Pub Date : 2021-10-12DOI: 10.1108/ijhrh-09-2021-155
Ritu Mahendru
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Pub Date : 2021-10-11DOI: 10.1108/ijhrh-08-2021-0154
H. AL-Salman, Q. A. Qasim, R. H. Fayadh, H. Hussein
Purpose The purpose of this study is to establish Loratadine [LRD] quantification in purified and capsule formulations using a precise and specific Reversal Phase with a very high-performance liquid Chromatographic [RP-HPLC] technique. The approach was evaluated in agreement with the principles of the International Conference on Harmonization [ICH]. Arcus EP-C18 Ion Pac column, 5 m, 4.6 mm, 250 mm, mobile phase Methanol: Acetonitrile (60:40) v/v. Dibasic potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.2, flow rate 1.0 ml/min. Design/methodology/approach The HPLC system used a 340 nm UV detector for testing. A 10-min run time was used for the analysis. At concentrations ranging from 2 to 10 g/ml, the technique was linear (R2 = 0.9998), exact (intra-day and inter-day relative standard deviation [RSD] values 1.0%), accurate (range recovery = 96%–102%), exclusive and strong. Findings The detecting and quantitation limits were 0.92 g/ml and 2.15 g/ml, respectively. Originality/value The findings demonstrated that the proposed method could accurately determine LRD in bulk and pill dose formats quickly and accurately.
目的采用高效液相色谱技术，建立氯雷他定纯化制剂和胶囊制剂中氯雷他定的定量方法。根据国际协调会议[ICH]的原则对该方法进行了评估。Arcus EP-C18 Ion Pac色谱柱，5米，4.6 mm, 250 mm，流动相甲醇:乙腈(60:40)v/v。磷酸二钾缓冲液，pH 7.2，流速1.0 ml/min。设计/方法学/方法HPLC系统采用340 nm紫外检测器进行检测。10分钟的运行时间用于分析。在浓度为2 ~ 10 g/ml范围内，该方法具有良好的线性(R2 = 0.9998)、精确(日内和日间相对标准偏差[RSD]值为1.0%)、准确(范围回收率为96% ~ 102%)、专属性和强稳定性。结果检测限为0.92 g/ml，定量限为2.15 g/ml。原创性/价值研究结果表明，该方法可以快速准确地确定散装和丸剂剂型的LRD。
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Pub Date : 2021-10-07DOI: 10.1108/ijhrh-07-2021-0145
G. Parvin, N. Takashino, M. Islam, Md. Habibur Rahman, M. Abedin, Mrittika Basu
Purpose This study aims to explore whether socio-economic factors determine the level of menstrual knowledge and perceptions of schoolgirls in Bangladesh. The aim of this study is to understand how knowledge and perceptions vary with variations in the different socio-economic factors in a schoolgirl’s life such as place of residence, religion, age, grade, parents’ education, parents’ occupation, family income and even family size. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from four schools (two in urban areas and two in rural areas). A total of 450 schoolgirls from grades V–X were interviewed to examine how knowledge and perceptions varied with different socio-economic aspects. Multiple logistic regression models were used to measure the associations between various socio-economic variables and perceptions of and knowledge about menstruation. Findings Respondents from urban areas were 4.75 times more likely and those 14–16 years old were two times more likely to report higher levels of knowledge about menstruation compared to their counterparts. Based on the father’s occupation, respondents whose father was engaged in a professional occupation were 1.983 times more likely to have a higher level of knowledge on menstruation compared to those whose fathers were in an unskilled profession. Similarly, the odds of positive perceptions on menstruation were 1.456 and 1.987 times higher, respectively, among respondents living in urban areas and those 14–16 years old, compared to their counterparts. Originality/value This study provides evidence that different socio-economic and even demographic factors are important in the development of menstrual knowledge and perceptions. Policy formulation and development actions related to adolescent girls’ physical and reproductive health development need to consider these factors in Bangladesh and in other developing countries, where poor knowledge and perception related to menstruation are hindering girls’ mental and physical development. This is expected that better knowledge and perception will facilitate girls’ right to have better health and social lives.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-27DOI: 10.1108/IJHRH-07-2021-0142
Anas Atef Shamaileh
Purpose The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic brought various and radical changes at the worldwide level. Globally, severe preventive measures were imposed to respond to the crisis such as lockdowns which forced the people to quarantine themselves inside their houses for longer periods. This issue stressed the crucial role of healthy houses in providing the various needs of residents during crises. Design/methodology/approach This study methodology adopted both inductive approach and a Study Application Model to define the Healthy House Criteria and fulfill the study objectives. Under the inductive approach a holistic literature review was undertaken while the Study Application Model implied defining the conception of the overall Criteria of the Healthy House's interior design under the COVID-19. Findings The finding of the study showed some areas needed to improve current healthy house's criteria in terms of its interior design that may be used to cope with potential crises such as the COVID-19. Based on the revealed findings, the researcher suggested a conceptual framework for healthy house's criteria and further research areas. Originality/value The current research may provide applicable framework for both interior designers and households in terms of how to design and implement a healthy house, which is valid to accommodate residents during potential crises such as the COVID-19.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-27DOI: 10.1108/ijhrh-06-2021-0132
Mohammad Ayasrah
Purpose Many international radiology societies, including American College of Radiologists (ACR), have established guidelines for optimum forms and contents of medical imaging reports to ensure high quality and to guarantee the satisfaction of both the referring physician and the patient. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the criteria of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reports in Jordan according to the standards of the ACR. Design/methodology/approach This cross-sectional study was conducted in early January 2021 for two weeks. An invitation letter was sent to 85 MRI centers of various health-care sectors in Jordan to participate in the study. Each invitee was requested to send at least ten different MRI reports. The study used a questionnaire containing the checklist of the latest edition 2020 of ACR’s practice parameter to communicate the diagnostic imaging results and the demographic information of the participating MRI centers. Seven basic elements were assessed for content-related quality of MRI reports, which are administrative data, patient demographics, clinical history, imaging procedures, clinical symptoms, imaging observations and impressions. Statistical analyses were used to evaluate the data. Findings Forty-one MRI centers participated in the study with 386 different MRI exam reports. The majority (92%) of the reports were computer-generated. Free texted unstructured reports and head-structured reports had an almost equal percentage of around 40%. Exam and radiologist demography as well as exam findings criteria were 100% available in all reports. The percentage of exam conclusion, and exam description and techniques were 2% and 4.9%, respectively (N = 368). There was a positive association between computer-generated reports and the presence of picture archiving and communication systems (PACS)/health information systems r = 0.443. Originality/value Structured and free text unstructured reporting were the common types of MRI exam reports in Jordan. Handwriting exam reporting existed in few MRI centers, particularly in those that had no PACS and radiology information systems.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-27DOI: 10.1108/IJHRH-05-2021-0120
Harlida Abdul Wahab, A. Rahim, Nor Anita Abdullah
Purpose This paper aims to study the elements of social protection, namely, the labour market policy (working conditions), social insurance and social assistance from the law and policy standpoints to safeguard the rights and welfare of the frontline health-care workers (HCWs). Design/methodology/approach This study applies both doctrinal and non-doctrinal research methods with the legal and authoritative approaches by integrating the three elements of social protections, which are working conditions, insurance protection and social assistance for the protection of HCWs. Findings A pragmatic approach to the social protection system by integrating these elements can safeguard the rights and welfare of the frontline HCWs amid the pandemic. This approach should be made effective for the sustainability of the HCW and health industry in Malaysia. Practical implications This paper highlights the significance of initiating and empowering ad hoc approaches through the social protection system for the practical and effective protection of frontline HCWs who are the backbone of the nation, in the event of pandemic COVID-19. These practical needs and approaches are pivotal in response to HCWs demands in workplace. Originality/value While social protection commonly aims to address disadvantaged groups and to combat poverty, this research adopts the social protection approach with the aims to safeguard the rights and welfare of frontline HCWs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-13DOI: 10.1108/ijhrh-01-2021-0018
Ramesh Athe, Rinshu Dwivedi, K. Sahoo, D. Bhattacharya, Shalu Jain, S. Pati
Purpose Congenital hearing disabilities among children are associated with lifetime discrepancies in the attainment of speech, poor academic-performance, socio-individual isolation and emotional-maladjustments. The present study aims to combine evidence from randomized, controlled trials to assess the accuracy of hearing-screening procedures and relative diagnostic-tests concomitant with partial/permanent hearing loss (HL) among neonatal and under-five children. Design/methodology/approach The steps in this process were conducted according to the PRISMA (Preferred-Reporting-Items-for-Systematic-reviews-and-Meta-Analysis) guidelines. The PubMed, ProQuest, Science-Direct, Cochrane-Library and secondary reference databases were searched. Analyses were carried out by using fixed/random-effects-models for calculating the summary estimates on hearing-screening and test-procedure. Meta-regression-analysis is performed to explore the influence of confounders on the net-pooled effect. Findings A total of 1,656 articles were identified, and 1,575 were excluded as they were not relevant to the purpose of the study. Further, out of 81 studies, 67 were excluded with reasons and 14 were included in the final analysis. Three independent reviewers have assessed the titles/abstracts for their potential relevance. The results from meta-analysis indicate that hearing-screening was significantly higher in the intervention group (n 8,102; OR 0.52, 95% CI 0.34, 0.79; p < 0.00001), as depicted via forest plot. Meta-regression analysis indicates a positive relationship between the age and effect size (regression-coefficient 0.638, 95% CI 0.005, 0.731; p < 0.05). Research limitations/implications The evidence from the present study can be used as reference for identifying the associated risk indicators, improved hearing-screening and reduction of hearing disability among under-five children. Practical implications The results of this review will be used for implementation of a new-born hearing screening, diagnostic accuracy and understanding the risk indicators for HL among under-five children in the South-Asian region. The evidence will be helpful for strategic directions for improved hearing screening and reduction of hearing disability among under-five children. Social implications By understanding the underlying dynamics of hearing-screening procedures, hearing-impairments can be identified at an early stage and required treatment can be provided to the children. Originality/value The findings of this study indicate that early detection, screening and diagnosis of the HL among the children, especially among the infants and new-born (0–2 years of age), will be of utmost importance in reducing the prevalence of HL, especially among the South-Asian region. This study can be used as a reference for other future studies in the area of hearing-screening, diagnostic accuracy and associated risk indicators among children.
儿童的二次生殖听力障碍与终生语言能力差异、学习成绩差、社会孤立和情绪失调有关。本研究旨在结合来自随机对照试验的证据，以评估新生儿和5岁以下儿童伴随部分/永久性听力损失(HL)的听力筛查程序和相关诊断测试的准确性。设计/方法/方法该过程中的步骤是根据PRISMA(用于系统审查和元分析的首选报告项目)指南进行的。检索PubMed、ProQuest、Science-Direct、Cochrane-Library和二级参考数据库。分析采用固定/随机效应模型计算听力筛查和测试程序的汇总估计。采用元回归分析探讨混杂因素对净汇集效应的影响。研究结果共纳入1656篇文献，其中1575篇因与研究目的无关而被排除。此外，在81项研究中，有67项研究被排除在外，并有原因，14项研究被纳入最终分析。三位独立审稿人评估了标题/摘要的潜在相关性。荟萃分析结果显示，干预组的听力筛查显著高于对照组(8102例;Or 0.52, 95% ci 0.34, 0.79;P < 0.00001)，如森林图所示。meta回归分析显示年龄与效应大小呈正相关(回归系数0.638,95% CI 0.005, 0.731;P < 0.05)。研究的局限性/意义本研究的证据可为确定相关风险指标、改进听力筛查和减少五岁以下儿童的听力障碍提供参考。实际意义本综述的结果将用于实施新生儿听力筛查，诊断准确性和了解南亚地区5岁以下儿童HL的风险指标。这些证据将有助于为改善五岁以下儿童的听力筛查和减少听力残疾提供战略指导。社会意义通过了解听力筛查程序的潜在动力，可以在早期阶段识别听力障碍，并为儿童提供所需的治疗。独创性/价值本研究结果表明，儿童，特别是婴儿和新生儿(0-2岁)的HL的早期发现、筛查和诊断对于降低HL的患病率至关重要，特别是在南亚地区。本研究可为今后儿童听力筛查、诊断准确性及相关风险指标的研究提供参考。
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Pub Date : 2021-09-03DOI: 10.1108/ijhrh-04-2020-0026
Y. Moradi, Marzieh Mahboobi, G. Moradi
Purpose Identifying the health-related needs in transgender (TG) people can help to formulate strategies for providing appropriate and accessible health services and promoting health and social justice, as well as human rights in these populations. This systematic review aims to determine health-related needs, problems and barriers, as well as ways to solve them in TG people from the viewpoint of TG individuals and health policymakers. Design/methodology/approach All international electronic databases such as PubMed (Medline), Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Sciences, Cochrane, PsycInfo and Google Scholar (Gray Literature) were searched from December 1990 to December 2019. After the search, the articles were screened based on their title, abstract and full text. The quality of articles was assessed using the Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE), Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) and Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) checklists. The search strategy, data extraction and quality evaluation of articles were independently performed by two researchers. Findings The general health-related needs identified in TG individuals from the viewpoint of themselves included access to legal hormone therapy, psychological and psychiatric counseling, privacy, health and hygiene needs, equality and freedom of expression. General health-related needs in TG individuals from the viewpoint of health policymakers included screening tests to detect sexually transmitted diseases, especially HIV, cancers and other diseases, as well as training service providers (physicians, nurses, health workers, etc.). Research limitations/implications One of the limitations of this study was nonreporting of health-related needs in initial articles by different TG groups because these groups have had different needs and different barriers to accessing health-care services. In this study, health-related needs and barriers to satisfy them were categorized from the viewpoint of TG populations and health policymakers around the world, which may influence future decisions to provide services to TG populations. The results of this systematic review can help to develop different strategies by considering all TGs from individual, family and social aspects to better provide services for this group. However, given the dynamics and changes in the existing communities and the limited studies on gender minorities in developing countries, further research is required to comprehensively address the subject. Originality/value The findings can be used as an incentive to improve existing conditions and to address problems and shortcomings. The results of this systematic review formulate strategies for providing appropriate and accessible health services and better lives for TGs, planning for more effective participation of these individuals in local communities, improving their physical problems and mental health through c
目的:确定变性人的健康相关需求有助于制定战略，提供适当和可获得的保健服务，促进这些人群的健康和社会正义以及人权。本系统综述旨在从TG个体和卫生政策制定者的角度确定TG人群的健康相关需求、问题和障碍，以及解决这些问题的方法。从1990年12月至2019年12月，检索了PubMed (Medline)、Embase、CINAHL、Scopus、Web of Sciences、Cochrane、PsycInfo和谷歌Scholar(灰色文献)等所有国际电子数据库。检索结束后，根据标题、摘要和全文对文章进行筛选。采用加强流行病学观察性研究报告(STROBE)、合并试验报告标准(CONSORT)和定性研究报告标准(SRQR)清单对文章质量进行评估。检索策略、数据提取和文章质量评价由两位研究者独立完成。调查结果:TG个体从自身角度确定的一般健康相关需求包括获得合法激素治疗、心理和精神咨询、隐私、健康和卫生需求、平等和言论自由。从卫生政策制定者的角度来看，TG个体的一般健康相关需求包括筛查检测性传播疾病，特别是艾滋病毒、癌症和其他疾病，以及培训服务提供者(医生、护士、卫生工作者等)。研究局限性/意义本研究的局限性之一是不同TG组在初始文章中未报告与健康相关的需求，因为这些组在获得保健服务方面有不同的需求和障碍。在本研究中，从全球TG人群和卫生政策制定者的角度对健康相关需求和满足这些需求的障碍进行了分类，这可能会影响未来为TG人群提供服务的决策。系统评价的结果可以帮助制定不同的策略，从个人、家庭和社会方面考虑所有的TGs，以便更好地为这一群体提供服务。但是，鉴于现有社区的动态和变化以及对发展中国家性别少数群体的研究有限，需要进一步研究以全面处理这一问题。原创性/价值这些发现可以用来激励改善现有条件，解决问题和缺点。这项系统审查的结果为以下方面制定了战略:为TGs提供适当和可获得的卫生服务和改善生活，规划这些人更有效地参与当地社区，通过咨询改善他们的身体问题和精神健康，以及促进这些人群的健康和社会正义以及人权。
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Pub Date : 2021-09-03DOI: 10.1108/IJHRH-03-2021-0067
Alan Smith
Purpose The purpose of this study is to highlight the overshadowing of the opioid crisis due to Covid-19 pandemic. Opioids are affecting increasing numbers as the current opioid overdose death rate is increasing to 209 per day. While there appears light shining on the end of the Covid-19 pandemic with the advent of a fourth vaccine, there is no such light for the opioid epidemic. Based on a sample of 603 relatively educated adults in NE Ohio, the health harm caused by both crises, prescribing physician blaming, high levels of income loss and physical and emotional burdens shared by the respondents were obvious and striking. Design/methodology/approach Using Bertram et al. (2014) theory of the blame model, the number of results concerning gender and personally involvement of friends and family members, including men empathy increased with greater knowledge of numbers of addicted opioid users in their personal contracts. Findings Unfortunately, many women had to remain home taking care of children and elderly loved ones at greater percentages than their male counterparts may account for less empathy as such addicted users have become a burden to economically impaired families. This tendency for placing blame for circumstances with twin crises appears to follow a relatively predictable path as modeled by Bertram et al. (2014) (i.e. denial, justification and excuse). Originality/value These are few studies that are studying the amplification effects of the Covid-19 pandemic context on the current opioid crisis.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-02DOI: 10.1108/ijhrh-12-2020-0124
Rowaida Yawar, M. Aqeel, M. Rafiq, Saher Navid, Nabiha Taufiq, Areesha Touqir, Moazma Imran
Purpose Fear of rejection is a feeling experienced by every human, which influences everyday life. It impacts an individual’s physical and mental health. But still there is no valid and reliable measure to assess prevalence of fear of rejection because of interpersonal relationships and social factors. This paper aims to serve the purpose of the establishment of psychometric properties of a scale that measures the fear of rejection. Design/methodology/approach Data was gathered from focus groups to establish item pool and construct the instrument. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted on the data collected by administering fear of rejection scale (FRS) and it uncovered the structure of the developed scale. Principal component analysis method was conducted by using direct oblimin rotation. Findings A two-factor structure, which includes interpersonal relationships and social factors, was obtained as a result of EFA. The internal consistency of the scale is highly acceptable with a = 0.93, which indicated that the scale is highly reliable. High reliability of subscales was attained as a = 0.90 and 0.86, respectively. Originality/value This research paper is original, which aims to assess the fear of rejection in terms of social and interpersonal rejection. The data collected is valid and authentic. The FRS is constructed with highly reliable results and is a psychometrically sound instrument.
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