Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.55131/jphd/2023/210113
Pariyakorn Sanguankittiphan, Kavin Thinkhamrop, P. Limpawattana, M. Kelly
Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome that increases the risk of fall-related injury. Low muscle strength with or without reduced physical performance is used to identify possible sarcopenia, or those at risk of sarcopenia. To date, there is limited evidence available regarding the situation of sarcopenia risk among Thai older adults. Our study evaluated the prevalence of possible sarcopenia and determined the related factors among Thai community-dwelling older adults. Information about socio-demography, chewing difficulty, and food consumption was collected by interview as well as anthropometric measurements. Possible sarcopenia was defined using the recommendation of the 2019 Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) consensus. Factors that were related to possible sarcopenia were examined using multiple logistic regression, presented as adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI). Participants were randomly selected using multi-stage sampling from population registers provided by local village health staff in selected sub-districts of Khon Kaen province. Among 510 older adults, the mean age was 69.1 (SD = 6.7) years, 67.3% were women, and 29.2% of them had chewing difficulty. The overall prevalence of possible sarcopenia was 32.2%. Women with high waist circumference (WC) had a higher rate of possible sarcopenia than men (25.9% and 10.5%, respectively). Factors relating to possible sarcopenia were chewing difficulty (AOR = 2.10; 95% CI: 1.36-3.22; p-value = 0.001), low mid-upper arm circumference or MUAC (AOR = 6.51; 95% CI: 3.40-12.47; p-value < 0.001), and normal waist circumference or WC (AOR = 2.14; 95% CI: 1.35-3.39; p-value = 0.001). Possible sarcopenia was prevalent among Thai community-dwelling older adults. Chewing difficulty, low MUAC, and normal WC were related to possible sarcopenia. Dietary and exercise modifications in this population are therefore a good target for lessening the occurrence of possible sarcopenia.
{"title":"Prevalence and related factors of possible sarcopenia among Thai community-dwelling older adults","authors":"Pariyakorn Sanguankittiphan, Kavin Thinkhamrop, P. Limpawattana, M. Kelly","doi":"10.55131/jphd/2023/210113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55131/jphd/2023/210113","url":null,"abstract":"Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome that increases the risk of fall-related injury. Low muscle strength with or without reduced physical performance is used to identify possible sarcopenia, or those at risk of sarcopenia. To date, there is limited evidence available regarding the situation of sarcopenia risk among Thai older adults. Our study evaluated the prevalence of possible sarcopenia and determined the related factors among Thai community-dwelling older adults. Information about socio-demography, chewing difficulty, and food consumption was collected by interview as well as anthropometric measurements. Possible sarcopenia was defined using the recommendation of the 2019 Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) consensus. Factors that were related to possible sarcopenia were examined using multiple logistic regression, presented as adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI). Participants were randomly selected using multi-stage sampling from population registers provided by local village health staff in selected sub-districts of Khon Kaen province. Among 510 older adults, the mean age was 69.1 (SD = 6.7) years, 67.3% were women, and 29.2% of them had chewing difficulty. The overall prevalence of possible sarcopenia was 32.2%. Women with high waist circumference (WC) had a higher rate of possible sarcopenia than men (25.9% and 10.5%, respectively). Factors relating to possible sarcopenia were chewing difficulty (AOR = 2.10; 95% CI: 1.36-3.22; p-value = 0.001), low mid-upper arm circumference or MUAC (AOR = 6.51; 95% CI: 3.40-12.47; p-value < 0.001), and normal waist circumference or WC (AOR = 2.14; 95% CI: 1.35-3.39; p-value = 0.001). Possible sarcopenia was prevalent among Thai community-dwelling older adults. Chewing difficulty, low MUAC, and normal WC were related to possible sarcopenia. Dietary and exercise modifications in this population are therefore a good target for lessening the occurrence of possible sarcopenia.","PeriodicalId":36393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health and Development","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81450452","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 : 2022-09-09DOI: 10.55131/jphd/2022/200314
V. Widyaningsih, Y. Mashuri, Septyan Dwi Nugroho, Nurussyifa Afiana Zaen, Sumardiyono -, A. Probandari
The prevalence and burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Indonesia are increasing. One major risk factor for NCDs is smoking. Thus, this study assessed sociodemographic predictors of smoking persistence among young males in Indonesia, who are at high risk for smoking and NCDs. We analysed the Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS) conducted in 2017, a nationally representative survey in 34 provinces of Indonesia. We included data from 9957 young males aged 15-24 who had tried smoking and were interviewed by the IDHS enumerators for their smoking patterns and sociodemographic characteristics. Logistic regression analyses were used to assess the predictors of smoking persistency. Our analyses uncovered that those who started smoking at high-school age, lived in rural areas, had an occupation, and had lower education levels, had higher odds of smoking persistence than other young males. The use of internet, also increased the odds of smoking persistence, while those reading newspapers had lower odds of smoking persistence. Regarding household characteristics, young males who came from poor households, whose household heads were smokers or not married, also had higher odds of smoking. In conclusion, this study also showed the significance of several individual variables and household sociodemographic factors related to smoking persistence. Based on our findings, we recommend the need for intervention that aims not only at large-scale policy to ban smoking and educational campaigns through the internet but also specific educational intervention targeting families, particularly poor families with active smokers. The educational campaign is also needed to target the younger population, who are at higher risk for smoking persistence if they start smoking earlier.
{"title":"Sociodemographic predictors for smoking persistence among young males in Indonesia","authors":"V. Widyaningsih, Y. Mashuri, Septyan Dwi Nugroho, Nurussyifa Afiana Zaen, Sumardiyono -, A. Probandari","doi":"10.55131/jphd/2022/200314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55131/jphd/2022/200314","url":null,"abstract":"The prevalence and burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Indonesia are increasing. One major risk factor for NCDs is smoking. Thus, this study assessed sociodemographic predictors of smoking persistence among young males in Indonesia, who are at high risk for smoking and NCDs. We analysed the Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS) conducted in 2017, a nationally representative survey in 34 provinces of Indonesia. We included data from 9957 young males aged 15-24 who had tried smoking and were interviewed by the IDHS enumerators for their smoking patterns and sociodemographic characteristics. Logistic regression analyses were used to assess the predictors of smoking persistency. Our analyses uncovered that those who started smoking at high-school age, lived in rural areas, had an occupation, and had lower education levels, had higher odds of smoking persistence than other young males. The use of internet, also increased the odds of smoking persistence, while those reading newspapers had lower odds of smoking persistence. Regarding household characteristics, young males who came from poor households, whose household heads were smokers or not married, also had higher odds of smoking. In conclusion, this study also showed the significance of several individual variables and household sociodemographic factors related to smoking persistence. Based on our findings, we recommend the need for intervention that aims not only at large-scale policy to ban smoking and educational campaigns through the internet but also specific educational intervention targeting families, particularly poor families with active smokers. The educational campaign is also needed to target the younger population, who are at higher risk for smoking persistence if they start smoking earlier.","PeriodicalId":36393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health and Development","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78098905","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 : 2022-09-09DOI: 10.55131/jphd/2022/200321
Supatchaya Chuanpongpanich, T. Tingsanchali, Songsak Pattrawutichai, B. Wichaidist, C. Suksaroj
Water management by policy makers is based on multi-perspective information. In the case of water, scarcity causes public health, economic, and ecosystem problems because of the lack of safe water when the demand exceeds its availability. This study identified the influencing components of water scarcity management performance by systematic review methods based on two English full-text databases: Scopus and ScienceDirect from 2012 to 2022. A total of 22 studies were selected from 850 records by using the inclusion criteria and performance evaluation by the scoring rubric method. Moreover, the article quality was assessed using a critical appraisal tool by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal checklist method. The result of this review revealed that the main influencing components of water scarcity management are related to the availability of water quantity and demand. Water availability is associated with the hydrological cycle which has uncertainty due to climate change. While the demand components depend on water use, population, industry and urbanization. Most of the studies in the literature review considered only water balance of water availability and demand. Such an approach is insufficient to achieve water security for sustainable development goals. Additional components including environmental components such as water quality degradation should be considered as these components can reduce the availability of freshwater resources. From an economic point of view, the benefit of water utilization should be prioritized in scarce water management in consideration of fairness in water rights. It is also essential to consider the contribution to socio-economic aspects from stakeholder meetings and participation.
{"title":"Identification of influencing components on water scarcity management performance for sustainability in limited water resource area: a review","authors":"Supatchaya Chuanpongpanich, T. Tingsanchali, Songsak Pattrawutichai, B. Wichaidist, C. Suksaroj","doi":"10.55131/jphd/2022/200321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55131/jphd/2022/200321","url":null,"abstract":"Water management by policy makers is based on multi-perspective information. In the case of water, scarcity causes public health, economic, and ecosystem problems because of the lack of safe water when the demand exceeds its availability. This study identified the influencing components of water scarcity management performance by systematic review methods based on two English full-text databases: Scopus and ScienceDirect from 2012 to 2022. A total of 22 studies were selected from 850 records by using the inclusion criteria and performance evaluation by the scoring rubric method. Moreover, the article quality was assessed using a critical appraisal tool by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal checklist method. The result of this review revealed that the main influencing components of water scarcity management are related to the availability of water quantity and demand. Water availability is associated with the hydrological cycle which has uncertainty due to climate change. While the demand components depend on water use, population, industry and urbanization. Most of the studies in the literature review considered only water balance of water availability and demand. Such an approach is insufficient to achieve water security for sustainable development goals. Additional components including environmental components such as water quality degradation should be considered as these components can reduce the availability of freshwater resources. From an economic point of view, the benefit of water utilization should be prioritized in scarce water management in consideration of fairness in water rights. It is also essential to consider the contribution to socio-economic aspects from stakeholder meetings and participation.","PeriodicalId":36393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health and Development","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89607589","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 : 2022-09-09DOI: 10.55131/jphd/2022/200313
M. V. Shrestha, B. Choulagai, A. Vaidya, S. Khanal, S. Adhikari, B. Pradhan
Malnutrition is one of the global burdens of disease affecting children under-five in the developing world and has a bidirectional relation with diarrhea. This study aimed to determine the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) effects on diarrhea and to assess its relationship with the nutritional status among exposed and non-exposed children under the age of five years. A prospective cohort of 434 children under-five was recruited and followed up for 12 months in Lalitpur. Socio-demographic, clinical, and anthropometric measurements of the participants were recorded using the World Health Organization (WHO) AnthroPlus. The observed incidence of diarrheal illness was 1.81 episodes per child/year (95% Confifence Interval (CI):1.75–1.87). Among poor WASH exposures, 63 (29.2%) children had diarrhea and among non-exposures, 59 (27.1%) had diarrhea. A total of 183 children (42.2%) had linear growth retardation (stunted), and 270 (62.2%) were malnourished. Hazards of diarrhea among exposed groups were 1.235 (95% CI: 0.785-1.943) times higher than in non-exposed groups. Based on the findings, it is recommended that the government and health organizations should plan Safe WASH activities or interventions for local communities. Moreover, they should encourage social support and promote behavioral change for adopting safe WASH practices.
{"title":"Effects of poor water, sanitation, and hygiene on child health in Godawari Municipality, Lalitpur, Nepal, with special reference to diarrheal disease and nutritional status: a cohort study","authors":"M. V. Shrestha, B. Choulagai, A. Vaidya, S. Khanal, S. Adhikari, B. Pradhan","doi":"10.55131/jphd/2022/200313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55131/jphd/2022/200313","url":null,"abstract":"Malnutrition is one of the global burdens of disease affecting children under-five in the developing world and has a bidirectional relation with diarrhea. This study aimed to determine the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) effects on diarrhea and to assess its relationship with the nutritional status among exposed and non-exposed children under the age of five years. A prospective cohort of 434 children under-five was recruited and followed up for 12 months in Lalitpur. Socio-demographic, clinical, and anthropometric measurements of the participants were recorded using the World Health Organization (WHO) AnthroPlus. The observed incidence of diarrheal illness was 1.81 episodes per child/year (95% Confifence Interval (CI):1.75–1.87). Among poor WASH exposures, 63 (29.2%) children had diarrhea and among non-exposures, 59 (27.1%) had diarrhea. A total of 183 children (42.2%) had linear growth retardation (stunted), and 270 (62.2%) were malnourished. Hazards of diarrhea among exposed groups were 1.235 (95% CI: 0.785-1.943) times higher than in non-exposed groups. Based on the findings, it is recommended that the government and health organizations should plan Safe WASH activities or interventions for local communities. Moreover, they should encourage social support and promote behavioral change for adopting safe WASH practices.","PeriodicalId":36393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health and Development","volume":"109 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73708510","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 : 2022-09-09DOI: 10.55131/jphd/2022/200320
S. Mousavi, M. Aslani, Robabeh Mohammadi, E. Bahramian, Sonia Zehtab, F. Bahramian, Alireza Jalali
The elderly population of the world is growing fast. The aging phenomenon causes changes in the body’s systems, leading to mental and emotional disorders. Dementia is established as one of the most important challenges associated with the aging process. In this respect, the Montessori-based cognitive rehabilitation program is an increasingly popular choice in dementia care. Therefore, we decided to conduct a review study on the effect of Montessori therapy on different psychological aspects of the elderly with dementia. This narrative review was performed using narrative synthesis. An extensive literature search was performed in databases of ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, PubMed, and ISI Web of Knowledge using OR, AND, and NOT operators and the selected keywords. Only studies published in journals between March 2010 and March 2022 were used for this purpose. The articles chosen in this study were those that have studied the effect of a Montessori-based cognitive rehabilitation program on the elderly with dementia. Studies that involved the Montessori program on other neurological disorders were excluded. Finally, 32 articles were selected from the final evaluation. It can be concluded that the Montessori program effectively reduces anxiety, destructive behavior, and agitation, increases pleasure, hope, optimism, job satisfaction, social skills, and cognitive function, and improves the quality of life and feeding capacity.
世界老年人口增长迅速。这种衰老现象会引起身体系统的变化，导致精神和情绪紊乱。痴呆症被认为是与衰老过程相关的最重要的挑战之一。在这方面，以蒙台梭利为基础的认知康复计划是痴呆症护理中越来越受欢迎的选择。因此，我们决定对蒙台梭利治疗对老年痴呆患者不同心理方面的影响进行回顾性研究。这种叙事回顾是用叙事综合的方法进行的。在ScienceDirect、Google Scholar、PubMed和ISI Web of Knowledge数据库中使用OR、and和NOT运算符和选定的关键词进行广泛的文献检索。仅在2010年3月至2022年3月期间发表的研究被用于此目的。本研究中选择的文章是那些研究了蒙台梭利认知康复计划对老年痴呆症患者的影响的文章。涉及其他神经系统疾病的蒙台梭利项目的研究被排除在外。最终从最终评审中选出32篇文章。可以得出结论，蒙特梭利课程有效地减少了焦虑、破坏性行为和躁动，增加了快乐、希望、乐观、工作满意度、社交技能和认知功能，并提高了生活质量和喂养能力。
{"title":"The effect of Montessori program in the elderly with dementia: a literature review","authors":"S. Mousavi, M. Aslani, Robabeh Mohammadi, E. Bahramian, Sonia Zehtab, F. Bahramian, Alireza Jalali","doi":"10.55131/jphd/2022/200320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55131/jphd/2022/200320","url":null,"abstract":"The elderly population of the world is growing fast. The aging phenomenon causes changes in the body’s systems, leading to mental and emotional disorders. Dementia is established as one of the most important challenges associated with the aging process. In this respect, the Montessori-based cognitive rehabilitation program is an increasingly popular choice in dementia care. Therefore, we decided to conduct a review study on the effect of Montessori therapy on different psychological aspects of the elderly with dementia. This narrative review was performed using narrative synthesis. An extensive literature search was performed in databases of ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, PubMed, and ISI Web of Knowledge using OR, AND, and NOT operators and the selected keywords. Only studies published in journals between March 2010 and March 2022 were used for this purpose. The articles chosen in this study were those that have studied the effect of a Montessori-based cognitive rehabilitation program on the elderly with dementia. Studies that involved the Montessori program on other neurological disorders were excluded. Finally, 32 articles were selected from the final evaluation. It can be concluded that the Montessori program effectively reduces anxiety, destructive behavior, and agitation, increases pleasure, hope, optimism, job satisfaction, social skills, and cognitive function, and improves the quality of life and feeding capacity.","PeriodicalId":36393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health and Development","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81861087","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 : 2022-09-09DOI: 10.55131/jphd/2022/200307
Huseini Alidu, D. Adedia, N. Amidu, A. Luuse, A. Koryo-Dabrah, A. T. Bawah, N. K. Kortei, Ezekiel N. N. Nortey
Sexual function and the sexual quality of life of an individual could be influenced by several factors. Sexual dysfunction could affect the sexual quality of life of the individual and, possibly, have an impact on their partners. Treatments that improve sexual function among individuals tend to improve the sexual quality of life of their partners. This study explored the mechanism by which an individual’s sexual quality of life mediates the relationship between factors, such as age, sexual dysfunction, perception of IELT, and the partner’s sexual quality of life. Path analysis was used to determine if this effect was via direct or indirect mechanisms. Outpatients attending the Maamobi and Tema General Hospitals, as well as their partners, were recruited for this study. A total of 130 males and their partners, as well as 116 females and their partners, were recruited. The GRISS was used to evaluate the sexual function of participants. The sexual quality of life questionnaire was used to evaluate participants and their partners. Ageing in both sexes had a direct effect on the sexual quality of life of their partners. Ageing also indirectly compromises the sexual quality of life of male partners. Impotence indirectly affects the sexual quality of life of female partners. Vaginismus indirectly affected the sexual quality of life of their male partners. Among the male participants, avoidance of sexual activity had both direct and indirect effects on the sexual quality of life of their female partners. Avoidance of sexual activity by female participants only had an indirect effect on the sexual quality of life of the male partners. Ageing in both sexes, directly compromises the sexual quality of life of their partners.
{"title":"Mediation effects of individuals’ sexual quality of life on the relationship between sexual quality of life of partners and its predictors: a path analysis","authors":"Huseini Alidu, D. Adedia, N. Amidu, A. Luuse, A. Koryo-Dabrah, A. T. Bawah, N. K. Kortei, Ezekiel N. N. Nortey","doi":"10.55131/jphd/2022/200307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55131/jphd/2022/200307","url":null,"abstract":"Sexual function and the sexual quality of life of an individual could be influenced by several factors. Sexual dysfunction could affect the sexual quality of life of the individual and, possibly, have an impact on their partners. Treatments that improve sexual function among individuals tend to improve the sexual quality of life of their partners. This study explored the mechanism by which an individual’s sexual quality of life mediates the relationship between factors, such as age, sexual dysfunction, perception of IELT, and the partner’s sexual quality of life. Path analysis was used to determine if this effect was via direct or indirect mechanisms. Outpatients attending the Maamobi and Tema General Hospitals, as well as their partners, were recruited for this study. A total of 130 males and their partners, as well as 116 females and their partners, were recruited. The GRISS was used to evaluate the sexual function of participants. The sexual quality of life questionnaire was used to evaluate participants and their partners. Ageing in both sexes had a direct effect on the sexual quality of life of their partners. Ageing also indirectly compromises the sexual quality of life of male partners. Impotence indirectly affects the sexual quality of life of female partners. Vaginismus indirectly affected the sexual quality of life of their male partners. Among the male participants, avoidance of sexual activity had both direct and indirect effects on the sexual quality of life of their female partners. Avoidance of sexual activity by female participants only had an indirect effect on the sexual quality of life of the male partners. Ageing in both sexes, directly compromises the sexual quality of life of their partners.","PeriodicalId":36393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health and Development","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79866052","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}
In developing countries, agrochemicals are frequently used, resulting in direct and indirect chemical exposure as well as a variety of health concerns. Although agrochemical safety education is essential to promoting protective behavior among agricultural workers, there is a gap in the body of evidence concerning experience with agrochemical use and practice, which is critical for developing and improving educational interventions, so they are more effective and acceptable to the workers' culture and lifestyle. This phenomenology study included twenty agricultural workers with high serum cholinesterase levels in two Thai rural communities. Data from semi-structured interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed by using Colaizzi's 7-step data analysis, which is mentioned in the data analysis part. Five themes and three subthemes emerged in relation to agrochemical use and health: (i) long-term chemical exposure; (ii) no need to be concerned about health after chemical exposure; (iii) insufficient chemical protection knowledge and practices; (iv) difficulties in adhering to the agrochemical exposure prevention regimen; and (v) government policy and the growth of the organic products market are important components of chemical use reduction. Based on the findings, the workers lacked awareness regarding protective behaviors, because they did not notice any abnormal changes in their health. We, therefore, recommend that they undergo annual checkups for monitoring their SChE levels, which should be provided by the local government. In addition, agrochemical use is influenced by socioeconomic and political factors. Thus, a health education program for agricultural workers should involve a multidimensional and community-engaged training program that would promote the safe handling of chemicals through contextually appropriate interventions.
{"title":"Health and agrochemical use experiences of agricultural workers with high serum cholinesterase levels in Northeastern Thailand","authors":"Onuma Kaewkerd, Supavadee Thiengtham, Anantasak Panput, Chinnakorn Dankasai, Pipatpong Kempanya, Charoenchai Muenhor","doi":"10.55131/jphd/2022/200322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55131/jphd/2022/200322","url":null,"abstract":"In developing countries, agrochemicals are frequently used, resulting in direct and indirect chemical exposure as well as a variety of health concerns. Although agrochemical safety education is essential to promoting protective behavior among agricultural workers, there is a gap in the body of evidence concerning experience with agrochemical use and practice, which is critical for developing and improving educational interventions, so they are more effective and acceptable to the workers' culture and lifestyle. This phenomenology study included twenty agricultural workers with high serum cholinesterase levels in two Thai rural communities. Data from semi-structured interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed by using Colaizzi's 7-step data analysis, which is mentioned in the data analysis part. Five themes and three subthemes emerged in relation to agrochemical use and health: (i) long-term chemical exposure; (ii) no need to be concerned about health after chemical exposure; (iii) insufficient chemical protection knowledge and practices; (iv) difficulties in adhering to the agrochemical exposure prevention regimen; and (v) government policy and the growth of the organic products market are important components of chemical use reduction. Based on the findings, the workers lacked awareness regarding protective behaviors, because they did not notice any abnormal changes in their health. We, therefore, recommend that they undergo annual checkups for monitoring their SChE levels, which should be provided by the local government. In addition, agrochemical use is influenced by socioeconomic and political factors. Thus, a health education program for agricultural workers should involve a multidimensional and community-engaged training program that would promote the safe handling of chemicals through contextually appropriate interventions.","PeriodicalId":36393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health and Development","volume":"70 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86924271","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 : 2022-09-09DOI: 10.55131/jphd/2022/200305
H. Tantipong, Yupares Payaprom
{"title":"Pre-diagnosis and pre-treatment attritions among presumptive MDR/RR-TB patients in Chonburi province, Thailand, 2015-2017","authors":"H. Tantipong, Yupares Payaprom","doi":"10.55131/jphd/2022/200305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55131/jphd/2022/200305","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36393,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Health and Development","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82567377","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 : 2022-09-09DOI: 10.55131/jphd/2022/200301
O. K. Bishoge, A. K. Aremu, D. D. Ajayi, S. Mfinanga
Students are provided with education, including environmental health education that they develop throughout their lives and the education empowers them to become active participants in the transformation of their communities. Therefore, this study aimed to examine awareness and knowledge about environmental health issues among secondary school students from Mtwara town in Tanzania. A questionnaire survey was used to collect data. Pearson's chi-square and Pearson correlation (R) tests were used to determine whether there was a statistically significant difference between the gender and study variables. A greater proportion of students had awareness and knowledge of infectious diseases (99.8% vs. 97.1%, p=0.004, X2=9.529, OR 1.028, 95% CI 1.005 – 1.051) and non-communicable diseases (98.1% vs. 95%, p=0.031, X2 = 5.370, OR 1.033, 95% CI 1.001 – 1.067). However, awareness of the term school water, sanitation and hygiene (SWASH) was very low among all students, with no statistically significant difference (26.1% vs. 25.5%, p = 0.927). Girls had more understanding of global warming (91.7% vs. 86.2%, p=0.033) and good ventilation prevented the spread of cough and mucus (62.1% vs. 54%, p=0.041) than male students. While no statistically significant difference between students' awareness and knowledge of pollution was observed (99.5% vs. 97.9%, p=0.104), there was a higher proportion of noise and land pollution awareness among students. Female students had higher awareness of noise pollution (70.2% vs. 56.9%, p=0.001) and land pollution (86.1% vs. 78.2%, p=0.010) than their peers. The results of this study add more knowledge to the existing information on students' awareness and knowledge of environmental health problems. The study recommends that programs to disseminate information related to environmental health should be maintained to sustain high student awareness and knowledge of environmental health.
向学生提供教育，包括他们在一生中发展的环境卫生教育，这种教育使他们能够积极参与社区的变革。因此，本研究旨在调查坦桑尼亚Mtwara镇中学生对环境健康问题的认识和知识。采用问卷调查的方式收集数据。采用Pearson卡方检验和Pearson相关(R)检验确定性别与研究变量之间是否存在统计学差异。学生对传染病(99.8%比97.1%，p=0.004, X2=9.529, OR 1.028, 95% CI 1.005 ~ 1.051)和非传染性疾病(98.1%比95%，p=0.031, X2= 5.370, OR 1.033, 95% CI 1.001 ~ 1.067)的认知和知识比例较高。然而，所有学生对学校水、环境卫生和个人卫生(SWASH)一词的认识非常低，差异无统计学意义(26.1%比25.5%，p = 0.927)。女生对全球变暖的认识(91.7%比86.2%，p=0.033)和良好的通气对咳嗽和粘液传播的影响(62.1%比54%，p=0.041)高于男生。学生对污染的认知和知识没有统计学差异(99.5% vs. 97.9%， p=0.104)，但学生对噪音和土地污染的认知比例更高。女生对噪声污染(70.2% vs. 56.9%， p=0.001)和土地污染(86.1% vs. 78.2%， p=0.010)的知晓率均高于同龄人。本研究的结果为现有的学生环境健康问题的意识和知识提供了更多的信息。该研究建议，应继续推行有关环境健康的信息传播计划，以保持学生对环境健康的高度认识和知识。
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Pub Date : 2022-09-09DOI: 10.55131/jphd/2022/200315
M. Yazdanpanah, A. Iranpour, Gholamabbas Nekoonam, Somayeh Alizadeh
Psychological problems in the general public and among students become common following the epidemic of infectious diseases such as Covid-19. This study investigated the rates of stress, anxiety, and depression and the factors affecting them during the epidemic of Covid-19 disease in students at medical universities in southeastern Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2020. A total of 390 students were selected through convenience sampling from medical universities in south-eastern Iran (Kerman, Bandar Abbas, Zahedan, and Birjand) as a sample size. The instrument used in this study was a DASS-21 questionnaire to measure depression, anxiety, and stress. Data were analyzed using SPSS16 software. The mean age of participants was 21.73±4.03. The mean scores for depression, anxiety, and stress were 13.95 ± 10.23, 11.38 ± 08.92, and 19.15 ± 09.67, respectively. Overall, 62.56% of students suffered from depression, 62.82% from anxiety, and 62.56% from stress. Among the demographic variables, age and education had a significant relationship with all three subscales (p <0.001), and marital status had a significant relationship with the levels of anxiety and stress. The Covid-19 epidemic was recognized as a reason for higher rates of depression, stress, and anxiety in students at medical universities in southeastern Iran. Appropriate planning during an epidemic of infectious diseases for prevention and treatment interventions in the field of mental health promotion for medical students seems necessary.
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