Cent Eur J Public Health 2020, 28(2)

Desert on the menu? What children are served in German full-service restaurants

Lisa Rüsing, Jennifer Hilger-Kolb, Sven Schneider

Cent Eur J Public Health 2020, 28(2):87-93 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5878  

Objectives: Prevalence of obesity and overweight among children is rising worldwide. Thus, the importance of restaurants as food environments is also growing. Considering these developments, the present study describes and evaluates menus and meals offered to children in German full-service restaurants. Methods: Using quota sampling procedure, a representative sample of German full-service restaurants was identified. The individual meals were then assessed, using the Children's Menu Assessment tool (CMA). A total of 500 restaurants and 1,877 individual meals were analyzed. Results: On average, every menu included 3.76 ± 1.31 meals for children....

Relationship between consumption of soft and alcoholic drinks and oral health problems

Hatice Çetinkaya, Piotr Romaniuk

Cent Eur J Public Health 2020, 28(2):94-102 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5745  

Objectives: Oral health can affect quality of life in all course of life, which is a key factor of general health. Dental caries, periodontitis and oral cancer are of the highest burden of oral diseases. Rising prevalence of soft drinks and alcoholic beverages consumption due to easy access and socio-demographic altering has increased the concerns on oral health. In this review our purpose was to show effects of the most consumed beverages on oral health in people older than 15 years. Methods: The review was based on papers published in last 10 years, searched with combined key words related to types of drinks and specific oral health problems. We...

Impact of oral hygiene instructions on plaque index in adolescents

Mirko Soldo, Jurica Matijević, Ana Malčić Ivanišević, Ivana Čuković-Bagić, Luc Marks, Daša Nikolov Borić, Silvana Jukić Krmek

Cent Eur J Public Health 2020, 28(2):103-107 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5066  

Objective: The objective of the study, which consisted of a motivational lecture and hands-on training, was to evaluate the role of oral hygiene education for adolescents. Methods: The study population included sixty-two high school students between fourteen and fifteen years of age (thirty males and thirty-two females). The response rate was 76.5%. The measurement of oral hygiene level was performed using the modified Green Vermilion Index (GVI). The values were recorded at baseline, one week, three months, and six months after education through motivational lecture and hands-on training was performed. Descriptive and nonparametric statistical methods...

Experiences and needs of licensed health risk assessors conducting health impact assessment in the Czech Republic

Lenka Mařincová, Jana Loosová, Vladimír Valenta

Cent Eur J Public Health 2020, 28(2):108-113 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5833  

Objective: The main aim of this study is to discover and analyse the utilization of health impact assessment (HIA) among HIA certificate holders, and to ascertain their opinions on the current situation in the Czech Republic and on the possible future nationwide implementation of health impact assessment. Methods: The target group of the research was identified as holders of professional competence certificates in the field of public health impact assessment. A structured questionnaire was developed. The first part mapped the recent use of HIA in the Czech Republic, the second addressed the issue of linking HIA to regional policies and to the national...

Analysis of incidence and prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and evaluation of their control in epidemiological survey in the Czech Republic

Zdeněk Chmelík, Martina Vaclová, Věra Lánská, Jiří Laštůvka, Michal Vrablík

Cent Eur J Public Health 2020, 28(2):114-119 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5730  

Objective: The aim of this analysis was to analyze the presence of the most important cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and to discuss patterns of LDL cholesterol management in the population studied. Methods: We enrolled 961 males, average age of 42.9 ± 4.7, and 851 females, average age of 51.2 ± 3.6. Data on personal, pharmacological and family history, and laboratory examinations were collected. Cardiovascular (CV) risk was calculated using the Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) algorithm with modifications according to the guidelines. Results: The distribution of CV risk in the observed cohort was as follows: 24% of the subjects...

Is population's cardiorespiratory fitness really declining?

Markéta Sovová, Eliška Sovová, Amjad Ghazal Asswad, Milan Sova

Cent Eur J Public Health 2020, 28(2):120-123 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5912  

Objective: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is defined as the capacity of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems to meet the oxygen demands of the body during physical work. Poor CRF is connected with a higher risk for the development of various noninfectious diseases such as cardiovascular disease or malignancies. The standard test for the assessment of CRF is exercise testing with the measurement of maximal oxygen consumption (VO₂ max). Standard VO₂ max values for adult men and women in the Czech Republic have been available since the 1970s without being updated. According to experts, these standard values are now unusable...

Women's knowledge and beliefs towards vaccination for influenza during pregnancy in Turkey and underlying factors of misinformation: a single-centre cross-sectional study

Çiğdem Pulatoğlu, Gökçe Turan

Cent Eur J Public Health 2020, 28(2):124-129 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5907  

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge and perceptions of the pregnant women presenting to our hospital for seasonal vaccination for influenza and to determine the factors associated with it. Method: In this cross-sectional study pregnant woman presenting to our hospital between October 2018 and March 2019 were evaluated. A non-validated, well-detailed questionnaire addressing the vaccination rates, participants' perceptions about the facts behind the vaccination for influenza and the factors associated with refusal of vaccination was performed. Women's knowledge level provided by their healthcare providers was also questioned....

Vaccination rates for Syrian population under temporary protection in Turkey

Dilek Öztaş, Burak Kurt, Muhsin Akbaba, Mesut Akyol, Salih Mollahaliloğlu, Osman Topaç

Cent Eur J Public Health 2020, 28(2):130-134 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5543  

Objectives: The aim of this study was to gather information on demographic and health indicators, primarily vaccination status, of Syrians under temporary protection in five provinces of Turkey and to develop infrastructure for vaccination planning. Methods: The population under study consists of 89,986 Syrian children, 0-4 years of age, residing in Ankara, Mersin, Gaziantep, Izmir, and Bursa. Initially, we planned to evaluate 2,339 children, although a total of 2,827 children were evaluated by the end of the study. Results: Of these children, 74% were born in Turkey, while 20% were born in Syria. In addition, 22.4% (n = 634) of the children were never...

Changing of risk factors related to diarrhoea among children aged under 5 within ten years in Turkey

Cavit Işik Yavuz, Çağatay Güler, Mehmet Ali Eryurt, Songül A. Vaizoğlu

Cent Eur J Public Health 2020, 28(2):135-142 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5288  

Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the risk factors of childhood diarrhoea in Turkey throughout Turkey Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 1998 and 2008 data. Methods: This study is a further analysis of the database of children under 5 years of age from the Turkey Demographic and Health Survey. Binomial logistic regression and Chi square analysis were used by weighted data of Turkey Demographic and Health Surveys. Results: In 1998 DHS there were 3,459 and in 2008 DHS 3,463 children under 5 years of age. Diarrhoea prevalence was 30.1% and 18.3%, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that household wealth status index, region,...

Reproductive health of Roma women in Slovakia

Mária Šupínová, Gabriela Sonkolyová, Cyril Klement

Cent Eur J Public Health 2020, 28(2):143-148 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5817  

Objective: In most indicators of the way of life, the Roma community is generally different from the majority population and dominant culture. The objective of the study was to describe factors affecting the health of the Roma living in Slovakia, with an emphasis on the sexual and reproductive health of Roma women, and report on the results of analysis of high-risk pregnancies of Roma women in the district of Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia. Methods: A retrospective study of medical documentation was used. The results were analyzed using the absolute and relative frequencies. Statistical methods were used. Results: A total of 1,256 high-risk pregnancies...

Social adaptation status of Syrian refugee physicians living in Turkey

Basri Furkan Dağcioğlu, Aylin Baydar Artantaş, Ahmet Keskin, İrep Karataş Eray, Yusuf Üstü, Mehmet Uğurlu

Cent Eur J Public Health 2020, 28(2):149-154 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5955  

Objectives: Since the beginning of the civil war in Syria, over 3.5 million Syrians have fled to Turkey. Considering the massive burden of healthcare service needs of this population, the Turkish government has launched an initiative as employing Syrian doctors to provide health services to their citizens in Refugee Health Centres. In this study, we aimed to explore the social adaptation status of Syrian physicians living in Turkey using a structured questionnaire and the Social Adaptation Self Evaluation Scale (SASS). Methods: Between November 2016 and April 2018, 799 physicians who participated in "Syrian Physicians' Adaptation Training" were enrolled...

Paediatrics in Theresienstadt ghetto

Kateřina Horáčková, Andrea Ševčovičová, Zdenek Hrstka, Jana Wichsová, Monika Zaviš

Cent Eur J Public Health 2020, 28(2):155-160 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5557  

The main objective of this study is to describe the most common childhood diseases occurring in the Theresienstadt ghetto during the Second World War as well as applied anti-epidemic measures. A partial objective is to describe medical and nursing care of sick child prisoners. The data was obtained by the method of synthesis of primary and secondary data with the highest importance after adequate external source criticism using selected monographs, memoirs, survivor diaries, Orders of the day by the Council of the Elders and Reports of the Jewish self-government of the Theresienstadt ghetto from 1941 to 1945, the Archives of the Jewish Museum in Prague,...

Letter to the Editor

Can wearing face masks in public affect transmission route and viral load in COVID-19?

Zuzana Střížová, Jiřina Bartůňková, Daniel Smrž

Cent Eur J Public Health 2020, 28(2):161-162 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a6290  

The mandatory face mask wearing was implemented in the Czech Republic and Slovakia shortly after the COVID-19 outbreak in Central Europe. So far, the number of COVID-19-associated deaths per 100,000 individuals is far lower in these countries as compared with other neighbouring or close countries. The use of face masks in public may not protect the general public from contracting the virus, however, presumptively decreases the viral load and contributes to a favourable clinical outcome in COVID-19 disease. A certain time is required for antigen-specific T cells and B cells to fully develop. Obligatory face mask wearing in public favours the virus transmission...