Open AccessEPIDEMIOLOGY OF RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS IN ASSOCIATION WITH VARIOUS RISK FACTORS: A CLINICAL STUDY AT ST. JOSEPH’S GENERAL HOSPITAL
Author(s) -
Vedantham Satya Chakravarthy,
Dasari Rama Krishna Prasad,
Reddy Pavan Teja,
Darabadi Rispa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international research journal of pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2230-8407
DOI - 10.7897/2230-8407.1112105
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , asthma , copd , family history , pneumonia , bronchiectasis , bronchitis , chronic bronchitis , medical history , past medical history , respiratory system , pediatrics , lung
The aim of the study was to identify the epidemiology of respiratory problems and to assess their association with various risk factors in patients of St. Joseph’s general hospital, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The study was conducted over a period of 8 months (July-2019 to February-2020) in 71 patients (both males and females) and the data was analyzed using EXCEL 2007 and SPSS version 6.0. The study was conducted throughout 3 seasons (Monsoon, autumn, winter) during which people are more prone to respiratory problems. Demographic information like the name, age, gender, address, and previous medical history was included. The risk factors like time of admission (month), location, age, gender, past medical history & other co-morbidities and social history were considered. The diagnosed pulmonary problems include Asthma, Bronchitis (acute, chronic & viral), COPD, Interstitial Lung Disease, LRTI, Lung Cancer, Pneumonia, Respiratory Failure, Tuberculosis, Tonsillitis and Shortness of Breath due to either Plural Effusion or Pulmonary Oedema. This study depicts the epidemiology of respiratory problems as Non-Guntur district (14.084%), Guntur urban (59.154%), Guntur rural (26.760%). This study shows the results as; patient with social history of tobacco and/or alcohol (10%), patients without any social history (90%), without any past medical history or other co-morbidities (51%), with some past medical history (49%), males (54.93%), females (45.07), July to October (50.7%), November to February (49.3%). And 61-to-70-year patients are at the top (23.94%) and 11 to 20 year patients are at the bottom (1.40%) of the distribution.