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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is very common in sexually active men and women. HPV vaccination is the most effective measure for primary prevention for HPV infection and HPV-related diseases ultimately. HPV infection can cause condylomata acuminata in males, and is also associated with penile cancer, anal cancer and oral cancer; however, most male HPV carriers do not have signs or symptoms, so prevention and treatment of HPV infection in men can effectively reduce the risk of HPV infection in their partners. In most countries the HPV vaccination coverage among females is far lower than targeting expectation, and the effective herd immunity has not been achieved yet. Men can directly benefit from HPV vaccination, which is also beneficial for their partners, therefore HPV vaccination for men is worth considering. In this article we briefly describe HPV vaccination in males and overview their awareness and acceptance of HPV vaccination, so as to provide references for promoting HPV vaccination among men in the future.
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Objective:To investigate the perspective of family doctor teams on the status quo of home care for community-dwelling elderly.Methods:The focus group interviews on the status quo of home care for community-dwelling elderly were conducted from August 19 to December 28, 2021. One urban area and 1 suburban area of Beijing was selected by purpose sampling method as target areas. Five community health service centers were selected from each area, and 5 family doctor team members were selected as interviewees in each center. The outline of interviews was as follows: what kinds of home care does the family doctor team provide for the community-dwelling elderly; how does the family doctor team evaluate the existing community-based home care; what suggestions on developing community-based home care for the elderly in the future. The data of the interview were analyzed by the thematic framework.Results:Xicheng district and Miyun district were selected as the study sites in the urban and suburban areas of Beijing, and 41 family doctor team members were interviewed. Three themes and 6 sub-themes were extracted. The study showed that: (1) the family doctor contracted service for the elderly was carried out smoothly in the community; (2) the current situation of home care for the elderly in the community varied, the chronic disease management for the elderly was effective, the health education in the community was popular, the implementation of free annual health check for the elderly in urban areas was more difficult than that in suburban areas, and the family doctor team provided home visits as needed and required; (3) the members of family doctor team usually undertook multiple tasks due to the insufficiency of auxiliary staff, and the incentive mechanism of the home visit was not perfect, which needed to be improved.Conclusion:From the perspective of family doctor teams, the contract service for the elderly is generally carried out smoothly in Beijing communities, but it varies in different types of home care for the elderly, and the work and incentive mechanism of family doctor team need to be improved.
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Objective:To survey the experiences and perception of caregivers on home care service for community-dwelling elderly.Methods:From August to December 2021, individual semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with caregivers of the elderly from five community health centers in Beijing Xicheng and Miyun districts selected by purposive sampling.Results:Nine caregivers,2 males and 7 females aged 49-76 (62.8±9.4) years were interviewed in this study. The nursing care period was 3-48 (17±13) years. Four themes were extracted from the interview data: older people′s own condition was the primary factor influencing the home care needs; medical needs for home care were determined by the caregivers′ factors; community health service was important for meet home medical needs; and supporting of home care services for the elderly need to be strengthened.Conclusion:The experience of elderly home caregivers in using community home medical services is affected by many factors, and in the future, the content of home medical services should be improved, and the skills training of community elderly home caregivers should be strengthened, so as to improve the quality of life at home and promote the health literacy of the elderly.
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With the rapid population aging in China, healthy elderly care has become a consensus of the whole society. As an important part of healthcare system, community health service plays a vital role in health maintenance and promotion for the elderly, and it is an extremely important foundation for realizing healthy endowment. In this article we summarize the status quo of home-based care for the aged, in which the community health service plays an important role, and also make suggestions for further improvement.
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Objective To determine the extent of off-label antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) use in a tertiary pediatric epileptic center in China,so as to provide baseline data for getting acquainted with the extent of off-label AEDs use for the future.Methods Collected demographic information and prescriptions related to AEDs of all hospitalized children diagnosed with epilepsy from April 1st to September 30th 2016 were collected in Peking University First Hospital.According to person-time,prescriptions,different AEDs,various categories of off-label use,the incidence of off-label AEDs use was calculated respectively.Risk factors (age,gender,number of drug use,type of seizure and status epilepticus) were analyzed through the methods of single factor chi-square and muhi-factor Logistic regression analysis.Results A total of 291 person-times,749 prescriptions and involving 12 kinds of AEDs were collected.The rates of off-label drug use were 35.11％ (263/749 items) and 66.32％ (193/291 person-times) in prescriptions and person-times respectively.The main categories of off-label drug use were seizure types (38.40％,101/263 items),dosage (10.27％,27/263 items),mono/multidrug therapy (9.89％,26/263 items),scope of disease (0.76％,2/263 items) and age (72.62％,191/263 items),while 30.30％ (79/263 items) prescriptions were equal or more than 2 different categories of off-label drug use.The incidences of different drugs were different,with 100％ in Nitrazepam,Vigabatrin,Clobazam,Zonisamide,1.78％ (3/169 items) in Valproate but 0 in Clonazepam,Phenobarbital.According to the results of single factor chi-square and multi-factor Logistic regression,ages and seizure types were correlated with off-label AEDs use.The groups of infants and preschoolers had higher incidences of off-label AEDs use than the group of school and adolescence.The group of focal seizures only had lower incidences of off-label AEDs use.Conclusions Off-label AEDs use in the tertiary pediatric epileptic center in China is common.Younger patients (infant and preschool) have higher incidences of off-label AEDs use,while patients with focal seizures have lower incidences of off-label AEDs use.
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<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) are the first steps in the development of multiple organ failure induced by sepsis. A systemic excessive inflammatory reaction is currently the accepted mechanism of the pathogenesis of sepsis. Several studies have suggested a protective role of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-β/δ (PPAR-β/δ) in related inflammatory diseases. But the role of PPARβ/δ in ALI remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to investigate the role and possible mechanism of PPARβ/δ in ALI induced by sepsis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) was used as a sepsis model. Rats were randomly divided into four groups, the control group (CON, n = 6), sham-operation group (SHAM, n = 12), cecal ligation and puncture group (CLP, n = 30), GW501516 group (CLP+GW, n = 25), which underwent CLP and were subcutaneously injected with the PPAR-β/δ agonist GW501516 (0.05 mg/100 g body weight). Survival was monitored to 24 hours after operation. Blood pressure, serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, aspartate aminotrasferase and alanine aminotrasferase were measured after CLP. Concentrations of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and interleukin (IL)-1β in serum were detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits. Lung tissue samples were stained with H&E and scored according to the degree of inflammation. Bacterial colonies were counted in the peritoneal fluid. Alveolar macrophages were cultured and incubated with GW501516 (0.15 µmol/L) and PPARβ/δ adenovirus and then treated with Lipopolysaccharide (2 µg/ml) for 2 hours. The TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 RNA in lung and alveolar macrophages were determined by real-time PCR. Phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) in lung and alveolar macrophages was detected by Western blotting.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>GW501516 significantly increased the survival of septic rats, decreased histological damage of the lungs, reduced inflammatory cytokines in serum and lung tissues of septic rats and did not increase counts of peritoneal bacteria. In vitro, GW501516 and over-expression of PPARβ/δ attenuated gene expression of TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 in alveolar macrophages. Both in vivo and in vitro, PPARβ/δ inhibited the phosphorylation of STAT3.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>PPARβ/δ plays a protective role in sepsis induced ALI via suppressing excessive inflammation.</p>