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Traditional Beliefs and Practices Regarding Pregnancy of Acehnese Woman: A Qualitative Approach
Published in Teuku Tahlil, Hajjul Kamil, Asniar, Marthoenis, Challenges in Nursing Education and Research, 2020
Darmawati, Masyithah Audina, Tongku Nizwan Siregar, Hajjul Kamil, Teuku Tahlil
Pregnant women are likened to being experiencing very hot conditions, so the cold food is needed and there is a prohibition on eating hot foods during the early pregnancy. Hot food can be consumed before the birth process to speed up labor (Montesanti, 2015). A study conducted by Harsoliya et al. (2011) found that the bromelain enzyme was found in pineapple and it can increase the risk of miscarriage. Pineapple also has a high sugar content which can increase the risk of gestational diabetes (Harsoliya et al., 2011). However, consuming durian during pregnancy has many benefits. Durian contains high sugar and carbohydrates so it can increase the baby’s weight. However, mothers who have gestational diabetes have to reduce the consumption in order to maintain a stable glucose levels (Young Parents, 2019). There are many benefits of consuming rambutan during pregnancy. However, a very mature rambutan has an alcohol content and excessive sugar levels that are not safe for both mother and fetus (Shah, 2019).
Impact of Dietary Polyphenols on Arterial Stiffness
Published in Catherina Caballero-George, Natural Products and Cardiovascular Health, 2018
Tess De Bruyne, Lynn Roth, Harry Robberecht, Luc Pieters, Guido De Meyer, Nina Hermans
Pomegranate (Punica granatum) extract and its polyphenolic constituents punicalin, punicagalin and ellagic and gallic acid significantly suppressed AGE formation in vitro and in a mouse model (Kumagai et al., 2015). Also rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) extract exhibited antiglycation activity in vitro, which correlated to its antioxidant activity. The main compounds were geraniin and ellagic acid (Zhuang et al., 2017). Similarly, glucitol-core containing gallotannins isolated from maple (Acer) species inhibit AGEs, mediated by their antioxidant (radical trapping) potential (Ma et al., 2016).
A holistic approach is needed to control the perpetual burden of soil-transmitted helminth infections among indigenous schoolchildren in Malaysia
Published in Pathogens and Global Health, 2020
Nabil A. Nasr, Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi, Yvonne A. L. Lim, Fatin Nur Elyana, Hany Sady, Wahib M. Atroosh, Salwa Dawaki, Ahmed K. Al-Delaimy, Mona A. Al-Areeqi, Abkar A. Wehaish, Tengku Shahrul Anuar, Rohela Mahmud
Moreover, the present study showed that not washing hands before eating was a significant risk factor for overall STH infection and A. lumbricoides infection. Similarly, not washing fruits before eating was a significant risk factor for overall STH infection, as well as for A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura infections. Previous studies elsewhere have reported high positive rates of Ascaris eggs on the hands and under the nails of participants [66,67]. Thus, it might be assumed that handwashing before eating, after using the toilet, after playing with soil, and after handling pets or domestic animals would go a long way in preventing STH infections, specifically Ascaris and Trichuris. However; surprisingly, evidence of such associations is still inconclusive [68–70]. In the same vein, previous studies among Orang Asli in Malaysia found significantly higher prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among children who do not wash fruits before consumption [21,24,49,65]. Most of the fruits consumed by Orang Asli communities are tropical peeled fruits such as Nephelium lappaceum (locally known as rambutan). Children usually collect these fruits when they have dropped onto the ground, which may be contaminated, and they then simply open the soft shell with their mouths without washing it. Therefore, these fruits might be a means of parasite transmission if the shell carries infective embryonated STH eggs [71].
Drivers for Change in Mental Health Provision in Four Diverse Countries
Published in Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2020
David Arthur, Andrew Foong, Rose McMaster, Michelle Cleary
Malaysia, a developing country with fast growing multicultural and multiethnic population now estimated at 32 million at the heart of South East Asia, inherited a health service model from the UK, similar to that of Australia and Pakistan, following independence in 1957. In terms of mental health services, a ‘lunatic’ institution was first set up in Penang by British colonialists in the 1830s (Haque, 2005), to confine sailors who developed mental illness, and the unwanted (Por & Shaharom, 2017). The country’s first purpose built mental health facility was established in 1911 with 280 beds in Tanjong Rambutan in the state of Perak, which now accommodates about 1,400 individuals. Two other facilities were established in the 1920s for the states of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, followed in 1935 by the Permai Hospital in the southern state of Johor. Treatment regimens were mostly physical and custodial in nature with reportedly high mortality rates (Chong, Mohamad, & Er, 2013).