Volume 2 Issue 2
- Research Article
Review on the Management of Patients with High Blood Pressure in Community Pharmacy: Epidemiological Data
Antonia Moschovou; Konstantinos Kassandros; Theodoros C Constantinidi; Christos Kontogiorgis*
Community pharmacies are an important part of primary health care, contributing daily to information, vigilance, and disease control. High blood pressure is a worldwide problem that affects billions of people. Indeed, a lot of people are unaware of their problem and are consequently in constant danger. ....
- Research Article
Knowledge and Attitude towards End-of-Life Decisions among University Students in Lebanon: A Cross-Sectional Study
Fakhri Ahmad; Rachid Abbas; Zein Jaafar; Salameh Pascale; EL Mawla Zeinab*
When faced with death, many controversies tend to arise, most pertinent to the medical field being the decisions at end of life. This study aims to evaluate the perception and awareness of university students in Lebanon towards end-of-life decisions. ....
- Research Article
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Onchocerciasis and Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Sudan
Kenneth Lado Lino Sube; Joseph Daniel Wani Lako; Justin Bruno Tongun; Kon Alier; Akway Cham; Tatjana Gerber; Jurel Payii; Sekonjo Juliano Hamid Motto; Stephen Jada; Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo; Robert Colebunders*
Despite decades of ivermectin mass drug administration for the control of onchocerciasis (river blindness) in South Sudan, it continues to cause significant ocular burden in endemic foci. The objective of this study was to assess the community's Knowledge. ....
- Research Article
Effect of Health Education on the Knowledge of Pregnant Women on Iron and Folic Acid Supplements: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial
Haron Njiru*; Mary W Gitahi; Eunice Njogu
Iron deficiency poses a significant public health challenge during pregnancy. However, optimal uptake of antenatal micronutrients is hampered by lack of knowledge. We investigated the effect of health education on knowledge of women regarding antenatal Iron and Folic Acid Supplements (IFAS). ....
- Research Article
Trends in Incidences, Prevalence Cases, and the Disability-Adjusted Life-Years of Bipolar Disorder in China, 1990-2019
Qiong-Qiong Zhong†; Hui Zuo†; Jun-Xiao Li; Feng Zhu*
Studies on Chinese bipolar disorders are incomplete and lagged to date. We used the join point regression program to assess the incidence, prevalence, and disease burdens of Chinese bipolar disorders, based on the Global Burden of Disease exchange database. ....
- Short Commentary
Malaria and Cervical Cancer Risk from HPV in Kampala, Uganda
Michael Odida; Thomas Löscher; Helga Rehder; Rolf Schmauz, MS Epi (Harv)*
When it was clear that the Burkitt's-Lymphoma, prototype for many African tumours, was attributable to an oncogenic virus, the EBV, and to Falciparum Malaria (FM), [1-5] an extension of these findings was mandatory. ....
- Short Commentary
ESKAPE Monitoring in Bronchoalveolar Lavage of ICU Patients with CNS Pathologies
Olga S Polyakushkina; Anna V Pakhilova-Popova; Raisa T Tairova; Olga I Patsap*
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) have been an issue for decades [1]. Increasing microbial resistance to the antibiotics used for treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) creates certain difficulties for clinicians.....
- Short Commentary
Opinion "Understanding Epidemics - Steps Towards a Theoretical Epidemiology"
Felix Tretter*
Due to the author's context commitment, epidemiology is understood as a central subfield of public health and medicine. It provides data and models for understanding population's health risks and thus providing orientation and action for public health....
- Research Article
Emotions and Caregiver's Needs in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease: The Caregiver Burden
Tomasello L*; Ranno M; Raffaele M; Laganà A; Pitrone C; Zaccone C; Alibrandi A
The burden on the caregiver patients with Alzheimer disease need assistance and supervision in their daily activities. In literature, the term "burden" has been used to indicate the overload of work experienced by the caregiver. ...
- Review Article
Bridging Compartmental Models and Network Analysis in Epidemiological Modelling
Jorge M Mendes*; Helena Baptista; Ying C MacNab
In this study, the authors undertake a comparative analysis of compartmental models and network analysis as means of simulating the propagation of infectious diseases. Compartmental models operate under the assumption of homogeneous mixing, which is often a flawed assumption as individuals tend to engage in varied contact patterns based on their surrounding environments. ...