Zahra Alismail, Mohammed Albarqi, Abdullah Almulhim, Abdullah Almaqhawi
{"title":"Effects of Using Smartphones as an Educational Tool Among King Faisal University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Zahra Alismail, Mohammed Albarqi, Abdullah Almulhim, Abdullah Almaqhawi","doi":"10.21608/ejcm.2021.102036.1189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejcm.2021.102036.1189","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":339981,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122620642","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}
R. Hussein, S. Abdel-Salam, Asmaa Gebrel, W. Hussein
{"title":"Awareness, Practices and Barriers related to infection prevention and control among physicians during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"R. Hussein, S. Abdel-Salam, Asmaa Gebrel, W. Hussein","doi":"10.21608/ejcm.2021.102360.1190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejcm.2021.102360.1190","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":339981,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127988320","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":"Knowledge, Risk Perception, and Adherence to Preventive Behaviors of an Egyptian Community towards COVID 19 Pandemic","authors":"A. Elsheikh, Marwa M. Mohasseb","doi":"10.21608/ejcm.2021.90645.1185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejcm.2021.90645.1185","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":339981,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132284635","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}
P. Oyibo, Akinleye Callistus, Daferiogho Yovwin, E. Awire
{"title":"Uptake of Hepatitis B vaccine and its predictors among healthcare workers in south-south Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey","authors":"P. Oyibo, Akinleye Callistus, Daferiogho Yovwin, E. Awire","doi":"10.21608/ejcm.2021.84650.1181","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejcm.2021.84650.1181","url":null,"abstract":"Background : Hepatitis B vaccination rates among healthcare workers in many developing countries including Nigeria continue to be low. Objective : This study assessed the uptake of hepatitis B vaccine and its predictors among HCWs in south-south Nigeria. Methods : This was a cross-sectional study conducted to assess the uptake of hepatitis B vaccine and its predictors among 565 healthcare workers. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire which was self-administered. Descriptive and inferential analysis of data collected was carried out using the IBM SPSS version 22 software. Results : Over half of the study participants had blood and body fluids exposure (58.6%) in the preceding year and were unvaccinated (53.4 %) respectively. About a tenth (9.6%), 12.0% and 25.0% of the study participants reported receipt of one, two and three doses of hepatitis B vaccine respectively. The study participants who had been trained on infection prevention and control (OR=1.25; 95% CI: 1.06-1.49), who were married (OR=1.28; 95% CI: 1.07-1.54), and who had good perception of the risk of blood-borne infections (OR=1.93; 95% CI: 1.65-2.25) had 25.0%, 28.0% and 93% increased odds respectively of receiving at least one dose of hepatitis B vaccine. Conclusion : The study brings to the fore a low hepatitis B vaccination coverage and a high rate of blood and body fluid exposure among the study participants. There is a need to stimulate and motivate healthcare workers in the study locations to improve their uptake of hepatitis B vaccine.","PeriodicalId":339981,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129361840","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":"Anabolic Steroids Use And Perceived Side Effects Among Gymnasium Attendees In Benha And Shebin Al-kom Cities.","authors":"Marwa Abd El-Raouf, E. Araby","doi":"10.21608/ejcm.2021.74178.1166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejcm.2021.74178.1166","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Young people strive to achieve optimum body condition in an easy manner using dietary or anabolic steroids supplements without proper knowledge of their adverse effects. Objective: To determine prevalence and factors associated with Androgenic Anabolic Steroids (AAS) use. Method : A cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire was conducted at six gyms in Benha and Shebin al-kom cities. The total participants were 200. Results : The mean age of the studied population was 23.09 ± 5.13 years. Out of 200 participants, 114 (57%) used anabolic bodybuilding supplements. Seventy-eight (78) out of 114 used nutrient supplements, 14 used AAS and 22 used both nutrients and AAS. There was a significant difference between AAS users and nonusers regarding age (19.22 ± 1.93 vs. 23.88 ± 4.90 respectively; p = <0.001), income (100 % of AAS users had enough or more than enough income vs. 84.6 % of nonusers; p= <0.001). They also significantly differed considering the aim of practice (83.3% of AAS users aimed at bodybuilding vs. 64.1% of nonusers; p = .037). Finally, 30.6% of steroids users were not aware of any side effects of these preparations. Conclusion: The prevalence of AAS use either alone","PeriodicalId":339981,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132137214","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}
P. Oyibo, M. Okumagba, M. Ntaji, N. Awunor, Opeyemi Adesoye
{"title":"Occupational blood and body fluids exposures: Prevalence, sources and predictors among healthcare providers in south-south Nigeria","authors":"P. Oyibo, M. Okumagba, M. Ntaji, N. Awunor, Opeyemi Adesoye","doi":"10.21608/ejcm.2021.79078.1173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejcm.2021.79078.1173","url":null,"abstract":"Background : In Nigeria as in other African countries, blood and body fluids exposure (BBFE) amongst healthcare providers are generally underreported or poorly documented. Objective: This study aims to assess the prevalence, sources and predictors of BBFE among healthcare providers in south-south Nigeria. Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted to assess the prevalence, sources and predictors of BBFE among 565 healthcare providers. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire which was self-administered. Descriptive and inferential analysis of data collected was carried out using the IBM SPSS version 22 software. Results: Over half (58.6 %) of the study participants reported at least one BBFE in the previous one year preceding the study. Needle stick injury (42.0%) and accidental mucosal exposure (33.0%) were the commonest sources of BBFE respectively; while skin contacts (13.0 %) and sharp cut injury (12.0 %) were the least sources of BBFE among the study","PeriodicalId":339981,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128767533","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":"Predictors of compliance with the ‘five key moments' for hand hygiene among healthcare providers in public healthcare settings in south-south Nigeria","authors":"P. Oyibo","doi":"10.21608/ejcm.2021.72724.1165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejcm.2021.72724.1165","url":null,"abstract":"Background : Despite the well-recognized role of hand hygiene in the prevention of healthcare associated infections, the rate of compliance with hand hygiene among healthcare providers remains poor in Nigeria. Objective : To assess the predictors of compliance with hand hygiene among healthcare providers in south-south Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional study design with prospective covert observation of compliance with hand hygiene was employed to assess the hand hygiene compliance among 565 healthcare providers. Data was collected using a self-administered semi-structured questionnaire and an observation checklist. Descriptive and inferential analyses of data collected were carried out using the IBM SPSS version 22 software. Results: The covertly observed and self-reported compliance rates were 18.6% and 16.9% respectively. The rates of compliance with hand hygiene observed for ‘after blood and body fluids exposure’ (50.7 %) and ‘before aseptic procedures’ (30.7%) were relatively higher than compliance rates observed for the other moments for hand hygiene. Adequate knowledge of hand hygiene (AOR = 2.70; 95% CI: 1.60 – 4.58), in-service training on IPC (AOR = 2.31; 95% CI: 1.45 – 3.67) and good perception of the risk of acquiring HCAIs (AOR = 1.69; 95% CI: 1.04 - 2.77) were predictors of compliance with hand hygiene. Conclusion: The study brings to the fore the low rates of covertly observed and self-reported compliance with hand hygiene among the study participants. There is need for the management of the selected health facilities to stimulate and motivate healthcare providers to improve their compliance with hand hygiene.","PeriodicalId":339981,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125551795","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":"Women’s Satisfaction with Primary Health Care Services in Al-Hosienia District, Sharkia Governorate, Egypt.","authors":"H. Ahmed","doi":"10.21608/ejcm.2021.69805.1159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejcm.2021.69805.1159","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Customer satisfaction is an important outcome that health services struggle to achieve. Periodic measurement of client satisfaction is necessary to identify changes in the performance of services. Objective: This study aimed to measure the women's satisfaction with health services in Al-Hosienia district, Sharkia governorate. Method: It's a Facility-based cross-sectional study conducted on randomly selected 400 females attending 3 primary health care (PHC) facilities (one urban health center and two rural health units) located at Al-Hosienia district, Sharkia governorate. Half of the sample was obtained from the attendants of the urban health center (UHC) while the other half from rural health units (RHUs) attendants. An interview was conducted with the selected participants to fill out the study questionnaire. Data were collected about the socioeconomic characters of the participants and their satisfaction with the provided service. Result: There were 216 (56.5%) women satisfied with the provided health service. Most of the women were satisfied with accessibility (57.75%), the humanness of the staff (56.5%), and the quality of physical examination (53.75%) while they were unsatisfied with the physical environment of the facility (52.75%) and health education received (63.75%). Women's satisfaction was statistically significantly associated with education, occupation, frequency of visits, and healthcare facility type. Conclusion: The","PeriodicalId":339981,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114859105","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}
E. Sameh, shimaa anwer, A. Ewis, E. Ghazawy, Shaza A Fadel, Doaa Mahmoud, Somaya Ewis, Ahmed Arafa, A. ABDEL RAHMAN, E. Eshak, eptesam amar, Z. Abdelsalam, E. Mahfouz
{"title":"Scaling up Egyptian community action for health towards COVID19 (Multicenter Study)","authors":"E. Sameh, shimaa anwer, A. Ewis, E. Ghazawy, Shaza A Fadel, Doaa Mahmoud, Somaya Ewis, Ahmed Arafa, A. ABDEL RAHMAN, E. Eshak, eptesam amar, Z. Abdelsalam, E. Mahfouz","doi":"10.21608/ejcm.2021.65431.1152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejcm.2021.65431.1152","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives to examine the Egyptians’ behavioral changes with its determinants towards the COVID-19 pandemic and evaluate the Egyptians’ perception of the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent information, preventive and control measures applied by the Egyptian health authorities. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Methods : An online survey was sent to the Egyptian population via all available means of online communication. Beside the sociodemographic information, the questionnaire intended to assess the behavioral changes and participants’ perception of the COVID-19 pandemic and the public health preventive and control measures towards it. Results: Frequent hand washing with soap and water was the most frequent preventive measure adopted by the participants (84.3%), followed by avoiding crowded public places (83.1%). Nearly two thirds of Egyptian participants (65.2%) stated that the role played by authorities is suboptimal in the containment process of COVID-19 pandemic and almost half of them (49.8%) perceived that the rates notified and declared by the health authority as inaccurate. Worries about the COVID-19 pandemic was the most important determinant for adopting protective behavior. Conclusions: The majority of Egyptian participants adopted and complied with certain specific protective measures against COVID-19 pandemic. Residence, having enough knowledge and worries about COVID19 and being in a potential exposure to COVID-19 infection were significantly and positively influencing the protective behavior of the participants","PeriodicalId":339981,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125076335","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}
C. Ardic, Ayşe YAZAN ARSLAN, Ayşe Şahin, Büşra Usluoğlu, Melek Hur, Didem Sarimehmet, S. Karakullukçu, N. Ozcelik
{"title":"Tuberculosis Incidence and COVID-19 Related Mortality Rates in 20 Countries: An ecological study","authors":"C. Ardic, Ayşe YAZAN ARSLAN, Ayşe Şahin, Büşra Usluoğlu, Melek Hur, Didem Sarimehmet, S. Karakullukçu, N. Ozcelik","doi":"10.21608/ejcm.2021.75136.1169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejcm.2021.75136.1169","url":null,"abstract":"Background: On 31 st December 2019, the China Country Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) reported cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology in the city of Wuhan in the province of Hubei. On 7 th January, 2020, the agent was described as a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) not previously detected in humans. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the difference in the severity of the disease among various countries, in terms of the mechanism caused by SARS-CoV-2 in cellular immunity. Method: Countries with the highest numbers of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases as of July 2020 according to WHO data (USA, Brazil, India, Russia, the United Kingdom, Peru, Chile, Spain, Mexico, Iran, Pakistan, Italy, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Germany, France, Bangladesh, Colombia, and Canada) were included in the study. The average incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the previous five years in these countries were then correlated with COVID-19-related mortality rates. Results: Correlation analysis revealed a negative, moderate relationship between COVID-19-related mortality and TB rates in the general population and in individuals over the age of 65 (r=-0.466, p=0.038 and r=-0.521, p=0.018, respectively). Conclusions: COVID-19-related mortality rates were low in those countries in which the incidence of TB was high, thus highlighting the importance of investigating the immunology of the virus in determining the severity of the disease.","PeriodicalId":339981,"journal":{"name":"The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116945901","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}