Pub Date : 2019-10-01DOI: 10.21608/misrj.2019.53608
Yahia Bakr, Yasmeen Mohammed Abd-El Fattah, Yasmeen Ahmed, Y. Salem, A. Mokhtar
Background: Violence against health care workers negatively affects their performance and the quality of care provided to the patients. Objective: To measure the prevalence of workplace violence against a sample of physicians and nurses in the emergency departments, to identify the victims’ responses and measures taken by the employee, and the available safety measures. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out in a university hospital in Egypt using a modified version of the workplace violence in the health sector survey developed by ILO/ICN/WHO/PSI. A convenience sample of 178 physicians and nurses were included in the study. SPSS version 23 was used for statistical analysis. Results: 178 physicians and nurses participated in the study (16.3% nurses, 39.3% interns, 44.4% physicians), 57.5% of them were females and 76.1% were single. During the 12 months before the survey, 62.4 % of the participants faced verbal violence, followed by physical violence (19.7 %) and sexual harassment (10.7%). The main perpetrator in all three types of violence was the patients’ relatives. The main response to physical and verbal violence was calling the security (55.2% and 38.0% respectively) while in sexual violence was telling the person to stop (36.8%). The main procedures available to protect against violence were the presence of security measures (74.9%) and the presence of special equipment or clothing (79.4%). Physicians and nurses of older age and longer duration of work were at higher risk to physical and verbal abuse. Nurses were at higher risk of being attacked physically while physicians were at higher risk of verbal Violence. Conclusion: Violence against health care workers is prevalent in emergency departments. This research data highlight that there is an urgent need for more effort and policies to protect the emergency staff.
{"title":"Violence against Physicians and Nurses in a University Hospital’s Emergency Departments in Egypt: A Cross - Sectional Study","authors":"Yahia Bakr, Yasmeen Mohammed Abd-El Fattah, Yasmeen Ahmed, Y. Salem, A. Mokhtar","doi":"10.21608/misrj.2019.53608","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/misrj.2019.53608","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Violence against health care workers negatively affects their performance and the quality of care provided to the patients. Objective: To measure the prevalence of workplace violence against a sample of physicians and nurses in the emergency departments, to identify the victims’ responses and measures taken by the employee, and the available safety measures. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out in a university hospital in Egypt using a modified version of the workplace violence in the health sector survey developed by ILO/ICN/WHO/PSI. A convenience sample of 178 physicians and nurses were included in the study. SPSS version 23 was used for statistical analysis. Results: 178 physicians and nurses participated in the study (16.3% nurses, 39.3% interns, 44.4% physicians), 57.5% of them were females and 76.1% were single. During the 12 months before the survey, 62.4 % of the participants faced verbal violence, followed by physical violence (19.7 %) and sexual harassment (10.7%). The main perpetrator in all three types of violence was the patients’ relatives. The main response to physical and verbal violence was calling the security (55.2% and 38.0% respectively) while in sexual violence was telling the person to stop (36.8%). The main procedures available to protect against violence were the presence of security measures (74.9%) and the presence of special equipment or clothing (79.4%). Physicians and nurses of older age and longer duration of work were at higher risk to physical and verbal abuse. Nurses were at higher risk of being attacked physically while physicians were at higher risk of verbal Violence. Conclusion: Violence against health care workers is prevalent in emergency departments. This research data highlight that there is an urgent need for more effort and policies to protect the emergency staff.","PeriodicalId":278096,"journal":{"name":"Medical Integrated Student Research Journal","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132133045","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 : 2019-10-01DOI: 10.21608/misrj.2019.63935
Hadeer Yousef, Hadeer S. Sayed, M. Tantawy, A. Mokhtar
Background: Osteoarthritis is highly endemic disease in Egypt. In high income countries higher arthritis prevalence is associated with low social class, however in low to middle income countries less is known about arthritis prevalence or its predisposing factors. Objective: To measure the prevalence of arthritis among a sample of medical students at Ain Shams University and to identify its probable associated risk factors. Methods:A cross sectional study was carried out at Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University. A convenience sample of 340 students was selected. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Arthritis was assessed using 2 diagnostic methods: 1) doctor-/health care provider–diagnosed arthritis. 2) Four arthritis definitions based on the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision and WHO. Collected data were revised, coded, entered to a personal computer and analyzed using SPSS version 16. Results:The total prevalence of arthritis among the studied students was 8.9% based on both doctor diagnosis and WHO algorithm (7.1% based on doctor diagnosis and 2.1% based on WHO algorithm). Logistic regression analysis revealed that, residence in urban areas and female gender were the two independent risk factors associated with arthritis (p<0.05). Conclusion Findings suggest that further studied are needed across this age group, and proper interventions are needed to overcome the consequences of arthritis later in life.
{"title":"Prevalence of arthritis among a sample of medical students at Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt; A Cross-Sectional study.","authors":"Hadeer Yousef, Hadeer S. Sayed, M. Tantawy, A. Mokhtar","doi":"10.21608/misrj.2019.63935","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/misrj.2019.63935","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Osteoarthritis is highly endemic disease in Egypt. In high income countries higher arthritis prevalence is associated with low social class, however in low to middle income countries less is known about arthritis prevalence or its predisposing factors. Objective: To measure the prevalence of arthritis among a sample of medical students at Ain Shams University and to identify its probable associated risk factors. Methods:A cross sectional study was carried out at Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University. A convenience sample of 340 students was selected. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Arthritis was assessed using 2 diagnostic methods: 1) doctor-/health care provider–diagnosed arthritis. 2) Four arthritis definitions based on the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision and WHO. Collected data were revised, coded, entered to a personal computer and analyzed using SPSS version 16. Results:The total prevalence of arthritis among the studied students was 8.9% based on both doctor diagnosis and WHO algorithm (7.1% based on doctor diagnosis and 2.1% based on WHO algorithm). Logistic regression analysis revealed that, residence in urban areas and female gender were the two independent risk factors associated with arthritis (p<0.05). Conclusion Findings suggest that further studied are needed across this age group, and proper interventions are needed to overcome the consequences of arthritis later in life.","PeriodicalId":278096,"journal":{"name":"Medical Integrated Student Research Journal","volume":"177 1-2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132604699","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 : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.21608/MISRJ.2018.12822
kholoud Abd El-Aziz, M. Gaafary, D. Sos, G. Wassif
Background: Antenatal counseling provides an important opportunity to improve maternal understanding of postpartum family planning and good opportunity to make an appropriate choice of postpartum family planning method. Objectives: To measure the degree of satisfaction from antenatal family planning counseling and to identify its relation to PPFP adoption among women attending family medicine centers in 6th October city. Methods: A Cross sectional study was conducted on 384 married women in reproductive age attending three randomly selected family medicine centers. They should be healthymarried women in reproductive age and having at least one living child not less than one-yearold.Women with history of primary or secondary infertility and repeated abortion were excluded. Data were collected through an interview questionnaire including socio-demographic data and reproductive history, family planning method used in the postpartum period, for her at least one year old child and antenatal counseling about post-postpartum family planning done in her pregnancy in her previous one year old child. Proper postpartum family planning is defined as use of contraception within 40 days after delivery with continuation for at least one year after delivery of the last child. Results: There is statistically significant relationship between antenatal counseling service provision and use of PPFP methods among studied women P<0.05, and found that family health center number (1) had the highest preformation regarding antenatal counseling services provision (75.4%), antenatal counseling sessions regarding PPFP mentioned by (67.7%), two thirds of studied women (65.0%) were satisfied regarding antenatal counseling session and doctors providing the counseling as mentioned by 40.8% of participating women. Conclusion: There is a statistically significant relationship between adequate antenatal family planning counseling and use of PPFP methods.
{"title":"Effect of Antenatal Counseling on Postpartum Family Planning among Women Attending Family Medicine Units in 6th of October City","authors":"kholoud Abd El-Aziz, M. Gaafary, D. Sos, G. Wassif","doi":"10.21608/MISRJ.2018.12822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/MISRJ.2018.12822","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Antenatal counseling provides an important opportunity to improve maternal understanding of postpartum family planning and good opportunity to make an appropriate choice of postpartum family planning method. Objectives: To measure the degree of satisfaction from antenatal family planning counseling and to identify its relation to PPFP adoption among women attending family medicine centers in 6th October city. Methods: A Cross sectional study was conducted on 384 married women in reproductive age attending three randomly selected family medicine centers. They should be healthymarried women in reproductive age and having at least one living child not less than one-yearold.Women with history of primary or secondary infertility and repeated abortion were excluded. Data were collected through an interview questionnaire including socio-demographic data and reproductive history, family planning method used in the postpartum period, for her at least one year old child and antenatal counseling about post-postpartum family planning done in her pregnancy in her previous one year old child. Proper postpartum family planning is defined as use of contraception within 40 days after delivery with continuation for at least one year after delivery of the last child. Results: There is statistically significant relationship between antenatal counseling service provision and use of PPFP methods among studied women P<0.05, and found that family health center number (1) had the highest preformation regarding antenatal counseling services provision (75.4%), antenatal counseling sessions regarding PPFP mentioned by (67.7%), two thirds of studied women (65.0%) were satisfied regarding antenatal counseling session and doctors providing the counseling as mentioned by 40.8% of participating women. Conclusion: There is a statistically significant relationship between adequate antenatal family planning counseling and use of PPFP methods.","PeriodicalId":278096,"journal":{"name":"Medical Integrated Student Research Journal","volume":"520 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116335676","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 : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.21608/MISRJ.2018.12811
M. M. Ellaban, M. Rady, Gabal Hebat Allah, Nayera S Mostafa
Background: Construction sector is one of the main pillars of the global economy, even though it is a risky business in which fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries occur frequently. Information about workers’ awareness about health and safety hazards, risk perception and safe work practices can help to understand where to apply prevention strategies. Unfortunately, construction sites are workplaces with limited access for research; studies at work level represent 2.28% of all available research. Objectives: To estimate the perception of construction workers to the occupational hazards, to identify types of common occupational accidents involving construction workers in an Egyptian company and to identify the workers’ personal and work related characteristics determinants on their risk perception. Material and methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among construction workers in one of the projects in Cairo. During the period from January to August 2018; a sample of 104 workers were interviewed using a structured questionnaire inquiring about socio-demographic characteristics, work related variables together with assessment of workers’ risk perception. Results: the majority of the workers had low risk perception for falls, contact with chemicals, struck by objects, sharp objects, manual lifting, repetitive movements and heat stress, while the noise was reported as “ no or acceptable risk category”. The study identified age, health and safety training, working hours and the use of PPEs as significantly related factors to risk perception. Conclusion:risk perception among studied workers in average is low. Older age, prolonged working hours, lack of training and not wearing PPEs are significant risk factors shaping workers’ perception. Recommendation: safety training and change of work environment may improve workers’ perception toward occupational accidents and subsequently reduce the risk of injuries.
{"title":"Risk Perception and Occupational Accidents among a Group of Egyptian Construction Workers in a Construction Company in Cairo.","authors":"M. M. Ellaban, M. Rady, Gabal Hebat Allah, Nayera S Mostafa","doi":"10.21608/MISRJ.2018.12811","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/MISRJ.2018.12811","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Construction sector is one of the main pillars of the global economy, even though it is a risky business in which fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries occur frequently. Information about workers’ awareness about health and safety hazards, risk perception and safe work practices can help to understand where to apply prevention strategies. Unfortunately, construction sites are workplaces with limited access for research; studies at work level represent 2.28% of all available research. Objectives: To estimate the perception of construction workers to the occupational hazards, to identify types of common occupational accidents involving construction workers in an Egyptian company and to identify the workers’ personal and work related characteristics determinants on their risk perception. Material and methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among construction workers in one of the projects in Cairo. During the period from January to August 2018; a sample of 104 workers were interviewed using a structured questionnaire inquiring about socio-demographic characteristics, work related variables together with assessment of workers’ risk perception. Results: the majority of the workers had low risk perception for falls, contact with chemicals, struck by objects, sharp objects, manual lifting, repetitive movements and heat stress, while the noise was reported as “ no or acceptable risk category”. The study identified age, health and safety training, working hours and the use of PPEs as significantly related factors to risk perception. Conclusion:risk perception among studied workers in average is low. Older age, prolonged working hours, lack of training and not wearing PPEs are significant risk factors shaping workers’ perception. Recommendation: safety training and change of work environment may improve workers’ perception toward occupational accidents and subsequently reduce the risk of injuries.","PeriodicalId":278096,"journal":{"name":"Medical Integrated Student Research Journal","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134233824","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 : 2018-09-01DOI: 10.21608/MISRJ.2018.12812
A. Mokhtar, A. Hassan, A. Fahmy, E. Zeiada, S. Hatem, Nehad Anany, Nourhan Goda, Nourhan Salem
Background: Many research studies were conducted regarding cupping therapy in different countries but the extent of its use and awareness of public towards it has not been widely studied in Egypt. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on outpatient clinics attendants in Ain Shams University hospitals and Benha University hospitals during the period from May to August 2015. An interview questionnaire was used inquiring about socio-demographic characteristics of participants, their awareness, attitude and practice regarding cupping therapy. Results: A total of 900 participants were included in this study; 750 from Ain Shams University hospitals and 150 from Benha University hospitals. Out of them, 68.1% had heard about cupping therapy, among those who heard about it 16% reported history of using it before. The most common cause of using it was for treatment of bone and joint disorders. About 60% of participants think that it helps in treatment and about 47% trust it. There was statistically significant association between awareness and all demographic factors (like age, gender, marital status, education, residence and presence of chronic diseases) measured in this study. Gender and marital status were the only demographic factors associated with practicing cupping therapy. Conclusion: Complementary and alternative medicine is gaining popularity all over the world and people are shifting towards alternative medicine because of less adverse effects and low cost. Most of study participants think that cupping therapy helps in treatment and about half of them trust it. Recommendations: There is a need for health care providers to be aware of this practice and make efforts in obtaining information about modalities used.
{"title":"Awareness, attitude and practice of outpatient clinics attendants in Ain Shams & Benha University hospitals towards cupping therapy (al-hijama)","authors":"A. Mokhtar, A. Hassan, A. Fahmy, E. Zeiada, S. Hatem, Nehad Anany, Nourhan Goda, Nourhan Salem","doi":"10.21608/MISRJ.2018.12812","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/MISRJ.2018.12812","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Many research studies were conducted regarding cupping therapy in different countries but the extent of its use and awareness of public towards it has not been widely studied in Egypt. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on outpatient clinics attendants in Ain Shams University hospitals and Benha University hospitals during the period from May to August 2015. An interview questionnaire was used inquiring about socio-demographic characteristics of participants, their awareness, attitude and practice regarding cupping therapy. Results: A total of 900 participants were included in this study; 750 from Ain Shams University hospitals and 150 from Benha University hospitals. Out of them, 68.1% had heard about cupping therapy, among those who heard about it 16% reported history of using it before. The most common cause of using it was for treatment of bone and joint disorders. About 60% of participants think that it helps in treatment and about 47% trust it. There was statistically significant association between awareness and all demographic factors (like age, gender, marital status, education, residence and presence of chronic diseases) measured in this study. Gender and marital status were the only demographic factors associated with practicing cupping therapy. Conclusion: Complementary and alternative medicine is gaining popularity all over the world and people are shifting towards alternative medicine because of less adverse effects and low cost. Most of study participants think that cupping therapy helps in treatment and about half of them trust it. Recommendations: There is a need for health care providers to be aware of this practice and make efforts in obtaining information about modalities used.","PeriodicalId":278096,"journal":{"name":"Medical Integrated Student Research Journal","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128719646","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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