Maternal depression and non-specific health complaints in the offspring: a Danish cohort study

Background: Maternal depression has been linked to adverse outcome in the offspring. Existing literature is mainly based on parental reports, which can be fallible when the parent suffers from depression. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore if maternal depression was associated with daily health complaints and low self-assessed health (SAH) in the offspring. Design and setting: Participants were 45,727 children from the Danish National Birth Cohort. Maternal depression was categorised into: no depression, first-time treatment, continued treatment, post treatment and relapse. Methods: Binomial regression was used to estimate the adjusted prevalence proportion ratio (aPPR) of frequent health complaints and low SAH in children of depressed mothers compared to children of non-depressed mothers. Results: The prevalence of any frequent health complaint was 10.8%, frequent somatic complaints was 3.2%, frequent mental complaints 8.7%, both frequent mental and somatic complaints 1.2%, and low SAH 5.3%. Children of mothers with depression (any category) were more likely to report a frequent health complaint; first-time treatment: aPPR=1.35 (95% CI: 0.96-1.85), continued treatment: aPPR=1.59 (1.37-1.85), post treatment: aPPR=1.30 (1.20-1.41), and relapse: aPPR=1.56 (1.35-1.79). Children of mothers with depression were also more likely to report low SAH; first-time treatment: aPPR=1.58 (0.99-2.54), continued treatment: aPPR=1.86 (1.51-2.28), post treatment: aPPR=1.34 (1.19-1.50), and relapse: aPPR=1.56 (1.26-1.93). Conclusions: Treatment of maternal depression was associated with higher prevalence of frequent health complaints and low SAH in the offspring at age 11 years. The association was strongest for children of mothers with continued depression or relapse.

Headaches in the young

This chapter will review the those aspects that are specifically related to migraine in children and adolescents. Recurrent headaches are a common health complaint for children and adolescents. When these headaches recur and are brought to medical attention, they are more frequently noted to be migraine, but there are also a significant number of patients with tension-type headache. The pathophysiology, characteristics, and response to treatment for children and adolescents can be considered to be similar to adults, with unique aspects that correlate to the developmental level of the children and the progression of their disease.

Establishing A Sorting Protocol for The Data Cleaning of Health Record Databases for Eco-Epidemiological Studies: The Case of Beirut

Background Health information records in many countries, especially developing countries, still rely on a paper-based system which, when compared to electronic systems, are disadvantageous in terms of storage and data extraction. Given the importance of health records as a data resource for epidemiological studies, guidelines for systematic data cleaning and sorting are essential, yet are largely absent in the literature. This paper discusses the process by which an electronic database was generated from emergency department registers in Lebanon and the data subsequently cleaned, sorted, and categorized.Methods Demographic and health complaint-related information was extracted from emergency department registers of a convenience sample of seven hospitals in Beirut. Appropriate categories were selected for data categorization. For health-complaint related information, disease categories and codes were selected according to the International Classification of Disease 10th Edition.Results A total of 16,537 entries were collected. Demographic information was categorized into appropriate categories and groups as required for future epidemiological studies. Analysis of the health information allowed for the creation of a sorting algorithm which then used to categorize and code the heath data. Several counts were then performed to represent and visualize the data numerically and graphically to aid in data interpretation.Conclusions The article describes the current state of health information records in Lebanon and the associated disadvantages of a paper-based system in terms of storage and data extraction and subsequent analysis. Furthermore, the article describes the algorithm by which health information was sorted and categorized to allow for future data analysis using paper records.

The Role of School-Related Well-Being for Adolescent Subjective Health Complaints

Background: This study aimed to explore the prevalence of chronic specific-site and multisite pain in adolescents and to investigate how it can possibly be determined by school-related factors. Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014 in Lithuania as a Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) survey. The sample consisted of 5730 school children, aged 11, 13, and 15 years. The analyzed data focused on the school-related context (relations with family, peers, and teachers; school demand, satisfaction, and bullying) of adolescents and subjective health complaints. The relationships between social support and health complaint variables were estimated using multivariate analyses. Results: The most common subjective health complaint among respondents was a headache. Backache, headache, and stomachache were more common among girls than boys. All somatic complaints were expressed more in younger ages. Multisite complaints were more common among girls and were associated with age—older ones reported more complaints. School-related bullying, school demand, satisfaction, and social support were the most relevant and independent factors for multisite somatic complaints among adolescents.

Analysis of Personal Protective Equipments Pesticides Usage Effects on Health Complaints of Farmers in Pringgondani Village Sumberjambe District Jember Regency

Jember is one of the districts in East Java Province with the majority of its population working as farmers. Pringgondani Village Farmers in Jember use pesticides when farming. Pesticides contain harmful chemicals. Use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipments) can protect farmers when mixing and spraying pesticides. This study aims to analyze correlation between PPE pesticides usage and health complaints of farmers in Pringgondani Village Sumberjambe District Jember Regency. Cross sectional surveys were conducted on 50 samples. Data were collected by interview using questionnaire. Data were analyzed by chi square test to know correlation between PPE pesticides use (protective clothing, head protection, mask, gloves and boots) and health complaints (headache, increased fatigue, itching and nausea). Chi square test result showed significance 0,043 (p <0,05) where there was a correlation between head protector use and health complaint of respondent with contingency coefficient (r) equal to 0,318. The conclusion is that there is a correlation between the head protection use and health complaints of farmers in Pringgondani Village Sumberjambe District Jember Regency with sufficient correlation. Keywords: PPE, pesticides, health complaints, Farmers, Pringgondani, Jember

Identification of Cyclamate in School Snacks and Health Complaints

One of the requirements of safe school snacks that safe to consume is protected from synthetic food additives such as cyclamate. Abuse of cyclamate as sweetener for food or beverages by traders frequently encountered. The purpose of this research was to identify cyclamate in school snacks and health complaints in PG Az-Zahra. This study was an observational descriptive with cross sectional design. The sample consisted of two parts, the food sample and the respondents. The sample consisted of two school snacks and 40 selected respondents using simple random sampling technique. Respondents were interviewed about sex, age, type of snacks consumed, and the frequency of snacks consumption. The sample of school snacks were tested with organoleptic and laboratory to determine cyclamate. The results showed among two snacks, there was a snack contained cyclamate with 218.75 ppm. The respondents who always consumed school snacks were the most experienced health complaints. The most health complaint that experienced by respondents was cough. The advices are regular monitoring of traders hygienic and snacks sanitation by the school and the formation of healthy cafeteria at school. Hoping that people will be more aware to choose safe school snacks for children and brougth healthy meal for children at school. The goverment needs to restrict cyclamate distribution for only selected manufactures so that it can not be abused.

HUBUNGAN ANTARA KARAKTERISTIK INDIVIDU UNIT KERJA DAN FAKTOR ERGONOMI DENGAN KELUHAN KESEHATAN DI INDUSTRI KECIL SEPATU KOTA MOJOKERTO

Study of health complaint for shoes makers have been made in UD Wardana Mojokerto City. The purpose of the study were to identify individual and enviromental factor associated with health complaint. This study was an observational descriptive with cross sectional approach. The respondents were all shoes makers that worked in UD Wardana Mojokerto city (N=28). Variables of this study were individual caracteristics (age, duration of employments, regular physical exercise, and smoking habit), work section, and ergonomic factors (work posture, static sitting, posture of sitting, static standing, and posture of standing). The data were collected and analyzed with chi – square and contingency coefficientThe results that most of the respondents were aged 19-27 years (46,43%),duration of employment 1-5 years (46,43%) didn’t take regular physical exercise (68,57%), and non smoker (78,57%). There were strong association between respiration complaint with age (C= 0,535), duration of employment (C= 0,509). Musculosceletal complaint with static sitting (C= 0,544), static standing (C= 0,559), and body posture (C= 0,559). From the findings, It is concluded that shoes makers have risk of musculoskeletal and respiratory complaints.Keywords: Ergonomic factors, health complaints, shoes makers, individual characteristics

Fatigue

Fatigue is a term used to describe an inability to sustain physical or mental effort. It should be distinguished from weakness, which is an inability to generate normal muscular strength. Fatigue is a natural signal to reduce or stop physical activity, but also a common subjective experience which may escalate to a significant health complaint as either a primary or a secondary (or supporting) symptom to an existing condition. Fatigue is the one of the commonest symptoms experienced by the general population. Approximately 25% of patients attending their GP complain of fatigue. However, only 10%–15% of these patients will receive a diagnosis of a physical cause for the fatigue. This chapter covers the differential diagnosis of fatigue, as well as key diagnostic tests, therapies, and prognosis.

Formaldehyde Vapor Concentration in Electronic Cigarettes and Health Complaints of Electronic Cigarettes Smokers in Indonesia

Electronic cigarettes regulation in Indonesia has not been set yet. In the last 4 years the electronic cigarettes have been widely distributed and used in Indonesia. Electronic cigarettes contain nicotine, propylene glycol, glycerol, liquid flavors, etc. All ingredients produce vapor when heated. Vapor and particles from electronic cigarettes affect the human health. Formaldehyde is known as a product of propylene glycol and glycerol vapor degradation. Formaldehyde is one of the chemical agents categorized as carcinogen. The aim of the research was to analyze the identification of formaldehyde vapor concentration and health complaint of electronic cigarettes smoker. The research was conducted in Surabaya city, Indonesia, from October 2015 to December 2016. The research used cross-sectional approach. Sample was obtained by purposive sampling that fulfilled samples inclusion criteria. The variables were the onset of smoking electronic cigarettes, smoking frequency of electronic cigarettes, formaldehyde vapor concentration, cotinine urine, and health complaint of electronic cigarettes smoker. The result showed that formaldehyde concentration in six vapors varied while cotinine urine mostly was positive. It is suggested to educate people about hazard of electronic cigarettes and to conduct further research to identify chemical agent in electronic cigarettes.