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Braz. j. oral sci ; 20: e210967, jan.-dez. 2021. tab
Article in English | BBO, LILACS | ID: biblio-1253959

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There is no much published data on the mothers' false beliefs about signs and symptoms associated with teething in Sudan. Aim: This cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted to assess mothers` knowledge about infant teething process and to evaluate mothers' practices used to alleviate teething disturbances in Gadarif city, eastern Sudan. Methods: Questionnaires were used to collect data. Multivariate logistics regression models were performed and adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. Results/Conclusion: Of a total of 384 participating mothers, 126 (32.8%) had good knowledge about infant teething. The mothers' knowledge was associated with a higher number of children in the family (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.14) and with having a job (AOR = 2.22). Mothers residing in rural areas (AOR = 0.40) and mothers with lower than secondary education (AOR = 0.43) were less likely to have good knowledge about teething. Diarrhea (88.5%), fever (86.5%), an urge to bite (76.6%), and poor appetite (71.9%) were the signs and symptoms most attributed to teething by mothers. Only the mother's knowledge about teething was associated with reporting fever as a sign. A considerable number (317; 82.6%) of mothers reported performing "Dokhan" (acacia wood smoke), 313 (81.5%) preferred to administer paracetamol or other systemic analgesics, 262 (68.2%) agreed that a child with tooth eruption should be taken to a hospital or health center, and 216 (56.3%) believed that antibiotics relieved symptoms related to teething


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Humans , Female , Signs and Symptoms , Tooth Eruption , Child , Surveys and Questionnaires , Knowledge , Mothers
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Article | IMSEAR | ID: sea-205064

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Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common causes of cancer-related mortality. Previous studies conducted in Saudi Arabia and provided information about the current situation regarding CRC but still, no enough data was found about the elderly population. Objectives: We aim to evaluate the overall survival of advanced CRC patients in the elderly population and to assess treatment tolerance. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis for the medical records department at Princess Norah Oncology Center (PNOC), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. We included patients treated at PNOC in the period between 2010 and 2015. Only patients aged above 70 years old with the advanced colon. Results: We included 57 cases with advanced colon cancer in our final analysis. For all the patients in this cohort study, the average age of diagnosis was 76.51 ± 9.28 years, and 71.93% were males. Overall 1-year, 2-year, and 5-year survival rates were 84.3%, 72%, and 54%, respectively. Survival analysis suggested surgical treatment, local radiation, younger ages, recurrent patients, female patients, and Non-mucinous Adenocarcinoma were associated with better survival. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that younger age (HR: 1.05, 95%CI=1.00-1.11, p-value=0.050), surgical treatment (HR: 0.15, 95%CI=0.04-0.60, p-value=0.007) and local radiotherapy (HR: 0.04, 95%CI=0.00-0.70, p-value=0.027) were significantly associated with longer survival. Newly diagnosed patients, males and mucinous adenocarcinoma were associated with shorter survival with no statistically significant difference. Conclusion: Survival rates among outpatients were higher than previous local studies. 5-year survival rate was 54%. Survival and regression analysis showed younger age, surgical treatment and local radiotherapy were significantly associated with longer survival.

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PJMR-Pakistan Journal of Medical Research. 2013; 52 (1): 25-28
in English | IMEMR | ID: emr-146873

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Recent studies indicate an independent association of apolipoprotein [a] small phenotypes with the diabetes and the onset of coronary heart disease. Apolipoprotein [a] small phenotypes when used together with Lipoprotein [a] levels make powerful markers in assessing the actual risk of developing coronary heart disease in diabetic patients. Evaluation of clinical and diagnostic significant of Lipoprotein [a] levels and apolipoprotein [a] small phenotypes and its relation to coronary heart disease in Sudanese diabetic patients. Diabetic patients attending hospitals and medical centers from May 2011-December 2012, in Khartoum, Sudan. This was a case control, hospital based study done on 138 Sudanese diabetic patients attending hospitals and medical centers in Khartoum. Patients were divided into 2 groups. One group had diabetic cases with coronary heart disease and the other were diabetic patients without coronary heart disease. Controls were age and gender matched. Blood samples were collected from both groups [patients and controls] and were run for apolipoproteins, lipoproteins and apolipoprotein [a] small phenotype, low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein and trigeminal ganglia. The levels of Lipoprotein [a] of patients were significantly higher than controls [p<0.05]. Apolipoprotein[a] small phenotype distribution showed a significant difference when compared between patients of both groups [diabetics with and without coronary heart disease] and controls [p<0.05]. Both low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol showed significant difference in both patient groups and controls [p<0.05]. Total cholesterol and triglyceride levels showed no significant difference between patients and controls. Apolipoprotein[a] small phenotypes showed significant distribution in diabetic patients when compared with coronary heart disease patients [more than one low molecular weight isoform] and [low molecular weight isoforms more than 600 kd]. There were significant association between apolipoprotein [a] low molecular weight isoforms and coronary heart disease in diabetes specially diabetes with history of coronary heart disease. Apolipoprotein [a] low molecular weight isoforms and Lipoprotein [a] levels are useful markers in assessing the risk of developing coronary heart disease in diabetic patients


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Humans , Male , Female , Coronary Artery Disease , Lipoprotein(a) , Apoprotein(a) , Apolipoproteins A , Diabetes Mellitus
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