Journal of Health and Environmental Research

Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2019

  • Role of Safety and Health Awareness in Occupational Safety and Health Performance in Public Health Facilities in Machakos County, Kenya

    Patrick Kinyanjui Njogu, Charles Mburu, Benson Karanja

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 1-7
    Received: 3 January 2019
    Accepted: 29 January 2019
    Published: 22 February 2019
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    Abstract: The Kenya Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) obligates employers to ensure the provision of occupational safety and health information and training to all persons in their workplaces. In spite of this requirement, the risk of occupational exposures among the healthcare workers remains high. The researchers aimed to determine whether occupati... Show More
  • Determination of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination Tolerance Limit by Food Insect (Brachytrupes membranaceus) in Bodo Community, Niger Delta, Nigeria

    Gbarakoro Tambeke Nornu, Ozonma Obiageli Ukamaka

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 8-13
    Received: 16 December 2018
    Accepted: 11 January 2019
    Published: 19 March 2019
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    Abstract: Petroleum hydrocarbon contaminant passes from contaminated soils to soil-inhabiting food insects and alter the tolerance limit and nutritional contents of the insects. Species samples of adult Brachytrupes membranaceus; an edible insect mostly consumed by children in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, and its soil substrates were collected from pet... Show More
  • Stress Response in Swedish Ambulance Personnel Evaluated by Trier Social Stress Test

    Kåre Karlsson, Patrik Persson Niemelä, Anders Jonsson, Carl-Johan Törnhage

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 14-23
    Received: 7 January 2019
    Accepted: 2 March 2019
    Published: 19 March 2019
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    Abstract: According to previous research, ambulance personnel often consider themselves as healthy, but at the same time several studies show that they suffer from several stress-related illnesses, take early retirement and even suffer early death. The aim of this study was to explore mental stress during the Trier Social Stress Test. Questions were whether ... Show More
  • Comparative Study of Hematological Disorders of Antiviral Treatments in Algerian Chronic Hepatitis C Patients

    Kamilia Guedri, Aziez Chettoum, Nawel Attoui

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 24-31
    Received: 22 January 2019
    Accepted: 6 March 2019
    Published: 21 March 2019
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    Abstract: Viral hepatitis C (HCV) is a major health problem that affects important number of people around the world, the emergence of new direct antiviral treatments is a real therapeutic revolution to days it allows the cure hepatitis C in the majority of patients, but these treatments is accompanied by numerous side effects. Sofosbuvir, Pegylated interfer... Show More