25.Knowledge, Attitude and Practices about Infections and Immunization in Patients with Autoimmune Inflammatory Disease and Oncological Disease Patients in Pakistan
Zia Ullah Ehsan Kakar1, Muhammad Muddasser Khan Panezai1, Uzma Rasheed1,
Obaid Ur Rehman1, Aimal Khan2 and Somaya Sha1
ABSTRACT
Objective: Among patients with autoimmune inflammatory related diseases patients in Pakistan, the primary goal of the research is to determine their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors about illnesses, vaccination, and other topics.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad during March, 2021 till December, 2021 for a period of nine months.
Materials and Methods: One hundred patients, equally divided across sexes, took part in the research and contributed the data gleaned from it. All patients with autoimmune inflammatory illness and cancer were eligible for participation in the trial, however those who did not wish to participate were excluded.
Results: A total of one hundred patients were polled to gather data. At the time of the study's conclusion, the average age of the participants was 39.6915.86 years. The virus that causes herpes zoster affected seven persons. Four of the participants came down with the flu. Five of the individuals tested positive for pneumonia. They both suffered dengue fever and malaria, but they both recovered. The individual who had a herpes genitalis infection in the previous five years was also included in the study. Patients were provided conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic medications (DMARDs) for 59.7 percent of the total and biological medicines for 9.8 percent of the total after the study's outcomes. Thirty-three (32.9 percent) of the patients were taking glucocorticoids in significant dosages.
Conclusion: It has been concluded that the expertise, approach, and practise of the respondents produced good results. Autoimmune illnesses have a complicated multifactorial origin, and a wide range of variables might play a role in their start and progression.
Key Words: Knowledge, Attitude, Infections, Immunization, Patients, Autoimmune Inflammatory Disease
Citation of article: Kakar ZE, Panezai MMK, Rasheed U, Rehman O, Khan A, Sha S. Knowledge, Attitude and Practices about Infections and Immunization in Patients with Autoimmune Inflammatory Disease and Oncological Disease Patients in Pakistan. Med Forum 2022;33(3):104-108.