Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system (CNS). It is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, which leads to impaired cognitive, motor and or sensory functions. Aim: The study aimed to assess health related quality of life among patients with multiple sclerosis at Minia University Hospital. Design: Descriptive research design.Sample: A convenience sample consists of 60 patients with multiple sclerosis. Settings: The present study was conducted at out patient's neuropsychiatric clinic at Minia university hospital. Tools: Data were collected by two tools; the first tool: Personal Data; the second tool: Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life (MSQOL) structured interviewing questionnaire. Results: The current study shows that the mean age was 33 ± 7.7 years and two-thirds of them were females, also, 50% of sample has fair quality of life. There are highly statistically significant difference between overall quality scores and physical health, role limitations due to physical problems, role limitations due to emotional problems, pain, emotional well-being, energy, social function, cognitive function and health distress. Conclusion: The current study concluded that there was significant impairment in quality of life for multiple sclerosis patients, in addition that multiple sclerosis patients suffer from impairment in their quality of life among all domains. Recommendations: Perform a continuous health assessment and observation to the multiple sclerosis patients (health status, emotional status, skin integrity, pain sensation, and balance and movement ability).
Background: The workers are exposed to workplace hazards arising from various activities involved in sugar production. Aim: study aims to assess effect of health education program on knowledge and practice of workers regarding occupational health hazards at sugar factory. Design: Quasi-experimental design was utilized for this study with pre/posttest. Sample: A purposive sample with number of 130 workers according to specific criteria. Setting: The present study was carried out in Minia sugar factory in Abu Korkas district, Tools: Data were collected using three tools; the first tool included questions related to demographic characteristics, health history, health habit and occupational health services. The second tool is a questionnaire regarding knowledge of workers about occupational health hazards and the third tool is a self-reported practice questionnaire about using workers personal protective equipment and most commonly first aid in the factory. Results: the mean age was 44.7 ± 8.7, 37.7% years. All workers of the study sample had poor knowledge about occupational health hazards and unsatisfactory self-reported practice regarding personal protective equipment and first aids. Conclusion: post implementation of health education program the workers knowledge and self-reported practice improved. Recommendation: on-site training programs for workers have to be implemented to improve their working skills. Training programs should include awareness about safety measures and orientation regarding work hazards and how to avoid work related injuries as well as first aid measures.
Background: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome epidemic (AIDS) is one of the most serious public health challenges facing the world today. Aim of the study: to assess perception of non-medical faculties students at Minia University toward acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Research design: A descriptive cross-sectional research design was utilized in the present study. Setting: This study was conducted at Minia University of selected three non-medical faculties classified into (faculty of Art Education, faculty of Tourism and Hotels and faculty of Dar-ELuloom). Subjects: A simple random sample of 602 students at Minia University, Egypt is included in this study. Tool of data collection: A structured form of interviewing questionnaire was used including three parts, demographic data such as faculty name, student name, age, sex, residence, marital status, academic year. Knowledge about AIDS. Attitudes toward AIDS. Results: the majority of the studied students have low knowledge and the lowest knowledge was in faculty of art education (90.7%) with statistically significant difference (p=0.002), the majority of the studied students have positive attitude (82.9%) and the majority was in faculty of Dar-ELuloom (85%). No correlation between knowledge and attitude, it was weak positive correlation. Conclusion: the majority of the studied students have low knowledge with statistically significant difference and the lowest knowledge was in faculty of art education and the majority of the studied students have positive attitude. No correlation between knowledge and attitude. Recommendations: It was recommended that an increase in community knowledge on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus promotes more positive attitudes towards people living with human immunodeficiency virus.
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