iosr-JNHS   Volume-6 ~ Issue-5 ~ Sep-Oct 2017

Abstract: Background: Hepatitis C is a disease of significant global impact. Chronic HCV infection is a serious, progressive, and potentially life-threatening disease. Objectives: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of implementing infection control guideline on health care workers' knowledge. Design: quasi-experimental research design was used in this study. Setting: The study was conducted at the Egyptian Liver Institute in Sherbein Dakahlia. Sample: A convenience sample of 61 health care workers was selected.........
Keywords: Infection Control Guideline, Health Care Workers, Knowledge, Hepatitis C

[1] M.A.Blomé, P.Björkman, V. Molnegren, P. Höglund, and A. Widell, Hepatitis C viremia patterns in incident hepatitis C infection and one year later in 150 prospectively tested persons who inject drugs,Plos One, 9(5), 2014,e97022.
[2] A. Gi, A.M. Matos, and C. Luxo, Hepatitis C Treatment: What to Expect in 2017,ARC Journal of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, 1(1), 2016, 9-12.
[3] L. Gheorghe, L. Sporea, S. Iacob, R. Şirli, A. Trifan, D. Dobru, M. Diculescu, C. Stanciu, O. Pascu, M. Acalovschi, C. Brisc, C. Cijevschi, C. Gheorghe, Z. Spârchez, I. Rogoveanu,and D. Dumitrascu, Position Paper on Treatment of Hepatitis C in Romania, 2017,J Gastrointestin Liver Dis., 26 (2),2017, 171-181.
[4] A. Elgharably, A.I. Gomaa, M.M. Crossey, P.J. Norsworthy, I. Waked, and S.D. Taylor-Robinson, Hepatitis C in Egypt – past, present, and future,Int J Gen Med., 10, 2017, 1–6.
[5] A. Kandeel, M. Genedy, S. El-Refai, A.L. Funk, A. Fontanet,and M. Talaat, The prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in Egypt 2015: implications for future policy on prevention and treatment, Liver Int., 37(1), 2017, 45-53..

Abstract: occupational burnout is found to be common in many human services occupations and it is often used as the indicator of poor well-being or a close correlate of employees' mental and physical health. Aim: The study aimed to investigate the relationship of occupational burnout and work adjustment to self-efficacy among Academic Nursing Staff at Faculty of Nursing, Menofia University, Egypt. Design: A descriptive correlation design. Subjects: A convenient sample of 61 academic nursing staff was selected to carry out this study. Setting: The study conducted at all the departments of Faculty of Nursing, Menofia University. Tool: Three different tools were used in this study: tool (1): occupational burnout scale, tool (2): work adjustment scale, and tool (3): self-efficacy scale. Results: The majority of the study sample have moderate.........
Keywords: Occupational Burnout, Work Adjustment, Self-Efficacy, Academic Staff.

[1] Borgogni, L., Consiglio, C., Alessandri, G., & Schaufeli, W. B. (2012): ''do not throw the baby out with the bathwater!'' Interpersonal strain at work and burnout. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 21(6), 875_898.
[2] Rella, S., Winwood, P. C., & Lushington, K. (2009). When does nursing burnout begin? An investigation of the fatigue experience of Australian nursing students.Journal of nursing management, 17(7), 886-897.
[3] Brown, C. G. (2012). A systematic review of the relationship between self-efficacy and burnout in teachers. Educational & Child Psychology, 29, 47–63.
[4] Schaufeli, W. B., Leiter, M., & Maslach, C. (2009). Burnout: 35 years of research and practice. Career Development International, 14, 204–220. Doi: 10.1108/13620430910966406
[5] Schaufeli, W. B., Bakker, A. B., & Van Rhenen, W. (2009). How changes in job demands and resources predict burnout, work engagement, and sickness absenteeism. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 30, 893_917...

Abstract: Mechanical ventilation is a life saving and support intervention but exposes patients to the risk of ventilator associated pneumonia. Chest physiotherapy is an accepted treatment method in the intensive care unit and common preventive strategy to prevent pulmonary complications as VAP. Aim:To assess the effect of using different modalities of chest physiotherapy on prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia.Subjects and Methods: A prospective randomized clinical trial was used to conduct this study on 80 patients, aged between 18-60 years of both sexes, newly admitted to intensive care unit of emergency hospital at Mansoura university hospital from September 2015 to April 2016, data were collected using two tools; the 1st tool was multimodality.........
Keywords: Chest Physiotherapy, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Mechanical Ventilator, Intensive Care Unit.

[1] Ahmed A (2008): Impact of closed suction system versus open suction system on the development of ventilator associated pneumonia. Un published Doctoral Dissertation, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University.
[2] Ali N(2013): Critical Care Nurses' Knowledge and Compliance with Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Bundle at Cairo University Hospitals Journal of Education and Practice.Vol.4, No.15, 2013 available at www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1735 (Paper) ISSN 2222-288X
[3] Ally T (2012) "Knowledge and practice of Intensive Care Nurses on prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia at MUHI Mbili National Hospital" MSC nursing (critical care and trauma) Disseration Muhimbili University of health and Allied sciences November Dares Salaam, Tanzania 23th junewww.mnh.or.tz dpgs@muhas.ac.tz
[4] Alphonso A, Quinones, Mishra, Archana, Hussain and Erfan, et al (2004) "A study to Evaluate the Competency of ICU personnel in Mechanical Ventilation". Respiratory clinical study" Focus, Journal for respiratory care and sleep medicine USA, Jun 22, 1571.
[5] Antonio A, Suleima R, Susi A and Elias F (2012) "Chest Physiotherapy Effectiveness to reduce Hospitalization and Mechanical Ventilation length of stay, pulmonary infection rate and mortality in Intensive Care Unit" Respiratory medicine Jan;107(1):Pp68-74..

Abstract: The aim of the presented study is to social intelligence and personality among adolescence. The sample consist of 100, (50 boys and 50 girls) were randomly selected in the Rajkot city. The social intelligence scale created byDr. S. Mathur, Gujarati translated Yogesh A. Jogsan, scale for personality of created by Johan, Donahue and Kentle was used to collect the reacquired data, t-test and correlation method, was used for analysis of data. The Result of the study evaluated that there is a no significant different between boys and girls on social intelligence and personality.
Keywords: Social intelligence, Personality, Adolescence

[1] Adler, RD 2001, "Women in the executive suite correlated to high profits‟, Harvard Business Review, vol.79, no.3, pp. 30–32.
[2] Cheng Kai-Wen Kaohsiung Hospitality College (2010). A study on relationship between personality traits and employment factors of college students, Journal of Case Studies in Education.
[3] Doshi, D. R. (2015). Personality, Self-esteem and Academic Achievement Motivation in Children Relation to Their Social Economic Status and Birth Order, Unpublished Ph. D. Thesis, Department of Psychology, Saurashtra University, Rajkot.
[4] Five Personality traits affect performance, communication, teamwork, leadership, and sales, Bard Press, Austin, Atlanta.
[5] Ford, M. E. (1982). Social Cognition and Social Competence in Adolescence, Development Psychology, Vol. 18, 323-340..

Abstract: Aim: This study aimed to propose a protocol for management of risk factors in women with premature rupture of membrane (PROM) . Subjects and Methods : A descriptive design was utilized in this study that was conducted in Menoufia University Hospital and Shebin El-kom Teaching Hospital in the Obstetric Units . A purposive sample composed of 120 women with different ages, education and BMI were recruited from the above mentioned settings. The study tools were: 1) Self-administered questionnaire sheet to assess risk factors of women with PROM ( Demographic , obstetric , physical, psychological and social) and women' s knowledge about PROM . 2) Hamilton anxiety scale to evaluate studied nurses` anxiety level . Results : More than half of studied women had........
Keywords: Risk factors, PROM , Proposed Protocol

[1] Dekker,G. , Lee, S. , North,R. McCowan,L. , Simpson,B. & Roberts, C. (2012) : Risk factors for preterm birth in an international prospective cohort of nulliparous women, PLoS ONE, 7( 9 ):p. 64 . [2] Dodd, J. , Jones,L. , Flenady,V. Cinotta , R. & Crowther, C. (2013) : Prenatal administration of progesterone for preventing preterm birth in women considered to be at risk of preterm birth, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews , 7(63) : p. 45 .
[3] Duff , P. ( 2016): Management of Premature Rupture of the Membranes in Term Patients . The Global Liberary of Womens` Medicine , 10(38): pp. 1756-2228.
[4] Elizabeth, S. (2011): Manual of high risk pregnancy and delivery, 5thed, Mospy. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, pp. 110-6 . [5] Greco,E. , Gupta,R. , Syngelaki, A. Poon,L. &Nicolaides,K. (2012) : First-trimester screening for spontaneous preterm delivery with maternal characteristics and cervical length , Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, 31(3) : pp. 154–61 ...

Abstract: An objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is one of the most important methods in nurse education to assess clinical skills proficiency at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Good preparation for an OSCE is vital for both those running the assessment and for the convenience of students. If used effectively, OSCE can help students for gaining the confidence to express their clinical skills in the examination which they gained during their clinical training. Aim: To investigate the students' response related to objective structured clinical examination as a method of assessment for their clinical skills. A study method of cross sectional descriptive design was conducted among the Faculty of Nursing, at Minia University, Egypt. This study group was selected by using a systematic random sample of 132 students in the third year, second........
Keywords: Objective structured clinical examination, Assessment tool, Clinical skills, Students response, Students satisfaction and evaluation

[1]. Liddle C (2014): The objective structured clinical examination. Nursing Times; online issue.
[2]. Nulty D et al. (2011) Best practice guidelines for use of OSCEs: maximizing value for student learning. Nurse Education Today; 31: 2, 145-151.
[3]. Dharma R V, Pramod K R M (2014) Student evaluation of an OSCE in general medicine at Mamata medical college, Andhra Pradesh. International Journal of Medical Research Health Sciences; 3(2):342-345.
[4]. Ahmad C, Ahmad N& Abu Baker R.(2009) Assessing Nursing Clinical Skills Performance Using Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) for Open Distance Learning Students in Open University Malaysia. International Conference on Information; Kuala Lumpur, 12-13 August

[5]. Mahmoud G &Mustafa M (2011) The Egyptian Nursing Student's Perceptive view about an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Journal of American Science;7(4):730-738....

Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of utilizing video- assisted and lecture cum demonstration method on the nursing students' knowledge and skills in using Partograph. Design: A quasi experimental design was used. Subjects: Eighty two students in third year taught the maternity and gynecology nursing course in the first semester of academic year 2016-2017, they divided into video- assisted group and lecture cum demonstration group. Setting: The study was carried out at the faculty of the nursing Mansoura University. Tools: Tool I : A structured interviewing questionnaire schedule which included general characteristics of students and knowledge about partograph. Tool II: WHO partograph chart.........
Keywords: knowledge, Lecture cum demonstration, Partograph, Skills, Video assisted

[1]. Abhari F R, Andarieh M G, Ledari F M. & Ahmady S.A (2014): Study to assess the effectiveness of the planned teaching program on knowledge regarding partogram among fourth year B.Sc. Nursing students of karnataka college of nursing at Bangalore.Life Sci., 3 (5): 24-36.
[2]. Al-Dainee M.M.H, AdbulKarim W. &Yasir A.A (2017): Effect of the teaching program regarding partograph on midwives knowledge in delivery room in Karbala City Hspitals. Available at: http://www.iasj.net/iasj?func=fulltext&aId=108488.
[3]. AmuthaG.S (2013):Lecture cum demonstration method. Available from:http://gsamutha.blogspot.com.eg/2013/11/lecture-cum-demonstration-method.html.
[4]. Andarieh M G, Abhari F R, Shabani M &Mirabi P (2014): Comparing the pre and posttest level of knowledge on partogram among fourth year B.Sc. nursing students. Journal of applied environmental and biological sciences 4(3)30-38.

[5]. Asibong, U., Okokon, I.B., Agan, T.U., Oku, A., Opiah, M. Essien, E.J. & et al. (2014): The use of the partograph in labor monitoring: A cross-sectional study among obstetric caregivers in General Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. International journal of womens health ; 6: 873–880....

Abstract: Accurate blood pressure (Bl P) measurement is fundamental to the diagnosis and management of hypertension. Blood pressure measurement is one of the most important preventable causes of premature morbidity and mortality in the world. Design: A descriptive research design was used to conduct this study. Objective: To identify factors affecting accurate measurement of blood pressure for patients in the medical departments. Setting: The study was carried out in themedical departments(Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, and Nephrology) at the Alexandria Main University Hospital. Subjects: All available nurses (100 nurses) who are working in the previously mentioned setting. Tool: Blood Pressure Measurement: Observational Checklist (BPMOC) was used in order to collect data. It includes........
Keywords: Blood Pressure, Measurement, Factors.

[1] Katritsis D, Gersh B, Camm J. Clinical cardiology: current practice guidelines. U.K: Oxford co., 2013; 109-15.
[2] Charles Tremblay-Darveau. Measuring blood pressure using micro-bubbles and ultrasound. Department of Medical Biophysics University of Toronto.2011.
[3] Al Alwan I, Badri M, Al-Ghamdi M, Aljarbou A. Prevalence of self-reported cardiovascular risk factors among Saudi physicians. International Journal of Health Sciences 2013; 7 (7):4-7.
[4] Tiessen A, Smit A, Spithoven E. Cardiovascular screening in general practice in a low SES area. BMC Family Practice 2012; 13:117-9.
[5] Mancia G, Grassi G, Parati G, Zanchetti A. White coat hypertension: An unresolved diagnostic and therapeutic problem. Switzerland: Springer Science &Business Media co., 2015; 1-23...

Abstract: Despite the great strides made in TB diagnosis and highly effective shorter periods of treatment, there are still poor treatment outcomes in a significant proportion of the patients. Poor adherence to TB treatment is one of the leading causes of poor outcomes of treatment. Kisumu East Subcounty in Kenya records some of the highest adverse outcomes of care. Therefore a cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in the Subcounty to establish the impact of co-morbidity and treatment characteristics on TB treatment adherence among tuberculosis patients above 18 years attending TB clinics in Kisumu East Subcounty. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 21. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analysis and binary logistic regression were used in the analysis and data presented in contingency tables........
Keywords: Tuberculosis, adherence, co-morbidity, treatment characteristics.

[1] Adane, A. A., Alene, K. A., Koye, D. N., & Zeleke, B. M. (2013). Non-Adherence to Anti-Tuberculosis Treatment and Determinant Factors among Patients with Tuberculosis in Northwest Ethiopia. PLoS ONE, 8(11), e78791. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078791
[2] Alobu, I., Oshi, D. C., Oshi, S. N., & Ukwaja, K. N. (2014). Profile and determinants of treatment failure among smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Ebonyi, Southeastern Nigeria. International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 3(2), 127–31. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmyco.2014.02.005
[3] Amuha, M. G., Kutyabami, P., Kitutu, F. E., Odoi-Adome, R., & Kalyango, J. N. (2009). Non-adherence to anti-TB drugs among TB/HIV co-infected patients in Mbarara Hospital Uganda: prevalence and associated factors. African Health Sciences, 9 Suppl 1(Suppl 1), S8-15. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20589161
[4] Anyaike, C., Musa, O. I., Babatunde, O. A., Bolarinya, O. A., Durowade, K. A., & Ajayi, O. S. (2013). ADHERENCE TO TUBERCULOSIS THERAPY IN UNILORIN TEACHING HOSPITAL, ILORIN, NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA. International Journal of Science Technology, 2, 2278–3687.
[5] Awofeso, N. (2008). Anti-tuberculosis medication side-effects constitute major factor for poor adherence to tuberculosis treatment. Bull World Health Organ, 86(3), B-D. http://doi.org/S0042-96862008000300022 [pii]..

Abstract: Background: To address the challenge of rapid population increase, family planning as a mechanismispromoted. Challenges associated with the introduction of modern methods of family planning led to the need for an alternative but the utilization of natural family planning methods as an alternative is low and has not been emphasized in theliterature. Aim: The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, acceptance, and utilization of natural family planning methods among non-academic workers in a Private University in Ogun State, Nigeria. Subjects and Methods: Using a descriptive study, 89 non-academic workers were randomly selected to participate in the study. Participants were given structured questionnaires to complete. Data collected were analyzed using Statistical...........
Keywords:Attitude, Knowledge, Natural family planning methods, Non-academic workers, Utilization

[1] Mackfallen G. A. &Mlinga U.J., Determinants of contraceptive use among married women in Tanzania: Policy implication, African Population Studies, 28 (2), 2014, 978-988.
[2] Nettey O.E., Enuameh Y.A., Mahana E., Sulemana A., Adjei G., Gyaase S. et al., Family Planning Awareness, Perceptions and Practice among Community Members in the Kintampo Districts of Ghana, Advances in Reproductive Sciences, 3, 2015, 1-12.
[3] United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), The state of the world population report (New York: UNFPA, 2012).
[4] Maniple &Nakiboneka, Factors related to the uptake of NFP by clients of Catholic health units in Meaka diocese, Uganda, Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau, 6(3), 2008, 126-141.
[5] Population Reference Bureau World Population Data Sheet, Population, health and environment data and estimates for the countries and regions of the world (Washington DC.: USA Population Bureau, 2010)...