Prevalence, determinants of chronic rhinosinusitis and its impact on quality of life among students in Karachi, Pakistan

BACKGROUND: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common public health issue among students. METHODOLOGY:  A total of 300 undergraduate students were selected through multistage cluster sampling from three public-sector universities. Sino-nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) and Rhinosinusitis Disability Index...

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Autores principales: Zaidi, Tafazzul Hyder, Zafar, Mubashir, Baloch, Zafar Haleem, Shakeel, Alisha, Ali, Nouman Mansoor, Ahmed, Beenish Nisar, Khan, Muhammad Amash, Masood, Rafia, Fatima, Iman, Shakeel, Sarah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Future Science Ltd 2023
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9912247/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36788986
http://dx.doi.org/10.2144/fsoa-2022-0050
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common public health issue among students. METHODOLOGY:  A total of 300 undergraduate students were selected through multistage cluster sampling from three public-sector universities. Sino-nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) and Rhinosinusitis Disability Index (RSDI) were used for determining the quality of life. Chi-square and independent t-test were used. RESULTS: About 46% and 54% (p = 0.001) of social science and health science students were suffering from CRS, respectively. Around 7% and 9% of CRS patients had poor quality of life according to SNOT-22 and RSDI, respectively (p = 0.042 and p = 0.032, respectively). CONCLUSION: Quality of life was affected in all domains of SNOT-22 and RSDI.

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