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@#Introduction: This study objectives were to evaluate the youth’s knowledge and awareness of reproductive health issues among the Hashemite University students and to measure the effectiveness of the interactive teaching approach in delivering the reproductive health knowledge course. Methods: Quantitative and qualitative research designs were used. The sample was 160 (two cohorts) undergraduate students who enrolled in the reproductive health course during two semesters at the Hashemite University. Quantitative data was collected from the students before and after receiving a reproductive health course. Qualitative data was collected through focus group discussions. Results: The study results showed an improvement in the reproductive health awareness level of students. There was a statistically significant increase in the total score of knowledge between the pretest (M = 19.97, SD = 3.89) and posttest (M = 21.65, SD = 4.03) for the first cohort at p =.00. There was a statistically significant increase in the total score of knowledge between pretest (M = 19.33, SD = 2.89) and posttest (M = 20.66, SD = 5.78) for the 2nd cohort at p =.00. Qualitative data revealed that the students were very interested in the reproductive health course and found it very useful for themselves, their families, friends, and society. Conclusion: The interactive learning approach was useful in teaching reproductive health course and increased university students’ awareness regarding reproductive health topics, which were important for students. It was recommended by students to teach reproductive health course to other students in all universities using interactive learning.
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This work was carried out to study the prevalence of Helicobacter pylon [H-P] infection in malnourished children and to prove the association -if any- between H-P infection and protein losing enteropathy [PLE] in these children. Stool samples of 100 children ranging in age from 3 to 24 months were studied. Those children included 40 under weight children, 40 marasmic children and 20 age and sex matched well nourished children as a control group. Stools from malnourished and control children were tested for H-P antigen and focal concentration of alpha 1- antitrypsin [FA-AT] using ELISA technique. Measurement of both parameters was repeated in H-P positive children 2 weeks after eradication therapy of H-P infection. The results proved that the prevalence of H-P infection amounted to 53% of malnourished children compared to 20% of control group. The mean values of FA-AT were significantly higher in malnourished children with positive H-P infection than those with negative infection [P <0.0001]. Following the eradication therapy of H-P infection, the mean values of FA-AT showed a significant decrease [P < 0.0001]. However, these values were still higher than those of the control group [P <0.0001]. H-P infection is an important co-factor in the etiology of some aspects of protein energy malnutrition [PEM]. H-P infection plays also a leading role in the pathogenesis of PLE and its therapeutic eradication can reverse some of these findings