International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)
International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes material on all aspects of public health science. This IJPHS provides the ideal platform for the discussion of more sophisticated public health research and practice for authors and readers world wide. The priorities are originality and excellence. The journal welcomes high-impact articles on emerging public health science that covers (but not limited) to epidemiology, biostatistics, nutrition, family health, infectious diseases, health services research, gerontology, child health, adolescent health, behavioral medicine, rural health, chronic diseases, health promotion, evaluation and intervention, public health policy and management, health economics, occupational health and environmental health.
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<![CDATA[Effects of conflict, displacement, and migration on the health of refugee and conflict-stricken populations in the Middle East ]]>
<![CDATA[Selma Nouri]]>
<![CDATA[ International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) Vol 8, No 3: September 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v8i3.18590
<![CDATA[The global refugee crisis has reached an all-time high, with over 68 million innocent people forced to flee their homes due to violence, famine, governmental instability, or genocide. As a result of the struggles and traumas encountered by war and migration, millions of refugees suffer from acute and life-threatening physical and mental health illnesses. However, these diseases and internal-battles are often overlooked, leaving most conflict-stricken countries and refugee camps ill-equipped and unable to cope. Rather than settling into more humane and healthy living conditions, upon migration, most refugees are faced with realities that deny them a dignified and fulfilling life. More often than not, refugee camps and host countries accommodate a deplorable lifestyle that provides minimal and inadequate health-care, extreme and life-threatening poverty, and inhumane and unsanitary living conditions-exasperating the rate and risk of morbidity and mortality amongst refugee populations. This research paper aims to analyze the harsh conditions that refugees and conflict-stricken populations are currently forced to endure, as well as the effects of those conditions on the spread of communicable and non-communicable diseases, the development and growth of neonatal disorders, and the overall rise in mental illness. The paper also aims to suggest specific measures that can be taken in order to prevent the increase in morbidity and mortality rates amongst vulnerable refugee populations and recommend steps that international bodies and non-governmental organizations can take in order to solve the refugee health crisis.]]>
<![CDATA[Fighting zoonotic, rabies and public health in Colonial India ]]>
<![CDATA[Sk Maidul Rahaman]]>
<![CDATA[ International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) Vol 8, No 3: September 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v8i3.20247
<![CDATA[Rabies is the oldest Zoonotic diseases in the world and one of the most important Zoonotic diseases in India. It was one of the most difficult problems confronted both by the medical and veterinary authorities in colonial India. The disease is transmitted from animal to animal and from animal to man through saliva. More than 90 per cent of cases of human rabies are transmitted by dogs which was a major concern of public health. A few British officials and soldiers were bitten by dogs during the colonial period. As a result, they suffered from rabies. As ownerless dogs were infested all through the country, the disease prevailed largely at that time. Gradually, rabies became a problem to the colonial Government. Louis Pasteur obtained his first success against rabies through vaccination in 1885. At that time, Dr. Lingard, Bacteriologist, had proposed to introduce a system of anti-rabies vaccination in the Bacteriological laboratory at Poona. A similar proposal was also submitted by J.H.B. Hallen, a civil Surgeon in 1890. Later, five institutes were established in India for anti-rabies treatment. Gradually rabies patients were treated at pasture institute. Thus, this paper examines impact of rabies, treatment and veterinary public health policy in colonial India. The great Zoonotic waves of rabies that suffered public health in colonial India are also focus of this paper.]]>
<![CDATA[Implications of physicians and nurses’ professional satisfaction on patient care ]]>
<![CDATA[Wilson Kipkirui Aruasa]]>;
<![CDATA[Linus Kipkorir Chirchir]]>;
<![CDATA[Stanley Kulei Chebon]]>
<![CDATA[ International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) Vol 8, No 3: September 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v8i3.20238
<![CDATA[The patient outcomes of a health organization depend on the knowledge, skills and motivation of its individual employees. Therefore, it is important for health care employers to motivate their workers in order to meet the desired outcomes. It is widely acknowledged that health workers who are motivated facilitate the desired patient outcomes. This illustrates how the levels of physicians’ and nurses’ professional satisfaction influences the health care outcomes for patients based on a study of the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH). Descriptive quantitative research design was used. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire issued to a stratified group of 82 Physicians and 220 Nurses. All the completed questionnaires were entered into IBM SPSS 21.0 statistical software and data analysed for descriptive statistics. The results were presented in tables and figures. The study was powered to 95% confidence interval. With regards to effects of general practitioners’ and nurses’ work satisfaction on patient services, the study revealed that work associated with the respondents’ position allows contributions to be made to the hospital, the profession and to own sense of achievement. Furthermore, the study findings showed that praise received for work well done translates to improved job productivity and that the medicine/nursing practice allows autonomous professional decisions to be made which in turn promotes high levels of clinical competence. Based on these findings, the study concludes that health care practitioners’ work satisfaction has implications on patient care.]]>
<![CDATA[Comparison of career decision difficulties between nursing freshmen and interns ]]>
<![CDATA[Ni Putu Wulan Purnama Sari]]>;
<![CDATA[Made Mahaguna Putra]]>
<![CDATA[ International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) Vol 8, No 3: September 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v8i3.20281
<![CDATA[Career selection is one of the most important decisions an individual makes in his life. High career expectation could result in career decision difficulties. This study aimed to compare and analyze the career decision difficulties between nursing freshmen and interns. This cross-sectional study involved 110 and 66 nursing freshmen and interns respectively (n=176) in two private nursing colleges. Career decision difficulties questionnaire was used in data collection. Descriptive statistic and independent sample t test were used in data analysis (α<.05). Results showed that most respondents experienced moderate difficulties in both groups. Overall, there was no significant difference of career decision difficulty found between groups (p=.057), but indecisiveness, dysfunctional myths, lack of knowledge about the process of career decision making, lack of information, lack of information about occupations, lack of information about ways of obtaining additional information, and internal conflicts were significantly different between groups (all p<α). Career decision difficulties occur similarly both in nursing freshmen and interns.]]>
<![CDATA[Antibiotic prescribing practices of Filipino Dentists ]]>
<![CDATA[Melchor A. Sarmiento]]>;
<![CDATA[Mariano T Maglutac Jr]]>;
<![CDATA[Ma. Susan Yanga-Mabunga]]>
<![CDATA[ International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) Vol 8, No 3: September 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v8i3.20245
<![CDATA[There are reports that dentists overprescribe antibiotics which may contribute to antibiotic resistance. This is an exploratory study on antibiotic prescribing practices of Filipino dentists using an online platform to form a basis for antimicrobial stewardship policy for dentists. A link to an online questionnaire using Survey Monkey was posted in a Closed Group Facebook account of Filipino dentists. Two hundred thirty (230) dentists participated. Data was analyzed by Survey Monkey. Amoxicillin is the first choice of antibiotics(71.18%), andclindamycin is the second (57.27%). Most respondents follow the indications for antibiotic therapy, however, some will prescribe antibiotics for conditions without indications. For dental procedures, 88.99% will prescribe for periodontal surgery, 75.45% for endodontic surgery, 68.3% for extraction of a tooth with chronic infection, 87.17% for third molar surgery, 26.7% for routine endodontics, and 23.56% for periodontal treatment without surgery. Not all of the respondents would prescribe for medical conditions that require antibiotic prophylaxis, while 60.36% will prescribe when in doubt in diagnosis, under time pressure (25.68%), and 48.67% considers patient preference. Only 10.48% of the respondents are very familiar with antimicrobial stewardship, while majority (69.74%) have not attended a lecture for antimicrobial stewardship for dentists.There is inappropriate antibiotic prescribing of participants on certain dental diseases, procedures, and medical conditions. Most respondents are not very familiar and have not attended a lecture on antimicrobial stewardship for specifically for dentists.]]>
<![CDATA[Detection of lipoprotein(a)- cholesterol expression in Bangladeshi adults with dyslipidemia ]]>
<![CDATA[Puja Biswas]]>;
<![CDATA[Fakir Md Yunus]]>;
<![CDATA[Tareq Hossan]]>;
<![CDATA[Sohel Ahmed]]>
<![CDATA[ International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) Vol 8, No 3: September 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v8i3.20060
<![CDATA[Lipoprotein(a)-cholesterol (Lp(a)-C), a low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-like particle is considered as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). We aimed to investigate the association of Lp(a)-C expression with dyslipidemia among the Bangladeshi population and assess the relationship with cardiovascular risks. In this cross-sectional comparative study, a total of 180 urban males and females between ages 19-65 years were included who were enrolled in a hospital setting of Bangladesh. Participants were selected based on their total cholesterol (TC) level≥200 mg/dl, high density lipoprotein (HDL)-C<40 mg/dl, LDL-C≥140 mg/dl, and triacylglycerol (TG)≥150 mg/dl regardless of race, religion and socioeconomic status. Venous blood was collected from all participants and analyzed. Further, participants’ socio-demographics and body mass index (BMI) were collected. Expression of Lp(a)-C was detected in 22.86% patients with desirable levels (<14 mg/dL) of serum Lp(a)-C. This study suggests that the prevalence of hyperlipidemia and hypertriglyceridemia is high in the Bangladeshi population. Males were found to have lower HDL-C and higher TG than females. and, similar to other ethnic groups, a negative correlation between BMI and HDL-C was found in this population. In addition, Lp(a)-C had a positive correlation with TG which may recommend routine clinical investigation of Lp(a)-C as a biomarker for CVD risk.]]>
<![CDATA[Quality of medical information determine the quality of diagnosis code ]]>
<![CDATA[Warsi Maryati]]>;
<![CDATA[Indriyati Oktaviano Rahayuningrum]]>;
<![CDATA[Ani Ismayani]]>
<![CDATA[ International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) Vol 8, No 3: September 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v8i3.20236
<![CDATA[The accuracy of the diagnosis code has implications for future patient care planning, provision of health services and patient care costs. Therefore, this study has analyzed the influence of the quality of medical information on the quality of the diagnosis code which includes the accuracy, consistency, completeness and timeliness in coding the diagnosis of inpatients at Dr. Moewardi hospital.This was an observational analytic study with a sample of 250 medical records taken using stratified random sampling. Data were analyzed by chi square test. High quality of medical information has a better diagnosis code quality (73.80%) compared to poorly quality of medical information (36.00%). High quality of medical information has a log odds of 1.54 better in the quality of diagnosis code than poorly quality of medical information (b=1.54; 95% CI=0.81-2.27, p<0.001).]]>
<![CDATA[Factors affecting work stress in university ]]>
<![CDATA[Fatwa Tentama]]>;
<![CDATA[Surahma Asti Mulasari]]>;
<![CDATA[Netty Merdiaty]]>
<![CDATA[ International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) Vol 8, No 3: September 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v8i3.18593
<![CDATA[Workload and work motivation are factors that can affect work stress. This study aims to empirically examine the effect of workload and work motivation on work stress on employees at X University. The research participants were non-educational employees at X University, have permanent employee status, and had worked for at least 1 year. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling technique. Data collection was carried out using workload scale, work motivation scale and work stress scale. Data analysis using multiple linear regression techniques. The results showed that workload and work motivation simultaneously affect work stress. Similarly, workload and work motivation independently also has a very significant influence on work stress.]]>
<![CDATA[Identifying factors in estimation of Body Mass Index : cohesion between environmental factors and physical activity ]]>
<![CDATA[Md. Nofayer Haque]]>;
<![CDATA[Muhammad Mahady Hasan]]>;
<![CDATA[Azizur Rahman]]>
<![CDATA[ International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) Vol 8, No 3: September 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v8i3.18286
<![CDATA[Body Mass Index (BMI) is a good indicator of nutritional status in a population. It can be considered as an indicator of overall health condition. Beside Genetic aspects the BMI level is affected by different factors, such as socio economic, environmental and physical activity level. This study investigated about the effects of different physical and environmental factors on the BMI level of a sample of 75 adults and fit a suitable ANN based model. The mean BMI was 23.8671±2.89217 kg/m2. The Pearson correlation, independent sample T-test, one-way ANOVA, ANN, regression analysis was used to extract the variables which significantly influenced the BMI. The statistical analysis showed that, despite the apparent association of BMI with physical activity level, it is influenced by several factors such as age, distance to bus stop, dieting, daily exercise, marital status, educational level and recreational facilities. It shows that daily exercise, recreational facility, education level has significant impact in estimation of Body Mass Index (BMI).]]>
<![CDATA[Retrospective investigation of enteric illnesses in pet animals ]]>
<![CDATA[Mohamed O Ahmed]]>;
<![CDATA[Hiam R Elnageh]]>;
<![CDATA[Abojala Elhashmi Ammar]]>;
<![CDATA[Emadeddin Abdulkarim]]>;
<![CDATA[Ali Alareid]]>;
<![CDATA[Murad A Hiblu]]>;
<![CDATA[Yousef M Abouzeed]]>
<![CDATA[ International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) Vol 8, No 3: September 2019 ]]>
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DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v8i3.14834
<![CDATA[Recording and analysis of data are key elements to understand the epidemiology of various infectious and zoonotic diseases such as enteric pathogens and conditions. In this study, the clinical records of Alhelal Alazraq veterinary clinic in Tripoli were investigated for enteric diseases and illnesses in cats and dogs during the period of 2010–2015. The diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines within the Libyan veterinary system were also assessed and discussed based on the retrieved information and records. A total of 859 cases representing 528 (61%) from cats and 331 (39%) from dogs were retrieved and analysed using descriptive analysis. The cases were originated from five major areas from the center of Tripoli and the surrounding areas. Of these, 835/859 (97%) cases adopted antimicrobial based therapies and administered various antibiotic classes mainly and respectively using penicillin (652; 78%) and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (229; 27%). The current study is the first retrospective investigation that analysed clinical and medical information from a major veterinary clinic in Libya. Diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines in the veterinary settings in Libya should be carefully reviewed and addressed. Retrospective studies and research programmes that monitor and investigate the occurrences of zoonotic and emerging pathogens particularly in relation to antimicrobial resistance are warranted in the Libyan health and medical systems]]>
