Introduction: The pregnancy screening websites evaluated in this study were accessed through various hardware devices, including personal computers (PCs), laptops, notebooks, and smartphones. Among various hardware options, researchers have chosen smartphones as a suitable container due to their widespread use, portability, space efficiency, effectiveness, efficiency, affordability, and practicality. Smartphones for some people, are phones that work using all operating system software that provides standard and fundamental relationships for application developers. In addition, smartphones are designed to work through an operating system, which allows users to freely add applications, functions, or make changes as desired, much like a computer. This includes the ability to operate a website. Methods: This study was a case-control study. The sample included 60 pregnant women, with 30 having high-risk pregnancies and 30 having normal pregnancies. The analyses used are univariate and bivariate. Bivariate analysis employs the chi-square statistical test with a confidence level of 95%. Multivariate analysis using multiple logistic regression. Results: The results indicate that knowledge, attitudes, actions, family income, support from family and posyandu cadres have an impact on the prevention of high-risk pregnancy events. Among these factors, family support was found to be the most influential. However, the study also revealed that efforts to prevent high-risk pregnancy events through pregnancy examination (antenatal care) have not been fully optimized. Conclusion: The study concludes that arranging the order of pregnancies can prevent high-risk pregnancies in Dairi Regency. It is recommended that the government and related parties improve the implementation and supervision of pregnancy care to prevent high-risk pregnancies. This will ensure that the referral system operates effectively, ultimately reducing the incidence of maternal death.
{"title":"Pregnancy Examination (Antenatal Care) on the Prevention of High-Risk Pregnancy Events Accelerated the Referral System Efforts to Avoid Maternal Death in Dairi Regency North Sumatra, Indonesia","authors":"Samsider Sitorus","doi":"10.5539/gjhs.v15n6p10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v15n6p10","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: The pregnancy screening websites evaluated in this study were accessed through various hardware devices, including personal computers (PCs), laptops, notebooks, and smartphones. Among various hardware options, researchers have chosen smartphones as a suitable container due to their widespread use, portability, space efficiency, effectiveness, efficiency, affordability, and practicality. Smartphones for some people, are phones that work using all operating system software that provides standard and fundamental relationships for application developers. In addition, smartphones are designed to work through an operating system, which allows users to freely add applications, functions, or make changes as desired, much like a computer. This includes the ability to operate a website. \u0000 \u0000Methods: This study was a case-control study. The sample included 60 pregnant women, with 30 having high-risk pregnancies and 30 having normal pregnancies. The analyses used are univariate and bivariate. Bivariate analysis employs the chi-square statistical test with a confidence level of 95%. Multivariate analysis using multiple logistic regression. \u0000 \u0000Results: The results indicate that knowledge, attitudes, actions, family income, support from family and posyandu cadres have an impact on the prevention of high-risk pregnancy events. Among these factors, family support was found to be the most influential. However, the study also revealed that efforts to prevent high-risk pregnancy events through pregnancy examination (antenatal care) have not been fully optimized. \u0000 \u0000Conclusion: The study concludes that arranging the order of pregnancies can prevent high-risk pregnancies in Dairi Regency. It is recommended that the government and related parties improve the implementation and supervision of pregnancy care to prevent high-risk pregnancies. This will ensure that the referral system operates effectively, ultimately reducing the incidence of maternal death.","PeriodicalId":12573,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Health Science","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83270839","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}
STUDY AIM: The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of dry eye syndrome among Rheumatoid Arthritis patients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. METHODS: This is a cross sectional study which includes 268 Rheumatoid Arthritis patients from Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic at King Khalid University Hospital in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Data collection was obtained through McMonnies questionnaire, which is used for dry eye syndrome screening. Data analysis included descriptive statistics computed for continuous variables, including means, standard deviation, minimum and maximum values, as well as 95% confidence interval (CI). RESULTS: Out of 268 Rheumatoid Arthritis patients, 79.9% were females and 20.1% were males, as Rheumatoid Arthritis is more common in females. Among females, a majority lied above the age of 45 with a percentage of 70.6%. Among our cohort, 59.3% (95% CI: 53.3–65) of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients had dry eye syndrome with 12.6% males and 87.4% females. The prevalence of dry eye syndrome was significantly associated with the duration of diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis as 66.7% of patients who are diagnosed for more than 10 years had dry eye syndrome. CONCLUSION: In our cohort, 59.3% of patients had dry eye syndrome and 47.4% of them were aged above 45 years and 11.9% were between 25-45 years old. Females were more commonly affected with dry eye syndrome with a percentage of 87.4%. Therefore, screening for Dry Eye Syndrome in RA patients has a significant clinical value.
{"title":"The Prevalence of Dry Eye Syndrome in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Saudi Arabia","authors":"Alaa Baghazal, S. Al-Mansouri, Rahaf Salem","doi":"10.5539/gjhs.v15n6p1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v15n6p1","url":null,"abstract":"STUDY AIM: The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of dry eye syndrome among Rheumatoid Arthritis patients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. \u0000 \u0000METHODS: This is a cross sectional study which includes 268 Rheumatoid Arthritis patients from Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic at King Khalid University Hospital in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Data collection was obtained through McMonnies questionnaire, which is used for dry eye syndrome screening. Data analysis included descriptive statistics computed for continuous variables, including means, standard deviation, minimum and maximum values, as well as 95% confidence interval (CI). \u0000 \u0000RESULTS: Out of 268 Rheumatoid Arthritis patients, 79.9% were females and 20.1% were males, as Rheumatoid Arthritis is more common in females. Among females, a majority lied above the age of 45 with a percentage of 70.6%. Among our cohort, 59.3% (95% CI: 53.3–65) of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients had dry eye syndrome with 12.6% males and 87.4% females. The prevalence of dry eye syndrome was significantly associated with the duration of diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis as 66.7% of patients who are diagnosed for more than 10 years had dry eye syndrome. \u0000 \u0000CONCLUSION: In our cohort, 59.3% of patients had dry eye syndrome and 47.4% of them were aged above 45 years and 11.9% were between 25-45 years old. Females were more commonly affected with dry eye syndrome with a percentage of 87.4%. Therefore, screening for Dry Eye Syndrome in RA patients has a significant clinical value.","PeriodicalId":12573,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Health Science","volume":"92 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75921607","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}
Kunza Akram, M. Mohammadnezhad, Khushboo Gulzar, A. Raza, Farooq Islam
INTRODUCTION: Physiotherapy is a dynamic profession that employs various therapeutic strategies to help people regain movement and function in their bodies. Physiotherapists provide comprehensive care for patients with different medical and surgical conditions. This study aimed to assess the perceptions regarding physiotherapy among the general population of Gujrat, Pakistan. METHODOLOGY: This descriptive cross-sectional survey was carried out among the general population of Gujrat from March to June 2021. Non-probability sampling technique was used to select the 126 participants >20 years of age. A self-structured Likert scale questionnaire was developed to collect data. The responses were analyzed through Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS). P-value less than 0.05 was considered as level of significance. RESULTS: Majority of participants (75.4%) were from the age group 20-29 years and 90(71.4%) of the participants had either undergraduate or postgraduation education. Out of 126 participants, 103(81.75%) participants were highly aware and had adequate awareness regarding physiotherapy, whereas 20(50.9%) participants showed moderate awareness and 3(2.4%) of participants showed a deficient level of awareness. No association was seen between awareness and variables including age, gender, socioeconomic status, and education. CONCLUSION: General population of Gujrat were highly aware of physiotherapy. Education plays an impactful role in better understanding of physiotherapy, so further steps should be taken to increase positive perception in different socioeconomic statuses, including advertisements, social media campaigns and seminars.
{"title":"Perception towards Physiotherapy among the General Population in Gujrat, Pakistan","authors":"Kunza Akram, M. Mohammadnezhad, Khushboo Gulzar, A. Raza, Farooq Islam","doi":"10.5539/gjhs.v15n5p34","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v15n5p34","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION: Physiotherapy is a dynamic profession that employs various therapeutic strategies to help people regain movement and function in their bodies. Physiotherapists provide comprehensive care for patients with different medical and surgical conditions. This study aimed to assess the perceptions regarding physiotherapy among the general population of Gujrat, Pakistan. METHODOLOGY: This descriptive cross-sectional survey was carried out among the general population of Gujrat from March to June 2021. Non-probability sampling technique was used to select the 126 participants >20 years of age. A self-structured Likert scale questionnaire was developed to collect data. The responses were analyzed through Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS). P-value less than 0.05 was considered as level of significance. RESULTS: Majority of participants (75.4%) were from the age group 20-29 years and 90(71.4%) of the participants had either undergraduate or postgraduation education. Out of 126 participants, 103(81.75%) participants were highly aware and had adequate awareness regarding physiotherapy, whereas 20(50.9%) participants showed moderate awareness and 3(2.4%) of participants showed a deficient level of awareness. No association was seen between awareness and variables including age, gender, socioeconomic status, and education. CONCLUSION: General population of Gujrat were highly aware of physiotherapy. Education plays an impactful role in better understanding of physiotherapy, so further steps should be taken to increase positive perception in different socioeconomic statuses, including advertisements, social media campaigns and seminars.","PeriodicalId":12573,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Health Science","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86576791","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}
Schistosomiasis is Africa’s second most common parasitosis in terms of morbidity and mortality. Humans have been identified as being primarily responsible for the persistence and dissemination of the disease within their environment. The aim of this study was to assess the theoretical and behavioral knowledge of an at-risk population in the control of schistosomiasis. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted from September 2021 to January 2022 in four villages in Burkina Faso: Pana, Vy, Bourzem, and Zam. The study population consisted of individuals aged 7-59 years, who were recruited from randomly selected households; any eligible person in each household who consented to participate was surveyed. A questionnaire was used to collect information on knowledge about schistosomiasis, attitudes, and practices at the individual level, as well as control behavior. A total of 527 participants were surveyed in the villages. The mean age was 26.76 (+/-14.22) years. The sex ratio was 0.84. More than half of the participants (59.27%) had never attended school. The symptoms of schistosomiasis were unknown to 42.13% of the participants. Bathing in contaminated water was known as a way of contamination by 29.22% of participants. Among the participants, 40.55% were aware of mass treatment campaigns, however, 43.19% of them found them ineffective. More than half (51.16%) of those using the village water point did not know that they were at risk of contracting the disease. Of the 20.89% of participants with a history of schistosomiasis, 22.22% used traditional medicines. The inadequate knowledge of the study population shows their vulnerability to the disease. The approximate attitude and practices highlight the socio-cultural specificities that influence the adoption of good practices in the control of the disease.
{"title":"Schistosomiasis Control in Burkina Faso: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Populations in Four Villages","authors":"L. R. Wandji Nana, M. Drabo, A. Soura","doi":"10.5539/gjhs.v15n5p41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v15n5p41","url":null,"abstract":"Schistosomiasis is Africa’s second most common parasitosis in terms of morbidity and mortality. Humans have been identified as being primarily responsible for the persistence and dissemination of the disease within their environment. The aim of this study was to assess the theoretical and behavioral knowledge of an at-risk population in the control of schistosomiasis. \u0000 \u0000This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted from September 2021 to January 2022 in four villages in Burkina Faso: Pana, Vy, Bourzem, and Zam. The study population consisted of individuals aged 7-59 years, who were recruited from randomly selected households; any eligible person in each household who consented to participate was surveyed. A questionnaire was used to collect information on knowledge about schistosomiasis, attitudes, and practices at the individual level, as well as control behavior. \u0000 \u0000A total of 527 participants were surveyed in the villages. The mean age was 26.76 (+/-14.22) years. The sex ratio was 0.84. More than half of the participants (59.27%) had never attended school. The symptoms of schistosomiasis were unknown to 42.13% of the participants. Bathing in contaminated water was known as a way of contamination by 29.22% of participants. Among the participants, 40.55% were aware of mass treatment campaigns, however, 43.19% of them found them ineffective. More than half (51.16%) of those using the village water point did not know that they were at risk of contracting the disease. Of the 20.89% of participants with a history of schistosomiasis, 22.22% used traditional medicines. \u0000 \u0000The inadequate knowledge of the study population shows their vulnerability to the disease. The approximate attitude and practices highlight the socio-cultural specificities that influence the adoption of good practices in the control of the disease.","PeriodicalId":12573,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Health Science","volume":"85 3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86477870","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}
Mahmoud Mahmoud Elhabiby, A. Mustafa, A. Mohieldein
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Premature newborns’ bilirubin conjugation and excretion mechanisms are undeveloped. Seasonal changes and other variables affect the severity of newborns’ physiological jaundice. This study examined blood indices, bilirubin levels, and birth season in neonates in the southern Gaza Strip of Palestine. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 366 neonates aged one to 14 days was conducted in Medical Nasser Complex-Southern Gaza, Palestine.The newborns were divided into four groups based on season of birth: spring (n=72), winter (n=96), autumn (n=103) and summer (n=95). Blood samples were collected in plain vacutainers for assaying bilirubin profile and complete blood count. Bilirubin and complete blood count were assayed by commercial kits. SPSS software was used for data analysis. RESULTS: Indirect and total bilirubin showed significant seasonal variations, whereas direct did not. Spring and winter have increased indirect and total bilirubin. Seasonal hemoglobin levels varied significantly. Red blood cells, hemoglobin, and hematocrit positively correlated with total and indirect bilirubins. CONCLUSION: Spring and winter births exhibited higher indirect and total bilirubin in the first two weeks. The birth season appears to affect newborn jaundice. Short sunshine duration may increase neonatal hyperbilirubinemia risk.
{"title":"Effect of Seasonal Variation on the Bilirubin Content and Hematological Indices among Neonates in Southern Gaza, Palestine","authors":"Mahmoud Mahmoud Elhabiby, A. Mustafa, A. Mohieldein","doi":"10.5539/gjhs.v15n5p24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v15n5p24","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Premature newborns’ bilirubin conjugation and excretion mechanisms are undeveloped. Seasonal changes and other variables affect the severity of newborns’ physiological jaundice. This study examined blood indices, bilirubin levels, and birth season in neonates in the southern Gaza Strip of Palestine. \u0000 \u0000METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 366 neonates aged one to 14 days was conducted in Medical Nasser Complex-Southern Gaza, Palestine.The newborns were divided into four groups based on season of birth: spring (n=72), winter (n=96), autumn (n=103) and summer (n=95). Blood samples were collected in plain vacutainers for assaying bilirubin profile and complete blood count. Bilirubin and complete blood count were assayed by commercial kits. SPSS software was used for data analysis. \u0000 \u0000RESULTS: Indirect and total bilirubin showed significant seasonal variations, whereas direct did not. Spring and winter have increased indirect and total bilirubin. Seasonal hemoglobin levels varied significantly. Red blood cells, hemoglobin, and hematocrit positively correlated with total and indirect bilirubins. \u0000 \u0000CONCLUSION: Spring and winter births exhibited higher indirect and total bilirubin in the first two weeks. The birth season appears to affect newborn jaundice. Short sunshine duration may increase neonatal hyperbilirubinemia risk.","PeriodicalId":12573,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Health Science","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90107104","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}
Psychological Skills Techniques (PST) can minimize the impact of traumatic life event stress but the underlying mechanism of this occurrence has not been fully explored. This study aimed to elucidate the relationship between psychological skills techniques (Social supports, avoidance of destructive-thought, positive self-talk, emotional strength, relaxation skill) and the impact of traumatic life events experienced by Nigerian soldiers deployed to combat Boko-Haram insurgency in North Eastern Nigeria. We used Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and Psychological Skills questionnaire (ß=89) to collect data from 146 purposively drawn soldiers from operation “Lafiya Doye”. Our findings show that of the 146 respondents 72.0% experienced recurrent recollections of dreams; 65.0% had physiological reactivity trauma cues, 82.0% had avoidance of trauma related actions, while 62.0% of participants experienced diminished interest in important activities. In addition, the major source of stress for the soldiers was physical violence (78%). In the regression model, it was observed that an increase in the psychological skills will statistically decrease the impact of life event stress experienced by the respondents. Further, result from ANOVA shows that the composite effect of the predictor variables on the criterion variable was statistically significant (F (5,140) =248.369, p<0.05). In terms of magnitude, social support (ß=0.099, t=2.460, p<0.05) was most potent in predicting the impact of life event stress among the solders. We concluded that Psychological Skills Training (PST) can be effectively utilized to reduce the impact of exposure to traumatic life event stress on soldiers deployed to fight Boko-Haram insurgency in North Eastern Nigeria.
{"title":"Impact of Life Event Stress among Military Personnel Fighting Boko-Haram Insurgency in North Eastern Nigeria: Any Relationship with Psychological Skills?","authors":"Olufemi A. Olufemi A. Adegbesan, N. M. Ofole","doi":"10.5539/gjhs.v15n5p12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v15n5p12","url":null,"abstract":"Psychological Skills Techniques (PST) can minimize the impact of traumatic life event stress but the underlying mechanism of this occurrence has not been fully explored. This study aimed to elucidate the relationship between psychological skills techniques (Social supports, avoidance of destructive-thought, positive self-talk, emotional strength, relaxation skill) and the impact of traumatic life events experienced by Nigerian soldiers deployed to combat Boko-Haram insurgency in North Eastern Nigeria. We used Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and Psychological Skills questionnaire (ß=89) to collect data from 146 purposively drawn soldiers from operation “Lafiya Doye”. Our findings show that of the 146 respondents 72.0% experienced recurrent recollections of dreams; 65.0% had physiological reactivity trauma cues, 82.0% had avoidance of trauma related actions, while 62.0% of participants experienced diminished interest in important activities. In addition, the major source of stress for the soldiers was physical violence (78%). In the regression model, it was observed that an increase in the psychological skills will statistically decrease the impact of life event stress experienced by the respondents. Further, result from ANOVA shows that the composite effect of the predictor variables on the criterion variable was statistically significant (F (5,140) =248.369, p<0.05). In terms of magnitude, social support (ß=0.099, t=2.460, p<0.05) was most potent in predicting the impact of life event stress among the solders. We concluded that Psychological Skills Training (PST) can be effectively utilized to reduce the impact of exposure to traumatic life event stress on soldiers deployed to fight Boko-Haram insurgency in North Eastern Nigeria.","PeriodicalId":12573,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Health Science","volume":"175 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77486126","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}
BACKGROUND: Before December 2019, white lung patients with symptoms similar to COVID-19 pneumonia were found in the United States and some European countries. After COVID-19 pneumonia was diagnosed in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, almost all countries or regions in the world have successively reported cases of COVID-19 pneumonia. 2020 is the most critical year for all mankind to fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic. There are many prevention and control measures adopted by various countries or regions for the epidemic of new coronavirus pneumonia, and digital financial behavior (DFB) is an important evaluation index for effective prevention and control measures, which is of very Chinese characteristics. METHODS: DFB is defined by the Digital Financial Inclusion Payment Index, although there may be various versions of the understanding and definition of DFB. The data of the new crown pneumonia is calculated and accumulated through the real-time monitoring data published on the website of the health commissions of 31 provinces and municipalities directly under the central government every month, and is the first-hand raw data. Under the strict prevention and control measures adopted by China, these real-time data on new crown pneumonia released by various places are objective, true and comprehensive. The analysis methods adopted in this paper mainly include statistical analysis methods, econometric models such as logarithmic linear regression model, exponential model simulation method, etc. RESULTS: The diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia infection is a random variable, and there is a nonlinear random exponential relationship between it and DFB. The empirical study found that the least square estimation of COVID-19 infection diagnosis and DFB constitute a statistically significant exponential function relationship. This index model has successfully measured the effect of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control in China with statistical significance, which indicates that DFB plays a positive role in improving the effect of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control in China. The nonlinear exponential relationship between individuals with cumulative diagnosis of COVID-19 infection and DFB in 31 provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government of China, excluding Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Province, has proved that this relationship is robust. Through regression analysis, it is found that the number of people infected with COVID-19 is significantly increased by one person for every additional unit of DFB. However, the similarity of DFB in 31 provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government of China indicates that the number of COVID-19 infected individuals in 31 provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government is increasing slowly. This result is very consistent with the distribution of actual statistical data, although the r
{"title":"Can Digital Financial Behavior Improve the Effect of Prevention and Control of COVID-19 in China?","authors":"Sheng Wang","doi":"10.5539/gjhs.v15n5p1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v15n5p1","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: Before December 2019, white lung patients with symptoms similar to COVID-19 pneumonia were found in the United States and some European countries. After COVID-19 pneumonia was diagnosed in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, almost all countries or regions in the world have successively reported cases of COVID-19 pneumonia. 2020 is the most critical year for all mankind to fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic. There are many prevention and control measures adopted by various countries or regions for the epidemic of new coronavirus pneumonia, and digital financial behavior (DFB) is an important evaluation index for effective prevention and control measures, which is of very Chinese characteristics. \u0000 \u0000METHODS: DFB is defined by the Digital Financial Inclusion Payment Index, although there may be various versions of the understanding and definition of DFB. The data of the new crown pneumonia is calculated and accumulated through the real-time monitoring data published on the website of the health commissions of 31 provinces and municipalities directly under the central government every month, and is the first-hand raw data. Under the strict prevention and control measures adopted by China, these real-time data on new crown pneumonia released by various places are objective, true and comprehensive. The analysis methods adopted in this paper mainly include statistical analysis methods, econometric models such as logarithmic linear regression model, exponential model simulation method, etc. \u0000 \u0000RESULTS: The diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia infection is a random variable, and there is a nonlinear random exponential relationship between it and DFB. The empirical study found that the least square estimation of COVID-19 infection diagnosis and DFB constitute a statistically significant exponential function relationship. This index model has successfully measured the effect of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control in China with statistical significance, which indicates that DFB plays a positive role in improving the effect of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control in China. The nonlinear exponential relationship between individuals with cumulative diagnosis of COVID-19 infection and DFB in 31 provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government of China, excluding Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Province, has proved that this relationship is robust. Through regression analysis, it is found that the number of people infected with COVID-19 is significantly increased by one person for every additional unit of DFB. However, the similarity of DFB in 31 provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government of China indicates that the number of COVID-19 infected individuals in 31 provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government is increasing slowly. This result is very consistent with the distribution of actual statistical data, although the r","PeriodicalId":12573,"journal":{"name":"Global Journal of Health Science","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73168700","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}
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Global Journal of Health Science, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2023.
《全球健康科学杂志》，第15卷，第4期，2023年。
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Khalid A Alharbi, Abdulmajeed Alharbi, Faris Althunayyan, Khalid A Suhaibani, H. A. Alharbi, I. S. Albahouth, A. Alyahya, A. Alrasheedi, Abdullah M. AlJurayyed
BACKGROUND: Anxiety and depression are the most common mental problems that may affect workers' productivity. Diagnosing these disorders and determining their predisposing factors helps improving quality and productivity of workers; particularly nurses, with a positive impact on quality of service provided and as a preventive measure would save the cost of management of such disorders. PARTICIPANTS & METHODS: This questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2021 and March 2022 and anonymously and voluntarily invited 250 nurses. Data were collected included the socio-demographic, anthropometric and life style data of participants and items of hospital anxiety and depression scale questionnaire. SPSS was used for data analysis that were presented as mean ± SD and frequencies; number (n) and percentage (%). RESULTS: Consented 215 nurses were enrolled giving a response rate of 86%. The mean ± SD score of anxiety was 8.4 ± 3.9 and the mean ± SD score of depression was 6.6 ± 3.9 and varied significantly by gender. The prevalence of anxiety and depression was 28.8% and 16.7%, respectively. There was significant association between anxiety and hospital location, body mass index, physical activity and overtime work. The hospital location, South Asian ethnicity, smoking, physical activity and night shift were all showed significant association with depression. CONCLUSION: Our figures are much lower than some international and national studies but still are higher than others. However, they are alarming to the needs of changes to improve the quality of nurses' life so as to ensure better healthcare services that save both sides the emotional and economic burden.
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Gender biases impact doctors’ advising on infertility, thereby shaping treatment recommendations and patient health outcomes. This study explored the roles attributed to gender in the personal opinions of male and female medical residents in Saudi Arabia. This study used content and Appraisal analyses to explore attitudes realised by 85 female and 81 male Saudi medical interns about infertility. Content contained six themes, including infertility, psychology, children, marriage, divorce and religion. Both male and female participants understood women as the cause of and person responsible for dealing with infertility. Males focused on medical treatments, females on folk medicines. Female appraisals were mainly negative, male appraisals mainly positive. Strong co-frequencies were found for females between divorce and misery, and folk medicine and capacity, and for males between medical treatments and capacity, and children as emotionally fulfilling to women and normality. Both groups understood infertility primarily as a social and religious more than a medical issue. Gender biases, and contradictions in attributed gender roles were evident in how both groups discussed infertility. International institutions teaching healthcare communication must emphasise awareness of how gender stereotyping and cultural factors impact infertility advising and treatment.
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