Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Future Healthcare Workers in Serbia.

Background/objectives: Adequate knowledge and correct attitudes about the HPV vaccine influence awareness of the importance of preventing HPV-related diseases, which is particularly important for future healthcare professionals. We aim to examine the share of correct answers and the prevalence of different attitudes about the HPV vaccine among active regular students of the Faculty of Medicine in Novi Sad.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 to 30 November 2023 using a structured survey questionnaire.

Relationship Between Population Density, Availability of Gynecological Services, and Cervical Cancer Incidence and Mortality Across Administrative Units in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina During 2016-2020.

: Burden of cervical cancer in Central and Eastern Europe is higher than in other parts of Europe. We analyzed cervical cancer epidemiology in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Srpska) from January 2016 to December 2020, exploring the role of available sociodemographic factors and healthcare service parameters on incidence and mortality rates, using an ecological approach based on aggregated data. : Incidence and mortality rates are standardized using the method of direct standardization with the World-ASR-W.

Sales of Veterinary Antibiotics in Serbia: Identification of Problem Areas Using Standardized Metrics.

One Health, as a multi-disciplinary approach, considers animal, human, and environmental health. Serbia continuously records high rates of antimicrobial resistance, with a knowledge gap on practices regarding veterinary antibiotic use, as no standardized data regarding veterinary consumption of antibiotics that would allow for temporal or spatial comparison are available in Serbia. This study aimed to describe the sales of veterinary antibiotics in Serbia.

Diabetes management, dietary supplements use and the effect of coronavirus pandemic on diabetes patients in Serbia: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a significant public health challenge in Serbia, mirroring the situation in other European middle-income countries. The aims of this study were to examine the disease-related characteristics and management of diabetes, as well as the prevalence of use of dietary supplements (DS) among diabetes patients in Serbia, and to analyze the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on DM patients in Serbia.

Methods: The study was carried out as an online, observational, cross-sectional study involving 422 adult diabetes type 1 (DM1) and type 2 (DM2) patients residing in Serbia.

Tapentadol Immediate Release (IR) versus Morphine Hydrochloride for Postoperative Analgesia of Patients Undergoing Total Abdominal Hysterectomy-A Prospective Cohort Study.

: This study aimed to examine the efficacy of tapentadol immediate release (IR) and morphine hydrochloride in the treatment of acute postoperative pain after total abdominal hysterectomy, as well as to examine the frequency of opioid-related side effects in observed patients. : The prospective observational study was conducted over five months, and it included a total number of 100 patients. The two cohorts had different types of postoperative analgesia, and the effects were observed for 24 h postoperatively, by following the pain scores on NRS (Numerical Pain Scale), contentment with analgesia, and opioid-related side effects.

Motives and attitudes of parents toward HPV vaccination: Results from the initial period of HPV vaccine rollout in Serbia.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is one of the most common viral infections in sexually active population worldwide, and is the main cause of cervical cancer, which is the fourth most common cancer among women. Serbia ranks third in incidence and mortality rate of cervical cancer in Europe. We conducted a cross-sectional study considering parents' motivation for the HPV vaccination of their children.

Self-Medication Perceptions and Practice of Medical and Pharmacy Students in Serbia.

Background: Attitudes towards conventional and complementary medicine among future healthcare professionals can impact their future pharmacotherapy practice. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and predisposing factors related to self-medication among medical and pharmacy students.

Methods: This cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was performed at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, on first- and final-year students of medicine and pharmacy.

COVID-19 vaccines and cancer patients: acceptance, attitudes and safety.

Purpose: Recommendations and guidelines consider cancer patients a high-priority population for COVID-19 immunization. Vaccination process in Serbia began in January 2021 with four available vaccines. We have conducted a cross-sectional study investigating cancer patients' acceptability of anti SARS-COV2 vaccines.

Hallmarks of tumor-associated microglia response to experimental U87 human glioblastoma xenograft.

Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the deadliest primary brain neoplasm, heavily infiltrated with tumor-associated microglia/macrophages (TAM), which has received a great deal of interest. Bearing in mind that the number of peripheral macrophages by the 14 day is negligible, in our study TAM were referred to as microglia. Here we evaluated histopathological characterization of TAM and kinetics of their infiltration in U87 orthotopic GBM, a commonly used model in preclinical research.

Increase and Change in the Pattern of Antibiotic Use in Serbia (2010-2019).

The aim of this study was to determine and describe trends in antibiotics utilization in Serbia over a ten-year period. Data were retrieved from publicly available annual reports (2010-2019). The results were expressed as Defined Daily Dose (DDD) per 1000 inhabitants per day (DID).

Trend analyses of breast cancer incidence and mortality in Vojvodina.

Purpose: Breast cancer is the most common type of malignant tumor in women and one of the most significant public health problems in the world. The purpose of this work was to determine breast cancer epidemiology in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina in a 20-year period (1993 to 2012) by determining breast cancer incidence and mortality in female population and analyzing the trend in the specified period.

Methods: The research involved the population of women in Vojvodina in the period from 1993 to 2012.

Consumer willingness to pay for a pharmaceutical disposal program in Serbia: A double hurdle modeling approach.

Proper collection and disposal of pharmaceutical waste from households can reduce the negative influence of medicines on the environment. The aim of this paper is to examine the current methods of disposal of unused medicines from households, as well as the willingness of Serbian residents to participate and bear the costs of an organized collection program. Moreover, this research aims to define factors contributing to an individual's willingness to participate and pay for a medicine collection program.

Modulatory effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on the prognosis of patients with breast cancer.

Purpose: To evaluate the changes in biological markers ER, PR, HER2 and Ki67 in residual tumor after surgery for locally advanced breast cancer (LABC), and also to evaluate the outcome of breast cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC).

Methods: 144 breast cancer patients treated with NAC at the Oncology Institute of Vojvodina, Serbia from 2011 to 2015 were included in this study. Changes in biologic markers ER,PR, HER2/neu and Ki-67 were evaluated at diagnostic core biopsy and at the final surgery tissue specimens.

MIA, S100 and LDH as important predictors of overall survival of patients with stage IIb and IIc melanoma.

Purpose: Melanoma represents the most severe form of skin cancer. Detection of specific tumor markers is an important step in disease diagnosis and treatment, contributing to personalized therapy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of MIA, S-100 and LDH as biomarkers for the estimation of overall survival and disease-free survival rate in patients with stage IIa, IIb vs stage IIc melanoma.

Importance of PET/CT scan use in planning radiation therapy for lymphoma.

Background: Radiation therapy is a key part of the combined modality treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), which can achieve locoregional control of disease. The 3D-conformal radiation oncology can be extended-field (EFRT), involved-field (IFRT) and involved node (INRT). New techniques have resulted in a smaller radiation field and lower dose for critical organs such as lung heart and breast.

Epidemiology of pancreatic cancer in vojvodina province in Serbia.

Purpose: Analysis of descriptive epidemiological characteristics of pancreatic cancer in Vojvodina, Serbia.

Materials And Methods: The study covers population of Vojvodina in the period from 2000 to 2009. The method used for data processing was the descriptive.

Increasing frequency of soft tissue sarcomas in Vojvodina - comparison with the literature.

Background: Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) represent 1% of all malignant lesions. In this study the authors analyzed the incidence of STS in Vojvodina (the north region of Serbia) in the period from 1985 to 2009. A number of studies conducted worldwide indicate that STS incidence rates are tending to increase.

Knowledge and attitudes of health care workers from the Primary Health Centre in Inđija, Serbia on professional exposures to blood-borne infections.

Exposure to blood-borne infections (HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C) poses a serious risk to health care workers (HCWs). The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the level of knowledge and attitudes on occupational exposure in primary health care. In 2009, a total of 100 health care workers from the Primary Health Care Centre in Inđija, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia were included in the study.

Information sources for Serbian women on cervical carcinoma risk factors.

Background: The epidemiological situation regarding cervical carcinoma in Serbia is rather unfavorable and one of contributing factors is the insufficient interest of women concerning the risk factors responsible for occurrence of this disease. The aim of this study was to determine the sources of relevant information for women

Methods: An anonymous questionnaire was used for questioning of patients, students and women undergoing systematic examinations. There were 600 women in total in 2006, 2009 and 2010, and the data were statistically processed by the χ 2 test with Yates correction and the Fisher test.

[Linear trend in patients with ovarian cancer in period 2001-2008 at Oncology Institute of Vojvodina].

Introduction: Ovarian cancer is one of the leading health problems, as it is the underlying cause of disease and deaths of a large number of women around the world. Postmenopausal female population, in whom ovarian carcinoma is most often diagnosed in advanced stages of the disease, is primarily affected.

Material And Methods: We used data from Hospital Registry for Malignant Neoplasms at Oncology Institute of Voijvodina for the period from 2001 to 2008, according to which 422 cases of ovarian carcinoma were reported.