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Shahabi N, Shahbazi Sighaldeh S, Eshaghi Sani Kakhaki H, Mohseni S, Dadipoor S, El-Shahawy O. The effectiveness of a theory -based health education program on waterpipe smoking cessation in Iran: one year follow-up of a quasi-experimental research. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:664. [PMID: 38429705 PMCID: PMC10908080 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18169-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The present research aimed to determine the effect of an educational intervention based on the extended theory of planned behavior (ETPB) on waterpipe (WT) smoking cessation in women. METHODS The present quasi-experimental had a pre-test, post-test design with 3, 6 and 12 months follow-ups was conducted in Bandar Abbas city, south of Iran in December 2021-March 2023. A total of 448 women over the age of 15 (224 in the intervention group (IG), 224 in the control group (CG)), using a two-stage cluster sampling method participated. The educational intervention focused on WT smoking cessation implemented in 14 sessions. The educational methods in the training sessions were lectures, collaborative discussions, Q&As, brainstorming, role plays, and peer education. The main outcome was WT cessation behavior. Repeated measures ANOVA tests and post hoc were run to compare the IG and CG at baseline in terms of demographic variables, t-test and chi square test, and in the four points of time of data collection. The data were analyzed in Stata14. A p-value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. RESULTS The mean and standard deviation of WT cessation behavior and all ETPB constructs in the IG was significantly higher than the CG. After the educational intervention, in the IG, the perceived behavioral control, attitude, subjective norm, intention and knowledge increased, and the weekly smoking and WT smoking habit decreased (P < 0.001). The CG did not have any significant change in other variables except for the increased knowledge score. During the 12-month follow-up, the cessation rate was 43.81% (P = 0.645) in the IG and 7.45% in the CG (P = 0.081). CONCLUSIONS The educational intervention positively affected WT smoking reduction and cessation in women through influencing the ETPB constructs. It is strongly recommended to design theory-based interventions beyond the individual level with an emphasis on interpersonal relationships to facilitate WT cessation as far as possible.
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- Nahid Shahabi
- Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Midwifery and Reproductive Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Tobacco and Health Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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- Department of Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Feng LS, Li QL, Yang Q, Zhu YL, Yin FL, Wang QY, Zhong WJ, Wu XQ, Yan RY, Dong ZJ. Cognition of the warning symptoms and risk factors for cancer among Chinese college students: a cross-sectional study based on a summer social practice activity. Ann Med 2024; 55:2299574. [PMID: 38170847 PMCID: PMC10769110 DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2023.2299574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND To investigate the cognition of cancer warning symptoms and cancer risk factors among Chinese college students, analyze the influencing factors, and explain the correlations between cancer cognition and cancer symptom discrimination, cancer fear and psychological distress. METHODS Chinese college students were recruited in this cross-sectional study funded by a summer social practice activity in Yunnan Province, China. Cognition rates of cancer warning symptoms and cancer risk factors were evaluated using Cancer Warning symptoms Cognition Questionnaire (CWSCQ) and Cancer Risk Factors Cognition Questionnaire (CRFCQ), respectively. Factors associated with cognition of cancer warning symptoms, and factors associated with cognition of cancer risk factors were evaluated using multiple linear regression analysis. Interactions between cancer cognition, cancer symptom discrimination, psychological distress, and cancer fear were evaluated by structural equation modeling. RESULTS There were 846 effective samples, with an effective rate of 80.9%. The cognition rates of cancer warning symptoms were from 47.9% to 84.4%, which were affected by cancer symptom discrimination, education, attitudes towards cancer screening, living expenses, drinking history, and ways to obtain cancer knowledge (p < 0.05). The cognition rates of cancer risk factors were from 46.3% to 91.3% in participants, which were affected by education, cancer symptom discrimination, psychological distress, attitudes towards cancer screening, life satisfaction, cancer history in relatives and friends, ways to obtain cancer knowledge, smoking history, and nursing history for cancer patients (p < 0.05). Cancer cognition and cancer symptom discrimination showed intermediary effects on psychological distress and cancer fear (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The overall cancer cognition situation among Chinese college students is not optimistic, which highlights the necessity of improving the cancer health literacy among Chinese college students. With the increasing morbidity and mortality rates of cancer, it is necessary to raise awareness of early detection, and early treatment of cancer among the general public. Health education interventions are helpful to improve cancer health literacy.
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- Lin-sen Feng
- The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (The People’s Hospital of Yuxi City), Yunnan, China
- School of General Practitioners, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China
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- School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China
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- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China
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- Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (The People’s Hospital of Yuxi City), Yunnan, China
- School of General Practitioners, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China
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- The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (The People’s Hospital of Yuxi City), Yunnan, China
- School of General Practitioners, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China
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- The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (The People’s Hospital of Yuxi City), Yunnan, China
- School of General Practitioners, Kunming Medical University, Yunnan, China
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Purohit S, Girisa S, Ochiai Y, Kunnumakkara AB, Sahoo L, Yanase E, Goud VV. Scirpusin B isolated from Passiflora edulis Var. flavicarpa attenuates carbohydrate digestive enzymes, pathogenic bacteria and oral squamous cell carcinoma. 3 Biotech 2024; 14:28. [PMID: 38173823 PMCID: PMC10758380 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-023-03876-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Passiflora edulis Var. flavicarpa (passion fruit) generates vast waste (60-70%) in the form of peel and seed after the juice extraction. The study aimed to isolate Scirpusin B (SB) from passion fruit (PF) seed waste collected from Northeast India and to analyse its anti-radical, antibacterial, anti-diabetic, and anti-oral cancer activities. Scirpusin B was isolated following hydro-alcoholic extraction, fractionation, and column chromatography. The isolated fraction was further identified through NMR and mass spectroscopy. SB exhibited significant antiradical activity against six standard antioxidant compounds, indicating its commercial application. SB inhibited α-amylase (IC50 Value: 76.38 ± 0.25 µg/mL) and α-glucosidase digestive enzymes (IC50 Value: 2.32 ± 0.04 µg/mL), signifying its antidiabetic properties. In addition, SB showed profound antibacterial activity against eight gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria reported for the first time. Furthermore, SB inhibited SAS and TTN oral cancer cell proliferation up to 95% and 83%, respectively. SB significantly inhibited colonies of SAS and TTn cells in the clonogenic assay, attributing to its anticancer properties. The PI-FACS assay confirmed the ability of SB (75 µM) to kill SAS and TTn cells by 40.26 and 44.3% in 72 h. The mechanism of SB inhibiting oral cancer cell proliferation was understood through western blot analysis, where SB significantly suppressed different cancer hallmark proteins, such as TNF-α, survivin, COX-2, cyclin D1, and VEGF-A. The present study suggests that SB isolated from PF seed can add noteworthy value to the waste biomass for various industrial and medical applications. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-023-03876-6.
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- Sukumar Purohit
- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
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- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
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- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
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Dhanapriyanka M, Rdfc K, Jayasekara P. Effectiveness of health promotion intervention on the knowledge and selected practices related with oral cancer among a group of vulnerable youth in Sri Lanka. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:1355. [PMID: 37452326 PMCID: PMC10349418 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16298-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There has been a noticeable trend of younger people being diagnosed with oral cancer, particularly among those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Poor knowledge on risk factors toward oral cancer and the growing fashion of using tobacco also identified among younger generation. Present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a health promotion intervention to improve the knowledge and encourage positive practices associated with oral cancer among a group of vulnerable youth in Sri Lanka. METHODS The study was a community based quasi experimental study, conducted in urban slums in the district of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sample size for one group was 120 youth participants aged between 15 and 24 years. Health promotion intervention was implemented to the intervention group and follow up period was 6 months. The control group did not receive the intervention. Awareness of oral cancer and oral potentially malignant disorders, tobacco chewing practice (betel quid chewing and commercially prepared tobacco and areca nut packet (CPTAP) chewing) and self-mouth examination practice were assessed at the beginning and after 6 months in both groups using an interviewer administered questionnaire. Changes in the knowledge, self-mouth examination practice, quit rate and fresh up take rate were computed to determine the effectiveness. RESULTS There was no loss to follow up. No significant difference was observed between the groups in pre intervention assessment regarding the knowledge, tobacco chewing and self-mouth examination practices. Knowledge score was significantly differed between the groups P = 0.000 in the post intervention assessment as well as among females P = 0.001. Quit rate of the tobacco chewing practice, betel chewing practice and CPTAP chewing practice among intervention group was 33%, 70%, and 13% respectively while control group did not have any quitters, P = 0.001. Fresh up take rate of tobacco chewing in the intervention group was 6.7% compared to the 37.5% in the control group, P = 0.001. Practicing self-mouth examination was significantly higher in intervention group in post intervention assessment, P = 0.000. CONCLUSION Multicomponent health promotion intervention (Advocacy, Interactive discussions, IEC materials and Community mobilization) was significantly effective in enhancing the knowledge, increasing self-mouth examination practice, and reducing tobacco chewing practice among a vulnerable group of youth in Sri Lanka.
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- Manori Dhanapriyanka
- School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
- Ministry of Health Sri Lanka, No. 215 U/7, Anderson Flats, Park road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka.
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- Ministry of Health Sri Lanka, No. 215 U/7, Anderson Flats, Park road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka
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- Ministry of Health Sri Lanka, No. 215 U/7, Anderson Flats, Park road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka
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Banerjee A, Wati SM, Rahayu RP. Real Scenario of Oral Cancer Awareness Sessions-A Narrative Viewpoint. JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND BIOALLIED SCIENCES 2023; 15:S783-S785. [PMID: 37654418 PMCID: PMC10466580 DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_607_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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Oral cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer seen in Southeast Asia. Tobacco, betel nut, and slaked lime are the important constituents of betel quid; this is regularly consumed by the youth and elderly as their regular practice. To curb this oral cancer menace, there are numerous policies and pathways, which are adopted by government, local authorities, and institutions. Among the various policies, one of the easiest ways to reach out to masses is in form of screening camps and sessions. Oral cancer screening forms the most vital part of any dental check-up camps. Due to ignorance or lack of adequate knowledge about the deadly results of cancer, people often neglect these screening camps. This may attribute to various reasons that lead to such ignorance and failure of such free screening sessions.
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- Abhishek Banerjee
- Associate Professor and PG Guide, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Awadh Dental College and Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
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Aggarwal S, Bhadana K, Singh B, Rawat M, Mohammad T, Al-Keridis LA, Alshammari N, Hassan MI, Das SN. Cinnamomum zeylanicum Extract and its Bioactive Component Cinnamaldehyde Show Anti-Tumor Effects via Inhibition of Multiple Cellular Pathways. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:918479. [PMID: 35774603 PMCID: PMC9237655 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.918479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Cinnamomum zeylanicum is a tropical plant with traditional medicinal significance that possesses antimicrobial, antifungal, anti-parasitic, and anti-tumor properties. Here, we have elucidated the anti-tumor effects of Cinnamomum zeylanicum extract (CZE) and its bioactive compound cinnamaldehyde (CIN) on oral cancer and elucidated underlying molecular mechanisms. Anti-tumor activities of CZE and CIN were demonstrated by various in vitro experiments on oral cancer cells (SCC-4, SCC-9, SCC-25). The cell proliferation, growth, cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and autophagy were analyzed by MTT, clonogenic assay, propidium iodide, annexin-V-PI, DAPI, and acridine orange staining, respectively. The binding affinity of CIN towards dihydrofolate reductase and p38-MAP kinase alpha was analyzed by molecular docking. Western blot assay was performed to assess the alteration in the expression of various proteins. CZE and CIN treatment significantly inhibited the growth and proliferation of oral cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner. These treatments further induced apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and autophagy. CZE and CIN inhibited the invasion and cytoplasmic translocation of NF-κB in these cell lines. CIN showed a high affinity to MAP kinase P38 alpha and dihydrofolate reductase with binding affinities of −6.8 and −5.9 kcal/mol, respectively. The cancer cells showed a decreased expression of various PI3k-AKT-mTOR pathways related to VEGF, COX-2, Bcl-2, NF-κB, and proteins post-treatment.
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- Sadhna Aggarwal
- Department of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
- *Correspondence: Md. Imtaiyaz Hassan, ; Satya N. Das,
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- Department of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
- *Correspondence: Md. Imtaiyaz Hassan, ; Satya N. Das,
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