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Medical Integrated Student Research Journal
2537-0227
2537-0227
2018
1
1
Effect of Antenatal Counseling on Postpartum Family Planning among Women Attending Family Medicine Units in 6th of October City
kholoud
Abd El-Aziz
Maha
El Gaafary
Dalia
Sos
Ghada
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.
Antenatal counseling
Family Planning
Postpartum
2018
09
01
1
8
https://misrj.journals.ekb.eg/article_12822_b8d9f9af19b14740f6012ede91475d57.pdf
Medical Integrated Student Research Journal
2537-0227
2537-0227
2018
1
1
Risk Perception and Occupational Accidents among a Group of Egyptian Construction Workers in a Construction Company in Cairo.
Manar
Ellaban
Mervat
Rady
Gabal
Hebat Allah
Nayera
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.
2018
09
01
9
18
https://misrj.journals.ekb.eg/article_12811_88a3323c615d76bd0658eff08d7dfb7d.pdf
Medical Integrated Student Research Journal
2537-0227
2537-0227
2018
1
1
Awareness, attitude and practice of outpatient clinics attendants in Ain Shams & Benha University hospitals towards cupping therapy (al-hijama)
Amany
Mokhtar
Azza
Hassan
Asmaa
Fahmy
Emad
Zeiada
Shereen
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.
Attitude
Awareness
cupping therapy
Egypt
Practice
2018
09
01
19
29
https://misrj.journals.ekb.eg/article_12812_9e087c8d7529ef7041f95eab1c543b49.pdf
Medical Integrated Student Research Journal
2537-0227
2537-0227
2018
1
1
Environmental Safety Assessment of a Printing Plant in Cairo, Egypt
Abeer
Ibrahim
Mohamed
Elgewely
Sally
Hakim
Ghada
Wassif
Background: The workplace environment impacts workers health, morale, productivity and engagement - both positively and negatively. The workplace environment in most of industry is unsafe and unhealthy. During the past ten years, the printing services have met a large development. Technological changes and the introduction of new work processes in the matter of printing have had a deep impact on labor, security and health. Objectives: to describe the environmental features of a printing press in Cairo. Methods: A descriptive observational study was carried out in a big printing press in Cairo, Egypt. Assessment of the work environment (prepress department, printing department, bookbinding section & office) was done using checklist modified from that of occupational safety team, 2012. Results: The majority of the study participants (79.5%) in the printing press were working in the printing and bookbinding department. which complains from poor ventilation, poor housekeeping, presence of spills & tripping hazards, lack of personal protective equipments, presence of noisy machines, significant manual handling & awkward body positions, lack of first aid kit & hazardous containers (ink containers in the printing department & adhesives in the bookbinding department) were left open. By comparing the departmental total score of the items in the environmental checklist; the prepress department were the highest in fulfilling the positive items with score (86.66%) and the printing & bookbinding department were the least with total score (40.09%). Conclusion: The study concluded that some areas of the printing press (printing & bookbinding department) need urgent attention to the work environment and recommend periodic environmental examination, good housekeeping, training, health education & provision of protective measures. Further work to confirm these findings in other study settings & population is also needed.
Printing Press
safety measures- work environment
2018
09
01
30
38
https://misrj.journals.ekb.eg/article_12824_b2549e1d281fc5b6c8c97d7ea1498c8c.pdf