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- Title
Complications of Kalazar among Children in Hilla-city.
- Authors
Kamil, Ibtesam Khalid
- Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to detect the types of complications of children suffering from kalazar; also to identify the reason of these complications. Methodology: A descriptive study carried out from Feb15th to June 15th of the academic year 2017. The sample consisted (109) children from general maternal and children hospital in Hilla/Babylon. The study designed and data was collected using structural questionnaire which was prepared by consulting panel research expertise, also by assessment approach and interview was done with parents of children. The collected data were analyzed through descriptive statistics by frecuency and percentage.Results: The results of the present study indicated that most of the children age were (13-18) yrs.(40.4%); male gender more involved (67%) and (27%) were from Mesaib city. The education level of parents were within secondary school, mothers (52%) fathers (43%). The income of affected children families involved in the study were (51%) poor, which isn’t enough to maintain healthy well being status and medical requirements. Complications revealed that children suffers from bleeding tendancy (13.5%) sever animea were (20%) hepato spleenomegaly were (14.0%), finally death occurs because of septicemia (37%).Conclusion: Complications accurs because of poor and inappropriate medical diagnosis, also infective medical treatment during hospitalization and lake of medical follow up to children suffering from kalazar by the health team after hospital discharge.
- Subjects
BABYLON (Extinct city); PARENTING education; HEALTH care teams; GENDER; HOSPITAL admission &; discharge; DIAGNOSIS; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CLEFT palate children
- Publication
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2021, Vol 15, Issue 1, p2495
- ISSN
0973-9122
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/ijfmt.v15i1.13775