Morbidity pattern and utilization of a primary health care center in a low socioeconomic area of Karachi.
J Pak Med Assoc
; 56(1): 13-6, 2006 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To identify the morbidity pattern according to age, gender and seasonal variation using the ICD coding and the utilization of Primary Health Care (PHC) center services in a demographically defined community.METHODS:
The data collected from 2001-2003 was analyzed using the International Classification of Diseases-10 (ICD-10) coding for identifying the morbidity patterns presenting at the PHC Center. The age and gender distribution of the patients and the seasonal variation of few diseases were noted. Only the residents of the area visiting the center for preventive or curative services were included. A structured performa was designed to enter the age, gender, disease and ICD codes. The faculty was trained for using the coding system.RESULTS:
A total of 13,519 patients visited the PHC during three-year period. On an average, 376 patients were seen during a month with male to female ratio of 12. The most common diseases presented belong to the respiratory system, followed by infections or parasitic infestations and diseases of the reproductive system. The women presented for first visit of antenatal check up were 960 out of 4614 women of reproductive age group. Among the adult population, 391 (6%) presented with hypertension, 64 (1%) were Type 2 diabetics and 86 (1.3%) were asthmatics. The paediatric population analysis showed that 918 (13%) had upper respiratory infections and 1339 (19%) had diarrhoea.CONCLUSION:
Problem oriented medical records from health centers, computerized in a uniform standardized way, can give extensive information about the content and burden of health problems in family practice and presumably public health.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atenção Primária à Saúde
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Infecções Respiratórias
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Diarreia
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article