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2. Impact of Storage on Chemical Composition of Wheat and Efficiency of Its Utilization in Broilers.
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Anwar, Urooj, Bilal, Muhammad Qamar, Khalid, Muhammad Farooq, Mustafa, Riaz, Farooq, Umar, Ashraf, Muhammad, Munir, Hassan, Riaz, Muhammad, Hussain, Mubasher, Hussain, Munawar, Ayaz Chisti, Muhammad Farhan, Rehman, Abdul, and Rahman, Muhammad Aziz ur
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This present study was designed to evaluate the effect of storage duration (1.5 years and 2.5 years storage) on wheat quality and the impact of the inclusion of stored wheat in the diet of broilers on performance, nutrient digestibility, and carcass parameters. A total of 560 one-day-old male broilers were randomly assigned to the 56 pens, and each pen had 10 birds. A corn-soybean-based diet was considered as the control diet and the other six dietary treatments were prepared by replacing corn of the corn-soybean diet with 50% and 100% replacement of fresh, 1.5-year stored, and 2.5-year stored wheat. The data of proximate composition of wheat represents that dry matter was improved (p < 0.05) and acid detergent fiber was decreased in 2.5-year-old wheat (p < 0.05). Performance parameters data represents that both in the starter phase and finisher phase, the replacement of corn with 50% and 100% fresh wheat in the diet significantly reduced the feed intake, nutrient digestibility, and body weight gain (p < 0.05), and 100% replacement of corn with fresh wheat resulted in higher FCR (p < 0.05). Based on the findings of this current study, it is concluded that the storage of wheat improves the performance of birds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. COVID-19: Factors Associated with the Psychological Distress, Fear and Resilient Coping Strategies among Community Members in Saudi Arabia.
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Alharbi, Talal Ali F., Alqurashi, Alaa Ashraf Bagader, Mahmud, Ilias, Alharbi, Rayan Jafnan, Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful, Almustanyir, Sami, Maklad, Ahmed Essam, AlSarraj, Ahmad, Mughaiss, Lujain Nedhal, Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A., Ahmed, Ahmed Ali, Barry, Mazin, Ghozy, Sherief, Alabdan, Lulwah Ibrahim, Alif, Sheikh M., Sultana, Farhana, Salehin, Masudus, Banik, Biswajit, Cross, Wendy, and Rahman, Muhammad Aziz
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WELL-being ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,RECESSIONS ,CROSS-sectional method ,INTERNET ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,EX-smokers ,FEAR ,COMMUNITIES ,COMMUNITY health services ,MEDICAL care ,EXECUTIVES ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,AT-risk people ,EPIDEMICS ,EMPLOYMENT ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation ,ODDS ratio ,SMOKING ,DATA analysis software ,COVID-19 pandemic ,PSYCHOLOGICAL distress ,PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience ,MENTAL illness - Abstract
(1) Background: COVID-19 caused the worst international public health crisis, accompanied by major global economic downturns and mass-scale job losses, which impacted the psychosocial wellbeing of the worldwide population, including Saudi Arabia. Evidence of the high-risk groups impacted by the pandemic has been non-existent in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, this study examined factors associated with psychosocial distress, fear of COVID-19 and coping strategies among the general population in Saudi Arabia. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in healthcare and community settings in the Saudi Arabia using an anonymous online questionnaire. The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10), Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS) were used to assess psychological distress, fear and coping strategies, respectively. Multivariate logistic regressions were used, and an Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) was reported. (3) Results: Among 803 participants, 70% (n = 556) were females, and the median age was 27 years; 35% (n = 278) were frontline or essential service workers; and 24% (n = 195) reported comorbid conditions including mental health illness. Of the respondents, 175 (21.8%) and 207 (25.8%) reported high and very high psychological distress, respectively. Factors associated with moderate to high levels of psychological distress were: youth, females, non-Saudi nationals, those experiencing a change in employment or a negative financial impact, having comorbidities, and current smoking. A high level of fear was reported by 89 participants (11.1%), and this was associated with being ex-smokers (3.72, 1.14–12.14, 0.029) and changes in employment (3.42, 1.91–6.11, 0.000). A high resilience was reported by 115 participants (14.3%), and 333 participants (41.5%) had medium resilience. Financial impact and contact with known/suspected cases (1.63, 1.12–2.38, 0.011) were associated with low, medium, to high resilient coping. (4) Conclusions: People in Saudi Arabia were at a higher risk of psychosocial distress along with medium-high resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic, warranting urgent attention from healthcare providers and policymakers to provide specific mental health support strategies for their current wellbeing and to avoid a post-pandemic mental health crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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4. Impact of Exogenous Xylanase and Phytase, Individually or in Combination, on Performance, Digesta Viscosity and Carcass Characteristics in Broiler Birds Fed Wheat-Based Diets.
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Anwar, Urooj, Riaz, Muhammad, Farooq Khalid, Muhammad, Mustafa, Riaz, Farooq, Umar, Ashraf, Muhammad, Munir, Hassan, Auon, Muhammad, Hussain, Mubasher, Hussain, Munawar, Ayaz Chisti, Muhammad Farhan, Bilal, Muhammad Qamar, Rehman, Abd ur, and Rahman, Muhammad Aziz ur
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PHYTASES ,XYLANASES ,POULTRY growth ,VISCOSITY ,DIET ,FOOD supply - Abstract
Simple Summary: Wheat is a staple food in Pakistan and Government of Pakistan stores huge amount of wheat every year to maintain food supply chains especially during scarcity period. Every year, surplus stored wheat is provided to poultry feed manufacturers at lower price and poultry feed manufacturers use stored wheat in diet of poultry with different exogenous enzymes. However, no data is available on the utilization of stored wheat (1.5 and 2.5 years storage) with or without exogenous enzymes in broilers. This study will provide evidence that storage of wheat will require exogenous enzymes in the diet of broilers for enhanced productivity. The current study was conducted to evaluate the effects of stored wheat-based diet (1.5 and 2.5 years stored wheat) with and without the supplementation of xylanase and phytase enzymes in combination or individually on performance parameters, digestibility, digesta viscosity and carcass characteristics of broilers. For this purpose, a total of 640-day-old male broilers were randomly distributed to the 64 pens, and each pen had 10 birds. Two basal isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets contained 1.5 and 2.5 years stored wheat were formulated in this experiment. In the current study, experimental feeds were prepared by supplementing exogenous enzymes in both basal diets with xylanase (500 XU), phytase (500 FTU) alone or in a combination of phytase and xylanase. Performance parameters data represents that both in starter phase and finisher phase, inclusion of exogenous enzymes xylanase and phytase in both basal diets alone or in combination enhance the feed intake, and body weight gain (p < 0.05) and improve the feed conversion ratio in overall phase (p < 0.05). Similarly, supplementation of exogenous xylanase and phytase alone or in combination enhance the nutrient digestibility and reduce the digesta viscosity (p < 0.05). Based on the results of this experiment, it is concluded that supplementation of exogenous xylanase and phytase enzymes alone or in combination in wheat-based diets (stored wheat 1.5 and 2.5 years) enhance and improves the performance of birds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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5. E-Cigarette Use among Male Smokers in Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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Al Rajeh, Ahmed M., Mahmud, Ilias, Al Imam, Mahmudul Hassan, Rahman, Muhammad Aziz, Al Shehri, Fariss, Alomayrin, Salman, Alfazae, Nawaf, Elmosaad, Yousif Mohammed, and Alasqah, Ibrahim
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- 2023
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6. Electronic cigarettes and smoking cessation in the perioperative period of cardiothoracic surgery: views of Australian clinicians
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Luxton, Nia A, Shih, Patti, Rahman, Muhammad Aziz, Luxton, Nia A, Shih, Patti, and Rahman, Muhammad Aziz
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For patients who smoke, electronic cigarettes may offer a pathway to achieve tobacco abstinence and reduce the risk of postoperative complications. Clinicians have a pivotal role in supporting smoking cessation by patients with lung cancer and coronary artery disease throughout the perioperative period of cardiothoracic surgery. However, the views of Australian cardiothoracic clinicians on electronic cigarettes and smoking cessation are unknown. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 52 cardiothoracic surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and physiotherapists in six hospitals in Sydney and thematically analysed. Clinicians' knowledge about electronic cigarettes and the regulatory environment surrounding them was limited. Clinicians believed that: electronic cigarettes, though unlikely to be safe, were safer than tobacco cigarettes; electronic cigarettes may have a harm reduction role in public health; and electronic cigarettes were a potential smoking cessation tool for the extraordinary circumstances of surgery. The professional role of a clinician and their views about electronic cigarettes as a perioperative smoking cessation aid had an influence on future clinician-patient interactions. Electronic cigarette use is increasing in Australia and clinicians are likely to receive more frequent questions about electronic cigarettes as a cessation aid. Stronger guidance for clinicians is needed on the topic of electronic cigarettes and cardiothoracic surgery.
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7. Electronic Cigarettes or Vaping: Are There Any Differences in the Profiles, Use and Perceptions between a Developed and a Developing Country?
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Rahman, Muhammad Aziz, Joseph, Bindu, and Nimmi, Naima
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- 2022
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8. Psychological Distress among Bangladeshi Dental Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Sabrina, Farah, Chowdhury, Mohammad Tawfique Hossain, Nath, Sujan Kanti, Imon, Ashik Abdullah, Quader, S. M. Abdul, Jahan, Md. Shahed, Noor, Ashek Elahi, Podder, Clopa Pina, Gainju, Unisha, Niroula, Rina, and Rahman, Muhammad Aziz
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- 2022
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9. Perceived Change in Tobacco Use and Its Associated Factors among Older Adults Residing in Rohingya Refugee Camps during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh.
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Mistry, Sabuj Kanti, Ali, ARM Mehrab, Yadav, Uday Narayan, Huda, Md. Nazmul, Ghimire, Saruna, Rahman, Md. Ashfikur, Reza, Sompa, Huque, Rumana, and Rahman, Muhammad Aziz
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- 2021
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10. The Health Belief Model Predicts Intention to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine in Saudi Arabia: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey.
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Mahmud, Ilias, Kabir, Russell, Rahman, Muhammad Aziz, Alradie-Mohamed, Angi, Vinnakota, Divya, and Al-Mohaimeed, Abdulrahman
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HEALTH Belief Model ,COVID-19 vaccines ,MEDICAL personnel ,ADULTS ,COVID-19 - Abstract
We examined the intention and predictors of accepting the COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia. We conducted a nation-wide, cross-sectional online survey between February and March 2021. A total of 1387 people (≥18 years) participated. Only 27.3% adults had a definite and 30.2% had a probable vaccination intent; 26.8% and 15.6% had a probable and definite negative vaccination intent. Older people (≥50 years) (p < 0.01), healthcare workers/professionals (p < 0.001), and those who received flu vaccine (p < 0.001) were more likely to have a positive intent. People from Riyadh were less likely to receive the vaccine (p < 0.05). Among the health belief model constructs, perceived susceptibility to and severity of COVID-19 (p < 0.001), and perceived benefit of the vaccine (p < 0.001) were positively associated with vaccination intent, whereas perceived barriers had a negative association (p < 0.001). Individuals were more likely to receive the vaccine after obtaining complete information (p < 0.001) and when the vaccine uptake would be more common amongst the public (p < 0.001). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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11. Changes in Tobacco Use Patterns during COVID-19 and Their Correlates among Older Adults in Bangladesh.
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Mistry, Sabuj Kanti, Ali, Armm Mehrab, Rahman, Md. Ashfikur, Yadav, Uday Narayan, Gupta, Bhawna, Rahman, Muhammad Aziz, Huque, Rumana, and Weaver, Scott
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- 2021
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12. Suicide in Rural Australia: Are Farming-Related Suicides Different?
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Kennedy, Alison, Adams, Jessie, Dwyer, Jeremy, Rahman, Muhammad Aziz, and Brumby, Susan
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- 2020
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13. Temporal Dynamics in Rumen Bacterial Community Composition of Finishing Steers during an Adaptation Period of Three Months.
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Qiu, Qinghua, Gao, Chaoyu, Gao, Zhibiao, Rahman, Muhammad Aziz ur, He, Yang, Cao, Binghai, and Su, Huawei
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BACTERIAL communities ,BEEF cattle ,BACTERIAL adaptation ,PHYLA (Genus) ,BACTERIAL diversity ,BACTERIAL population - Abstract
The objective of this study was to explore whether collecting rumen samples of finishing steers at monthly intervals differed, and whether this difference or similarity varied with diets. For these purposes, 12 Chinese Holstein steers were equally divided into two groups. The dietary treatments were either standard energy and standard protein (C) or low energy and low protein (L). Rumen samples were obtained on day 30, day 60 and day 90 from both dietary treatments and were analyzed by using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The results showed that monthly intervals had no effect on the richness and evenness of the rumen bacterial community in the two diets. However, taxonomic difference analysis (relative abundance >0.5%) revealed that the relative abundance of three phyla (Proteobacteria, Fibrobacteres and Cyanobacteria) and six genera (Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group, Ruminococcaceae_NK4A214_group, Fibrobacter, Eubacterium_coprostanoligenes_group, Ruminococcaceae_UCG-010 and Ruminobacter) were significantly different between monthly sampling intervals, and the difference was prominent between sampling in the first month and the subsequent two months. Moreover, the differences in abundances of phyla and genera between monthly sampling intervals were affected by diets. Analysis of similarity (ANOSIM) showed no significant differences between monthly sampling intervals in the C diet. However, ANOSIM results revealed that significant differences between the first month and second month and between the first month and third month were present in the L diet. These results indicated that temporal dynamics in rumen bacterial community composition did occur even after an adaptation period of three months. This study tracked the changes in rumen bacterial populations of finishing cattle after a shift in diet with the passage of time. This study may provide insight into bacterial adaptation time to dietary transition in finishing steers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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14. Dynamic Variations in Fecal Bacterial Community and Fermentation Profile of Holstein Steers in Response to Three Stepwise Density Diets.
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Qiu, Qinghua, Zhu, Yangxiang, Qiu, Xinjun, Gao, Chaoyu, Wang, Jingjing, Wang, Haibo, He, Yang, Rahman, Muhammad Aziz ur, Cao, Binghai, and Su, Huawei
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Simple Summary: The gastrointestinal microbial ecosystem of cattle impacts their health and productivity. Collection of fecal samples provides a non-invasive and practicable way to explore the relationships between fecal microbiota and host productivity or health. Fecal bacteria are influenced by diet, feeding regime, animal age, and health status. However, dynamic variations in the fecal fermentation profile and microbiota composition of finishing steers in response to variable diets are limited. In the current study, we conducted an 11-month tracking investigation to uncover the dynamic variations in fecal fermentation profile and bacterial community in steers fed three stepwise density diets. We found that fecal bacterial diversity decreased as dietary density increased and as the fattening phase continued. Our results revealed that fecal organic acids and bacterial composition were influenced by diet and fattening period. Our results also indicated that time-dependent variations of fecal fermentation profile and microbiota composition exist in the long-term fattening of steers in addition to diet stimulation. This study will be beneficial to reducing fecal contamination from the origin by optimizing diet and fattening time. The objective of this study was to track the dynamic variations in fecal bacterial composition and fermentation profile of finishing steers in response to three stepwise diets varied in energy and protein density. A total of 18 Holstein steers were divided into three groups in such a way that each group contained six animals and received one of three stepwise dietary treatments. Dietary treatments were C = standard energy and protein diet, H = high energy and protein diet, and L = low energy and protein diet. Animals were fattened for 11 months with a three-phase fattening strategy. Fecal samples were collected to evaluate the dynamics of fecal fermentation and bacterial composition in response to dietary treatments and fattening phases using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Fecal acetate, propionate, and butyrate increased with increasing density of diet and as the fattening phase continued. The relative abundances of Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes dominated and showed 56.19% and 33.58%, respectively. Higher dietary density decreased the fecal bacterial diversity, Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes ratio, and the relative abundances of Ruminococcaceae_UCG-005, Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group, and Bacteroides, whereas higher dietary density increased the abundance of Prevotella_9. Our results indicated that both fecal fermentation profile and bacterial composition share a time-dependent variation in response to different dietary densities. This knowledge highlights that both diet and fattening phase impact fecal fermentation profile and bacterial composition, and may provide insight into strategies to reduce fecal contamination from the origin by optimizing diet and fattening time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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15. Electronic Cigarettes and Smoking Cessation in the Perioperative Period of Cardiothoracic Surgery: Views of Australian Clinicians.
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Luxton, Nia A., Shih, Patti, and Rahman, Muhammad Aziz
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16. E-Cigarette Use among Male Smokers in Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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Al Rajeh AM, Mahmud I, Al Imam MH, Rahman MA, Al Shehri F, Alomayrin S, Alfazae N, Elmosaad YM, and Alasqah I
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- Adult, Humans, Male, Cross-Sectional Studies, Saudi Arabia epidemiology, Smokers, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, Tobacco Products
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E-cigarette use is increasing globally. Recent evidence suggests that e-cigarettes contain harmful substances that could cause adverse health outcomes. This study investigated the prevalence and associated factors of e-cigarette use among male current smokers in Saudi Arabia. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of adult male current smokers in the Al-Ahsa province of Saudi Arabia. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. We performed logistic regression analyses to investigate the factors associated with e-cigarette use among adult male current smokers. 325 current smokers participated in the study. A third of them (33.5%) were e-cigarette users. Almost all the study participants (97.0%) had heard about e-cigarettes. Participants who were occasional smokers (Odds Ratio (OR): 2.28; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.17-4.41) and had good knowledge perception of e-cigarettes (OR 3.49; 95% CI: 2.07-5.90) had higher odds of using e-cigarettes when compared to regular smokers of conventional cigarettes and current smokers with poor knowledge perception of e-cigarettes, respectively. In contrast, private employees (OR: 0.25, 95% CI: 0.07-0.85), and business owners (OR: 0.09, 95% CI: 0.01-0.63) had lower odds of using e-cigarettes compared to unemployed individuals. Compared with non-e-cigarette users, the rate of conventional cigarette smoking per day was significantly lower among e-cigarette users. Use of e-cigarette (OR: 3.57, 95% CI: 2.14-5.98), believing that e-cigarette quitting is hard (OR: 2.02, 95% CI: 1.17-3.49) and trying to quit e-cigarettes (OR: 2.17, 95% CI: 1.1-4.25) were found to be significant predictors of good knowledge perception of e-cigarettes among the current smokers. The use and knowledge perception of e-cigarettes were higher among occasional conventional male cigarette smokers than regular male smokers in Al-Ahsa province. The use of e-cigarettes as smoking cessation aids should be examined further in the Saudi Arabian setting.
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- 2022
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17. Psychological Distress among Bangladeshi Dental Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Sabrina F, Chowdhury MTH, Nath SK, Imon AA, Quader SMA, Jahan MS, Noor AE, Podder CP, Gainju U, Niroula R, and Rahman MA
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- Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Pandemics, SARS-CoV-2, Students, Dental, Young Adult, COVID-19, Psychological Distress
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Background: Psychological sufferings are observed among dental students during their academic years, which had been intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objectives: This study assessed the levels and identified factors associated with psychological distress, fear and coping experienced by dental undergraduate students in Bangladesh. Methods: A cross sectional online survey was conducted during October-November, 2021. The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10), Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS) were used in order to assess psychological distress, fear and coping strategies, respectively. Results: A total of 327 students participated; the majority (72%) were 19-23 years old and females (75%). One in five participants were infected with COVID-19 and 15% reported contact with COVID-19 cases. Negative financial impact (AOR 3.72, 95% CIs 1.28-10.8), recent or past COVID-19 infection, and contact with COVID-19 cases were associated with higher levels of psychological distress; but being a third year student (0.14, 0.04-0.55) and being satisfied about current social life (0.11, 0.03-0.33) were associated with lower levels of psychological distress. Being a third year (0.17, 0.08-0.39) and a fourth year student (0.29, 0.12-0.71) were associated with lower levels of fear. Health care service use and feeling positive about life were associated with medium to high resilience coping. Conclusions: This study identified dental students in Bangladesh who were at higher risk of psychological distress, fear and coping during the ongoing pandemic. Development of a mental health support system within dental institutions should be considered in addition to the academic and clinical teaching.
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