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PubMed2006

Determination of smoking habits and personality traits among nursing students.

The purpose of this research was to determine the smoking habits of students who receive nursing education in universities and their personality traits. We found that 29.2% of the students were habitual smokers, and the average score on the Fagerström Nicotine Dependence Test was 3.4 +/- 2.3. A significant difference in statistical terms was marked between the participants' smoking habits and the self-control factor. Because we found that the level of smoking among individuals with high self-control is rather low, providing information to students on quitting smoking and periodically assessing smoking status are recommended. In addition, individual improvement programs focused on the development of self-control can be added to nursing curricula.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗
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Prevalence of oral lesions in relation to habits: Cross-sectional study in South India.

BACKGROUND: Smoking, drinking and chewing tobacco product, common habits in India have been positively associated with oral lesions. No study has been conducted in this part of Tamilnadu regarding the prevalence of oral lesions in relation to habits. METHODS: A hospital based cross-sectional study was carried out at Ragas Dental College, Chennai. Already existing data of two thousand and seventeen consecutive patients from sub-urban areas of Chennai, who attended the outpatient department, at Ragas Dental College, for dental complaints during a period of three months in 2004, who underwent oral examination and interviewer based questionnaire was used. RESULTS: Oral soft tissue lesions were found in 4.1% of the study subjects. The prevalence of leukoplakia, OSF and oral lichen planus was 0.59%, 0.55%, and 0.15% respectively. The prevalence of smoking, drinking alcoholic beverages and chewing was 15.02%, 8.78% and 6.99% respectively. Smoking and chewing were significant predictors of leukoplakia in this population. DISCUSSION: The prevalence of leukoplakia, OSF and oral lichen planus in our study population is similar to those found in other populations. The prevalence of consumption of alcoholic beverages in our study population was higher when compared to the Indian National Sample Survey study. However the prevalence of smoking and chewing was found to be lower. Smokers were more likely to develop smoker's melanosis compared to other lesions. Among those who consumed alcoholic beverages alone, the prevalence of leukoplakia was higher compared to other lesions. OSF was the most prevalent lesion among those who chewed panmasala or gutkha or betel quid with or without tobacco.

Adolescent↗
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[Childhood insomnia due to disorderly habits].

A common disorder in children aged between 6 months and 5 years is childhood insomnia due to disorderly habits. The clinical characteristics of this condition are difficulty in going to sleep on their own and multiple nocturnal wakenings. It occurs in perfectly normal children who are seen to have difficulty in the normalization of their sleep-waking rhythm due to absence or weak application of external synchronizers. The only point on which we can act to enforce synchronization of the sleep-waking circadian rhythm is on the habits related to getting to sleep. To initiate this synchronization of sleep-waking rhythm, it is essential to create a ritual around the action of going to bed. The possibility of the child getting back to sleep during the many physiological wakenings he has during the night depends on this ritual. It is essential that the child be awake when he leaves the bedroom. The child must learn to go to sleep with external elements which are associated with sleep, and during the physiological wakenings during the night, he will reclaim the circumstances which he associates with sleep. If the child goes to sleep on his own, he will go back to sleep on his own when he wakes at night; but if he has gone to sleep in someone's arms or 'has been put to sleep' by rocking, he will want the arms or rocking again. Once the routine is completed, the parents will leave the room and should follow a pattern of waiting time, increasing his progressively, following techniques for the modification of conduct until the child manages to get to sleep on his own.

Behavior Therapy↗
PubMed2000

[Sex differences concerning the habit patterns and health among intravenous heroin addicts in Oslo].

The issue addressed below concerns sex differences in consumption patterns and ways of financing the drug habit among intravenous heroin users. The findings are linked to recorded differences in various health indicators. The article is based on data collected through 1,840 interviews with heroin abusers who contacted the "Needle-Exchange Bus" in Oslo during the years 1993-97. Analysis indicates the existence of substantial differences between women and men along a number of variables. Women report injecting more frequently than men and using on average more heroin per injection. Women also finance their drug habit differently, as more than half of them report some income from prostitution. The finding may seem paradoxical as women also appear to have a lower risk of dying from an overdose/poisoning and a lower risk of contracting hepatitis A and B than male injecting misusers. The risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, on the other hand, appears to be greater among female injectors.

Adult↗
PubMed2001

[Television watching habits in children in Cantabria].

OBJECTIVE: To determine television viewing habits in Cantabrian children and the influence of these habits on their health and development. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A transversal survey was carried out in the parents of 796 children aged 2-13 years old with the help of 47 primary care pediatricians. The chi-square, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests as well as multiple regression analysis were used for the statistical analysis. RESULTS: Children aged 2-5 years old watched television for 9 hours/week, those aged 6-9 years watched 12.5 hours/ week and those aged 10-13 years watched 14.6 hours/week. Nineteen percent of the families had three or more televisions in their homes. The presence of a television, computer or video games in the child's room increased with age and was 15%, 9% and 10%, respectively. Girls aged 10-13 years were more likely to have computers in their rooms (20% versus 9% of boys of the same age),while boys aged 10-13 were more likely to have video games than girls (22% versus 12%, respectively). Twenty-seven percent of the children watched television alone, 29% watched it while having breakfast and 36% while having lunch or dinner. Fifty-eight percent of the children never ate sweets while watching television and only 1% habitually did so. Obese children and those with a chronic illness watched television more (4.5 and 3 hours/week, respectively) than healthy children. Children with lower school performance watched more television (2.85 hours/week) p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Pediatricians should carry out health education on the number of hours children should spend in front of the television, advising a limit of less than 2 hours/day (the ideal time would be less than 1 hour/day). Parents should watch television with their children, discuss the programs with them and teach them to be critical. The presence of television sets in children's rooms should be avoided and television should not be used as a nanny.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1998

Prevalence of malocclusion and abnormal oral habits in North Indian rural children.

This epidemiological investigation was conducted on a sample of 3164 rural children aged 6-15 years in Raipur Rani and Naraingarh blocks in the district of Ambala in Haryana. 29. 2 percent of rural children were found to have malocclusion whereas 70.8 per cent had normal occlusion. Class I malocclusion was found to be maximum in 14.4 per cent of children, while malocclusion with class II molar relationship was observed in 13.5 per cent of children. Malocclusion with Class III molar relationship was seen in 1.3 per cent of the population studied. Three per cent of rural children were found to have abnormal oral habits, predominantly tongue thrusting and thumb sucking. The frequency distribution of abnormal oral habits in children with malocclusion was found to be 10.3 per cent.

Adolescent↗
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Directional scanning effect and strength of reading habit in picture naming and recall.

The present research examined directional scanning effects (DSE) as a function of reading habit strength among right handers. A picture array naming and recall task was administered to three groups of child readers--unidirectional right-to-left readers of Arabic, unidirectional left-to-right readers of Kannada, and bidirectional readers of Urdu and English--and one group of Urdu illiterate adults. The results showed a right-to-left DSE in the Arabic and Urdu readers. In the latter group the strength of the scanning effect decreased with greater schooling in English. No R-L effect was observed in the Kannada readers or in the Urdu illiterates. These results extend prior research in documenting an "invasion" of culturally acquired reading scan habits onto a nonlinguistic domain. It is suggested that directional scanning effects be controlled or else directly examined in future laterality research involving nonlinguistic stimuli.

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PubMed1963

The feeding habits of Glossina.

The feeding habits of 15 species of Glossina have been studied by the identification of their blood meals. Representative samples of the blood meals from each of these species of tsetse fly and from different habitats were collected and 22 640 blood meals were identified. The feeding patterns are characteristic for each species of tsetse fly and do not appear to depend entirely on the availability of different hosts, suggesting that the feeding habits of Glossina are genetically determined. However, a broad grouping can be made into five categories: species feeding mainly on suids, those feeding on suids and bovids, those feeding mainly on bovids, those feeding mainly on mammals other than suids and bovids, and those feeding on most available hosts and on man.The possibility of control by selective elimination of the main hosts of these groups is discussed.

Animals↗
PubMed1963

CLINICAL STUDY OF SENNA ADMINISTRATION TO NURSING MOTHERS: ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS ON INFANT BOWEL HABITS.

Fifty nursing mothers were given regular doses of a senna compound (Senokot Granules) and 50 received mineral oil or magnesia (Magnolax) to determine whether senna was an effective laxative and whether senna affected the bowel habits of infants of nursing mothers. Senna laxative was effective in 49 of 50 mothers. Infant bowel habits were not affected by senna administration to nursing mothers. The evidence suggests that the active principles of senna if they are transmitted in breast milk have no effect on the evacuation patterns of nursed infants.

Biomedical Research↗
PubMed2003

Influence of habits on masons' blood cholesterol.

Plasma total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, glucose and total protein were estimated in (male) masons without any habits (normal masons) and masons with habits (cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and betel-quid cum tobacco chewing) and compared with normal subjects. Masons had less total cholesterol and more HDL cholesterol when compared with normal subjects, which may be due to their occupational physical activities. Among masons, cigarette-smoking masons alone had more total cholesterol and less HDL cholesterol. Blood glucose also decreased in masons and more so in betel-quid cum tobacco chewing masons when compared with normal subjects while total protein content showed no variation.

Adult↗
PubMed2006

Implicit and explicit memory formation: influence of gender and cultural habits.

The study was aimed to investigate whether impending surgery, considered as a stressful life event, might interfere with memory formation like other stress and anxiety conditions do. Results do not support the hypothesis. Implicit and explicit memory performance are both unaffected by presurgery condition and seem influenced, rather, by subjects gender, education and cultural habits. Females perform generally better than males and, regardless of age and sex, higher educated individuals score higher on the explicit memory task. The habits of reading books and doing crosswords are associated to best performance on explicit and implicit memory task respectively.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2005

[Characteristic of the smoking habit among pregnant women on the base of the test "Why am I smoker?"].

The aim of the study was to characterize the smoking habit among pregnant women and evaluate the effectiveness of antismoking intervention based on the results of the test "Why am I smoker?". A randomized trial was conducted between December 1, 2000, and December 31, 2001, in public maternity centers in Lódź, Poland. We included into the study all women below 36 weeks of pregnancy who smoke at least one cigarette per day (intervention group - 149 smokers, control group- 144 smokers). The intervention consisted of five visits of the midwife to the home of the smoking pregnant woman. The intervention was based on the results of the test "Why am I smoker?". The results of the test "Why am I smoker?" give the good characteristics of the smoking habit among pregnant women. The intervention based on the results of this test seems to be an effective tool to help them quit smoking.

Adult↗
PubMed2006

Prevalence of smoking and drinking habits among Form Six students in Petaling District, Selangor.

Smoking and alcohol intake patterns may persist from adolescence to adulthood. The aims of this study are to determine the prevalence and factors associated with smoking and drinking habits among Form Six students. This was a cross-sectional study conducted in January 2003 among Form Six students from government schools in the Petaling District, Selangor. A hundred and thirty six self-administered questionnaires were distributed to students selected through multistage stratified sampling. Response rate in this study was 90.1% (136/151). The respondents were mainly Chinese 60 (44.1%) and female 88 (64.7%). The prevalence of smoking was 22.8%, whereas the prevalence of alcohol intake was 47.8%. Only 33.1% of the respondents practiced undetermined activities and 1.5% have undetermined characters. There were significant associations between smoking and males (Adjusted OR 2.56, 95% CI 1.02-6.43) and smoking and alcohol intake (Adjusted OR 2.74, 95% CI 1.11-6.78). Alcohol intake has significant negative association with Malays (Adjusted OR 0.83, 95% CI 0.03-0.27). Smoking habits among adolescents were associated with males and alcohol intake. However, only alcohol intake was negatively associated with Malays. Program interventions to reduce behavioral problems, particularly smoking and alcohol intake should be emphasized.

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[Survey of the Council of Residents of the Italian Society of Hygiene (SItI) on the smoking habits of physicians training in Hygiene and Preventive Medicine.].

This study was conducted on a sample of physicians training in Hygiene and Preventive medicine to evaluate their: smoking habits, awareness of the effects of cigarette smoke on health and attitudes regarding antismoking legislation. Data was obtained through administration of an anonymous questionnaire. A total of 220 physicians were interviewed: 27% was found to be a smoker while 45% of smokers stated that they did not want to quit smoking. These results are similar to those obtained for the general population. Amongst the residents of the various schools of specialisation, there are large differences in habits, awareness and attitudes towards smoke: a lack of professional training on the subject is present.

Habits↗
PubMed1991

Outcome of habit cough in children treated with a brief session of suggestion therapy.

Nine patients with habit cough, initially misdiagnosed as asthma, were treated during a period of sustained repetitive symptoms with a brief session of suggestion therapy. Symptoms had previously been present for up to 2 years (median = 2 months). Five had been hospitalized for the cough. Evaluation revealed no physiologic or radiologic abnormality. All patients became symptom free during a 15-minute session of suggestion therapy. During the subsequent week, one remained completely asymptomatic and 8 had transient minor relapses that were readily self-controlled. Seven of the 9 could be contacted for determination of long-term outcome at periods up to 9 years (median 2.2 years) after the session. Six were totally asymptomatic; one had occasional minor self-controlled symptoms. A standardized questionnaire assessing psychologic symptoms at the time of follow-up revealed no somatization nor emotional distress. In contrast to this apparent cure, others have reported extended periods of continued symptoms in the absence of a uniform treatment plan for suggestion therapy even though the correct diagnosis was made. We conclude that the classical habit cough syndrome is amenable to immediate relief and long-term cure in most cases with a single session of appropriate suggestion therapy.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1991

[Hygiene habits at the family level and typhoid].

We studied the relation of habits related to the fecal-oral cycle and incidence of typhoid fever in children attending the school system for 1 to 2 years and in their families. The goal was to identify a predictor to detect families at risk for typhoid fever. A sample of 80 school-mother dyads, 40 of high and 40 of low socio-economic status was studied. 20 children in each group had had typhoid fever. Logistic regression analysis allowed to identify dirty edges of the toilet bowl and nail eating habits as highly specific (97%) and sensitive (82%) index of risk. The predictor held both in high and low socio-economic groups and could be used to identify families at risk of developing typhoid fever.

Adult↗
PubMed1991

[Smoking habit and cardiovascular diseases].

The relationship between smoking and ischemic heart disease was discussed, in terms of the smoking habit and the mechanisms of acute and chronic effects of smoking on the cardiovascular system as one of the coronary risk factors, with reference to exercise capacity and coronary flow reserve. The smoking habits of 1000 consecutive patients with ischemic heart disease, who were evaluated with coronary angiography, were analyzed. High percentages of smokers were observed in the younger generation. It was up to 86% in the 4th decade, though it was only 48% in the 8th decade. There was no large difference in other risk factors between smokers and non-smokers. The exercise capacity with and without smoking was evaluated with treadmill exercise test in 6 healthy volunteers. The exercise time was decreased with smoking, compared to without smoking, indicating a decrease in exercise capacity due to smoking. The elevated concentration of carbon monoxide in blood decreased the ability of oxygen transport. The increased lactic acid level in blood with smoking suggested anaerobic energy production acting as a part of the energy source. The smoking increased the myocardial oxygen consumption in relation to increase in heart rate and blood pressure. It decreased coronary flow reserve, shown by a peak to resting flow velocity ratio measured with the Doppler flow velocimeter. In coronary heart disease, therefore, the threshold of myocardial ischemia was decreased by smoking. The decrease in coronary flow reserve recovered with cessation of smoking for more than 2 days.

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PubMed1990

Distress, jaw habits, and connective tissue laxity as predisposing factors to TMJ sounds in adolescents.

Immediately before a craniomandibular examination and measurement of wrist laxity, 96 adolescents answered a questionnaire about jaw habits, jaw activities, symptoms of stress, facial trauma, and TMJ sounds. The sample was divided into five subgroups on the basis of history and stethoscopically detected TMJ sounds. Some groups with TMJ sounds had significantly more jaw habits, jaw activities, and symptoms of stress than the control group (without history and clinically detected TMJ sounds). No significant differences emerged in angular measurement of wrist laxity between groups with TMJ sounds and the control group. This preliminary study indicates that an adolescent's distress may be associated with TMJ sounds. Further studies on subgroups of adolescents with different TMJ-related symptoms and signs are urged.

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