Background: The burden of STIs in Pakistan is much larger than reported. Various research studies indicate that the knowledge of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in the women is low. The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding STIs, HPV and sexual behaviors of contraceptive practice among women in Karachi, Pakist...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether paper tape prevents foot blisters in multistage ultramarathon runners. DESIGN Multisite prospective randomized trial. SETTING The 2014 250-km (155-mile) 6-stage RacingThePlanet ultramarathons in Jordan, Gobi, Madagascar, and Atacama Deserts. PARTICIPANTS One hundred twenty-eight participants were enrolled: 19 (15%) from the Jordan, 35 (27%) from Gobi, 21 (16...

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can demonstrate different clinical spectra. Objectives: The current study aimed to analyze the and laboratory risk factors of severe course in patients with COVID-19. Materials Methods: Consecutive a diagnosis COVID-19 pneumonia were included present study. demographic characteristics, comorbid diseases, symptoms, chest computed tomography (CT) fi...

PURPOSE Visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor (vaspin) is an adipocytokine with insulin-sensitizing effects. Accumulating data implied that vaspin represents a compensatory mechanism but it is unknown how vaspin change during ageing. This study was designed to examine the correlation between plasma vaspin and age in a group of normal Chinese people. METHODS A total of 191 ...

Abstract Aim To assess feasibility of a novel remotely-supervised exercise programme at vascular hub during the COVID-19 lockdown. Methods Participants with arterial claudication (ABPI <0.90) who were able to walk 50m enrolled into 3-month by specialist nurse. The initial appointment addressed smoking cessation and best medical therapy. Baseline walking distance, ABPI quality life (QoL) ...

AIM The study aimed to prove that both rationality and emotion are indispensable for older people maintain their ability live independently during the twilight of lives. resilience dementia were investigated by considering interactions between educational levels marriage status. DESIGN A quantitative was conducted using questionnaires. METHODS Four sociodemographic variables (age, sex, level ma...

Aim: To investigate the effect of age-related hearing loss on visual memory.
 Material and Method: 20 participants with normal 38 were included in study. All patients older than 65 years. Pure tone audiometry, speech audiometry Benton retention test applied to all participants.
 Results: Mean score hearing-normal group 13.10±1.48 8.81±3.27 respectively. Patients divided into three gro...

PURPOSE To investigate saccade dynamics as a function of age to determine whether they follow the pattern of development and decline predicted by Weale's model of aging. METHODS One hundred ninety-five participants between the ages of 3 and 86 years made visually guided horizontal prosaccades ranging in size from 1 degrees to 60 degrees in response to dot stimuli. Eye movements were recorded ...