FREQUENCY OF SUSPECTED AND PROBABLE CASES OF DENGUE AMONG ADULT PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM FEVER PRESENTING IN DISTRICT HEAD QUARTER HOSPITAL, GAWADAR
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Dengue, fever, suspected, probable, patients.
Abstract
Introduction: Since 2005, dengue eruption is a leading public health problem in Pakistan, putting millions of individuals at risk. Normally the dengue fever patients show sudden onset of high-grade fever and with > 2 other warning signs. Moreover, dengue could present with warning signs like other severe febrile diseases, particularly those occur due to other arboviruses namely chikungunya and malaria viruses that have been both identified in Pakistan, hence, leading to complication in identification of dengue.
Objective: The objective of the study is to know the frequency of suspected and probable cases of dengue among adult patients suffering from fever, presenting in DHQ Hospital Gawadar and to compare this frequency which socioeconomic parameters.
Material & Methods: It was cross-sectional descriptive study in which 300 adult patients suffering from fever presenting at DHQ Hospital Gawadar were included. Simple random sampling technique was used. Data was collected through questionnaire, which was entered in to computer using SPSS 20.0. Frequencies and percentages were calculated and data was presented in tables and figures.
Results: Among 300 patients, 42.0% were 21-30 years old, 64.0% were females, 55.3% were intermediate and above, 47.0% patients had total family monthly income more than 50,000 rupees and 70.0% were living in urban areas while 85.3 had no history of travel during last 14 days. Among these patients, 71.7% had normal platelet count. Results indicated that 10.3% were suspected cases of dengue while 89.7% were probable cases of dengue.
Conclusion: We conclude that 10.3% were probable and 89.7% were suspected cases of dengue and that suspected dengue fever was more common among females. Our study also shows that dengue is more common in people of high socioeconomic status.
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Muhammad Wasif Saleem
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Mekran Medical College, Turbat, Pakistan
Syeda Tehreem Kanwal
Assistant Profesoor, Department of Biochemistry, Ziauddin Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
Shazia Hashmat
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Ziauddin Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
Taqia Fouzia
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, SMBBMU Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan
Mustajab begum
Consultant Gynaecologist, Naseerullah Babar Hospital Peshawar, Pakistan
Rashid Ali Khosa
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Mekran Medical College, Turbat, Pakistan
Ijaz Aziz
Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Mekran Medical College, Turbat, Pakistan