ISSN 2756-3340
Research Article
African Journal of Infectious Diseases Research Vol. 1 (1), pp. 016-019, September, 2014. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Data estimation of the irresistible illnesses outbreak on biotechnology
*Jiro E. Jay, Shuo Chang wu and Jason Ying-Jeou
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
E-mail: [email protected]
Accepted 26 August, 2014
Abstract
Statutory infectious diseases breakout not only affects people's health and lives, but also stagnates the economic growth. However, in order to prevent or strain infectious diseases, the prevalence of infectious diseases also provides the development opportunities of biotechnology corporations. The impact of substantial diseases to stock prices had been investigated in previous literature. The effect of the statutory infectious diseases outbreak on Taiwanese biotechnology stock price movements is examined in this paper by using an event study. After observing nearly 10 years of major statutory infectious diseases in Taiwan, sample events include ENTEROVIRUS 71 in 1998, DENGUE FEVER in 2002, SARS in 2003 and H1N1 in 2009. There are 39 observations and the event periods are 15 trading days following the first confirmed case respectively. The empirical results point out that there exists a significantly positive abnormal return of Taiwan's biotechnology industry because of the statutory infectious epidemic.
Key words: Biotechnology industry, infectious diseases, event study, abnormal returns.
*Jiro E. Jay, Shuo Chang wu and Jason Ying-Jeou
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Research Article
African Journal of Infectious Diseases Research Vol. 1 (1), pp. 001-015, September, 2014. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
A study on the prevalence of infectious disease amongst patients in Bangladesh
Muhammad Mujibur Bihari
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, School of Medicine, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Bangladesh.
E-mail: [email protected].
Accepted 15 August, 2014
Abstract
A survey on infectious disease is a qualitative study that used framework study to examine comprehensive interviews amongst patients. A pre-coded survey was developed to obtain relevant information regarding socio-demographic status such as age, weight, family size, income per month, education, disease, health condition, dietary pattern, housing etc. The questionnaire was pre-tested before finalization. We visited hospitals, which are located in the Jhenaidah and Kushtia district in Bangladesh for the collection of data from the patient. We used statistical program for social science (SPSS) software for data analysis. During the recruitment period (from February to March, 2009), there were 540 individuals in the hospital studied both indoor and outdoor. Among them 364 were infectious disease patients. The subjects were randomly chosen. All participants were interviewed by using standard questionnaires that evaluated infectious disease. Among the infectious disease, 11.3% were pneumonia and 6.9% asthma. Among the gastrointestinal infections, 2.7% were diarrhea not otherwise specified and 2.7% jaundice. We can also determine correlations between two variables, such as age and disease, income and disease, weight and disease, education and disease etc. From this study, it is concluded that the people of Kushtia and Jhenaidah suffering from some infectious disease such as asthma, pneumonia, diarrhea etc., suffer from heart disease, fever, jaundice and skin disease. We have found injury, delivery patients and also suicide patients (psychiatric). Data shows that there is not much difference in food habit among the patients. We have found in our study that the occurrence of disease is less frequent in male than the female. However, the prevalence of food and water born disease is grater among the patients in Bangladesh.
Key words: Infectious disease, systolic blood pressure, waist to hip ratio, body mass index.
Muhammad Mujibur Bihari
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