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Item Awareness of health care workers regarding COVID-19 vaccine in a tertiary care hospital-a knowledge, attitude, and practice study(Mrs Dipika Charan of MedScience (India) Publications, 2022-07) J, A; Nagaral, JV; P, D; V, K; N, SG; N, R; J, MM.Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus-2-novel coronavirus termed as COVID 19 is a major outbreak which was deleterious globally created a rapid cases of pulmonary infectious disease that caused the SARS. Building up confidence in vaccination depends on the interaction between public and doctors. Attitude toward usage of vaccination by healthcare workers (HCWs) is a major factor that is associated with general public acceptance of vaccination, fidelity to schedules, and devoid of hesitation/aversion. In addition, vaccinated HCWs also have a perceptible effect of decisiveness in general public to take a vaccine. Aims and Objectives: To understand the knowledge, attitude and practices on COVID vaccine among HCWs. Materials and Methods: This is a hospital-based, observational cross-sectional study done in Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Teaching hospital, Hassan. A sample of 340 HCWs who have been vaccinated 1st dose of inactivated COVID Vaccine was taken up for the study. A predesigned questionnaire was prepared and given to all the HCWs in the observation period of 30 min after vaccination. The questionnaire had 13 questions, and the data were collected and analyzed. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistical analysis. Results: This study was done in a district hospital, Hassan, Karnataka with a sample size of 340 HCWs participated in the study and completed the study questionnaire, out of which 146 men (43.4%) and 190 women (56.54%). Willingness to take the vaccine is 96%. 93.4% of HCWs encourage others to take vaccine. Our institution arranged a adverse events following immunization reporting and monitoring team management and 93.9% of the HCWs knew where to report if any adverse events occur in the observation period of 30 min after vaccination and also after going back to their respective homes through a telephone number and also this will help knowing the and acceptability of the vaccines. Conclusion: HCWs play an influential role in general public vaccination program. The information from this study will help to gain more knowledge and also allow the general public to future vaccination acceptability. The approach of HCWs might help in creating awareness and preventing false information about COVID vaccine among general public.Item An observational study on potential drug-drug interaction among hypertensive patients in a tertiary care hospital(Mrs Dipika Charan of MedScience (India) Publications, 2022-12) V, K; K, M; S, D; G, C.Background: Drug-drug interactions are quite prevalent, especially in the geriatric population with comorbidities. It affects the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of the medications they use. Aims and Objectives: This study aims to analyze and identify potential drug-drug interactions (pDDIs) in hypertensive patients using Medscape databases. Materials and Methods: A prospective and observational study was conducted in the Hypertension clinic of KMC, Chennai, for 3 months during November 2019–January 2020. Hypertensive patients of both sexes attending hypertension clinics with an age of more than 18 years and taking more than two antihypertensive drugs were included in the study. The use of Medscape databases enabled the appropriate data to be gathered and evaluated for pDDIs. Results: Three hundred patients in all were enrolled for the trial. One hundred and forty out of the 300 patients had pDDIs. Out of 140 patients, the majority (55%) were between the ages of 40 and 60. Males (56.4%) had a higher prevalence of pDDIs than females (43.6%). Atenolol, enalapril, and furosemide were the most frequently used medications in the present study that caused pDDIs, accounting for 29.8%, 19.5%, and 18.6%, respectively. Conclusion: The prevalence of pDDIs was found to be 46.6% overall, and an increase in comorbidities and polypharmacy were revealed to be important risk factors for the emergence of several pDDIs. Most of the antihypertensives were shown to interact frequently with calcium carbonate.Item Prevalence and risk factors for neck pain among health care workers.(Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, 2018-12) V, K; Muliyil, DE; Alex, R; Kirupakaran, H; David, JA; John, JBackground: Work related neck pain (WRNP) is common among professionals. Its cause is multifactorial and results in loss of productivity and avoidable morbidity. Aims & Objectives: To estimate the prevalence and risk factors of WRNP among the support staff of a tertiary hospital. Material & Methods: 558 support staff were randomly selected to estimate the prevalence of neck pain. Staff with severe WRNP were then included in a nested case control study to identify risk factors. Results: 37% of workers reported neck pain in the preceding 3 months. Female gender, improper posture, jobs requiring repetitive movements, perception of decreased job control, high body mass index and psychosocial stress were identified as the significant risk factors. Conclusion: Better ergonomics, improving the perception of job control and encouraging micro breaks during the work time may decrease WRNP.