Seasonal variations among admitted paediatric patients at tertiary care hospital, Gadap Town, Karachi, Pakistan

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dc.contributor.authorSeema, Nighaten_US
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Hinaen_US
dc.contributor.authorJiskani, Asad. R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSaboohi, Erumen_US
dc.contributor.authorChanna, Yasmeenen_US
dc.contributor.authorMaqsood, Syeden_US
dc.contributor.authorTariq, Anusen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Toobaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-18T09:59:09Z
dc.date.available2020-11-18T09:59:09Z
dc.date.issued2019-08
dc.description.abstractBackground: In pediatrics, the season is one of the elements contributing to the etiological factors of community based diseases. Awareness of this variation can help the physicians for prevention and counseling of the patients. A cross-sectional observational study was designed with non-probability convenient sampling technique to determine the frequency of patients admitted to the paediatric ward of the hospital in a whole calendar year and to ascertain which disease presentation is most common. Methods: Study conducted at paediatric ward of Al-Tibri Medical College and Hospital Karachi, Pakistan having patients admitted during May 2018 to April 2019. After ethical approval and informed consent from their parents/ guardian, a total of 734 paediatric patients that were admitted from paediatric OPD/ emergency were selected for the study. Paediatric patients that were referred, in emergency/ ICU and surgical paediatric patients were excluded from the study. Chi-square test was applied to evaluate the statistical variation among the patients.Results: From the 734 patients, 357 (48.6%) patients were of acute gastroenteritis, 104 (14.2%) of respiratory illness, 86 (11.7%) of viral fever, 67 (9.1%) of urinary tract infection, 36 (4.9%) of neurological illness, 29 (4.0%) of protein calorie malnutrition, 25 (3.4%) of enteric fever, 20 (2.7%) of haematological illness and 10 (1.4%) patients were admitted due to sepsis.Conclusion: Our study concluded that majority of the patients admitted were of acute gastroenteritis / admitted due to gastric issues, therefore further studies in the vicinity would help to better understand the issues and help plan a strategy to combat the diseases.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Paediatrics, Al-Tibri Medical College and Hospital, Karachi, Sindh Pakistan, Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Anatomy, Al-Tibri Medical College and Hospital, Karachi, Sindh Pakistan, Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, Al-Tibri Medical College and Hospital, Karachi, Sindh Pakistan, Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Medicine, Al-Tibri Medical College and Hospital, Karachi, Sindh Pakistan, Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.citationSeema Nighat, Khan Hina, Jiskani Asad. R., Saboohi Erum, Channa Yasmeen, Maqsood Syed, Tariq Anus, Khan Tooba. Seasonal variations among admitted paediatric patients at tertiary care hospital, Gadap Town, Karachi, Pakistan. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2019 Aug; 7(8): 2945-2949en_US
dc.identifier.issn2320-6071
dc.identifier.issn2320-6012
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/211639
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber8en_US
dc.relation.volume7en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20193374en_US
dc.subjectAcute gastroenteritisen_US
dc.subjectPediatricsen_US
dc.subjectPediatric illnessesen_US
dc.subjectSeasonalen_US
dc.titleSeasonal variations among admitted paediatric patients at tertiary care hospital, Gadap Town, Karachi, Pakistanen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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