Prurigo nodularis comparative treatment outcome in patients attending a tertiary hospital in northern Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elias Vicent Mayala ◽  
Daudi R. Mavura ◽  
Masanja Robert ◽  
Elisante J. Masenga
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Prurigo Nodularis ◽  
Northern Tanzania ◽  
Comparative Treatment

A Psychosocial Assessment of Patients Receiving Orthopaedic Treatment in a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Tanzania

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy Obayemi ◽  
Elizabeth Card ◽  
Octavian Shirima ◽  
Honest Massawe ◽  
Faiton Mandari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Psychosocial Assessment ◽  
Orthopaedic Treatment ◽  
Northern Tanzania

scholarly journals Spectrum and antibiogram of bacteria isolated from patients presenting with infected wounds in a Tertiary Hospital, northern Tanzania

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy A. Kassam ◽  
Damian J. Damian ◽  
Debora Kajeguka ◽  
Balthazar Nyombi ◽  
Gibson S. Kibiki
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Northern Tanzania ◽  
Infected Wounds

scholarly journals Obstetric outcomes of women referred for delivery to a tertiary hospital in northern Tanzania– a descriptive retrospective study based on a hospital birth registry

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Lissu ◽  
Helena Volgsten ◽  
Festu Mazuguni ◽  
Eusebious Maro
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Obstetric Outcomes ◽  
Birth Registry ◽  
Maternal Deaths ◽  
Hospital Birth ◽  
Northern Tanzania ◽  
Lower Health

Abstract Background: Maternal mortality remains a great challenge in a low-income country like Tanzania, despite global and national efforts to improve women’s reproductive health. Timeliness and appropriateness of referral from a lower- to higher-level health facility comprise an important factor for the obstetrics outcome for pregnant women. This study aimed to determine the obstetric outcomes, such as maternal deaths, of women referred to KCMC, a tertiary hospital in northern Tanzania. Methods: A descriptive retrospective study based on a hospital birth registry was conducted, using consecutive stored data on pregnant women referred while in labor and managed at the KCMC tertiary hospital in northern Tanzania between the years 2000 and 2015. All referred pregnant women whose labor status information was missing during admission were excluded from the study. Results: During the study period, a total of 53662 deliveries were managed at KCMC. Among these, 6066 women were referred from lower health facilities, with 4193 (69.2%) of them being referred while in labor. The main reason for referral was poor progress of labor (31.0%), followed by prolonged labor (27.1%) and obstructed labor (19.5%). For 1859 (44.6%) women, delivery was by caesarean section. A total of 292 maternal deaths occurred between 2000 and 2015. Of these, almost a quarter (22.6%) occurred in women referred from other health facilities while in labor. Conclusions: Most of the maternal complications during labor and delivery were prevalent among women referred from lower health facilities. This underscores the need to strengthen lower health facilities’ ability to detect complications in timely manner and provide effective emergency obstetric care, as well as to refer women to higher-level facility.

Pretreatment Attrition in a Comparative Treatment Outcome Study on Panic Disorder

1998 ◽  
Vol 155 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan G. Hofmann ◽  
David H. Barlow ◽  
Laszlo A. Papp ◽  
Michael F. Detweiler ◽  
Susan E. Ray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Outcome Study ◽  
Comparative Treatment

scholarly journals An evaluation of risk factors of leprosy and how it affects treatment outcome in a low endemic state of India

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 2485
Author(s):  
Mannat K. Bhatia ◽  
Ripudaman Singh ◽  
Dimple Chopra
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
National Level ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Endemic State

Background: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. India achieved elimination at the national level in 2005. But it still had world’s leprosy burden in 2015 and currently has a prevalence rate of 0.81 per 10,000. The aim of our study was thus to identify the risk factors associated with the development of leprosy and assess their effect on the treatment outcome of the disease, especially in a low endemic state like Punjab.Methods: A retrospective study conducted across Punjab by assessing the medical records of 55 leprosy admissions that were diagnosed, treated, and monitored at a tertiary hospital and those living in leprosy homes, from a time period of 2015 to 2018. Data was analysed using SPSS 25 software and presented in the form of figures and percentages.Results: Maximum number of leprosy patients under study belonged to upper lower socioeconomic class (46.2%) according to The Modified Kuppuswamy Scale. 48.7% of the patients were migrants to the state of Punjab. Overall, 24 patients (61.5%) were successfully treated. 20.5% were relapse cases while 7.7% default and 2.6% failure cases were seen.Conclusions: This study shows the current status of disease in an otherwise low endemic state. Leprosy is associated with a lower socioeconomic status due to lesser access to health services and lower levels of education. The high rate of disease, lower case reporting and treatment outcomes, as compared to the national averages is a cause for alarm thus more health seeking practices need to be encouraged.

Relationships between Cleft Severity and Attractiveness of Newborns with Unrepaired Clefts

1995 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pauline Slade ◽  
Sarah C. Bishop ◽  
Rachel A. Jowett
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Outcome Studies ◽  
Rule Of Thumb ◽  
Comparative Treatment ◽  
Infant Attractiveness

Perceptions of attractiveness of newborns with unrepaired clefts were investigated by using a range of photographs with clefts of differing severity as ordered by a rule of thumb system commonly adopted by surgeons. The investigation involved a combination of factors such as completeness, unilaterality or bilaterality, and palate involvement. Orderings of attractiveness by surgeons, nursing staff, and adult groups unfamiliar with clefts were remarkably consistent. In addition, the responses reflected the rule of thumb system with ranked preferences of the raters being significantly related to the severity of cleft impairment. The scale devised could be used for comparative treatment outcome studies requiring assessments of initial infant attractiveness.

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