Journal of Bioequivalence & Bioavailability

Abstract

Awareness of Jaundice among Pharmacy Undergraduates at, Karachi, Pakistan

Naveed S, Sana A, Rehman H, Fatima Qamar F, Hmeed A, Zamir M, Khalid R, Azhar S, Amjad S, Sufiyan S and Owais UEA

Jaundice is the most common condition that needs medical attention in newborns. About 80% of preterm and 50% of term infants develop jaundice in their early days of life. The purpose of this study is to check the awareness of this disease amongst the undergraduate students in our society. The main underlying reason for this study is to create awareness about the disease, its symptoms. Prior to fill these questinorrae the student got a brief lecture and understanding of the disease so they can link and understand the purpose well. A yellow coloration disease, jaundice is a medical condition due to hyperbilirubinaemia or increases the levels of bilirubin in the body. Depending on the position of jaundice, i.e. pre-hepatic, hepatic or post-hepatic, cause may vary. Common symptoms are dark coloured urine or pale coloured stool. Jaundice is caused due to abnormal destruction of red blood cells because bilirubin is made as a by-product in this process. CBC, LFT and different imaging techniques are used for the diagnosis of jaundice. Exchange transfusion, phototherapy, surgery and medications are usually considered as the treatment strategies. Our survey aimed to find out its awareness among the pharmacy undergraduates at Jinnah University for Women, Karachi, Pakistan. A random and cross-sectional method was to collect the data in the month of November- December, 2014. After our survey on awareness about jaundice at JUW, we find that 98.7% pharmacy undergraduates have awareness about the term jaundice, 70% pharmacy undergraduates have awareness about the Etiology of jaundice, 88.7% pharmacy undergraduates have knowledge about the symptoms of jaundice, 47.3% pharmacy undergraduates have knowledge about the pathophysiology of jaundice, 77.3% pharmacy undergraduates have knowledge about the diagnostic tools and techniques of jaundice and 63.3% pharmacy undergraduates have knowledge about the treatment strategies of jaundice.