Introduction: Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) is a serious condition characterized by the spread of cancer beyond the lungs, commonly adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Palliative chemotherapy is used to manage advanced NSCLC, focusing on relieving symptoms and improving quality of life rather than curing the disease. Paclitaxel-Carboplatin and Gemcitabine-Carboplatin are commonly used regimens for palliative chemotherapy in advanced NSCLC. Comparing the toxicities of these two regimens is important to determine which one has fewer side effects for patients. Aim of the Study: The aim of the study was to compare the toxicities of Paclitaxel-Carboplatin and Gemcitabine -Carboplatin as palliative chemotherapy for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Methods: This Quasi- Experimental study was conducted at the Department of Medical Oncology, Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh, the National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital (NICRH), Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Shahbagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The study duration was 10 months, from January 2022 to October 2022. During this period, a total of 74 participants were divided into two equal groups, Arm-A receiving the Paclitaxel-Carboplatin treatment regimen, and Arm-B receiving the Gemcitabine- Carboplatin treatment regimen. Result: The majority of participants in both Arm-A and Arm-B were in the age group of 51-60 years (40.54% in Arm-A, 43.24% in Arm-B) with an overall mean age of 58.35 years in Arm-A and 57.54 years in Arm-B. An overall male prevalence was observed, with 78.38% of participants in Arm-A and 70.27% in Arm-B being male. The majority of participants had an ECOG status of 1 (45.95% in Arm-A, 59.46% in Arm-B). Risk factors such as smoking and various lung diseases were present among participants, but there was no significant difference between the two arms. After 6 weeks of follow-up, 62.16% of Arm-A and 56.76% of ...
Objectives The study's specific objective is to assess differences in food allocation among the household members by age and gender in livestock farming communities and identify the determinants of existing differences. In addition, investigating the association between women's empowerment in livestock rearing and the intrahousehold food allocation pattern is the second objective of the present study. Methods The study uses a mixed-method approach. A quantitative survey with 275 households collects information about the socioeconomic status of the households and the amount of nutritious food intake (milk, meat, fish, and egg), land, and livestock resource ownership. The study uses vignettes cards to collect information about the women's empowerment status in four areas: decision-related to livestock production, marketing of livestock, use of livestock income, and household nutrition. The study collects qualitative data from nine focus group discussions about the perception of nutritious food intake and health benefits and food allocation among their children, adolescents, and adults. Results The results partly confirm that the children and partners of empowered women by livestock intervention had better protein intake and women's protein intake was reduced. In households with a higher empowerment level of women, the protein food intake of adolescent girls is not increased equally compared with adolescent boys. Sociocultural norms, patriarchal influence, economic conditions, household size, participation in training, and membership in social groups influence food distribution among household members. Conclusions Policies and interventions that aim to empower women in livestock for better food security and nutritional outcomes need to be based on understanding the intrahousehold nutritious food allocation. Funding Sources German Academic Exchange Program (DAAD).
, one of the most challenging unprecedented global pandemics of human history, has changed people's work life and social life tremendously. Wearing a face mask is one of the most visible habits that people had to adapt to reduce the transmission of the Coronavirus. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of respondents' sociodemographic factors and working place on their face mask purchasing behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA. Secondary cross-sectional data were used in this study. An online survey administered on social media (between 20-30 March 2020) was used to collect data from adult research participants that reside in the United States through Qualtrics. From total of 6602 data, after deducting the missing values, 4949 data were used in this study for further analysis. The binary logistic regression model was used to conduct the study. The study found gender, age, education, and workplace as significant factors that influence people's face mask purchasing behavior. In addition, college education, gender, and workplace are positively associated with face mask purchase. Conversely, young age is negatively associated with respondents' face mask purchases. Though the study has limitations in the case of data representation and uses only a few variables, its findings provide some critical insights to the marketers to restructure their market segmentation. Besides, results could offer essential understandings to the relevant stakeholders, who are working to ensure face cover by people to reduce transmission of Coronavirus.
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