@article {92, title = {Impact of Treatment on Asthma Control in Quetta Pakistan}, journal = {Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine}, volume = {9}, year = {2023}, month = {March 2023}, pages = {1-5}, type = {Original Article }, chapter = {1}, abstract = {

Background: Poorly controlled asthma may lead to decreased lung function, increase the risk of complications and more episodes of exacerbations, increased healthcare utilization, including more frequent hospitalizations and emergency room visits. Regular monitoring of asthma symptoms and lung function can help identify any potential issues in asthma control and ensure optimal management. Objectives: The study aims to assess the asthma control by the usage of asthma controller medications especially, corticosteroids, bronchodilators and leukotriene modifiers, among patients receiving treatment through well-validated questionnaire. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study with a sample of 361 was conducted in different public hospitals outpatient departments and clinics of Quetta Pakistan by using a convenience sampling technique. The Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) was used to measure the asthma control of the asthmatic patients. The descriptive and inferential statistics have been done by using SPSS version 20 with a p value \<0.05. Results: The study found that an average score of asthma control was 3.1{\textpm}1.10 thereby indicating uncontrolled asthma with also 62.3\% of study participants had uncontrolled asthma, no patient had controlled asthma. An increased number of medications including the use of corticosteroids and leukotriene modifiers posed an impact on asthma control of the study population. Conclusion: The study concluded that corticosteroids and leukotriene modifiers can be effective in asthma control and it is suggested for the future studies that route of administration and treatment guidelines must also be determined along with the asthma control to gain a complete picture of impact of treatment and management on any health outcomes.

}, keywords = {Asthma Control, Asthma Control Questionnaire, Pakistan, Quetta, Treatment}, doi = {10.5530/jppcm.2023.1.1}, author = {Sadia Sehar and Noman-ul-Haq and Maria Tahir and Sohail Riaz and Aqeel Nasim and Muhammad Saood and Riffat Yasmin} } @article {49, title = {Knowledge and Awareness about Leishmaniasis Disease in the General Public of Quetta, Pakistan}, journal = {Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine}, volume = {7}, year = {2021}, month = {April 2021}, pages = {9-13}, type = {Research Article}, chapter = {9}, abstract = {

Aim: This study attempted to assess knowledge and awareness about Leishmaniasis disease in Quetta city, Pakistan. Materials and Methods: This was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey where 387 study respondents were targeted using the non-probability convenience sampling method for data collection. SPSS v 22.0 was applied for data analysis and P<=0.05 was considered statically significant. The Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were performed to discover the relationship among variables. Results: Most respondents were from the age group 18-27 years 269 (69.5\%) majority of whom were female 244 (64.0\%). Most of the respondents had improved knowledge (73.6\%), about the word Leishmaniasis, 50.6\% of respondents were aware of the signs and symptoms, 54.8\% of respondents were aware of the diagnosis, 64.3\% of respondents had improved knowledge about treatment, 62.5\% of the study population were aware of prevention and 40.8\% of study respondents knew about the vaccination for leishmaniasis. Conclusion: This study exposed an overall better knowledge and awareness among the public about leishmaniasis disease and its causative agents, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and vaccination.

}, keywords = {Awareness, Knowledge, Leishmaniasis disease, Pakistan, Public, Quetta}, doi = {10.5530/jppcm.2021.1.2}, author = {Tanzeel Ahmed and Sarmad Sheraz Jadoon and Muhammad Waqas and Muhammad Ammar and Liguo Jian and Qi Zhang} }