| 2024 VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4, JULY - AUGUST
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The Role of Culture and Stigma in screening for Mental Disorders among College Students in Saudi Arabia: The Example of PTSD
Ahmed Nezar M. Kobeisy, Ph.D.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.6001
ABSTRACT: Background. Early detection of PTSD is very important. Culture plays a very important role in all areas
and stages of mental health (e.g. Prevention, Intervention, and treatment) from the beginning to the end. It is a
necessary step to improve treatment results. While screening instruments for PTSD and other mental disorders have
been developed, applied and evaluated in western populations, research into the effectiveness of screeners in Arab
countries is lacking. In this paper, the researcher utilized the Jellinek-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder questionnaire
(J-PTSD) which is highly reputable for its high efficiency, brief content and ease to use.
Method. The aim of the present study was to replicate and cross-validate the J-PTSD screener in a community
sample in Saudi Arabian students. In total, 239 subjects completed both the screener and a structured interview: The
Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview. Results. Results of the current study did not confirm the validity of
the screening questionnaire in Saudi Arabia, in that much lower values were found for sensitivity (.47) in detecting
PTSD. The specificity found in the present study was good: .89. Results were compared to literature on Mental
disorders as well as to the 2019 Saudi National Survey of Mental Health. Cultural barriers (e.g. stigma) have been
explored
Conclusion. The low value found for sensitivity indicates that the screener possesses poor diagnostic qualities in this
population. Therefore, clinical use of this screener in non-Western context, e.g. in Arab and perhaps other Muslim
(i.e. non-Arab) refugees, cannot be recommended. The same may apply to non-Arab and non-Muslim cultures that
share similar cultural characteristics relevant to mental health and treatment issues. Recommendations were
presented.
Keyword: PTSD; screener; Saudi Arabia; specificity; sensitivity; MINI
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EVIDENCE OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF STRUCTURAL PREDISPOSITIONS OF THE CRYSTALLINE BASEMENT IN THE OBSERVATION OF MICROEARTHQUAKES IN
THE WADI FIRA IN EASTERN CHAD
DOUMNANG MBAIGANE Jean Claude 1, ADOUM Issack 2, BONNKE Kaya 3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.6002
ABSTRACT: The seismically active regions of the world are modelled on zones where the crust is constantly evolving,
subduction zones or seismically active zones such as the East African Rift. Chad is not one of these zones, because
towards the end of the Precambrian, Chad's crustal evolution came to an end and it became part of a stable zone.
Nevertheless, micro-earthquakes of up to magnitude four have been recorded in the Wadi-Fira region thanks to the
Abéché ABC seismological station. The signals recorded have been processed and located in an area of very uneven
high basement at the surface. Their origin is thought to be linked to the dynamics of the aquifer in relation to the
rate of weathering, which plays an important role in the infiltration of water, causing the hydrostatic pressure to vary
considerably. This variation in pressure can lead to a change in the state of stress in pre-existing faults. An increase
in fluid pressure in the rock mass can create fault instability. The largest recorded event is located on the N30°E
direction corresponding to the direction of an old non-active fault representing the Volcanic Line of Cameroon.
Keyword: Near earthquakes, epicentre, regional phases, Wadi Fira (Chad).
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THE EFFECT OF MUSIC THERAPY ON ANXIETY LEVELS ELDERLY WITH
HYPERTENSION IN JATI MELATI VILLAGE PONDOK MELATI BEKASI
Endang Banon, Indriana Rakhmawati, Tien Hartini, Omi Haryati, Nurhalimah
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.6003
ABSTRACT: Hypertension is a disease that can appear at the age of 50 years (pre-elderly) to the elderly (74 years). For
people with hypertension, the stressful conditions experienced can increase blood pressure. For this reason, therapy
is needed to reduce or stabilize blood pressure so that hypertension can be controlled. Management of hypertension
can be done by providing non-pharmacological therapy, one of which is by providing music therapy. This therapy
can give calm and can reduce the anxiety level of older people. This research is quasi-experimental research with a
one-group pretest-posttest design. The research was conducted in Jati Melati - Jatiwarna Pondok Melati Bekasi
Village, with 30 respondents who met the exclusive criteria and were selected using purposive sampling. Data was
collected using a questionnaire, and therapy was provided using a workbook. Before the research, respondents
received an explanation and signed an agreement. Data analysis was carried out using the dependent t-test. The
statistical test results obtained a p-value of 0.000, which means that providing music therapy can reduce the anxiety
level of older people with hypertension. The benefits of research are to reduce anxiety levels in older people and as
an evidence base for further research. Music therapy can be recommended as a therapy to reduce the anxiety level
of older people with hypertension.
Keyword: hypertension, anxiety, elderly, music therapy
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UNLOCKING THE DIGITAL POTENTIAL: EVALUATING SMARTPHONE-BASED DIGITAL COMPETENCE AMONG CAMBODIAN FARMERS.
Ratha Hem 1&4, Makararavy Ty 2, Asikin Yoeu 3&1, Rylida Vong 4, Luis Molina Carpio 5, and Siphann Hoem 6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.6004
ABSTRACT: Agriculture sector was identified to be vulnerable to climate variability and change. The utilization of
digital technology holds significant promise in facilitating and advancing sustainable socio-economic development,
inclusivity, and resilience. It achieves this by generating novel avenues for economic expansion, improving the
productivity and effectiveness of all industries, and offering alternative solutions and innovative approaches to
address prevailing global challenges such as pandemic and climate change. The research aims to assess the farmers’
basic knowledge of digital literacy competence level and to examine the association between gender, education, and
age group to the foundational digital literacy of farmers in using a smartphone. The Cohran formula of an unknown
population was used to determine the appropriate number of farmers to be interviewed. 400 farmers within 10
districts were randomly chosen with gender balance. KoboToolBox and SPSS IBM 25 were adopted to collect and
analyse the data. The findings revealed that Farmers are mostly working-age (31-64) and the majority of farmers
have primary education. While more women have greater secondary education, more men have bachelor's degrees.
Female farmers have an average education of 1.39, whereas male farmers have 1.41. Male farmers had a somewhat
higher education standard deviation than female farmers. On average, farmers possess 3 smartphones. In social
media and content creation, women thrive in digital literacy. Male farmers are better at connecting to the internet
and integrating smartphone links. Digital literacy abilities are lower in older people (> 65) than working-age and
youth groups. Higher education correlates with improved smartphone abilities and digital literacy. Farmers with less
education may need more digital literacy training, especially for smartphone activities. Pearson Chi-Square Tests
show no significant association between gender and age and basic digital literacy. Education level is significantly
associated with social media app competency and smartphone app installation/use (p-value = 0.000).
Keyword:Digital literacy, Digital competence, Smartphone-based evaluation, Technology adoption
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COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY OF EFFICACY OF GREEN OIL & KUPPLAI PASTE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC WOUND (VRANA)
D. Sashi Kumaran
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.6005
ABSTRACT: Wound healing is a complex and dynamic process with the wound environment changing with the
changing health status of the individual. The knowledge of the physiology of the normal wound healing trajectory
through the phases of haemostasis, inflammation, granulation and maturation provides a framework for an
understanding of the basic principles of wound healing. Through this understanding the health care professional
can develop the skills required to care for a wound and the body can be assisted in the complex task of tissue
repair.
A chronic wound should prompt the health care professional to begin a search for unresolved underlying causes.
Healing a chronic wound requires care that is patient centered, holistic, interdisciplinary, cost effective and
evidence based.
Forty patients with chronic wound were enrolled in this comparative clinical study. For each group twenty patients
were selected randomly, informed consent was attained and then they underwent treatment with either green oil
or Kupplai paste for dressing daily for 8 weeks. The follow up duration was minimally 1 - 2 months.
In the study percentage of 57.5% male and 42.5% female patients in the sample Age group of 30 to 40 years 20%,
41 to 50 years 32.5% and 51 to 60 years 47.5% of patients were chronic wound with different wound size, pain
and other criterias in the two groups. P values of group A (P = 0.005) > P values of group B (P = 0.000),
therefore reduction of the wound size in the Group B ( Kupplai paste) is more significant than Group A ( Green
oil).
Conclusion that the application of kupplai paste can be used more effective than green oil on healing of the
wound management.
Keyword: Chronic wound, Green oil, Kupplai paste, reduction of wound
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