Stages and Associated Factors of Retinopathy and Cataract Among Diabetes Patients Referred to Eye Clinic at Teaching Hospital Kandy

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eranga Hemanthi Jayasinghe ◽  
Samath D. Dharmarathne
2014 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Ying Huang ◽  
Wen-Yi Shau ◽  
Hseng-Long Yeh ◽  
Tsung-Tai Chen ◽  
Jun Yi Hsieh ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wisit Kaewput ◽  
Charat Thongprayoon ◽  
Narittaya Varothai ◽  
Anupong Sirirungreung ◽  
Ram Rangsin ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (34) ◽  
pp. 9168-9172
Author(s):  
Vijay Kumar B A ◽  
Prashant Patil ◽  
Satish Mudbi ◽  
Shahank Kulkarni ◽  
Shivraj B Patil ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Awraris Hailu ◽  
Bekureamanuel Sileshi ◽  
Hazaratali Panari

Abstract Introduction: Helicobacter pylori colonize the stomach of about ~50% of the world’s human population and infection is more in clients with dyspeptic conditions and its associated with the severity of gastritis. The present study revealed that the magnitude of H. Pylori and burden of the bacterial infection as well as the contribution of H. Pylori for gastritis and also assesses the current prevalence of H. Pylori infection.Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori infection and associated factors among gastritis patents in Yekatit 12 Hospital.Methodology: An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted in Yekatit 12 teaching hospital Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia. The participants were those patients come to the hospital for treatment of gastritis and send to the laboratory to confirm Helicobacter pylori infection in the data collection period. A total of 394 participants were interviewed by using a structured pre tested questionnaire. The data were coded and entered into Epi Data 3.1 version , cleaned and exported to version 20, SPSS. Multiple Logistic regression was used to estimate Adjusted (AORs) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) of positive responses to the different risk factors. P-value < 0.05 was considered as significant.Result: The total occurrence of H. Pylori in observers was 25.9%. Regarding income of family, those participants who have less income and living in rural areas were extra prone to be infected with H. Pylori (AOR=5.857, CI 95% = 1.389-24.686, P = 0.016 and AOR=3.663, CI 95% = 1.068-12.557, P =0.039) respectively. Further, the prevalence of study was significant association with participants who had experience of gastrointestinal illness, mouth to mouth kissing, unable to hand wash regularly before meal and after latrine used (AOR=4.270, 95%CI=1.785-10.21, P=0.01, AOR=53.085, 95%CI=16.185-174.114, P=0.000, AOR=7.316, 95%CI=1.944-27.536, P=0.003, AOR=3.374, 95%CI=1.024-11.114, P=0.046) respectively.Conclusion and recommendation: The finding shows that H. Pylori infection was significantly associated with occupational status,gender, smoking tobacco and hand washing regularly before meal and after toilet. I recommend making clean and saving the work place; regular hand wash, before food preparation, before feeding and after latrine. A health professional should give health education by using different media about the transition and health biro also should give emphases.


2017 ◽  
Vol 07 (03) ◽  
pp. 195-211
Author(s):  
Soumya Ranjan Behera ◽  
Manoranjan Behera ◽  
Sidhartha Das ◽  
Bhabani Prasad Panda ◽  
Saroj Kumar Tripathy ◽  
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