Journal of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Nov 22, 2018
The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and awareness regarding cervical cancer and... more The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and awareness regarding cervical cancer and its prevention among women attending at out patient department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. A qualitative study was undertaken using face to face in depth interviews from January 2015 to July 2015 .Among 229 women mean age 34.07±7.92 ,from 18 to 60 years were observed. Awareness and knowledge about cervical cancer was very poor which was about 25.3%. Knowledge was high among women coming from high socioeconomic condition which was 31.5% (p=0.03). Participants who were highly educated had more knowledge about 83.3% (<0.001). Most of the participants about 72.22% got the information from doctors and health service providers. The findings highlights the importance of awareness creation about cervical cancer and its risk factors, screening through utilization of the services of media like television, newspaper and radio which have massive impact in improving the knowledge.
Scholars international journal of obstetrics and gynecology, Oct 29, 2022
Background: Hypertensive disorder is the most common medical problem encountered in pregnancy wit... more Background: Hypertensive disorder is the most common medical problem encountered in pregnancy with a high perinatal and maternal mortality & morbidity. Worldwide about 76,000 pregnant women die each year from preeclampsia and related hypertensive disorders. Objective: To assess the relation between labetalol and methyldopa in treatment of pregnancy induced hypertension. Methods: This study was hospital based comparative prospective study was conducted at
Nosocomial Infections: Anti-Mrsa Activity of Cannabis Sativa and Thuja Orientalis Active Components Obtained by TLC
Staphylococcus aureus infections in human as this bacterium is resistant to methicillin. Natural ... more Staphylococcus aureus infections in human as this bacterium is resistant to methicillin. Natural products from higher plants may give a new source of antimicrobial agents. In this study, Cannabis sativa and Thuja orientalis have been chosen and findings of their individual contents’ inhibitory role on MRSA is studied and compared. The 3 MRSA bacterial cultures were isolated, as MG1, IR0 and IR2, first two were found to be resistant to Methicillin antibiotics while, IR0 showing the highest zone of inhibition with C. sativa and T. orientalis plant extracts. Respectively, 9-THC, CBDA, CBD and CBN components were separated from the Cannabis leaves and LEA, LEA, LEA and LEA various unknown components were separated from Thuja leaves using thin layer chromatography. However, a higher zone of inhibition was observed in 9-THC component of Cannabis against MG1 and LEA4 component of Thuja against IR2 isolates. 9-THC and CBD components of Cannabis proved best. These natural components can be f...
Teaching Medical Students the Skills Required to Critically Evaluate the Drug Information Sources for Rational Prescribing—Report of an Exercise on Evaluation of Prescribing Information
Background and Objective: Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality... more Background and Objective: Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality amongst the gynecological cancers worldwide, especially in developing countries. It is imperative for at least health professionals in developing countries like Pakistan to have a sound knowledge about the disease. This study was carried out to assess the knowledge and awareness about cervical cancer and its prevention amongst health professionals in tertiary care hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan. Methods and Design: A cross-sectional, interview based survey was conducted in June, 2009. Sample of 400 was divided between the three tertiary care centers. Convenience sampling was applied as no definitive data was available regarding the number of registered interns and nurses at each center. Results: Of all the interviews conducted, 1.8% did not know cervical cancer as a disease. Only 23.3% of the respondents were aware that cervical cancer is the most common cause of gynecological cancers and 26% knew it is second in rank in mortality. Seventy-eight percent were aware that infection is the most common cause of cervical cancer, of these 62% said that virus is the cause and 61% of the respondents knew that the virus is Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Majority recognized that it is sexually transmitted but only a minority (41%) knew that it can be detected by PCR. Only 26% of the study population was aware of one or more risk factors. Thirty seven percent recognized Pap smear as a screening test. In total only 37 out of 400 respondents were aware of the HPV vaccine. Conclusion: This study serves to highlight that the majority of working health professionals are not adequately equipped with knowledge concerning cervical cancer. Continuing Medical Education program should be started at the hospital level along with conferences to spread knowledge about this disease.
Scholars International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Background: Hypertensive disorder is the most common medical problem encountered in pregnancy wit... more Background: Hypertensive disorder is the most common medical problem encountered in pregnancy with a high perinatal and maternal mortality & morbidity. Worldwide about 76,000 pregnant women die each year from preeclampsia and related hypertensive disorders. Objective: To assess the relation between labetalol and methyldopa in treatment of pregnancy induced hypertension. Methods: This study was hospital based comparative prospective study was conducted at Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh from January to June 2021. The study consisted of 100 patients with pregnancy induced hypertension attending outpatient department and admitted in ANW, or who directly came to labour room. These patients were randomly selected on lottery basis after they fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Total patients were taken for the study and divided into 2 groups of 50 patients in each group. Results: A total 100 patients were included. The mean age in Group I...
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