Illnesses Encountered during Medical Volunteering in Takeo Province, Cambodia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Overview of Cambodia and the Studied Region in Takeo Province
2.2. Volunteer Activities
2.3. Data Collection and Assessment
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Patient Characteristics | Females (n = 216) | Males (n = 101) | Children (n = 141) |
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Age | 53.5 (19–87) | 53.5 (19–87) | 10 (0.5–17) |
Weight (kg) | 52.1 (30.9–77.9) | 57.4 (37.6–89.0) | 23.6 (3.4–72.5) |
Height (m) | 1.54 (1.35–1.74) | 1.65 (1.47–1.80) | |
BMI | 22.0 (14.4–33.5) | 21.5 (14.9–29.5) |
Patient Characteristics | No HTN (n = 210) | Grade 1 (n = 71) | Grade 2 (n = 29) | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
mean (95% confidence interval) | ||||
BMI | 21.7 (21.2–22.2) | 22.8 (21.9–23.7) | 22.9 (21.5–24.3) | 0.003 † |
Age | 49.7 (47.6–51.7) | 55.5 (52.0–59.1) | 58.7 (52.9–64.4) | <0.001 † |
percentile among patients | ||||
Females (n = 211) | 70.6% | 21.8% | 7.6% | |
Males (n = 99) | 61.6% | 22.7% | 13.1% | 0.069 ‡ |
Duration of Chief Complaints | |||
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Acute (≤1 month, 46 Cases) | Subchronic (1–6 months, 44 Cases) | Chronic (>6 months, 143 Cases) | (N/A 84 Cases) |
Adults | |||
common cold (17.4%) | musculoarthritis (31.8%) | musculoarthritis (31.5%) | |
musculoarthritis (17.4%) | GERD and/or gastritis (25.0%) | GERD and/or gastritis (21.7%) | |
GERD and/or gastritis (13.0%) | cystitis and/or vaginitis (15.3%, female) | HTN and/or cardiac problem (13.6%, male) | |
Children | |||
(≤1 month, 84 cases) | (longer than 1 month, 20 cases) | ||
common cold (54.8%) | sustained URI (20.0%) | ||
GERD and/or gastritis (8.3%) | GERD and/or gastritis (15.0%) | ||
rhinitis (7.1%) | |||
pneumonitis (6.0%) |
Severity of Illnesses | |||
---|---|---|---|
Short-Term Care Needed | Long-Term Care Needed | Specialized or Intensive Care Recommended | |
Adults | |||
(200 cases, 282 diagnoses) | (52 cases, 70 diagnoses) | (45 cases, 61 diagnoses) | (N/A 20 cases) |
GERD and/or gastritis (26.9%) | musculoarthritis (37.1%) | cardiac illness (14.8%) | |
musculoarthritis (25.9%) | hypertension (14.3%) | musculoarthritis (13.1%) | |
headache (9.2%) | GERD and/or gastritis (12.9%) | GERD and/or gastritis (11.5%) | |
common cold/URI (5.3%) | pneumonitis and/or COPD (11.4%) | thyroid nodule (8.2%) | |
cystitis (4.6%) | rule out Meniere’s or BPPV (8.2%) | ||
dermatitis (3.2%) | psychologic disorder (6.6%) | ||
Children | |||
(115 cases, 122 diagnoses) | (4 cases, 4 diagnoses) | (8 cases, 9 diagnoses) | (N/A 14 cases) |
common cold (45.1%) | malnutrition (75%) | otitis and/or tonsillitis (55.6%) | |
GERD and/or gastritis (9.0%) | pneumonitis (22.9%) | ||
headache (6.6%) | |||
dermatitis (5.7%) | |||
rhinitis (5.7%) |
Type of Medications | Prescription Cases | (%) |
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Adults | ||
Antacids or GI mucosal protectors | 232 | 31.3% |
NSAIDs/painkiller | 205 | 27.6% |
Antiparasites | 131 | 17.7% |
Anticough or mucolytics | 53 | 7.1% |
Antibiotics | 36 | 4.9% |
Others | 353 | 11.5% |
742 | ||
Children | ||
NSAIDs | 85 | 44.7% |
Antiparasites | 44 | 23.2% |
Electrolyte supplements | 13 | 6.8% |
Antibiotics | 11 | 5.8% |
Antacids or GI protectors | 10 | 5.3% |
Others | 27 | 14.2% |
All prescription cases | 190 |
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Lee, H.-Y.; Choi, S.H.; Rim, J.S.; Lim, H.-K.; Heo, Y.S.; Shin, J.; Aieng, R.; Rim, C.H. Illnesses Encountered during Medical Volunteering in Takeo Province, Cambodia. Medicina 2020, 56, 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56010030
Lee H-Y, Choi SH, Rim JS, Lim H-K, Heo YS, Shin J, Aieng R, Rim CH. Illnesses Encountered during Medical Volunteering in Takeo Province, Cambodia. Medicina. 2020; 56(1):30. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56010030
Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Hye-Yoon, Sung Hun Choi, Jae Suk Rim, Ho-Kyung Lim, Young Soo Heo, Jeonghee Shin, Rinet Aieng, and Chai Hong Rim. 2020. "Illnesses Encountered during Medical Volunteering in Takeo Province, Cambodia" Medicina 56, no. 1: 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56010030