Scopus Research — Ghassan Abdul Ameer Washi Al_ shammari

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is the most common bariatric surgical and a life changing surgery which used for helping patients who are suffering from obesity for losing weight and enhance their health weight loss. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive, cross sectional study design was conducted in Holy Karbala from 1 December 2023 until 2 February 2024 in Surgical Unit at Al-imam Hussein Medical City, 25 nurses working in surgical unit was selected purposively according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data was collected through the use of constructive questions as a structured interviewer. The data was investigated with statistical processes and using the SPSS version 25 application statistical analysis coordination. RESULTS: Showed that the majority of studied sample were single female nurse at the age group ranging between (21 and 27) years old at the Mean = 27.12, standard deviation = +5.375, and about 88% from them lived in urban area and 48% of studied sampled graduated from Faculty of Nursing. CONCLUSION: Nurses' knowledge about sleeve gastrostomy was ranging between poor to moderate, and as general the total score of nurses' knowledges was poor in all domains. There was no significant association between nurses' knowledge and their demographic data. The study recommended enhancing nurses' opportunity in the surgical ward to provide updating their education to demand knowledge and skills regarding sleeve gastrectomy. © 2025 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.

BACKGROUND: School Health Services (SHS) is commonly considered to be one of the more crucial parts of the health program in schools, and they are responsible for the students' overall health. Active school health services aid in the early detection and prevention of illnesses among students. SHS are those that are worried with the health and educational attainment of students at an appropriate age by providing direct services of health care to students in coordination with the administration and staff of the school. AIMS: To evaluate the quality assurance for school health services in all essential components as structure, process, and outcome and identify the correlation between them. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive study consists of (171) respondent selected by convenient sample distributed on (6) main primary health care centers, (32) health and nursing staff, and (133) consumers (school principals) at Al-Numaniya district from July 5, 2022 to January 25, 2023. Questionnaire comprised of three forms distributed on structure, process, and outcome data, which were collected by interview and researcher observation with directors of main primary health care centers, health and nursing staff, and school principals and through the use of a descriptive statistical (frequencies, percentages, statistical mean) and inferential (Pearson correlation coefficient) and the data were analyzed. RESULTS: Showed overall evaluation of the quality assurance related to structure standards of primary health care centers PHCs was fair (66.7%). Regarding process standards showed that 50.0% of the nurses' staff expressed a fair activity and duties. On the other hand, regarding outcome showed that 64.7% of the school principals expressed somehow satisfied toward elementary school health care services. CONCLUSIONS: Overall evaluation of quality assurance regarding school health services in PHCs was fair as described by moderate average in all essential components as structure, process, and outcome. It also showed a significant positive correlation between outcomes of quality assurance for school health services and regard structure of PHCs. RECOMMENDATIONS: Ministry of Education and Health can benefit from the study to identify the strengths and weaknesses in the structure of PHCs. Equipping health centers with essential supplies such as computers, vaccines, eye glasses, and laboratory materials PHCs to provide integrated services for students. © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.

Background: The delivery of school health services (SHS) is commonly considered to be one of the more crucial parts of the health program in schools, and they are responsible for the students’ overall health. Objectives: To determine satisfaction of elementary school principals toward school health services provided by primary health care centers (PHCCs). Also, to identify the relationship between satisfaction of elementary school principals their socio-demographic characteristics. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study design consisting of 133 school principals selected by convenient sample distributed on six main PHCCs at Al-Numaniya District from July 5, 2022 to January 25, 2023. Questionnaire was created and prepared to be used for the study’s aim after having revised the literature and comparable research data were collected by interviewing school principals. Results: The study showed 64.7% of the school principals expressed a moderately satisfied and 26.3% of the school principals expressed satisfied while only 9.0% expressed unsatisfied regarding elementary school health services in PHCCs. Conclusions: The study concludes that overall satisfaction of school principals were moderate regarding school health services in PHCCs and there is a significant relationship between satisfaction of school principals and their socio-demographic characteristics (age and training). © 2023 Medical Journal of Babylon.

The rapid spread of the SARS-Cov-2 virus, the increase in the number of patients with severe COVID-19, and the high mortality rate created the basis for the production of safe and effective vaccines. Studies have confirmed the increased risk of severe Covid-19 disease and mortality in cancer patients. It is logical that cancer patients should be the first to receive the primary vaccination and the booster vaccine for Covid-19. Since studies related to cancer patients and the effectiveness of existing Covid-19 vaccines have not been widely conducted, there are significant uncertainties about the effectiveness of the vaccine and the level of humoral and cellular immune responses in these patients. As a result, the possible risks and side effects of existing vaccines are not clear for patients with different cancers who are undergoing special treatments. In this study, we will discuss the effectiveness and safety of existing vaccines on cancer patients. In addition, we highlight factors that could affect the effectiveness of vaccines in these patients and finally discuss opportunities and challenges related to vaccination in cancer patients. Copyright © 2022 Al-qaim, Owadh, Ali, Hussein, Ameen, Kolemen, Washi and Jalil.