-abortion interval (between first dose of the drug to evacuation) was 6-8 hours among 20(40%) cases, 9-10 hours in 12(24%) cases and more than 11 hours in 10(20%) cases.23 patients receiving misoprostol experienced side effects with no incidence of rupture uterus. 10(20%) cases found nausea, 3(6%) – vomiting and 10(20%) found with fever(1000F). In Misoprostol group mean Haemoglobin level on Day 1 & Day 15 were 11.7±0.82 & 10.3±0.51gm% respectively and the difference was found statistically significant. In D& E group, Hb% were11.8±.66&10.6±.51gm% respectively.
Conclusion: Medical management represents an efficacious and safe alternative for women preferring non-surgical treatment of EPF.
KEYWORDS: Misoprostol; Dilatation & Evacuation; Early pregnancy abortion; Comparison; Kolkata.
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Original article
Monika Srivastava1,*, Vandana Sharma2, Asha Dixit3, Abhijeet Yadav4,Deepak Sharma5, Dhiraj Kumar Srivastava6
Affiliation:-
1-5Department of Anatomy, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal (MP), India
6Department of Community Medicine, UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Saifai, U.P, India
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1.Department of Anatomy, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal (MP),India
2.Department of Community Medicine, UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Saifai, U.P, India
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Article citation:
Srivastava M, Sharma V, Dixit A, Yadav A, Sharma D, Srivastava DK. Morphological analysis of myocardial bridges in formalin fixed hearts. J Pharm Biomed Sci.2015;05(01):01-05.Available at www.jpbms.info
ABSTRACT
Background: The fibers overlying the intramyocardial segment of an epicardial coronary artery are then termed as myocardial bridges. Although myocardial bridges may protect the covered arterial segment, in man there is a significant increase in the incidence of atherosclerosis in the vessel segment proximal to the myocardial bridges
Objectives: 1.Incidence of myocardial bridges. 2. Morphological distribution of myocardial bridges over the various branches of coronary arteries.
Material and Method: The present study was a Dissection (Hospital) based Cross sectional Descriptive study.. A total 60 hearts were dissected. The hearts were cleaned and numbered. They were dissected and Coronary Vessels were then traced from the aortic sinus to their termination by cleaning the epicardium and perivascular fat tissues by using different type’s forceps and scalpel. The origins and courses of two coronary arteries were thus cleared, colored and all the measurements were taken with the help of thread and ruler. Result: Out of total 60 hearts, 22 hearts showed the presence of myocardial bridges (36.7%). A higher incidence of myocardial bridges was noted in the left coronary artery as compared to right coronary artery. In the left coronary artery maximum incidence was noted in the anterior interventricluar artery followed the posterior interventricular branch.
Conclusion:The present study concludes that myocardial bridges are common in human hearts. They are more common in the left coronary artery and its branches. An anterior Interventricular branch of left coronary artery is most commonly affected.
KEYWORDS: Myocardial Bridges; Coronary arteries; Left Coronary artery.
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Original article
Jardelina Brena Rocha Leite1, Marco Felipe Macêdo Alves1, Matheus Felipe A. Santos1, Roberto Flávio Fontenelle Pinheiro Júnior2, Modesto Leite Rolim Neto2, Sally de França Lacerda Pinheiro2,*
Affiliation:-
1Students of Faculty of Medicine of Cariri, 2Professor of Faculty of Medicine of Cariri, Divino Salvador Street, 284 - Downtown - CEP 63180-000 – Barbalha, Ceará, Brazil
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Faculty of Medicine of Cariri, Divino Salvador Street, 284 - Downtown - CEP 63180-000 – Barbalha, Ceará, Brazil
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Faculty of Medicine of Cariri, Divino Salvador Street, 284 - Downtown - CEP 63180-000 – Barbalha, Ceará, Brazil
Article citation:
Leite J BR,Macêdo Alves MF,Santos MF ,Pinheiro Júnior RF,Rolim-Neto ML,Pinheiro SL. Choose Where You Live: The Impact of the Air Pollution on the Health of a City Habitants: An Observational Transversal Study. J Pharm Biomed Sci. 2015;05(01):39-43. Available at www.jpbms.info
ABSTRACT
Background: Burning dumps and cement industries are polluting activities that affect the health of the population. In the city of Barbalha, Ceará, it was evaluated and compared the prevalence of respiratory diseases in residents of two near and two far neighborhoods of the dump and cement industry.
Methods: It was done an observational transversal study with diagnoses collected through Basic Health Unities medical production records of each neighborhood, classified by patients’ age group, and correlated on Epi Info™7 Program.
Results: At Cirolândia neighborhood, the prevalence of respiratory diseases was 41.25%, and at Bela Vista neighborhood, it was 30.56%, while at Malvinas neighborhood it was 21.90% and at Arajara district it was 13.47%. As for the age groups, there was more irritating and allergenic commitment of nasal mucosa, pharynx, larynx and paranasal sinuses on infants, children, adolescents and young adults, while adults and elder lies were more diagnosed with chronic harms of tracheobronchial tree and lungs.
Conclusions: It was found the larger prevalence of respiratory diseases in residents of Bela Vista and Cirolândia neighborhoods in relation to the farther two neighborhoods, probably due to the polluting activity of the industry and burning dumps, showing the necessity of governmental actions that reduce this pollution.
KEYWORDS: Cement industry; garbage; air pollution; respiratory system.
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Copyright © 2015. Leite J BR, Macêdo Alves MF, Santos MF, Pinheiro Júnior RF, Rolim-Neto ML, Pinheiro SL. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Original article
Durgarani Arava1,*, Rajasekhar Koppada2, Rajyalakshmi Gunti3
Affiliation:-
1,3Assistant professors, Department of Microbiology, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhrapradesh, India
2Assistant professor, Department of Microbiology, Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, India
The name of the department(s) and institution(s) to which the work should be attributed:
Department of Microbiology, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhrapradesh, India
Department of Microbiology, Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, India
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Dr. A. Durga Rani.
Assistant professor, Department of Microbiology, Rangaraya Medical College, GGH Campus, Kakinada, Andhrapradesh. PIN: 533001
Article citation:
Durgarani A, Rajasekhar K, Rajyalakshmi G. A study of opportunistic infections in HIV/AIDS patients in and around Kakinada, Andhrapradesh. J Pharm Biomed Sci.2015;05(01):53-56.Available at www.jpbms.info
ABSTRACT
Aims & objectives: The present study was done to know the prevalence of opportunistic infections in symptomatic HIV seropositive and HIV seronegative individuals in and around Kakinada using simple laboratory screening methods. Material & methods: a total of 573 HIV seropositive and 505 HIV seronegative individuals were screened for opportunistic pathogens from Nov 2012 to Oct 2014. The samples included were stool, sputum and CSF. The methods adopted were saline & iodine wet mounts, Acid fast & modified Acid fast staining, India ink preparation and culture on Sabouraud’s Dextrose Agar (SDA). Results: Out of 116 stool samples from HIV seropositive patients, 36 (31%) were found to be positive for enteric parasites. Among these Isospora belli was found in 15 cases (13%), Cryptosporidium in 10(8.6%), Strongyloides stercoralis (SS) in 5 (4.3%). The positivity in HIV seronegatives was 5.8 %( 10 out of 171). A total number of 339 sputum samples from HIV seropositive patients and 334 sputum samples from HIV seronegatives were tested for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Out of 339 sputum samples 103 (30.3%) among HIV positive patients and 54 out of 334 (16.1%) sputum samples in HIV seronegatives were positive for MTB . A total of 118 CSF samples were screened for Cryptococcus neoformans and 9 (7.6%) were found to be positive in HIV seropositives. No requisitions were received for Cryptococcus screening in HIV seronegative group. Conclusion: Though syndrome management is a better choice to treat HIV/AIDS in developing countries the routine laboratory methods of screening has a role in specific diagnosis and treatment.
KEYWORDS: CNS Cryptococcosis; Enteric parasites; Human immunodeficiency virus; pulmonary tuberculosis.
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