Prevalence of common skin diseases among the elderly patients at Assiut University Hospital

To identify the prevalence of common skin diseases among elderly patients attending to the Dermatology Outpatient Clinics at Assiut University Hospital. Patient and methods: This study was conducted in Dermatology Out-patient Clinics at Assiut University Hospital. The sample of this study included all elderly patients attending to the previously mentioned setting during one year starting from the first of May 2009 to the end of April 2010. The total numbers of them were 450 elderly patients suffering from skin diseases. An interview sheet, which include Part I: It includes items related to socio-demographic characteristics such as age, sex, resident, marital status, level of education. Part II: Present, past history of skin diseases, and Family history of skin diseases. Among elderly patients 75.3% aged between [60- <70] years, 68.9% were males and 80.7% from rural areas. Also, 72.2% of the elderly patients had non-infectious skin diseases, while 27.8% of them had infectious skin disease. The highest percent 29.8% of skin diseases among of the elderly patients were in spring season. Less than three quarters of the studied sample had non-infectious skin diseases, while more than one quarters of them had infectious skin disease. Encouragement of the elderly people about the importance of follow up and periodic check-up to detect early health deviation to make early management and to prevent complication or any deterioration of the skin health. Utilizing the mass media, health classes in different health agencies could be achieved to increasing awareness of elderly people about the importance of prevention, early detection and control of skin diseases

study on student's feeling and attitude toward family health care at faculty of nursing, Assiut university

The study aimed to determine students feeling and attitude toward family health care through home visits at Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University. This study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing Assiut University. The total sample size was136 fourth year students. Self administered questionnaire was designed by the researchers to collect the data needed for the study. It consists of three main parts. The first part was concerned with personal characteristics of study sample. The second part included open ended questions regarding student's feelings before family visits, students' feeling after preparation for family visit and during family visits. The third part included questions about student's feelings after doing family visits, feeling safe during family visits. Also the reasons of their feeling safe and unsafe during family visits. As well as student's willingness to choice community health nursing as a carrier and the reasons for agree and disagree to be a community health nurse. Also attitude scale used to measure students attitude toward benefits of home visit training, importance of pre- field training and the impact of home visit training. Data was collected during the period from the beginning of November 2008 to the end of March 2009. Results of the present study revealed that most of the study sample in the age category 21 to 23 years [61.8%] and [53.7%] of them were resident in rural areas, [49.3%] of their fathers were employees and [76.5%] of their mothers were house wives. Before preparation for family visits [89.0%] had negative feeling. It improved to [86.0%] during home visit had positive feeling and [89.0%] of them had positive feeling after doing family visits. Also the results illustrated that [63.2%] had negative attitude pre training of family visit it improved to [50.0%] had positive attitude during family visits and [62.5%] had negative attitude after family visit training. The results shows that [21.3%] only want to be a community health nurse. The study recommended to develop home care field, nursing scientists of community health nursing and geriatric nursing should make clarify what nurses provide to individuals, families and community

Nutritional and exercise habits for prevention of osteoporosis among female adolescents in Assiut city secondary schools

The aim of this study is to identify the nutritional and exercise habits for prevention of osteoporosis among female adolescents in Assiut City secondary schools. The study was conducted in three female secondary schools in Assiut city. Secondary schools were stratified into general, nursing, and agricultural categories. A stratified random sampling was used to select one school from each stratum. Then, from each school, one class was randomly selected from each of the three academic years. Thus, a total of nine classes from three schools was recruited, and the total sample size was 412 girls. Identification and demographic data, dietary and exercise habits, attitude scale to measure attitudes towards dairy products and food frequency sheet were used to collect the data. The main result demonstrates that slightly more than half of the sample were eating two main meals per day [51.7%], and more than one third [35.4%] were eating only one meal per day. General and nursing secondary school girls had higher percentages of intake of balanced diet, compared to those in agricultural schools and the highest percentages of intake of balanced diet was among participants whose parents had university education. Two-fifth of the participants [42.2%] were practicing exercise, and only one-fifth [25.7%] did it regularly. The study findings lead to the conclusion that the adolescent secondary school students in Assiut city have deficient eating and exercise habits, particularly in relation to dairy products. This is influenced by type of school and parents' education. Therefore, it is recommended that making dairy products more attractive and available is recommended to encourage girls to consume more of these important food items

effect of some disabilities on physical growth of primary school pupils in Assiut city

This study aimed to assess the effect of some disabilities on physical growth of primary school pupils in Assiut city. This study was conducted at all disability boarding schools in Assiut city namely El-Fekria school for mentally retarded pupils, El-Nour for blind pupils, El-Amal schools for hearing and speech impairment [one school for boys and one for girls] and El- Galaa primary school for normal pupils. The total number of the study subjects was 600 pupils divided to 300 disabled pupils and 300 normal pupils which were taken as a control group. Two tools were developed by the researchers to collect the data needed for the study. First tool was interview sheet, it consisted of three parts. The first one was concerned with personal and socio-demographic characteristics of the studied pupils. It included age, sex, residence, birth order, grade of education, type of disability, parent education, and parent occupation. The second part covered the history of disability as family history. The third part involved assessment of parent's knowledge about nutritional habits, physical exercise for the child and their knowledge about disability. The second tool was a sheet used to record weight, height, chest, mid upper arm circumference and skin fold thickness for studied pupils. Data was collected during the period from the middle of September 2007 to the end of December 2007. Results of the present study revealed 61% of disabled pupils were males and 77.7% from rural areas. Statistically significant differences were found between consanguinity of parents of disabled and control pupils and their socio-demographic and health characteristics. The result also showed that 63%, 61.5% and 50% who had visual hearing, speech and mental disabilities respectively had history of consanguinity. It was clear that all parents of disabled pupils had no knowledge about the care of children who has any type of disability. Statistically significant differences were found between height, weight, chest circumference and subcutaneous skin fold thickness between and studied school pupils P= 0.000, P= 0.002 and P=0.000 respectively. Statistically significant differences were disabled found between the different types of disability [visual, auditory, and mentally] in body mass index. The study recommended that periodic examination or check up for disabled children in order to make sure that their growth is normal, encouraging the couple to make premarital examination to prevent hereditary diseases and congenital anomalies, particularly by a qualified nurse and training of the school health nurses should emphasize care, follow up and coping with disabled children

Family awareness regarding the first aid measures for snake bites and scorpion stings in El-Minia governorate

This study aimed to assess family awareness about the signs and symptoms of snake bites and scorpion stings also identify the first aid measures used in treatment. It was carried out in three districts of El- Minia Governorate and one village from each of the three districts. For El- Minia district, the city El- Minia and Zouhra village. From Maghagha district. Maghagha city and El-Abbasya. For Deirmawas district, the city of Deirmawas and Tanouf village. The study subjects were the family head, male or female. From families residing in the previous mentioned settings their total number was 594 [male and females]. A structured interview sheet was developed to collect the data needed for the study. It contained socio-demographic data as residence, age, sex, level of education, occupation, income, housing condition as building material, floor, waste disposal, and crowding index. The sheet covered knowledge about signs and symptoms. Also the sheet covered the family actions in dealing with snakebites and scorpion stings, and the first aid measured used. Data was collected during the period from the beginning of March 2007 to the end of December 2007. The study revealed that [69.9%] were males, [50.9%] had urban residence while [85.9%] of houses were building concrete. The study illustrates that [59.8%] of the respondents had satisfactory knowledge about scorpion sting signs. While [42.4%] had satisfactory knowledge about snake bites signs. Also the result shows that [96.3%] seek health care settings services. As for the first aid measures used, [41.4%] did not know about any type of it. The most common first aid measure used was tying the location [25.9%]. The use of herbal treatments was minimal. The study recommended that: health education for the public about [prevention, signs, symptoms, first aid and action] for snake and scorpion poisoning through pamphlets, posters, communication media such as radio, TV. Newspapers, magazines and others. Training programs for physicians and nurses in primary healthcare centers and rural health units for treatment, prevention of snake bite and scorpion stings to reduce their dangers

Study of dietary habits among adolescents at Assiut and South Valley Universities [a non clinical study]

A random sample of 543 students of Assiut [AU] and South Valley [SVU] universities was studied for the evaluation of the dietary habits, nutrient intake and some demographic characteristics. South Valley [SV] students were born in rural areas more than Assiut students. 42.7% of Assiut group live in the university hostels compared with 37.7% of SV group. 38.2% of Assiut students and 30% of South Valley group live with family. 13.8% of Assiut and 30.6% of South Valley students live in shared flats. 5.3% of Assiut and 1.7% of SV groups live with relatives. 42.3% of Assiut and 35.7% of South Valley group eat breakfast regularly, without sex difference in each group. 20.3% of Assiut and 32.3% of South Valley groups regularly take fresh vegetables and salads and it is related to the accommodation type only in Assiut students. 37.8% of Assiut and 41.4% of SV group eat fruits regularly and both sexes eat fruits equally irrespective to the accommodation type. The types and quantity of consumed foods in the previous 24 hours were coded according to the standard food composition table [9] and transferred to their nutritive values. The daily requirements from each food element were calculated according to WHO, which consider the university students as moderately active. Calories intake was adequate in 62.6% of Assiut and 72.4% of South Valley students, and females consumed more calories than males. Students live in the university hostels had more calorie intake. Nearly all students had their adequate total protein requirements, without a sex difference in each group. The calcium intake was low in about half of Assiut males and females, and was higher in the South Valley group. It was not related to the accommodation type. The iron intake was low among females than males in each group, it was related to the accommodation type only in the SV students. Adequate vitamin A intake was present in more than 85.5% of students with sex difference only in the SV group. About 80% of males and all females took adequate vitamin B1 and vitamin B2 intake was not related to the sex or accommodation type in each group. 70.4% of Assiut and 79.5% of SV groups had an adequate niacin intake and males were better than females in each group. Adequate vitamin C intake was present in 72.4% of Assiut and 68.7% of SV groups without a significant difference

Trained and untrained traditional birth attendants knowledge concerning labour in Assiut, Egypt [a comprative study]

This study was conducted in eighteen villages and five cities in Assiut Government to compare the knowledge of trained traditional birth attendants [TBAs] and untrained TBAs concerning labor. The study included 58 traditional birth attendants divided to 38 TBAs trained and 20 TBAs untrained. Data were collected through a questionnaire sheet during the period from February 1999 to May 1999 through the interview of the TBAs during the home visits for TBA on two days per week. The results of this study indicated that 87.9% of the sample were from rural areas and 12.1% from urban. Statistical significant differences were found between trained TBAs and untrained TBAs in relation to their knowledge about the time of enema and their knowledge about care during the preparation for labor. There was no statistical significant difference between the two groups in their knowledge related to most items