Effect of Health Education on Knowledge Attitude Practice towards Malaria among Basic Schools Pupils in Taiz

Background: Malaria is one of the main health problems in Yemen. Health education is essential for the control of diseases such as malaria. School-age children represent 25% of Yemen’s population. Schools children can convey the knowledge and skills that they acquire at school to the community, thus increasing general community awareness about malaria. Aim to determine the impact of school-based malaria education intervention on knowledge, attitude and practice of school children towards malaria prevention and control. Methods: We conducted a community-based trial, intervention and non-intervention comparison (exposed & non-exposed), in four randomly selected districts (rural and urban) of Taiz governorate. This study was conducted in four districts of Taiz governorate. The study population was 2130 pupils of grade 6, 7, and 8 in primary schools, chosen from four randomly selected districts;two of them were rural and the others urban. Four schools and their pupils (1065 pupils) were chosen for the study and assigned as an intervention group and four schools with their pupils (1065) were chosen for the study and assigned as a non-intervention (1065 pupils). Data were collected using questioner in intervention and non-intervention schools (three months apart). The major intervention activities included lectures about malaria, distribution of educational materials. χ2 was used to analyze differences. Results: Health education activities in schools were associated with the increased knowledge of malaria symptoms and methods of prevention. The mean knowledge of malaria symptoms is higher in the intervention schools 4.4 ± 1.9, compared with 2.1 ± 1.4 in the non-intervention group. With statistically significant difference (P < 0.001), also the positive attitude and practice toward malaria was higher to be (48%) in the intervention group;compared with (35%) in the non-intervention group the difference was statistically significant. The knowledge of mode of malaria transmission was higher in the intervention schools to be (86.2%) compared with (59.1%) in the non-intervention group, with statistically significant deference (P value <0.001). The knowledge of fever as a main malaria symptom was higher to be (90.4%) in the intervention schools compared with (63.6%) in the non-intervention schools with statistically significant deference. Conclusions and Recommendation: This study concludes that the health education intervention in primary schools in Taize governorate had a positive impact on the knowledge, attitude and practice of pupils. We recommend to conduct similar methods of the health education activities in schools with suitable modifications to reach all schools level.

2018世界肾脏日：关注女性和肾脏疾病

女性是现代家庭和社会的重要贡献者。但目前在世界范围内,男性和女性在受教育程度、医疗保健等方面仍存在显著差异。2018年第13个世界肾脏日恰逢国际妇女节,其主题是"肾脏和女性健康",给我们提供了一个关注女性健康,尤其是女性肾脏健康的重要契机。为此,世界肾脏日指导委员会(World Kidney Day Steering Committee)特别组织了全球具有代表性的5位女性肾脏病学家,撰写了述评文章,借机呼吁肾脏病学术领域和全社会更加重视女性健康,让更多女性从肾脏病学术研究中获益。关注女性肾脏健康,利在当代功在千秋!

Benefits of Gum Arabic, for a Solitary Kidney Under Adverse Conditions:A Case Study

Gum Arabic(GA,called E-414 in the EU food industry),a natural biopolymer resin is a dried exudation obtained from the stems and branches of natural strains of Acacia Senegal(L)Willdenow.It consists mainly of high molecular weight polysaccharides and their calcium,potassium,and magnesium,which on hydrolysis yield arabinose,galactose,rhamnose,and glucuronic acid.Fermentable natural fiber of gum Arabic act as probiotics improves the absorption of minerals,especially calcium and helps to maintain a healthy balance of bacteria in the gastrointestinal(GI)tract.Extraction,transformation,or reprocessing of nitrogenous wastes(ammonia,urea,and uric acid)by the GI tract is a potentially low-cost means of switching for missing renal function.Binding of nitrogen compounds to be inert orally by administration of gum Arabic is the safe solution either in normal renal function or renal failures.In this study,clinically,we observed a case of solitary kidney under adverse condition long‑term treating with gum Arabic the vast potential of bioactive phytochemicals as a nontoxic,efficient with uric acid and bilirubin lowering agent and anti‑inflammatory effects,considering the gum Arabic as a potential therapeutic supplement,beneficial in chronic renal failure,cardiovascular disease,pain management,and dental health.Despite the nonexistent background concerning the benefits of gum Arabic,for a solitary kidney under adverse conditions,our study has confirmed that long‑term consumption of gum Arabic not only has no side effect but also protects multi-organs damage from drug adverse reactions and consequences of baseline disease,including renal,vascular,dental and inflammatory diseases.

Anatomical Variations of Renal Artery in Patients Undergoing Computerized Tomographic Scan in Sudan

Anatomical Variations of Renal Vascular in Patients Undergoing Computerized Tomographic scan in Sudan, the total number of patients studied is 400, 202 (50.5%) males and 198 (49.5%) females, and their ages ranged between (3 - 94) years. The study showed mean of total samples of the width and length of right and left kidneys respectively measurements were 5.354 ± 0.948 and 5.571 ± 0.966 for width and 10.028 ± 1.3684 and 10.060 ± 1.5203 for length, the width and length for right renal artery 5.746 ± 1.2814 and 5.881 ± 1.1444 respectively and for left renal artery 5.894 ± 1.3175 and 4.961 ± 1.3175 respectively. Accessory renal artery is a common but a significant anatomical variant of the renal vascular system, due to its clinical importance. In our sample, the accessory renal artery presence was detected in 6% and displayed a greater variation on the right than the left side. Because this abnormality plays an important role in kidney transplantations, in radiological, vascular and urological interventions, a detailed presentation of accessory renal artery incidence was conducted, gathering from the literature a large number of relevant studies in order to create a classification according to population, gender, side and specimen. And the study concluded that the renal arteries present a broad spectrum of variability in their morphological expression regarding their length, diameter and entrance to the kidney parenchyma. The inferior polar renal artery was found same as the superior polar renal artery, additional arteries’ morphological expression was higher in men than women. This is statistically not significant and variation in the right side was found greater frequency than the left side.

Evaluation of Renal Artery Anatomical Variations Using Multi-Detector Computerized Tomographic Scan in Sudan

Evaluation of Renal vascular anatomical variations Using Multi-Detector Computerized Tomographic scan in Sudan, the total number of patients studied is 400, 202 (50.5%) male and 98 (49.5%) females, and their ages ranged between (3 - 94) years. The types of Accessory renal arteries were 1.8% (7/24) upper pole, 1.8% (7/24) lower pole and 2.5% (10/24) hilus. In males, 4 upper pole, 4 lower pole and 7 hilus. In females, 3 upper pole, 3 lower pole and 3 hilus. The percentage of right accessory renal arteries is almost twice that of the left and more than twice the bilateral accessory arteries. Accessory renal artery is a common but a significant anatomical variant of the renal vascular system, due to their clinical importance. In our sample, the accessory renal artery presence was detected in 6% and displayed a greater variation on the right than the left side. Because this abnormality plays an important role in kidney transplantations, in radiological, vascular and urological interventions, a detailed presentation of accessory renal artery incidence was conducted, gathering from the literature a large number of relevant studies in order to create a classification according to population, gender, side and specimen. The study concluded that the renal arteries present a broad spectrum of variability in their morphological expression regarding their length, diameter and entrance to the kidney parenchyma, additional arteries’ morphological expression was higher in men than women. This is statistically not significant and variation in the right side was found greater frequency than the left side.

Pediatric and congenital heart disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: the triple threat

The COVID-19 pandemic has left an unprec-edented mark on the world.As of April 2021,over 100 million people have been confirmed with COVID-19,leading to nearly 3 million deaths-and counting.1 Children have been found to present with less severe COVID-19 symptoms than adults,with less than 1 death in 500 pediatric cases.