Treatment Camp and Patients in Arbaeen Pilgrimage in ۲۰۱۹

Introduction: One of the largest religious gatherings in the world is the Arbaeen pilgrimage, which takes place on the ۴۰th day after the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the third Shiite Imam. This study was aimed to investigate how to set up the Sahib-al-Zaman treatment camp on the Arbaeen walking route in ۲۰۱۹ and the patients referring to it.Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on all patients referring to the Sahib-al-Zaman camp of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran in the Arbaeen Walking plan in ۲۰۱۹. In this study, how to set up camp was described. Patients’ data and drugs used by the medical team were collected, and then were analyzed.Results: Totally, ۳۴۷۷ patients were enrolled. The mean ± SD of patients’ age was ۳۳.۷۷ ± ۱۶.۱۹ (ranging from ۱ to ۹۶) years, and ۲,۱۸۳ patients (۶۲.۷۸%) were male. Most patients were Iranian (۸۴.۵%) and then Iraqi (۱۳.۶۶%), and only ۱.۸۴% were from other nationalities. Upper respiratory tract infection (۶۰.۲%), low back pain and muscle cramps (۱۷.۶%), and blister and need for dressing (۱۲.۳%) were the most common chief complaints in the patients. Adult cold pills, acetaminophen (۳۲۵ mg), and cetirizine (۱۰ mg) were the most commonly prescribed drugs for the patients.Conclusion: Although the data used in this study are not sufficient due to the lack of a pre-created data recording system, the results of this study showed that in addition to the importance and necessity of holding such ceremonies, health issues and facilities should also be considered.

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Communicable diseases ، health policy ، Noncommunicable Diseases ، public health ، Travel Medicine