EVALUATION OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR PAKISTAN

Objective: To examine mitigation measures in Azad, Jammu and Kashmir and compare their effectiveness to rest of Pakistan. Study Design: Prospective observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Province of Azad, Jammu and Kashmir, from Mar to Aug 2020. Methodology: This study was conduc...

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Autores principales:	Qaesar Nazeer, Tahir Sardar, Syed Fawad Mashhadi
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Publicado:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2020
Materias:	risk communication public health mitigation measures Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ea280c4147de412c80168caae87d0ba02021-12-02T14:54:17ZEVALUATION OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR PAKISTANdoi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v70i6.57560030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/ea280c4147de412c80168caae87d0ba02020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5756https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Objective: To examine mitigation measures in Azad, Jammu and Kashmir and compare their effectiveness to rest of Pakistan. Study Design: Prospective observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Province of Azad, Jammu and Kashmir, from Mar to Aug 2020. Methodology: This study was conducted by Provincial Disease Surveillance Department of World Health Organization at Azad, Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarabad after getting approval from Health Department. Data were collected from different hospitals of Azad Jammu and Kashmir as per a specially designed proforma. Results: No significant variation from national averages was observed, adapting mitigation measures and lockdown were success in decreasing epidemic curve. Conclusion: The easing of the lockdown policy resulted in widespread outbreak in the province and noncompliance with infection control best practices by members of the community, similar to rest of Pakistan.Qaesar NazeerTahir SardarSyed Fawad MashhadiArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticlerisk communicationpublic healthmitigation measuresMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 70, Iss 6, Pp 1913-1918 (2020)
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spellingShingle	risk communication public health mitigation measures Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920 Qaesar Nazeer Tahir Sardar Syed Fawad Mashhadi EVALUATION OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR PAKISTAN
description	Objective: To examine mitigation measures in Azad, Jammu and Kashmir and compare their effectiveness to rest of Pakistan. Study Design: Prospective observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Province of Azad, Jammu and Kashmir, from Mar to Aug 2020. Methodology: This study was conducted by Provincial Disease Surveillance Department of World Health Organization at Azad, Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffarabad after getting approval from Health Department. Data were collected from different hospitals of Azad Jammu and Kashmir as per a specially designed proforma. Results: No significant variation from national averages was observed, adapting mitigation measures and lockdown were success in decreasing epidemic curve. Conclusion: The easing of the lockdown policy resulted in widespread outbreak in the province and noncompliance with infection control best practices by members of the community, similar to rest of Pakistan.
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author	Qaesar Nazeer Tahir Sardar Syed Fawad Mashhadi
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title	EVALUATION OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR PAKISTAN
title_short	EVALUATION OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR PAKISTAN
title_full	EVALUATION OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR PAKISTAN
title_fullStr	EVALUATION OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR PAKISTAN
title_full_unstemmed	EVALUATION OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR PAKISTAN
title_sort	evaluation of covid-19 pandemic in azad jammu and kashmir pakistan
publisher	Army Medical College Rawalpindi
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EVALUATION OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR PAKISTAN

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