This article describes a methodology for developing culturally grounded assessment measures in conflict and postconflict situations. A mixed-method design was used in Kabul, Afghanistan, to identify local indicators of distress and develop the 22-item Afghan Symptom Checklist (ASCL). The ASCL contains several indigenous items and items familiar to Western mental health professionals. The ASCL w...

The purpose of this study was to describe prior use of detoxification and addiction-treatment programs among injection drug users (IDUs) in Kabul, Afghanistan. From 2005-2006, IDUs (n = 464) recruited into this cross-sectional study completed an interviewer-administered questionnaire and whole blood rapid testing with fingerstick samples for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis C antibody and B surface...

1,2,3Dicle University Medical Faculty, Obstetric and Gynecology Clinics-DiyarbakirTürkiye Yazışma Adresi /Correspondence: Yrd. Doç. Dr. M. Erdal Sak, Dicle Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum Anabilim Dalı, DiyarbakırTürkiye Email: [email protected] Geliş Tarihi / Received: 10.03.2010, Kabul Tarihi / Accepted: 27.04.2010 Copyright © Klinik ve Deneysel Araştırmalar Dergisi 20...

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Deficiency of nitric oxide Association of obstructive sleep apnea with homocystein, nitric oxide and total antioxidant capacity levels in patients with or without coronary artery disease doi • 10.5578/tt.7845 Tuberk Toraks 2014;62(3):207-214 Geliş Tarihi/Received: 02.01.2014 • Kabul Ediliş Tar...

Yazışma Adresi /Correspondence: Musa Özbay, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Diyarbakir, Turkey Email: [email protected] Geliş Tarihi / Received: 25.06.2013, Kabul Tarihi / Accepted: 09.07.2013 Copyright © Dicle Tıp Dergisi 2013, Her hakkı saklıdır / All rights reserved Dicle Tıp Dergisi / 2013; 40 (4): 668-670 Dicle Medical Journal doi: 10.5798/dicl...

Correspondence Address/Yazışma Adresi Dr. Nurhan Fıstıkcı, Bakırköy Prof. Dr. Mazhar Osman Ruh Sağlığı ve Sinir Hastalıkları Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Psikiyatri Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye Phone: +90 533 526 13 66 E-mail: [email protected] Received/Geliş tarihi: 19.06.2014 Accepted/Kabul tarihi: 22.06.2014 ©Copyright 2014 by Turkish Association of Neuropsychiatry / ©Telif Hakkı 2014...

Limited prevalence data for HIV, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) exist for Afghanistan. We studied a cross-sectional sample of adult injection drug users (IDUs) in Kabul, Afghanistan, from June 2005 through June 2006. Study participants completed interviewer-administered questionnaires and underwent testing for HIV, antibody to HCV, and HBsAg. Overall prevalence...

objective: the prevalence of obesity is rising in both developed and developing countries. globally, it is estimated that nearly one billion adults are overweight at least 300 million of them are clinically obese. in afghanistan no published data is available regarding non-communicable diseases including obesity. this paper reports the prevalence and associated risk factors of obesity among adu...

Received / Geliş Tarihi: 18.11.2010 Accepted / Kabul Tarihi: 27.01.2011 ©Copyright 2012 by Emergency Physicians Association of Turkey Available on-line at www.akademikaciltip.com ©Telif Hakkı 2012 Acil Tıp Uzmanları Derneği Makale metnine www.akademikaciltip.com web sayfasından ulaşılabilir. doi:10.5152/jaem.2011.068 Two and a Half Year Old Girl with Ischemic Stroke Due to Trauma (Lollipop Synd...