N. Naeem, F. Raza, Asra Abbas, Madiha Khan niazi, B. Rizwan
COVID -19 begins in Wuhan and spread globally. A large number of the population got affected. The main aim of this study was to access knowledge, attitude, and practice to find a correlation that are people utilizing their knowledge to avoid disease spread, about their eating habits. For this online survey was conducted. This paper examines the public’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to COVID-19 and their relationships and identified the pandemic’s vulnerable populations to provide recommendations for behavioral interventions and policies. This study was conducted for Pakistani residents for letting know future awareness to stop the spread of diseases. Knowledge regarding vaccine SOP and diet was good in people living in urban areas.
{"title":"Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards COVID-19","authors":"N. Naeem, F. Raza, Asra Abbas, Madiha Khan niazi, B. Rizwan","doi":"10.53992/njns.v8i1.106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53992/njns.v8i1.106","url":null,"abstract":"COVID -19 begins in Wuhan and spread globally. A large number of the population got affected. The main aim of this study was to access knowledge, attitude, and practice to find a correlation that are people utilizing their knowledge to avoid disease spread, about their eating habits. For this online survey was conducted. This paper examines the public’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to COVID-19 and their relationships and identified the pandemic’s vulnerable populations to provide recommendations for behavioral interventions and policies. This study was conducted for Pakistani residents for letting know future awareness to stop the spread of diseases. Knowledge regarding vaccine SOP and diet was good in people living in urban areas.","PeriodicalId":19373,"journal":{"name":"NUST Journal of Natural Sciences","volume":"149 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75922552","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}
S. Wajid, Malik Sajjad Mehmood, Mansoor Ahmad Baluch
The optical uses of Gd2O3 have attracted interest in optoelectronics and have increased its popularity in industry. With the use of density functional theory, the SCF, band structure and density of states of cubic Gd2O3are examined. For this,we create a Gd2O3 supercell with a scaling of (211) andexamine the electronic characteristics such as band gap and DOS by using DFT. The influence of Cd doping on morphologicaland electrical characteristics of Gd2O3 nanoparticles is also described in the current study, and the modified properties of Gd2O3 are subsequently examined at the supercell level by employing DFT. Calculations indicates that SCF is converged with total energy -689.288RY. After the convergence of SCF,a direct band gap has been found by computing the electrical band structure. This paper also show that cd doping has a massive effect on the gadolinium oxide structure. The results of lattice constants are found to be credible. In all polymorphic phases, Gd2O3 is ductile and mechanically stable.
{"title":"Electronic and Band Gap Structure of Cd-Doped Gadolinium Oxide: A DFT Based Theoretical Study","authors":"S. Wajid, Malik Sajjad Mehmood, Mansoor Ahmad Baluch","doi":"10.53992/njns.v8i1.104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53992/njns.v8i1.104","url":null,"abstract":"The optical uses of Gd2O3 have attracted interest in optoelectronics and have increased its popularity in industry. With the use of density functional theory, the SCF, band structure and density of states of cubic Gd2O3are examined. For this,we create a Gd2O3 supercell with a scaling of (211) andexamine the electronic characteristics such as band gap and DOS by using DFT. The influence of Cd doping on morphologicaland electrical characteristics of Gd2O3 nanoparticles is also described in the current study, and the modified properties of Gd2O3 are subsequently examined at the supercell level by employing DFT. Calculations indicates that SCF is converged with total energy -689.288RY. After the convergence of SCF,a direct band gap has been found by computing the electrical band structure. This paper also show that cd doping has a massive effect on the gadolinium oxide structure. The results of lattice constants are found to be credible. In all polymorphic phases, Gd2O3 is ductile and mechanically stable.","PeriodicalId":19373,"journal":{"name":"NUST Journal of Natural Sciences","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87852674","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}
United Nations Sustainable Goals. 06 emphasis on unbiased and even access of water and basicwater sanitation and health sciences (WASH) facilities but, relentless reality is polar oppositewhere a stellar portion especially children are devoid of necessity facilities, especially inPakistan. The most vulnerable group i-e children deprived of WASH facilities. The mainobjective of the study was, a WASH survey was conducted in two school settings i.e., Mehranand Sindh primary schools, using 100 forms comprising 21 Closed-ended questions directlylinked with WASH facilities. The response was gathered from both boys and girls to maintainequity. Survey questionnaires are drafted as per international guild lines. The survey focusedmainly on four dimensions: Handwashing, toilet, drinking water facilities, and Hygienepractice showing average (%) responses of boys to girls as 17.4:20.3, 29:14.6, 33.6:21, and20.6:25.8, respectively showed the condition of mentioned dimensions improved in MehranSchool rather than that of Sindh School. Bacteria were observed in water samples under aFluorescence microscope that confirmed the presence of various bacteria species namely:Shigella, Escherichia coli, Vibrio, Salmonella, Cryptosporidium, Staphylococcus spp.Conclusively, there is a dire need to upgrade the WASH policy parallel to current scenario andneed of society to lessen the severity of the problems, especially children facing in developingcountry like Pakistan.
{"title":"Comparative analysis of school-based wash facilities, implications on children behaviours and health coupled with a policy framework for enhancing cognitive learning in children","authors":"Nayab Raza, M. Raza, Zaryab Raza, Sikandar Bakhat","doi":"10.53992/njns.v8i1.109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53992/njns.v8i1.109","url":null,"abstract":"United Nations Sustainable Goals. 06 emphasis on unbiased and even access of water and basicwater sanitation and health sciences (WASH) facilities but, relentless reality is polar oppositewhere a stellar portion especially children are devoid of necessity facilities, especially inPakistan. The most vulnerable group i-e children deprived of WASH facilities. The mainobjective of the study was, a WASH survey was conducted in two school settings i.e., Mehranand Sindh primary schools, using 100 forms comprising 21 Closed-ended questions directlylinked with WASH facilities. The response was gathered from both boys and girls to maintainequity. Survey questionnaires are drafted as per international guild lines. The survey focusedmainly on four dimensions: Handwashing, toilet, drinking water facilities, and Hygienepractice showing average (%) responses of boys to girls as 17.4:20.3, 29:14.6, 33.6:21, and20.6:25.8, respectively showed the condition of mentioned dimensions improved in MehranSchool rather than that of Sindh School. Bacteria were observed in water samples under aFluorescence microscope that confirmed the presence of various bacteria species namely:Shigella, Escherichia coli, Vibrio, Salmonella, Cryptosporidium, Staphylococcus spp.Conclusively, there is a dire need to upgrade the WASH policy parallel to current scenario andneed of society to lessen the severity of the problems, especially children facing in developingcountry like Pakistan.","PeriodicalId":19373,"journal":{"name":"NUST Journal of Natural Sciences","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84474845","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}
Worldwide cancer is now becoming leading cause of death. Main aim of therapy is to stop progression of disease. Disease fighting aspect is major concern in all fields of health. Now we are trying to cure all these with help of natural things. Food items containing Phytoestrogens are now considered important in treatment of cancer. Either with chemotherapy that involve use of chemicals to suppress cancer growth and invasion. These natural products are part of our everyday life like grains, nuts, vegetables, herbs. Phytoestrogens and its related products have benefits of no side effects in fact will protect our body from various types of cancers like breast, liver, prostate, colorectal and bladder cancer.
{"title":"Phytoestrogen a combat kit against cancer","authors":"N. Naeem, Tabassum Tufail","doi":"10.53992/njns.v7i2.102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53992/njns.v7i2.102","url":null,"abstract":"Worldwide cancer is now becoming leading cause of death. Main aim of therapy is to stop progression of disease. Disease fighting aspect is major concern in all fields of health. Now we are trying to cure all these with help of natural things. Food items containing Phytoestrogens are now considered important in treatment of cancer. Either with chemotherapy that involve use of chemicals to suppress cancer growth and invasion. These natural products are part of our everyday life like grains, nuts, vegetables, herbs. Phytoestrogens and its related products have benefits of no side effects in fact will protect our body from various types of cancers like breast, liver, prostate, colorectal and bladder cancer.","PeriodicalId":19373,"journal":{"name":"NUST Journal of Natural Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82228347","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}
Dengue fever (DF) is mosquito born disease infecting 390 million individuals globally. It may present with several classical DF, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) or Dengue shock syndrome. Clinical symptoms included headache, fever, bone pain or some time flue like symptoms. It is commonly diagnosed by serological detection of IgM, NS1 antigen in patients’s serum. The disease progression and management is monitored by a simple complete blood picture test. This hematological test is readily available at all health care facilities. This study was designed to investigate the differentiation of hematological parameters in DF and DHF. This was a retrospective cross sectional study, performed on 158 patients. The data was collected from the Allied Laboratory Lahore, Pakistan between March 2020 to February 2022. Demographic and clinical data was analysed by SPSS V.26. Data suggest that the dengue infection was more common in active age group i.e.15-30 years of age. The data showed significance difference between of the hematological parameters in both groups (P value less than 0.05). The group comparison of hematological parameters showed TLC (DF: Mean=4.25, DHF: Mean=3.21), RBC count (DF:DHF, Mean=5.66:6.68), Platelets count (DF:DHF, Mean=129.31: 84.39) and Hb levels (DF:DHF, Mean=13.08: 14.27) and HCT (DF:DHF, Mean=51.08: 59.27). Results showed that in DHF, malfunction in intrinsic coagulation pathway is observed. DF patients might have no bleeding while DHF can have no shock or shock, resulting in DSS. The study concludes that these laboratory findings help in efficient understanding of clinical picture of dengue fever and in early identification of the disease in narrow resources areas. The development and implementation of sustainable preventive and control strategies that will reverse the trend of emerging dengue hemorrhagic fever is a serious problem for public health experts in Pakistan and the world at large.
{"title":"Analysis of Disease Parameters in Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever versus Classic Dengue Fever Patients","authors":"Fatima Shahzad, Ayesha Awan, Abid Ali, Waqar Mehmood Dar, Nimra Irshad, Zia -ur-Rehman Farooqi","doi":"10.53992/njns.v7i2.97","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53992/njns.v7i2.97","url":null,"abstract":"Dengue fever (DF) is mosquito born disease infecting 390 million individuals globally. It may present with several classical DF, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) or Dengue shock syndrome. Clinical symptoms included headache, fever, bone pain or some time flue like symptoms. It is commonly diagnosed by serological detection of IgM, NS1 antigen in patients’s serum. The disease progression and management is monitored by a simple complete blood picture test. This hematological test is readily available at all health care facilities. This study was designed to investigate the differentiation of hematological parameters in DF and DHF. This was a retrospective cross sectional study, performed on 158 patients. The data was collected from the Allied Laboratory Lahore, Pakistan between March 2020 to February 2022. Demographic and clinical data was analysed by SPSS V.26. Data suggest that the dengue infection was more common in active age group i.e.15-30 years of age. The data showed significance difference between of the hematological parameters in both groups (P value less than 0.05). The group comparison of hematological parameters showed TLC (DF: Mean=4.25, DHF: Mean=3.21), RBC count (DF:DHF, Mean=5.66:6.68), Platelets count (DF:DHF, Mean=129.31: 84.39) and Hb levels (DF:DHF, Mean=13.08: 14.27) and HCT (DF:DHF, Mean=51.08: 59.27). Results showed that in DHF, malfunction in intrinsic coagulation pathway is observed. DF patients might have no bleeding while DHF can have no shock or shock, resulting in DSS. The study concludes that these laboratory findings help in efficient understanding of clinical picture of dengue fever and in early identification of the disease in narrow resources areas. The development and implementation of sustainable preventive and control strategies that will reverse the trend of emerging dengue hemorrhagic fever is a serious problem for public health experts in Pakistan and the world at large.","PeriodicalId":19373,"journal":{"name":"NUST Journal of Natural Sciences","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86414918","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}
Hina Afroz, S. Sattar, A. Aziz, B. Zamir, Muhammad Umar Zafar Khan, S. Hussain, Hafiz Muhammad Waqar Ahmad
Haemorrahgic Septiceamia (H.S) is a deadly, sub-acute livestock disease of cattle and buffalo in Southeast Asia including Pakistan. A whopping 98% case fatality rate renders vaccination a mandatory prophylactic control measure to counter HS. Very little information is available on serum biochemical profile of the HS vaccinated animals. This study was conducted to investigate the serum biochemistry of the vaccinated cattle and buffalo calves and adults alike. Three different experimental oil adjuvant vaccines were produced for Pasturella multocida serotype B:2 (locally prevalent). N=80 healthy cattle and buffalo (calves and adults) were divided into four groups. Each group consisted of 20 animals (10 calves and 10 adults). Group A was injected with vaccine prepared with Montanide ISA-50; Group B with vaccine prepared from Montanide ISA-206 while Group C with a vaccine produced from Liquid paraffin and Lanolin. Group D animals served as non-immunized control. Blood samples were collected from each animal at zero-day, after booster at 90 days, and then every quarter for one year. Twelve biochemical parameters were assessed by ANOVA and Kruskal Wallis Test. Post hoc multiple comparisons were done for glucose levels. It was concluded that vaccinating both cattle and buffalo calves and adults with H.S. vaccine formulated with three different adjuvants did not have a statistically significant effect on serum biochemistry of vaccinated animals compared to controls.
{"title":"Comparative Assessment of Serum Biochemical Markers from Cattle and Buffaloes Vaccinated with Three Different Oil Adjuvant Vaccines of Hemorrhagic Septicemia from Punjab, Pakistan","authors":"Hina Afroz, S. Sattar, A. Aziz, B. Zamir, Muhammad Umar Zafar Khan, S. Hussain, Hafiz Muhammad Waqar Ahmad","doi":"10.53992/njns.v7i2.98","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53992/njns.v7i2.98","url":null,"abstract":"Haemorrahgic Septiceamia (H.S) is a deadly, sub-acute livestock disease of cattle and buffalo in Southeast Asia including Pakistan. A whopping 98% case fatality rate renders vaccination a mandatory prophylactic control measure to counter HS. Very little information is available on serum biochemical profile of the HS vaccinated animals. This study was conducted to investigate the serum biochemistry of the vaccinated cattle and buffalo calves and adults alike. Three different experimental oil adjuvant vaccines were produced for Pasturella multocida serotype B:2 (locally prevalent). N=80 healthy cattle and buffalo (calves and adults) were divided into four groups. Each group consisted of 20 animals (10 calves and 10 adults). Group A was injected with vaccine prepared with Montanide ISA-50; Group B with vaccine prepared from Montanide ISA-206 while Group C with a vaccine produced from Liquid paraffin and Lanolin. Group D animals served as non-immunized control. Blood samples were collected from each animal at zero-day, after booster at 90 days, and then every quarter for one year. Twelve biochemical parameters were assessed by ANOVA and Kruskal Wallis Test. Post hoc multiple comparisons were done for glucose levels. It was concluded that vaccinating both cattle and buffalo calves and adults with H.S. vaccine formulated with three different adjuvants did not have a statistically significant effect on serum biochemistry of vaccinated animals compared to controls.","PeriodicalId":19373,"journal":{"name":"NUST Journal of Natural Sciences","volume":"86 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86428714","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}
Sidra Aslam, N. Rasheed, Z. Akram, F. Ali, Varda Jalil
Objective: Objective of the study is to evaluate the oral health knowledge, attitude and oral hygiene practice behavior among undergraduate students of biomedical sciences in Punjab, Pakistan. Method: Methodology consisted of a questionnaire study of 501 sample size (182 males and 319 females). The mean age of the participants was 19 years. The data collected by the study was analyzed by IBM SPSS Statistics v. 25.0. Pearson’s Chi-square test was used to compare the data. P-value less than 0.05 were considered to be statistically significant. Result: Results showed 284 (56.6%) participants brushed their teeth only once a day,253 (50.4%) brushed their teeth right after waking up, for no less than 2 minutes. 342 (68.2%) participants replaced their tooth brush after every 3 months and 367 (73%) participants do not feel an obligation to brush teeth after consuming sugary foods. 203 (40.5%) participants only use horizontal motions for brushing and 234 (46.7%) participants rely only on brushing to maintain oral hygiene.290 participants (58%) believe visiting the dentist after every 6 months can help in prevention of oral diseases, while 159 (32%) participants believe in fluoride application and getting scaling done once a year. 64.4% participants believe scaling is the removal of deposits on teeth and it should only be done when required. 63% participants visited the dentist only when they suffered from an oral disease. Conclusion: The findings of this study will be helpful in making strategies for awareness programs related to oral hygiene practices.
目的:了解巴基斯坦旁遮普省生物医学本科学生口腔卫生知识、态度及口腔卫生实践行为。方法:采用问卷调查法，共501个样本量，其中男性182人，女性319人。参与者的平均年龄为19岁。本研究收集的数据采用IBM SPSS Statistics v. 25.0进行分析。采用Pearson卡方检验对数据进行比较。p值小于0.05认为有统计学意义。结果:284人(56.6%)每天只刷牙一次，253人(50.4%)起床后立即刷牙，刷牙时间不少于2分钟。342名(68.2%)参与者每3个月更换一次牙刷，367名(73%)参与者在食用含糖食物后不觉得有义务刷牙。203名(40.5%)参与者仅使用水平动作刷牙，234名(46.7%)参与者仅依靠刷牙来保持口腔卫生。290名参与者(58%)认为每6个月去看一次牙医有助于预防口腔疾病，159名参与者(32%)认为每年使用氟化物和洗牙一次。64.4%的参与者认为洗牙是为了清除牙齿上的沉积物，只有在需要的时候才应该做。63%的参与者只在患有口腔疾病时才去看牙医。结论:本研究结果将有助于制定与口腔卫生习惯相关的宣传策略。
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Mulberry (Morus spp., Moracecae) is a notable remedial and multi-functional plant. Distinct mulberry types are spread in subtropical, temperate and tropical areas all over the world but the plant mainly is common in China, Korea, India and Asian countries. Mulberry leaves carry a number of bioactive compounds with it along with various pharmacological effects. It is an magnificent origin of nutrients, and phytochemical and is been proven as a nutraceutical. They also act as antioxidant to prevent lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress. Mulberry leaves have a broad extent of therapeutic effects having bacteriostatic, anti-hyperlipidemia, lowering blood glucose, anti-hypertensive, and antiviral properties. The goal of this analysis is to estimate the direct action of extract of mulberry leaves on hyperlipidemic induced rats model. The present study will contribute evidence-based results regarding the antihyperlipidemic effects of mulberry leaves. Previous studies suggest that mulberry leaves is highly effective to manage hyperlipidemia and dyslipidemia due to their lipid ameliorating and antioxidant effect.
{"title":"Nutritional Composition, Bioactive Compounds and Hypolipidemic Effects of Mulberry Leaves","authors":"Eman Khawani, B. Rizwan, Sana Noreen","doi":"10.53992/njns.v7i2.101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53992/njns.v7i2.101","url":null,"abstract":"Mulberry (Morus spp., Moracecae) is a notable remedial and multi-functional plant. Distinct mulberry types are spread in subtropical, temperate and tropical areas all over the world but the plant mainly is common in China, Korea, India and Asian countries. Mulberry leaves carry a number of bioactive compounds with it along with various pharmacological effects. It is an magnificent origin of nutrients, and phytochemical and is been proven as a nutraceutical. They also act as antioxidant to prevent lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress. Mulberry leaves have a broad extent of therapeutic effects having bacteriostatic, anti-hyperlipidemia, lowering blood glucose, anti-hypertensive, and antiviral properties. The goal of this analysis is to estimate the direct action of extract of mulberry leaves on hyperlipidemic induced rats model. The present study will contribute evidence-based results regarding the antihyperlipidemic effects of mulberry leaves. Previous studies suggest that mulberry leaves is highly effective to manage hyperlipidemia and dyslipidemia due to their lipid ameliorating and antioxidant effect.","PeriodicalId":19373,"journal":{"name":"NUST Journal of Natural Sciences","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76897102","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}
Wizra Faiz, Zahra Fayyaz, Yamna Najib, Abdul Rehman, Sana Noreen, Muhammad Hamza Bin Abdul Malik, A. Sadiqa, R. Kanwal
Objective: This study was conducted to assess the weaning knowledge, practices, and influencing factors. Methods: Questionnaires were filled from 315 mothers with children aged 06-24 months, who visited Pediatrics OPD Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan in 4 months. The weaning knowledge and practices of the respondents were evaluated by using a pre-tested questionnaire. Chi-square test was used to assess the associations between the variables. It was ranked as good, satisfactory, and poor based on the gross sum total. Results: The overall knowledge of weaning was good in 159 (50.5%) mothers and 133 (42.2%) had satisfactory knowledge. Whereas the practices of 152 (48.3%) mothers out of 315 were good but poor in 46 (14.6%) of the mothers. There is a statistically significant association between the knowledge and practices of weaning with the age of babies (p values= 0.000 and 0.000, respectively) and the total number of children of the respondents (p-values= 0.000 and 0.000, respectively). Residential status of respondents (p-value=0.028) and educational status of mothers (p-values= 0.01) also showed a significant association with the overall knowledge of mothers. Practices and knowledge of mothers (p-values=0.02 and p-value= 0.026 respectively) are statistically significant with the source of information and weaning practices. We also found an association with the type of family of the respondent (p-value=0.034). Conclusion: The findings of this study will be helpful in making strategies of awareness programs so that the effects of pre-or post-weaning can be minimized.
{"title":"Knowledge and Practices of Mothers with Children Aged 6-24 Months on Weaning, Attending Services Hospital Lahore, Pakistan","authors":"Wizra Faiz, Zahra Fayyaz, Yamna Najib, Abdul Rehman, Sana Noreen, Muhammad Hamza Bin Abdul Malik, A. Sadiqa, R. Kanwal","doi":"10.53992/njns.v7i1.91","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53992/njns.v7i1.91","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: This study was conducted to assess the weaning knowledge, practices, and influencing factors. Methods: Questionnaires were filled from 315 mothers with children aged 06-24 months, who visited Pediatrics OPD Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan in 4 months. The weaning knowledge and practices of the respondents were evaluated by using a pre-tested questionnaire. Chi-square test was used to assess the associations between the variables. It was ranked as good, satisfactory, and poor based on the gross sum total. Results: The overall knowledge of weaning was good in 159 (50.5%) mothers and 133 (42.2%) had satisfactory knowledge. Whereas the practices of 152 (48.3%) mothers out of 315 were good but poor in 46 (14.6%) of the mothers. There is a statistically significant association between the knowledge and practices of weaning with the age of babies (p values= 0.000 and 0.000, respectively) and the total number of children of the respondents (p-values= 0.000 and 0.000, respectively). Residential status of respondents (p-value=0.028) and educational status of mothers (p-values= 0.01) also showed a significant association with the overall knowledge of mothers. Practices and knowledge of mothers (p-values=0.02 and p-value= 0.026 respectively) are statistically significant with the source of information and weaning practices. We also found an association with the type of family of the respondent (p-value=0.034). Conclusion: The findings of this study will be helpful in making strategies of awareness programs so that the effects of pre-or post-weaning can be minimized. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":19373,"journal":{"name":"NUST Journal of Natural Sciences","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75799380","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}
Saaim Asif, Maaz Khan, Muhammad Waqar Arshad, M. I. Shabbir
Eye colour in humans is a distinct character, and an important trait of an individual’s personality. Heterochromia iridis is a unique phenotype. It is an exceedingly rare condition caused by mutations in genes responsible for synthesis, distribution, and concentration of the melanin pigment in the irises of the eye. Many health disorders and syndromes are associated with heterochromia. Here, we report for the first time in Pakistan, two unique individuals with sectoral heterochromia. This report also addresses the social and psychological pressures these remarkable individuals face in the Pakistani society.
{"title":"Windows to the Soul- Heterochromia Iridis","authors":"Saaim Asif, Maaz Khan, Muhammad Waqar Arshad, M. I. Shabbir","doi":"10.53992/njns.v7i1.92","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53992/njns.v7i1.92","url":null,"abstract":"Eye colour in humans is a distinct character, and an important trait of an individual’s personality. Heterochromia iridis is a unique phenotype. It is an exceedingly rare condition caused by mutations in genes responsible for synthesis, distribution, and concentration of the melanin pigment in the irises of the eye. Many health disorders and syndromes are associated with heterochromia. Here, we report for the first time in Pakistan, two unique individuals with sectoral heterochromia. This report also addresses the social and psychological pressures these remarkable individuals face in the Pakistani society.","PeriodicalId":19373,"journal":{"name":"NUST Journal of Natural Sciences","volume":"86 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86912055","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}
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