Browsing by Author "Singh, Harsh Mohinder"
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Publication Patient Awareness of Cost of Treatment at a Government Sponsored Hospital in India(Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS), 2019) Ritesh; Singh, Harsh Mohinder; Singh, Bikram JitAbstract: Introduction: To evaluate the awareness amongst the beneficiary about the costs of medical services in a hospital which provides all services at no cost and also to analyse whether education level of the beneficiary client, number of days stayed in hospital and their prior exposure of being treated on payment in other hospital has some bearing on cost estimation by the participants. Method: It was a cross sectional questionnaire based survey study. A total of 130 beneficiary clientele of a government hospital were interviewed. Two sample ‘t’ test and ANOVA were used for statistical analysis. Multivariate regression analysis was used to study effect of more than one independent variable on cost estimation. Scatter plot and box plots were used to study standard deviation. Results: It revealed poor awareness of people in cost estimation of medical expenses. A significant ‘p’ value of < 0.05 was observed with respect to length of stay (p = 0.003), treatment modality (p = 0.000) and multivariate variable (treatment technique along with exposure to treatment in paid hospital, p = 0.008). Conclusion: The beneficiary clientele in a hospital with free treatment generally not aware about the exuberant costs of treatment born by the state. Author Biographies . Ritesh, ITFH Tajikistan Department of Pediatrics Bikram Jit Singh, Maharishi Markandeshwar, Deemed to be University, Mullana, India Department of Mechanical EngineeringPublication Varicella Pneumonia with Acute Kidney Injury in an Immunocompetent Host(Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS), 2021) Ritesh; Singh, Harsh MohinderAbstract: Chicken pox is mostly a benign infection of childhood and is caused by Varicella Zoster Virus which generally does not lead to any serious complication in an immunocompetent host. Severe and potentially lethal complications like varicella pneumonia, encephalitis and acute kidney injury are known entity in adults but are very rare in paediatric age group. We present a case of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in the form of tubulointerstitial nephritis induced by varicella infection in a young immunocompetent child with varicella pneumonia.