Viral hepatitis C (hep C, HCV) most commonly occurs in the age group of 30 to 49. Initially, the dominant group consisted of middle-aged patients infected through blood transfusion. Recently, an increase in HCV has been observed among patients of younger age. Today, the main risk group consists of intravenous drug users (IVDUs) with a prevalence of 80%, and the infection normally occurs very soon after starting to take intravenous drugs. Hepatitis C viral infection is also associated with cocaine/heroin consumption, and the infection occurs as a result of the use of common blood-contaminated equipment. In the presented research, the largest number of patients is between the ages of 30 and 40. In 36 patients, a stable virological response was achieved, i.e. 90%, while most of these patients were previously treated with some other treatment modalities. Since the therapeutic possibilities are limited and there is no vaccine, prevention plays a key role in the eradication of HCV infection. Eradication and health education of the population are needed, with the aim of acquiring knowledge about possible ways of infection transmission, and thus the possibilities of protection against infection.
{"title":"Analysis of Modern Hepatitis C Control Effects","authors":"S. Popovic, Branislav Mihajlović","doi":"10.7251/qol2203127p","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7251/qol2203127p","url":null,"abstract":"Viral hepatitis C (hep C, HCV) most commonly occurs in the age group of 30 to 49. Initially, the dominant group consisted of middle-aged patients infected through blood transfusion. Recently, an increase in HCV has been observed among patients of younger age. Today, the main risk group consists of intravenous drug users (IVDUs) with a prevalence of 80%, and the infection normally occurs very soon after starting to take intravenous drugs. Hepatitis C viral infection is also associated with cocaine/heroin consumption, and the infection occurs as a result of the use of common blood-contaminated equipment. In the presented research, the largest number of patients is between the ages of 30 and 40. In 36 patients, a stable virological response was achieved, i.e. 90%, while most of these patients were previously treated with some other treatment modalities. Since the therapeutic possibilities are limited and there is no vaccine, prevention plays a key role in the eradication of HCV infection. Eradication and health education of the population are needed, with the aim of acquiring knowledge about possible ways of infection transmission, and thus the possibilities of protection against infection.","PeriodicalId":363723,"journal":{"name":"Quality of Life (Banja Luka) - APEIRON","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121170018","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}
Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory skin disease. The condition greatly affects people’s quality of life to the extent that it could be life-ruining and stigmatizing. A better understanding of psoriasis pathophysiology allowed the development of targeted therapies, including biologics and biosimilars which are recommended as an option for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Our results have shown that administration of biologics (adalimumab and secukinumab) and adalimumab biosimilar led to a significant improvement in the PASI response after 16 weeks. Most patients who have been treated for more than a year have the same PASI response.
{"title":"The Treatment of Moderate and Severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis With Biologics and Biosimilar Drugs","authors":"Jagoda Balaban, Đuka Ninković Baroš, Ana Kovačević – Gašić Kajkut, Sonja Barišić","doi":"10.7251/qol2203097b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7251/qol2203097b","url":null,"abstract":"Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory skin disease. The condition greatly affects people’s quality of life to the extent that it could be life-ruining and stigmatizing. A better understanding of psoriasis pathophysiology allowed the development of targeted therapies, including biologics and biosimilars which are recommended as an option for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Our results have shown that administration of biologics (adalimumab and secukinumab) and adalimumab biosimilar led to a significant improvement in the PASI response after 16 weeks. Most patients who have been treated for more than a year have the same PASI response.","PeriodicalId":363723,"journal":{"name":"Quality of Life (Banja Luka) - APEIRON","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126952950","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}
Danijela Simeunčević, Sara Basta, Branislav Mihajlović
In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), waste management is still based on the preventive disposal of waste in landfills, of which most landfills are unregulated. According to World Bank reports, BiH must deal with the improvement of waste disposal to protect the environment. The aim of this study was to review the physical and chemical composition of leachate from municipal waste landfills. The following standard physicochemical methods were used: pH, total suspended solids (TSS), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD5), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), chlorides, and sulphates. The leachate quality test was conducted over three years at landfills in Sarajevo, Zenica and Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Based on the processed data (from the processed tables), and in comparison with the expected values of pollutants in landfills over the period of 10 years, we can conclude the following: (1) Landfill “Smiljevići” Sarajevo, in the observed period of 3 years, has a higher average value than expected; (2) Landfill “Desetina” Tuzla, in the observed period of 3 years, has a higher average value than expected; (3) Landfill “Mošćanica” Zenica, in the observed period of 3 years, has a higher average value than expected.
{"title":"Comparison of Physical and Chemical Composition of Leachate from Three Municipal Waste Landfills: Sarajevo, Zenica and Tuzla (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Case Study","authors":"Danijela Simeunčević, Sara Basta, Branislav Mihajlović","doi":"10.7251/qol2203089s","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7251/qol2203089s","url":null,"abstract":"In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), waste management is still based on the preventive disposal of waste in landfills, of which most landfills are unregulated. According to World Bank reports, BiH must deal with the improvement of waste disposal to protect the environment. The aim of this study was to review the physical and chemical composition of leachate from municipal waste landfills. The following standard physicochemical methods were used: pH, total suspended solids (TSS), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD5), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), chlorides, and sulphates. The leachate quality test was conducted over three years at landfills in Sarajevo, Zenica and Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Based on the processed data (from the processed tables), and in comparison with the expected values of pollutants in landfills over the period of 10 years, we can conclude the following: (1) Landfill “Smiljevići” Sarajevo, in the observed period of 3 years, has a higher average value than expected; (2) Landfill “Desetina” Tuzla, in the observed period of 3 years, has a higher average value than expected; (3) Landfill “Mošćanica” Zenica, in the observed period of 3 years, has a higher average value than expected.","PeriodicalId":363723,"journal":{"name":"Quality of Life (Banja Luka) - APEIRON","volume":"81 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121888162","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}
B. Gašić, Slavica Zeljković, A. Anić, Milan Paštar, Jelena Dodik, D. Vulić
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is characterized as an acute renal injury after the administration of intravascular iodinated radio-contrast medium in the absence of any other etiology. There is a small number of studies that analyze the occurrence and impact of CIN in traumatized patients who require whole-body CT according to the polytrauma protocol. In the period from January 2021 to May 2022, patients in the University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska who underwent CT according to the protocol for polytrauma were retrospectively analyzed. The study included 51 patients. CIN was defined as a 25% rise from baseline creatinine, or an absolute increase in creatinine of ≥ 44 µmol/l 24–48 h after administration of contrast. Of the total number of patients, 12% (n = 6) met the criteria for CIN. Age, sex, comorbidity, severity of injury based on ISS (injury severity score) were analyzed. Hemoglobin and fibrinogen levels, length of hospitalization, stay in the intensive care unit, mortality were monitored. A value of p 0.01 was considered statistically significant. CIN is common in traumatized patients, but it is not an independent risk factor for length of hospitalization or mortality.
{"title":"The Incidence of Contrast Induced Nephropathy in Major Trauma Patients in the University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska","authors":"B. Gašić, Slavica Zeljković, A. Anić, Milan Paštar, Jelena Dodik, D. Vulić","doi":"10.7251/qol2203114g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7251/qol2203114g","url":null,"abstract":"Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is characterized as an acute renal injury after the administration of intravascular iodinated radio-contrast medium in the absence of any other etiology. There is a small number of studies that analyze the occurrence and impact of CIN in traumatized patients who require whole-body CT according to the polytrauma protocol. In the period from January 2021 to May 2022, patients in the University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska who underwent CT according to the protocol for polytrauma were retrospectively analyzed. The study included 51 patients. CIN was defined as a 25% rise from baseline creatinine, or an absolute increase in creatinine of ≥ 44 µmol/l 24–48 h after administration of contrast. Of the total number of patients, 12% (n = 6) met the criteria for CIN. Age, sex, comorbidity, severity of injury based on ISS (injury severity score) were analyzed. Hemoglobin and fibrinogen levels, length of hospitalization, stay in the intensive care unit, mortality were monitored. A value of p 0.01 was considered statistically significant. CIN is common in traumatized patients, but it is not an independent risk factor for length of hospitalization or mortality.","PeriodicalId":363723,"journal":{"name":"Quality of Life (Banja Luka) - APEIRON","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130242126","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}
Urinary tract infections account for about 40% of overall hospital system infections and are a serious economic burden and problem for public health system in any country. This is primarily expressed through absence from work. Urinary infection analysis needs to provide better results in this field by improved and better quality prevention, better education, and also higher quality hospitalisation. Using the method of urine analysis, i.e. through its results, we come to understand what the most common causes of urinary infections are. The study shows that the bladder inflammation (N30) is the most common admitting diagnosis in subjects whose urine culture was positive. Among the subjects with positive urine culture, Escherichia coli was found in 43.4% of patients. A statistically significant association was found between admitting diagnoses and the age group of respondents aged 35 to 50.
{"title":"Analysis of Microbiological Tests in Urinary System Infections","authors":"D. Nedic, Branislav Mihajlović, Jasmina Garić","doi":"10.7251/qol2203119n","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7251/qol2203119n","url":null,"abstract":"Urinary tract infections account for about 40% of overall hospital system infections and are a serious economic burden and problem for public health system in any country. This is primarily expressed through absence from work. Urinary infection analysis needs to provide better results in this field by improved and better quality prevention, better education, and also higher quality hospitalisation. Using the method of urine analysis, i.e. through its results, we come to understand what the most common causes of urinary infections are. The study shows that the bladder inflammation (N30) is the most common admitting diagnosis in subjects whose urine culture was positive. Among the subjects with positive urine culture, Escherichia coli was found in 43.4% of patients. A statistically significant association was found between admitting diagnoses and the age group of respondents aged 35 to 50.","PeriodicalId":363723,"journal":{"name":"Quality of Life (Banja Luka) - APEIRON","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114421013","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}
The purpose of this study was to assess life satisfaction among retired Kwara state civil servants amidst covid-19 pandemic Lockdown. Descriptive research design of ex-post-facto type was used in the study. The study tested the retired civil servants in Kwara state, Nigeria. One hundred respondents were selected using purposive and convenient method. The respondents were measured with validated scale with 0.81 and the data obtained was analyzed, using percentage and t-test statistical tools for two research questions raised. The result showed low level of life satisfaction of retired civil servants and there was no significant difference in life satisfaction of male and female retired Kwara state civil servants (t= .07; p>0.05). In view of these findings, the study recommended that government should put retirees interest in mind and severed their basic retirement need as at when due such as gratuity and pension.
{"title":"Assessment of Life Satisfaction Among Retired Kwara State Civil Servants Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown","authors":"Muraina Kamilu Olanrewaju, Hassan Abdulhafis Adeyinka","doi":"10.7251/qol2201005o","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7251/qol2201005o","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to assess life satisfaction among retired Kwara state civil servants amidst covid-19 pandemic Lockdown. Descriptive research design of ex-post-facto type was used in the study. The study tested the retired civil servants in Kwara state, Nigeria. One hundred respondents were selected using purposive and convenient method. The respondents were measured with validated scale with 0.81 and the data obtained was analyzed, using percentage and t-test statistical tools for two research questions raised. The result showed low level of life satisfaction of retired civil servants and there was no significant difference in life satisfaction of male and female retired Kwara state civil servants (t= .07; p>0.05). In view of these findings, the study recommended that government should put retirees interest in mind and severed their basic retirement need as at when due such as gratuity and pension.","PeriodicalId":363723,"journal":{"name":"Quality of Life (Banja Luka) - APEIRON","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125383126","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}
Branko Radović, P. Ilić, Z. Popović, J. Vuković, S. Smiljanić
Abstract: The paper presents results of the measurements of the sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentration and meteorological parameters: temperature, air pressure, relative humidity and wind speed. The data were collected from January 2019 to December 2020 at two stations, namely Center and Heating plant, in the City of Bijeljina, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. SO2 and NO2 are one of the major air pollutants that could negatively affect the human health. Levels of SO2 and NO2 in air samples and meteorological variables from urban zone of Bijeljina were determined at both localities, which represent a highly-populated area with intensive traffic. This topic has not been studied up to now in Bijeljina, although the recent research data indicates that there is a correlation between meteorological parameters and air pollutants. Statistical analysis confirms direct corelation between SO2 and NO2 and meteorological parameters, specially temperature in locality Center (r = -0.639), the wind speed in locality Heating plant (r = 0.399) and relative humidity (r = 0.162). Correlation of NO2 with temperature is not confirmed in both localities. The wind speed increase is followed by rises of the NO2 concentration values and vice versa. Correlation of NO2 with pressure is confirmed in locality Center (r = 0.128) but it is not confirmed in locality Heating plant. Correlation between NO2 and relative humidity found to be negative in locality Center (r = -0.062). These parameters are the most important meteorological factors influencing the variation in SO2 and NO2 concentration in the air during the research. Depending on the obtained correlation, meteorological parameters had a positive or negative impact on air pollution.
{"title":"Air Quality in the Town of Bijeljina - Trends and Levels of So2 and No2 Concentrations","authors":"Branko Radović, P. Ilić, Z. Popović, J. Vuković, S. Smiljanić","doi":"10.7251/qol2201046r","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7251/qol2201046r","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract: The paper presents results of the measurements of the sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentration and meteorological parameters: temperature, air pressure, relative humidity and wind speed. The data were collected from January 2019 to December 2020 at two stations, namely Center and Heating plant, in the City of Bijeljina, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. SO2 and NO2 are one of the major air pollutants that could negatively affect the human health. Levels of SO2 and NO2 in air samples and meteorological variables from urban zone of Bijeljina were determined at both localities, which represent a highly-populated area with intensive traffic. This topic has not been studied up to now in Bijeljina, although the recent research data indicates that there is a correlation between meteorological parameters and air pollutants. Statistical analysis confirms direct corelation between SO2 and NO2 and meteorological parameters, specially temperature in locality Center (r = -0.639), the wind speed in locality Heating plant (r = 0.399) and relative humidity (r = 0.162). Correlation of NO2 with temperature is not confirmed in both localities. The wind speed increase is followed by rises of the NO2 concentration values and vice versa. Correlation of NO2 with pressure is confirmed in locality Center (r = 0.128) but it is not confirmed in locality Heating plant. Correlation between NO2 and relative humidity found to be negative in locality Center (r = -0.062). These parameters are the most important meteorological factors influencing the variation in SO2 and NO2 concentration in the air during the research. Depending on the obtained correlation, meteorological parameters had a positive or negative impact on air pollution.","PeriodicalId":363723,"journal":{"name":"Quality of Life (Banja Luka) - APEIRON","volume":"18 4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129941700","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}
Cross sectional research design was adopted to examine the relationship between three independent factors (resilience, internal locus of control, perceived social supports) and qaulity of life. A sample size of four hundred (400) youths between ages 18-30 years (Male=240; Female=160) were selected using a combination of simple random sampling and purposive technique from a population of out-of school youths in Anambra State, Nigeria. Four standardized scales were used for data collection. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and Multiple Regression were used for data analysis. Findings revealed that resililence (r= 0. 146**p.05), internal locus of control (r= 0. 165** p.05) and social support (r= 0. 658** p.05) positively correlated with quality of life respectively. There was significant joint contribution of the independent variables to the prediction of quality of life among the respondents F (5,395) = 102.299, P0.001). The independent variables (resilience, internal locus of control and perceived social supports) when combined accounted for 50.2% (Adj.R2= .502) of the variance in quality of life among out-of school youths in Anambra State. Resilience was the most potent predictor of quality of life among the variables considered in this study (β =.591, t =10.153, P0.001). Counselling psychologists should institute resilience-focused therapy to build the practical skills of youths to become capable of handling their everyday challenges in order to have an improved quality of life.
{"title":"Youths Quality of Life in Nigerian State: Link With Resilience, Locus of Control and Perceived Social Supports?","authors":"Ndidi Mercy Ofole","doi":"10.7251/qol2201012o","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7251/qol2201012o","url":null,"abstract":"Cross sectional research design was adopted to examine the relationship between three independent factors (resilience, internal locus of control, perceived social supports) and qaulity of life. A sample size of four hundred (400) youths between ages 18-30 years (Male=240; Female=160) were selected using a combination of simple random sampling and purposive technique from a population of out-of school youths in Anambra State, Nigeria. Four standardized scales were used for data collection. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and Multiple Regression were used for data analysis. Findings revealed that resililence (r= 0. 146**p.05), internal locus of control (r= 0. 165** p.05) and social support (r= 0. 658** p.05) positively correlated with quality of life respectively. There was significant joint contribution of the independent variables to the prediction of quality of life among the respondents F (5,395) = 102.299, P0.001). The independent variables (resilience, internal locus of control and perceived social supports) when combined accounted for 50.2% (Adj.R2= .502) of the variance in quality of life among out-of school youths in Anambra State. Resilience was the most potent predictor of quality of life among the variables considered in this study (β =.591, t =10.153, P0.001). Counselling psychologists should institute resilience-focused therapy to build the practical skills of youths to become capable of handling their everyday challenges in order to have an improved quality of life.","PeriodicalId":363723,"journal":{"name":"Quality of Life (Banja Luka) - APEIRON","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131603730","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}
Radomir Zrnić, D. Mitić, Saša Virijević Jovanović, Bojan Bjelica
A sedentary lifestyle is characterized by the development of automation and lack of movement that causes various ailments and diseases and thus negatively affects the health of people. This study aimed to determine the effects of recreational swimming on the psychosomatic status of middle-aged women. The subjective assessment of psychosomatic status (SPPSS) scale was used in the study to assess ailments (disorders) of certain body parts and organic systems before and after the experimental treatment. The results of the research show that there were statistically significant changes in all tested variables, and the largest changes were in the variables: back pain (Z = -5,169, p 0.001) and leg pain (Z = -4,941, p 0.001), while the smallest changes were in variables indigestion (Z = -3,983, p 0.001).
久坐不动的生活方式的特点是自动化的发展和缺乏运动，导致各种疾病和疾病，从而对人们的健康产生负面影响。本研究旨在探讨休闲游泳对中年妇女身心健康状况的影响。本研究采用心身状态主观评定量表(SPPSS)评估实验治疗前后身体某些部位和有机系统的疾病(失调)。研究结果显示，所有被测变量的变化均有统计学意义，其中变化最大的是背痛(Z = -5,169, p 0.001)和腿痛(Z = -4,941, p 0.001)，而变化最小的是消化不良(Z = -3,983, p 0.001)。
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Mosquitoes occupy the first place among the most dangerous insects in the world, because they kill more than five lakhs people every year around the world by transmitting lethal pathogens. People use many methods and devices to combat the mosquito problem. Chemical pesticides are commonly used to control mosquitoes and their bites around the world. Since the last two decades public has started to avoid the use of synthetic chemicals for mosquito management due to their harmful effects on environment and human health. Pesticide resistance in mosquitoes is a major side effect of synthetic chemical applications. Volatile oils or essential oils obtained from green plants are considered as reliable alternatives for mosquito management. Several hundred volatile oils and volatile compounds have been tested against eggs, larva, pupa and adults of various vector mosquito species. Oils, extracts and powders of leaf, flowers and bark of many aromatic plants are being used as mosquito repellents in many countries for many centuries. Scientific validation of biological activities of several botanicals has been intensified in the last three decades and several herbal mosquito control products have been commercialized. The aim of the present review article is to provide up-to-date information on biological activities of plant volatile oils and volatile compounds against vector mosquitoes and to highlight the promising volatile compounds for the development of new herbal mosquito control products.
{"title":"Plant Volatile Oils and Compounds as Ecofriendly Mosquito Control Products: Review on Recent Developments","authors":"Michael Gabriel Paulraj, S. Ignacimuthu","doi":"10.7251/qol2201065p","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7251/qol2201065p","url":null,"abstract":"Mosquitoes occupy the first place among the most dangerous insects in the world, because they kill more than five lakhs people every year around the world by transmitting lethal pathogens. People use many methods and devices to combat the mosquito problem. Chemical pesticides are commonly used to control mosquitoes and their bites around the world. Since the last two decades public has started to avoid the use of synthetic chemicals for mosquito management due to their harmful effects on environment and human health. Pesticide resistance in mosquitoes is a major side effect of synthetic chemical applications. Volatile oils or essential oils obtained from green plants are considered as reliable alternatives for mosquito management. Several hundred volatile oils and volatile compounds have been tested against eggs, larva, pupa and adults of various vector mosquito species. Oils, extracts and powders of leaf, flowers and bark of many aromatic plants are being used as mosquito repellents in many countries for many centuries. Scientific validation of biological activities of several botanicals has been intensified in the last three decades and several herbal mosquito control products have been commercialized. The aim of the present review article is to provide up-to-date information on biological activities of plant volatile oils and volatile compounds against vector mosquitoes and to highlight the promising volatile compounds for the development of new herbal mosquito control products.","PeriodicalId":363723,"journal":{"name":"Quality of Life (Banja Luka) - APEIRON","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126883214","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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