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A qualitative study on health risks of Iranian seafarers working on ocean going tankers
No full textTitle: A qualitative study on health risks of Iranian seafarers working on ocean going tankers. Authors: Fereshteh Baygi, Olaf Chresten JensenCentre of Maritime Health and Society, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, DenmarkBackground: Seafaring is a highly physically demanding profession in a risky environment due to job related health risks. The purpose of the study is to describe health risks of Iranian seafarers working on tankers.Materials and methods: In one of the Iranian ocean-going tankers, a qualitative content analysis with inductive approach was performed in 2016. Subjects were 17 male seafarers. They were selected by purposive sampling, which continued until data saturation. Data were gathered using semi-structured questionnaires via in-depth-interviews. All interviews were transcribed into computer files. Analysis was done based on conventional content analysis approach.Results: Mean job history and age of the informants were 11.9 ± 7.2 and 35.8 ± 9.3 years, respectively. Two main themes emerged during analysis of data and categories were created. The themes were (1) health risks at the ship; (2) high risk ranks at the ship.Unhealthy eating and physical diseases were considered as subthemes for the first theme. In subjects’ opinion, use of frozen food, having low access to fruits and vegetables, the captain’s unwillingness for purchasing provision, the lack of knowledge regarding healthy eating were the main reasons for unhealthy eating. Also, the informants mentioned skin conditions, gastrointestinal problems, respiratory disorders, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and high blood pressure as challenges regarding physical diseases. From informants’ standpoint, engine staff, captain and key officers had higher risk than other ranks at the ship. Stroke, infertility, visual disorders and deafness were mentioned as the main health problems for engine side. Stress, sleep disorders, and loneliness were mentioned as main health related problems for captain and key officers. Conclusions: The need for addressing nutrition at sea was acknowledged by seafarers. Also, it seems that revision of some regulations regarding seafarers’ medical examination could be warranted.Key words: qualitative study, health risks, seafarers<br/
A qualitative study on health risks of Iranian seafarers working on ocean going tankers
No full textTitle: A qualitative study on health risks of Iranian seafarers working on ocean going tankers. Authors: Fereshteh Baygi, Olaf Chresten JensenCentre of Maritime Health and Society, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, DenmarkBackground: Seafaring is a highly physically demanding profession in a risky environment due to job related health risks. The purpose of the study is to describe health risks of Iranian seafarers working on tankers.Materials and methods: In one of the Iranian ocean-going tankers, a qualitative content analysis with inductive approach was performed in 2016. Subjects were 17 male seafarers. They were selected by purposive sampling, which continued until data saturation. Data were gathered using semi-structured questionnaires via in-depth-interviews. All interviews were transcribed into computer files. Analysis was done based on conventional content analysis approach.Results: Mean job history and age of the informants were 11.9 ± 7.2 and 35.8 ± 9.3 years, respectively. Two main themes emerged during analysis of data and categories were created. The themes were (1) health risks at the ship; (2) high risk ranks at the ship.Unhealthy eating and physical diseases were considered as subthemes for the first theme. In subjects’ opinion, use of frozen food, having low access to fruits and vegetables, the captain’s unwillingness for purchasing provision, the lack of knowledge regarding healthy eating were the main reasons for unhealthy eating. Also, the informants mentioned skin conditions, gastrointestinal problems, respiratory disorders, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and high blood pressure as challenges regarding physical diseases. From informants’ standpoint, engine staff, captain and key officers had higher risk than other ranks at the ship. Stroke, infertility, visual disorders and deafness were mentioned as the main health problems for engine side. Stress, sleep disorders, and loneliness were mentioned as main health related problems for captain and key officers. Conclusions: The need for addressing nutrition at sea was acknowledged by seafarers. Also, it seems that revision of some regulations regarding seafarers’ medical examination could be warranted.Key words: qualitative study, health risks, seafarers<br/
A qualitative study on health risks of Iranian seafarers working on ocean going tankers
No full textTitle: A qualitative study on health risks of Iranian seafarers working on ocean going tankers. Authors: Fereshteh Baygi, Olaf Chresten JensenCentre of Maritime Health and Society, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, DenmarkBackground: Seafaring is a highly physically demanding profession in a risky environment due to job related health risks. The purpose of the study is to describe health risks of Iranian seafarers working on tankers.Materials and methods: In one of the Iranian ocean-going tankers, a qualitative content analysis with inductive approach was performed in 2016. Subjects were 17 male seafarers. They were selected by purposive sampling, which continued until data saturation. Data were gathered using semi-structured questionnaires via in-depth-interviews. All interviews were transcribed into computer files. Analysis was done based on conventional content analysis approach.Results: Mean job history and age of the informants were 11.9 ± 7.2 and 35.8 ± 9.3 years, respectively. Two main themes emerged during analysis of data and categories were created. The themes were (1) health risks at the ship; (2) high risk ranks at the ship.Unhealthy eating and physical diseases were considered as subthemes for the first theme. In subjects’ opinion, use of frozen food, having low access to fruits and vegetables, the captain’s unwillingness for purchasing provision, the lack of knowledge regarding healthy eating were the main reasons for unhealthy eating. Also, the informants mentioned skin conditions, gastrointestinal problems, respiratory disorders, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and high blood pressure as challenges regarding physical diseases. From informants’ standpoint, engine staff, captain and key officers had higher risk than other ranks at the ship. Stroke, infertility, visual disorders and deafness were mentioned as the main health problems for engine side. Stress, sleep disorders, and loneliness were mentioned as main health related problems for captain and key officers. Conclusions: The need for addressing nutrition at sea was acknowledged by seafarers. Also, it seems that revision of some regulations regarding seafarers’ medical examination could be warranted.Key words: qualitative study, health risks, seafarers<br/
Determinants of childhood obesity in representative sample of children in north east of iran
Full text linkChildhood obesity has become, a global public health problem, and epidemiological studies are important to identify its determinants in different populations. This study aimed to investigate factors associated with obesity in a representative sample of children in Neishabour, Iran. This study was conducted among 1500 randomly selected 6-12-year-old students from urban areas of Neishabour, northeast of Iran. Then, through a case-control study, 114 obese (BMI � 95 th percentile of Iranian reference) children were selected as the case group and were compared with 102 controls (15 th � BMI 85 th percentile). Factors suggested to be associated with weight status were investigated, for example, parental obesity, child physical activity levels, socio-economic status (SES), and so forth. The analysis was conducted using univariate and multivariate logistic regression (MLR) in SPSS version 16. In univariate logistic regression model, birth weight, birth order, family extension, TV watching, sleep duration, physical activity, parents job, parents education, parental obesity history, and SES were significantly associated with childrens obesity. After MLR analysis, physical activity and parental obesity history remained statistically significant in the model. Our findings showed that physical activity and parental obesity history are the most important determinants for childhood obesity in our population. This finding should be considered in implementation of preventive interventions. Copyright © 2012 Fereshteh Baygi et al
Online supervision challenges during COVID-19 outbreak: A case study in the Master of Public Health
No full textOnline supervision challenges during COVID-19 outbreak: A case study in the Master of Public Health
No full textOnline Supervision Challenges during COVID-19 Outbreak: A Case Study in the Master of Public Health
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Online Supervision Challenges during COVID-19 Outbreak: A Case Study in the Master of Public Health
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