International Archives of Public Health and Community Medicine is an open access, peer-reviewed journal with an aim of providing the most trusted scientifically authentic information to support the latest logical scientific initiatives and advancements in medical and clinical sciences which focuses on population groups and communities as opposed to individual patients. The journals main focus is promoting flawless, unbiased research information and data, by preserving utmost transparency in accordance with international publishing standards.
The journal is intended to share and explore wide range of topics including but not limited to adolescent and child health, basic epidemiology, behavioral health, biostatistics and health services, community health, community medicine, community mental health service, environmental medicine, essentials of management, gender and health, health economics, immunization, insurance medicine, issues in public health, media in public health, nutrition and health, occupational health, occupational medicine, population health, public health, public policy, research methodology, scientific communication & aids, social awareness, social health, strategic management, etc.
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Journal Information
Title: International Archives of Public Health and Community Medicine
ISSN: 2643-4512
Editor-in-chief: Jose Luis Turabian
NLM title abbreviation: Int Arch Public Health Community Med
ISO abbreviation: Int Arch Public Health Community Med
Other titles: IAPHCM
Category: Public Health/Medicine
DOI: 10.23937/2643-4512
Peer review: Double blind
Review speed: 3 weeks
Fast-track review: 10 days
Publication format (s): Electronic and print
Publication policy: Open Access; COPE guide
Publication type(s): Periodicals
Publisher: ClinMed International Library
Country of publication: USA
Language: English
Contact email: contact@clinmedjournals.org
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710101 Anthony Okeoghene Eguvbe, John Esiso Egbagba, Nkencho Osegi and Kellybest Ibasimama Davids Article Type: Original Research | First Published: 2024/11/03 A Caesarean section (CS) is a major obstetric life-saving surgical procedure that is carried out to improve delivery outcomes and reduce maternal mortality. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that the prevalence of cesarean sections not exceed 15%. Even though this advice is offered, statistics show that cesarean section rates are high in underdeveloped countries, with national and regional variations within the same country.Promoting vaginal delivery after a CS, avoiding CS bec...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710100 Gender Inequality and Public Health: Exploring the Negative Impacts Temitope Kayode, MD, Mallika Singh, Mohammed Sidi-Ali, PhD, Edima Ottoho, Rosa Rodrique and Omowunmi Afolabi Article Type: Review Article | First Published: 2024/10/28  Gender inequality significantly impacts public health, including adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Despite extensive research, gaps remain in understanding the intersectionality of gender with other social determinants, the long-term impacts of inequality on public health, and the effectiveness of interventions. Therefore, this literature review aims to investigate the consequences of gender inequality on public health and identify key p...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710099 Food Preferences of Women during Pregnancy in Lake Areas of the City of Cotonou-Benin Gbèmahon Roger Houssou, Colette Sylvie Azandjeme, Opportune Akpo Djènontin, Nadia Fanou, Clémence Germaine Metonnou, Charles Jérôme Sossa, Ella Compaoré and Roch Mongbo Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2024/08/16 Pregnancy is a period of physiological and psychological changes that leads pregnant women to modify their diet, often until delivery. This study aimed to investigate the food preferences of women during pregnancy. This cross-sectional study involved 230 women, conveniently identified in two public and two private health centers in the lake areas of Cotonou. Pregnant women of at least 12 weeks gestation and women who had given birth less than 12 weeks previously were included and completed a dig...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710098 Wilfried Loïc TATSIPIE, Junie Annick METOGO NTSAMA, Amandine BAYOKOLAK, Gwenaelle DIOH NYAMBI, Madye NGO DINGOM, Pascal MPONO, Claude Cyrille NOA NDOUA, Julius DOHBIT SAMA and Pascal FOUMANE Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2024/06/05 Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy-related condition which complicates 7 to 9% of all pregnancies and is a major risk factor, exposing both mother and foetus to multiple complications, some of which may be life-threatening. It is the third leading cause of maternal mortality in Africa. In Cameroon, the prevention and management of pre-eclampsia remains sub-optimal, particularly in peripheral health facilities, which are very busy....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710097 Chiroma Laminu, AdesolaZaidat Musa and Tubosun Alex Olowolafe Article Type: Review Article | First Published: 2024/06/03 Tuberculosis (TB) has been documented as one of the occupational diseases affecting general healthcare workers globally, caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) affecting the lungs (Pulmonary TB) and other part of the body (Extra pulmonary TB). The study provides educational interventions that limit occupational transmission of tuberculosis among healthcare workers in Kaduna State, Nigeria....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710096 Factors Affecting Nurse Performance at Ibnu Sina Hospital Makassar Rijalul Fikri, Atjo Wahyu, Furqaan Naiem, Masyitha Muis, Syria and Stang Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2024/03/11 Nurses are one of the health workers to get responses, information and answers that are always present in every hospital and are the spear head of hospital health services. Based on data from The National Institute Ocuppational Safety and Health (NIOSH) that jobs related to hospitals or health have a high tendency to be exposed to work stress or depression, as well as burnout....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710095 Personalized Therapy in Oncology: Melanoma as a Paradigm for Molecular-Targeted Treatment Approaches Kevin B. Kim Article Type: Review Article | First Published: 2024/01/25 Over recent decades, systemic cancer therapy has undergone significant transformations due to breakthroughs in understanding cancer biology, immunology, and genetics. Consequently, patients with advanced-stage cancers are experiencing unprecedented survival rates. Personalized cancer therapy aims to optimize clinical outcomes by tailoring drug therapies to individual patients based on their tumor genetics and/or epigenetics, thereby minimizing the toxicity associated with ineffective treatments....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710093 Hereditary Anemia Diseases in Children Hamida Amer and Amal Almasri Article Type: Review Article | First Published: 2023/12/30 In comparison with the results of previous studies, we find that sickle cell anemia is the most common, and most cases of thalassemia are people with blood group O+ its willingness to contract the disease, and attention and blood examination are required for children born in families infected with the disease and early detection of the disease, where the incidence of males was more than females, This may not mean that there is an association Hereditary by sex "Zawawi 2021 Eitab 2007"....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710092 Ivan Augustine Barrie, Babatunde Duduyemi, Solomon Aiah Sogbeh, Philip Gevao, Adel Hussein Elduma and Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2023/10/22 Civil registration is the most effective way to keep track of all births and deaths. Despite the existence of the Birth and Death Act (1983), Sierra Leone registers 93% of births and only 57% of deaths annually. To provide more accurate inter-census population estimates, we estimated the birth and death rates, registration distribution, and causes of death for Kono District population in Sierra Leone....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710091 Bridging the Gap to Health Care Access: The Role of the Nurse Practitioner Kimberly Taylor Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2023/06/18 The goal of this article review is to explore the role of Nurse Practitioners (NP) in closing the gap to health care access for underserved communities. It will address their role as clinical provider, educator, and advocate for programs to improve community outcomes. Nurse Practitioners through additional education and professional training are licensed to provide health care directly to patients. As an educator, Nurse Practitioner spend hours of educating patients on treatment plans, medicatio...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710090 Examining the Intersection of Seva and Public Health Policy Pragat Patel Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2023/06/14 In today's globalized and multifaceted world, policymakers are faced with the challenge of crafting policies that cater to the diverse needs of different communities. One approach that has shown promise in achieving this goal is the Hindu concept of seva or selfless service. Seva involves the selfless act of serving others without any expectation of reward or recognition. Rather, the motivation is behind serving God through serving humanity. This principle has deep roots in Hindu culture and has...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710089 Reimagining Health Policy through the Lens of Vedanta Pragat Patel Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2023/06/07 The philosophical system of Vedanta has had a profound influence on Hindu thought and practice, and we can explore its relevance in shaping contemporary health policy. As one of the six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy, Vedanta is based on the teachings of the Upanishads, which explore fundamental questions about the nature of reality and the self. By examining key concepts and principles from Vedanta philosophy, this ancient wisdom can offer valuable insights into the limitations....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710088 John Jairo Araujo, MD, MBBS, Mst, NBE, FSIAC, FSISIAC, FACC Article Type: Review Article | First Published: March 22, 2023 Adults with congenital heart disease are a growing population in Colombia and worldwide. Currently, Colombia has a population of more than 51 million inhabitants, with 38.2 million adults, 115,000 of whom live with congenital heart disease of varying complexity. The demographic profile shows that this population with congenital heart disease is mostly young, with ages ranging from 20 to 44 years. Keeping them in optimal health is a challenge, and care involves centralization in special adult con...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710087 Nnamdi C Ogbuehi, Maureen C Orji and Omobolaji O Afolabi Article Type: Original Research | First Published: October 01, 2022 Urbanization and poor town planning have contributed to large waste generation, poor management, and landfill are sited close to the living environment; hence, high health risk. The study assessed households living near open landfills' health-related exposure and environmental challenges. The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among households living within a radius of 250m (Category A) and 500m (Category) from the landfill based on the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710086 Social and Economic Factors Behind Ebola in Sierra Leonne Aditya Narashim Article Type: Review Article | First Published: September 16, 2022 The Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, caused by the Ebola virus, is a rare but severe disease and claims a fatality rate of 50%. Although its origins date back to the 1970s, the epidemic in 2014-2016 marked its most prominent appearance. Amongst the Central- and West- African regions which showed a spike in cases during this epidemic period, the infections in Sierra Leone stood to be the most severe in the region, totaling about 14,000 cases in the country alone....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710085 Local Cutaneous Complication after Bacilli Calmette-Guerin Vaccine: Unusual Location Nadine Kammoun, Khadija Sellami, Chaima Kouki and Hamida Turki Article Type: Case Report | First Published: September 16, 2022 Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine may cause some cutaneous complications at the injection site. Their management is still unclear. Thigh swelling is a symptom of various benign and malignant conditions. Differential diagnosis is not easy, particularly if the causative disorder has not previously been reported....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710084 Victor Ugochukwu Obisike, Maduabuchi Chozuruoke Dike and Enwereji Ezinna E Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 14, 2022 Studies have linked freshwater snails with human flukes as a result of repeated contacts with contaminated water. This study is aimed to determine the distribution of freshwater snails and their infectivity rates along human dwellings in Okigwe Imo state using Physico-Chemical parameters. Freshwater snails were collected by using long plastic spoons and with hand-picking method....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710083 High Seroprevalence of SARS-COV-2 Antibody before Covid-19 Vaccination in Nigerian Communities Olaleye DO, Aminu M, Olusola BA, Segun TO, Faneye AO, Opayele AV, Odeh E, Sarki M, Dairo MD, Fagbamigbe AF, Egbuna HC, Ajuwon AJ, Omilabu SA, Achi CE, Odaibo GN and Arinola OG Article Type: Original Research Article | First Published: September 07, 2022  This community-based study was conducted to determine the proportion of individuals in the population that had been infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and developed antibodies before the second wave and introduction of COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria. Between December 2020 and March 2021, 2,244 markets sellers and shoppers aged ≤ 70 years across six states [two northern (Kano and Kaduna), two eastern (Ebonyi and Imo), and two western (Oyo and Lagos)...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710082 Kenao TS, Sossa Jerôme C, Paraiso MN, Belo M, Sopoh GP and Agueh V Article Type: Review Article | First Published: August 11, 2022 Excessive salt/sodium (Sodium > 2 grams/day, equivalent to 5 g salt/day) and low potassium (less than 3.5 grams/day) intake increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. To fight against cardiovascular diseases, the nutritional strategy is to regulate the dietary intake of salt/sodium and potassium according to set standards....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710081 Jose Claudio Simao, PhD, Cassiano Victoria, PhD and Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza, MD, PhD Article Type: Original Article | First Published: July 02, 2022 In an urban area of recent emergence of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Brazil, the spatial distribution of both VL and VL-HIV coinfection was negatively associated with per capita income, population density, paving of streets, existence of sidewalks and drains for rainfall. Poverty and urban infrastructure deficits may influence VL emergence....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710080 Ragini Bhatia, Anil Chauhan, Kulbir Kaur, Monika Rana, Pranita Pradhan and Meenu Singh Article Type: Original Article | First Published: June 23, 2022 In this review PRISMA guidelines (preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis) were followed. We did extensive literature search in PubMed, Embase, Cinahl and Web of Science to identify relevant community based cross sectional studies that investigated the prevalence of ear diseases in children in India. We used STATA version 16.0 software to perform meta-analysis....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710078 Attitudes and Barriers towards Adolescent Sexuality and Abortion Care in the Northern Part of Ghana Alhassan Abibata, Musah Nihayatu, Joseph Owusu-Marfo, Ruth Nimota Nukpezah and Yaa Nyarko Agyeman Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 15, 2022 The adolescence period is generally perceived as being healthy, however, most adolescents in the Tamale Metropolisgo through this period with health challenges such as sexual and reproductive problems and unsafe abortion. This study aimed to determine the attitude and barriers toward Adolescent Sexuality and abortion in the Tamale Metropolis....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710079 Patient-Centered Care for the Victims of Human Trafficking: Ethical and Legal Issues Annalee A. Mora Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 13, 2022 Human trafficking has been a global issue that significantly impacts the healthcare system and communities. Healthcare professionals working in different healthcare settings are in the position to identify, diagnose, treat, and refer potential victims of human trafficking....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710077 A Culturally Competent Patient Care: A Review of the CLAS Standards Annalee A. Mora Article Type: Review Article | First Published: May 16, 2022 Multiculturism is rapidly growing. It affects all aspects of society, including healthcare. A culturally competent healthcare system has a critical impact on meeting the needs of the diverse population that it serves. The national Culturally and Linguistic Approach Services (CLAS) standards have been developed and implemented as a tool to improve the quality of care, potentially transforming how we address disparities in healthcare. Motivated by a nationalized concern about societal impartiality...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710072 Jose Luis Turabian Article Type: Research Article | First Published: January 29, 2022 The kinetics of viral shedding of asymptomatic COVID-19 in families is not well understood. To study the characteristics of secondary cases in families, after the appearance of a primary asymptomatic case vs. symptomatic. An observational, longitudinal and retrospective study of families, in which there were at least two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) confirmed COVID-19 cases (one primary case or index and at least one secondary case), was conducted from March 15 to December 25, 2020, in a gene...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710076 Nicolás Alberto Cely-Aldana, MD, Luisa María Benjumea-Gómez, MD, Ronald Antonio Solís-Amin, MD, Alix Sabec Freire-Duran, MD and Maria Paz Bolaño-Romero, MS Article Type: Letter to Editor | First Published: April 11, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has probably been the worst public health calamity of the 21st century. At the first peak of infection during the early to mid- 2020s, much was unknown about the pathophysiology, COVID-19 phenotypes, pharmacologic and supportive management, rehabilitation, and outcomes. With precision and celerity, several safe and effective vaccine prototypes were developed to achieve the desired herd immunity and reduce intensive care unit admission and death. Scales have also been design...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710075 Non-COVID-19 Deaths in Times of Pandemic: Lessons Learned Lodys Loreth López-Mosquera, Andrea Carolina Hurtado-Moreno, Faudy Jholey Puerta-Londoño, Valeria Vela-López, Lizeth Lorena Davila-Maya and Michael Gregorio Ortega-Sierra Article Type: Editorial | First Published: March 31, 2022 The actual distribution of excess mortality throughout the world from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic remains a question mark. Deaths from COVID-19 and non-COVID causes, decompensation of previous illnesses, complications of acute illnesses, and loss of functional capacity due to progression of chronic and degenerative diseases have exacted an unparalleled toll on health care systems. Similarly, it has increased the global burden of disease and compromised the quality of human life in the m...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710074 Rodrigo Gonçalves dos Santos, Arlindo Souza Amaral Neto, Mônica Ferreira da Silva, Paulo Victor Rodrigues de Carvalho and Alessandro Jatobá Article Type: Original Article | First Published: March 18, 2022 The work of physiotherapists in handling Covid-19 patients depends on the severity of the patient condition. These workers rely on adequate workplaces, especially Intensive Care Units (ICU), where critical patients are handled. Private and public hospitals in Brazil dealt differently with the demands imposed by the Covid-19, and consequently, workers in public and private hospitals had to rely on distinct working conditions. Thus, this article aims to identify the possible risks, and the effects...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710073 A Prescription Refill Intervention to Improve Patient and Physician Satisfaction Daniel P. Dunham, MD, MPH and Christopher Cheney, MHA Article Type: Original Article | First Published: February 17, 2022 Physician burnout has been increasing over the past decades. This phenomenon is found throughout the world and is multifactorial. Some causes are easily identified and treatable. Of the remedial causes, improved practice efficiency is one that deserves attention. Time spent directly with patients will always be a core component of health care. Provider time spent away from direct patient care is often a cause of frustration and should be minimized. High quality communication between patients and...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710071 Awoderu BO and Omololu-Aso J Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 08, 2021 This study investigated the antibiogram profile of Serratia marcescens among hospitalized individuals, hospital environments and halls of residence of Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile Ife, Osun state with a view to provide key information on resistance factors that are of therapeutic importance among the understudied pathogen. Two hundred and twenty samples from clinical and nonclinical sources were collected with ethical clearance approval (ERC/2018/09/02) from the hospital advisory committee....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710070 Covid-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of Preclinical Medical Students and Effects on Their Lifestyles Nevin Yılmaz, Ayşe Mısırlı, Dilara Kısaçam, Ecem Ersözlüoğlu, Görkem Becer and Sıdıka Nur Kardaş Article Type: Original Article | First Published: December 06, 2021 COVID-19 has appeared in Wuhan in December 2019. It has become an epidemic, leading to the transition to online education in medical schools, and students have been affected in some way by the pandemic. This study aimed to investigate perspectives of Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) preclinical medical students on COVID-19 and its effects on their lives. The novel coronavirus has appeared at the end of December of 2019, in Wuhan city of China. It spread rapidly and affected other regions o...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710069 Prevalence and Determinants of Visual Impairment among School Children in Qatar Al Ashwal Shadi M, MSc, PhD Article Type: Original Article | First Published: November 26, 2021 To evaluate the prevalence of visual impairment among school children in Qatar, through a screening protocol based on the WHO guidelines. Children of grades 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 underwent screening for low vision during the academic year 2019-2020. Visual acuity measurement was performed by well-trained screeners using a Snellen chart at 6 meters with E symbol in which the 6/6 line was the standard for normal vision. Based upon the results of the visual acuity, data of each individual was entered in...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710068 Tah Aldof Yoah, Tendongfor Nicholas, Njukang Ernest Nkem, Kah Emmanuel Nji, Ndale Sylvanus Akonwei, Nde Fon Peter, Enow Orock George and Anna Longdoh Njunda Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 12, 2021 Hypertension has reached epidemic proportion among people living with HIV (PLHIV) and this could have a negative bearing on the quality of life and survival of these patients. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a risk prediction model for incident hypertension among HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Fako Division, South West Region of Cameroon. A 5-years retrospective cohort study was used to review the records or patient files of 1640 HIV patients enrolled between t...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710067 Tah Aldof Yoah, Tendongfor Nicholas, Njukang Ernest Nkem, Kah Emmanuel Nji, Ndale Sylvanus Akonwei, Nde Fon Peter, Enow Orock George and Anna Longdoh Njunda Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 05, 2021 The aim of this study was to determine incidence and associated risk factors of hypertension among HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Fako Division, South West Region of Cameroon. A 5-years retrospective cohort study was used to review the records or patient files of 1640 HIV patients enrolled between the years 2013-2015. These files were reviewed in 3 HIV treatment Centers which measured a recorded blood pressure routinely. Data was entered in SPSS 25 and analyzed using stata 13. L...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710066 Evolution of COVID-19 in Elderly Patients: The Need to Focus on Post-COVID-19 Syndrome Carmen Carolina Domínguez-Gutiérrez, Manuel Alejandro Jaramillo-Acosta, Julio César Mantilla- Pardo and Michael Gregorio Ortega-Sierra Article Type: Commentary | First Published: October 28, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has raised many questions about the long-, medium- and short-term prognosis of this disease. Studies such as that of Sosa Frias, et al. where the authors inquired about prognostic factors of the evolution of patients who developed the severe phenotype of COVID-19, who required invasive ventilation and died, showing that the leukogram and the initial chest X-ray are predictors of unfavorable evolution [1]. However, it is necessary to widen the time window of the short- and m...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710065 The Effects of the Internet on Celebrification and Mental Health: From Britney Spears to the Vatican Cameron J Sabet Article Type: Research Article | First Published: October 09, 2021 Though superficially secular, celebrification is an intrinsically religious phenomenon. Though celebrities fashion mighty podiums out of public personas of otherness, these platforms of deification can also quickly become their public gallows. Cyclical religious themes like idolization, impersonation, sacrifice, and redemption shape the career arcs and mental health of many high-profile figures because society craves drama. Therefore, this analysis will explore how digital media mediates and exp...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710064 Cameron J Sabet Article Type: Research Article | First Published: October 06, 2021 The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) defines the term physician-assisted suicide “as a physician providing, at the patient’s request, a prescription for a lethal dose of medication that the patient can self-administer by ingestion, with the explicit intention of ending life”. Although physicianassisted suicide has historically not been within the domains of standard medical practice, in recent years it has emerged as both an “explicit and covert practice across...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710063 Sexual Abuse: Social Inequality and Poverty Indira Ravena Pereira Alves Fernandes Macêdo, Francisco Afonso Tavares Junior, Jullianny Ribeiro Macedo, Alinne Farias Tavares, José Renato Ferreira Teixeira and Modesto Leite Rolim Neto Article Type: Review Article | First Published: October 04, 2021 Sexual violence is a very big social and health issue, it sets up also as a gender and race problem, as it affects mainly girls and black girls; in addition, the crime is committed more than 90% of times by males. Sexual abuse is a harmful, humiliating, and traumatic experience to the physical and mental health of men and women with immediate and late consequences. A systematic literature search was performed according to guidelines in the PRISMA statement. Searches were conducted in PubMed. Key...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710061 Aging Management Strategies during the COVID-19 Epidemic Crisis in the Republic of Costa Rica Roberth S Gutiérrez-Murillo Article Type: Research Article | First Published: August 20, 2021 The purpose of this investigation was to examine the current hygienist interventions followed by the Republic of Costa Rica, in the context of COVID-19’s combat and prevention in the aged population. This investigation featured a documentary analysis, with qualitative slant and analytical-descriptive approach. Comprehensive lectures were conducted on specific national guidelines; epidemiological bulletins; specific health regulations for COVID-19; strategies, guidelines and recommendations; se...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710060 Bhavana K, MD, Puneet Khanna, MD and Abhishek Singh, MD Article Type: Short Communication | First Published: August 05, 2021 In a population of health care workers with a soaring level of burnout, this pandemic had the effect of rubbing salt to wound. The frontline workers were not only required to take this extra load, but their numbers had dwindled by illness, quarantine, and death. Though most of the focus during the pandemic has been related to clinical information, morbidity, mortality, and treatment strategies, there have been only a few reports highlighting the critical roles played by organizational leaders wh...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710059 Coagulation and Immune Characteristics in a COVID-19 Case Zhijun Zhu, Kaiming Hu and Mei Zhu Article Type: Original Article | First Published: July 28, 2021 An outbreak of respiratory illness, officially named Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), has spread rapidly worldwide. The domestic situation has been controlled, now the resumption of production and work as well as people's normal life has been accelerating. We focused this article on laboratory changes in the infection confirmed case of COVID-19 hospitalized to clarify the immune characterizations and coagulation system. Coagulation dysfunction is common in patient with COVID-19, especially f...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710058 Impact of Covid 19 Pandemic on Post Graduate Medical Residency in a Medical College of Mumbai Reena Jatin Wani, MBBS, MD, FRCOG, FICOG, DNBE, FCPS, DFP, DGO, Hema Prakash Relwani, MBBS, DNB (OBGY), DGO,, Sayali Wankhedkar, MBBS, MS and Yashashree Shah, MBBS Article Type: Original Article | First Published: June 30, 2021 The novel Covid-19 pandemic marked our lives in an indelible way. It affected negatively the educational training for all students worldwide; with significant modification within hospitals, especially postgraduate (PG) training experience in many ways. We conducted an online survey among currently pursuing PG students of all departments working in HBTMC & Dr. R. N. Cooper Hospital, Mumbai to find out the impact of COVID-19 on PG teaching and learning. Difficulties and problems faced by them duri...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710057 An Audit of Paediatric Trauma Management in the Already Established Adult Trauma System Nadeem Haider, Nijamudeen Kabeer, Kamil Vallabh, Zeyn Mahommed, Marcus Larsson and Fawzi Al Ayoubi Article Type: Original Article | First Published: May 26, 2021 To study the joint management of paediatric trauma by adult and paediatric surgeons, in an adult trauma system with an embedded paediatric component. We looked at the trauma registry data from January 2019 to June 2020 at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Ajman, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The medical records, radiology findings and post discharge outpatients visits records were studied. We had total of 137 paediatric trauma patients (excluding burns). These ages range was between 6 weeks to 16 yea...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710056 Joachim Grzega Article Type: Original Article | First Published: May 10, 2021 Based on the observation that language use can harm health, the paper looks at the public health situation in late 2020 as compared to the situation in spring 2020 - the health situation is mainly defined via A) The weekly deaths 2020; B) The weekly deaths 2020 compared to the 2016-2019 average; C), The death rates measured as weekly z-scores at the national level, and as additional indicators; D) The death rates attributed to COVID-19; E) The intensive care unit days attributed to COVID-19; and...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710055 Patient Safety Culture amongst Nurses in Qatar M. Walid Qoronbfleh Article Type: Short Communication | First Published: February 28, 2021 The vitality of developing a safety culture in healthcare settings has become increasingly emphasized following international investigations that highlighted failures in health care delivery. Weak patient safety culture has been identified as one of the major contributing factors to adverse events. This study used the English version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC [1]) to collect responses from nurses working in Qatar to determine their perceptions of patient safety cul...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710054 Ketha Francisco, Rashmi Kumar, Lucy Mungai, Dalton Wamalwa and Ruth Nduati Article Type: Research Article | First Published: February 19, 2021 Early diagnosis and treatment of HIV infected children is particularly important since they face a very high mortality rate. With the recent availability of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), routine HIV testing is now an essential component of HIV prevention and care. However, many HIV infected children are never identified or are lost from the health care system before they can be enrolled into care contributing to high mortality. Early diagnosis of HIV infected children is critical for optimal the...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710053 Ivan Lozada Martinez, Erick Gonzalez Amador and Daniela Torres Llinás Article Type: Commentary | First Published: December 31, 2020 Taking a glimpse at the exponential growth of these alarming numbers, as the result of an infection that has wreaked havoc around the world, it is imperative to think about what will hold us shortly. This situation has affected all social and productive sectors at the national and international levels, leading to high rates of unemployment, poverty, inequity, violence, among others, making the solution of this scenario the main current objective of the United Nations (UN). Today, the region of t...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710052 Suicide in Physicians: We Need to Safeguard Our Mental Health in Times of Pandemic Ivan Lozada Martinez, Maria Bolaño Romero and Daniela Torres Llinás Article Type: Commentary | First Published: December 03, 2020 During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the emotional sphere of health workers has been overwhelmingly affected, as a result of the collapse of global health systems, lack of support from the state, discrimination and stigmatization by the general population, family isolation, loss of colleagues, among other causes; another condition is added that contributes to the progressive deterioration of the mental health of these, which is the Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome. Currently, there are no reliabl...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710051 Peter Kamau Wanyoike and Felix Mwendwa Mutua Article Type: Original Research | First Published: November 04, 2020 Born before arrival (BBA) is a childbirth that occurs outside health facility. BBA constitute a high-risk newborn population and have increased perinatal mortality and morbidity. BBA neonatal adverse birth outcome prolong hospital stay. Garissa Counties with the highest number of BBA (2%) compared with national (0.9%). The study adopted a multistage sampling technique and 122 postnatal mothers were interviewed and data analyzed using Statistic Package of Social Science (SPSS) version 26. Bivaria...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710050 Pathophysiology and Non-Pharmacological Management of Allergic Rhinitis Kamlesh Kumar Dubey and Mila Nu Nu Htay Article Type: Review Article | First Published: September 30, 2020 Allergic rhinitis (AR) is one of the commonest allergic manifestations affecting approximately 400 million people worldwide. It is associated with a reduced quality of life, low productivity in the workplace, and poor school performance. On the other hand, medical cost increases. Allergic rhinitis has a considerable effect on the quality of life and can have significant consequences if left untreated. Many patients downplay rhinitis symptoms as an inconvenience rather than a disease. The majorit...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710049 Vinod K Ramani, MBBS, MD, MPH and Radheshyam Naik, MBBS, MD, DM Article Type: Review Article | First Published: September 18, 2020 Incidence of breast cancer is steadily rising in the US. The role of estrogenic environmental contaminants such as the pesticide ‘Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane (DDT)’ and the industrial products ‘polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)’ are gaining concern in recent years. Our study tries to draw inference by reviewing published research articles on this association. Pesticides may be classified as chemical carcinogens and they operate in a variety of ways. Some are mutagenic which interact...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710048 Mobile App Training and Informative Experience in Health Education Ana Belén Sánchez-García, Eva Abad-Corpa and Juan José Rodriguez-Mondejar Article Type: Research Article | First Published: July 10, 2020 A wide variety of studies have shown that new technologies facilitate the acquisition of knowledge and skills. New technologies were introduced into the nursing field in the mid-1960s with the advent of basic computer programs. In the 21st century, the use of mobile devices such as tablets, smart phones and PDAs has been introduced. Currently, gambling techniques and serious games are proposed and studied in nursing education....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710047 Jose Luis Turabian Article Type: Review Article | First Published: July 09, 2020 Adherence to long-term treatments for chronic conditions remains a challenging issue in general medicine. A low proportion of patients follow the recommendations from general practitioners. The attention of all recurrent or chronic health problems and turning points of natural or physiological situations but that present medical health risks requires co-operation with patients and changes in behaviour. Taking into account the complexity of the phenomenon of therapeutic compliance, it is necessar...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710045 Knowledge and Perceived Susceptibility of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) among Saudi Female Teachers Ibtisam AL-Tamimi, MD, MPH and Amen Bawazir, MD, PhD Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 18, 2020 The purpose of this study was to examine the current knowledge levels, health beliefs, personal risk factors, and health-promoting behaviors related to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) among female Saudi teachers in Riyadh city. This study featured a cross-sectional descriptive design. A survey method was used to collect data from 400 women teachers who were randomly selected from ten public schools in five regions of Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. A pretested questionnaire was used to collect data......
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710044 Ignazio Grattagliano and Filippo Anelli Article Type: Short Communication | First Published: June 06, 2020 Health promotion aims at reducing differences in health status and ensuring equal opportunities and resources to enable all people to achieve the fullest health potential. The assistance model provided to immigrants in the Italian region of Puglia was evaluated by using a questionnaire administered to both immigrant patients and general practitioners (GPs)....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710043 Rajit Jhingan, M.B.B.S, M.D, Vidushi Sharma, M.B.B.S, M.D, Prem Parkash Khosla, M.B.B.S, M.D, Deepak Bhasin, M.B.B.S, M.D and Harpal Singh, M.B.B.S, DA Article Type: Commentary | First Published: May 25, 2020 At the very outset, it needs to be well understood that early assessment and anticipating the need for non-invasive measures will halt progression of disease into ARDS. This will not only reduce the chances for invasive ventilation but also aid in early weaning, thereby decreasing the overall ventilator use. COVID-19 patients should ideally be managed in negative pressure isolation rooms, but most public hospitals would not have this facility. The next best thing is to manage these patients in c...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710042 Racial and Geographic Differences in Hospitalizations for Pediatric Opioid Use Disorders Wanqing Zhang, PhD, MD, Paul R. Chelminski, MD and Dore R. LaForett, PhD Article Type: Original Article | First Published: May 21, 2020 Opioids present unprecedented threat in the United States. Hospitalizations associated with opioid use disorders (OUD) among US children have doubled in the last decade. Important racial disparities in OUD have recently been noted. The purpose of this study is to explore the role of race in hospitalizations associated with OUD among children and adolescents across the 4 US Census Bureau-defined regions....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710041 Is India's Health Care Infrastructure Sufficient for Handling COVID 19 Pandemic? Dr. Abhishek Singh, M.D, Dr. Preeti Deedwania, MD, Dr. Vinay K, MBBS, Dr. Apala Roy Chowdhury MD and Dr. Puneet Khanna, MD Article Type: Commentary | First Published: May 18, 2020 In the last week of December 2019, the first case of pneumonia caused by a novel corona virus in Wuhan city, China, was diagnosed. Person to person transmission of novel coronavirus was confirmed by china on 21 January 2020 with more than 200 diagnosed cases and 4 death. On 30th January 2020, WHO declared the Chinese outbreak of COVID-19 to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern posing a high risk to countries with the poor health care system...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710040 In vitro Effects of Probiotics on Clostridium Difficile Toxin Production and Sporulation Valeria De Las Casas, Sam Miller, Herbert DuPont and Zhi-Dong Jiang Article Type: Original Article | First Published: May 09, 2020 Strains 052 and 055 showed the greatest toxin- neutralization activity for C. difficile 43255, while neutralization against toxin of strain 027 was seen only by BS, 055 and CVS. Of interest, the least active probiotic, PC, contained 10 different probiotic strains, demonstrating that containing more probiotic strains may not confer more activity. All probiotics showed anti-sporulation effects against C. difficile strain 087 strain, while the most active inhibitors of sporulation for C. difficile ...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710039 Nganji N Bismarck, Vincent Khan Payne, Yamssi Cedric and Noumedem AC Nadia Article Type: Research Article | First Published: May 09, 2020 Intestinal helminth infections are among the most common infections worldwide and tend to be higher in school children than in other members of the community. The present study was aimed at determining the prevalence and intensity of gastrointestinal helminth infections among children and youth in Kouoptamo. A cross-sectional study was carried out in the months of May and June, 2017 on 403 children and youth 3-20 years in six schools. Quality and number of eggs defaecated were determined using t...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710038 Current Circumstances of Corona-Virus (Covid-19) in India Mohammad Athar Article Type: Review Article | First Published: April 25, 2020 The Coronavirus or Covid-19 is a large family of viruses that causes illnesses ranging from the common cold to acute respiratory syndromes, but the current virus is a novel strain not seen before. Common symptoms of the novel Coronavirus strain include respiratory symptoms such as fever, cough, and shortness of breath, according to the WHO. The WHO has declared the Coronavirus epidemic as a global health emergency....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710037 Muktar Shekabdulahi Article Type: Original Research | First Published: April 17, 2020 Tuberculosis is one of the major global public health problems. Each year, there are around nine million new cases of tuberculosis, and close to two million deaths. Ninety eight percent of TB deaths are in the developing world affecting mostly young adults in their most productive years. Providing quality care for pulmonary tuberculosis patients is crucial in prevention and control of the disease. Studies show that consistent compliance with evidence-based guidelines can significantly improve pa...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710036 Colette S Azandjeme, Florence Alihonou, Charles J Sossa, Ulrich Gbatcho, Fabien Gounongbe, Michel Makoutode and Victoire D Agueh Article Type: Research Article | First Published: March 05, 2020 This was a cross-sectional study conducted in July 2016. It involved data collection regarding food and nutritional knowledge, nutritional habits and practices, physical activity level and health status which were obtained using survey research. The study took place in four schools from the Friendly School of Nutrition Initiative (FNSI) in Cotonou and focused on schoolchildren aged from eight to eleven (n = 182). Anthropometric data including weight and height were collected, BMI indices weight-...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710035 Enrique Burches, MD, PhD and Marta Burches, MD Article Type: Commentary | First Published: January 25, 2020 There is great interest in ensuring that health system resources are used effectively. Dictionary says efficacy, effectiveness and efficiency are synonymous. Curiously, it is in many scientific fields where there has been imposed an artificial interpretation of these terms. Efficacy, in the health care sector, is the capacity of a given intervention under ideal or controlled conditions. Effectiveness is the ability of an intervention to have a meaningful effect on patients in normal clinical con...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710034 Bruna Helena Kipper, Carlos Efrain Stein, Thais Helena Szabo Castro, Bruna Carvalho da Silva, Catiane Baumgartel, Kaiane Pereira, Milena Capo dos Santos and Marina Cardoso Fernandes Article Type: Research Article | First Published: January 24, 2020 Leptospirosis is an infectious-contagious zoonosis caused by gram-negative bacteria, a spirochete of the genus Leptospira. It is largely related to high rainfall levels, accumulation of litter, presence of rodents and lack of basic sanitation. The present study aimed to verify the level of knowledge of the population and the risk factors of leptospirosis in a region frequently affected by floods in Blumenau/Santa Catarina/Brazil, as well as the control of rodents carried out by the interviewees....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710033 Odontogenic Keratocysts Associated with Dental Displacement for Orbita Floor: Case Report Marcelo B Bastos, Mariana MM de Carvalho, Daiana CP de Santana, Priscila V Fialho, Luis CC dos Santos, Alana D Barboza, Diego M de O. Barbosa and Alexandre M Seixas Article Type: Case Report | First Published: December 14, 2019 The odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is a benign pathology that presents characteristics of aggression and local recurrence. The WHO considered it as an odontogenic tumor in 2005, but in the most recent classification in 2017 it was once again considered as an odontogenic developmental cyst. Most of the time it presents a symptomatically, but the patient can report the pain symptomatology. The aim of this article is to report a clinical case of OKC on maxilla describing its characteristics and forms...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710032 Osvaldo Batista Rojas Article Type: Review Article | First Published: December 09, 2019 The epidemiology aims to describe and explain the dynamics of population health, identify the elements that compose it and understand the forces that govern it, in addition to promoting health, preventing and controlling diseases through the knowledge of their causes, in order to intervene in the course of their natural development to modify them. The nascent development of capitalism gave new impetus to the development of epidemiology and a renewed nuance to the causal conception of morbid stat...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710030 Zeynep DOGRUL, MD, Nejdiye MAZICAN, MD and Meral TURK, Prof. Dr. Article Type: Research Article | First Published: October 28, 2019 Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) are one of the common health problems of employees. WRMSDs are impairments of bodily structures such as muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments, nerves, bones and the localised blood circulation system, that are caused or aggravated primarily by work and by the effects of the immediate environment in which work is carried out. The aim of this study is; to determine the prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders and the related factors such as...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710029 Vanthy L, Chhorvann C, Bunleng H and Sopheab H Article Type: Original Articl e | First Published: October 14, 2019 Despite declining rates for children under five years of age (U5M) in the last ten years, developing countries continue to challenge to meet Sustainability Development Goals (SDG) target, including reducing neonatal mortality to 12 deaths, and U5M to 25 deaths per 1,000 live births, by 2030. Cambodia, located in Southeast Asia, recently been reclassified by the World Bank as a lower middle-income country. Cambodia U5M has declined over the last decade, and Cambodia achieved the Millennium Develo...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710028 Derwin KC Chan, Karen CH Lo and Felix Cheung Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 30, 2019 This study aims to examine the social influences of teachers, classmates and parents (i.e., positive reinforcement and punishment) on childrens commitment to physical education (PE) and language education (LE). Children from the UK (N = 614; Mean age = 13.05, SD = 2.01) completed the Perceived Social Influence Scale (Chan, et al. 2012), and also measures of competence, enjoyment, and effort in either the PE or LE context. Multi-group structural equation modelling (CFI = 0.97-0.98; TLI = 0.96-0.9...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710027 School Education Program in Asthma and Allergic Diseases: PIPA and VIDA in Uruguaiana, Brazil Marilyn Urrutia-Pereira and Dirceu Sole Article Type: Review Article | First Published: September 14, 2019 Children and adolescents spend a lot of time in school where it is possible that critical allergic episodes occur. Also, there is some lack of knowledge of staff and teachers about how to assist a child in an emergency situation, especially if he or she is having an allergic reaction to something. Due to the need to improve care, knowledge, monitoring, and education regarding asthma, the Children's Asthma Prevention Program (Programa Infantil de Prevenção de Asma, PIPA) was implemented along w...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710026 Santa Ponce, Will Pho, Cathy Farr and Ruby Skinner Article Type: Original Article | First Published: September 04, 2019 This work, along with the vast amount of attention surrounding distracted driving led our research team to explore the behavioral and psychological characteristics of people that predispose them to risky behaviors and driving with distractions such as texting or mobile phone use. Our primary objective in this preliminary work is to characterize patterns of distracted behavior among adult drivers and to potentially identify high-risk subsets of our population to target prevention efforts. Based o...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710025 Albert Nguessan Ngo, PhD and David Joseph Turbow, PhD Article Type: A Systematic Review | First Published: August 09, 2019 A search was conducted for published data for the 20-year period between 1/1/1998 and 12/31/2018. The keywords consisted of the terms: homeless, mortality, morbidity, United States, and health disparities. Data were drawn from cohort studies, observational studies and surveillance reports. Data were then extracted from eleven studies for meta-analysis using PCA....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710024 Health Care Delivery in India - SWOT Analyses S. Anuradha and Dhastagir Sultan Sheriff Article Type: Review Article | First Published: August 02, 2019 Healthcare in India is undergoing a change that will meet the demands of the citizens from the village to the metropolitan city level. The National Health policy announced in 2017 is focused on "wellness" of patients and guarantees healthcare with suitable insurance to cover from primary to tertiary care. Ayushman Bharat Mission is a policy that promotes healthcare with a center-state co-operation. Program Indra Dhanush aims to cover immunization of children in rural and urban areas including th...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710023 Out of a Silo, Into Everyday Healthcare: Nutrition Inclusion in Medicine Julie Babyar, RN MPH Article Type: Narrative Review | First Published: June 12, 2019 Nutrition science is currently viewed as part of healthcare, in a separate silo Nutrition science is currently not fully integrated into medicine. Food safety, malnutrition, access and quality issues, chronic conditions and obesity are all components of nutritional health, nutritional health is not viewed as a specialty partner with everyday presence. Additionally, research on nutrition is unorganized and lacking....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710022 Gazimbi MM, Magadi MA and Kruger C Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 08, 2019 Although both traditional and medical male circumcision are now being promoted as part of strategies for HIV prevention in Africa, particularly in countries with low circumcision prevalence, there are debates on the efficacy of male circumcision in the prevention of HIV at both individual and population levels....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710021 Lin Zhang, Lei Shen, Wei-Ti Chen, Meiyan Sun, Wenxiu Sun, Zheng Zhu and Hongzhou Lu Article Type: Case Report | First Published: June 06, 2019 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a kind of serious infectious disease caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). In the report of World AIDS Day of 2015, the UNAIDS estimated that there are 3690 million HIV affected people and AIDS patients, including 200 million people newly infected with HIV and 1.2 million AIDS-related death that year. There are 15.8 million people living with HIV were accessing antiretroviral therapy as of June 2015. According to the latest AIDS report: by the...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4512/1710020 Risk of Legionellosis from Exposure to Water Aerosol from Industrial Cooling Tower Margita Spalekova, Martina Kotrbancova, Miriam Fulova and Danka Simonyiova Article Type: Original Article | First Published: June 05, 2019 Community-acquired cases of Legionella infection or even outbreaks can be attributed to inhalation of aerosols from devices such as hot water system, cooling towers, hot tubs, industrial equipment and indoor fountains. Legionellae survive in water in temperatures between 20°C and 50°C and tend to colonize particularly water systems rich of sludge, rust, biofilms and amoebae where they can multiply. Cooling towers (CT) in industry are used as heat-transfer devices in which warm water is cooled ...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/IAPHCM-2017/1710019 Kunthea Soch, B POCH and Chanbora Chea Article Type: Original Article | First Published: April 24, 2019 Cambodian Ministry of Health (MoH) is working towards the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (eMTCT) of HIV by 2025. According to national policy, following the antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive pregnant women (PW), HIV-exposed infants (HEI) are given antiretroviral prophylaxis for six weeks (PMTCT Guideline 2011), followed by a first PCR test (PCR1) and cotrimoxazole (CTX) prophylaxis at six weeks of age, and later followed with an HIV-antibody test (AB-Test) at 18 months. Based ...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/IAPHCM-2017/1710018 Being Unprepared for Nuclear Terrorism Would Lead to Panic and Fear in America Robert Cancro, Kenneth Blum and Eric R Braverman Article Type: Perspective Type | First Published: April 06, 2019 Chernobyl demonstrated that iodine-131 (131I) released in a nuclear accident can cause malignant thyroid nodules to develop in children within a 300 mile radius of the incident. Timely potassium iodide (KI) administration can prevent the development of thyroid cancer and the American Thyroid Association (ATA) and a number of United States governmental agencies recommend KI prophylaxis. Current pre-distribution of KI by the United States government and other governments with nuclear reactors is p...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710017 Carmen Smotherman, Lori Bilello, Katryne Lukens-Bull, Julie Merten and Saran Wells Article Type: Original Research | First Published: January 07, 2019 Prescriptions for opioid medications has increased during the past two decades. In 2016, there were 17,087 deaths involving prescription opioids, or approximately 46 deaths per day. This is a significant increase from 15,281 in 2015 (p < 0.05). The use of injectable opioids are often associated with skin infections, such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The purpose of this study is to examine the association between opioid dependence and MRSA colonization or infection in ho...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710016 Stephen H Linder, Anna-Maria Volkmann, Tami Wisniewski, Louise Hesseldal and A David Napier Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 31, 2018 Linder SH, Anna-Maria V, Wisniewski T, Hesseldal L, Napier AD (2018) Understanding Social and Cultural Factors Associated with Composite Vulnerability to Better Inform Community Intervention Strategies: Cities Changing Diabetes in Houston. Int Arch Public Health Community Med 2:016....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710015 Paradigm Shift in Healthcare through Technology and Patient-Centeredness Abdulrahman Mohammed Al Muammar, Zakiuddin Ahmed and Abdullah M. Aldahmash Article Type: Review Article | First Published: December 15, 2018 Amidst the background of numerous challenges confronting the healthcare sector (such as rising costs, chronic disease upsurge and issues related to patient safety), this narrative review aims to shed light on the opportunities provided by patient-centered care and technology use as a means to improve and reshape the healthcare sector. The evolution of technology use in healthcare from telemedicine to the present era of connected health is highlighted and discussed as a pertinent emerging model t...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710014 Chrishantha Abeysena and Harshana Bandara Article Type: Original Article | First Published: November 24, 2018 Consumption of alcohol, tobacco and illicit narcotics affects the quality of life among mental health patients. The objective of this study was to describe prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and illicit narcotic substances usage and associated factors among patients attending mental health clinics. Alcohol usage was higher among mental health patients. Being a male patient, alcohol consumption of caregiver and high family income were associated with alcohol usage of patients. Usage of those substanc...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710013 Chrishantha Abeysena and Champa Hapugoda Article Type: Original Article | First Published: November 22, 2018 Visual impairment is reduction in the vision. It is a worldwide health problem in both developing and developed countries. According to World Health Organization (WHO), visual impairment includes low vision and blindness. Blindness is defined as visual acuity of less than 3/60 in the better eye with best correction. Low vision is defined as visual acuity of less than 6/18, but equal to or better than 3/60, in the better eye with best correction. In 2010, WHO estimated that there were 285 million...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710012 Maternal Obesity and Risk for Birth Defects in an Urban and Rural in the Northern State - Sudan Mohana Faroug Attia Article Type: Orginal Research | First Published: October 27, 2018 In Sudan, obesity is increasing at an alarming rate especially in urban areas, becoming a social and medical concern. In pregnancy, overweight is associated with high risk of maternal death and many significant complications. Varied research and papers have also reported an increased risk of abnormality in offspring of obese and overweight pregnant woman. At the same time, carrying out an ultrasound examination on obese pregnant woman is a difficult task, due to the impaired acoustic window. Thi...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/IAPHCM-2017/1710011 Health Benefits of Physical Exercise as a Lifestyle Habit in Asian Men and Women Victor HH Goh Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 29, 2018 Total body composition and bone scans were analyzed using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Exercise intensity scores were computed using the Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET). Handgrip strength was measured using a dynamometer. Various hormones and metabolic parameters were measured and cognition function tests and data regarding general health and sexual functions were collected....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710010 A Test (Test_a)� for the Assessment of Headache Alessandra De Rose and Roberto Verna Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 22, 2018 This report contains the main results of a quantitative research aimed at testing, through the administration of multiple-level questionnaires- patients (n = 2500) and physicians (n = 100), a simple tool for detecting the individual perception of recurrence and the severity of the symptom of headaches and how it is dealt with in terms of drug use and the use of appropriate reference health structures (general practitioner and headache centers). The ultimate goal of the project is to develop a to...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710009 Contextual Perspectives on Heroin Addiction and Recovery: Classic and Contemporary Theories Sarah Callahan and Leonard A Jason Article Type: Review Article | First Published: August 25, 2018 Drug use and recovery have received considerable attention from social scientists over the past few decades. Earlier theoretical explanations of drug abuse evaluated constructionist paradigms of stratification, labeling, and Marxist theories. However, many studies involving heroin use continue to focus on person-centered risk factors surrounding use and, to a lesser extent, recovery processes....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710008 Aldof Tah Yoah, Jerome Fru-Cho, Emmanuel Kah, Ernest Njukang, Franklin Sevidzem Wirsiy, Christian Tetteh Duamor and Theresa Nkuo-Akenji Article Type: Research Article | First Published: May 19, 2018 Malaria is an acute febrile disease caused by infection of the red blood cells with intracellular protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium. The parasites are inoculated into the human host by feeding female Anopheles mosquitoes. Malaria infection during pregnancy presents significant risks for the pregnant woman, the developing foetus and the newborn infant....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710007 A Preliminary Study on the Effects of Parental Accommodations on Frequency of Sickness in Children Lauren Harrison and Mary B Short Article Type: Research Article | First Published: May 18, 2018 Common childhood sicknesses, such as infections, colds, stomachaches, and headaches are inevitable for all children. The influence parents have on their sick children has been well studied in chronic illness populations; however, few studies have examined these associations among general sickness conditions in children. This study examined how parental accommodations and other parental variables affected frequency of sickness and functioning during sickness in children. ...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710006 Victor M Aziz, Natalie Hill and Danika Rafferty Article Type: Research Article | First Published: April 07, 2018 Psychiatric training consists of core psychiatry training for three years during which trainees has to pass the College membership examination MRCPsych before they enter the Old Age Psychiatry specialty training for further 3 years. The curriculum for specialist training in Old Age Psychiatry is being reviewed by the Old Age Faculty of the Royal College of Psychiatrists....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710005 Impact of the Pesticides in the Environment and Public Health: The Case of Yucatan, Mexico Angel G Polanco Rodriguez Article Type: Short Communication | First Published: February 24, 2018 Actually, it is important the water conservation to prevent high impact on the public health, as well as the application of the environmental regulations, especially when there is a high fragility for water pollution in the ecosystem, particularly in developing countries. Throughout the world, there are rules and regulations that indicate the Maximum Permitted Limits of organochlorine pesticides (OCP) residues in water, which must be monitored so that the water quality does not exceed these limi...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710004 Provider Recommendations for the HPV Vaccine: A Qualitative Study of Parent-Provider Interactions Meers JM, Short MB, Zimet GD, Rosenthal SL and Auslander BA Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 30, 2017 HPV vaccination is recommended for all adolescents aged 11 and 12; however, parental hesitancy about HPV vaccination contributes to lower than anticipated rates of uptake. Recommendations from healthcare providers are associated with increased parental vaccine intentions and uptake, but many providers fail to deliver strong recommendations. We sought to describe provider-parent communications about HPV vaccination in a sample of vaccine-hesitant parents....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710003 Timothy Waje, Anthony John Dadah, Muhammad Yusha'u and Chanu Iliyasu Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 16, 2017 Hepatitis A infection formerly called infectious hepatitis is caused by the Hepatitis A Virus. The infection is transmitted primarily via the fecal-oral route through contaminated foods or drinks. The Virus poses a significant threat to public health because of its ability to cause fulminant hepatitis which still remains a point of concern....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/IAPHCM-2017/1710002 Neck Pain and Low Back Pain in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study Jerry Y Du, Alexander Aichmair, Joshua E Schroeder, Paul D Kiely, Joseph T Nguyen and Darren R Lebl Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 18, 2017 Neck Pain (NP) and Low Back Pain (LBP) are among the top four major causes of disability. There is a paucity of data regarding the prevalence and Quality of Life (QOL) issues associated with NP and LBP in American medical students. The aim of the present study was to characterize NP and LBP in American medical students....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/iaphcm-2017/1710001 Palak K Patel, Matthew Perri and Randall L Tackett Article Type: Research Article | First Published: September 29, 2017 Using the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Medicare-linked database, a total of 6,868 patients aged ≥ 66 years diagnosed with low risk localized prostate cancer in the year 2004 and 2005 were identified. Patients who received either immediate or delayed treatment (> 6 months after diagnosis) were followed for 5-years to determine toxicities and survival. ...
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