Sociodemographic determinations of management behavior of diabetic patients attending a diabetic clinic in Alexandria Part III: relation between diabetics' sociodemographic background and health belief model variables

The present work aimed to study the relation between the patient's health beliefs, the psychological perception and the demographic variables. The same subjects and methods applied in part I and II were adopted. It was found that a minority [1.7%] had a weak overall perceived susceptibility. It was indicated that a significant relation was observed between gender and exposure to external cues to action, where females were more likely to be exposed than males to external cues to action. A statistical significant linear association was observed between the education of diabetics and exposure to external cues to action. Diabetics without any educational certificates were more likely to be exposed to external cues to action

Computer skills among medical students and their attitudes and opinions towards computer education

In this study, 608 second, fourth and fifth year medical students were surveyed to investigate their computer literacy, individual computer skills, perceived usefulness of computers in medicine. 21% classified their computer literacy as negligible and 33% as deficient. 60% had used a computer before and 52% used one recently. Apart from computer games, different software packages were used by only less than 16% of the students. Students in the fourth and fifth years had greater computer skills than those in the second year. There were also significant differences between sexes, with male students having significantly greater computer skills than female students and this appeared to be related to their more positive attitudes, behavior and beliefs towards computer education. The perceived importance of computers in medicine was relatively deficient

Study of different risk factor profiles in stroke patients in Alexandria

The study included 94 stroke cases. They were admitted at the Internal Medicine Department between October 1994 and March 1995. For each case studied, an attempt was made to obtain, from the same hospital, age and sex matched control patient. The aims of this work are to identify different stroke risk factors and to measure the strength of association of the different risk factors and stroke. Results of this work revealed that hypertension, diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart diseases, arrythmias possible symptoms of transient ischemic attacks and android type of fat distribution are major risk factors of stroke in Alexandria. This necessitates initiation and continuation of stroke control program in Alexandria

Pattern of growth and development of premature children at the age of two and three years in Alexandria, Egypt [Part I]

A case-control study was conducted in Alexandria on 68 premature children: 32 of them at the age of 2 and 36 at the age of three years. The aim was to depict the pattern of growth and development among them. Controls were full-term children, who were double the number of prematures and matched by age and sex. It was found that the growth pattern of full-term children aged two and three years was better than that of prematures. Moreover, prematures were significantly delayed in some developmental areas as language, fine motor-adaptive sectors and personal-social domains than their corresponding controls. The study suggests that the provision of quality medical care could eliminate the growth and developmental lag of premature children

Pattern of growth development of premature children at the age of two and three years in Alexandria, Egypt [Part II]

This is the second part of a paper on a study conducted in Alexandria on 68 premature children. Controls were full-term children, double the number of prematures, and matched by age and sex. The first part presented differences in growth and development in relation to prematurity. This part deals with risk factors for prematurity. The study revealed that low educational level of fathers and parental smoking were significant risk factors for prematurity. The mean age of both parents and mothers' gravidity were significantly higher for prematures. Other risk factors were identified. Mothers with diabetes and chronic nephritis were more likely to have a premature child

Familial and sociological correlates of behavioral deviance among juvenile boy delinquents in Alexandria

Sixty five institutionalized juvenile boy delinquents aged 11 to 21 years were screened for behavioral deviance in relation to familial and social variables. Data of behavioral deviant children was compared with similar data available for the group of children not identified by the screen. Results of this study revealed statistical associations between behavioral deviance among juvenile boy delinquents and most of the studied familial/social backgrounds and morbid parent - child relationships. Knowledge about these issues should be applied in understanding and planning the treatment of the delinquent