Urinary Tract Infections in Relation to Bladder Emptying in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury.

: Spinal cord injuries are debilitating conditions with significant impacts on physical function and patient quality of life. The high incidence of urinary tract infections in these patients can be attributed to neurogenic bladder-a major complication of spinal cord injuries. The aim of this study is to investigate the incidence of urinary tract infections in patients with spinal cord injuries and their relation to the method of bladder emptying.

Unintentional Fall-Related Mortality among the Elderly in Serbia: Importance of Death Reporting Quality.

Background: Falls have been one of the leading causes of injury-related deaths among the elderly, having an increasing trend in many countries. We investigated trends of fall-related mortality among people aged ≥65 yr in Serbia.

Methods: Based on official data, we calculated unintentional fall-related mortality rate (MR) from 1998 to 2017, using join point regression analysis to determine annual percentage changes (APC).

Mortality from external causes among 1-14 years old children in Serbia, 1997-2016.

Objectives: Globally, child mortality from external causes is in decline, but it is still among the leading causes of child deaths. The aim of this first national study was to determine trends of mortality rates from external causes among children aged 1-14 years in Serbia.

Methods: Mortality data were collected from the database of the Statistical Office of Serbia.

Subjective sensitivity to noise and non-auditory health effects among adults in Niš, Serbia.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine subjective sensitivity to noise of the citizens of Niš and its impact on their non-auditory health effects.

Methods: This study was designed as a cross-sectional questionnaire survey among 908 adult residents of Niš, Serbia, of whom 387 were men (42.6%) and 521 women (57.

Trends and Causes of Neonatal Mortality in Serbia, 1997-2016.

Background: Regardless of the notable reduction in infant deaths worldwide over the last 30 years, the proportion of neonatal mortality in total child mortality is increasing.

Aims: To perform a trend analysis of neonatal mortality in Serbia.

Study Design: Descriptive observational study.

A randomized trial of class 2 and class 3 elastic compression in the prevention of recurrence of venous ulceration.

Background: Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are a major health problem because of their high prevalence and associated high cost of care. Despite the widespread use of compression, treatment recurrence rates remain high. Numerous studies have suggested that regular use of compression stockings reduces VLU recurrences.

Relationship between fear of falling and functional status in nursing home residents aged older than 65 years.

Aim: The present study investigated the relationship between fear of falling and functional status, and sociodemographic and health-related factors in nursing home residents aged older than 65 years.

Methods: The cross-sectional study involved 100 participants who were residents of a nursing home and aged older than 65 years. Fear of falling was assessed using the Falls Efficacy Scale.

Changes in stroke mortality trends and premature mortality due to stroke in Serbia, 1992-2013.

Objectives: To determine mortality trends and premature mortality due to stroke in Serbia in 1992-2013 period.

Methods: We obtained mortality database from the Statistical Office of Serbia.

Results: From 1992 to 2005, age-standardized mortality rates (ASRs) per 100,000 for all stroke increased, with annual percentage change (APC) of 1.

Estimation of macronutrient content in kindergartens meals: food composition tables or chemical analysis?

Objective: The nutrition of children in kindergartens has a great significance for proper growth and development of children. In order to save time and money, the control of macronutrients content is performed by calculations using food composition tables instead of performing a chemical analysis.

Methods: We examined the macronutrients content of 240 whole day meals using food composition tables and performed chemical analysis of meals to determine adequacy and validity of food composition tables in calculation of macronutrient contents in kindergarten meals.

Energy and nutritional value of the meals in kindergartens in Nis (Serbia).

Background: It is well known that high-energy diet, rich in fat and carbohydrates, increases the risk of obesity. Preschool age is an important period to acquire the eating habits continued later in adulthood. Therefore, evaluation of child nutrition in kindergartens is especially important in the prevention of future obesity.

Hygiene training of food handlers in hospital settings: important factor in the prevention of nosocomial infections.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of food hygiene training of food handlers on sanitary-hygienic conditions in hospital kitchens, based on microbiological analysis of smears taken in hospital kitchens. The study was conducted in the 1995-2009 period at the Clinical Centre Nis, Serbia. The food hygiene training was conducted in February 2005, by an infection control officer.

The impact of the July 2007 heat wave on daily mortality in Belgrade, Serbia.

Objective: Mortality has been shown to increase with heat waves. Serbia experienced the hottest heat wave in July 2007. In this study, we examined patterns of non-traumatic excess mortality in Belgrade during this event.

Determination of lead and arsenic in tobacco and cigarettes: an important issue of public health.

Contents of lead and arsenic were determined in 617 tobacco samples and 80 samples of cigarettes. The mean content of lead in tobacco was 0.93 microg/g (range 0.

Household environmental tobacco smoke and respiratory diseases among children in Nis (Serbia).

The authors investigated the relationship between household environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure and prevalence of respiratory symptoms and diseases as well as absenteeism related to respiratory illness in schoolchildren. The study sample consisted of 1,074 children aged 7-11 years from three primary schools in Nis (Serbia). ETS exposure was associated with wheezing (OR-1.

Estimated daily intake of benzoic acid through food additives in adult population of South East Serbia.

The aim of this study is to estimate dietary intake of benzoic acid and its salts through food additives in adult population of South East Serbia. Information on dietary intake among 620 adults (aged 18-65) was collected using a food frequency questionnaire, and 748 food samples were analyzed. The mean estimated intake of benzoic acid -0.

Carbohydrate intake, glycemic index, glycemic load and risk of gastric cancer.

The aim of this study was to examine relationship between dietary carbohydrate, glycemic index, glycemic load and gastric cancer risk. This hospital based case-control study was conducted in Nis (Serbia) between 2005 and 2006. Subjects (n=102) with histologically confirmed gastric cancer and controls (n=204) selected from non-cancer patients were interviewed.

[Application and significance of fortification in prevention of micronutrient deficiency-induced diseases].

Fortification is defined as adding of one or more essential elements to food article, regardless of whether it has been already added to food or not, in order to prevent or correct deficiency of one or more nutrients in the general population or specific population group. Food fortification with minerals and vitamins helps eliminate diseases such as goiter, rickets, beriberi, and pellagra. Significant results have been also achieved in prevention of anemia and vitamin A deficiency.

[Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and respiratory symptoms in school children of Nis].

Introduction: There is relatively strong evidence among children showing that passive smoking is associated with respiratory symptoms and respiratory diseases, but few studies have been carried out in Serbian population.

Objective: Establishment of association between exposure to tobacco smoke within family and prevalence of the upper and lower respiratory symptoms in school children.

Method: In this descriptive epidemiological study, studied population consisted of 533 school children, 12.