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Prevalence of Undiagnosed Hypertension and Associated Factors among Adults in Mizan-Aman Town, Bench Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study. 埃塞俄比亚西南部 Bench Sheko 区 Mizan-Aman 镇成人未确诊高血压患病率及相关因素:一项基于社区的横断面研究。
Advances in Medicine Pub Date : 2023-07-10 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2023/2746284
Sebsibe Elias, Teshome Kabeta Dadi
{"title":"Prevalence of Undiagnosed Hypertension and Associated Factors among Adults in Mizan-Aman Town, Bench Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Sebsibe Elias, Teshome Kabeta Dadi","doi":"10.1155/2023/2746284","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/2746284","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to assess the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension and associated factors among people aged 18 years and above in Mizan-Aman town of Bench Sheko Zone in Southwest Ethiopia. <i>Study Design</i>. A community-based cross-sectional study design was carried out among people aged 18 years old and above from April 1 to 30, 2021, in Mizan Aman town.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A community-based cross-sectional study design was carried out among people aged 18 years old and above from April 1 to 30, 2021, in Mizan Aman town. Seven hundred fifty-nine subjects were selected by the multistage sampling technique. A structured pretested STEPwise questionnaire was used to interview the participants. Data entry and analysis were done using EpiData 3.1 and SPSS version 25 statistical software, respectively. Descriptive analysis was undertaken, and the results were presented using frequency tables, graphs, and statistical summaries. The dependent variable has a dichotomized response of yes and no, and hence binary logistic regression was used to predict a dependent variable based on independent variables, and predictors having <i>p</i> ≤ 0.25 on the bivariable analysis were considered as candidates for the multivariable analysis. Odds ratios with their 95% confidence intervals were calculated to measure the strength of association, and finally a <i>p</i> value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>The prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension was 14.8% with 95% CI [12.3-15.6]. Older age (AOR = 3.1, 95% CI [1.5-6.5]), male (AOR = 2.2, 95% CI [1.3-3.9]), low physical activity (AOR = 3.9, 95% CI [1.8-8.3]), low consumption of fruit and vegetable (AOR = 4.5, 95% CI [2.4-8.8]), and higher BMI (AOR = 2.7, 95% CI [1.6-4.6]) were significantly associated with undiagnosed hypertension.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The current study outlined that the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension was high in the study area. In addition, most of the risk factors identified were modifiable, and hence community-based preventive approaches like lifestyle modification, increasing awareness, and strengthening routine screening at primary health service facilities resulted in a substantial change in tackling the burden effectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":53309,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10352527/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9845958","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}
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Hearing Loss Diagnosis and Management in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 智力和发育障碍成人的听力损失诊断和管理。
Advances in Medicine Pub Date : 2023-05-21 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2023/6825476
Alexandria Danyluk, Rafik Jacob
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Drug Development Strategies for Malaria: With the Hope for New Antimalarial Drug Discovery-An Update. 疟疾药物开发策略:希望发现新的抗疟疾药物-最新进展。
Advances in Medicine Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2023/5060665
Swaroop Kumar Pandey, Uttpal Anand, Waseem A Siddiqui, Renu Tripathi
{"title":"Drug Development Strategies for Malaria: With the Hope for New Antimalarial Drug Discovery-An Update.","authors":"Swaroop Kumar Pandey,&nbsp;Uttpal Anand,&nbsp;Waseem A Siddiqui,&nbsp;Renu Tripathi","doi":"10.1155/2023/5060665","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5060665","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Malaria continued to be a deadly situation for the people of tropical and subtropical countries. Although there has been a marked reduction in new cases as well as mortality and morbidity rates in the last two decades, the reporting of malaria caused 247 million cases and 619000 deaths worldwide in 2021, according to the WHO (2022). The development of drug resistance and declining efficacy against most of the antimalarial drugs/combination in current clinical practice is a big challenge for the scientific community, and in the absence of an effective vaccine, the problem becomes worse. Experts from various research organizations worldwide are continuously working hard to stop this disaster by employing several strategies for the development of new antimalarial drugs/combinations. The current review focuses on the history of antimalarial drug discovery and the advantages, loopholes, and opportunities associated with the common strategies being followed for antimalarial drug development.</p>","PeriodicalId":53309,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10030226/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9169628","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}
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Evaluation of the Awareness, Beliefs, and Psychological Impact of Patients with Alopecia Areata in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia. 沙特阿拉伯麦加市斑秃患者的意识、信念和心理影响评估
Advances in Medicine Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2023/4286891
Basant A Alzubaidy, Tasneem A Banjar, Murouj A Almaghrabi, Shahad S Alkidaiwi, Lena M Basfar, Khlood A Alzubaidy, Safaa K Dhafar, Aymen Alharbi
{"title":"Evaluation of the Awareness, Beliefs, and Psychological Impact of Patients with Alopecia Areata in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia.","authors":"Basant A Alzubaidy,&nbsp;Tasneem A Banjar,&nbsp;Murouj A Almaghrabi,&nbsp;Shahad S Alkidaiwi,&nbsp;Lena M Basfar,&nbsp;Khlood A Alzubaidy,&nbsp;Safaa K Dhafar,&nbsp;Aymen Alharbi","doi":"10.1155/2023/4286891","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4286891","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Methods: </strong>A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among patients diagnosed with AA at different hospitals. A total of 211 patients were included in the investigation between November 2021 and June 2022. The participants were subjected to a well-structured, Arabic-based, validated questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>More than half of the patients were men (54.0%) and single (50.7%). The most common age groups were 30 to 44 years (46.9%) and 18 to 29 years (36.0%). More than two-thirds of the participants (67.8%) had heard of AA before their diagnosis. Of these, the level of knowledge was low among 36.4%, medium among 42.0%, and high among 21.7%. Most of the patients believed that AA may be caused by genetic, nutritional, or health factors (77.3%) and that it is a serious health problem that necessitates treatment (64.0%). The most common psychological attributes caused by AA are feeling ashamed in front of other individuals (63.0%), anxiety (47.9%), and depression (36.0%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our results show more than two-thirds of the participants were knowledgeable about AA. Most believed that the cause of AA is genetic, nutritional, or health factors and suffered negative psychological effects. According to our study, high levels of anxiety and depression are closely associated with AA patients, which affect their quality of life.</p>","PeriodicalId":53309,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10229242/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9565442","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}
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Special Considerations for Management of Diabetes in Adult Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 对患有智力和发育障碍的成人糖尿病患者管理的特殊考虑。
Advances in Medicine Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2023/2955772
Rebecca Oyetoro, Layton Wiemer, Olgert Bardhi, Mariam Louis, Rafik Jacob
{"title":"Special Considerations for Management of Diabetes in Adult Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.","authors":"Rebecca Oyetoro,&nbsp;Layton Wiemer,&nbsp;Olgert Bardhi,&nbsp;Mariam Louis,&nbsp;Rafik Jacob","doi":"10.1155/2023/2955772","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/2955772","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic health condition that is very prevalent worldwide. It has been demonstrated that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) are at a disproportionately high risk for developing diabetes. Persons with IDDs are estimated to be 2-3 times more likely to develop DM compared to the general population. The elevated risk of developing diabetes within the population of adults with IDDs is multifactorial and includes contributions from genetics, lifestyle, medication use and misuse, boundaries to appropriate medical care, a higher incidence of comorbid mental health disorders, and others. Further, inadequate screening for and management of diabetes for these patients results in heightened risk for adverse cardiovascular events and inferior health care outcomes. To improve patient outcomes for this unique patient population, health care providers need to be well trained in the optimal modalities of screening, diagnosis, and management of diabetes in adults with IDDs. This requires the development of effective diabetes intervention and health promotion programs aimed at patients with IDDs, utilizing a patient-centered approach to screening and management, and conducting further research to assess the impact of these interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":53309,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9902153/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10681620","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}
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Utilization of Skilled Birth Attendance among Mothers Who Gave Birth in the Last 12 Months in Kembata Tembaro Zone. 肯巴塔坦巴罗地区过去12个月内分娩的母亲对熟练助产服务的利用情况。
Advances in Medicine Pub Date : 2022-08-30 eCollection Date: 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8180387
Eyassu Mathewos Oridanigo, Belete Kassa
{"title":"Utilization of Skilled Birth Attendance among Mothers Who Gave Birth in the Last 12 Months in Kembata Tembaro Zone.","authors":"Eyassu Mathewos Oridanigo,&nbsp;Belete Kassa","doi":"10.1155/2022/8180387","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8180387","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Skilled delivery is considered the single most important strategy in preventing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. It ensures safe birth, reduces actual and potential complications, and increases the survival of most mothers and newborns.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To identify determinants of the utilization of skilled birth attendance among women who gave birth in the last 12 months in the Kembata Tembaro zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2020.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A community-based cross-sectional study was employed from 1 April 2020 to 30 April 2020 among women who gave birth in the last 12 months in the Kembata Tembaro zone. Six hundred twenty-four mothers were recruited for the study as eligible participants. Multistage stratified sampling was used to select three districts and one town administrative unit of the study area. The data were collected and verified for their completeness, followed by editing and coding. Multivariate analysis was performed using the backward LR method to identify factors independently associated with the dependent variable. Statistical significance was declared at a <i>p</i> value of less than 0.05, and the strength of statistical association was measured by adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>Of 624 study subjects sampled, 607 provided information with a response rate of 97.3%. In this study, 309 (50.9%) women had their last birth at health facilities attended by skilled birth attendants. Place of residence (AOR (95% CI) = 0.33 (0.22,0.58)); age at interview (AOR (95% CI = 3.41 (1.57,5.45)); maternal education (AOR (95% CI) = 1.50 (1.34, 4.19)); history of still birth (AOR (95% CI) = 3.85 (2.14,6.91)); maternal occupation (AOR (95% CI) = 3.35 (1.79,6.27)); husband occupation (AOR (95% CI) = 2.69 (1.70,7.09)); ANC visit (AOR (95% CI) = 4.62 (3.12,7.32)); knowledge of obstetric complications (AOR (95% CI) = 3.10 (1.37,5.21)); and final decision-making about place of delivery (AOR (95% CI) = 3.64 (1.70,7.99)) were significantly associated with the use of skilled birth attendance.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this study, nearly half of the mothers used skilled birth attendance. Place of residence, age at interview, maternal education, history of still birth, maternal occupation, husband occupation, antenatal visit, knowledge about obstetric complications, and final decision-maker about place of delivery were determinants of the use of skilled attendance delivery.</p>","PeriodicalId":53309,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9448625/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33454803","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}
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Antimicrobial Sensitivity Pattern from Hospitalized Pneumonia Patients in National Referral Infectious Disease Hospital in Indonesia. 印度尼西亚国家转诊传染病医院住院肺炎患者抗菌药物敏感性分析
Advances in Medicine Pub Date : 2022-08-29 eCollection Date: 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3455948
Pompini Agustina Sitompul, Roza Indriani, Adria Rusli, Titi Sundari, Rosamarlina Rosamarlina, Teguh Sarry Hartono, Siti Maemun, Mohammad Syahril, Diar Riyanti Rudiatmoko, Vivi Setiawaty
{"title":"Antimicrobial Sensitivity Pattern from Hospitalized Pneumonia Patients in National Referral Infectious Disease Hospital in Indonesia.","authors":"Pompini Agustina Sitompul,&nbsp;Roza Indriani,&nbsp;Adria Rusli,&nbsp;Titi Sundari,&nbsp;Rosamarlina Rosamarlina,&nbsp;Teguh Sarry Hartono,&nbsp;Siti Maemun,&nbsp;Mohammad Syahril,&nbsp;Diar Riyanti Rudiatmoko,&nbsp;Vivi Setiawaty","doi":"10.1155/2022/3455948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3455948","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Pneumonia is still a major global problem with high morbidity and mortality. The increasing number of pneumonia cases caused by bacteria, especially multidrug-resistant pathogens, increasing age of the population, patients with chronic disease (comorbid), and inappropriate antimicrobial therapy at initial administration make the treatment become less effective. These issues finally contribute to higher morbidity and mortality in cases of hospitalized pneumonia patients. Therefore, it is crucial to know the microbial pattern and select the therapy according to local antimicrobial sensitivity patterns.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted for hospitalized pneumonia patients between January 2015 and December 2016 in Indonesia National Referral Infectious Disease Hospital. Data were collected from medical records to show patient characteristics, antimicrobial treatment data, culture examination, and bacterial sensitivity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 99 pneumonia patients required hospitalization and underwent sputum culture examination. The patients were mostly above 65 years old (32.3%) and male (57.6%). The most common comorbidities were pulmonary tuberculosis (21%), and the others were heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and HIV/AIDS. Based on the sputum culture, fungi were identified in most specimens (56%), while the bacteria identified were <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> (14%), <i>Acinetobacter</i> sp. (12%), and <i>Pseudomonas</i> sp. (8%). Third-generation cephalosporin, such as ceftriaxone (50%), was commonly used as an antibiotic for pneumonia treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Most common bacteria isolated from sputum culture were <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> which were more sensitive to the beta-lactam and aminoglycoside groups. The higher risk factors were age above 65 years old, being male, and having tuberculosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":53309,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9444454/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33448487","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}
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The Prevalence of Uncontrolled Hypertension among Patients Taking Antihypertensive Medications and the Associated Risk Factors in North Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study. 在巴勒斯坦北部服用降压药的患者中未控制的高血压患病率及相关危险因素:一项横断面研究
Advances in Medicine Pub Date : 2022-08-25 eCollection Date: 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2022/5319756
Issa S Alawneh, Ahmad Yasin, Samar Musmar
{"title":"The Prevalence of Uncontrolled Hypertension among Patients Taking Antihypertensive Medications and the Associated Risk Factors in North Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Issa S Alawneh,&nbsp;Ahmad Yasin,&nbsp;Samar Musmar","doi":"10.1155/2022/5319756","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5319756","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) is a challenge for public health professionals all over the world. It is the leading and most important modifiable risk factor for coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, stroke, renal diseases, and retinopathy. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of uncontrolled HTN among Palestinian hypertensive patients on treatment. In addition, the study aimed to explore the relationship between socio-demographic and clinical factors with HTN control as well as establish a comprehensive literature review for similar studies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted. 218 hypertensive patients who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>HTN is not adequately controlled in over 60% of treated patients. Factors that were linked to uncontrolled HTN and were statistically significant as per this study were diabetes (<i>p</i>=0.010), high BMI (<i>p</i>=0.009), smoking (<i>p</i> < 0.0001), lower educational level (<i>p</i>=0.002), and monotherapy (<i>p</i>=0.004).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results suggest that effective efforts on improving HTN control are strongly needed. The efforts need to target hypertensive patients who are also smokers, diabetics, having a low education level, and have a higher-than-normal BMI.</p>","PeriodicalId":53309,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9436595/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40351154","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}
引用次数: 5
Carpal Dimensions by Plain Wrist Radiography in Patients with Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 严重腕管综合征患者腕部平面x线片测量腕部尺寸
Advances in Medicine Pub Date : 2022-03-30 DOI: 10.1155/2022/1517057
Seyyed Houssein Saeed-Banadaky, H. Rahimian, M. Sobhan
{"title":"Carpal Dimensions by Plain Wrist Radiography in Patients with Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome","authors":"Seyyed Houssein Saeed-Banadaky, H. Rahimian, M. Sobhan","doi":"10.1155/2022/1517057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1517057","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we evaluated the diagnostic value of carpal dimensions in wrist plain radiography for the screening of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). This is a case-control diagnostic probe in which patients with severe CTS documented by electrodiagnostic study and healthy subjects as controls were enrolled. In the posteroanterior view of the wrist plain radiography in both groups, we defined and measured the carpal ratio, and the results were analyzed deploying statistical software. In this study, 119 participants, including 50 patients and 69 healthy subjects, were recruited. According to the ROC chart, the cutoff points, positive and negative predictive values, and the diagnostic accuracy for the cutoff points were calculated.","PeriodicalId":53309,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85461344","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}
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SARS-CoV-2 IgG Surveillance in Asymptomatic Blood Donors and Health Workers. 无症状献血者和卫生工作者SARS-CoV-2 IgG监测
Advances in Medicine Pub Date : 2021-12-29 eCollection Date: 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2021/2404170
Tulika Chandra, Devisha Agarwal, D Himanshu, Mallika Agarwal, Bipin Puri
{"title":"SARS-CoV-2 IgG Surveillance in Asymptomatic Blood Donors and Health Workers.","authors":"Tulika Chandra,&nbsp;Devisha Agarwal,&nbsp;D Himanshu,&nbsp;Mallika Agarwal,&nbsp;Bipin Puri","doi":"10.1155/2021/2404170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/2404170","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>2085 blood donors were allowed to donate blood only after fulfilling all the criteria laid down by the FDA of India with additional history of excluding COVID-19 suspects. IgG antibody testing was performed by chemiluminescence, and results were noted along with their reactive status. Their reactive status was analyzed with donor information to get an idea of the risk parameters for COVID-19. Medical healthcare workers in whom the study was carried out were 560, out of which 114 had worked in COVID-19 duties and 446 had worked in non-COVID-19 emergencies areas. COVID-19 area duties were further subdivided into triage, holding area, isolation, and COVID-19-related duties. The samples were run on architect i2000 and evaluated for their plasma immunoglobulin G.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Amongst the asymptomatic blood donors, 1.9% was found to be COVID-19 IgG antibody positive. It was observed that maximum COVID-19 IgG positivity (57.1%) was seen in the age group 18-29 years followed by 26.2% in the age group 30-39 years. Donors in the age group 40-49 years showed antibody positivity of 16.7%, and no antibody-positive donors were found above 50 years of age. COVID-19 IgG positivity was maximum in replacement donors (61.9%) followed by family donors (28.6%) and least involuntary donors (0.6%) Blood donors who showed high IgG positivity were mainly of labor class. Antibody IgG testing on medical healthcare workers showed 2.3% positivity. The healthcare workers who were posted in COVID-19 duties showed 4.8% positivity in the holding area (waiting area with the treatment of patients till their RT PCR report comes) and 5.7% in other COVID-19 areas related to laboratory work. Healthcare workers doing duties in COVID-19 areas showed 2.7% positivity, while those doing duties in non-COVID-19 emergency areas showed a positivity of 2.2%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study shows that the prevalence of detectable antibodies was low in the general population in India and many patients were asymptomatic as seen in the blood donors, especially the labor class. Maximum exposure was present in young healthy males of labor class who remained asymptomatic. The healthcare workers were more exposed to COVID-19 as compared to the general population probably due to lack of precaution and awareness. Those doing non-COVID-19 duties were also exposed appreciably and needed to take all the precautions required for COVID-19 duties.</p>","PeriodicalId":53309,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8717046/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39780774","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}
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