Journal of One Health Research

From the editor

Berrin Telatar — 2024-04-21

Sevgili okurlarımız,

İlkbaharın başladığı bu aylarda tekrar beraberiz. İkinci yılın ikinci sayısında okuyucularımıza artık Dergipark platformundan da bizlere ulaşabilecekleri bilgisini vererek başlamak istiyoruz. Dergimizin tarandığı uluslararası indekslerin yakın bir gelecekte artacağını umuyoruz.

Bu sayıda farklı alanlardan 4 makaleyi sizinle buluşturacağız. Yazılarımızdan birisi derleme, üçü ise araştırma makalesi… Derleme makalemiz önemli bir konu olan gıda güvenliği ile ilgili. Günümüzde kendine çok geniş bir pazar alanı bulan besin destekleri gerçekten yeterince güvenli mi? Bu ürünlerin yasal zemini nedir? Işık bu derlemesinde bu soruların yanıtlarını veriyor. Günlük pratiğimize katkıda bulunacak bir çalışma. Corona virüs pandemisi gündemimizden düşmüş olmakla beraber bu döneme ait çalışmalar halen dergilerimize gelmekte. Aslında ileride oluşabilecek yeni pandemiler için deneyimimizi arttırabileceğini de düşünerek bu yayınları basmaya devam edeceğiz. Çalışma Ajaegbu ve arkadaşlarınca yapılmış. Sağlık ile ilişkili bölümlerde eğitim gören öğrencilerin Covid 19 ile ilgili bilgi ve tutumlarını değerlendirildiği bu çalışmada araştırmacılar bilginin tutuma ve davranışa dönmediğini vurguluyorlar. Diğer çalışmada araştırmacılar sol kalp yetmezliğinde ACE inhibitörleri ile tedavinin EKG parametreleri üzerine etkilerini ele almışlar ve belirgin bir etkisi olmadığı sonucuna ulaşmışlar. Anne ölümü ülkemiz açısından son on yıllarda hızlıca azaldı. Bu açıdan “güvenli annelik” kavramı sürekli olarak üzerinde durulması gereken bir kavram. Ancak Kısa ve arkadaşları gebelerde “güvenli annelik” bilgi düzeyinin orta seviyede olduğunu bildiriyorlar çalışmalarında. Bu açıdan daha fazla sağlık propagandası yapılması gerekli gibi görünüyor.

Yeni sayıda görüşmek dileğiyle… Keyifli okumalar…

Prof Dr Berrin Telatar

Başeditör

Food supplements:Legal regulations and health risks

Funda Isik — 2024-04-21

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics emphasizes that the best strategy based on nutrition is to ensure dietary diversity. Dietary supplements do not replace a balanced diet but can be used to support the diet, especially in cases of inadequate intake or increased requirements. With the rapid increase in the use of dietary supplements worldwide, they have gained significant economic importance in global trade. The definition of dietary supplements and the related regulations vary from country to country. Concerns about food supplements' quality, effectiveness, and safety are increasing. Situations such as mixing pharmaceutical active ingredients, metal contamination, microbial contamination, pesticide residues, and other harmful chemicals can pose health risks. Therefore, regular monitoring and ensuring the safety of food supplements are of great importance. Factors such as consumers not fully understanding the difference between food supplements and medicinal products, misleading advertisements, and irregular inspections make it difficult to question the safety and effectiveness of these products. Therefore, it is important to act consciously and carefully regarding the health effects of food supplements.

Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of COVID-19 in Nigeria among Health Care Students

Blessing C. Nwaso — 2024-04-21

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a disease caused by a virus belonging to an order Nidovirales, and family of Coronaviridae and can be transmitted from person to person through respiratory droplets produced during coughing and sneezing. The aim of this study was acquired to give information on the knowledge and attitude of health care students as COVID-19 disease is concerned. This study was a survey research design that was drawn from a total population of 2500 FCDT&T students of which 355 were selected from seven departments in FCDT&T given a total sample size of 355 students for this study. The instrument for data collection of this study was a structured questionnaire developed and validated by Emerging and Re-emerging ABSR researchers consisting of microbiologists, dental technologists, nutritionists, chemists, and therapists. The findings revealed 77.7% scored was observed on knowledge, and 45.4% on the attitude of the health care students as regard COVID-19. Pearson’s correlation revealed there is a statistically negative relationship between knowledge and attitude of health care students. Recommendation government, various communities, and hospitals should work in collaboration to deal with COVID-19.

The Effect of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Therapy on Electrocardiographic Parameters and QT Dispersion in Left Heart Failure

Ayşe Naciye Erbakan — 2024-04-21

Background: Changes in electrocardiographic (ECG) parameters, such as QT intervals and RR intervals, have been hypothesized to correlate with an elevated mortality risk among heart failure patients. The objective of our study was to examine the immediate effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor utilization on QT dispersion (QTd) and other ECG parameters in individuals diagnosed with left heart failure.

Methods: A total of forty-one patients diagnosed with heart failure and prescribed enalapril 10 mg at the cardiology outpatient clinic during the period of August to October 1999 were included in this evaluation. Out of these, twenty-six patients who met the criteria for ECG measurements were enrolled in the study. At the beginning of the study, 12-lead ECG and echocardiography measurements were obtained, while 12-lead ECG measurements were taken again at the 6th week of treatment. Additional ECG parameters, such as QTd, QT max, QTc max, and RRCV, were derived from the ECG data of the patients. The values at baseline and week 6 were then compared.

Results: Twenty-six patients exhibited baseline values for QT max, QTc max, RRCV, and QTd of 381.9±30.47 msec, 476.3±31.2 msec1/2, 4.72±3.15, and 56.9±16.7 msec, respectively. These values were evaluated after six weeks of enalapril treatment, yielding measurements of 383.5±36.33 msec, 470.2±30.7 msec1/2, 4.96±2.94, and 51.5±27.8 msec, respectively. No significant differences were observed in these four parameters before and after treatment. However, among the subgroup of patients with a baseline QTd ≥ 50 msec (n=21), the initial QTd value measured 63.3±11.1 msec, whereas the QTd value after six weeks was 50.5±24.4 msec (p=0.032).

Conclusion: In individuals diagnosed with heart failure, the utilization of enalapril did not result in a substantial alteration in electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters, particularly the corrected QT interval dispersion (QTd), over a brief duration of time. However, among patients exhibiting a baseline QTd interval exceeding 50 milliseconds, a significant reduction in QTd was observed following a 6-week administration of enalapril.

Safe motherhood knowledge in pregenant women in a family health center: A cross sectional study

Merve Kisa — 2024-04-21

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of safe motherhood knowledge of pregnant women enrolled in Haseki EAH Bağcılar education family health center (e-ASM).

Method: Pregnant women enrolled in a total of 3 e-ASMs between November 01, 2020 and February 01, 2021 were included in the study. A total of 84 pregnant women enrolled in 3 e-ASMs and, a total of 81 (96.4%) pregnant women were included. Sociodemographic characteristics and the Safe Motherhood Knowledge Level in pregnant women questionnaire (SMKLQ) prepared by the researcher were applied to the pregnant women. The total score of the SMKLQ form and the subscales of family planning knowledge level (FPKL), prenatal knowledge level (PreKL), delivery knowledge level (DKL), and postnatal knowledge level (PostKL) were calculated.

Results: A total of 81 pregnant women were included and the total safe motherhood knowledge scale score of the pregnant women was 19.2±5.8. The SMKLQ total score was found to be lower in below high school level and who were not working (p=0.002 and p=0.005, respectively). Moreover, the FPKL, PreKL and PostKL score were found to be lower in those who were below high school (p=0.003, p=0.012, p=0.001, respectively).There was no correlation between SMKLQ total score and age, age at marriage, age at first pregnancy, gestational week and number of pregnancy (p=0.717, p=0.417, p=0.700, p=0.201, p=0.532, respectively).

Conclusion: Safe motherhood knowledge levels was found to be moderate and studies should be conducted to increase the safe motherhood knowledge levels of pregnant women.