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- Streptococcus pneumoniae has become increasingly resistant to many antimicrobial drugs, leading to concerns about colonization and the spread of drug-resistant strains in children.
- A study conducted in Cyprus involved 402 children aged 6 months to 5 years, examining risk factors for nasopharyngeal colonization and resistance, with insights gathered through parental questionnaires.
- Key findings indicate that attending daycare, having siblings, and parents from Cyprus increase colonization risk, while full immunization with PCV7 is protective; recent antibiotic use is the most significant risk for carrying resistant strains.
A workplace modified duty program for employees in an oncology center.
Work
August 2017
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Cyprus Institute of Biomedical Sciences (CIBS), Nicosia, Cyprus.
Background: Workplace modified duty programs may provide reasonable accommodations to employees who have partial temporary job disability and could work on duty accommodations until they fully recover. However, little is known about the implementation barriers and effectiveness of such programs.
Objective: This study is aimed at evaluating the implementation of a modified duty program for employees in an oncology center.
Support for smoke-free policies in the Cyprus hospitality industry.
Int J Public Health
December 2015
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Cyprus Institute of Biomedical Sciences (CIBS), Nicosia, Cyprus.
Objectives: The present study used attitudinal and behavioural indicators to measure support for smoke-free policies among employers and employees in the hospitality industry in Cyprus.
Methods: A representative sample of 600 participants (95 % response rate) completed anonymous structured questionnaires on demographic variables, smoking status, exposure to second-hand smoke at work and related health beliefs, social norms, and smoke-free policy support.
Results: Participants were predominantly males (68.
Objective: Smoke-free policies aiming to improve quality of indoor air and significantly reduce exposure to secondhand smoke in the hospitality industry are faced with strong opposition from the tobacco industry and hospitality venue owners claiming that they lead to reductions of revenues. The objective of our study was to examine the impact of a recently introduced smoke-free legislation on the revenues of the hospitality industry in Cyprus.
Methods: Anonymous information on revenues was obtained from the Cyprus government value added tax office for the entire hospitality industry in Cyprus including hotels, bars, restaurants and cafeterias between 2005 and 2011.
Attitudes and beliefs on the establishment of a national food safety authority in Cyprus. A population-based survey.
Appetite
April 2014
University of Crete, Regional Laboratory of Public Health/Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses, and Geographical Medicine (WHO Collaborating Center), Medical School, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Cyprus does not have a National Food Safety Authority (NFSA), but a multi-level, fragmented system with responsibilities divided among different ministries and governmental agencies, frequently impeding efforts to effectively manage food risks by duplication and overlapping of responsibilities. A population-based survey was carried out to determine the beliefs and attitudes of interested parties concerning the establishment of a NFSA in Cyprus. Information was collected using a random stratified sampling design and a structured questionnaire.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAttitudes towards euthanasia in severely ill and dementia patients and cremation in Cyprus: a population-based survey.
BMC Public Health
September 2013
Cyprus Institute of Biomedical Sciences (CIBS), Athienitis Strovolos Park, 2A Elia Venezi Street, 2nd Fl, Office 206, 2042, Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Background: Population studies on end-of-life decisions have not been conducted in Cyprus. Our study aim was to evaluate the beliefs and attitudes of Greek Cypriots towards end-of-life issues regarding euthanasia and cremation.
Methods: A population-based telephone survey was conducted in Cyprus.
Iron deposits in the knee joints of a thalassemic patient.
Acta Radiol Short Rep
August 2013
Cyprus Institute of Biomedical Sciences (CIBS) , Nicosia , Cyprus ; Agios Therissos MRI Diagnostic Center, Department of MRI , Nicosia , Cyprus.
The overall prognosis for patients with β-thalassemia has improved considerably during the past decades mainly due to regular blood transfusions, improvements in chelation therapy, and enhanced surveillance with imaging studies examining iron overload and other clinical complications. However, the prolonged survival of these patients leads to the development of other health problems including degenerative diseases such as arthropathies, which require further attention since they have a significant impact on the quality of life. In the current case report, we present a 45-year-old white man with β-thalassemia complaining of non-traumatic pain and restriction in the range of motion of both knees.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChildren's loss of autonomy over smoking: the Global Youth Tobacco Survey.
Tob Control
May 2011
Cyprus Institute of Biomedical Sciences (CIBS), Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Background: Empirical data suggest that children with infrequent tobacco use have difficulty quitting smoking.
Methods: Data were obtained from the nationally representative Global Youth Tobacco Survey of middle-school students in Cyprus and Greece. Regression analyses examined associations between smoking frequency (smoking days per month or cigarettes smoked per day) and loss of autonomy (difficulty refraining from smoking).