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As a fundamental right, all women should have equal access to menstrual hygiene management (MHM). However, certain sociocultural contexts foster an atmosphere of secrecy surrounding menstruation, which discourages open discussion. The present study seeks to explore the relationship between attitudes on menstrual secrecy and MHM practices among young women in rural areas of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealthcare (Basel)
November 2024
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Department of Human Care Science, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575, Ibaraki, Japan.
Geriatr Gerontol Int
November 2024
School of Nursing, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan.
Skin Res Technol
October 2024
Department of Midwifery and Women's Health, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi
September 2024
Community Health & Welfare Section, Fukuoka City Minami Ward Health & Welfare Center.
Psychogeriatrics
November 2024
School of Nursing, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan.
Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi
September 2024
Department of Clinical Trial and Clinical Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba.
Migrant technical intern trainees who migrate to Japan have become essential to the Japanese labour force, especially in rural areas. Persons in charge of supervising organisations and training coordinators both support the trainees' health and daily lives during their stay in Japan. This support is significant for trainees as it helps them access and interact with Japanese society.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSupport Care Cancer
April 2024
School of Nursing, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan.
Cureus
January 2024
Ophthalmology, Tsurumi University, Yokohama, JPN.
Background This study aimed to examine the association of suspended particulate matter (SPM) with outpatient attendance for allergic conjunctivitis. Methodology The information on air pollution, encompassing total hydrocarbons, non-methane hydrocarbons, methane, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, nitric oxide, oxidants, and SPM alongside data concerning daily weather conditions such as temperature, wind speed, and humidity, was gathered. Subsequently, the weekly mean values for outpatient visits, air pollution, and weather parameters were computed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPsychogeriatrics
March 2024
School of Nursing, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan.
Geriatrics (Basel)
September 2023
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Department of Human Care Science, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575, Ibaraki, Japan.
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between sleep quality, frailty, and human relationships in Japanese older adults (aged 65 years and above, excluding those certified as requiring long-term care). This cross-sectional study used a questionnaire survey to gather demographic information, data on frequency of conversation and conversation partners, and employed the following validated instruments: Kihon Checklist (KCL), a Japanese instrument used to determine the care needs and frailty of older adults; the Dysphagia Risk Assessment for Community-Dwelling Elderly (DRACE) scale; Japanese versions of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI-J); the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15-J); and the University of California Los Angeles Scale (UCLA-J), an instrument to assess loneliness in older adults. The 500 respondents were divided into two groups based on sleep quality (PSQI-J): low sleep quality group ( = 167, 33.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Dermatol
August 2023
Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Background: In Japan, neonates have typically been bathed in a bathtub immediately after birth because bathing is a custom for cleansing impurities. However, dry technique has been introduced into many institutions since 2000. There is little scientific evidence on the benefit or harmfulness of either method to neonatal skin, and consequently, opinion remains split on which method is superior.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi
October 2023
Objectives The Committee on Public Health Nursing (2017-2018) of the Japanese Society of Public Health aimed to elucidate the competencies of public health and public health nursing to provide basic materials for public health, public health nursing education, practice, and research.Methods We studied the core competencies of public health professionals and public health nursing in the United States and examined similarities to and differences from those in Japan.Results The United States and Japan shared similar public health and public health nursing competencies in that they targeted populations, identified health problems, and clarified health challenges for effective actions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Mol Sci
June 2023
Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8540, Japan.
The combined toxicological effects of airborne particulate matter (PM), such as PM2.5, and Asian sand dust (ASD), with surrounding chemicals, particularly quinones, on human airway epithelial cells remain underexplored. In this study, we established an in vitro combination exposure model using 1,2-naphthoquinones (NQ) and 9,10-phenanthroquinones (PQ) along with heated PM (h-PM2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTomography
April 2023
Department of Health Science, School of Health Science, Nippon Bunri University, 1727 Ichiki, Oita 870-0397, Japan.
Sci Rep
March 2023
Department of Midwifery, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences, 2944-9 Megusuno, Oita-City, Oita, 870-1201, Japan.
Infantile skin problems not only cause temporary pain and discomfort, but also have a long-term impact on health. Hence, the purpose of this cross-sectional study was to clarify the relationship between inflammatory cytokines and Malassezia fungal facial skin problems in infants. Ninety-six 1-month-old infants were examined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Women with higher breast density are at higher risk of developing breast cancer. Breast density is known to affect sensitivity to mammography and to decrease with age. However, the age change and associated factors involved are still unknown.
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January 2023
Department of Environmental Health Science, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Oita, Japan.
Objective: The effectiveness of skin care to radiation dermatitis (RD) on patients who received radiotherapy for cancer has not been clarified. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of moisturizers and skin washing on skin barrier function possibly leading to the development of RD using X-ray irradiated hairless mice.
Methods: Nine-week-old hairless mice were irradiated with 10 Gy of X-rays, and the skin care group had moisturizers applied or skin washing with soap from the day of irradiation during observations.
Analyst
October 2022
Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining of tissue sections is a powerful tool for observing changes in the tissue structure and is used as the most fundamental and vital technique in histology. However, xenobiotics such as polymers and inorganic or organic materials have low dyeability, making it difficult to observe the distribution of materials across tissues. Raman spectroscopy is an advantageous technique for identifying materials in tissues using spectroscopic fingerprints by laser irradiation without staining.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealthcare (Basel)
July 2022
Mental Health and Psychiatric Division, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Oita 8701163, Japan.
Despite postpartum depression being a common mental health problem, there is no screening method for it. The only risk assessment used is the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). We investigated the relationship between Brief Scale for Coping Profile (BSCP) subscales performed during pregnancy and EPDS scores.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInhal Toxicol
July 2022
Environmental Standards Section, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Ibaraki, Japan.
Aims: Asian sand dust (ASD) comprises soil particles, microorganisms, and various chemical components. We examined whether peptidoglycan (PGN), a structural cell wall component of Gram-positive bacteria, exacerbates ASD-induced allergic airway inflammation in mice.
Methods: The ASD (median diameter ∼4 µm) used was a certified reference material from the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Japan, derived from Gobi Desert surface soil collected in 2011.
Arch Public Health
March 2022
Oita University of Nursing and Health sciences, Oita, Japan.
Background: Waist circumference (WC) increases more than body mass index (BMI) over time. This study investigated the change in WC among middle-aged and elderly Japanese people for 10 years, and its relationship with lifestyle and lipid metabolism factor.
Methods: Health checkup data and lifestyle habits of a retrospective cohort of 745 people aged 40-65 years who underwent health checkups at least three times between 2008 and 2017 were analyzed.