S. Srinivasa, S. Harish, S. Patel, Ranganatha A. Devaranavadagi, G. Bhavya, Syeda Kausar Anjum
{"title":"Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding dengue infection among parentsof children hospitalized for dengue fever.","authors":"S. Srinivasa, S. Harish, S. Patel, Ranganatha A. Devaranavadagi, G. Bhavya, Syeda Kausar Anjum","doi":"10.18203/2349-3291.IJCP20181509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.IJCP20181509","url":null,"abstract":"Aims and objective: This study is aimed at assessing the knowledge regarding dengue fever, its transmission, identification of the disease and its complications and its preventive measures among the parents of children hospitalized for dengue fever. Introduction: Dengue fever is a rapidly emergent infection and is one of the leading causes of hospitalization and health care burden in India. Dengue vectors, human knowledge and behavior have each been reported to play an important role in the transmission of the disease. Materials and methods: This is a hospital based cross sectional survey among parents of dengue patients admitted in Department of Pediatrics, KIMS Bangalore during a period of 6 months. Parents were interviewed with pre designed questionnaire. The questionnaire was divided into 4 parts – knowledge on: 1) Transmission, 2) Signs and symptoms, 3) Attitude towards the illness and 4) practices of prevention and treatment. Results: Overall 195 individuals were interviewed. 7% were illiterate while 18% had a college degree. 91% individuals knew mosquito as the vector, 32% identified clear stagnant water as the breeding place. 88% identified fever as a symptom while 22% knew about bleeding manifestations. 71% felt dengue as a severe disease and 84% had a positive attitude towards consulting a doctor for the illness. 58% relied on mats and coils for personal protection followed by bed nets (12%). Majority of the awareness was through television followed by radio and newspapers. Conclusion: It is of utmost significance to identify barriers to action and to seek ways to translate the knowledge of population about dengue into positive preventive practices that would ultimately reduce the transmission of dengue fever in the community.","PeriodicalId":11183,"journal":{"name":"Current Pediatric Research","volume":"22 1","pages":"33-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45885594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining the role of a servant-leadership paradigm within existing NICU initiatives","authors":"Katie Reginato Cascamo","doi":"10.4066/0971-9032-C1-001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4066/0971-9032-C1-001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11183,"journal":{"name":"Current Pediatric Research","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70679559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A preliminary analysis of factors affecting the knowledge of parents on Neonatal Mass Screening programs","authors":"Renata Bakalarz","doi":"10.4066/0971-9032-c1-003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4066/0971-9032-c1-003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11183,"journal":{"name":"Current Pediatric Research","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70680252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SHOULD WE BE HONEST AND TELL PARENT VACCINES ARE BAD","authors":"Badi Alatasi","doi":"10.4066/0971-9032-C3-007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4066/0971-9032-C3-007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11183,"journal":{"name":"Current Pediatric Research","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70681601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CHANGING PRIORITIES IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER: THE EXPERIENCE OF JORDANIAN PARENTS","authors":"Maha Atout","doi":"10.4066/0971-9032-C3-009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4066/0971-9032-C3-009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11183,"journal":{"name":"Current Pediatric Research","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70681935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Case series of rare cases of bilateral open lip Schizencephaly presenting with Status Epilepticus","authors":"N. Bista","doi":"10.4066/0971-9032-C1-002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4066/0971-9032-C1-002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11183,"journal":{"name":"Current Pediatric Research","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70680228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A diamond in the rough: The biopsychosocial approach in practice","authors":"Z. Zain","doi":"10.4066/0971-9032-C2-004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4066/0971-9032-C2-004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11183,"journal":{"name":"Current Pediatric Research","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70681178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrolyte and acid-base balance (Sodium, Potassium and pH) during severe acute malnutrition in children under 5 years old","authors":"B. Maguy","doi":"10.4066/0971-9032-C2-005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4066/0971-9032-C2-005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11183,"journal":{"name":"Current Pediatric Research","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70681277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pediatric Psychosis in the Emergency Room: Could it be Plasmodium Vivax Malaria?","authors":"T. Ekram, K. Afzal, R. Saxena","doi":"10.32628/IJSRST162412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST162412","url":null,"abstract":"Malaria is associated with severe neurological complication especially by Plasmodium falciparum. We report a case of acute malaria in a seven year old boy presenting with features of psychosis as the primary presenting complaint, with absence of fever or concomitant drug intake before arrival. Peripheral blood smear of patient subsequently revealed Plasmodium vivax [ring and trophozoite stage] as he was investigated further when febrile spikes appeared. Malaria is associated with severe neurological complications especially by P. falciparum. We report a case of acute malaria in a seven year old boy presenting with features of psychosis as the initial presenting complaint, without history of fever or concomitant drug intake before arrival. Peripheral blood smear revealed P. vivax [ring and trophozoite stage].","PeriodicalId":11183,"journal":{"name":"Current Pediatric Research","volume":"20 1","pages":"83-84"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69960373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}