Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.5455/rmj.20230421055408
Ahmed Abud
Objective: To assess the attitudes and knowledge of mothers toward diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out at Nasiriyah city hospitals Muhammad Al-Mousawi Hospital and Bint Al-Huda Hospital from 6 January to 15 February, 2022. It included 70 mothers of children age 1-14 years. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Results: Mothers had poor level of knowledge about DKA and had negative attitude about DKA. All items concerning the concept, causes and risk factors with the mean score was at poor level. Conclusions: Prenatal testing may raise a mother's understanding of DKA and knowledge of it.
{"title":"Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and preventive practices of mothers towards diabetic ketoacidosis","authors":"Ahmed Abud","doi":"10.5455/rmj.20230421055408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/rmj.20230421055408","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To assess the attitudes and knowledge of mothers toward diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out at Nasiriyah city hospitals Muhammad Al-Mousawi Hospital and Bint Al-Huda Hospital from 6 January to 15 February, 2022. It included 70 mothers of children age 1-14 years. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Results: Mothers had poor level of knowledge about DKA and had negative attitude about DKA. All items concerning the concept, causes and risk factors with the mean score was at poor level. Conclusions: Prenatal testing may raise a mother's understanding of DKA and knowledge of it.","PeriodicalId":20844,"journal":{"name":"Rawal Medical Journal","volume":"237 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135358945","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}
Objective: To increasing the efficiency of orthodontic treatment by developing and implementing an examination record for children with congenital cleft lip and palate with dentognathic deformities. Methodology. In this study, records of examination of a patient with congenital cleft lip and palate with dentognathic deformities was performed. The advantage of the proposed record is its informativeness and ergonomics A pilot examination has been conducted to correct the form and content, to add information. Results. We developed methods of determining the sagittal and transverse dimensions of the defect and fragments of the cleft upper jaw, the specifics of quality control of hygienic care. We used hygienic index for determining the indicator of individual oral hygiene adjusted to account for hygiene of various qualities on the upper and lower dentition (DIOH) and speech therapy diagnostics. Conclusion: The record of examination of patients with congenital cleft lip and palate with dentognathic deformities is advisable to use when planning and conducting orthodontic treatment. This provides an opportunity to take into account and describe all peculiarities of the dental status, justify the choice of treatment methods and trace the dynamics of rehabilitation.
{"title":"Orthodontic diagnostics in children with congenital cleft lip and palate with dentognathic deformities","authors":"Valerii Filonenko, Oleksandr Kaniura, Nataliia Bidenko","doi":"10.5455/rmj.20230517091426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/rmj.20230517091426","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To increasing the efficiency of orthodontic treatment by developing and implementing an examination record for children with congenital cleft lip and palate with dentognathic deformities. Methodology. In this study, records of examination of a patient with congenital cleft lip and palate with dentognathic deformities was performed. The advantage of the proposed record is its informativeness and ergonomics A pilot examination has been conducted to correct the form and content, to add information. Results. We developed methods of determining the sagittal and transverse dimensions of the defect and fragments of the cleft upper jaw, the specifics of quality control of hygienic care. We used hygienic index for determining the indicator of individual oral hygiene adjusted to account for hygiene of various qualities on the upper and lower dentition (DIOH) and speech therapy diagnostics. Conclusion: The record of examination of patients with congenital cleft lip and palate with dentognathic deformities is advisable to use when planning and conducting orthodontic treatment. This provides an opportunity to take into account and describe all peculiarities of the dental status, justify the choice of treatment methods and trace the dynamics of rehabilitation.","PeriodicalId":20844,"journal":{"name":"Rawal Medical Journal","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135709358","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}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.5455/rmj.20230409082233
Safad Isam, Hakima Hassan
Objective: To assess the effect of six-minute walk test on health-related quality of life in patients undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery at Iraqi center for heart diseases. Material: This descriptive study was conducted from 8th August, 2022 to 10th January, 2023. A non-probability purposive sample of 50 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery at Iraqi center for heart diseases was included in the study. A questionnaire composed of three parts; sociodemographic and clinical data, six-minute walk test (6MWT) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) were used. SPSS version 26 was utilized to analyze data. Results: Patient’s performance showed highly significant statistical differences at p<0.05 between pre and posttest for all items except for mean arterial pressure. Majority of patients had highly significant HRQoL after 6MWT. Conclusion: The 6MWT is important for improving HRQoL, due to its effect in enhancing patient’s physical activity and rehabilitation process following coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
目的:评价6分钟步行试验对伊拉克心脏病中心冠状动脉搭桥术患者健康相关生活质量的影响。材料:本描述性研究于2022年8月8日至2023年1月10日进行。在伊拉克心脏病中心接受冠状动脉搭桥手术的50名患者的非概率目的样本被纳入研究。问卷由三部分组成;采用社会人口学和临床数据、6分钟步行试验(6MWT)和健康相关生活质量(HRQoL)。使用SPSS version 26进行数据分析。结果:除平均动脉压外，患者各项测试前与测试后差异均有极显著统计学意义(p < 0.05)。大多数患者在6MWT后HRQoL非常显著。结论:6MWT可提高冠状动脉搭桥术后患者的体力活动和康复过程，对改善HRQoL具有重要意义。
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Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.5455/rmj.20230422010700
Khawlah Hussein, Anwar Saihood, Yasamin Sharif
Objective: To identify the human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes; HPV-16 and HPV-18 from women with abnormal cervical cytology. Methodology: In this cross-sectional study, 100 females 17 to 60 years of age (mean: 34 years) with abnormal cervical cytology were included. For each woman, two tissue specimens i.e. one for a pap smear and one for a genetic study were collected. The genetic study was carried out by using conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method for confirmation of diagnosis. A real-time PCR (RT-PCR) was done on positive samples for the detection of the genotypes. Results: We found that 64 (64%) out of 100 patients had abnormal tissue findings. The RT-PCR demonstrated that 32 (88.88%) samples were positive for the HPV 16 and HPV 18, at 20 cycles (55.55%) and 12 cycles (33.33%), respectively, with four (11.11%) samples showing unknown genotypic identity. Conclusion: The present investigation provides novel information about the status of the human papillomavirus infection in women from Al-Diwaniyah Province with important reporting of HPV-16 and HPV-18 genotypes. Samples of this Province are mainly positive for the HPV 16 and HPV 18 with high percentages.
{"title":"Detection of human papillomavirus genotypes (HPV-16) and (HPV-18) in women with abnormal cervical cytology in Al-Diwaniyah Province, Iraq","authors":"Khawlah Hussein, Anwar Saihood, Yasamin Sharif","doi":"10.5455/rmj.20230422010700","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/rmj.20230422010700","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To identify the human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes; HPV-16 and HPV-18 from women with abnormal cervical cytology. Methodology: In this cross-sectional study, 100 females 17 to 60 years of age (mean: 34 years) with abnormal cervical cytology were included. For each woman, two tissue specimens i.e. one for a pap smear and one for a genetic study were collected. The genetic study was carried out by using conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method for confirmation of diagnosis. A real-time PCR (RT-PCR) was done on positive samples for the detection of the genotypes. Results: We found that 64 (64%) out of 100 patients had abnormal tissue findings. The RT-PCR demonstrated that 32 (88.88%) samples were positive for the HPV 16 and HPV 18, at 20 cycles (55.55%) and 12 cycles (33.33%), respectively, with four (11.11%) samples showing unknown genotypic identity. Conclusion: The present investigation provides novel information about the status of the human papillomavirus infection in women from Al-Diwaniyah Province with important reporting of HPV-16 and HPV-18 genotypes. Samples of this Province are mainly positive for the HPV 16 and HPV 18 with high percentages.","PeriodicalId":20844,"journal":{"name":"Rawal Medical Journal","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135358674","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}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.5455/rmj.20230414124750
Ghaidaa Hamid
Objective: To determine the prevalence of bullying among primary schools’ children with some associated factors, and resultant effects. Methodology: This cross-sectional study with analytic elements was carried out from February through April 2022. It included a sample of 410 students from six governmental primary schools from both sides of Baghdad city. A self-constructed questionnaire was used. It comprised the following parts: Part (1): socio-demographic data, Part (2): questions that review the students’ exposure to bullying, and Part (3) entails the effects of bullying on those children. Results: The total sample was composed of 410 students; their mean age was 9.51±1.94 years. The prevalence of bullying was 56.34%. Students who were exposed to bullying had been experiencing symptoms as an abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting before school, then those who were not exposed to bullying. Conclusions: Bulling was occurring as a combination of physical, verbal, emotional & social types, with significant health effects for individuals who experienced these acts.
{"title":"Prevalence of bullying in primary schools of Baghdad, Iraq","authors":"Ghaidaa Hamid","doi":"10.5455/rmj.20230414124750","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/rmj.20230414124750","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To determine the prevalence of bullying among primary schools’ children with some associated factors, and resultant effects. Methodology: This cross-sectional study with analytic elements was carried out from February through April 2022. It included a sample of 410 students from six governmental primary schools from both sides of Baghdad city. A self-constructed questionnaire was used. It comprised the following parts: Part (1): socio-demographic data, Part (2): questions that review the students’ exposure to bullying, and Part (3) entails the effects of bullying on those children. Results: The total sample was composed of 410 students; their mean age was 9.51±1.94 years. The prevalence of bullying was 56.34%. Students who were exposed to bullying had been experiencing symptoms as an abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting before school, then those who were not exposed to bullying. Conclusions: Bulling was occurring as a combination of physical, verbal, emotional & social types, with significant health effects for individuals who experienced these acts.","PeriodicalId":20844,"journal":{"name":"Rawal Medical Journal","volume":"103 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135358681","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}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.5455/rmj.20230121083102
Hailah Habeeb, Bushra Mahmood, Zuhair Hussein
Objective: To determine if there are any maternal factors that might be linked to low birth weight (LBW). Methodology: This cross-sectional study was done at Al-Batool Teaching Hospital from January and March 2022 with 150 mothers who gave birth to babies who lived. Within 24 hours of being born, all babies were weighed. A birth weight of less than 2500 grams was thought to be low. All mothers were interviewed within 24 to 72 hours of giving birth, and the results were recorded. Results: There was significant differences (p<0.05) among socio demographic characteristics of mothers, except residence. There were significant differences (p<0.05) among maternal risk factors, except infant’s sex. There were significant differences (p<0.05) among disorders that associated with mothers. Conclusion: In Diyala province, LBW is linked to maternal socioeconomic status, risk factors, and disorders. Antenatal visits by well-educated and well-off women may decrease LBW.
{"title":"Low birth weight and associated risk factors in neonates","authors":"Hailah Habeeb, Bushra Mahmood, Zuhair Hussein","doi":"10.5455/rmj.20230121083102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/rmj.20230121083102","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To determine if there are any maternal factors that might be linked to low birth weight (LBW). Methodology: This cross-sectional study was done at Al-Batool Teaching Hospital from January and March 2022 with 150 mothers who gave birth to babies who lived. Within 24 hours of being born, all babies were weighed. A birth weight of less than 2500 grams was thought to be low. All mothers were interviewed within 24 to 72 hours of giving birth, and the results were recorded. Results: There was significant differences (p<0.05) among socio demographic characteristics of mothers, except residence. There were significant differences (p<0.05) among maternal risk factors, except infant’s sex. There were significant differences (p<0.05) among disorders that associated with mothers. Conclusion: In Diyala province, LBW is linked to maternal socioeconomic status, risk factors, and disorders. Antenatal visits by well-educated and well-off women may decrease LBW.","PeriodicalId":20844,"journal":{"name":"Rawal Medical Journal","volume":"174 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135358682","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}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.5455/rmj.20230209091611
Auday Husseiny, Sadeq zamili, Hayder Shala
Objective: To learn how common irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is in the city of Al-Nasiriyah and whether or not this disorder is linked to a lack of vitamin D. Methodology: This cross-sectional study included 396 patients based on Raisoft online application's population size. Patients were randomly enrolled from July to December 2022 at three outpatient clinics in various city quarters. Study factors were age (years), gender, family history of IBS, smoking, place of residence, marital status and vitamin D level. Results: We found that 56.06% patients had deficiency of vitamin D while 39.65% had insufficiency of vitamin D. We noted that 18.18% had mixed IBS while 15.15% had unclassified IBS,13.38% had constipation and only 7.58 had diarrhea. There was significant association between Vitamin D level and place of living. Females had significant deficiency in vitamin D level (59.6%) and 50.7% and 45.1% cases of IBD had deficient and insufficient, respectively. Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency is common. Most urban patients’ features were mixed IBS, unclassified IBS, or constipation, and vitamin D insufficiency. Vitamin D insufficiency was higher in women. Most IBS patients were deficient or insufficient.
{"title":"Prevalence of IBS and its relationship to vitamin D deficiency in Al- Nasiriyah city, Iraq","authors":"Auday Husseiny, Sadeq zamili, Hayder Shala","doi":"10.5455/rmj.20230209091611","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5455/rmj.20230209091611","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To learn how common irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is in the city of Al-Nasiriyah and whether or not this disorder is linked to a lack of vitamin D. Methodology: This cross-sectional study included 396 patients based on Raisoft online application's population size. Patients were randomly enrolled from July to December 2022 at three outpatient clinics in various city quarters. Study factors were age (years), gender, family history of IBS, smoking, place of residence, marital status and vitamin D level. Results: We found that 56.06% patients had deficiency of vitamin D while 39.65% had insufficiency of vitamin D. We noted that 18.18% had mixed IBS while 15.15% had unclassified IBS,13.38% had constipation and only 7.58 had diarrhea. There was significant association between Vitamin D level and place of living. Females had significant deficiency in vitamin D level (59.6%) and 50.7% and 45.1% cases of IBD had deficient and insufficient, respectively. Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency is common. Most urban patients’ features were mixed IBS, unclassified IBS, or constipation, and vitamin D insufficiency. Vitamin D insufficiency was higher in women. Most IBS patients were deficient or insufficient.","PeriodicalId":20844,"journal":{"name":"Rawal Medical Journal","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135358688","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}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.5455/rmj.20230309082806
Zainab Lafta, Tahseen M
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an instructional program on patient's adherence about clopidogrel therapy post percutaneous coronary intervention Methodology: Thia quasi-experimental study was carried out at Al- Nasiriyah Heart Center in Thi-Qar Governorate from 19th of May to 25th of October 2022. A non-probability (purposive) sample of 100 patients were divided into two groups; 50 patients as study and 50 as controls. We used General Medication Adherence Scale, which is composed of 11 items. Validity and reliability of the instrument are determined through a pilot study. Data were analyzed through SPSS version 24. Results: Patients in the study group showed poor level of adherence during the pre-test (84%) while they showed good and high levels of adherence during the post-test (good= 50% and high=34%). Conclusion: The instructional program was influential in enhancing patient's adherence regarding clopidogrel therapy post percutaneous coronary intervention
目的:评价指导方案对经皮冠状动脉介入治疗后氯吡格雷治疗依从性的效果。方法:于2022年5月19日至10月25日在卡塔尔省Al- Nasiriyah心脏中心进行了一项准实验研究。非概率(目的)样本100例患者分为两组;50例患者作为研究，50例作为对照。我们采用一般药物依从性量表，该量表由11个项目组成。通过初步研究确定了仪器的有效性和可靠性。数据采用SPSS version 24进行分析。结果:研究组患者在测试前的依从性较差(84%)，而在测试后的依从性较好和较高(良好= 50%，高=34%)。结论:指导方案对提高患者经皮冠状动脉介入治疗后氯吡格雷治疗的依从性有重要作用
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Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.5455/rmj.20230207042401
D. Darmadi, D. Ariestine, Sem S. Surja
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) consists of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). The global incidence of IBD is increasing recently. Westernization is hypothesized to play role in this phenomenon. Inflammation is the basic etiology of IBD. Genetic and environmental factors are important determinants of IBD. Gastrointestinal microorganism is a component of the environmental factors. Balanced-state microorganism environment is important to maintain normal gastrointestinal function. Dysbiosis, an imbalance in beneficial and pathogenic gastrointestinal microorganism, may elicit inflammation and result in IBD. Dysbiosis causes increased pro-inflammatory activity, decreased anti-inflammatory activity, disrupted gastrointestinal mucosal barrier, and prolonged inflammation. Probiotics are hoped to mend the dysbiosis and alleviate inflammation along with disease course. Studies in human reported that administration of probiotics along with standard therapy for UC gives promising result. In contrast, probiotics have little or no positive effect in CD. Probiotics as adjunctive therapy may be considered in managing patients with UC but not with CD.
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Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.5455/rmj20221125095031
V. Alqani, M. Meizel, Anmar H. H. AlFuadi
Objective: To identify the most common UTI-causing bacteria in the study samples and to identify the most culture-sensitive antibiotics. Methodology: The study was conducted at Adiwahiyah Teaching Hospital in Iraq's mid-Euphrates area from January 15, 2018 to September 2, 2019. The research included 400 Iraqi patients ages 2 to 85 with UTI symptoms. Results: E. coli was sensitive to imipenem, meropenem, amikacin, and chloramphenicol. Klebsiella pneumoneae was sensitive to amikacin, imipenem, and meropenem. Enterobacter aerogenes was sensitive to imipenem, chloramphenicol, amikacin, and meropenem. Morganella morganii was sensitive to imipenem, meropenem, amikacin, and chloramphenicol. Trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole, trimethoprim, tetracycline, and doxycycline were effective against Proteus mirabilis. Imipenem and meropenem were effective against Pantoea agglomerans. Amikacin, imipenem, and meropenem were effective against Providencia stuartii. Serratia marcescens was susceptible to trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole, trimethoprim, amikacin, chloramphenicol, imipenem, and meropenem. Conclusion: In the current study, in order of frequency, the most frequently isolated bacteria were E. coli, followed by Staph aureus. The study showed that the three best antibiotics for almost all isolated bacteria were imipenem, meropenem and amikacin with very minor exceptions.
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