Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Child Health Care Professionals Regarding Child Abuse and Neglect

Background: Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) is a major health problem with serious consequences. Since health care professionals play an important role in identification, management, and reporting CAN cases, they should have precise knowledge on this subject. The aim of this study is to investigate the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of the pediatricians, pediatric residents, and nurses regarding CAN issues as well as their possible needs for any educational programs in this regard. Methods: 130 pediatric nurses and physicians working at two pediatric tertiary centers, in Tehran, Iran participated in this descriptive cross-sectional study. An anonymous validated and standardized self-report questionnaire was used as the study instrument. The questionnaire consisted of five sections on demographic information, knowledge, attitude, practice and needs assessment. Analytical statistical tests including t-test, Kruskal–Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests were used to analyze the data. Results: The level of the participants’ knowledge was moderate (mean score: 16.6±3.17) and their attitude towards child abuse and neglect was at a good level (mean score: 45.72 ±4.25). The results of this study revealed that the overall performance of the participants in dealing with a suspicious case of child abuse and neglect was moderate. Almost all participants (95.5%) indicated the need for educational programs on child abuse both for nurses and physicians. Conclusion: Results of our study revealed that the overall knowledge, attitude, and practice of the health care professionals in the field of pediatrics regarding child abuse and neglect are not satisfactory and training programs on this issue are mandatory for pediatricians, pediatric residents, and nurses due to their serious role in caring for children

Short Interspersed Element (SINE) Depletion and Long Interspersed Element (LINE) Abundance Are Not Features Universally Required for Imprinting

Genomic imprinting is a form of gene dosage regulation in which a gene is expressed from only one of the alleles, in a manner dependent on the parent of origin. The mechanisms governing imprinted gene expression have been investigated in detail and have greatly contributed to our understanding of genome regulation in general. Both DNA sequence features, such as CpG islands, and epigenetic features, such as DNA methylation and non-coding RNAs, play important roles in achieving imprinted expression. However, the relative importance of these factors varies depending on the locus in question. Defining the minimal features that are absolutely required for imprinting would help us to understand how imprinting has evolved mechanistically. Imprinted retrogenes are a subset of imprinted loci that are relatively simple in their genomic organisation, being distinct from large imprinting clusters, and have the potential to be used as tools to address this question. Here, we compare the repeat element content of imprinted retrogene loci with non-imprinted controls that have a similar locus organisation. We observe no significant differences that are conserved between mouse and human, suggesting that the paucity of SINEs and relative abundance of LINEs at imprinted loci reported by others is not a sequence feature universally required for imprinting

A922 Sequential measurement of 1 hour creatinine clearance (1-CRCL) in critically ill patients at risk of acute kidney injury (AKI)

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Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among dentists and dental hygienists

Background: A dentist should be able to maintain a good occupational posture for prolonged periods of time. Lack of any of these abilities causes hindrance in the performance of dental practice and productivity. MSD not only affects one’s physical but also psychosocial aspects of life and may lead to early retirement. Objectives: To assess self-reported prevalence of MSD among dentists and dental hygienists with respect to designation, specialties, and working conditions. Methodology: It was a cross-sectional study. After taking informed consent, designed survey questionnaire was distributed among two hundred and forty-six dental practitioners and hygienists, above twenty-two years old working in Dow University of Health Sciences. The samples were collected using convenience sampling technique. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21. The results were reported as frequencies and association of pain with wrong conditions and durations was reported using Chi-square test. Results: The pain is found to be greater in those above twenty-five years of age (p-value 0.045). Out of two hundred and forty-six research participants, 96.7% of postgraduates and faculty members reported musculoskeletal pain. Majority affected were above twenty-five years of age (97.4%, n=74). Females were slightly more affected more than males

Case Report: The Effect of Neurofeedback Therapy on Reducing Symptoms Associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Case Series Study

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of neurofeedback on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study without a control group. The study population included all children aged 5 to 12 years old affected with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders in Tehran, Iran who were referred to psychiatric clinics and given the diagnosis. The sample included 12 children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who were selected based on their availability (non-random sampling). They received 30 sessions of neurofeedback treatment, 2 times per week. Before and after neurofeedback training, the children were evaluated and compared with the use of cognitive assessment system test. Data were analyzed using dependent T-test. Results: The total mean score for pretest was 88.81 while the total mean score for the post test was 82.23. The mean in pretest for attention hyperactivity disorder was higher than the mean in the post test. Moreover, The difference of pretest and post test scores of children affected with learning disorder associated with ADHD was calculated that showed significant (P=0.003). Conclusion: Neurofeedback is effective in the improvement of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder