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{"title":"Prevalence of bronchial asthma among urban school children in Bengaluru city","authors":"Giriyanna Gowda ,&nbsp;Sweta Balappa Athani ,&nbsp;Sunil Maragowdanahalli Gurupadaswamy","doi":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101895","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101895","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Bronchial asthma, with its increasing prevalence in both developed and developing countries, is a global health problem. It causes sleep disorders, impedes growth, disrupts education, increases the socioeconomic burden and hence lowers the quality of life of the affected individuals, their family and society at large. Children in urban areas, being a highly affected group, require special attention. Hence, the present study was conducted with the objectives below:1. To determine the prevalence of Bronchial asthma among urban school children.2. To identify the risk factors associated with bronchial asthma.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Schools were randomly selected after enlisting all schools in 2 wards of BBMP-South and permissions were obtained. Sampling frame consists of cumulative population of all school children. The sample size was calculated to be 1140. List of children aged between 10 and 15 years was prepared from the attendance register from each school and children were selected from the list using systematic random sampling. Each consenting student was interviewed using pretested semi structured questionnaire developed using ISAAC (International study on Asthma and Allergies in Childhood) module. Data was entered and analyzed using Epi-Info 7.2.2.1.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 1140 children were interviewed, of which 541(47.5 %) were females and 599(52.5 %) were males. The mean age was 12.57 ± 1.61years. The prevalence of asthma was 5.79 %. A family history of allergic disorders and history of preterm birth were significantly associated with Bronchial Asthma (p &lt; 0.05).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Asthma is a major health problem among urban school children.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46404,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101895"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143103100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigating public perception, knowledge and phobia towards corticosteroids post COVID-19: A cross-sectional study in India","authors":"Sushma Surendra Patkar ,&nbsp;Manasmitha R. Shettigar ,&nbsp;Nithesh Malathesh Gujjar ,&nbsp;Mohamed Hassan Elnaem ,&nbsp;Muna Barakat ,&nbsp;Mohammed Salim Karattuthodi","doi":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101881","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101881","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Corticosteroids (CS) have been used to treat various inflammatory and allergy disorders for over a few decades. Though the effectiveness of CS is proven, safety concern prevails. The public is now more aware of CS because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but their information sources still need verification. The study investigates the general public's knowledge, experience, and fears about CS, examining their acceptance and validity, and their relationship with factors like gender, age, and education.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A cross-sectional study was conducted among the general public of India for six months. An online questionnaire was utilized to collect the perception, knowledge, and phobia towards CS following COVID-19. People who could read and understand English were included in the study. Age, gender, education level, and prior corticosteroid use were tested as predictors for knowledge and corticophobia scores by linear regression.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A study involving 472 participants, primarily females and university students, found that less than 32 % were previously infected with COVID-19 and 33 % had used CS for respiratory and dermatological disorders. A quarter of the samples experienced acne and mood changes. The population had a satisfactory knowledge score, but a high phobia score. Corticophobia score was positively associated with side effects and knowledge score, but educational level negatively influenced the development of corticophobia.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The study found that, despite having a satisfactory knowledge of CS, participants displayed a high corticophobia score. Addressing this issue requires awareness campaigns, patient education programs, and patient interaction, and educating healthcare workers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46404,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101881"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143103449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unravelling prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Baiga tribe of Dindori district of central India","authors":"Suyesh Shrivastava ,&nbsp;Kritika Singh ,&nbsp;Arvind Kavishwar ,&nbsp;Teena Kashyap ,&nbsp;Vandana Golhani ,&nbsp;Santosh Patkar ,&nbsp;Harpreet Kaur ,&nbsp;Tapas Chakma","doi":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101868","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101868","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Metabolic syndrome is the co-occurrence of abnormalities that can ultimately increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases in a particular individual. The abnormalities include hypertension, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and obesity. As the tribal population is now living a transitioning lifestyle, they are also becoming susceptible to various key factors responsible for the metabolic syndrome. The study of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the tribal population is a necessary step to know its true status.</div></div><div><h3>Aim &amp; objective of the study</h3><div>To estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among adults of Baiga tribe population of Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh.</div></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><div>The present study is a cross-sectional study, in which 791 respondents from the Baiga tribe of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh, India screened for metabolic syndrome. The villages were selected by cluster sampling and the respondents by simple random sampling from age 18 years–65 years. The respondents were subjected to WHO STEP-wise approach to the NCD risk factor surveillance questionnaire for socio-demographic, behavioral, physical activity, and clinical measurements. Subsequently, anthropometric measurements were done and blood &amp; urine samples were collected for the biochemical tests. The dietary patterns were recorded by a self-designed, catering tribal diets food frequency questionnaire. The criteria used for determination were given by the National Cholesterol Education Program, Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III).</div></div><div><h3>Results &amp; analysis</h3><div>According to NCEP ATP III criteria, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the Baiga tribe of Dindori district was observed to be 7.83 %, in which males accounted for 6.9 % and females for 9.2 %.</div></div><div><h3>Discussions</h3><div>The present study shows a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome among the tribal population. This can be inferred as the situation in the tribal population is as serious as it is in the urban population. The situation can become more complicated as the tribal population lives in remote and secluded areas and has poor diagnostic and treatment facilities as compared to the urban population. Thus, immediate attention is required from the tribal health policymakers to intervene in this matter.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46404,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101868"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143102369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development and validation of the Snehita BRISK model: A breast cancer risk assessment tool for risk stratification in women of the Indian subcontinent","authors":"Regi Jose ,&nbsp;Paul Augustine ,&nbsp;Lizbeth Paul ,&nbsp;Jeesha C. Haran ,&nbsp;Sujha Subramanian","doi":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101884","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101884","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women globally and in India, with rising incidence rates, particularly among younger women. Early detection remains crucial for reducing mortality. Risk assessment may motivate women to undergo examinations and utilize the calculator for risk stratification in early detection programs. However, existing breast cancer risk prediction models, primarily developed in Western populations, may not be fully applicable to the Indian context due to demographic, lifestyle, and genetic differences. This study aims to develop and validate the Snehita BRISK model, a logistic regression-based risk prediction tool tailored to the Indian subcontinent.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A case-control study involving 660 cases and 910 controls was conducted. Data were collected through structured interviews covering socio-demographic details, reproductive history, prior breast biopsies, and family history of breast cancer. Logistic regression analysis was employed to identify significant risk factors of breast cancer, leading to the formulation of the Snehita BRISK model. The model's performance was evaluated using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis, with additional validation tests.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Significant risk factors included advancing age, early age at menarche, late age at first childbirth, nulliparity, irregular menstrual cycles, family history of breast cancer, and history of previous breast biopsies. The Snehita BRISK model demonstrated strong predictive accuracy (67.3 %) with an overall Area Under the Curve (AUC) of 0.699, sensitivity of 45.6 %, and specificity of 83 %. The model showed particularly high predictive accuracy (71.1 %) in women aged 50 years or older (AUC = 0.750). The overall probability cut-off for identifying high-risk women was 0.4338.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The Snehita BRISK model is a promising tool for breast cancer risk assessment, specifically tailored for women in the Indian subcontinent. By identifying high-risk women and motivating them to undergo timely examinations, this model supports effective risk stratification in screening programs and enhances early detection efforts. Presented as the ‘Snehita Breast Cancer Risk Calculator,’ this tool aims to elevate early detection rates, particularly among older women. However, further validation in independent populations is necessary to confirm its broader applicability and effectiveness across diverse groups.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46404,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101884"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143102936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence and burden of osteoarthritis amongst older people in Colombia: Results from national survey of health, wellbeing, and aging (SABE Colombia)","authors":"Fernando Gomez ,&nbsp;Gustavo Duque ,&nbsp;Carmen-Lucia Curcio ,&nbsp;Laura Cano ,&nbsp;David Osorio ,&nbsp;Sebastian Rios","doi":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101829","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101829","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To investigate the prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) and to identify factors related with person-level risk factors among older people in Colombia.</div></div><div><h3>Study design</h3><div>This study used cross-sectional data from 23.694 adults aged ≥60 or older (median: 70.8 years, 57.3 % women) living in rural and urban communities from the National Survey of Health, Wellbeing and Aging in Colombia (SABE Colombia, according to its initials in Spanish).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Logistic regression was used to determine associations between the presence of OA and a range of sociodemographic, health-related, functional, biomarkers, and social/environmental variables.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The overall prevalence of OA was 26 % (women-36.5 %; men-14.9 %). Prevalence increased with age and in mestizo ethnicity placed in urban areas. On multivariable analysis, OA was significantly associated with older age, female gender, multimorbidity, fair/poor self-perceived health, a higher body mass index (BMI), a greater number of physical limitations, and perceived safety/security problems in the neighborhood. In particular, there was a strong association between multimorbidity and the presence of OA (OR = 4.97 (95 % CI 4.46, 5.53)). An inverse association between HDL cholesterol levels and the prevalence of OA was observed. Triglyceride levels showed a significant trend.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>OA is a common and multifaceted condition, with a comparable prevalence of self-reported OA in Colombia with similar populations elsewhere. Assessment and management should focus on potentially modifiable factors such as BMI, multimorbidity, metabolic syndrome, physical limitations, mobility disabilities, and safety/security problems in the neighborhoods. More research is required to understand the complex interrelationships between these and other risk-associated variables.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46404,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101829"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143102938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Risk of musculoskeletal disorders in female farmers and its socioeconomic determinants in Kashmir valley","authors":"Aisha Dev,&nbsp;M. Imran Ganaie,&nbsp;Ishtiaq A. Mayer,&nbsp;Harmeet Singh","doi":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101871","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101871","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background/aims</h3><div>This study investigates the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among female farmers, both perennial and non-perennial, in the Kashmir Valley, India. Given the manual labour intensive nature of agriculture in India, MSDs are a significant concern, often stemming from repetitive and constrained postures adopted during farming activities.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Utilizing a cross-sectional design, data was collected through a questionnaire comprising two parts: the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) for self-reporting MSDs and the second part dealing with socio-economic parameters. Participants were recruited randomly using a three-stage sampling technique from the working age group of 18 years to up to 60 years, resulting in 293 respondents (comprising 66.14 % perennial and 33.86 % non-perennial farmers).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The overall prevalence of MSDs was found to be 74.74 %, with a notable majority of perennial cultivators (95.3 %) reporting MSDs. Activities performed by female farmers were frequently characterized by repetitive and constrained postures, with the lower back being the most commonly affected site (68.78 %), followed by the neck/shoulders (62.94 %) and elbows/hands (13.54 %). Multinomial logistic regression analysis revealed age and marital status as significant risk factors for lower back disorders, neck/shoulders, and elbows/hands (p &lt; 0.05), with workplace environment emerging as an additional risk factor for elbows/hands.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The high prevalence of MSDs amongst the respondents establishes the urgent need for preventive strategies and educational programs aimed at promoting ergonomics awareness among female farmers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46404,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101871"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143102939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The relationship between fatigue, quality of life, and performance status among cancer patients with anemia","authors":"Aditi Sawant Dessai ,&nbsp;Jyothi Chakrabarty ,&nbsp;B. Sulochana","doi":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101899","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101899","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Cancer-related fatigue is defined as “a distressing, persistent, subjective sense of physical, emotional, and cognitive tiredness or exhaustion related to cancer or cancer treatment that is not proportional to recent activity and interferes with usual functioning”. It is distinct from regular tiredness and is a pervasive and disruptive symptom for many patients, impacting daily life and work.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This paper aims to assess fatigue and performance status experienced by cancer patients with anemia, and to determine the correlation between fatigue, quality of life, and performance status at a selected tertiary care hospital in Udupi district, Karnataka.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This study, conducted from April 2, 2022, to December 25, 2022, represents a descriptive correlational investigation involving 231 cancer patients experiencing anemia. The participants, aged 21–82 years, were selected using a purposive sampling technique and recruited from a designated tertiary care hospital in the Udupi district of Karnataka.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The mean fatigue score was 23.93 ± 5.39 whereas the mean Health-related Quality of life and anemia symptoms scores were 62.09 ± 14.19, and 4.28 ± 3.05 respectively. The main variables' linear correlations were evaluated using Spearman's rank correlation. A very strong negative relationship was noted between fatigue and performance status, i.e., (<em>r</em> = −0.796, p = 0.01), a moderate negative relationship existed between anemia symptoms and performance status (<em>r</em> = −0.297, p = 0.01), a strong positive relationship was observed between quality-of-life domains and performance status (<em>r</em> = 0.685, p = 0.01).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Anaemia causes low-performance status and fatigue among cancer patients. As a result, fatigue lowers quality of life, particularly in terms of physical and mental health. Medical facilities should implement a self-management education program to diagnose and treat fatigue, which is associated with anaemia, low performance status, and a reduction in cancer patients' quality of life.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46404,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101899"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143102941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence, predictors and perception of loneliness among medical undergraduates","authors":"Bindu Krishnan ,&nbsp;Manish Kumar ,&nbsp;Gaurav Kumar","doi":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101882","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101882","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Transition from high school to a medical school can be a challenging period for students.Life in a medical school can be very demanding with high academic pressures along with the risk of getting isolated in the new environment. As loneliness can lead to psychiatric ailments and physical disorders,identifying and addressing the problem among medical students is the need of the hour. The authors aim was to find out the prevalence of loneliness and its various predictors among medical undergraduates.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This cross-sectional study was conducted among 500 medical undergraduates in a private university in Maharashtra. Prevalence of loneliness was assessed using 11 item De Jong Gierveld Loneliness scale. A structured questionnaire was used to find out the demographic and social variables, health and study variables.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Among the 500 medical undergraduates, 450 students willingly participated. After excluding 30 students who were part of the pilot study, a total of 407 responses were taken for analysis and the rest not considered due to missing data. Sixty one percent of participants reported feeling moderately lonely, and 23.6 % reported feeling severely lonely. Having financial insecurities (p = 0.030),being a female student(p = 0.01), struggling childhood experience (p = 0.003) being an introvert (p = 0.006) with low self-esteem (p = 0.005) and language barrier (p = 0.009) less physical activity (p = 0.004) more social anxiety (p = 0.00) were all associated with loneliness in our study. More number of female participants perceived loneliness as a problem when compared to males (p = 0.004).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Prevalence of loneliness is very high among medical undergraduates. They are more vulnerable, so various remedial measures to help reduce loneliness among them need to be addressed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46404,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101882"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143103506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mean arterial pressure may be a valuable tool for classifying blood pressure in physically actives: A cross-sectional study among females from North India","authors":"Monika Kulshreshtha ,&nbsp;Shivani Chandel","doi":"10.1016/j.cegh.2025.101912","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cegh.2025.101912","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Hypertension is a leading global health issue. Prevention, identification, and treatment of hypertension are crucial. Recent studies found that mean arterial pressure (MAP) is better for predicting hypertension than systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Thus, this cross-sectional study compared the prevalence of hypertension among Kathak dancers and physically active non-dancers in North India as per the American Heart Association (AHA) 2017, Indian Guidelines on Hypertension (IGH) 2019, and MAP.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data on blood pressure were collected using a standardized procedure from 441 Delhi-National Capital Region females (206 Kathak dancers; 235 age-matched non-dancers). We calculated MAP using Diastolic Blood Pressure + (0.33 ∗ Pulse Pressure). The prevalence of hypertension was estimated using AHA 2017, IGH-IV 2019, and MAP.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The present study revealed that hypertension prevalence varies significantly as per the three guidelines in Kathak dancers and non-dancers. The highest prevalence of hypertension was found with the AHA 2017 criteria, with 13.1 % in Kathak dancers and 31.1 % in non-dancers. This prevalence was reduced to 4.9 % (Kathak dancers) and 6.4 % (non-dancers) as per IGH 2019. When MAP was used, it drastically reduced the prevalence calculated by AHA 2017 (7.2 % Kathak dancers; 17 % non-dancers) and IGH-IV 2019 (.5 % Kathak dancers; 4.3 % non-dancers). Kathak dancers had a lower prevalence of hypertension than non-dancers.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>MAP may be a more effective tool for classifying blood pressure than other methods, particularly in physically active populations. Furthermore, the therapeutic movements of Kathak dance may offer a potential preventive strategy for hypertension in the general population.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46404,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101912"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143165024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Trends of needle stick injuries among health care workers in a tertiary care center in South India","authors":"Suchitra Shenoy M ,&nbsp;Harika Vangara ,&nbsp;Joyce Emilda Rego ,&nbsp;Irene Saldanha ,&nbsp;Gracy Lobo ,&nbsp;Shafir Kassim ,&nbsp;Shrikala Baliga ,&nbsp;Pavan M. R ,&nbsp;Pooja Rao","doi":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101903","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cegh.2024.101903","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Occupation blood exposures can happen in any health care facility. This usually happens due to needle or sharp injuries. The risk of transmission of blood borne pathogens is higher when the injury is due to hollow needle stick injuries. As a protocol the data regarding needle stick injuries in the hospital is captured. This study was taken to analyze the needle stick injuries over the past eleven years.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A retrospective study was conducted from January 2012 to December 2022 to capture the needle stick injuries that took place in tertiary care hospital in Mangalore, Karnataka over the past 11 years. Data was entered and analyzed on Microsoft excel sheet 2021 (Redmond, Washington).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The trend showed that the incidence of needle stick injury was highest in the years 2013 and 2017. After the year 2013 the incidence drops slightly year after year due to the education and when retraining was reduced the incidence increased in 2017. The 11 years trend showed that doctors had the highest needle stick injury compared to nurses, housekeeping, and technician groups.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The data suggests that the training can reduce the occurrence of needle stick injuries. The proper usage of personal protective equipment should be reinforced at all levels of the health care personnel.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46404,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 101903"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143103092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}