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Andragogy and Female Genital Mutilation in Osun State, Nigeria 尼日利亚奥松州的性学和女性生殖器切割

Electronic Physician Pub Date : 2021-09-25 DOI: 10.19082/7856

Ologan Eloho Ukochovwera

{"title":"Andragogy and Female Genital Mutilation in Osun State, Nigeria","authors":"Ologan Eloho Ukochovwera","doi":"10.19082/7856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19082/7856","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Although inconspicuously, female genital mutilation (FGM) continues to remain in Nigeria over time. Objective: This study aimed to throw more light on the traditional practice of FGM in the Osun State in Nigeria while recommending campaign methods and education as the best approaches to raise awareness about FGM risks. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 371 rural and urban women. A researcher-made and selfadministered questionnaire coupled with theoretical research were used to collect data on the andragogy for FGM. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson product-moment correlation, and independent samples t-test in SPSS20. The reliability of the instrument was acceptable based on the Cronbach's alpha of 0.79. Results: according to the results, 64.2% of the participants reported the practice of FGM in their communities. The study found significant relationships between FGM and health campaign level (p < 0.0001), media campaign level (p < 0.0001), and educational level (p < 0.0001). However, there was no significant difference between FGM practices in urban and rural areas (p = 0.631). Conclusion: Governmental organizations and NGOs are recommended to take required measures to curb traditional practices, such as FGM, which are detrimental to one's health.","PeriodicalId":11603,"journal":{"name":"Electronic Physician","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43989621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Ethics of Publishing Case Reports: Do We Need Ethics Approval and Patient Consent? 发布病例报告的伦理：我们需要伦理批准和患者同意吗？

Electronic Physician Pub Date : 2021-06-25 DOI: 10.19082/7830

M. Jalalian

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Histamine H4 receptor is a potential target for COVID-19 treatment 组胺H4受体是COVID-19治疗的潜在靶点

Electronic Physician Pub Date : 2020-12-25 DOI: 10.19082/7776

Seyed Reza Mirmazloomi, Nazanin Gholinia, A. Peymani

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Dealing with a clinically important anti-M case with cross-reactivity induced by monoclonal typing reagent 一例单克隆分型试剂引起交叉反应的临床重要抗M病例的处理

Electronic Physician Pub Date : 2020-12-25 DOI: 10.19082/7791

E. Shahverdi, M. Moghaddam, H. Sheibani, Shadi Voghoufi

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) about Hepatitis B Infection among nursing students in Sabya College, Saudi Arabia 沙特阿拉伯萨比亚学院护理专业学生对乙型肝炎感染的知识、态度和实践（KAP）

Electronic Physician Pub Date : 2020-09-25 DOI: 10.19082/7752

Hind Abdallah Modawi, Manal Bilal Mohamed, Iman K. Abdel Gadir, Norah Hassan Ahmed, Khadijah Mohammed Ismail Zaeri

{"title":"Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) about Hepatitis B Infection among nursing students in Sabya College, Saudi Arabia","authors":"Hind Abdallah Modawi, Manal Bilal Mohamed, Iman K. Abdel Gadir, Norah Hassan Ahmed, Khadijah Mohammed Ismail Zaeri","doi":"10.19082/7752","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19082/7752","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Hepatitis B is a serious global public health problem. Nursing students’ risk of exposure to HBV during their training period is a chief concern. Therefore, they should have adequate knowledge and practice towards HBV. Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP), regarding Hepatitis B Virus Infection among nursing students in Sabya Campus of Jazan University, Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using a validated questionnaire to assess the KAP of nursing students regarding hepatitis B infection. The study was conducted from May to June 2018, Data of 60 students from level 4 to level 8were analyzed using IBM© SPSS© Statistics version 20. Descriptive statistics including frequencies and proportions were performed. Chi-squared test was used to determine the association of independent variables (age, educational level, marital status) with the outcome variable of interest (knowledge, attitude, and practice, related to hepatitis B). A p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Sixty students participated in the study, 51.7% of them had good knowledge. Only 16.7% had good attitudes while most of them (48.3%) had poor attitudes towards people infected with the hepatitis B virus. Seventy-six point seven percent had good practices. A significant difference was found between the marital status and the attitude towards HBV infection (p=0.024). Conclusion: The study emphasizes the necessity of continued education about HBV to improve knowledge and attitude toward HBV infection.","PeriodicalId":11603,"journal":{"name":"Electronic Physician","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44490309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Implementing e–Upchaar: Hospital Management Information System for public health facilities in Haryana 实施e-Upchaar:哈里亚纳邦公共卫生设施的医院管理信息系统

Electronic Physician Pub Date : 2020-06-25 DOI: 10.19082/7694

S. Trikha, Bhavnish Arora, Meenakshi Sharma, Parneeta Thakur

{"title":"Implementing e–Upchaar: Hospital Management Information System for public health facilities in Haryana","authors":"S. Trikha, Bhavnish Arora, Meenakshi Sharma, Parneeta Thakur","doi":"10.19082/7694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19082/7694","url":null,"abstract":"Background and objective: There is a paucity of reliable hospital data and available information for planning and management of health services in India. Hence, the Government of Haryana launched e-Upchaar, a Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) in the public health facilities of the state. A study was conducted to give insight into the design, development and implementation of HMIS for public health facilities, capable of meeting futuristic health demands of Haryana state and the introduction of real-time reporting, data analytics for evidence-based rational decision making. Methods: A descriptive study (August-October 2019) was conducted in the state of Haryana, India on implementation of HMIS (2015-2019). Desk reviews and interviews were conducted and the data from back-end of the application was explored. Integration of an external application by the Government of India’s Ministry of Health initiative ‘Mera Aspataal’ with e-Upchaar was also reviewed. The data extracted from the database was saved in Excel 2010 for descriptive analysis. Results: A unique health ID (UHID) was created for every patient registered in e-Upchaar. Patients (80 lakhs) and EMRs (70 lakhs) created untill 2019. Registration time (1 minute), follow up visits (15 sec), billing (2 minutes) and diagnostic reports’ availability on the same day. This resulted in a significant reduction in operational costs; savings due to non-printing of X-ray films in 22 facilities amounted to 13 million INR. Conclusion: e-Upchaar is playing a pivotal role towards achieving the quality standards for effective health care delivery in Haryana. It has improved transparency and integrity in hospital operations through accurate inventory management; and brought improvement in patients’ experience.","PeriodicalId":11603,"journal":{"name":"Electronic Physician","volume":"12 1","pages":"7694-7702"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45543381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Evaluation of anti-inflammatory and anti-angiogenesis effects of naloxone in the rat air pouch model of inflammation 纳洛酮对大鼠炎症气袋模型的抗炎和抗血管生成作用的评价

Electronic Physician Pub Date : 2020-06-25 DOI: 10.19082/7685

T. Eteraf-Oskouei, Atefeh Zabiholahi, M. Najafi, B. Habibi-asl

{"title":"Evaluation of anti-inflammatory and anti-angiogenesis effects of naloxone in the rat air pouch model of inflammation","authors":"T. Eteraf-Oskouei, Atefeh Zabiholahi, M. Najafi, B. Habibi-asl","doi":"10.19082/7685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19082/7685","url":null,"abstract":"Background and objective: There is increasing evidence that the nervous system is in two-way interaction with the immune system. To study the relationship between the opioid and immune systems, the anti-inflammatory effect of naloxone an opioid receptor antagonist in the air pouch model as an animal model of rheumatoid arthritis was studied. Methods: Sterile air (20 and 10 ml) was subcutaneously injected into the back of the animals on days 1 and 3, respectively. On the 6th day, carrageenan was injected into the pouch. Normal saline and different doses of naloxone were injected immediately, as well as 24 and 48 hours after carrageenan in the control and treatment groups, respectively. After 72 hours, granulation tissue was opened, the pouch fluid was collected to determine the volume of exudates, the concentration of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and Interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β) and count of leukocyte. Granulation tissue was extruded and weighed. To assay the angiogenesis, the granulation tissue was homogenized and centrifuged, and the supernatant was filtered by a 0.22μ filter. Hemoglobin concentration was determined by the hemoglobin kit. Results: Naloxone clearly reduced leukocyte accumulation (p<0.01), exudate volume (p<0.001), granulation tissue weight (p<0.01), and amount of angiogenesis in the granulation tissue (p<0.001). In addition, VEGF and IL-1β levels were decreased significantly (p<0.01) and (p<0.001), respectively. Conclusion: Naloxone can reduce inflammatory and angiogenesis parameters in an air pouch inflammatory model. The anti-inflammatory effect is probably related to inhibition of leukocyte accumulation due to decreased concentration of inflammatory cytokines in exudates.","PeriodicalId":11603,"journal":{"name":"Electronic Physician","volume":"12 1","pages":"7685-7693"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44900044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Knowledge of and factors associated with stethoscope disinfection practice among physicians in Dammam, Saudi Arabia 沙特阿拉伯达曼医生对听诊器消毒实践的了解和相关因素

Electronic Physician Pub Date : 2020-06-25 DOI: 10.19082/7708

S. Alsaleh, A. A. AlRammah, S. Wajid, Rawan K. Alduhailan, Sufanah Kattan, Fawziah AlMana

{"title":"Knowledge of and factors associated with stethoscope disinfection practice among physicians in Dammam, Saudi Arabia","authors":"S. Alsaleh, A. A. AlRammah, S. Wajid, Rawan K. Alduhailan, Sufanah Kattan, Fawziah AlMana","doi":"10.19082/7708","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19082/7708","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The health care system employs various medical devices and procedures to treat patients and help them to recover. Infections can be associated with stethoscopes. Objective: To determine the stethoscope disinfection compliance and factors associated with disinfection, amongst National Guard Health Affairs physicians in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross sectional study was performed at Imam Abdurrahman Al-Faisal Hospital over a period of 3 months from October to December 2018. We assessed compliance regarding stethoscope disinfection practice using self-administered validated structured questionnaires. Data were analyzed by IBM© SPSS© Statistics version 24. Chi-square test was performed to find the association between the variables; a p-value of ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The study results revealed that the majority of physicians, 89 (95.7%), agreed that stethoscopes often transmit infectious agents. Most of them, 88 (94.6%), agreed that stethoscopes needed to be disinfected. A relatively large majority, 86 (92.5%), of respondents stated they cleaned their stethoscopes using a suitable method. There was a significant difference among the respondents with regard to attending a course or symposium concerning stethoscope disinfection (p=0.001). Conclusion: The study concluded that stethoscopes can be regarded as important source for the spread of healthcare-associated infections and need to be disinfected after every use. The results also revealed that most of the respondents did not attend courses or symposiums on disinfection practices. Providing seminars and symposium along with additional training and education activities making easy availability of disinfectants were effective methods to improve stethoscope disinfection compliance among health workers.","PeriodicalId":11603,"journal":{"name":"Electronic Physician","volume":"12 1","pages":"7708-7714"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43646680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Prevalence and molecular characterization of alpha-thalassemia among newborns in Ardabil Province 阿尔达比尔省新生儿α地中海贫血的患病率和分子特征

Electronic Physician Pub Date : 2020-06-25 DOI: 10.19082/7703

A. Fathi, M. Damandan, M. Valizadeh, Y. Farshi, Rouhallah Moradpour

{"title":"Prevalence and molecular characterization of alpha-thalassemia among newborns in Ardabil Province","authors":"A. Fathi, M. Damandan, M. Valizadeh, Y. Farshi, Rouhallah Moradpour","doi":"10.19082/7703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19082/7703","url":null,"abstract":"Background and objective: Alpha-thalassemia is one of the most recessively congenital hemoglobin disorders in the world, and is characterized by decreased or absence of alpha globin chains production. Although it has been suggested that the frequency of alpha-thalassemia in Iran is greater than worldwide, its exact rate is unknown. Due to lack of more studies on this topic in this area, the aim of the present study was to determine prevalence and molecular characterization of alpha-thalassemia among newborns in Ardabil Province. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, one thousand newborns were referred for screening of alpha thalassemia at a pediatric unit in Ardabil province between April 2016 and March 2018. Cases with Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) <100 fL and Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) < 33 pg were referred for serum Ferritin measurement, Hb electrophoresis and then genetic analysis. Collected data were analyzed by statistical methods such as number, percent and Mean±SD in SPSS version 21. Results: The prevalence of α-thalassemia in studied newborns was 3.3% in Ardabil province. The most common mutation was the 3.7 single gene deletions that were found in 42.4% (14 cases) of newborns with α-Thalassemia. Conclusions: Results showed that, the prevalence of α-thalassemia in Ardabil province was lower than the average rate for the country and the most common mutation was –α/αα, which was similar to other places in Iran.","PeriodicalId":11603,"journal":{"name":"Electronic Physician","volume":"12 1","pages":"7703-7707"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44275902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Lessons from COVID-19 pandemic and the Morocco’s success story 2019冠状病毒病大流行的教训和摩洛哥的成功故事

Electronic Physician Pub Date : 2020-06-25 DOI: 10.19082/7682

Benksim Abdelhafid, A. Rachid, E. A. Sana, Cherkaoui Mohamed

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