Golestan University of Medical Sciences
Jorjani Biomedicine Journal
2645-3509
2
1
2014
5
1
Outcomes of circumcision in women: A review of existing studies
10
1
FA
Masoomeh
Simbar
shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences
N
Fatemeh
Abdi
shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences
N
Farzaneh
Zaheri
Kurdistan University of medical sciences
f_z162@ yahoo.com
Y
Pooran
Mokhtari
Zanjan University of medical sciences, nursing and midwifery faculty of Zanjan
N
Tahmineh
dadkhah tehrani
Qom University of medical sciences
N
roonak
shahoi
Kurdistan University of medical sciences
N
Background & Objective: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Female genital mutilation (FGM) involves the withdrawal or damage to a part or all of the external genitalia of women without a medical reason. According to the WHO, 100 to 140 million girls and women worldwide are circumcised and in various studies, the numerous consequences of this action are mentioned. In this review, we investigated the studies on the outcomes of FGM.
Method: In this study, the results of studies on the effects of FGM between years 2013 – 2003 in PubMed, Medline, Cochran library, Cinahl, Emro, WHO, Iranmedex and SID databases were investigated. In order to gather the information, first, articles that had one of the following keywords in their text (cutting / female genital mutilation, Infibulations, Female circumcision) either alone or with words Obstetrics / Gynecologic Consequence Psychiatric consequence health outcome, were searched and at the end a sum of 74 articles were collected.
Results: FGM is accompanied with complications, such as infection, painful intercourse, frequent urination, constant bleeding, painful menstruation, infection during pregnancy, and possibility of developing hepatitis and infertility in women. But since only few case-control studies have been conducted on investigating these effects in different countries, it›s not possible to deduce from some complications associated with FGM.
Conclusion: FGM is one of the manifestations of human rights violations and violence against women and girls who have the right to have a healthy body. Despite the global efforts, there are still areas of the world that respect this tradition, Thus stronger and more serious measures to stop such actions are strongly suggested.
female genital mutilation, physical consequences, psychological consequences, sexual consequences, obstetric consequences
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Golestan University of Medical Sciences
Jorjani Biomedicine Journal
2645-3509
2
1
2014
5
1
Study of changes in lipoprotein (a) level in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats treated with aqueous extract of berberis vulgaris
17
11
FA
Mina
Hemmati
Birjand University of Medical Sciences
minahemmati@bums.ac.ir
Y
Elham
Zohoori
Birjand University of Medical Sciences
N
Somayeh
Asghari
Birjand University of Medical Sciences
N
Background & Objective: Dyslipidemia increases the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases in diabetic patients. Lipoprotein a, as a cholesterol carrier and competitive inhibitor of plasminogen in the blood coagulation system is considered an atherogenic factor which increases the risk of developing atherosclerosis in diabetic individuals. Based on previous studies, Barberry is thought to lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Since increased cholesterol level, especially Lipoprotein a, increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases in people with diabetes, the aim of this study was to evaluate serum levels of Lipoprotein (a) in diabetic rats treated with aqueous extract of Barberry.
Method: In this experimental study, diabetes was induced in 15 mice by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ) and then they were treated orally for 14 days with liquid extract of the said plant in doses of 25 and 100 mg/kg. At the end of the treatment period, mice were kept fasted for 12 hours and then by heart phlebotomy, serum levels of Lipoprotein a, serum levels of glucose, triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL and LDL were measured in normal and diabetic groups. The results were then analyzed using SPSS version 16, ANOVA and Tukey›s test.
Results: Data analysis showed that the consumption of both oral doses of Berberis vulgaris (Barberry) in diabetic rats causes a significant reduction in serum levels of triglyceride, serum glucose and VLDL(P=0.01).
The extract at both used doses also significantly reduced serum levels of lipoprotein (a) in treated diabetic rats (P=0.012).
Conclusion: Oral administration of the aqueous extract of Berberis vulgaris (Barberry) is effective for reducing triglyceride and glucose levels in diabetic mice. Since Barberry lowers Lipoprotein (a) levels, it can be considered as an anti-atherogenic factor.
Diabetes, Triglyceride, Lipoprotein a, Berberis vulgaris, Serum glucose level
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Golestan University of Medical Sciences
Jorjani Biomedicine Journal
2645-3509
2
1
2014
5
1
Interactive effects of eight weeks massage therapy along with Apium graveolens seed consumption on serum levels of IGF-1 and P53 in overweight women
26
18
FA
Mahdieh
Asadi
Islamic Azad University
N
Parvin
Farzanegi
Islamic Azad University
parvin.farzanegi@gmail.com
Y
Background & Objective: High blood levels of IGF-1 in women before menopause, is a risk factor and P53 tumor suppressor gene is also one of the most common genes involved in breast cancer. Since some studies demonstrated that physical activity and compounds found in Celery have anti-cancer effects, this study aimed to investigate the interactive effects of eight weeks massage therapy along with celery seed supplementation on the levels of IGF-1 and P53 in overweight women.
Method: In a single, blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, the interactive effects of eight weeks massage therapy along with celery seed consumption on IGF-1 and P53 serum concentrations in overweight women were measured. For this purpose, 28 overweight women with a BMI of more than 25 kg/m2 in Ghaemshahr were randomly divided into four groups. Weight and serum levels variables of IGF-1 and P53, prior and after the therapy were measured. Then the data were analyzed using t-test and one-way variance analysis. P<0.05 was considered as the level of significance
Results: At the end of the study, the average of weight and level of IGF-1 and P53 in experimental groups (massage therapy, Therapy and supplementation, Supplementation) were decreased. There was a significant difference between the weight (P=0.003), the level of IGF-1 (P <0.001) and P53 (P<0.001) of women before and after the start of the intervention in the experimental group while the control group was not changed.
Conclusion: The results show that massage therapy along with celery seed supplements, especially the combination of these two non-pharmaceutical approaches have beneficial effects on body weight and
IGF-1 and P53 levels in overweight women.
Massage Therapy, Celery, IGF-1, P53
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Golestan University of Medical Sciences
Jorjani Biomedicine Journal
2645-3509
2
1
2014
5
1
Evaluation of cognition in children with beta-thalassemia major and healthy counterparts in terms of abstract thinking and visual organization
32
27
FA
Samaneh
Homayouni-Meymandi
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
Samanehomayoni@yahoo.com
Y
Sayed Hamid
Sayednezhad-Golkhatmi
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
N
Nour Mohammad
Bakhshani
Department of psychology, member of Children and Adolescents Health Research Center, Zahedan, Iran
N
Background & Objective: Beta-thalassemia major, impairs body and central nervous system functions. Decline in Perceptual and cognitive abilities in this disease, especially in children, and eventual reduced quality of life, is one of the possible complications of this disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cognitive perception of two abilities to think abstractly and visual organization in children with beta-thalassemia major and healthy counterparts.
Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in year 1391, using convenient sampling in cities of Zahedan and Shiraz. After matching children in terms of age, gender and city of residence, 40 children with beta-thalassemia major and 40 matched healthy children aged 6-12 years were compared, using the independent t-test and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children revision (WISC-R) in terms of abstract thinking and visual organization.
Results: There was a statistically significant difference in evaluation of abstract thinking between the average score of sick children 9.81 ± 1.64 and the average score of healthy counterparts 10.82 ± 1.05 (P<0.01). Also in assessment of visual organization, the average score of sick children 10.23 ± 1.09 and the average score of healthy counterparts 10.72 ± 0.66 were significantly different(P<0.01).
Conclusion: The results show the potential impact of the disease on children›s cognitive levels and suggest that children with beta-thalassemia major need more attention in the field of education to promote their understanding.
Major Beta-Thalassemia, Cognition, Abstract Thinking, visually organization
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Golestan University of Medical Sciences
Jorjani Biomedicine Journal
2645-3509
2
1
2014
5
1
Investigation of the effects of group discussion on the empowerment of patients with hypertension who were referred to two health centers in Tehran in 1390
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33
FA
Nasrin
Kheibar
Behbahan Faculty of Medical Sciences
N
Soghra
Nik-Pour
Iran University of Medical Sciences
nikiniki_s@yahoo.com
Y
Eftekhar- Sadat
Haji-Kazemi
Iran University of Medical Sciences
N
Hamid
Haghani
Iran University of Medical Sciences
N
Maryam
Dastoorpour
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
N
Background & Objective: Control of hypertension is based on lifestyle modification. Group discussion can be considered as an efficient method for health education. Therefore, this study was aimed to determine the effect of group discussion on the empowerment of patients with hypertension who were referred to two health centers in Tehran.
Method: This was a pretest-post test, quasi-experimental study in a group. The convenience sampling method was used by randomly selecting 36 patients with primary hypertension, aged 30-65 years. They were divided into 4 groups of 9 people. Since the comparison of groups was not taken into consideration, they were not homogenized. For each group, six 90-minute group discussion sessions were held. The tools included demographic information checklists and verbal empowerment questionnaire of Elhani et al with the scale of perceived intensity, perceived susceptibility, efficacy, and control axis. The data were calculated and analyzed using descriptive statistics and paired t-test.
Results: The average age of the subjects was 54 ± 8.4 years and 34.4% of the participants had a history of hypertension for 5 years. Group discussions could lead to improve the average empowerment of individuals (P=0.04). Furthermore, among all the aspects of empowerment, group discussions had the greatest impact on the perception and sensitivity levels (P=0.001 and P=0.02 respectively).
Conclusion: In patients with hypertension, group discussions can lead to increased perception and sensitivity levels and also enhance the ability of individuals to control their lifestyles.
Empowerment, Hypertension, Group Discussion
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Golestan University of Medical Sciences
Jorjani Biomedicine Journal
2645-3509
2
1
2014
5
1
The effect of sex education on patients and their spouses satisfaction after myocardial infarction
46
40
FA
Imaneh
Bagheri
Tarbiat Modarres University
N
Robabeh
Memarian
Tarbiat Modarres University
memari_r@modares.ac.ir
Y
Ebrahim
Hajizadeh
Tarbiat Modarres University
N
Behrooz
Pakcheshm
Afshar Hospital
N
Background & Objective: Myocardial infarction is one of the most common coronary artery diseases. One of the educational needs of patients, is how to perform sexual activities. Unfortunately, this issue is not being taught to patients, leading to problems in patients and their partners. This study was aimed to determine the effect of sex education on patients and their spouses› satisfaction after myocardial infarction.
Method: This Quasi-experimental, non-randomized study was performed on 60 patients with myocardial infarction and their spouses in the city of Yazd whom were divided into two groups of experimental and control (60 in each group),in the year 1392. The main method of this study was the education and preparation of nurses and then educating patients by trained nurses and to assess sexual satisfaction based on the standard Larson›s questionnaire. The data were then statistically analyzed using SPSS version 16 using paired, independent t-test.
Results: The average sexual satisfaction of patients in the experimental group before the intervention was 81.93 ± 12.47 and after the intervention 82.50 ± 12.57 While in the control group before the intervention the average satisfaction was 83.10 ± 17.36 and after 6 weeks 75.30 ± 15.42. Also the mean sexual satisfaction of partners in the test group before and after the intervention was 81.30 ± 12.47 and 82.07 ± 12.28 respectively. In the control group before the intervention, the average score was 82.50 ± 17.21 and after intervention it was 74.57 ± 15.30. There was significant difference between patients and spouses› sexual satisfaction scores in the experimental and control groups before and after the intervention (P=0.001).
Conclusion: Sex education increased the sexual satisfaction among the tested group. Therefore, it is suggested to include programs in order to prepare nurses in terms of sex education of patients and their spouses in cardiac intensive wards.
Myocardial Infarction, Satisfaction, Sex Education
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Golestan University of Medical Sciences
Jorjani Biomedicine Journal
2645-3509
2
1
2014
5
1
Comparison of health promoting behaviors in the first and fourth year students of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical and non-Medical Sciences in the academic year 92-93
55
47
FA
Ali
Ramezankhani
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
N
Fatemeh
Rakhshani
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
N
Mohtasham
Ghaffari
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
N
Shahla
Ghanbari
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
N
Somayeh
Azimi
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
s.azimi1390@yahoo.com
Y
Background & Objective: Health promotion is defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over their behavior and health improvement. Among all these, health promoting behaviors are one of the best ways by which people can maintain and control their health. Due to the importance of young adults› health in promoting health in the community, This study aimed to determine and compare the health promoting behaviors in the first and fourth year students of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical and non-Medical Sciences in the academic year 92-93.
Method: This cross-sectional study was carried on 500 students from the two Shahid Beheshti Universities by multistage sampling. Data were collected by the 52-item questionnaire of Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 18, independent t-test, Pearson correlation, multiple regression analysis and ANOVA analysis.
Results: The results showed that from the total score of 208, the average and standard deviation of health promoting behaviors was 128.74 ± 20.16 in students of medical sciences and 128.96 ± 20.52 in non-medical students. Among all the aspects of health promoting behaviors on the two tested groups, self-actualization and physical activity had the highest and lowest scores respectively.
Conclusion: In this study, there was no statistically significant difference between the average score of health promoting behaviors among medical and non-medical students.
Health Promotion, Health Promoting Behaviors, Physical Activity, Students
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Golestan University of Medical Sciences
Jorjani Biomedicine Journal
2645-3509
2
1
2014
5
1
Head lice infestation (Pediculosis) and its associated factors in the rural school students of Kalaleh, in the academic year 1392-93
60
56
FA
Abed
Noori
Golestan University of Medical Sciences
abednori@yahoo.com
Y
Maral
Ghorban Pour
Golestan University of Medical Sciences
N
Mahin
Adib
Golestan University of Medical Sciences
N
Allah Verdi
Noori
Educational Organization
N
Sedighe
Niazi
Golestan University of Medical Sciences
N
Background & Objective: Head lice infestation is a common disease in all ages with a worldwide distribution with considerable frequency in community centers such as schools. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of head lice infestation and it›s affecting factors in the rural school students of Kalaleh, in the academic year 92-93.
Method: This study was a cross sectional, descriptive-analytic approach. The studied population consisted of 2500 students in rural schools of Kalaleh, studying in the academic year 1392-93. Data were collected via direct observation of experts and the checklist of Pediculosis. Data were then entered into and analyzed using SPSS version 17.
Results: 157 of students (6.28%) had head lice with the highest frequency among the girls with 147 people. There was a statistically significant relationship between the place of residence, occupation, education level of parents, family size, education level, existence of a shower in homes, frequency of showering and brushing, a history of head lice infestation, the presence or absence of school health teachers and hair size (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Pediculosis is still a public health problem in communities with poor life and health facilities. High prevalence of this issue among school students may be linked to factors such as lack of health educators in school and lack of adequate attention to personal hygiene.
Head Lice, Student, Kalaleh, Rural
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