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University of Jordan
Education•Amman, Jordan•
About: University of Jordan is a education organization based out in Amman, Jordan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Medicine. The organization has 7796 authors who have published 13764 publications receiving 213526 citations.
Topics: Population, Medicine, Health care, Computer science, Diabetes mellitus
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TL;DR: Physicians in hospitals in Jordan were more likely to accept or recognize traditional pharmacy services than newer clinical services and increasing physician awareness of these clinical pharmacy skills will be an important step in developing CWRs.
Abstract: Background To initiate a collaborative working relationship (CWR) between physicians and pharmacists, current physicians' perceptions, expectations, and experiences with pharmacists should be determined. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate physicians' perceptions, expectations, and their actual experiences with pharmacists in hospital settings in Jordan. Methods A self-administered questionnaire was delivered to 284 physicians selected randomly from 4 main hospitals in northern Jordan. The questionnaire was composed of 4 parts investigating physicians' expectations, experiences, and perceptions of the pharmacists. Results Two hundred and forty-five questionnaires were completed (response rate, 86.3%). More than half of the physicians were comfortable with pharmacists providing patient education. Similarly, just fewer than half (48.2%) were uncomfortable with pharmacists suggesting the use of prescription medications to patients. Most physicians (62.5%) expect the pharmacist to educate their patients about safe and appropriate use of drugs; however, approximately one third (33.9%) of them do not expect the pharmacist to be available for consultation during rounds. Approximately, 54% of the physicians agreed that pharmacists were always a reliable source of information. Nevertheless, only 28.2% agreed that pharmacists frequently inform them that their patients have experienced some problem with their medications. Conclusions Physicians in hospitals in Jordan were more likely to accept or recognize traditional pharmacy services than newer clinical services. Increasing physician awareness of these clinical pharmacy skills will be an important step in developing CWRs.
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TL;DR: Injuries are an important cause of health loss globally, though mortality has declined between 1990 and 2017, and future research in injury burden should focus on prevention in high-burden populations, improving data collection and ensuring access to medical care.
Abstract: Background Past research in population health trends has shown
that injuries form a substantial burden of population health loss.
Regular updates to injury burden assessments are critical. We report
Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017 Study estimates on morbidity
and mortality for all injuries.
Methods We reviewed results for injuries from the GBD 2017 study.
GBD 2017 measured injury-specific mortality and years of life lost
(YLLs) using the Cause of Death Ensemble model. To measure non-fatal
injuries, GBD 2017 modelled injury-specific incidence and converted
this to prevalence and years lived with disability (YLDs). YLLs and YLDs
were summed to calculate disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).
Findings In 1990, there were 4 260 493 (4 085 700 to 4 396 138)
injury deaths, which increased to 4 484 722 (4 332 010 to 4 585 554)
deaths in 2017, while age-standardised mortality decreased from 1079
(1073 to 1086) to 738 (730 to 745) per 100 000. In 1990, there were
354 064 302 (95% uncertainty interval: 338 174 876 to 371 610 802)
new cases of injury globally, which increased to 520 710 288 (493
430 247 to 547 988 635) new cases in 2017. During this time, agestandardised incidence decreased non-significantly from 6824 (6534 to
7147) to 6763 (6412 to 7118) per 100 000. Between 1990 and 2017,
age-standardised DALYs decreased from 4947 (4655 to 5233) per
100 000 to 3267 (3058 to 3505).
Interpretation Injuries are an important cause of health loss
globally, though mortality has declined between 1990 and 2017.
Future research in injury burden should focus on prevention in highburden populations, improving data collection and ensuring access to
medical care.
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TL;DR: The reported prevalence rate for orofacial clefts among Jordanian children born with oral clefts is similar to the previously reported prevalence rates in white Caucasians.
Abstract: Objective and Design: A retrospective investigation was conducted to determine the prevalence rate of Jordanian children born with oral clefts from 1991 to 2001. Setting: Hospital surgical records from two main sources were used to identify all children born with orofacial clefting. Information about date of birth, sex, cleft types, and associated major anomalies and syndromes were recorded. Results: The overall prevalence rate for live births with cleft lip, cleft palate, or both was 1.39 per 1000 live births. Thirty percent of the clefts identified affected the lip, 22 percent affected the palate, and 48 percent involved the clefts of the lip and palate. In general, higher prevalence rates were found for boys than girls (55% boys versus 45% girls). There was a statistically significant sex difference between the cleft types. Clefts of the isolated palate, however, were more common in girls. Eighteen percent of patients with cleft were associated with major anomalies or syndromes. Conclusions: T...
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TL;DR: In this paper, a simple statistical model of the relationship between temperature versus nitrate, phosphate, silicate and dissolved oxygen concentrations in the upper 400 m of the water column of the northern Gulf of Aqaba was employed.
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TL;DR: Residents of three remote villages and urban areas of Jordan were assessed for seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and HBV infection, finding postnatal early childhood transmission through contact among children of poorer and larger families probably accounts for the high endemicity of HBV in this region.
Abstract: In 1985, the authors studied the epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in a healthy Middle Eastern population. Residents of three remote villages and urban areas of Jordan were assessed for seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and HBV infection. Infection was defined as the presence of antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (total) and/or antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen, with or without HBsAg. The overall HBsAg prevalence was 9.9% and was not age-related, although significant differences were noted between the villages (range, 5.7%-12.8%). The prevalence of HBV infection was 36% and increased with age. In addition, there were differences between the villages in patterns of age-specific infection. A newly constructed socioeconomic index showed greater HBsAg prevalence in lower (14.4%) than in upper (2.4%) socioeconomic groups. A history of contact with a jaundiced person and socioeconomic status were independent risk factors for HBsAg-positive status, while contact with a jaundiced person, rural background, and age were independently related to HBV infection. There was evidence of familial clustering of HBV in two of the villages, with HBV carriers and infected children particularly aggregating around HBsAg-positive siblings. There was also a trend toward an association of HBsAg-positive children with HbsAg-positive mothers. HBV carrier prevalence correlated with family size, and HBV infection in the household increased proportionately with the number of carriers in the family. Hepatitis B e antigen was detected most frequently in children and antibody to hepatitis B e antigen in adults. Postnatal early childhood transmission through contact among children of poorer and larger families probably accounts for the high endemicity of HBV in this region.
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Yousef Khader | 94 | 586 | 111094 |
Crispian Scully | 86 | 917 | 33404 |
Debra K. Moser | 85 | 558 | 27188 |
Pierre Thibault | 77 | 332 | 17741 |
Ali H. Nayfeh | 71 | 618 | 31111 |
Harold S. Margolis | 71 | 199 | 26719 |
Gerrit Hoogenboom | 69 | 560 | 24151 |
Shaher Momani | 64 | 301 | 13680 |
Robert McDonald | 62 | 577 | 17531 |
Kaarle Hämeri | 58 | 175 | 10969 |
James E. Maynard | 56 | 141 | 9158 |
E. Richard Moxon | 54 | 176 | 10395 |
Liam G Heaney | 53 | 234 | 8556 |
Stephen C. Hadler | 52 | 148 | 11458 |
Nicholas H. Oberlies | 52 | 262 | 9683 |