The present study was designed to investigate the antihyperglycemic effect of Persea duthieion bl... more The present study was designed to investigate the antihyperglycemic effect of Persea duthieion blood glucose concentration and body weight in alloxan induced diabetic hyperglycemic rabbits. The results illustrated significant antihyperglycemic activity of crude extract with 17.44% and 28.02% amelioration at 25 and 50mg/kg p.o. respectively after 24th day of drug treatment; equally supported by body weight recovery. Upon fractionation, most dominant antihyperglycemic effect was displayed by aqueous fraction with 22.12% and 34.43% effect followed by ethyl acetate fraction with 24.32% and 32.05% effect at 25 and 50mg/kg p.o. respectively after 24th day of drug treatment. The effect on blood glucose was also reflected on body weight of animals. In conclusion, our study documented marked antihyperglycemic activity of extract/fractions of P. duthiei.
Giardia lamblia is a cosmopolitan parasite that occurs worldwide and generally effects gastrointe... more Giardia lamblia is a cosmopolitan parasite that occurs worldwide and generally effects gastrointestinal tract. Water played a media for transmission of Giardia to different hosts. A total of 300 water samples were examined from different water sources, i.e. tap, open well, bore well and drain waters and DNA was extracted by trizol method through prescribed protocol. DNA was amplified through PCR. The overall prevalence of G. lamblia was 27.66% (83/300). Among these 2.5% (1/40) in bore well water, 29% (29/100) open well, 18.83% (11/60) tap water and 42% (42/100) drain water. It is concluded from the study that Giardia is frequently found in all water sources and is the main cause of ill health.
AIM: Women should be healthy and have health promotion behaviors, so they can accomplish both the... more AIM: Women should be healthy and have health promotion behaviors, so they can accomplish both their maternal and social tasks. This descriptive study was conducted to determine the healthy life-style behaviors of married women and the factors which could affect those behaviors. METHOD: The population comprised all married women older than 15 years and who live in Ankara Kale region. Three hundred-sixty five married women were included in the study. The questionnaire form and the healthy life-style behaviors scale was used for data collection. RESULTS: The mean score taken from scale was 112.2±19.4. The scores of the women who graduated from middle school / high school, who have sufficient income and good socio-economic status, who have a perception of physical health fairly good and who have any chronic disease in their families, have significantly higher mean scores from healthy life-style behaviors scale and subgroups (p<0.05) CONCLUSION: Health promotion behaviors of the women...
The impact of a stoma on a patient's life is little discussed and is often underestimated, as... more The impact of a stoma on a patient's life is little discussed and is often underestimated, as well as the contribution of stomatherapy to health-related quality of life (QOL). This present study examined the problems faced by patients with ileostomies or colostomies and the possible contribution of stomatherapy to QOL. Forty-three selected and well-documented stoma patients who had properly constructed, well functioning end colostomies or ileostomies were analyzed. Further analyses were carried out for the subgroups of patients with irrigating colostomies ( n=16), nonirrigating colostomies ( n=15), and ileostomies ( n=12). The digestive disease QOL questionnaire 15 (DDQ-15) was used to analyze QOL before and 3 months after stomatherapy. A second questionnaire consisting of 11 questions with yes/no answers was also used before and 3 months after stomatherapy to define more specifically the stoma-related problems of each patient as well as the frequency of each issue in a patient ...
AIM: Unplanned pregnancy is a major medical, social, and public health problem. For the preventio... more AIM: Unplanned pregnancy is a major medical, social, and public health problem. For the prevention of unintended pregnancies use of emergency contraception (EC) methods is a second chance. This cross-sectional study was conducted to identify the knowledge and experiences related to emergency contraception of married women older than fifteen years. METHODS: The universe of the study consisted of women older than 15 years. 760 married women were included in the study. Data were collected by questionnaire. Chi-square was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: 28.8% of the women had experienced unintended pregnancy, 26.8% of them have heard about EC methods and 9.1% of them had used an EC method. 93.2% of the women had not information about the time of use and 79.1% of them had not information about the efficiency of the methods. EC methods were used more frequently by women who were high school or higher educated, working, living in an urban area, not having a child and women having e...
African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2011
The present work was carried out to investigate the quantitative determination of crude phytochem... more The present work was carried out to investigate the quantitative determination of crude phytochemicals (alkaloids, flavonoids and saponins), heavy metals and inorganic constituents in Calendula officinale and Sonchus asper. Heavy metals were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometer and inorganic constituents by the available methods . The studied plants showed variable amount of phytochemicals, heavy metals and inorganic constituents. In case of heavy metals, Pb, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ni and Ag were recorded. The amount of inorganic constituents was also found in considerably different levels. The study is of particular importance for providing a scientific data base line.
The purpose of this study was to examine whether or not the social physique anxiety level and gen... more The purpose of this study was to examine whether or not the social physique anxiety level and gender have an influence on psychological characteristics and health related behavior of adolescents. Five hundred and ninety eight female (M age = 14.95, SD = .70 years) and three hundred and eighty four male (M age = 15.08, SD = .76 years) adolescents voluntarily participated in this study. The Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS), three subscales of the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire, and the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale as indicators of psychological characteristics were administered to all participants. The Eating Attitude Test and Physical Activity Assessment Questionnaire were used to determine health related behavior. It was found that adolescents with high levels of SPA (HSPA) had more unfavourable eating attitudes, higher scores in socially-prescribed perfectionism, negative global physical self-worth and negative body related perceptions than those with low levels of SPA (LSPA). Physical activity levels of adolescents did not differ in the two SPA groups (high/low level). In addition, male adolescents in the present study were more physically active and had favorable eating attitudes and more positive self-perceptions of body fat and general physical self-worth than their female counterparts.
Rupture of the hymen before marriage is a significant problem for a woman and her family. The pur... more Rupture of the hymen before marriage is a significant problem for a woman and her family. The purpose of this article is to present a case report where hymen membrane perforation was required for vaginal agenesis in a 13-year-old adolescent, identify psychosocial issues related to the torn hymen in the Turkish culture, discuss gender inequality affecting health care of women with a torn hymen, identify the impact of a torn hymen on a Turkish woman&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;s social status, and discuss health care implications for the woman and her family. The girl could not understand the situation and experienced feelings of guilt. The parents displayed an intense reaction of shock and denial after being informed about the disorder and treatment process and felt a sense of hopelessness about the future of their daughter. Nurses are expected to fulfill their training, counseling, and advocacy roles about this issue.
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 2013
Toxoplasmosis is spread through contamination of water sources and results in morbidity globally.... more Toxoplasmosis is spread through contamination of water sources and results in morbidity globally. In the current study 300 water samples were processed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detection of Toxoplasma gondii. The overall prevalence in different water sources was 6.6% (17/300). Among different water sources the highest prevalence was recorded in drain water at 7% (7/100), followed by tube well water at 7.5% (3/40) and open well water at 5% (5/100) ,and the lowest was recorded in tap water at 3.33% (2/60). The highest prevalence was recorded in summer. Evidence indicates that cleaning and filtration need to be adopted to avoid the health hazards of waterborne zoonotic parasites.
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) may progress to serious consequences and increase dramatically beyond end... more Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) may progress to serious consequences and increase dramatically beyond endemic dimensions that transmits to or from health care workers (HCWs) during routine investigation in their work places. Basic aim of this study was to canvass the safety of HCWs and determine the prevalence of HBV and its possible association with occupational and non-occupational risk factors. Hepatitis B vaccination coverage level and main barriers to vaccination were also taken in account.
Background: Cultural differences are known to be pronounced in Turkey, and some difficulties are ... more Background: Cultural differences are known to be pronounced in Turkey, and some difficulties are encountered in patient care. Cultural sufficiency in providing health care to the patients is of great importance in satisfactory care delivery. Aim: To determine the cultural diversity that the students experienced between the patients and themselves while providing care to patients. Knowledge of transcultural nursing was also investigated. Design and Methods: This was a descriptive study. The population comprised of 650 undergraduate students attending the nursing schools of three universities. A total of 622 students were included in the sample. The survey method was used for data collection. Percentages and chi-square test were used. Results: Most of the students (85.5%) had experienced cultural differences while giving care to their patients and 73.8% did not know the definition of this concept. The issues where cultural differences were experienced to the highest degree were differences in dialect and pronunciation (53.4%), differences of language (37%), traditions and customs of the individual (30.7%), and religious belief and sect (30.2%). It was found that the grade the students were in had a significant effect on the experience of cultural differences (P < 0.05).
Toxoplasmosis is a global zoonotic infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii. Various studies have ea... more Toxoplasmosis is a global zoonotic infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii. Various studies have earlier associated T. gondii with serious health hazards including abortion, still birth, anorexia, anemia etc. Toxoplasmosis could be serious medical condition and potentially harmful during the first trimester of pregnancy in women. The aim of this study was to evaluate seropositivity and possible risk factors of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women. A total of 180 blood samples were randomly collected to determine the seroprevalence rate of antibodies against T. gondii in the pregnant women of District Kohat using Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). The overall seroprevalence was 14.4% (n= 26/180) among the pregnant women. A significant difference (P < 0.05) of seropositivity was observed statistically between inhabitants of rural 21.27% and urban areas 6.97% respectively. An increased consumption of undercooked meat 21.53% and unwashed vegetables or fruit 25% were observed in serologically positive women. Multivariate analysis indicated that the risk for T. gondii infection increased with age, lower educational level, populous living conditions and soil-related occupations, although, in subset analyses, risk categories varied with ethnicity.
The effect of glyceryl trinitrate on irrigation time and patient satisfaction Colostomy changes i... more The effect of glyceryl trinitrate on irrigation time and patient satisfaction Colostomy changes individual's styles and quality of life. Patients with a permanent colostomy face physiological, psychological, and sociocultural problems. Colostomy irrigation (CI) may help prevention or resolution of many stoma-related problems and improve patient quality of life, but is time-consuming. 1-4 Adding some chemical preparations to the irrigation solution may decrease the fluid inflow time and washout times and enhance the outflow of effluents.
Most studies of screen time of adolescents have been carried out in well-developed countries. The... more Most studies of screen time of adolescents have been carried out in well-developed countries. There is little information concerning screen time of adolescents in developing countries such as Turkey.
Fecal samples of 720 cattle were collected from four different areas of Lahore, that is, Military... more Fecal samples of 720 cattle were collected from four different areas of Lahore, that is, Military dairy farm, Government dairy farm, Gawala dairy colonies and House hold dairy cows. All samples were purified and cysts were quantified microscopically. DNA was extracted from the purified cysts and was amplified through polymerase chain reaction. The overall prevalence was 31.11% (224/720), where high prevalence was recorded in Government dairy farm (46.11%), followed by Gawala dairy colonies (36.11%), Military dairy farm (25.55%) and lowest was recorded in House hold dairy animals (16.66%). Overall cattle 2-3 years were observed to have higher Giardia prevalence compared to cattle of 3-7 years. High prevalence was observed in cows (31.71%, n=640) as compared to bulls (26.25%, n=80). Giardia prevalence was higher in autumn (36.66%) and lowest in winter (25%). There was a significant difference (P<0.05) in Giardia prevalence among the sampled farms in relation to age, sex of the cattle and season of the year.
The present study was designed to investigate the antihyperglycemic effect of Persea duthieion bl... more The present study was designed to investigate the antihyperglycemic effect of Persea duthieion blood glucose concentration and body weight in alloxan induced diabetic hyperglycemic rabbits. The results illustrated significant antihyperglycemic activity of crude extract with 17.44% and 28.02% amelioration at 25 and 50mg/kg p.o. respectively after 24th day of drug treatment; equally supported by body weight recovery. Upon fractionation, most dominant antihyperglycemic effect was displayed by aqueous fraction with 22.12% and 34.43% effect followed by ethyl acetate fraction with 24.32% and 32.05% effect at 25 and 50mg/kg p.o. respectively after 24th day of drug treatment. The effect on blood glucose was also reflected on body weight of animals. In conclusion, our study documented marked antihyperglycemic activity of extract/fractions of P. duthiei.
Giardia lamblia is a cosmopolitan parasite that occurs worldwide and generally effects gastrointe... more Giardia lamblia is a cosmopolitan parasite that occurs worldwide and generally effects gastrointestinal tract. Water played a media for transmission of Giardia to different hosts. A total of 300 water samples were examined from different water sources, i.e. tap, open well, bore well and drain waters and DNA was extracted by trizol method through prescribed protocol. DNA was amplified through PCR. The overall prevalence of G. lamblia was 27.66% (83/300). Among these 2.5% (1/40) in bore well water, 29% (29/100) open well, 18.83% (11/60) tap water and 42% (42/100) drain water. It is concluded from the study that Giardia is frequently found in all water sources and is the main cause of ill health.
AIM: Women should be healthy and have health promotion behaviors, so they can accomplish both the... more AIM: Women should be healthy and have health promotion behaviors, so they can accomplish both their maternal and social tasks. This descriptive study was conducted to determine the healthy life-style behaviors of married women and the factors which could affect those behaviors. METHOD: The population comprised all married women older than 15 years and who live in Ankara Kale region. Three hundred-sixty five married women were included in the study. The questionnaire form and the healthy life-style behaviors scale was used for data collection. RESULTS: The mean score taken from scale was 112.2±19.4. The scores of the women who graduated from middle school / high school, who have sufficient income and good socio-economic status, who have a perception of physical health fairly good and who have any chronic disease in their families, have significantly higher mean scores from healthy life-style behaviors scale and subgroups (p<0.05) CONCLUSION: Health promotion behaviors of the women...
The impact of a stoma on a patient's life is little discussed and is often underestimated, as... more The impact of a stoma on a patient's life is little discussed and is often underestimated, as well as the contribution of stomatherapy to health-related quality of life (QOL). This present study examined the problems faced by patients with ileostomies or colostomies and the possible contribution of stomatherapy to QOL. Forty-three selected and well-documented stoma patients who had properly constructed, well functioning end colostomies or ileostomies were analyzed. Further analyses were carried out for the subgroups of patients with irrigating colostomies ( n=16), nonirrigating colostomies ( n=15), and ileostomies ( n=12). The digestive disease QOL questionnaire 15 (DDQ-15) was used to analyze QOL before and 3 months after stomatherapy. A second questionnaire consisting of 11 questions with yes/no answers was also used before and 3 months after stomatherapy to define more specifically the stoma-related problems of each patient as well as the frequency of each issue in a patient ...
AIM: Unplanned pregnancy is a major medical, social, and public health problem. For the preventio... more AIM: Unplanned pregnancy is a major medical, social, and public health problem. For the prevention of unintended pregnancies use of emergency contraception (EC) methods is a second chance. This cross-sectional study was conducted to identify the knowledge and experiences related to emergency contraception of married women older than fifteen years. METHODS: The universe of the study consisted of women older than 15 years. 760 married women were included in the study. Data were collected by questionnaire. Chi-square was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: 28.8% of the women had experienced unintended pregnancy, 26.8% of them have heard about EC methods and 9.1% of them had used an EC method. 93.2% of the women had not information about the time of use and 79.1% of them had not information about the efficiency of the methods. EC methods were used more frequently by women who were high school or higher educated, working, living in an urban area, not having a child and women having e...
African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2011
The present work was carried out to investigate the quantitative determination of crude phytochem... more The present work was carried out to investigate the quantitative determination of crude phytochemicals (alkaloids, flavonoids and saponins), heavy metals and inorganic constituents in Calendula officinale and Sonchus asper. Heavy metals were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometer and inorganic constituents by the available methods . The studied plants showed variable amount of phytochemicals, heavy metals and inorganic constituents. In case of heavy metals, Pb, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ni and Ag were recorded. The amount of inorganic constituents was also found in considerably different levels. The study is of particular importance for providing a scientific data base line.
The purpose of this study was to examine whether or not the social physique anxiety level and gen... more The purpose of this study was to examine whether or not the social physique anxiety level and gender have an influence on psychological characteristics and health related behavior of adolescents. Five hundred and ninety eight female (M age = 14.95, SD = .70 years) and three hundred and eighty four male (M age = 15.08, SD = .76 years) adolescents voluntarily participated in this study. The Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS), three subscales of the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire, and the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale as indicators of psychological characteristics were administered to all participants. The Eating Attitude Test and Physical Activity Assessment Questionnaire were used to determine health related behavior. It was found that adolescents with high levels of SPA (HSPA) had more unfavourable eating attitudes, higher scores in socially-prescribed perfectionism, negative global physical self-worth and negative body related perceptions than those with low levels of SPA (LSPA). Physical activity levels of adolescents did not differ in the two SPA groups (high/low level). In addition, male adolescents in the present study were more physically active and had favorable eating attitudes and more positive self-perceptions of body fat and general physical self-worth than their female counterparts.
Rupture of the hymen before marriage is a significant problem for a woman and her family. The pur... more Rupture of the hymen before marriage is a significant problem for a woman and her family. The purpose of this article is to present a case report where hymen membrane perforation was required for vaginal agenesis in a 13-year-old adolescent, identify psychosocial issues related to the torn hymen in the Turkish culture, discuss gender inequality affecting health care of women with a torn hymen, identify the impact of a torn hymen on a Turkish woman&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;s social status, and discuss health care implications for the woman and her family. The girl could not understand the situation and experienced feelings of guilt. The parents displayed an intense reaction of shock and denial after being informed about the disorder and treatment process and felt a sense of hopelessness about the future of their daughter. Nurses are expected to fulfill their training, counseling, and advocacy roles about this issue.
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 2013
Toxoplasmosis is spread through contamination of water sources and results in morbidity globally.... more Toxoplasmosis is spread through contamination of water sources and results in morbidity globally. In the current study 300 water samples were processed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detection of Toxoplasma gondii. The overall prevalence in different water sources was 6.6% (17/300). Among different water sources the highest prevalence was recorded in drain water at 7% (7/100), followed by tube well water at 7.5% (3/40) and open well water at 5% (5/100) ,and the lowest was recorded in tap water at 3.33% (2/60). The highest prevalence was recorded in summer. Evidence indicates that cleaning and filtration need to be adopted to avoid the health hazards of waterborne zoonotic parasites.
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) may progress to serious consequences and increase dramatically beyond end... more Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) may progress to serious consequences and increase dramatically beyond endemic dimensions that transmits to or from health care workers (HCWs) during routine investigation in their work places. Basic aim of this study was to canvass the safety of HCWs and determine the prevalence of HBV and its possible association with occupational and non-occupational risk factors. Hepatitis B vaccination coverage level and main barriers to vaccination were also taken in account.
Background: Cultural differences are known to be pronounced in Turkey, and some difficulties are ... more Background: Cultural differences are known to be pronounced in Turkey, and some difficulties are encountered in patient care. Cultural sufficiency in providing health care to the patients is of great importance in satisfactory care delivery. Aim: To determine the cultural diversity that the students experienced between the patients and themselves while providing care to patients. Knowledge of transcultural nursing was also investigated. Design and Methods: This was a descriptive study. The population comprised of 650 undergraduate students attending the nursing schools of three universities. A total of 622 students were included in the sample. The survey method was used for data collection. Percentages and chi-square test were used. Results: Most of the students (85.5%) had experienced cultural differences while giving care to their patients and 73.8% did not know the definition of this concept. The issues where cultural differences were experienced to the highest degree were differences in dialect and pronunciation (53.4%), differences of language (37%), traditions and customs of the individual (30.7%), and religious belief and sect (30.2%). It was found that the grade the students were in had a significant effect on the experience of cultural differences (P < 0.05).
Toxoplasmosis is a global zoonotic infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii. Various studies have ea... more Toxoplasmosis is a global zoonotic infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii. Various studies have earlier associated T. gondii with serious health hazards including abortion, still birth, anorexia, anemia etc. Toxoplasmosis could be serious medical condition and potentially harmful during the first trimester of pregnancy in women. The aim of this study was to evaluate seropositivity and possible risk factors of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women. A total of 180 blood samples were randomly collected to determine the seroprevalence rate of antibodies against T. gondii in the pregnant women of District Kohat using Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). The overall seroprevalence was 14.4% (n= 26/180) among the pregnant women. A significant difference (P < 0.05) of seropositivity was observed statistically between inhabitants of rural 21.27% and urban areas 6.97% respectively. An increased consumption of undercooked meat 21.53% and unwashed vegetables or fruit 25% were observed in serologically positive women. Multivariate analysis indicated that the risk for T. gondii infection increased with age, lower educational level, populous living conditions and soil-related occupations, although, in subset analyses, risk categories varied with ethnicity.
The effect of glyceryl trinitrate on irrigation time and patient satisfaction Colostomy changes i... more The effect of glyceryl trinitrate on irrigation time and patient satisfaction Colostomy changes individual's styles and quality of life. Patients with a permanent colostomy face physiological, psychological, and sociocultural problems. Colostomy irrigation (CI) may help prevention or resolution of many stoma-related problems and improve patient quality of life, but is time-consuming. 1-4 Adding some chemical preparations to the irrigation solution may decrease the fluid inflow time and washout times and enhance the outflow of effluents.
Most studies of screen time of adolescents have been carried out in well-developed countries. The... more Most studies of screen time of adolescents have been carried out in well-developed countries. There is little information concerning screen time of adolescents in developing countries such as Turkey.
Fecal samples of 720 cattle were collected from four different areas of Lahore, that is, Military... more Fecal samples of 720 cattle were collected from four different areas of Lahore, that is, Military dairy farm, Government dairy farm, Gawala dairy colonies and House hold dairy cows. All samples were purified and cysts were quantified microscopically. DNA was extracted from the purified cysts and was amplified through polymerase chain reaction. The overall prevalence was 31.11% (224/720), where high prevalence was recorded in Government dairy farm (46.11%), followed by Gawala dairy colonies (36.11%), Military dairy farm (25.55%) and lowest was recorded in House hold dairy animals (16.66%). Overall cattle 2-3 years were observed to have higher Giardia prevalence compared to cattle of 3-7 years. High prevalence was observed in cows (31.71%, n=640) as compared to bulls (26.25%, n=80). Giardia prevalence was higher in autumn (36.66%) and lowest in winter (25%). There was a significant difference (P<0.05) in Giardia prevalence among the sampled farms in relation to age, sex of the cattle and season of the year.
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