scholarly journals RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUTTERING SEVERITY AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS IN CHILDREN WHO STUTTER OF AGE RANGE 6.5 TO 9.5 YEARS CONCERNING THEIR AGE, GENDER AND MENTAL CAPABILITIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 619-628
Author(s):  
Aya Nasr ◽  
Mona Hegazi ◽  
Fatma El-Zahraa Kaddah ◽  
Hedia Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Age Range

scholarly journals Assessment of Nutritional Status and Dietary Pattern of Diabetes Patients Attending Out-patient Clinics in Abuja Metropolis, Federal Capital Territory

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Wakili, Kulu ◽  
Anjuwon, Tayo Micheal ◽  
Adepoju Oluwafemi Abiodun ◽  
Owolabi A. Olumuyiwa ◽  
James B. Dorcas
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Dietary Pattern ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Type 2 Diabetic Patients ◽  
Dietary Practices ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Poor Nutritional Status ◽  
Age Range

Purpose: Nutritional status and dietary pattern of 120 randomly selected type-2 diabetic patients of both sexes (age range 18 and 65 years) attending medical outpatient clinics within Abuja metropolis were assessed. Methods: A cross-sectional survey involving pre-tested and semi-structured questionnaires was used. Socio-demographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements, nutritional status and dietary pattern of the subjects were computed using standard methods. Results: The result of socio-demographic characteristics indicates that 52% are males and 48% are females. Subjects with primary education constitute 4.2%, about half of them having either secondary (48.3%) or tertiary (47.5%) education. Most (80.8%) of them are married, 32.5% fell within a monthly income range of N50,000 - N100,000 (US $139.07 - $278.14). Anthropometric indices showed that the height of 75% of the respondents was 159.9 ± 7.0 cm, 100% of the respondents’ weight, hip circumference, waist-hip ratio and waist-height ratio are 72.69 ± 16.88 cm, 104.6 ± 12.4 cm, 0.94 ± 0.1 and 0.61 ± 0.1 respectively. The nutritional status of the subjects revealed that only 25% fell within the normal BMI range, with 1.7% being underweight, 20.8% overweight and half of them (52.5%) obese and out of which 27% are morbid. Their dietary patterns showed that the food mostly consumed include cereals, processed cereals, legumes, vegetables, fruits and meat. More than a quarter of the respondents totally avoid sugar in their diet, while 33.33% rarely eat sugar. Eggs (48.33%) have a moderate frequency of consumption. Conclusion: This study concludes that the dietary practices of the respondents contribute to their poor nutritional status.

scholarly journals Demographic Characteristics and Social Anxiety among Tertiary Institution Students in Osun State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Michael Adeniyi Omoyemiju ◽  
Sehinde Akintomide Oluwatosin
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Leibowitz Social Anxiety Scale ◽  
Age Range

Aims: This study aimed to determine the level of social anxiety across demographic characteristics of tertiary students in Osun State, Nigeria. Design: The study employed a survey design method. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in the Department of Educational Foundations and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, between August 2019 and February 2020. Methodology: A sample of 1600 tertiary institution students (690 male, 910 female; age range 15-38 years) was selected using proportionate stratified sampling technique from four (two public and two private) institutions. Data were collected with the use of Leibowitz Social Anxiety Scale. Results: Of 1600 students sampled, 0.5% had no symptom of social anxiety while 10.3%, 76.4%, and 12.8% exhibited mild, moderate and severe levels of social anxiety. In addition, there was a significant predictive contribution of demographic factors on students’ social anxiety (R = 0.186, P = 0.000). Conclusion: The study concluded that social anxiety among tertiary institution students was high. Hence, necessary policies to reduce its degree is required from education policy makers while counselling psychologists and mental health experts are also required to develop effective treatment programmes  to mitigate its effects on students.

scholarly journals Dual-Task Tests Predict Conversion to Dementia—A Prospective Memory-Clinic-Based Cohort Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 8129
Author(s):  
Hanna B Åhman ◽  
Lars Berglund ◽  
Ylva Cedervall ◽  
Lena Kilander ◽  
Vilmantas Giedraitis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dual Task ◽  
Roc Curves ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Cognitive Tests ◽  
Predictive Capacity ◽  
Timed Up And Go ◽  
Dementia Incidence ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Age Range

The aim of this study was to investigate whether Timed Up-and-Go (TUG) dual-task (TUGdt) tests predict dementia incidence among patients with subjective or mild cognitive impairment (SCI; MCI). Other study objectives were to determine whether TUGdt improves dementia prediction compared to a) demographic characteristics and standard cognitive tests alone; and b) TUG and Verbal Fluency performed separately. Patients (n = 172, age range 39–91 years, 78 women) with SCI or MCI performed TUGdt tests, including 1) naming animals and 2) reciting months backwards, and clinical cognitive tests at baseline. Diagnoses were identified at follow-up after 2.5 years. Logistic regression was used to predict dementia incidence, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and c-statistics for predictive capacity. Analyses were stratified by age and gender. At follow-up, 51 patients had developed dementia. The TUGdt result “animals/10 s” was associated with dementia incidence (standardized odds ratio (OR) = 4.06, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.28–7.23, p < 0.001), more so among patients under the median age of 72 years (standardized OR = 19.4, 95% CI 3.53–106.17, p < 0.001). TUGdt “animals/10 s” improved dementia prediction compared to demographic characteristics and standard tests alone (c-statistics 0.88 to 0.94) and single-task tests (c-statistics 0.86 to 0.89), but only in the younger patient group. TUGdt has the potential to become a useful tool for dementia prediction.

Pattern of acute poisoning in Tehran-Iran in 2003

2007 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 753-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahin Shadnia ◽  
Hadi Esmaily ◽  
Ghazal Sasanian ◽  
Abdolkarim Pajoumand ◽  
Hosein Hassanian-Moghaddam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Indigenous Population ◽  
Acute Poisoning ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Poison Center ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
Reference Hospital ◽  
Sedative Hypnotics ◽  
Age Range

To characterize the poisoning cases admitted to the Loghman-Hakim Hospital Poison Center (a teaching reference hospital of poisoning) in Tehran, Iran. All admitted acutely poisoned patients from January to December 2003 were evaluated retrospectively. Information of socio-demographic characteristics, agents and cause of poisoning, and the mortality rate were collected from medical records of the hospital. During this period, 24 179 cases were referred to the emergency department that 10 206 of them were admitted. Of the admitted cases, 51% were male and 49% female. The majority (38%) of cases were in the age range of 21—30 years. Most (79%) of poisonings were intentional and 21% were unintentional. The most important agents of acute poisoning were drugs (69.13%) especially sedative-hypnotics followed by opioids (12.34%) and pesticides especially organophosphates (OPs) (6.21%). The mortality rate was 1.3% (318 patients). Death was mostly occurred by opioids (41.54%), followed by drugs (28%) and pesticides especially OPs (12%). The prevention and treatment of poisoning due to opioids, pesticides specially OPs and sedative-hypnotics drugs should merit high priority in the health care of the indigenous population of Tehran. Human & Experimental Toxicology (2007) 26, 753— 756

scholarly journals Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Acid Victims in Bangladesh

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Zafreen ◽  
MA Wahab ◽  
MN Islam ◽  
MA Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Level ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Rehabilitation Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Police Station ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Age Range

This descriptive cross sectional study was carried out on acid victims, who were admitted to Dhaka MedicalCollege Hospital (DMCH) and were present in Thikana and Jibontara (clinic cum rehabilitation centre) ofAcid Survivors Foundation (ASF). Most of the acid victims from every corner of the country come to DMCHfor their treatment and ASF provides both curative and rehabilitative assistance as well as legal proceduralhelp. A total number of 90 (ninety) acid victims, both old and new cases were selected purposively in the studyto determine their socio demographic characteristics and also to identify the possible causes and the perceivedperpetrators. Victims' age range was 01 to 50 years and Mean ± SD of age was 20.03 ± 8.83 years. Ninetypercent (81) of the victims were female, 58.9% (53) were adolescent, 60% (54) were unmarried, 53.3% (48)were below secondary level educated, 51.1% (46) were student and 32.2% (29) were housewife by occupation.Sixty nine percent (62) victims were from semi-urban area and 40% (36) from Dhaka division (capital city)and 62.2% (56) victims from income < 5,000 taka per month. Fifty five percent (50) causes were due to variousrefusals and 14.4% (13) were due to dowry, 64.4% (58) perpetrators were rejected suitor and 16.7% (15) werehusband. Eighty percent (72) incidences were occurred at home and 93.3% (84) occurrences were at nighttime.Ninety one percent (82) victims received threat before the incidence and 52.3% (33) filed general diary (GD) inlocal police station before the occurrence. Seventy nine percent (71) survivors had no knowledge about acid, itssource and its consequences before the incidence. This study depicts the national scenario of the sociodemographiccharacteristics of acid victims and perceived perpetrators in Bangladesh.Key words: Acid victims; Bangladesh; victim age.DOI: 10.3329/jafmc.v6i1.5985Journal of Armed Forces Medical College, Bangladesh Vol.6(1) 2010 p.12-15

scholarly journals Individual differences in intentional and unintentional exposure to online pornography among Hong Kong Chinese adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia M.S. Ma ◽  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Catie C.W. Lai
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Hong Kong Chinese ◽  
School Students ◽  
Online Pornography ◽  
Age Range

AbstractThe current study aimed to test how gender and religion affect unintentional and intentional exposure to online pornography in Chinese adolescents. A total of 1401 secondary school students (age range from 11 to 16 years) participated in the study. Findings from multivariate analyses show that males reported higher levels of unintentional and intentional exposure to online pornography than females. Significant differences were found in adolescents’ religiosity, with students who had religious beliefs reporting a lower level of unintentional exposure to online pornography than their counterparts without religious beliefs. In terms of intentional exposure to online pornography, adolescents were more likely to be exposed if they were male and had religious beliefs. Such differences were not found in females. This study demonstrated the influence of demographic characteristics on exposure to online pornography among Chinese adolescents.

Ultrastructural Study of Human Testicular Biopsies in Infertility

1976 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 156-157
Author(s):  
Shirley Siew ◽  
Philip Troen ◽  
Howard R. Nankin
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Basement Membrane ◽  
Leydig Cells ◽  
Clinical Evidence ◽  
Young Male ◽  
Germinal Epithelium ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Male Subjects

Testicular biopsies were obtained from six young male subjects (age range 24-33) who complained of infertility and who had clinical evidence of oligospermia. This was confirmed on histological examination which showed a broad spectrum from profound hypospermatogenesis to relatively normal appearing germinal epithelium. Thickening of the tubular walls was noted in half of the cases and slight peritubular fibrosis in one. The Leydig cells were reported as normal or unremarkable.Transmission electron microscopy showed that the thickening of the supporting tissue of the germinal epithelium was caused more by an increase in the thickness of the layers of the lamina propria than of the tubular wall itself. The changes in the basement membrane of the tubular wall consisted mostly of a greater degree of infolding into the tubule and some reduplication which gave rise to a multilayered appearance.

Meeting the Best Practice for Hearing Aid Verification in Children: Challenges and Future Directions

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 877-894
Author(s):  
Nur Azyani Amri ◽  
Tian Kar Quar ◽  
Foong Yen Chong
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Major Barrier ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Fitting Hearing Aids

Purpose This study examined the current pediatric amplification practice with an emphasis on hearing aid verification using probe microphone measurement (PMM), among audiologists in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Frequency of practice, access to PMM system, practiced protocols, barriers, and perception toward the benefits of PMM were identified through a survey. Method A questionnaire was distributed to and filled in by the audiologists who provided pediatric amplification service in Klang Valley, Malaysia. One hundred eight ( N = 108) audiologists, composed of 90.3% women and 9.7% men (age range: 23–48 years), participated in the survey. Results PMM was not a clinical routine practiced by a majority of the audiologists, despite its recognition as the best clinical practice that should be incorporated into protocols for fitting hearing aids in children. Variations in practice existed warranting further steps to improve the current practice for children with hearing impairment. The lack of access to PMM equipment was 1 major barrier for the audiologists to practice real-ear verification. Practitioners' characteristics such as time constraints, low confidence, and knowledge levels were also identified as barriers that impede the uptake of the evidence-based practice. Conclusions The implementation of PMM in clinical practice remains a challenge to the audiology profession. A knowledge-transfer approach that takes into consideration the barriers and involves effective collaboration or engagement between the knowledge providers and potential stakeholders is required to promote the clinical application of evidence-based best practice.

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