Hepatitis C Screening in Selected Social Reintegration Facilities in Eastern Slovakia

Belovicova, M.; Murgova, A.; Vansac, P.; Popovičová, М.; Balážová, Ivana; Nemcikova, M.; Mašterová, V.; Urbanova, A.; Fabisikova, K.; Balaziova, A.

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“…Such fruit juice has an average energy value of 2000-2500 kJ. The title "sugar-free" means that no beet sugar is added, but the fruit juices already contain fruit sugar -fructose (35).…”

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Health Literacy of the Inhabitants of easter Slovakia regarding Disease of Civilization – survey Results

Belovicova,

Jankelova,

Dostalova

et al. 2024

SCWHI

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Introduction: Diseases of civilization represent a group of diseases that have common risk factors as a result of long-term exposure to an unhealthy lifestyle, an unhealthy diet, smoking, a lack of physical activity and stress. Aim of the research: To find out whether random respondents who took part in the “Days of Health” event at the Bardejov Spa have basic knowledge about diseases of civilization. Based on the findings, draw recommendations for practice. Research sample group: 398 respondents: 305 women and 93 men. The average age of the respondents was 56.4 years (+-12.8 years). Methodology: On a voluntary and anonymous basis, the patients filled out a questionnaire focused on their knowledge about diseases of civilization. The questionnaire contained both closed and open questions. Results: The authors of the article analyzed respondents’ answers. The results were statistically processed. Conclusion: Our results show that there is a need for repeated interventions by health care workers (doctors, nurses) and public health workers to spread awareness about diseases of civilization and the possibility of their prevention. Increasing the level of health literacy is a good prerequisite for a healthier population.

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“…Such fruit juice has an average energy value of 2000-2500 kJ. The title "sugar-free" means that no beet sugar is added, but the fruit juices already contain fruit sugar -fructose (35).…”

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“…Diseases of civilization represent a group of diseases that have common risk factors as a result of long-term exposure to an unhealthy lifestyle, an unhealthy diet, smoking, a lack of physical activity and stress. The issue of diseases of civilization is a complex societal problem (1,2).…”

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Health Literacy of the Inhabitants of easter Slovakia regarding Disease of Civilization – survey Results

Belovicova,

Jankelova,

Dostalova

et al. 2024

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“…60% of European countries, which have high ATB consumption, have also high ATB-resistance and countries with low consumption tend to have low resistance rates too. However, there is also correlation between out of pocket expenditure on healthcare and high consumption of ATB and investments to healthcare per capita also correlates to low ATB-R rate, possibly due to more resources spent to hospital hygiene, surveillance and preventive programs for ATB resistance due to charges of social pathology (migration, detention, patient behavior) and social policy, of particular state (4)(5)…”

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“…Is high ATB-consumption on national level the major cause of ATB resistance or just a consequence of migration (2,3) patients behavior, education and/ or social situation? (3,4,5) The aim of this note is to interpret the correlation between ATB consumption and resistance to ATB in 30 European (EU) European Economic Area (EEA) countries and search for the influence of state economies (eg. GDP, health expenditures, migration, social pathology etc.)…”

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Intervention of National Economies to Health and Social Security: Antibiotic Policy as an Example of EU Solidarity with Migration Crisis or Social Pathology? (Note)

Luliak¹,

Gulasova²,

Bradbury³

et al. 2019

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Antibiotic consumption and policies are of great concern in Europe, mainly due to the growing ATB resistance and failure of ATB therapy. The aim of this note is to interprete the correlation between ATB consumption and resistance to ATB in 30 European (EU) European Economic Area (EEA) countries and search for the influence of state economies (eg. GDP, health expenditures etc.) to the ATB consumption. As result of solidarity and patients behavior.

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“…Chronic liver diseases are the 5 th most common cause of death in Slovakia overall, and in the case of productive age, they are in 3 rd place after cardiovascular and oncological diseases [1]. The burden of the chronic disease [2] is most recognized in case of patients living with cardiovascular conditions [3] limiting their abilities and demanding long-run compliance to therapeutic schemes [4], or disorders manifesting with pain [5] or dyspnoea [6], which is in contrast to the liver diseases that stay silent, and thus undetected and thus untreated, for a considerable time.…”

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Liver diseases in the general population – the importance of active screening

Beloviová,

Klobušovská,

Popoviová

et al. 2023

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Background. Chronic liver diseases are the 5 th most common cause of death in Slovakia overall, and in the case of productive age, they are in 3 rd place after cardiovascular and oncological diseases. The most common liver diseases in Slovakia include: alcoholic liver disease with its various stages (alcoholic hepatitis to liver cirrhosis), viral liver diseases and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Objectives. To determine the incidence of liver diseases in a sample of general population from the Bardejov district and, based on the findings, to draw recommendations for general practitioners regarding the need for liver disease screening in their clinics. Material and methods. During the "Week of Healthy liver" event, we examined a total of 179 people (126 women and 73 men). The average age of the examined patients was 52.6 years (± 13.3 years). The participants had an opportunity to have their blood pressure, pulse, waist circumference and hip circumference measured. they could also be measured on a tanita scale, have capillary blood samples for antibodies against hepatitis B, C and venous blood for a biochemical spectrum (15 indicators) taken, undergo a transient elastography examination and percentage measurement of fat in the liver. Results. The average BMi of the participants was 27.8 (± standard deviation 6.35). 66% of the participants were overweight and obese. via transient elastography, we found the presence of fibrosis in 20.5% of the participants; up to 59% of the patients had fatty liver (S1-S3). in the group of patients without detected liver fibrosis (135/170), we detected steatosis of grade 1-3 (S1-S3) in 73/135 patients (54%) of the group. We analysed the connections between the occurrence of fibrosis and steatosis of the liver and other examined laboratory parameters (including laboratory ones). We processed the results statistically. Conclusions. NaFlD provides a large field of action for interventions by general practitioners. in overweight and obese patients, NaFlD screening should be performed with a focus on measuring blood pressure, weighing the patient, measuring the waist and hips circumference, determining the level of cholesterol, liver function tests, blood glucose levels and the patients should be sent for an ultrasonographic examination of the abdominal cavity. These examinations can also be carried out during the patient's preventive examination, which is reimbursed by health insurance companies once every 2 years. The position of general practitioners in the screening and management of liver diseases is irreplaceable.

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Hepatitis C Screening in Selected Social Reintegration Facilities in Eastern Slovakia

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Health Literacy of the Inhabitants of easter Slovakia regarding Disease of Civilization – survey Results

Health Literacy of the Inhabitants of easter Slovakia regarding Disease of Civilization – survey Results

Intervention of National Economies to Health and Social Security: Antibiotic Policy as an Example of EU Solidarity with Migration Crisis or Social Pathology? (Note)

Liver diseases in the general population – the importance of active screening

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