Pattern of diseases among visitors to Mina health centers during the Hajj season, 1429 H (2008 G)

Alzahrani, Abdullah; Choudhry, Abdul Jamil; Mazroa, Mohammad A. Al; Turkistani, Abdul Hafiz M.; Nouman, G S; Memish, Ziad A.

doi:10.1016/j.jiph.2011.10.003

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“…9,14,15 A maior parte dos romeiros que procurou atendimento procedia de outros estados, principalmente de Pernambuco, situado na divisa com o estado do Ceará. Este dado chama a atenção para os movimentos populacionais ocasionados por eventos de massa e seus riscos para a propagação de doenças transmissíveis.…”

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Romarias no município de Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará: perfil da demanda por atendimento de saúde e sazonalidade de internações

Vasconcelos

Braga

Gouveia

et al. 2015

Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde

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ResumoObjetivo: descrever o perfil de morbidade de romeiros e investigar a variação sazonal das internações durante período de romaria em Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brasil. April (SI=1.40, May (SI=1.21; and June (IS=1.30;, and for circulatory diseases in June (SI=1.23; July (SI=1.15;24) and August (SI=1.09;. Conclusion: the morbidity pattern with prevalence of circulatory diseases was compatible with the age of pilgrims; there was no increase in hospitalizations in the period of pilgrimage.

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Romarias no município de Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará: perfil da demanda por atendimento de saúde e sazonalidade de internações

Vasconcelos

Braga

Gouveia

et al. 2015

Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde

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“…Most women or elderly pilgrims will assign or delegate men pilgrims during ramī aj-jamarāt (the Stoning of the Devil) ritual performance. This could be one of the factors for the higher proportion of males suffering compared to females [34].…”

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Antibiotic therapy of choice for community-acquired pneumonia in Malaysian Hajj pilgrims: the pattern and associated factors

Dzaraly¹,

Rahman²,

Haque³

et al. 2017

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Introduction: Pneumonia is a potentially life-threatening illness that poses global health teething troubles particularly among elderly population and performing Hajj. Empirical antibiotic treatment has been recommended for all suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients as initial treatment on admission. Aim of the research: To describe the antibiotic therapy of CAP and determine the associated factors related to the treatment options among Malaysian Hajj pilgrims. Material and methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 91 patients who were admitted to Tabung Haji Hospital, Makkah in 2012, with the clinical diagnosis of pneumonia during Hajj season. The antibiotic treatment for the patients as well as demographic factors and co-morbidity, which potentially influence the treatment options, were studied. Results: The mean age of the hajj pilgrims was 71.4 ±8.7 years. The most frequently prescribed antibiotic was levofloxacin (44.0%), followed by azithromycin (40.7%), cefuroxime (23.1%), ampicillin + sulbactam (16.5%), and amoxicillin + clavulanate (15.4%). The age of patients was significantly associated with levofloxacin, azithromycin, and meropenem (p = 0.032, 0.028, and 0.026, respectively). Patients with diabetes were statistically significantly highly prescribed with cefuroxime (p = 0.036). Conclusions: Levofloxacin and azithromycin were classified as the most common antibiotic treatment given to Malaysian Hajj pilgrim with CAP and their choice was associated with older age of patients. Otherwise, cefuroxime was the prescription of choice in diabetics.

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“…Among 80 pyoderma cases, 52.5% were primary pyoderma where impetigo was the leading causes for primary pyoderma. Whereas, 47.5% were secondary pyoderma led by Staphylococcus aureus responsible as main causative agents and followed by Streptococcus pyogenes [24] [27] [28] [36].…”

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“…Gastrointestinal infections: Major food-borne outbreaks of gastroenteritis with high mortality rates are common at all religious festivals, including the Hajj [25] [27] [36].…”

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Determining the Types of Diseases and Emergency Issues in Pilgrims During Hajj: A Literature Review

Masud¹,

Bakar²,

Yussof³

2016

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Abstract-Introduction: Every year 2-3 million pilgrims with different background and most of them are elderly from 184 countries in the world congregate in the holy place 'Haram' at Makkah in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj. During the pilgrimage, they come across a great deal of rough and tough environment, physical hassle and mental stress. Due to the hardship of travel, fluctuation of weather, continuous walking during religious rites at specific time and sites, many pilgrims injury, feel tired, sick, and exhausted. These may also create complications and overburden the physiological functions including heart, chest, abdominal, and kidney of those who suffer from chronic diseases. Besides the problem of diseases, crowds could cause some other significant problems including missing and lost pilgrims, injuries, and even death. Objective: To determine the common health problems e.g. diseases and emergency incidents encountered by pilgrims during Hajj was the main objective of this study. Methods: An extensive literature review to determine the common health problems and emergency incidents during Hajj was conducted through a systematic literature review. Numerous scholarly databases were used to search for articles published related to health problems and emergency incidents during Hajj from 2008 to 2016. Eligible articles included case reports, experimental and nonexperimental studies. Only thirty articles out of two hundred and sixty articles had met the specific inclusion criteria. Results: The analysis revealed that respiratory diseases include pneumonia, influenza, and asthma (73.33%) were the main health problems encountered by the pilgrims during Hajj followed by heat stroke or heat attack, sunlight effects (16.67%), cardiovascular disease, heart disease (10%). The analysis also revealed that emergency incidents include traffic accidents, and trauma was 3.33%. Notwithstanding the information given above, according to the analysis, the common health problems during Hajj are mainly divided into two categories: non-communicable diseases (62.5%) and communicable diseases (37.5%). IBM's statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 22 was used to analysis the result. Conclusion: Both communicable and non-communicable health issues are the most common health problems encountered by pilgrims during Hajj. But, due to lack of existing studies associated with this research area, a definite conclusion could not be made. However, our findings demonstrated the necessity of new research to find solutions to pilgrims' health problems during Hajj.

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Pattern of diseases among visitors to Mina health centers during the Hajj season, 1429 H (2008 G)

Abstract: This study describes the pattern of diseases among pilgrims attending Mina PHCCs, which may aid in providing the best possible health care services to pilgrims.

Cited by 62 publications

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Romarias no município de Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará: perfil da demanda por atendimento de saúde e sazonalidade de internações

Romarias no município de Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará: perfil da demanda por atendimento de saúde e sazonalidade de internações

Antibiotic therapy of choice for community-acquired pneumonia in Malaysian Hajj pilgrims: the pattern and associated factors

Determining the Types of Diseases and Emergency Issues in Pilgrims During Hajj: A Literature Review

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