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Azerbaijan Medical Journal

(ISSN: 0005-2523)

Azerbaijan medical journal (ISSN: 0005-2523) - is a scopus indexed journal since 1961. The publisher of the journal is Izdatel'stvo Elm by WHO Office in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan medical journal (AMJ) is also UGC approved. The journal publishes general medicine, health science, psychological, pharmaceutical journals and so on.

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Azerbaijan Medical Journal

Azerbaijan Medical Journal (ISSN: 0005-2523) - is a peer-reviewed journal. The journal seeks to publish original research articles that are hypothetical and theoretical in its nature and that provide exploratory insights in the following fields but not limited to.

Anatomy Physiology Biochemistry Pharmacology Pathology Forensic medicine Microbiology Community Medicine Otorhinolaryngology Internal Medicine General Surgery Obstetrics and Gynecology Radiology Pulmonary Medicine Dermatology and Venereal diseases Infectious Diseases Anaesthesia Cancer research Neurosurgery Orthopedics Gastroenterology Neurology Nephrology Medical education Orthopaedics Paediatrics Reproduction Cardiology Diabetes Surgery Nursing Otolaryngology Dental Psychology Anesthesiology Dermatology Endocrinology Hepatology Urology Venereology Psychiatry Biotechnology Pharmacy ENT Pharmaceutical Chemistry Pharmaceutical Analysis Pharmaceutics Pulmonology Pharmacognosy Pharmaceutical Phatmaceutical Technology Biopharmaceutics Pharmacokinetics Pharmacodynamics Industrial Pharmacy Drug Design Quality Assurance Drug Regulatory Affairs Phytochemistry Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Pharmaceutical Microbiology Hospital Pharmacy Clinical Pharmacy Pharmacy Practice Drug Discovery Drug Metabolism Toxicology Clinical Research Pharmacogenomics Phrmacoinformatics Pharmacovigilance< Life Sciences like Chemistry Biomedical Sciences Microbiology Immunology Forensic Epidemiology Oncology Biomedicine Dentistry Physiotherapy Gynaecology Dermatoepidemiology Neuroscience Ophthalmology Sexology Osteology Kinesiology Angiology/Vascular Medicine Critical care Medicine Haematology Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology Bariatrics Pharmacy and Nursing Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry Radiobiology Clinical immunology Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy Cell Biology Genomics and Proteomics Healthcare Services Healthcare Management Bioinformatics and Biotechnology Geriatric Medicine

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Azerbaijan Medical Journal

The Application "Pintar ASI", A Companion for Breastfeeding Mothers During The Pandemic Covid-19, in Medan Johor - Indonesia
Journal ID : AMJ-03-08-2022-10359; Author : Bina Melvia Girsang, Winda Sri Fitriani Purba, Eqlima Elfira, Franklin Asido Rossevelt,
Abstract : Postpartum period or puerperium starts after reproductive organs have returned to normal and completed after approximately 42 days. Health workers must provide adequate breastfeeding information along with how to breastfeed as long as pandemic era, in determining the effectiveness of “Pintar ASI” application on knowledge level of postpartum women as the medium for delivering information about how to breastfeed. The research employs a quasi experimental study, pre-test and post-test intervention. Samples of 50 people are taken with purposive sampling technique, 25 people on experiment group and 25 from control group. The research instrument used google form which contains of questionnaire regarding knowledge about breastfeeding and “Pintar ASI” application that is already available on google site. The application is used for 7 days. Data analysis are used to determine the difference of knowledge score prior and after the usage of “Pintar ASI” application using test of paired sample t-test, p-value = 0.000 is obtained and because the data are homogeneous, the independent sample t-test is carried to determine the difference between the two groups, with knowledge result obtained of p value = 0.000. The result demonstrates that there is a significant difference between knowledge level of postpartum women prior and giving “Pintar ASI” application in the working area of Medan johor with the result obtained of p value = 0.000. The result demonstrates that there is a significant difference between knowledge level of postpartum women prior and giving “Pintar ASI” application.
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A REVIEW ON THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 IN THE HUMAN LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT
Journal ID : AMJ-03-08-2022-10358; Author : Ahasan Ullah Khan, Anayat Ullah Khan, Rana Roy, Minhaz Uddin, Sana Noreen, Sarah Tasnim, Yunita Sari Pane,
Abstract : The ongoing COVID-19 epidemic has resulted in new dimensions in the efficacy of the economic and environmental while this virus impacts in human life to create problems in human life. The main objective of this study is to analyze the positive and negative impact on the human and environmental situation of COVID-19 in the world. many research works were done on individual issues for one state of a country but not all state or country data are not available in any sources of the world. To accomplish this goal, preliminary analysis, review articles and reviews released over the past five years have been analyzed with various research data such as NCBI, EMBASE, Google Scholar, PubMed/MEDLINE and MDPI from related clinical trials and animal studies with English terms search: COVID-19, lockdown, financial problem, environmental health problems. The COVID-19 was declination of the GDP, remittance, market policy, private sector credit, tourist industry, employment status, health emergency, shock in education, restrictions in recreation and created pollution like as water, microplastic pollution. The positive effect of covid-19 was the reduction in air and noise pollution, regeneration of biodiversity, and established digital transformation in the world. However, this virus delimited financial sectors have also donated towards a good environment. If COVID-19 and lockdown are released, environmental pollution will increase more in the world. As a result, this research recommends that the policy makers must promote in the financial sector without disturbing the environmental elements or create a new fund to help the environmental organizations.
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Impact of psychological and non-psychological factors on psychological distress amongst healthcare workers in a non-COVID tertiary hospital
Journal ID : AMJ-03-08-2022-10357; Author : Awang Azmi, Nicholas Tze Ping Pang, Nurul Firzanah Mohd Darwis, Jun Rong Ng, Si Ming Sim, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Walton Wider,
Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in much psychological distress amongst healthcare workers, primarily those serving in COVID-19 hospitals. This can lead to high levels of burnout, as healthcare workers experience increasingly challenging working environments. However, it is crucial to examine the factors underlying depression and anxiety, specifically the psychological and non-psychological variables. Additionally, the new constructs of stress of COVID-19 have emerged, suggesting that the stressors of this pandemic are very divergent from previously. A cross-sectional study was performed amongst 210 healthcare workers in a tertiary non-COVID hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Questionnaires corresponding to the following variables were administered: non-psychological variables (operationalized as age, gender and living status); psychological variables (operationalized as burnout, psychological inflexibility, state mindfulness, and stress of COVID-19); and psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and stress). Bivariate correlations were assessed amongst all continuous variables. Subsequently, stepwise regression analysis was performed using depression and anxiety as separate dependent variables. Psychological inflexibility, stress of COVID-19, and dysfunctional coping styles emerged as predictors for both depression and anxiety. Work-related burnout emerged as an additional predictor for depression but not anxiety. This study demonstrates significant theoretical contribution and clinical implications in healthcare practice by addressing the impact of various COVID-19 related psychological and non-psychological variables on healthcare workers in non-COVID tertiary hospitals. This study will help healthcare workers to understand the relevant skills in mitigating depression and anxiety during pandemic.
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Influencing Factors of Anxiety and Depression amidst COVID-19 among Frontline Healthcare Workers in Sabah, Malaysia
Journal ID : AMJ-03-08-2022-10356; Author : Suhady Sulaiman, Nicholas Tze Ping Pang, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Mathias Tseu Wen Leh, Walton Wider,
Abstract : Caring for COVID-19 patients might experience mental health challenges and there is a need to identify the underlying factors that could contribute to depression and anxiety. The aim of this study was to study relationship between coping styles, psychological factors, stress and fear of COVID-19 on depression and anxiety among frontline healthcare workers in Sabah, Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was performed amongst 344 healthcare workers in Sabah Women and Children Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Questionnaires corresponding to the following variables were administered: sociodemographic variables (operationalized as age and gender); psychological process variables (operationalized as psychological inflexibility, psychological mindedness, and psychological mindfulness); fear of COVID-19; stress of COVID-19; depression, and anxiety. A total of 337 participants were enrolled into this study using homogenous convenience sampling techniques and data was analyzed using SPSS version 27 and partial least square structure equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The prevalence of normal, mild, moderate, severe, and extreme severe of depression was 54.8%, 19.2% and 13.1%, 11.1%, and 1.7% respectively. Meanwhile, the prevalence of normal, mild, moderate, severe, and extreme severe of anxiety was 49.9%, 11.7%, 12.0% and 9.0%, and 17.5% respectively. The findings show that emotion-focused coping (β = 0.16, t = 2.63, p = 0.01) and psychological inflexibility (β = 0.50, t = 7.34, p = 0.00) have a significant positive effect on anxiety; meanwhile, problem-focused coping have a significant negative effect on anxiety. Additionally, stress of COVID-19 coping (β = 0.13, t = 2.36, p = 0.02), emotion-focused coping (β = 0.17, t = 2.97, p = 0.00), psychological inflexibility (β = 0.46, t = 6.67, p = 0.00), and psychological mindedness (β = 0.16, t = 2.46, p = 0.01) have a significant positive effect on depression. Meanwhile, problem-focused coping had a significant negative effect on depression (β = -0.15, t = 4.15, p = 0.00). Healthcare workers in this study experienced considerable amount of depression anxiety; and our study reported the greatest influence was related psychological inflexibility. Therefore, psychological support strategies need to be organized and implemented to improve mental health among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Perceptions of nursing students for the development of professional practices
Journal ID : AMJ-02-08-2022-10355; Author : Julian Kraja, Maranaj Marku, Zamira Shabani, Xhemajl Dugolli, Erika Bregu,
Abstract : Nursing students carry out professional practices in different places and with different mentors. The purpose of this paper is to collect information about the thoughts and perceptions of nursing study program students regarding the most preferred and least preferred places to develop professional practice related to age, gender and year of study. Cross-sectional methods were used, following a quantitative approach. The following components were assessed during the study: nursing study program students' perceptions regarding the most preferred places of professional practice development considering how it is offered by mentors, and nursing study program students’ perceptions about places less preferred professional practice development, related to mentors. The persons who participated in this study were 141 students of the nursing study program of the Department of Nursing, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Shkodra "Luigj Gurakuqi". For this purpose, a focus group was used. The most preferred places by the students turn out to be the wards where the students collaborate with the nurses, are more accepted by them and can watch and practice different procedures. Some of the reasons why the emergency ward is the least preferred by some students, the answers they gave were that you were not allowed to apply any procedure, the ward nurses did not explain the procedures to you and there was a lack of communication with them.
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Impact of Physical Disability on Activities of Daily Living Among Injured Military Fighters
Journal ID : AMJ-02-08-2022-10354; Author : Jamal Abdul-Adheem Burhan, Salma K.J. Al-brahemi,
Abstract : The term "activities of daily living" (ADLs) refers to the fundamental skills required for independent self-care, such as eating, bathing, and moving around. Inability to execute fundamental daily chores may result in harmful situations and a low quality of life. Measuring someone's ADL is significant since it predicts admission to specialized care homes, the need for alternative living arrangements, hospitalization, and the use of professional home care. The study aims to assess the physical disability of the military wounded, evaluate the activities of the injured military fighters in daily life, and know the relationship between the activities of the physically disabled military fighters in daily life and the clinical data with socio-demographic characteristics such as (age, residence, education, marital status, socioeconomic status). A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used to assess the impact of physical disability on activities of daily living among injured military fighters. The research was conducted throughout the period September 19th 2021 to May 1st 2022. A convenient sample of (120) injured military fighters from Third Rehabilitation Center for the wounded was selected to accomplish the objectives of the study. One of the tools that were used to build the questionnaire was to measure the “Impact of physical disability on activities of daily living among injured military fighters”. The results revealed that the wounded fighters had moderate to severe physical disability in 49.2% of them suffer from moderate disability (176.54 ± 35,386), while 45.8% of them suffer from severe disability and 59.2% of the wounded fighters show moderate dependency in their daily life. Life activities (77.033 ± 11.707 Injured fighters have a moderate dependence on nutrition for daily activities, and 89.2 percent of injured fighters have a moderate function in daily activities (62.14 6.292). The result shows that there is a significant relationship between independence in activities of daily living and basic function in activities of daily living with regard to age, education level, number of children and marital status of injured fighters. The activities of daily living of physically disabled fighters are moderate as a result of physical disability. Sociodemographic age, education level, and socioeconomic status influence the daily life activities of physically disabled fighters. Physically disabled fighters suffer from their physical, emotional and social handicap as stated in their testimony. Mildly physically disabled fighters depend on others to complete their daily activities and need assistance with automated functions. Collaboration between the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Health in building and implementing health education programs regarding the promotion of daily life activities for physically disabled fighters. The Department of Defense should prioritize injured fighters in rehabilitation programs to enhance their standard of living, in addition to supporting them financially. Further nationwide research could be conducted on a large sample of physically disabled fighters focusing on a variety of relevant variables that may affect their daily activities in the future.
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Critical Care Nurses' Knowledge regarding Nursing Care for Comatose Patients in Babylon Governorate Hospitals
Journal ID : AMJ-02-08-2022-10353; Author : Marwan Mahdi Abbas, Fakhria Jaber Muhabes,
Abstract : Nursing care for comatose patients admitted to critical care units requires carrying out essential care to enable patients to perform daily life tasks and prevent complications. The comatose patients are entirely dependent on critical care nurses for recovery, and it is the nurse's responsibility to always think critically before intervening; thus, critical care nurses working in these areas must have sufficient knowledge to assess and intervene. This study aimed to assess the critical care nurses' knowledge regarding nursing care for comatose patients. A descriptive study (cross-sectional) was conducted to accomplish the aim of this study from the period between 19th September 2021 up to 6th July 2022. A non-probability (purposive) sample consisted of (178) critical care nurses who worked in the CCU and ICU in the six hospitals at Babylon Governorate was selected. The results of this study showed that the highest percentage (74.2%) of critical care nurses were aged ranging between 22 and 29 years old, more than half (51.1%) were females nurses, and (61.2%) of them were married, in addition, more than half of the participants (53.9%) were graduated from colleges of nursing. Moreover, most of the study sample (66.9%) had (1-5) years of experience in nursing. In relation to the work unit, more than half of critical care nurses (59%) worked in ICU, while most of the participants (62.9%) had (1-3) years of experience in their current workplace, and more than half of them (53.4%) were worked at evening shift and (55.1%) of them did not have any training courses about nursing care for comatose patients. The overall findings of critical care nurses' knowledge demonstrated that (78.7%) of them expressed a moderate level of knowledge related to nursing care for comatose patients. The overall findings illustrated that the majority of critical care nurses expressed a moderate level of knowledge regarding nursing care for comatose patients.
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Adherence of Hemodialysis Patients toward their Therapeutic Regimen in Al-Hilla Teaching Hospitals
Journal ID : AMJ-02-08-2022-10352; Author : Salah Hadi Ali, Fakhria Jaber Muhaibes,
Abstract : Adherence to dietary guidelines, fluid restriction, prescription medicines, and hemodialysis (HD) sessions is essential for optimal and successful therapy. Nonadherence is linked to a variety of unfavorable clinical outcomes and decreases the quality of life of patients. The study aimed to assess the adherence of hemodialysis patients toward their therapeutic regimen. A descriptive study (cross-sectional) was started from the 19th of September, 2021, to the 6th of July, 2022. The study was carried out in two artificial kidney centers at Al-Hilla teaching hospitals. The non-probability purposive sample consisted of 100 patients with ESRD who received hemodialysis treatment. The data was collected by using a modified questionnaire used to assess the adherence of hemodialysis patients toward their therapeutic regimen. Then this data was electronically analyzed using SPSS Version 26. The results revealed that the greatest percent of the study sample (36%) were aged 60 years and older, more than half (58%) were males, and the majority of the sample (74%) were married. 40% had only hypertension as a chronic disease. 72% of them received two hemodialysis sessions per week, and 46% had a hemodialysis duration of 6–12 months. The overall findings of hemodialysis patients' adherence demonstrated that 90% of them expressed a moderate level of adherence to the therapeutic regimen. The study concluded that the adherence of hemodialysis patients toward their therapeutic regimen was moderate.
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PREECLAMPSIA PREVENTION BEHAVIOR THROUGH HEALTH COACHING BASED ON THE HEALTH BELIEF MODEL IN THE NEW NORMAL ERA OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN KUPANG CITY INDONESIA
Journal ID : AMJ-02-08-2022-10349; Author : Mariana Oni Betan, Antonia Helena Hamu, Emiliandry Febryanti T. Banase, Arif Setyo Upoyo,
Abstract : The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in Kupang City in 2018 was 4 per 1,000 live births. The cause of infant mortality is mostly due to low birth weight. One of the causes of Low Birth Weight is preeclampsia. The proportion of preeclampsia in NTT Province is still high at 4.7% compared to the national proportion of 2.7%. In addition to harming the fetus, preeclampsia also has an impact on the mother, including an increased risk of diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, congestive heart failure and cerebrovascular disease. The purpose of the study was to analyze the effect of health coaching based on the health belief model on the preeclampsia behavior prevention in pregnant women. The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test with control group design. The population were pregnant women in Kupang City during 2021. The research sample were 60 pregnant women at the Health center in Kupang City. Data analysis used Wilcoxon test and Mann Whitney and path analysis. The different test showed that there was a significant difference between the control and intervention groups who were given health coaching based on the health belief model (p-value <0.05). The results of the path analysis showed that the effect of HBM-based health coaching on knowledge was 0.571, self-efficacy was 0.508, attitude was 0.678 and action was 0.287. Health coaching based on health belief model affects knowledge, self-efficacy, attitudes and actions. The path coefficient is positive which indicates that the health coaching based on the health belief model increases the knowledge, self-efficacy, attitudes and preeclampsia prevention actions.
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Molecular Characterization of Acanthamoeba spp. on Contact Lens and Household Water Sources of Contact Lens Users in Jakarta, Indonesia
Journal ID : AMJ-01-08-2022-10347; Author : Inneke Kusumawati Susanto, Sri Wahdini, Ika Puspa Sari,
Abstract : Acanthamoeba keratitis is a disease affecting the cornea caused by unicellular protozoa Acanthamoeba spp. that live freely in nature. This study aims to determine the potential for transmission and genetic characteristics of Acanthamoeba spp. from contact lens cleaning solutions and household water sources for contact lens users. The was a cross-sectional study that was conducted in January-May 2019. The collected samples were contact lens and tap water from 53 lens users in Jakarta. Acanthamoeba spp was detected microscopically from culture and molecularly by PCR-sequencing. From 53 contact lenses samples, there were 2 positive samples of Acanthamoeba sp and three positive samples of other free-living amoebae. From the culture of 53 tap water samples, there were 5 positive cultures of Acanthamoeba spp. and 34 positive cultures of free-living amoeba. From the positive PCR results on contact lenses and tap water, it was found that there was a similarity in 1 sample of contact lenses and tap water from 1 subject. Sequencing analysis found that only 1 contact lens sample was Acanthamoeba castellani genotype T4. Meanwhile, from the tap water sample, there were 5 samples that could be sequenced. The sequencing analysis results showed that 2 samples were Acanthamoeba lenticulata genotype T5 and 3 were Acanthamoeba jacobsi genotype T15.
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