Camp: Screening for women health
Place: New Kandukur Gram Panchayath Office,
Organized by: JIMSHMC.
Collaboration: Vikas Tharangini
Date: 01/04/2018 9 am to 4pm
Total Number of Beneficiaries: 124
Number of colposcopy examinations: 27.
Participants:
| Staff | Students | Support staff |
| 1. Dr Srujana | 15 Students of B Batch of III BHMS were selected. (One student remained absent due to exam preparation; one due to health issue; one day scholar remained absent without informing). | Mr S. Naidu, Krishna Chaithanya, 4 from maintenance department. |
| 2. Dr Sudhamathi | ||
| 3. Dr Kalyani | ||
| 4. Dr Anjali | ||
| 5. Dr Sridevi | ||
| 6. Dr Rajalaxmi | ||
| 7. Dr. Laxmiprasad | ||
| 8. Dr. Raja Sathish |
The camp was organized by department of Community Medicine, JIMS HMC in collaboration with Vikas Tharangini of JIVA.
We reached the venue at 9am. Room for screening was prepared for examination. There were two hall areas. On the ground floor we established registration and dispensing. On the first floor screening by students, and consultation with physicians was arranged. Students were divided into groups of 2 for registration, 2 for dispensing, 6 for screening, two for patient movement on rotation basis. Girl students took turn to see the colonoscopy being done.
We have identified 15 Gyneac cases for active follow up on priority.
Camp data analysis:
Fig 1- Age group of all visitors:
Fig 2- Age group of women who underwent colposcopy:
Fig 3- Number of complaints:
All the pains combined, we observe that almost half of the visitors had pain as main complaint or as co- morbidity.
Fig 4- Number of women complaints treated:
Fig 5- Complaints of women who underwent colposcopy
Fig 6- Colposcopic examination findings:
Fig 7- Number of remedies and frequency of prescription:
Rhus tox and Bryonia are frequently prescribed for pain related complaints.
Lessons learnt from this camp:
• Organizing a camp in a resource lack setting
• Screening of large number of patients and presenting to physician
• Behavioural requirements in a rural setting
• Colposcopy and comparing healthy and unhealthy cervix
• Experiencing community service
Sincerely,
Dr Sudhamathi. SM.
