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{"title":"Analyzing the Environmental Risks from Electronic Waste Dumping in the West African Region","authors":"E. Merem, Y. Twumasi, J. Wesley, D. Olagbegi, M. Crisler, C. Romorno, M. Alsarari, P. Isokpehi, M. Alrefai, S. Ochai, E. Nwagboso, S. Fageir, S. Leggett","doi":"10.5923/j.health.20211101.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5923/j.health.20211101.01","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15873,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86291839","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}

{"title":"The effect of physical therapy in daily life and work activities for people with chronic cervical pain syndrome","authors":"Eldad Kaljić, Edina Hadžipašić, Amila Jaganjac, Namik Trtak, B. Katana, Muris Pecar","doi":"10.17532/JHSCI.2021.1142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17532/JHSCI.2021.1142","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Cervical pain syndrome (CPS), or pain in the neck, is defined as a set of symptoms that limit performing movements in the upper part of the back and last more than 1 day. When the mentioned symptoms last for more than 12 weeks, we talk about chronic CPS. It often represents the condition that results from disability. It is associated with poor posture, work in sitting position, stress, and long-lasting and repetitive movements. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of physical therapy on the degree of disability, pain intensity, and daily life and work activities of persons with chronic CPS.Methods: The research was conducted in the health spa center “Reumal” Fojnica from June 2020 until July 2020. It included 50 subjects of both genders, more than 18 years old, and of all occupations, treated with physiotherapy procedures (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, magnetotherapy, therapeutic ultrasound, and kinesitherapy in the form of McKenzie exercises). In addition, a pre- and post-treatment study analyzed the condition of the respondents at the first examination and the control examination after completion of treatment.Results: By analyzing the results, we established that of the total number of respondents, 74% were female, and the average age was 57.36 years. At the end of the study, the degree of disability caused by neck pain was significantly lower (p < 0.05) than the degree of disability before the therapy. Discomfort caused by symptoms of CPS that occurred and interference with work before the therapy was significantly lower (p < 0.05) after the treatment program. Therapeutic procedures have reduced the pain intensity and improved the activities of everyday life.Conclusion: The treatment with physical therapy procedures effectively reduces the degree of disability and pain intensity and improves people’s daily life and work activities with chronic CPS.","PeriodicalId":15873,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85857783","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}

{"title":"Vestibular bone thickness of the mandible in relation to the mandibular canal in a population from Bosnia and Herzegovina","authors":"Muhamed Ajanović, Selma Tosum Pošković, Alma Kamber-Ćesir, Edita Redžović, M. Kacila, K. Kožul","doi":"10.17532/JHSCI.2021.1293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17532/JHSCI.2021.1293","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Dental implantology is the branch of dentistry that is gaining greater significance because a larger number of patients come with requests of implant placements. During dental implant placements, with patients with whom operation is carried out in the mandible, very frequently nervus alveolaris inferior can be injured. The nerve injury may occur during the implant placement, but the nerve may also be injured in case of harvesting of intraoral bone graft. During the bone graft harvesting, but also during any other procedure in the dentistry that entails working on vestibular side of corpus of the mandible, in order not to injure the nervus alveolaris inferior, it is important to familiarize oneself with the distance of the nerve from the outer vestibular cortex of the mandible. The objective of the study was to assess the vestibular bone thickness of the mandible in relation to the mandibular canal with the help of analysis of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images.Methods: It was accessed the database of CBCT images taken at the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Sarajevo, where out of 700 reviewed CBCT images, an analysis of 322 CBCT images was conducted that satisfied inclusion criteria of the study. CBCT images were taken using of ORTHOPHOS SLX imaging unit. The measurement was conducted by Sidexis program on cross-section of CBCT image. The measurement of vestibular bone thickness was performed, by measuring the distance from the lateral wall of the mandibular canal to buccal mandibular compact bone, in the region of the second premolar, of the first and the second molar.Results: There were statistically significant differences in vestibular bone thickness between men and women on both sides in the region of the second premolar (p < 0.001) and first molar (p = 0.016 right, p = 0.018 left). T-test demonstrated no statistically significant difference in the vestibular bone thickens between men and women on either side in the case of vestibular bone thickness of the center of the second molar (p = 0.397 right, p = 0.743 left).Conclusion: Values of vestibular thickness of the mandible are larger with men than with women in all measuring points; however, statistically more significant differences between genders have been detected in the second premolar and center of the first molar.","PeriodicalId":15873,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84879023","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}

{"title":"A comparison of erect weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing radiography of the cervical spine in non-trauma patients","authors":"B. Weerakoon, Nimali N. Karunaratne, W. S. Jayasundara","doi":"10.17532/JHSCI.2021.1261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17532/JHSCI.2021.1261","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Various positioning techniques are utilized to enhance the visualization of lower cervical vertebrae on lateral radiographs. However, the effectiveness of these techniques still remains unclear. This study was conducted to determine the effect of the weight-bearing (WB) technique in visualizing lower cervical vertebrae and cervicothoracic junction (C7-T1) on standing lateral cervical radiographs of adult non-trauma patients. The study was conducted using both computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR) systems.Methods: Forty-four CR (29 WB and 15 non-WB – NWB) and 61 DR (26 WB and 35 NWB) lateral C-spine radiographs were prospectively evaluated to assess the visible number of cervical vertebral bodies and C7-T1 junction. The instructions given by the radiographer to the patient for the imaging procedure were also assessed on the Likert scale (very good, good, fair, poor, very poor).Results: There was no significant difference (p > 0.05) in the visualization of the number of vertebral bodies between the two techniques of WB and NWB for CR or DR. Further, no significant relationship (p > 0.05) was observed between the WB technique and the visualization of C7-T1 junction in DR systems. However, a significant difference was identified for CR (p = 0.012). The instruction given to the patient significantly correlated with the visibility of the lower C-spine region within each group of WB and NWB in both imaging systems.Conclusions: The visibility of the number of vertebral bodies in the lower C-spine region in either CR or DR systems did not demonstrate any enhancement with the WB technique. Regardless of the imaging system or techniques used, adequate instructions given to the patient before and during the imaging procedure of C-spine lateral radiography demonstrated a significant improvement in visualizing the lower C-spine region. In this preliminary study, the application of erect WB radiography technique in evaluating the lower cervical region of adult non-trauma patients gives limited advantage.","PeriodicalId":15873,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90494071","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}

{"title":"Subhepatic Appendicitis: A diagnostic conundrum","authors":"Biji Thomas George, Youmna Ayman, Hadiqa Zafar, G. Menezes","doi":"10.17532/JHSCI.2021.1265","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17532/JHSCI.2021.1265","url":null,"abstract":"One of the most common presentations of acute abdominal pain in the emergency setting is appendicitis. Although it can occur in both genders, when it comes to females with appendicitis, reaching a definite diagnosis can be challenging as it can mimic other diseases such as ovarian cysts/torsions, pelvic inflammatory diseases, endometriosis, and urinary tract infection or physiological reasons like menstrual pain which are exclusive to females and can occur as frequently as appendicitis. Therefore, it is crucial to make an accurate diagnosis as early as possible with the right diagnostic tools to reduce morbidity and mortality in females of child-bearing age. This is a summarized case report of an adolescent female who experienced two atypical attacks of appendicitis 1 year apart. Since the patient had mainly right upper flank pain associated with nausea, vomiting, and fever with a largely non-tender abdomen, various diagnoses such as chronic cholecystitis, biliary colic, peptic ulcer, gastroenteritis, mesenteric lymphadenitis, renal colic, mittelschmerz, and torsion of ovarian cyst were considered and treated for. The patient had no relief and underwent numerous investigative procedures in the 2 years she suffered from her illness. The final diagnosis was only obtained when exploratory laparoscopy was performed. This article aims to remind clinicians to have a high index of suspicion for acute appendicitis in all atypical presentations of acute appendicitis. The latest WSES Jerusalem guidelines for the workup for patients at risk of acute appendicitis should be meticulously followed.","PeriodicalId":15873,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77022325","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}

{"title":"Genetic Polymorphism In Individuals With Type II Diabetes Mellitus Using PCR-RAPD In Sidoarjo District","authors":"M. Mushlih, Fitri Kumala Sari, Djauharoh A. Hadie, S. Ardiansyah","doi":"10.33086/JHS.V14I02.1866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33086/JHS.V14I02.1866","url":null,"abstract":"Received: December, 25, 2020 Revised: May, 4, 2021 Available online: May 2021 Diabetes Mellitus type II (T2DM) is a metabolic disorder. Its incidence increases from year to year. The control of T2DM incidence is problematic because it is involved genetic and environmental factors. Moreover, it can cause complications in people with infectious diseases. This study aims to determine the polymorphism of sufferers and non-sufferers of T2DM using the Polymerase Chain Reaction-Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (PCR-RAPD) method. This research was descriptive-analytic with a cross-sectional approach. The sample consisted of 60 samples – 30 positive and 30 negative samples taken from several clinics in the Sidoarjo district. The primer used was A18 (5'AGGTGACCGT-3'). Data analysis used Chi-square with a 95% confidence level. The results produced 17 bands with the length of 197 bp, 239 bp, 269 bp, 319 bp, 390 bp, 530 bp, 588 bp, 686 bp, 777 bp, 972 bp, 1175 bp, 1676 bp, 2780 bp, 3843 bp, 6563 bp, 11072 bp & 18434 bp. The four bands were monomorphic. Two bands that showed significantly different results were 319bp (p=0.035) and 18434 bp (p=0.004). In conclusion, there are significant differences between people with and without T2DM in several fragments, namely 319 bp and 18434 bp bands. Further analysis needs to confirm the genes involved.","PeriodicalId":15873,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84036792","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}

{"title":"The Effect Of Listening To Quran Recitation On Social-Emotional Development In Pre-School Children During Covid-19 Pandemic","authors":"F. Firdaus, R. Putri, Andini Hardiningrum","doi":"10.33086/JHS.V14I02.1826","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33086/JHS.V14I02.1826","url":null,"abstract":"Received: November, 13, 2020 Revised: February, 7, 2021 Available online: May 2021 Covid-19 pandemic, a non-natural disaster, has a prolonged impact on children, such as trauma. The biggest challenge for children with a pandemic is a growing risk that affects cognitive, behavioral, and emotional abilities. This study analyzes listening to Quran recitation on social development in pre-school children at Baitul Karim Quran Education Center. The research design used Quasy-Experiment with pretest-posttest approach with control group design. Fifty-four pre-school children at TPQ Baitul Karim were the population with 48 respondents by cluster sampling technique. The independent variable was listening to Quran recitation, while the dependent variable was social-emotional development. The instrument utilized a questionnaire sheet. Data were analyzed by the Wilcoxon signed-rank test and Mann-Whitney test with a significance p<0.05. The results showed that there was no significant difference in social-emotional development before intervention between intervention and control groups. Meanwhile, its result in post-test was p=0.000 (p<0.05), there was a significant difference in the social-emotional development after intervention between both groups. In conclusion, listening to Quran recitation affects social-emotional development in pre-school children during the pandemic. Also, there is a difference between listening to Quran recitation and classical music. Listening to classical music does not affect socialemotional development in pre-school children.","PeriodicalId":15873,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90286661","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}

{"title":"The Role Of Family Support And Self-Efficacy On Self-Care Behavior In The Elderly With Type 2 Diabetes","authors":"R. Sari, Umdatus Soleha, Erika Chandra Dewi","doi":"10.33086/JHS.V14I02.1801","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33086/JHS.V14I02.1801","url":null,"abstract":"Received: October, 5, 2020 Revised: December, 4, 2020 Available online: May 2021 Diabetic self-care is an effort to control type 2 diabetes. Family support and selfefficacy are need for the elderly with type 2 diabetes mellitus to increase independence in managing their disease. This study investigates the correlation between family support and self-efficacy with self-care behavior in the elderly with type 2 diabetes. This study was a correlational analysis using a cross-sectional approach. There were 100 respondents with simple random sampling. The independent variables were family support and self-efficacy, while the dependent variable was self-care behavior. The instrument to measure family support was the Hensarling Diabetes Family Support Scale (HDFSS), and to assess self-efficacy was the Diabetes Management Self Efficacy Scale (DMSES). Meanwhile, the instrument to evaluate self-care behavior was the Summary Diabetes Self Care Activities (SDSCA). The analysis utilized the Rank's Spearman test with a significant p <0.05. The results showed a correlation between family support and self-care with p=0.006 (p≤0.05) and an association between selfefficacy and self-care with p=0.001 (p≤0.05) in the elderly with type 2 diabetes. Family support and self-efficacy play an essential role in carrying out self-care behavior in the elderly with type 2 diabetes, so there is a need for family assistance and increased selfefficacy in carrying out self-care.","PeriodicalId":15873,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78759886","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}

{"title":"Evaluation Of Programs For Stunting Prevention Management At Tajinan Public Health Center","authors":"R. Maulina","doi":"10.33086/JHS.V14I02.1754","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33086/JHS.V14I02.1754","url":null,"abstract":"Received: September, 4, 2020 Revised: February, 18, 2021 Available online: May 2021 East Java is one of the provinces that has a high prevalence of stunting. The government is committed to reducing stunting rates through several health policies. The Indonesian Ministry of Health recommend programs for stunting prevention management. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the programs for stunting prevention in toddlers through elements of input, process, and output. This research was qualitative. It took place at Tajinan Public Health Center (PHC). The purposive sampling technique determined the initial informants. The data collection method was in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation of 6 initial informants consisting of the head of the PHC, the coordinator midwife for children and maternal health, the nutrition coordinator, the village midwife, the cadres, and some target mothers. Two triangulation informants were the family health coordinator and the nutrition coordinator at the District Department of Health Office. The results showed that the health workers involved still needed additional at the input stage. There were no nutrition workers. There were well-implemented programs with the family approach through home visits by the cadres in the process element. The taburia administration was a program that need development. In the output element, the coverage of the prevalence of stunting at TajinanPHC, Malang Regency, in 2018 was 17.24%.","PeriodicalId":15873,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91309856","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}

{"title":"The Correlation Between Total Cholesterol Levels In Pregnancy Women And Baby Birth Weight","authors":"Uliyatul Laili, Rizki Amalia","doi":"10.33086/JHS.V14I02.1845","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33086/JHS.V14I02.1845","url":null,"abstract":"Received: December, 5, 2020 Revised: April, 14, 2021 Available online: May 2021 Maternal nutritional intake during pregnancy will affect fetal growth and development, including cholesterol intake. The fetus obtains amino acids and fatty acids through the placental absorption mechanism. The fetus needs cholesterol levels in pregnant women to meet fetal cholesterol during organogenesis. This study aims to determine the correlation between total cholesterol levels in pregnant women and baby birth weight. The research method was a prospective cohort. It took place at the Endang Maternity Clinic, Sidoarjo, from June to August 2020. The sample in this study was 33 respondents in the third trimester of pregnancy. This paper used purposive sampling. The independent variable was total cholesterol levels, while the dependent variable was baby birth weight. Cholesterol levels were evaluated by digital measurements using easy touch GCU (Glucose, Cholesterol, Uric acid) meter device, while birth weight was measured using baby scales. The data analysis utilized fisher's exact test. The results showed that most respondents had normal cholesterol levels (75.8%) and a baby birth weight between 2500 4000 grams (81.8%). Based on the data analysis p-value was 0.137(p > 0.05). This study concludes that there is no correlation between total cholesterol levels in pregnant women and baby birth weight. Health workers should conduct cholesterol counseling and monitoring in pregnant women.","PeriodicalId":15873,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78622448","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}