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Article ; Online: Aflatoxin M1 Contamination in Traditional Yoghurts Produced in Guilan Province, Iran

Mohammad Reza Nikbakht, Shima Lachiniyan, Saeid Rahbar, Farhad Oubari, Zahra Rostami, Ahmad Tajehmiri

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Health Care, Vol 8, Iss

2016 Volume 1

Abstract: Aflatoxin M1 is a major carcinogenic compound that may be existed in dairy products. The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of AFM1 in traditional yoghurt samples in Guilan Province (Northern Iran). Ninety samples of traditional yoghurts ... ...

Abstract	Aflatoxin M1 is a major carcinogenic compound that may be existed in dairy products. The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of AFM1 in traditional yoghurt samples in Guilan Province (Northern Iran). Ninety samples of traditional yoghurts were collected during summer and autumn 2014. Enzyme linked Immunosorbentassay (ELISA) which is a rapid and sensitive method was used to determine the presence and levels of AFM1. 100% of the yoghurt samples were contaminated with 5 and 83 ng/kg of AFM1. In general, AFM1 in 20 samples (22.22%) were higher than the maximum tolerance limit (50 ng/kg) accepted by the European Union. It was therefore concluded that, high occurrence of AFM1 in yoghurt is a serious risk for public health.
Keywords	Aflatoxin M1 ; ELISA Traditional Yoghurt ; Pharmacy and materia medica ; RS1-441 ; Medicine ; R
Language	English
Publishing date	2016-02-01T00:00:00Z
Publisher	Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Health Care
Document type	Article ; Online
Database	BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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Article: Knowledge and attitudes toward brain death and organ donation in Bojnurd.

Hejazi, Sima Sadat / Nikbakht, Shima / Jouybari, Leila / Abadi, Mehdi Hares / Davoodi, Davood / Azizi, Tooba Hoseini / Yahyaei, Sepideh

Electronic physician

2017 Volume 9, Issue 7, Page(s) 4746–4752

Abstract: Background: Organ donation in Iran is common. Bojnurd (North Khorasan, Iran) is a multi-ethnic city, and people with different religions and cultures live together and that could be associated with their behavior and attitude towards health-related ... ...

Abstract	Background: Organ donation in Iran is common. Bojnurd (North Khorasan, Iran) is a multi-ethnic city, and people with different religions and cultures live together and that could be associated with their behavior and attitude towards health-related issues. So far, no study has taken place on brain death and organ donation in the province of North Khorasan. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitudes of citizens of Bojnurd toward brain death and organ donation. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from March to September 2014, on 380 Bojnurd citizens who were selected through multi-stage sampling. The tool was a researcher-made questionnaire in three parts (demographic information, awareness and attitude surveys), containing 10 questions on awareness and 18 questions on attitude. The questionnaire validity and reliability were confirmed by content validity and Cronbach's alpha (0.76). The data were analyzed by using SPSS version 16, using Chi-square, independent-samples t-test, and Spearman correlation coefficient. Significance level was set at p<0.05. Results: Three hundred and eighty participants with the average age of 29.91±9.32 were studied, of which 55% were female. The average score of awareness and attitude was 11.42 (±2.40) and 39.8 (±6.01) respectively. The awareness of the majority of the people (63%) regarding organ donation was moderate and the attitude toward organ donation in the majority (74.1%) was poor. In people with poor attitudes, awareness was also lower, and this was statistically significant (p=0.047). Conclusion: the attitude towards organ donation was negative in the majority of the citizens. In order to correct the beliefs, develop positive attitude and increase citizens' knowledge, public education is essential.
Language	English
Publishing date	2017-07-25
Publishing country	Iran
Document type	Journal Article
ZDB-ID	2524187-4
ISSN	2008-5842
ISSN	2008-5842
DOI	10.19082/4746
Database	MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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