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{"title":"The Impact and Sustainability of Hand-hygiene Practices on Health Facilities in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Case Study of Busia County (Kenya)","authors":"W. Okedi, Caroline Wakoli, Irene Emojong","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2022.3.23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2022.3.23","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Health care associated infections including COVID-19 are drawing attention from patients, insurers and Governments worldwide because of the magnitude of the problem i.e. morbidity, mortality and treatment, although these are preventable. Literature review shows there is very little published information on hand washing practices of health care workers in Kenya. This study provides important inputs for planning, policy making and informs future research areas and methods.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49271455","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":"Breast Feeding and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in Syria: A Potential Association","authors":"Ameer Kakaje, M. M. Alhalabi, Ayham Ghareeb, Bahjat Karam, A. Hamid, Bayan Zahra, Othman Hamdan","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2022.3.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2022.3.20","url":null,"abstract":"conducted in ABSTRACT Objectives: This study aims to assess the interaction between Breastfeeding and ALL incidence and different ALL variables in children. Methods: Our case-control study was conducted in the major paediatric cancer centre in Syria. Information was obtained from the hospital’s records of patients who did not have a hereditary or chromosomal syndrome and aged 4 years and less. The cases had ALL and controls were hospital inpatients. Children were divided into 3 groups depending on their feeding habits before the age of 6 months. Results: Sixty (85.7%) cases and 59 (72%) controls were exclusively breastfed. Exclusive breastfeeding was found more frequently in the case group P =0.04 (OR, 2.339; CI, 1.025 -5.336). In case group, parents of a low educational level breastfed their children more frequently ( P <0.05). Number of siblings was not associated with ALL or any of its variables. Furthermore, infancy feeding pattern correlation with gender, being born with no complications, consanguinity, CD10, FAB classification, ALL-subtype, risk, and family history were insignificant. Conclusion: There are certain practices among the Syrian people, especially among parents of a low educational level that has possibly exposed to carcinogenic substances which were possibly transferred through BF. However, BF had minor effects on the prognosis and subtype of ALL, and number of siblings had no effect on ALL.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45500130","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 Transgender Journey and its Psychiatric Implications: A Case Observation and Comparative Analysis between Transgenderism and Clinical Lycanthropy","authors":"C. Micallef","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2022.3.25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2022.3.25","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: The paper deals with gender dysphoria (gender identity) and helps the reader understand that people are not born in wrong bodies thus linking the understanding with unnatural behaviour. Methods: The second part compares transgenderism with a psychiatric condition: clinical lycanthropy. We see a case of someone believing he was a bird and how he was cured. Results: The author highlights similarities between the two conditions. In both scenarios there could be delusions and the individuals are unhappy with their bodies. The unshakeable belief in drastically changing one’s body is not normal and should receive psychological or psychiatric treatment. Conclusion: A number of bioethical statements are presented. The author reminds healthcare workers to adhere to the medical principle of ‘first do no harm’ when considering gender affirmative treatment and advises that political decisions should not be based on just palliative approaches. It is concluded that gender remains binary. The transgender or third gender is a socio-political","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44788550","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":"Trans-Placental Transfer and Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, HIV and HCV: A Comparative Review","authors":"M. Raslan, Shehata Em, Sara Ar, N. Sabri","doi":"10.33597/2766-8355-v3-id1033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33597/2766-8355-v3-id1033","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Although SARS-CoV-2 infection has spread fast throughout the world, information on the natural history of illness in pregnant women and the risk of mother-to-fetal transmission is limited. HIV and HCV also showed evidence of mother-to-fetal transmission. Aim: Reviewing literature reports and published data regarding possibility of viral transmission to fetus, and to what extend it could occur for SARS-CoV-2, HIV, and HCV. Discussion: According to certain research, there is no viremia detected in maternal or cord blood, and there is no indication of vertical SARS-CoV-2transmission. Infection can be transmitted transplacentally during the last pregnancy weeks. The absence of placental infection is supported by the finding that the SARS-CoV-2 receptor, the Angiotensin 2 Converting Enzyme (ACE2) required for cell integration, is only present at extremely low amounts in the placenta during the first third trimester. Studies indicated that HIV vertical transmission rates during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding range from 13% to 48%, but researches indicated that 90% of the babies protected against HIV during pregnancy. HCV-infected pregnant women have a 2% to 8% risk of viral transmission, but the presence of NK cells in the placentas of HCV-positive women contribute for protective effect. Conclusion: The possibility of Trans-placental transmission of SARS-CoV-2, HIV, and HCV is possible with different incidence rates.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":"97 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79467577","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":"Vaccine Storage and Distribution in Rural Bangladesh","authors":"Shahjada Chowdhury, Mohammad Taqi Yasir, Md. Shakhawat Hossain, Sehan Shetty, Samiha Tahsin, H. Rubin, Arifur Rahaman","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2022.2.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2022.2.12","url":null,"abstract":"The data and analysis from the current study in Kushtia gives an estimation on the resources available for vaccination, including vaccine storage facility, cold chain and handling breakage of the cold chain, vaccine distribution plan, and knowledge level of personnel at a granular level. ABSTRACT Aim: This paper investigates vaccine storage and distribution in Kushtia, Bangladesh. Planning and executing the distribution of vaccines and maintaining their quality plays a vital role in preventing the spread of infectious diseases. This study aims to identify the vaccine distribution processes, vaccine handling, and systems management processes to achieve the goal of ensuring the successful operation of the vaccine supply chain system and to help determine if promoting the outsourcing of vaccine cold chain in Kushtia is a viable strategy. Materials and Methods: Survey data was collected from both public and private institutions. The research involved a total of 403 respondents (371 males and 22 females). The study integrates spatial analysis using static maps and web maps and contains data on the most commonly used vaccine, the most needed vaccine, the age group who receives the highest number of vaccinations, vaccine distribution information, vaccine logistics information, inventory information, and finally the problem of vaccine distribution. Results and Conclusion: The study identified that there is a need for proper system storage and distribution in the rural area of Bangladesh and offers recommendations to improve the existing status. the study map shows that the challenge of electricity and lack of storage problem in a very acute both semi urban and rural areas.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44396037","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":"Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC) Lines in Oncology Patients: Patient Satisfaction, Outcomes and Cost Comparison – Experience of an Indian Tertiary Cancer Care Institute","authors":"Shubhangi Jaid, Vaishali Sawant, Prriya B Eshpuniyani, S. Shetty, R. Deshpande, Anupama Borkar, Madhuri Dighe","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2022.2.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2022.2.17","url":null,"abstract":"Long term venous access is needed in patients suffering from cancer for administering drugs, chemotherapy, blood collection, transfusions etc. Central venous catheters introduced in the 1980s have been a boon for these patients minimizing their need for repeated trauma. Of the various types of central venous access devices (CVAD’s) available, in developing countries like India, some of the limiting factors to decide what type of CVAD is used are the cost involved and the necessary training for the maintenance of the device. Our aim was to review our experience of PICC (Peripherally inserted central catheter) lines over 3 years, to analyze conditions for which PICC lines were used, catheter indwelling period, incidence and types of complications, reasons for removal and quality of life of these patients. We also attempted to compare costs of PICC lines with Chemoport management in our institute. Total 100 patients were followed up for 3 consecutive years, of which 75 were solid tumours and 25 were haematological. The median age was 33 years (Range 2 –77 ). The average duration of indwelling catheter is ranged 2 days–12 months. PICC line was found to be more cost-effective than Chemoport insertion in the overall scenario. 21% of patients had complications related to the management of PICC lines. The overall quality of life was maintained well with PICC line. Conclusion: PICC lines in oncology patients are reasonably safe for long lasting CVAD with acceptable incidence of complications. They are also cost effective compared to Chemoports in developing countries.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48443242","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":"Scientometric Mapping of Mucormycosis Research in Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"D. Dayal, B. Gupta, Mallikarjun Kappi","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2022.2.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2022.2.11","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection that has shown a surge during the COVID-19 pandemic. A comprehensive assessment of COVID-19 associated mucormycosis (CAM) research is lacking.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41939475","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":"Perception of Medical Professionals from Tertiary Care Teaching Institutes towards the Specialty of Community Medicine and its Specialists amid the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"I. Khan, MD. Abu Bashar, H. Tiwari, Mahendra M Reddy","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2022.2.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2022.2.14","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Community Medicine specialists play a crucial role in the prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases, monitoring and surveillance, healthcare planning and management and research but the awareness about the speciality even among the medical fraternity is limited. Aim: To determine the perceptions of Medical Professionals from Tertiary care teaching institutes towards the specialty of community medicine and its specialists. Materials and Methods: This was a web based cross-sectional survey conducted in October- November, 2021 among Medical professionals of Tertiary Care Teaching Institutes in the state of Uttar Pradesh, North India using a semi structured, pretested questionnaire circulated as google forms using WhatsApp and personal email ids.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48243629","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 Frequency of Fluoride Varnish Application for Prevention of Dental Caries – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis","authors":"Deepika V, Roopali M. Sankeshwari, A. Ankola, Vinuta Hampiholi, Sagar Jalihal, A. Choudhury, Apurva Deshpande, A. P. Khot, Ram Surath Kumar","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2022.2.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2022.2.16","url":null,"abstract":"developing countries, Brazil, despite in evidence-ABSTRACT Background: Oral health is now increasingly regarded as a crucial component of overall health and well-being. Fluoride varnish (FV) is thought to be safe, well-tolerated by children and simple to administer by health professionals for the prevention of dental caries. Since the year 2000, various reviews on the use of fluoride therapy in the prevention of dental caries have been published, but none on the frequency of fluoride varnish application. Hence aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the frequency of fluoride varnish application for prevention of dental caries in children. Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of frequency of fluoride varnish application in prevention of dental caries among preschool children. Methodology: Search Strategy: We searched the following databases for Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in PubMed, Cochrane, Wiley, Proquest, Science Direct and Google Scholar which yielded 5657 articles. After screening the titles, 5657 articles were ruled out since they were unrelated to the systematic review’s goals. The remaining 75 articles were searched for duplication using Mendeley Software. Out of 75 articles, 12 articles were found to be duplicates. The remaining 63 articles were screened through abstracts and full text screening as next step. Out of 63 articles, 53 were excluded for various reasons like did not meet the inclusion criteria. Finally, 10 articles were qualitatively analyzed after which they were included in the systematic review and 6 in meta-analysis. Various key words included for screening were “Fluoride Varnish”, Dental Caries”, “Varnish Effectiveness” and “Frequency”. Extraction of the information and assessment of the methodological quality of the included studies using Risk of Bias was done by two authors (DV and RS). Meta-analysis using the random-effects model was conducted for the outcome (dmft score) after application of fluoride varnish. Mean difference (MD) or standardized mean difference (SMD) were used to estimate the effect, with 95% confidence intervals. Study Eligibility: All the studies published from January 2005 to April 2020, conducted among children between 0 to 5 years, articles published in English language were included. Studies conducted on animals, a review and a systematic review, participants aged above 5 years were excluded. Study appraisal and synthesis methods: Studies were assessed for quality with the help of pre-determined criteria which categorized the studies into high, medium and low quality. Random effect model was used for performing meta-analysis. Results: In total, 10 articles were included for qualitative synthesis. Various fluoride varnish and their frequency were assessed in the prevention of dental caries. All the studies had used Sodium fluoride varnish as a material however 3 studies have specifically mentioned the name, Durashield, Durafluor and Cavityshield respectively. Three studies have m","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44905559","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":"Developing Counter Strategy for Information Warfare in Health Sector–Sifting ‘Real’ from ‘Fake’ News","authors":"Tanveer Rehman, Gayathri Surendran, Y. Krishnamoorthy","doi":"10.5530/ijmedph.2022.2.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5530/ijmedph.2022.2.10","url":null,"abstract":"Information warfare (IW) involves manipulation, destruction or denying access to information altogether, while maintaining the target's trust. Psychological operations, a type of IW, concerns majority of public as it aims to degrade their morale through infodemic and fake news. Fake news related to healthcare was present even before the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a broad range of content that comes under it, like communication of inaccurate information with or without any intention to cause harm, mistaken interpretation of satires and information spread with definitive socio-political agenda. We discuss here the various facets of fake news including its burden in the health sector, pathogenesis, the different psychological perspectives of its spread and strategies to counter it.","PeriodicalId":90863,"journal":{"name":"International journal of medicine and public health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46582727","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}