FREQUENCY OF IMMEDIATE COMPLICATIONS OF MENINGITIS IN PEDIATRIC POPULATION OF DISTRICT PESHAWAR: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

FREQUENCY OF IMMEDIATE COMPLICATIONS OF MENINGITIS IN PEDIATRIC POPULATION OF DISTRICT PESHAWAR: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

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Meningitis, Meningitis complication, CNS infection, Pediatric population

Abstract

Objective: To find the frequency of immediate complications of meningitis in the pediatric population

Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a hospital in the district of Peshawar from 1st September 2022 to 31st August 2023. The sampling technique was a non-probability convenience sampling technique. The sample size was 197 which was calculated by using the EPI calculator. Patients with a diagnosis of meningitis as well as those who agreed to participate in our study were included. A suspected case of meningitis and those Parents who did not provide consent for their children were excluded from our research. A structured questionnaire was used which was filled out by the authors themselves after reviewing all those reports and examinations. For statistical analysis, we use SPSS v.20 was used.

Results: The total number of patients was 197. The mean age, weight, and occipital frontal circumference of our patient were 2.84±2.33 years, 13.06±7.65 kilograms, and 47.51±5.54 centimeters. Male were 107(54.3%) while female were 90(45.7%). 58.88% of the 197 cases of meningitis that were confirmed had an immediate complication which Hydrocephalus has been recorded as one of the most prevalent complications, accounting for 19.8%.

Conclusion: In our study Notably, the highest incidence of complications was observed among patients diagnosed with tuberculosis meningitis, as 90% of TBM developed complications. Among the complications assessed in our study, overall hydrocephalus emerged as the most frequently reported one.

Author Biographies

Irum Naz, Naseer Teaching Hospital, Peshawar

Assistant professor, Pediatrics, Naseer Teaching Hospital, Peshawar

Farida Sherazi, Naseer Teaching Hospital, Peshawar

Assistant professor, Pediatrics, Naseer Teaching Hospital, Peshawar

Muhammad Mujtaba, Naseer Teaching Hospital, Peshawar

Final Year MBBS, Kabir Medical College, Peshawar

Rifayat Ullah Afridi, Naseer Teaching Hospital, Peshawar

Professor, Pediatrics, Naseer Teaching Hospital, Peshawar

Aneela Ambareen, Naseer Teaching Hospital, Peshawar

Professor, Head of Department Pediatrics, Naseer Teaching Hospital, Peshawar

Sahar Iqbal, Northwest General Hospital & RC Peshawar

Assistant professor, Pediatrics, Northwest General Hospital, Peshawar

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2024-10-03

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Naz, I. ., Sherazi, F. ., Mujtaba, M. ., Afridi, R. U. ., Ambareen, A. ., & Iqbal, S. . (2024). FREQUENCY OF IMMEDIATE COMPLICATIONS OF MENINGITIS IN PEDIATRIC POPULATION OF DISTRICT PESHAWAR: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Khyber Journal Of Medical Sciences, 17(3), 127–132. Retrieved from https://kjms.com.pk/index.php/kjms/article/view/495

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