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Background: Although the physical effects of lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic have become largely known, the psychological effects are still unknown. Objective: to investigate physical and psychological impact of quarantine measures among school children in Egypt. Methodology: This study investigated the impact of lockdown measures on eating, sleeping, mood and behavior of school children using online survey. Results: Total participants were 1507, aged between 6 to 14 years, private schools' students represented 60% of responders. 96.4% had changes in sleeping pattern, 77.8% had changes in eating pattern, 21.7% showed worries about general health condition, 70.5% had mood and behavioral changes especially aggressive behavior and finally, 37.3% had problems in concentration and focusing. Sociodemographic factors significantly affected sleeping of children during quarantine. Males were more affected considering bed time, 77.8 % of those returned to bed wetting were girls, the most affected age group was 8 -10 years old, urban residents and the first ordered child were the most affected. Changes of eating pattern were more common among females, within the age group 8-10 years, first ordered child of families with sufficient monthly income. Those having one or both of his/her parents is a health care worker were significantly affected and had more worries about health. Finally, sex was the only factor affecting behavioral changes (male more than females). Conclusion: COVID-19 has a notable impact on eating, sleeping patterns as well as mood and behavior of the children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Work -related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs) is a high cost problem in the healthcare industry and one of the leading causes of disability among health care workers (HCWs). It is an ongoing problem due to frequent patients handling with limited resources, time constraints & repeated shifts. Objective: To determine the prevalence & severity of WRMDs among HCWs at Benha University Hospitals (BUHs), to identify the risk factors of WRMDs and finally, to recommend a program for prevention. Patients and methods: It was a cross-sectional included 343 of HCWs at BUHs from 1st May 2019 to the end of December 2019 using an interview questionnaire incorporating the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. Results: The majority of the studied group were females (81.9%) with a mean age of 35 ± 7.5 years old. Nurses represented more than two thirds of the studied group (67.1%) while 25.9% were doctors and only (7%) were service workers. The prevalence of chronic MSDs among studied group was 81%. Chronic lower back pain (LBP) was the most prominent complaint in the last 12 months (81%), while only (14.3%) complained of chronic elbow pain. (WRMDs) were significantly higher among those who keep prolonged static and awkward posture, those having work shift, over-time work, those who felt hard to keep-up with work pace and those who did not have enough rest time during working hours and did not have regular rest at work. Conclusion: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders have a great impact on the workers, the organization and the society as a whole. So measures to prevent them are recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: In the last two decades, extreme obesity and its comorbidities have often been treated with bariatric surgery. Objective: Our goal was to compare the levels of GLP-1 in individuals who are severely obese three months after undergoing any of the three more frequent bariatric methods: sleeve gastrectomy (SG), Roux en Y gastric bypass (RYGB), or intragastric balloon (IGB). Patients and Methods: This is prospective research being done at Benha University Hospital for people with obesity and type 2 diabetes who have been recruited 3 months prior to having any bariatric surgeries. Patients were subjected to measurement of WC, BMI and laboratory assay of HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, ALT, AST, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and lipid profile before and after 3 months of procedures. Results: There was significant improvement of FPG, and HbA1c in RYGB operation in comparison with other bariatric procedures. Fasting insulin was substantially lower in the RYGB surgery than the in SG and IGB (p ˂ 0.05) with substantial improvements of HOMA-IR for RYGB surgery (p ˂ 0.05). In RYGB surgery, there was highly substantial increase in GLP-1 levels compared to SG and IGB procedures (p<0.001). The change in BMI were significant (p ˂0.001) in RYGB but waist circumference did not change significantly after 3 months of any of three procedures. Conclusion: Our results demonstrated that GLP-1 values were increased after RYGB compared to SG and IGB after three months of the procedures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Worldwide, data are conflicting on the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection in Hemodialysis (HD) population. In Egypt, the data on this population are rather limited. Objectives: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to screen HD patients with Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms for the prevalence of Hp infection using non-invasive serological testing for Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody and then to compare the screening data with the confirmatory esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) findings. Patients and Methods: From January 2020 to June 2021, the sera of one hundred patients with GI complaints were screened for IgG antibody against Hp, among them fifty patients underwent EGD as per indication. Univariate and multivariate analysis were performed to compare serological versus invasive testing performance for Hp infection. Results: In the present study, (60%) of the screened study population demonstrated a positive IgG against Hp, whereas the EGD findings confirmed Hp infection in (50%) of the fifty patients who underwent a confirmatory EGD. In comparison to EDG findings, IgG Antibody sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis of Hp infection was 65.5 % and 52.4 % respectively. Conclusion: Among the one hundred HD patients screened for IgG against Hp, we found a seroprevalence of 60%; however, the performance characteristics of IgG antibody were limited. Further studies are warranted to explore these findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]