Background: Abortion is the expulsion of the product of conception before time of fetal viability i.e. 22weeks and weigh less than 500 grams. The aim of this study was to find out the awareness regarding legalization of abortion among female youth. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in Gynecological Outpatient Department of Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital. A total of 97 respondents were selected by adopting non-probability consecutive sampling technique. Data was collected by using structured interview schedule. Collected data was analyzed and interpreted through descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The findings of this study revealed that the majority (78.4%) of female youth were adequately aware about legalization of abortion. There was significant association between place of residence and level of awareness (p=0.002) regarding legalization of abortion among female youth. Conclusions: It is concluded that considerable percentage of female youth have low awareness regarding legalization of abortion. So, awareness program is needed on legalization of abortion to increase public awareness.
Background: Dysmenorrhea is a common gynaecologic complaint among adolescent female. Despite of being a natural phenomenon it has severe impact on day to day activities such as school absenteeism, decreased social and physical activities. Hence, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and predictors of dysmenorrhoea and it’s effects among adolescent girls in Chitwan. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 393 female adolescent students who were studying in secondary and higher secondary level in public schools of Bharatpur, Chitwan. Students were selected through proportionate stratified random sampling technique. Data were collected by using structured self-administered questionnaire from January 17, 2021 to February 16, 2021. Data were analysed in SPSS software version 20 for window using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Prevalence of dysmenorrhoea was found to be 87.5% and 47.4% of adolescents experienced moderate level of menstrual pain. Three fourth (75%) of adolescents reported decreased in physical activity, difficulty in sleep (67.7%), unnecessary irritation (65.4%) and class absenteeism (38.1%) during menstruation. Most (89.8%) of the adolescents communicate their problem with others and 40.7% apply heat therapy. Prior health education [AOR:4.087, 95% CI: 1.980 – 8.403) and family history of dysmenorrhoea [AOR:2.786, 95% CI: 1.408– 5.495) were found to be statistically significant with dysmenorrhoea. Conclusions: Dysmenorrhoea is the most common problem among the adolescents that affects various domains of life. Hence, the concerned authorities need to consider various factors such as health seeking behavior, educational intervention and counselling in order to mitigate the silent problems related to menstruation.
Background: The chronic and progressive nature of Diabetes Mellitus often leads people to use complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) which may be defined as a group of medical and health care systems, practices and products that are not considered to be part of conventional medicine. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was done in a tertiary care hospital in Eastern Nepal from 15th June 2018 to 15th September 2019 to determine proportion of type 2 diabetic patients who have tried complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) exclusively prior to presentation to endocrine OPD (Outpatient department). Consecutive sampling was done after informed verbal consent. Results: Out of 401 participants, 60.6 percent were male and 39.4 percent were female. Mean age of participants was 52.21 ± 11.42 years. Regarding use of CAMs, 11 percent sad tried some form of CAMs exclusively without any allopathic antidiabetic medicines for some period in their lifetime prior to presentation to endocrine OPD. More specifically, 10.3 percent had tried products under brand of ayurvedic medicines from local practitioners. Similarly, 0.2 percent had tried medicine from Homeopathic Practitioner and rest (0.5 percent) had tried homemade herbal remedies like garlic, fenugreek, aloe vera and bitter melon. Conclusion: A significant proportion of type 2 diabetics in our community are still using CAMs. The associated factors behind this and long term effects of such products in diabetic patients need to be explored further in details.
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