Cent Eur J Public Health 2013, 21(2)
The Attitudes of Older Adults Living in Institutions and Their Caregivers to Ageing
Hana Janečková, Eva Dragomirecká, Iva Holmerová, Hana Vaňková
Cent Eur J Public Health 2013, 21(2):63-71 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3774 
Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the attitudes of older people living in institutions and their caregivers to ageing. Recent outcomes showed prevailing negative social stereotype to ageing in CR. Methods: The Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire (AAQ-24) was used in two waves of data collection to measure attitudes of 400 randomly selected residents of 19 Senior Residential Homes. The reduced sample of 220 seniors and 276 professional carers employed at twelve Senior Residential Homes completed 12 items of general form (AAQ-12). All respondents expressed their agreement or disagreement with the statements presented in the...
Trends in Age-Adjusted Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Rates in Slovakia between 1993 and 2009
Marek Psota, Jarmila Pekarčíková, Monica O'Mullane, Martin Rusnák
Cent Eur J Public Health 2013, 21(2):72-79 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3779
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and especially coronary heart disease (CHD) are the main causes of death in the Slovak Republic (SR). The aim of this study is to explore trends in age-adjusted coronary heart disease mortality rates in the whole Slovak population and in the population of working age between the years 1993 and 2009. A related indicator - potential years of life lost (PYLL) due to CHD - was calculated in the same period for males and females. Crude CHD mortality rates were age-adjusted using European standard population. The joinpoint Poisson regression was performed in order to find out the annual percentage change in trends. The age-adjusted...
Changes and Determinants in Under-five Mortality Rate in Turkey since 1988
S. Songül Yalçın, Başak Tezel, Mehmet Rıfat Köse, Deniz Tugay, Salih Mollahaliloğlu, Yasin Erkoç
Cent Eur J Public Health 2013, 21(2):80-87 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3825
Child survival is the focus of the fourth Millenium Developmental Goal (MDG4). This paper describes levels, trends, and differentials in Under-Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) and also summarizes state programmes in Turkey between 1988 and 2010. Turkey is among only a few countries that have already surpassed MDG4 and have reduced their under-five mortality rate by more than two-thirds. In 2010, 13 out of every 1,000 children died before their fifth birthday. Low birth weight, high-birth order, short birth intervals, rural residence, low level of maternal education and lowest wealth quintile have affected negatively children's chances of survival. Expanding...
The Association between Gene Polymorphisms of Glutathione S-transferase T1/M1 and Type 1 Diabetes in Slovak Children and Adolescents
Jarmila Vojtková, Peter Ďurdík, Miriam Čiljaková, Zuzana Michnová, Tomáš Turčan, Eva Babušíková
Cent Eur J Public Health 2013, 21(2):88-91 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3807
Background: Considering a dramatic increase in the incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1D) worldwide, current research focuses on complex etiology of T1D where immune system, environmental and genetic factors play a significant role. Glutathione S-transferase family of enzymes protects tissue from oxidative damage which is discussed in the context of T1D. The aim of the study was to investigate an association of glutathione S-transferase mu 1 (GST M1) and glutathione S-transferase theta 1 (GST T1) polymorphisms with type 1 diabetes. Methods: 163 children, 116 with type 1diabetes and 47 healthy controls, at the age 6-19...
Occupational Viral Hepatitis in the Slovak and the Czech Republic
Jana Buchancová, Viera Švihrová, Ľubomír Legáth, Oto Osina, Pavel Urban, Zdenka Fenclová, Jana Zibolenová, Dana Rošková, Lukáš Murajda, Henrieta Hudečková
Cent Eur J Public Health 2013, 21(2):92-97 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3790
Background: The proportion of occupational infectious diseases (ID) in the total number of occupational diseases reported in the Slovak Republic (SR) and the Czech Republic (CR) was decreasing from 1973 to 2010. Our study presents a longitudinal analysis of the occurrence of occupational infectious diseases in the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic in the period from 1973-2010 with special focus on viral hepatitis. Methods: The sources of data were national health statistics of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. Descriptive statistical methods were used for data analysis. Incidence rate of reported diseases...
The Challenges of Tobacco Control in Romania - Policy Review
Patricia R. Loubeau
Cent Eur J Public Health 2013, 21(2):98-103 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3836
This article investigates elements of tobacco control issues in Romania. Using European Union requirements for tobacco control legislation as a backdrop, it examines the key issues of smuggling, taxation, and unemployment in a transitional economy. Romania has made some progress by adding text and pictorial warnings to cigarette packages and offering comprehensive help to quit smoking. Using empirical examples, it is argued that more progress in tobacco control is needed in the area of increased taxation, enforcement of non-smoking bans, and new legislation requiring advertising bans at point of sale, kiosks, and billboards. This article draws wider...
Pediculosis Capitis: Prevalence and Its Associated Factors in Primary Schoolchildren Living in Rural and Urban Areas in Kaiseri, Turkey
Mustafa Gulgun, Elçin Balcı, Abdülbaki Karaoğlu, Oğuzhan Babacan, Türker Türker
Cent Eur J Public Health 2013, 21(2):104-108 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3750
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of pediculosis capitis in schoolchildren living in rural and urban areas in Kayseri, a city located in central Anatolia in Turkey. Methods: This cross-sectional school-based study was performed in 24 randomly selected public schools. A total of 8,122 schoolchildren aged 5-16 years, from kindergarten to eighth grade, were examined for the presence of pediculosis capitis. A child was defined as being infested by the presence of live or dead lice or eggs/nits. The results were analyzed using the chi-squared test and logistic regression analysis. Results:...
The Perception of Patients' Rights among Belgian Population
Dirk Devroey, Michel Deneyer, Ellen Scheys, Erwin Van De Vijver, Lieve Van den Block
Cent Eur J Public Health 2013, 21(2):109-117 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3791
The aim of this study was to explore the knowledge and perception of specific patients' rights and the problems experienced with their fulfilment among the Belgian population. Participants were recruited through patient association groups and health insurance companies. They completed an Internet-based questionnaire with 20 questions concerning patients' rights. In total, 309 persons completed all questions. The mean age of participants was 46 years (SD=15), 58% of them were women. Participants judged patients' rights concerning the end of life (88%), affordable health care (87%) and information about health status (85%) as the most important issues....
Unemployment and Lung Cancer Incidence in the Province of Opole - Brief Report
Ewa Chawińska, Andrzej Tukiendorf, Leszek Miszczyk
Cent Eur J Public Health 2013, 21(2):118-120 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3872
In this geostatistical analysis we present the results of interrelation between unemployment rate and lung cancer incidence ratios in the Province of Opole, Poland. In the study, unemployment statistics and population data were analyzed together with the registered (histopathologically confirmed) lung cancer cases (C34, ICD10) in sex-stratified working age population (18-65 years). The data were collected in the years 2006-2008 in the Statistical Office in Opole and Opole Cancer Registry, Poland. The statistically significant positive correlation/interrelation between unemployment rate and lung cancer incidence ratios in male population was established;...