Pattern of infectious diseases in northern Iran: An approach to internal medicine management
Background: Despite the development of their prevention and treatment, infectious diseases cause high mortality, many disabilities and inadequate living conditions worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the pattern of infectious diseases in northern Iran with an approach to internal medici...
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doaj-9279d2c6483844668f569d9c345ec1752021-05-30T04:48:38ZengBabol University of Medical SciencesCaspian Journal of Internal Medicine2008-61642008-61722021-04-01123275282Pattern of infectious diseases in northern Iran: An approach to internal medicine managementMohammad Ali Jahani0Zohreh Alinasab1Maysam Rezapour2Melodi Omrani Nava3Ghahraman Mahmoudi4 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran Hospital administration Research Center, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran School of Nursing and Midwifery, Amol, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Hospital administration Research Center, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran Hospital Administration Research Center, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran Background: Despite the development of their prevention and treatment, infectious diseases cause high mortality, many disabilities and inadequate living conditions worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the pattern of infectious diseases in northern Iran with an approach to internal medicine management. Methods: This cross-sectional research was conducted in 2019 on all 7095 infectious diseases patient records that referred to Ghaemshahr Razi Hospital, Mazandaran Province, Iran during 2012-2018. A checklist prepared by investigator was used to collect the data. The extracted data were coded and entered into SPSS 22 and analyzed using K2 and independent t-test at p<.05. Results: The mean age of the study patients was 29.7±26.4. 4372 (61%) of the cases were males and the mean duration of hospitalization was 41.6±33.5. Age was significantly correlated to infectious diseases (P=.001). Gastroenteritis was the most common infectious disease among the men and women with 2442 (60.5%) and 1594 (39.47%), respectively. Based on the Pearsonchr('39')s correlation test, the relationship between leptospirosis, brucellosis, pulmonary tuberculosis, shigellosis, sepsis and infectious mononucleosis with gender, habitation, admission mode, discharged mode and age was significant (p<.05). Conclusion: As the high frequent diseases were gastroenteritis, leptospirosis, brucellosis and sepsis and an increasing trend was in the prevalence of gastroenteritis, leptospirosis and lung tuberculosis, health system managers should consider training courses, preventive strategies, real-time interventions, increased hospital bed rate for patients with infectious diseases and so on.http://caspjim.com/article-1-2388-en.htmlcontagiousinfectious diseasesdisease processinfectious |
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Mohammad Ali Jahani Zohreh Alinasab Maysam Rezapour Melodi Omrani Nava Ghahraman Mahmoudi Pattern of infectious diseases in northern Iran: An approach to internal medicine management Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine contagious infectious diseases disease process infectious |
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Mohammad Ali Jahani Zohreh Alinasab Maysam Rezapour Melodi Omrani Nava Ghahraman Mahmoudi |
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Mohammad Ali Jahani |
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Pattern of infectious diseases in northern Iran: An approach to internal medicine management |
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Pattern of infectious diseases in northern Iran: An approach to internal medicine management |
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Pattern of infectious diseases in northern Iran: An approach to internal medicine management |
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Pattern of infectious diseases in northern Iran: An approach to internal medicine management |
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Pattern of infectious diseases in northern Iran: An approach to internal medicine management |
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pattern of infectious diseases in northern iran: an approach to internal medicine management |
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Babol University of Medical Sciences |
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Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine |
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2008-6164 2008-6172 |
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Background: Despite the development of their prevention and treatment, infectious diseases cause high mortality, many disabilities and inadequate living conditions worldwide. The aim of this study was to evaluate the pattern of infectious diseases in northern Iran with an approach to internal medicine management.
Methods: This cross-sectional research was conducted in 2019 on all 7095 infectious diseases patient records that referred to Ghaemshahr Razi Hospital, Mazandaran Province, Iran during 2012-2018. A checklist prepared by investigator was used to collect the data. The extracted data were coded and entered into SPSS 22 and analyzed using K2 and independent t-test at p<.05.
Results: The mean age of the study patients was 29.7±26.4. 4372 (61%) of the cases were males and the mean duration of hospitalization was 41.6±33.5. Age was significantly correlated to infectious diseases (P=.001). Gastroenteritis was the most common infectious disease among the men and women with 2442 (60.5%) and 1594 (39.47%), respectively. Based on the Pearsonchr('39')s correlation test, the relationship between leptospirosis, brucellosis, pulmonary tuberculosis, shigellosis, sepsis and infectious mononucleosis with gender, habitation, admission mode, discharged mode and age was significant (p<.05).
Conclusion: As the high frequent diseases were gastroenteritis, leptospirosis, brucellosis and sepsis and an increasing trend was in the prevalence of gastroenteritis, leptospirosis and lung tuberculosis, health system managers should consider training courses, preventive strategies, real-time interventions, increased hospital bed rate for patients with infectious diseases and so on. |
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