- Wednesday, March 10, 2010
- Published at:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
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Objectives The objectives of this study were to assess the knowledge and practices associated with pesticide use in an agricultural community in Palestine, and to determine the prevalence of self-reported health symptoms related to pesticide exposure.
Methods In this cross-sectional questionnaire study, agricultural farm workers in Nablus district, Palestine, were interviewed on their knowledge and practices of pesticide use. Comparisons of knowledge and practices of pesticide use between various groups were performed using the Mann–Whitney U-test or the Kruskal–Wallis rank test of variance. The program of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 15 was used for data analysis.
Results The questionnaire was completed by 381 farm workers. The mean age ± SD of the participants was 38.8 ± 11.8 years. The majority (97.9%) of the participants were male. The mean participant scores for knowledge and safety procedures were 2.8 ± 3
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- Friday, January 1, 2010
- Published at:Human and Experimental Toxicology, DOI: 10.1177/0960327109359642
- Background: Intravenous N-acetylcysteine (IV-NAC) is widely recognized as the antidote of choice for acetaminophen overdose. However, its use is not without adverse drug reactions (ADR) that might affect therapeutic outcome or lead to treatment delay. Objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the type and incidence of ADR induced by IV-NAC in patients treated for acetaminophen overdose. Methods: This is a retrospective study of patients admitted to the hospital for acute acetaminophen overdose over a period of 4 years (1 January 2005 to 31 December 2008). The primary outcome of interest in this study was the occurrence of ADR during NAC administration. Pearson chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test, student’s t test, and Mann-Whitney U test were used in univariate analysis. SPSS 15 was used for data analysis. Results: Two hundred and fifty five patients were studied. Different types of ADR were observed in 119 (46.7%) cases. Of those patients, 83 (69.7%) had been treated with IV-NAC vers
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- Friday, January 1, 2010
- Published at:Human and Experimental Toxicology, DOI: 10.1177/0960327110361759
- Background: Hypokalemia is not an isolated disease but an associated finding in a number of different diseases. It is also a commonly neglected condition among patients with acute acetaminophen overdose. Objectives: This study intended to determine the prevalence of hypokalemia and its clinical correlates in acute psychiatric illness among hypokalemic and normokalemic patients after acetaminophen overdose. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of hospital admissions for acute acetaminophen overdose conducted over a period of 5 years from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2008. Demographic data and different types of psychiatric illness were compared between hypokalemic and normokalemic patients. Hypokalemia was predefined by a serum concentration <3.5 mmol/L. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 15 was used for data analysis. Results: Two hundred and eighty patients out of 305 admissions were studied. Hypokalemia was found in 63.6% of patients with a higher prevalence in the presence of psych
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- Monday, January 26, 2009
- Published at:Not Found
- Sawalha AF, Sweileh WM, Zyoud SH, Al-Jabi SW, Bni Shamseh FF, Odah AA. Analysis of Prescription dispensed at Community Pharmacies in Palestine. Accepted at Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. (2009) [Publisher: Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office of the World Health Organization, Country where published: Egypt]. Accepted 18 January 2009
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Background and Objective: Rational prescribing is a key element in clinical practice. The present study investigated the prescription quality and prescribing trends of private clinicians in Nablus governate, Palestine. Method: Prescriptions were collected from a random sample of community pharmacies. Data regarding a checklist of elements in the prescription as well as the types of drug classes prescribed were entered and analyzed using SPSS. Result: A total of 363 prescriptions were collected from 36 community pharmacies during a study period of 288 working hours. Physician related variables were mostly present. However, patient’s ad
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- Monday, January 26, 2009
- Published at:Not Found
- Sweileh WM, Sawalha AF, Zyoud SH, Al-Jabi SW. Pharmacy education and practices in West-Bank (Palestine). Accepted for publication, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education.(2008) [Publisher: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Country where published: United state]. In press.
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