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This study aimed to update and re-validate the scoring system of Fahmy and El-Sherbini for measurement of socioeconomic status in health research in Egypt. The new socioeconomic status scale has 7 domains with a total score of 84. Intra-and inter-observer variability and the internal consistency of the scale were assessed. A linear regression model was performed to determine the relative importance of each domain to the total score. Kappa coefficient was used to measure the agreement between the socioeconomic levels of the new and the old scales. There was a strong correlation between most of the 7 domains of the scale. Cronbach alpha for the scale was 0.66. The education domain contributed to 0.898 of variation in total score. There was a moderate agreement (kappa = 0.76) and strong positive significant correlation (r = 0.93) between the socioeconomic levels and scores of both scales. We conclude that the new socioeconomic status scale is valid and reliable.
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Recolección de Datos/métodos , Encuestas Epidemiológicas/métodos , Adulto , Egipto , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Variaciones Dependientes del Observador , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Factores SocioeconómicosRESUMEN
This study aimed to update and re-validate the scoring system of Fahmy and El-Sherbini for measurement of socioeconomic status in health research in Egypt. The new socioeconomic status scale has 7 domains with a total score of 84. Intra-and inter-observer variability and the internal consistency of the scale were assessed. A linear regression model was performed to determine the relative importance of each domain to the total score. Kappa coefficient was used to measure the agreement between the socioeconomic levels of the new and the old scales. There was a strong correlation between most of the 7 domains of the scale. Cronbach alpha for the scale was 0.66. The education domain contributed to 0.898 of variation in total score. There was a moderate agreement [r= 0.76] and strong positive significant correlation [r= 0.93] between the socioeconomic levels and scores of both scales. We conclude that the new socioeconomic status scale is valid and reliable
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Investigación , Salud , Investigación sobre Servicios de Salud , Modelos Lineales , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Clase SocialRESUMEN
To determine the prevalence of student labour, underlying causes and impacts, we carried out a cross-sectional study on 1293 students enrolled in government secondary schools in Mansoura. Year-round work was reported by 8.6% of students and summer work by 27.5%. The majority worked for > or =6 hours/day. Lower social status, attending vocational school, male sex, large family size and rural residence were significant predictors of student labour. Hazards at the workplace, injuries and corporal punishment were prevalent among working students. Work adversely affected education and social life. Contribution to family income was the main reason for working.
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Protección a la Infancia/estadística & datos numéricos , Empleo/estadística & datos numéricos , Enfermedades Profesionales/epidemiología , Salud Laboral/estadística & datos numéricos , Estudiantes/estadística & datos numéricos , Accidentes de Trabajo/estadística & datos numéricos , Adolescente , Análisis de Varianza , Niño , Protección a la Infancia/legislación & jurisprudencia , Estudios Transversales , Escolaridad , Egipto/epidemiología , Empleo/legislación & jurisprudencia , Composición Familiar , Femenino , Estado de Salud , Humanos , Renta , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Motivación , Salud Laboral/legislación & jurisprudencia , Padres/educación , Prevalencia , Características de la Residencia , Factores Socioeconómicos , Estudiantes/legislación & jurisprudencia , Encuestas y CuestionariosRESUMEN
To determine the prevalence of student labour, underlying causes and impacts, we carried out a cross - sectional study on 1293 students enrolled in government secondary schools in Mansoura. Year - round work was reported by 8.6% of students and summer work by 27.5%. The majority worked for > / = 6 hours/ day. Lower social status, attending vocational school, male sex, large family size and rural residence were significant predictors of student labour. Hazards at the workplace, injuries and corporal punishment were prevalent among working students. Work adversely affected education and social life. Contribution to family income was the main reason for working
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Estudiantes , Estudios Transversales , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Exposición Profesional , Factores Socioeconómicos , EmpleoRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of occupational physical activities on the outcome of pregnancy. METHODS: A case control study included two groups; the first one included 562 patients with spontaneous abortion as a case group, while the second one included 1200 ladies with full term deliveries as a matched control group. Occupational physical activity has been evaluated through the energy expenditure (fatigue score and intensity score) and the biomechanic load (abdominal pressure intensity score, relative chronic pressure and peak pressure scores) in both groups. RESULTS: The group of spontaneous abortion had a significant higher intensity score, fatigue score, unfavourable working hours and high working speed than the group of favourable pregnancy outcome. The study showed a significantly higher biomechanic load among the group of spontaneous abortion represented by higher peak pressure score, chronic pressure score, lifting and bending activities. The group of spontaneous abortion had a significant (P<0.05) higher housekeeping working hours per day than that of the control group. Also they had a significant larger family size and had a significant lower helping in housekeeping activities than the group of favourable outcome. CONCLUSION: Excessive occupational physical activity has a definite detrimental effect on the outcome of pregnancy.