Co-occurrence of problematic facebook and video game use: prevalence and association with mental health disorders among adolescents.

Introduction: The rapid proliferation of technology and its impact on adolescents' lives have raised concerns about addictive behaviors and its potential consequences, including behavioral and mental health problems. This study investigates the prevalence and risk factors associated with the co-occurrence of Problematic Facebook Use and Problematic Video game Use among Tunisian adolescents.

Methodology: We conducted a cross-sectional study in the urban area of Sousse governorate in Tunisia during the 2018/2019 school year.

Screening and health education practices related to cardiovascular risk factors among adults: results of a households survey in Sousse, Tunisia.

In Tunisia, despite the implementation of national strategies to prevent some of cardiovascular risk factors, these diseases still represent the leading cause of death. The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and assess the screening and health education practices related to these factors among the adults of Sousse (Tunisia). A cross-sectional study was conducted in 1000 households in Sousse, Tunisia.

Surveillance of tobacco use among young adolescents: trends and predictors across three years in Sousse, Tunisia.

Background: In developed countries, there was an overall decrease in tobacco use over the last decades. In Tunisia, a national strategy to reduce tobacco use was set up since 2008. However, this strategy was rarely evaluated.

Thyroid-related autoantibodies in Tunisian patients with type 1 diabetes.

Aim: To evaluate, retrospectively, the frequency of antithyroid antibodies (ATA) in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Materials And Methods: Antithyroperoxidase antibodies (TPO-Ab), antithyroglobulin antibodies (TG-Ab), and antithyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibodies (TSHR-Ab) were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Sera of 312 patients (166 children and 146 adults) with T1D were analyzed.

Prevalence of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies during treatment with benzylthiouracil.

Background: Drug induced antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) associated vasculitis is a rare complication associated especially with propylthiouracil (PTU). Prevalence of ANCA in patients receiving PTU is well established. Few cases of vasculitis were also reported with benzylthiouracil (BTU).