scholarly journals Marital Status Equity in Tenant Selection Criteria in the Akure Rental Market

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Oladotun Nathanael Agboola ◽  
Michael Ayodele Olukolajo
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Rental Housing ◽  
Ability To Pay ◽  
Rental Market ◽  
Track Record ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right

The paper examines the selection criteria for prospective single and married tenants by Estate Surveyors and Valuers in the study area, to determine fairness in practice. The survey research adopted a structured questionnaire to elicit data from a sample of Estate Surveying and Valuation firms in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria as Estate Surveyors and Valuers serve as both agents and property managers in the study area. Data collected were analyzed using the relative importance index (RII) and Mann Whitney U test. Findings revealed that irrespective of the marital status, the nature of employment of the prospective tenants is an essential criterion used at tenant selection. Also, there exists between singles and married tenants a statistically significant difference in the selection criteria used by Estate Surveyors and Valuers concerning 'employment' and 'ability of prospective tenants to pay subsequent rent' ; while, there was no significant difference in the tenant selection criteria in the areas of religion, gender, ethnicity, age, nature of employment, ability to pay the required rent, advance rent payment, ability to pay caution deposit, ability to pay service charge, provision of suitable Guarantors/Referee, physical appearance, suitability to the property, family size, ability and willingness to stick to the terms of the lease, criminality history/track record, first-time renters and history of previous tenancy. The study recommended that Estate Surveyors and Valuers should desist from discriminatory selection criteria differences as housing is a fundamental requirement for all, marital status notwithstanding.  Also, government should formulate and enforce anti-discrimination policies at tenant selection which will protect the right of individuals to rental housing, irrespective of their marital status. This will create a balance in the rental market and take away the mild differences in the selection criteria used for prospective tenants as if this is not worked upon, the mild difference will someday become wide.

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Non-Adherence to Antihypertensive Medication among Hypertensive Patients in Community

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-59
Author(s):  
Tirtha Man Shrestha ◽  
Laxman Bhusal ◽  
Shankar Raut ◽  
Rajan Ghimire ◽  
Poonam Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Antihypertensive Medication ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
P Value ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Adherence To Medication ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
History Of ◽  
Family History Of Hypertension

Objective: Hypertension is one of the common non-communicable health problems. While pharmacologic intervention is the most efficient way to control hypertension; non-adherence to medication is accounted as a significant cause for complications. This study was to address and to determine the magnitude of non-adherence among hypertensive patients by summarizing the associated risks factors among patients in community level. Method: This is a cross sectional study conducted on hypertensive patients who visited the community health clinic at Dhading, Nepal on 9th and 10th June 2018 using a pre structured questionnaire. Patients were sampled by nonprobability purposive sampling method. Effect of age, gender, marital status, employment, education level, presence of diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, current smoker, and family history of hypertension were analyzed by compliance of antihypertensive drugs using frequency distribution, chi-square test, and logistic regression. For all of the analysis p value <0.5 was considered as significance. Results: 150 patients were included in the study, out of whom 48 patients were found adherent and 102 patients non-adherent to antihypertensive medication. Out of total population 46% (n=69) were male and 54% (n=81) were female with no significant difference between compliant and noncompliant groups (OR= 1.512, p-=0.292). Mean age of patients in complaint group was 57 years and in non-compliant group was 52 years with odds ratio of 0.959 (p= 0.004, 95% C.I =0.933-0.987). However, there was no significant effect of marital status, employment status, and family history of hypertension on adherence to anti-hypertensive medication. Presence of diabetes had significant effect on adherence to medication (OR= 8.494, p= 0.014). The most common reason for non-adherence was the fear of getting stuck with medication for lifetime (n=31, 30.3%) followed by the use of ayurvedic/home remedy (n=27, 26.5%), unaware of complications (n=16, 15.7%), life style modification (n=14, 13.7%), and financial weakness (n=9, 8.8%). Pearson’s correlation of these reasons was between -1 to 0 with p value <0.5. Conclusion: Fear of taking medication lifelong was the major reason for non-adherence; however, age and comorbid health conditions like diabetes have a significant effect on adherence to medication. Health care awareness and counseling can help these patients to overcome the fear of taking medication for lifetime, which can increase the medication compliance rate.

scholarly journals SUPPORTING THERAPY IN EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS: WHY, WHOM, HOW?

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-172
Author(s):  
N. V. KOROCHANSKAYA ◽  
S. N. SERIKOVA ◽  
M. A. BASENKO ◽  
S. S. SERIKOV
Keyword(s):  
Corticosteroid Therapy ◽  
Eosinophilic Esophagitis ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Histological Study ◽  
Elimination Diet ◽  
Esophageal Wall ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right

Aim. To demonstrate peculiarities of clinic features, difficulties of diagnostics and treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis using a clinic case.Materials and methods. The investigation of the clinic case in young woman with eosinophilic esophagitis is presented. The diagnosis was established 6 years after the manifestation of the disease on the stage of complications developed (esophageal stricture). A complex examination included endoscopy, morphologic methods and consultations with adjacent specialists (llergologist, ENT). Drug therapy was carried out by system and topical corticosteroids according to recommendations of Russian gastroenterological association from 2013.Results. The right diagnosis was established by the assessment of the clinic feature of dysphagia with revealing of mucosal eosinophilic infiltration during histological study of esophageal mucosal biopsies. The elimination diet and corticosteroid therapy improved the clinic course of the disease considerably. However, there were no signs of morphological changes of esophageal wall recovery. As a result, the patient needed to be treated and managed constantly. Based on the literature data the authors described variations of natural history of the disease, discussed the approaches to supporting therapy, and revealed group selection criteria of the patients most of all needed to anti-relapsing therapy.Conclusion. Eosinophilic esophagitis is a chronic immune-antigendependent inflammatory disease of the esophagus with insufficiently investigated etiopathogenesis. A number of questions concerning this disease need to be studied (clinical course, possibility of long-lasted remission and self-recovery, duration of corticosteroid therapy, etc).

scholarly journals Frontal plane knee alignment among normal northern Nigerian adults: A radiographic study

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullahi Suleiman Gwani ◽  
Eduitem Sunday Otong ◽  
Sani Abubakar Bello ◽  
Hamza Mustapha Ahmed ◽  
Dlama Zira Joseph ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Frontal Plane ◽  
Equal Weight ◽  
Knee Alignment ◽  
Male Population ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Differences ◽  
The Right

Studies have shown that knee alignment parameters differ among races. However, to our knowledge, radiographic frontal plane knee alignment has not been studied in normal northern Nigerian adults. The objective of this study was therefore to determine the frontal plane knee alignment in normal northern Nigerian adults. This study recruited a total of 59 consented subjects (44 males, 15 females). The entire subjects are without any history of lower extremity deformity. Anteroposterior radiographs of both knees with the patella positioned straight ahead were obtained from each participant while standing in a relaxed bipedal stance and placing equal weight on each limb. Alignment was assessed by measuring the tibiofemoral angle (TFA), distal femoral angle (DFA) and proximal tibial angle (PTA). The angles were measured with the aid of a universal plastic goniometre and a plastic ruler. Descriptive statistics of the alignment parameters, independent and paired t-test were computed. In the male population, the mean (standard deviation) obtained were 179.06 (3.87)o for the TFA, 85.94 (3.03 o for the DFA and 89.27 (3.26)o for the PTA. In the female population, the values were 179.53 (3.38)o for the TFA, 86.40 (2.97)o for the DFA and 89.27 (2.15)o for the PTA. No significant mean difference was observed between genders in all the parameters. The TFA does not show any significant difference between the right and left angle regardless of gender. However, significant mean differences were observed in the DFA and PTA of males and combined population. No significant difference was observed in the DFA and PTA of females. Accordingly, northern Nigerian adults may have varus knee alignment compared to other races. Thus, this pre-existing varus alignment should be taken into consideration during clinical examination, preoperative planning and postoperative evaluations of knee deformities in this population.

scholarly journals The Effects of Nurses' Personal and Professional Characteristics on Needle Stick Injuries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Askari Majdabadi ◽  
Seyed Mahdi Mousavi ◽  
Saeid Yazdanirad ◽  
Sogand Pirhadi ◽  
Seyyedeh Shadi Hosseini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Work Shift ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Professional Characteristics ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
History Of ◽  
Needle Stick Injuries

Background: Nurses face many professional dangers such as needle stick injuries. This study investigated the effects of nurses' personal and professional characteristics on needle stick injuries. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was performed on 200 nursing staff in a hospital. The sampling method was the classified method. Participants were asked to complete a researcher-made questionnaire on personal characteristics (age, work experience, gender, marital status, and educational level) and job (work department, number of shifts per month, and type of work shift). Also, the number of their needle stick events was extracted from their medical records. Results: The prevalence of needle sticks was 45.5%. Based on individual characteristics, the mean age and work experience of people with a history of needle stick are significantly lower than people without a history of needle stick (P <0.03). There was a significant relationship between needle stick history and educational level (P <0.00). However, there was no significant difference between the two groups without and with a history of needle stick in terms of marital status (P = 0.11) and gender (P = 0.13). Based on job characteristics, there were significant relationships between the history of needle stick with the variables of type of work shift (P = 0.00) and the number of shifts per month (P <0.00). Conclusion: Some personal and professional characteristics effective in needle sticking were identified. These findings can be used as a guide to prioritize individuals to take precautionary measures against needle sticking.

BRONCHIECTASIS IN CHILDHOOD

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1949 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-248
Author(s):  
C. ELAINE FIELD
Keyword(s):  
Lower Lobe ◽  
Middle Lobe ◽  
Childhood Illnesses ◽  
Breathing Exercises ◽  
Postural Drainage ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
History Of ◽  
Right Middle Lobe ◽  
Bronchial Dilatation ◽  
The Right

Non-aeration of alveoli is a feature common to the childhood illnesses predisposing to bronchiectasis and is regarded as the important factor in the aetiology of the disease, infection playing a subsidiary part. Pulmonary collapse is therefore regarded as a prebronchiectatic state and in order to assess its importance two groups of cases have been studied: (1) 272 cases of pulmonary collapse; (2) 99 cases in which the diagnosis of bronchiectasis was doubtful at first examination. Pulmonary collapse was seen most frequently in the right middle lobe and left lower lobe. It was usually persistent in the left upper lobe but frequently the right lower lobe reexpanded. The duration of cough, according to the history, was commonly of three months' duration ion or less in cases of pulmonary collapse that reexpanded, in contrast to the long history of two years or more in the majority of cases that developed bronchiectasis. Of the 272 cases of pulmonary collapse, only 157 reexpanded without permanent bronchiectatic changes. It was not uncommon, however, to find temporary bronchial dilatation in this group, the bronchi returning to normal calibre when the collapse reexpanded—a condition described as reversible bronchiectasis. The treatment recommended for pulmonary collapse includes steam inhalations, postural drainage, and breathing exercises. Unless foreign body is suspected, immediate bronchoscopy is no longer considered necessary. No significant difference in the incidence of reexpansion of the lung was found between the cases treated with bronchoscopy and those treated without. Ninety-nine cases were classified as doubtful bronchiectasis when first seen. Of these, 47.5% suffered from asthma, a disease frequently difficult to differentiate from bornchiectasis. Forty of the 99 cases have now developed true irreversible bronchiectasis after a period of three or more years. It was necessary to observe cases showing doubtful bronchial dilatation over a period of years, the bronchograms being repeated at intervals in order to determine the permanently diseased parts.

Z-line degradation and phagocytosis of sarcomeric fragments in myonecrosis

1983 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 790-791
Author(s):  
Melinda L. Estes ◽  
Samuel M. Chou
Keyword(s):  
Vastus Lateralis ◽  
Inflammatory Myopathy ◽  
Muscle Disease ◽  
White Female ◽  
Inflammatory Cell Infiltrate ◽  
Limb Weakness ◽  
Muscle Diseases ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right ◽  
Mononuclear Inflammatory Cell

Many muscle diseases show common pathological features although their etiology is different. In primary muscle diseases a characteristic finding is myofiber necrosis. The mechanism of myonecrosis is unknown. Polymyositis is a primary muscle disease characterized by acute and subacute degeneration as well as regeneration of muscle fibers coupled with an inflammatory infiltrate. We present a case of polymyositis with unusual ultrastructural features indicative of the basic pathogenetic process involved in myonecrosis.The patient is a 63-year-old white female with a one history of proximal limb weakness, weight loss and fatigue. Examination revealed mild proximal weakness and diminished deep tendon reflexes. Her creatine kinase was 1800 mU/ml (normal < 140 mU/ml) and electromyography was consistent with an inflammatory myopathy which was verified by light microscopy on biopsy muscle. Ultrastructural study of necrotizing myofiber, from the right vastus lateralis, showed: (1) degradation of the Z-lines with preservation of the adjacent Abands including M-lines and H-bands, (Fig. 1), (2) fracture of the sarcomeres at the I-bands with disappearance of the Z-lines, (Fig. 2), (3) fragmented sarcomeres without I-bands, engulfed by invading phagocytes, (Fig. 3, a & b ), and (4) mononuclear inflammatory cell infiltrate in the endomysium.

Popliteal artery thrombosis secondary to a tibial osteochondroma

VASA ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gruber-Szydlo ◽  
Poreba ◽  
Belowska-Bien ◽  
Derkacz ◽  
Badowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Angiography ◽  
Popliteal Artery ◽  
Doppler Ultrasonography ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Previous History ◽  
Plain Radiography ◽  
Artery Thrombosis ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Right

Popliteal artery thrombosis may present as a complication of an osteochondroma located in the vicinity of the knee joint. This is a case report of a 26-year-old man with symptoms of the right lower extremity ischaemia without a previous history of vascular disease or trauma. Plain radiography, magnetic resonance angiography and Doppler ultrasonography documented the presence of an osteochondrous structure of the proximal tibial metaphysis, which displaced and compressed the popliteal artery, causing its occlusion due to intraluminal thrombosis..The patient was operated and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of osteochondroma.

Suicidal Ideation and Self-Determination in Institutionalized Elderly

Crisis ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrée Fortin ◽  
Sylvie Lapierre ◽  
Jacques Baillargeon ◽  
Réal Labelle ◽  
Micheline Dubé ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Determination ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Rational Suicide ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Social Subscale ◽  
Civil Status ◽  
The Right ◽  
Taking Action

The right to self-determination is central to the current debate on rational suicide in old age. The goal of this exploratory study was to assess the presence of self-determination in suicidal institutionalized elderly persons. Eleven elderly persons with serious suicidal ideations were matched according to age, sex, and civil status with 11 nonsuicidal persons. The results indicated that suicidal persons did not differ from nonsuicidal persons in level of self-determination. There was, however, a significant difference between groups on the social subscale. Suicidal elderly persons did not seem to take others into account when making a decision or taking action. The results are discussed from a suicide-prevention perspective.

Factor V Leiden Is Associated with Repeated and Recurrent Unexplained Fetal Losses

1997 ◽  
Vol 77 (05) ◽  
pp. 0822-0824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvira Grandone ◽  
Maurizio Margaglione ◽  
Donatella Colaizzo ◽  
Marina d'Addedda ◽  
Giuseppe Cappucci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein C ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Activated Protein C ◽  
Fetal Loss ◽  
Factor V Leiden ◽  
Factor V ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
History Of ◽  
Fv Leiden ◽  
Caucasian Women

SummaryActivated protein C resistance (APCR) is responsible for most cases of familial thrombosis. The factor V missense mutation Arg506>Gln (FV Leiden) has been recognized as the commonest cause of this condition. Recently, it has been suggested that APCR is associated with second trimester fetal loss. We investigated the distribution of FV Leiden in a sample (n = 43) of Caucasian women with a history of two or more unexplained fetal losses. A group (n = 118) of parous women with uneventful pregnancies from the same ethnical background served as control. We found the mutation in 7 cases (16.28%) and 5 controls (4.24%; p = 0.011). A statistically significant difference between women with only early fetal loss vs those with late events (p = 0.04) was observed. Our data demonstrate a strong association between FV Leiden and fetal loss. Furthermore, they indicate that late events are more common in these patients.

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