Health Education
Zahra Komeili; Mohadeseh Shahidi Arghini; Najmeh Mahmoodabadi; Mohammad-Shafi Mojadadi
Volume 26, Issue 2 , July and August 2019, , Pages 177-184
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Background: Voice disorders are one of the most common disorders in the teachers, and in addition to the impact on daily communication aspects of their job will be difficult also. The aim of this study was determine the frequency of cognitive symptoms - Audio voice disorders in teachers in Sabzevar University ...
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Background: Voice disorders are one of the most common disorders in the teachers, and in addition to the impact on daily communication aspects of their job will be difficult also. The aim of this study was determine the frequency of cognitive symptoms - Audio voice disorders in teachers in Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences 94-93.Materials and Methods: In this descriptive - Cross sectional analysis study, 85 teachers were enrolled after informed consent and two questionnaires concerning demographic information and voice handicap index (VHI) were completed. Then the sound of each individual was recorded during conversational speech and the implementation of the items in profile perceptually - Audio Voice, and was evaluated by two speech therapists. The data in the software SPSS (16) and with the help of descriptive and analytical statistics were analyzed.Findings: ATSHA test results showed 64.7% of the teachers had a voice disorder, severity was 28.75 ± 15.9. The most common problems included breathiness, abnormally resonance and hoarseness. VHI questionnaire results show: 81.17% of teachers in the aspects of physical, functional, emotional related to sound, were in trouble. Between teachers with and without voice disorders in VHI scores there was no significant difference (P= 0.23)Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the prevalence of symptoms of auditory- perceptual voice disorders In Teachers Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences is high. Thus, vocal hygiene and voice therapy is recommended for these people.Keywords: Voice disorders, frequency, Symptoms of auditory perceptual
Mohammad-Shafi Mojadadi; Najmeh Mahmoodabadi; Melika Lal-Kargar; Hossein Elyasi
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Objectives Despite vaccination, rubella is still considered as a major disease and a threat to global health. According to evidence, approximately 100 000 cases of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) occur annually in the world. The current study aimed at determining the immune status of rubella among ...
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Objectives Despite vaccination, rubella is still considered as a major disease and a threat to global health. According to evidence, approximately 100 000 cases of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) occur annually in the world. The current study aimed at determining the immune status of rubella among female students of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzever, Iran.Methods In the current cross sectional study, 143 female students filled out the questionnaires focusing demographic and epidemiological properties (residency, history of rubella vaccine, history of rubella infection among him/herself and the family members). Then, after obtaining the informed consent, blood samples were obtained from the students, and anti-rubella IgM and IgG were measured by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 16, using descriptive statistical methods and Chi-square test.Results According to the results of the current study, 45.8% of the participants were from Sabzevar and the rest were from other cities of Iran; 3% of the students had not received rubella vaccine. Results obtained from ELISA test showed that all serum samples were negative for rubella-specific IgM. Also, 99.3% of the students had acceptable titers (>10 IU/mL) for the rubella-specific IgG.Conclusion The current study showed that the rubella immune status was quite satisfactory among the female students of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences.
Mohammad-Shafi Mojadadi; Najmeh Mahmoodabadi; Zohreh Sajadiniya; Rahim Golmohamadi; Hossein Elyasi
Volume 23, Issue 3 , July and August 2016, , Pages 490-495
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Background Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite that infects all warm-blooded animals, including humans. Acute infection with Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women frequently leads to congenital toxoplasmosis which may cause abortion or severe diseases such as premature birth, ...
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Background Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite that infects all warm-blooded animals, including humans. Acute infection with Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women frequently leads to congenital toxoplasmosis which may cause abortion or severe diseases such as premature birth, permanent neurological damage, and visual impairment in the baby. Serological survey in females before marriage can reveal immune status of them against toxoplasmosis. This research aimed to determine the anti-toxoplasma antibodies in female students of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.Materials & Methods In this cross-sectional study, 137 blood samples were taken from female students that were randomly selected and used for the measurement of anti-toxoplasma antibodies by ELISA method. Using a researcher-designed questionnaire, information such as consuming grilled and undercooked meat, exposure to cats and residency status was collected. The data analysis was performed by Chi-square test using SPSS.Results The detected IgG antibodies in 18(13.1%) samples were significant, and no IgM antibody was found in the studied samples. There were no significant differences between infection and factors such as residency status (urban/rural), vegetables consumption, cat keeping, eating underdone and roasted meat (P>0.1).Conclusion The results of this study revealed that 86.9% of female students were seronegative and at high risk for acquiring infection, thus they should be educated to prevent contracting congenital toxoplasmosis during the period of pregnancy.