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{"title":"The Contribution of Curable Plasmid-Mediated Resistance in Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria","authors":"S. O Onemu, Faith Ademulegun, M. O. Onemu-Metitiri, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu, Abdulwasiu Oladele Hassan","doi":"10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.50","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.50","url":null,"abstract":"aureus, is an important human pathogen and commensal that is responsible for infections ranging from minor to deep-seated life-threatening conditions. Multi-drug resistant S. aureus or MRSA is a major cause of hospital acquired infection (HAIs) or nosocomial infections with consequential reduction in treatment options and overtly increased cost of healthcare, morbidity and mortality. The study was conceived to determine the contribution of curable transmissible plasmids to the ever-increasing proportion of multi-drug resistant S. aureus at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City. A total of 448 consecutive multi-drug resistant clinical isolates of S. aureus were collected, confirmed by SCT and TCT and resistance to commonly used antimicrobial agents. Each isolate was inoculated into Mueller-Hinton Broth containing 100 µg/mL acridine orange and incubated at 37oC for 24 h. Each broth culture was subsequently sub-cultured onto blood agar plates and incubated at 37oC for 24 h. Sensitivity tests were thereafter done on each sub-culture by the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. SCT and TCT were re-tested on each sub-culture. Isolates with curable transmissible plasmids were 31/448(6.9%) and there was complete reversion to sensitivity in all the cured strains to antimicrobial agents tested including ampicillin. The remaining isolates (93.1%) retained their resistance to all the antimicrobial agents. The isolates with curable plasmids (6.9%) also lost the coagulase activity of both types. Plasmid-mediated resistance in S. aureus remain an important route of multi-drug resistance, however this is dwarfed by chromosomally-mediated resistance as the major mechanism of resistance in multi-drug resistance S. aureus. Additionally, the cure of drug resistance was also concomitantly associated with lose of the pathogenicity factor-coagulase in these isolates. Keywords: S. aureus, multi-drug resistance, transmissible plasmids.","PeriodicalId":479541,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Dental and Health Sciences","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135484622","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":"Storgi Media as an effort to Improve Dental Health Behavior in Orphanage Children","authors":"Indrayati Fadjeri, Tedi Purnama, Eliati Sri Suharja, Widi Nurwanti","doi":"10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.53","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.53","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Orphanage children can also be classified as one of the groups that are vulnerable to dental disease, this is due to a lack of dental health maintenance behavior due to low socioeconomic status. To improve dental and oral health maintenance behavior, dental health promotion can be done with interesting and appropriate media. Storgi media is one of the outreach media that is integrated with tooth brushing facilities in the form of toothbrush lockers. Objective: The research aims to analyze the effectiveness of Storgi Media as an effort to Improve Dental Health Behavior in Orphanage Children. Method: This research used a quasi-experimental design with a pretest and posttest control group design. The research sample was 50 children from orphanages taken using purposive sampling technique. The intervention group was given dental health education using storgi media, while the control group was given dental health education using flipcharts. The data was tested using paired sample t-test/Wilcoxon analysis, namely a pre-post design, while to compare the means of the treatment and control groups, the independent t-test/Mann Whitney test was used. Results: The results of the test of differences in knowledge, attitudes and actions of brushing teeth show that the p-value between the intervention group and the control group is 0.000 (p <0.05), meaning that there is a difference between the values of knowledge, attitudes and actions of brushing teeth after dental health education with children's storgi media and dental health education with filpchart. Conclusion: dental health education using storgi media is more effective in increasing the knowledge, attitudes and actions of brushing teeth in in orphanage children Keywords: Storgi, media, dental health education, behavior, orphanage","PeriodicalId":479541,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Dental and Health Sciences","volume":"208 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135484628","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":"Relationship between Facial Musculinity and Digit Ratio (2D:4D) Among Hausa Taxi and Tricycle Drivers in Kano Metropolis, Niger","authors":"Isyaku Ibrahim, Anas Ibrahim Yahaya, Mikail Isyaku Umar, Muhammad Alhaji Buba, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu","doi":"10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.49","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.49","url":null,"abstract":"Studies have recognized an association between 2D: 4D ratios and testosterone-dependent traits. The aim of the present study is to determine the relationship of 2D: 4D and facial masculinity. Four hundred and two (402) subjects were selected from the two association in Kano state (Tsaya da Kafarka Taxi Drivers Association and Tricycle Operators Association Kano (TOAKAN), using random sampling methods, the age range of the participants between 18-50 years. The lengths of the 2nd and 4th digits were determined by a direct method of measurement. Photographic approaches were used to capture the face, facial masculinity was derived from facial distances (captured image face). We use several approaches of measuring facial masculinity to study the association with digit ratio. The data were expressed as mean ± SD, Pearson correlation was used to quantify the relationships between the 2D: 4D and facial masculinity. None of the facial masculine- measures correlated with both right and left 2D:4D ratios. Keywords: Facial masculinity, 2D:4D (Digit ratio), Photographic methods, Correlation","PeriodicalId":479541,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Dental and Health Sciences","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135484626","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 Dental Caries Incidence Rate (DMF-T), Dental and Oral Hygiene Status (OHI-S) on Adolescent Tooth Brushing Behavior based on the area of residence on the River Coast and Highlands in Tayan Hilir District in 2023","authors":"Rusmali Rusmali, Miftah Tri Abadi, Mery Sartika","doi":"10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.46","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.46","url":null,"abstract":"Concerning oral health in Sanggau District is still quite high, the results of an initial survey in Tayan Hilir District on MTsN3 children used a questionnaire on 42 respondents. The results obtained are as follows, knowledge about dental and oral health is good (54.8%, and moderate (45.2%). This study aims to describe and analyze the influence of the incidence of dental caries (DMF-T), the status of dental and oral hygiene ( OHI-S) on tooth brushing behavior of young men based on their area of residence on the river coast and highlands in Tayan Hilir District, Sanggau Regency.The tools used were a questionnaire with Cross Sectional, Correlate Spearman and Kendall's test and Regression, with Univariate, Bivariate analysis, Multivariate The results showed that the incidence of dental caries (DMF-T) was 32.3%, oral hygiene status (OHI-s) was 48%. river (54.5%), types of food consumed on average non-cariogenic types every day (61.1%), the age of most respondents aged 13 years (40.4%), the incidence of caries (DMF-T) is influenced by status dental and oral hygiene (OHI-s) by (R=15.7%), influenced by tooth brushing behavior by (R=15%), influenced by living area by (R=8.8%), influenced by type of food ( R=6.3%), and influenced by age (R=6.5%). Dental and oral hygiene status (OHI-s) affected the incidence of dental caries (DMF-T) by (R=16.4%), influenced tooth brushing behavior by (R=15%), affected area of residence (R=9, 9%), affecting the type of food consumed every day non cariogenic type (R = 9%), as well as influencing age (R = 21.3%). Overall the incidence of dental caries (DMF-T) is influenced by oral hygiene status (OHI-s), and vice versa, including the type of food consumed daily and age. The significance value is 0.00 <0.05 with the number (r) close to 1, so it can be concluded that the effect is perfect. Keywords: DMF-T, OHI-S, Toothbrushing Behaviour, Place of Residence","PeriodicalId":479541,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Dental and Health Sciences","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135485485","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":"Motivation and Dental Health Self-Care Behavior with Adolescent Quality of Life using OHIP-14","authors":"Wiworo Haryani, Diani Sulistiawati, Etty Yuniarly","doi":"10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.45","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.45","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The prevalence of dental and oral disease in Indonesia is still high (57.6%) and the most cases are dental caries and periodontal disease. Adolescents during puberty are prone to oral health problems, so they need attention from dental and oral health care programs. Preventive measures against dental and oral diseases need to be carried out in adolescents so that there are no disturbances in function, activity, and work productivity which will affect quality of life. Technological developments require innovation to detect oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) in adolescents early. Objective: To determine the relationship between motivation and dental health self-care behavior with the quality of life of adolescents using the Oral Health Impact profile-14 or OHIP-14 questionnaire. Method: This type of research is observational analytic with a cross sectional design. The research location is at the Junior High School in the Sleman Regency area. The sample was 100 teenagers aged 12-15 years. The sampling technique was carried out using purposive sampling. The data analysis used was bivariate analysis using chi-square correlation to determine the relationship between motivation and dental health behavior and quality of life in adolescents. Results: There is a significant relationship between motivation and quality of life (p=0.004; OR=4.74). Adolescents with low motivation have a tendency to have a low quality of life 4.74 times compared to adolescents with high motivation. There is a significant relationship between dental health self-care behavior and quality of life (p=0.041; OR= 5.47). Adolescents with bad behavior tend to have a lower quality of life 5.47 times compared to adolescents with good dental health behavior. Conclusion: There is a relationship between motivation and dental health self-care behavior and quality of life in adolescents. Keywords: Motivation, Behavior, Quality of Life of Adolescents","PeriodicalId":479541,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Dental and Health Sciences","volume":"75 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135485486","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":"Stair poster media as an effort to improve the dental health behavior of elementary school children","authors":"Nita Noviani, Ngatemi Ngatemi, Indrayati Fadjeri, Tedi Purnama, Sekar Restuning","doi":"10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.48","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.48","url":null,"abstract":"The prevalence rate of dental caries has experienced an increasing trend from year to year, so that the condition of dental and oral health problems in Indonesia is still worrying, especially for elementary school children. The high number of dental health problems is caused by many factors, one of which is the low level of dental health maintenance behavior. Promotive and preventive measures are needed to prevent dental and oral health problems, namely by providing dental and oral health education. Poster media is a medium or prop/tool that can be used to convey messages from communicators to the audience. Staircase poster media is a development of general poster media, this media is designed for the sequence/stages of maintaining dental health which are attached to the school steps. Objective: This research is to analyze the effectiveness of stair poster media in improving the dental health behavior of elementary school children. Method: This research used a non-equivalent control group quasi-experimental design. The research sample was 125 people taken using purposive sampling technique. The intervention group was given dental health education using posters, while the control group was given dental health education using filpchart. Data were tested using Wilcoxon test analysis, namely a pre-post design, while to compare the means of the treatment and control groups, the Mann Whitney test was used. Results: The results of the test of differences in knowledge, attitudes and actions of brushing teeth show that the p-value between the intervention group and the control group is 0.000 (p <0.05), meaning that there is a difference between the values of knowledge, attitudes and actions of brushing teeth after dental health education with children's poster media. steps and dental health education with filpchart. Conclusion: dental health education using stair poster media is more effective in increasing the knowledge, attitudes and actions of brushing teeth in elementary school children compared to dental health education using flipcharts Keywords: Stair poster, media, dental health, behavior","PeriodicalId":479541,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Dental and Health Sciences","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135485488","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":"Tooth Brushing Skills and Personal Hygiene Performance Modified (PHP-M) Index in preschool children","authors":"Tedi Purnama","doi":"10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.47","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.47","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The prevalence of caries in children aged 5-6 years is 92.6% with a def-t index of 8.43, meaning that young children in Indonesia have experienced 8-9 cavities per child. The high number of dental and oral diseases currently is greatly influenced by several factors, one of which is the behavior of people who do not realize the importance of maintaining dental and oral health. Brushing teeth is a simple act of removing plaque and food residue with a brush and toothpaste, because plaque and food residue are the main causes of dental caries. The Personal Hygiene Performance Modified (PHP-M) Index is an indicator for measuring dental hygiene status in mixed dentition. Objective: The aim of this research is to analyze the relationship between tooth brushing skills and the Personal Hygiene Performance Modified Index in preschool children in Pondok Labu Village, Cilandak District, South Jakarta in 2023. Method: This research uses observational analytical methods with a cross-sectional design. The sampling technique for this research used a purposive sampling technique of 66 respondents. The data collection instrument uses a tooth brushing observation sheet to measure teeth brushing skills and the Personal Hygiene Performance Modified Index. Data analysis used the chi-square test with the SPSS application. Results: Chi-square test results show that tooth brushing skills influence the Personal Hygiene Performance Modified Index in Preschool children (p=0.022). Conclusion: there is a relationship between tooth brushing skills and the Personal Hygiene Performance Modified Index in preschool children Keywords: Tooth brushing skills, PHP-M Index, Preschool Children","PeriodicalId":479541,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Dental and Health Sciences","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135485684","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 Study of 2D:4D Ratio and Facial Asymmetry Using Eye-Mouth-Eye Angle among the Student of College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Federal University Dutse","authors":"Mikail Isyaku Umar, Abba Ishaq, Ibrahim Ahmad Atiku, Ni'imah Rabiu El-Yakub, Musa Abubakar, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu","doi":"10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.52","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.52","url":null,"abstract":"Deviations of physical characteristics from bilateral symmetry, in otherwise symmetric individuals, are supposed to result from environmental perturbations during development. One cause of such perturbations may be sex steroids such as testosterone and oestrogen. The study examined the relationship between second to fourth digit ratio (2D:4D), a putative negative correlate with prenatal testosterone and a positive correlate with prenatal estrogen, and asymmetry. The hand of the participants was place on a flat surface with the palm facing upward fore arm in line with the middle finger. Finger should be extended maximally and dose to each other measurement technique was followed for measuring 2D:4D digit length which can be define as a distance between the proximal flexion crease of the digit length was measured in centimeters. Table 1 shows descriptive analysis of 2D and 4D right and left distance. The minimum and maximum ages are 18 and 35 years respectively. The mean of 2D:4D right length was 0.98 ± 0.015 and the mean of 2D:4D left length 0.97 ± 0.022 this shows there is higher mean value in right 2D:4D length. Our data show that both low 2D:4D (a marker of high prenatal testosterone) and high 2D:4D (a marker of high prenatal estrogen) are associated with elevated levels of asymmetry and this relationship applies particularly to finger asymmetry. Keywords: 2D:4D ratio, facial asymmetry, eye-mouth-eye angle, students","PeriodicalId":479541,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Dental and Health Sciences","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135484630","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":"Determination of Relationship of Birth Order Position and Intelligent Quotient among Students of College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, Federal University Dutse","authors":"Mikail Isyaku Umar, Ni'imah Rabiu El-Yakub, Ibrahim Ahmad Atiku, Abba Ishaq, Musa Abubakar, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu","doi":"10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.51","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22270/ajdhs.v3i3.51","url":null,"abstract":"The present study is aimed at finding the relationship of birth order position and intelligence quotient among students of College of Medicine and Allied health sciences in Federal University Dutse, Jigawa state. A total number of 250 students which comprise 124 males and 126 females were assessed using questionnaires. Data was analyzed using “SPSS statistics version 20”. The variable measurements were presented as mean ± SD. The differences between the two groups that is males and females were compared by using “independent sample t-test”. The correlation between the variables were found using Pearson’s and Partial correlation. Values of p < 0.05 were deemed as level of significant. The present study shows negative or no relationship between birth order position and intelligent quotient in the population study. Independent sample t-test for sexual dimorphism of the variables shows that no significant difference. Keywords: relationship, birth order position, intelligent quotient, students","PeriodicalId":479541,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Dental and Health Sciences","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135484629","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":"Leaflet media as an effort to increase knowledge of dental health maintenance in elementary school students","authors":"Emini Emini, Lola Amalia, Tedi Purnama","doi":"10.22270/ajdhs.v3i2.44","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22270/ajdhs.v3i2.44","url":null,"abstract":"Knowledge can be increased through health promotion. In terms of the age at which children are susceptible to disease, counseling is especially aimed at groups prone to dental and oral health problems, namely elementary school-aged children. Leaflet media is the right media to increase the knowledge of fourth grade students where students can already read. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of dental and oral health maintenance knowledge before and after being given counseling using leaflet media to class IV students at SDN Sawangan 07 Depok in 2022. The research design used was quasi-experimental. The sampling technique with a total sample of 36 students. Data was collected by filling out pre-test and post-test questionnaires given to class IVB students. Data analysis used paired sample test. The results of the study before being given counseling about dental health maintenance using leaflet media had a good level of knowledge category of 25 people with a percentage of 69%, the level of knowledge in the sufficient category was 5 people with a percentage of 14%, and the level of knowledge in the poor category was 6 people with a percentage of 17%. The results of the study after being given counseling about maintaining dental health with leaflet media, most of the respondents had a good level of knowledge, 29 people with a percentage of 81%, the level of knowledge in the sufficient category was 7 people with a percentage of 19%, and no students were included in the poor category. The results of the paired sample test analysis obtained a p-value of 0.000. Conclusion: leaflet media is effective in increasing knowledge about maintaining oral health in elementary school students. Keywords: Leaflet media, knowledge, dental health, elementary school students","PeriodicalId":479541,"journal":{"name":"Asian Journal of Dental and Health Sciences","volume":"310 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134981910","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}