Summary Good glycemic control is the aim of managing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) which is crucial for the prevention of long-term complications in individuals with T2DM. The aim of this study was ...to identify the factors associated with good glycemic control in individuals with T2DM following up at a rural health-care facility (HCF) in Goa. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 120 individuals with T2DM who regularly followed up at a rural HCF in Goa. Participants were selected using simple random sampling. It was found that the participants belonging to the 60–89 years of age group and those on mono/dual oral therapy were more likely to have good glycemic control. Participants’ glycated hemoglobin A1c decreased by 0.083% for every year of increase in age and increased by 0.044% for every centimeter increase in abdominal girth.
Introduction: Organ donation provides a life-saving opportunity for those individuals with organ failure who have no other options. The knowledge, attitude, and practices of medical professionals ...play a vital role in promoting the positive impact of organ donation. Therefore, it is necessary to understand and assess the knowledge and attitude about cadaveric organ donation among the medical health professionals. Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices of health-care professionals toward cadaveric organ donation and to know their awareness regarding legislations pertaining to cadaveric organ donation. Materials and Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was filled out by consenting consultants, resident doctors, and nurses working at a tertiary health-care setting, to evaluate their knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding cadaveric organ donation. Data were analyzed and summarized as frequencies and proportions. Results: Majority (74%) of the participants were females and most (67.8%) of them below 40 years of age. Hindus comprised 55.2% and Christians 41% of the study population. All consultants, 99.1% of resident doctors and 83.1% of nurses were familiar with the concept of cadaveric organ donation. Although willingness to donate organs was expressed by a majority of the health-care professionals, only a few have actually taken the initiative and pledged to donate their organs. Conclusion: The knowledge of the health-care professionals pertaining to cadaveric organ donation was found to be relatively good, whereas their attitude was found to be favorable. As far as practices were concerned, they were found to be unsatisfactory. Awareness level regarding legislations pertaining to organ donation was relatively high.
Uncorrected refractive errors (RE) are the most common cause of preventable visual Impairment (VI) in children, which if not treated in time can lead to amblyopia. VI in early childhood interferes ...with their overall development affecting their future opportunities in life. Spectacles remain the most popular and effective method for correction of RE. Children unlike adults, often don’t understand the need for wearing spectacles, thus prescribing spectacles in children becomes difficult.
Aim of this study was to find out proportion of spectacle wear non-compliance in children aged six years and below and identify factors associated with it.
The study was conducted among 115 children aged six years and below with refractive errors who were prescribed spectacle correction. Children were selected using simple random sampling.
Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify independent factors associated with spectacle wear non-compliance.
Proportion of spectacle wear non-compliance was 53.04%. Children with spectacle wear non-compliance were more likely to: belong to age of two to four years (AOR = 4.3; 95%CI: 1.3-14.3); have mother with up-to primary school education (AOR = 3.7; 95%CI: 1.2-11.7); have anisometropia (AOR = 11.1; 95%CI: 3.4-36.7). Statistically significant association was observed between spectacle wear non-compliance and child’s age, mother’s education, anisometropia, astigmatism, manifest squint, intolerance to glasses, glasses lost, glasses broken, concerned teasing and cost issues.
Children less than four years of age; with anisometropia and those whose mothers had up-to primary school education were more likely to be non-compliant to spectacle wear.
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