Varicose Veins Among Different Occupational Background in City of Mosul-Iraq | [Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences • 2021]

Author(s):

1. HANADY JABAR MAHMOOD: Department of Clinical Nursing Sciences, College of Nursing, University of Mosul,City of Mosul,Iraq

2. RADHWAN HUSSEIN IBRAHIM: Department of Clinical Nursing Sciences, College of Nursing, University of Mosul,City,Iraq

3. MOHAMMAD FARIS ABDULGHANIC: Department of Clinical Nursing Sciences, College of Nursing, Ninevah University,City of Mosul,Iraq

4. ZAINAB FAISAL AL-ZAIDYD: Department of Clinical Nursing Sciences, College of Nursing, Ninevah University,City of Mosul,Iraq

Abstract:

Background and aim: The Objectives of the present study to determine the VV among people with different background occupations in the City of Mosul, Iraq. Materials and method: A cross-sectional study was performed at Mosul Teaching Hospital between November 2019 and February 2020. Two hundred people who were physically examined represented different jobs in Iraqi society (Nurses, address, Policemen, and teachers). A physical examination was conducted of all participants who agreed to engage in this study. Results: The overall prevalence rate of VV among different occupational backgrounds in the City of Mosul is 19.5%. The study found that the percentage of men (50.5%) and women (49.5%). Most of the patient was beyond to age group (41-45) years and the mean age of the participants was (39.1+3.1). According to the BMI, the results indicated that most subjects belong to a class<30 (77%). Conclusions: The nurses will seek to prevent excessive extended occupational standing and using sitting or walking when appropriate. As a result, an improvement in clinical practice may reduce the incidence of vascular disease.

Page(s): 1399-1402

DOI: 10.53350/pjmhs211551399

Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume: 15, Issue: 5, Year: 2021

Keywords:

Occupational , Varicose , Veins

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