1. USING THE STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE (SDQ) TO SCREEN FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN 11-17 YEARS OLD IN A COMMUNITY SAMPLE
Bayarmaa V ; Nasantsengel L ; Batzorig B ; Chimedsuren O ; Tuya N
Innovation 2015;9(1):34-36
Child psychiatric disorders are common and treatable, but often go undetected and therefore remain untreated.To assess the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) as a potential means for improving the detection of child psychiatric disorders in the community.SDQ predictions and independent psychiatric diagnoses were compared in a community sample of 1959 11- to 17-year-olds from the 2013 Mongolian National Center for Mental HealthMulti-informant (parents, teachers, older children) SDQs identified individuals with a psychiatric diagnosis with a specificity of 66.8% (95% Cl 61.4-73.0%) and a sensitivity of 64.4% (59.9-71.3%). The questionnaires identified over 65% of individuals with conduct, hyperactivity, depressive and some anxiety disorders. Sensitivity was substantially poorer with single-informant rather than multi-informant SDQs.Community screening programmers based on multi-informant SDQs could potentially increase the detection of child psychiatric disorders, thereby improving access to effective treatments
2. Some problems of medically unexplained somatic complains
Jargal B ; Khishigsuren Z ; Nasantsengel L ; Altanzul N ; Oyunsuren D ; Gantsetseg T ; Tuya B ; Erdenetuul N
Innovation 2013;7(2):59-63
People with unexplained somatic complains are high-rate users of healthcare and often receive expensive, unnecessary tests and treatments.To study causes of unexplained somatic complains and some clinical symptoms.There were selected 25 consumers who diagnosed unexplained somatic complains according to ICD-X criteria in our study. In addition, qualitative research was used as semi-structure questionnaire for themMajority of study samples were living unpleasant environment in their family, conflicts of their parents relationship and substance abuse of parents. Most of the participants occurred change of sensation.This disorder is associated with negative family environment.
3.To screen for child emotional and behavioral problems in a community sample
Bayarmaa V ; Nasantsengel L ; Batzorig B ; Tuya N ; Chimedsuren O
Mongolian Medical Sciences 2016;175(1):54-57
BackgroundIn accordance with WHO investigation, most of the mental disorders onset in childhood and 20 percentof children (1 of fi ve) with mental and behavioral disorder currently. In 2005, by assessment of mentalhealth system in Mongolia (WHO-AIMS) it was concluded that special attention needs to be given todevelop professional competence and services in the area of child and adolescents mental health so itis a reason of the this study.AimTo early identify common emotional and behavioral problems among children and identify risk factorsfor itMethodsThe study was randomly selected 3500 child aged between from 4 to 17 years in 5 districts of Ulaanbaatarcity and 46 soums of 11 aimags of Mongolia.A main tool is Strengths and Diffi culties Questionnaire (SDQ) and included the 25-item child andparent versions were used to record each informant’s perception of four problem domains/subscales.SDQ was differently used child ages such as child aged 6-10 years used by parent version child agedbetween11-17 years used by both child and parent versions.ResultsOf 2920 child who participated in the study, 382 (13%) studied in kindergarten, 2423 (82.9%) school. Anaverage age of participants was 10.9±4.ConclusionThe abnormal emotional reaction was dominantly occurred in urban girls aged between from 6 to 10years and the abnormal behavioral reaction was dominantly occurred in urban boys aged between from6 to 15 years. The family relationship was a risk factor for developing emotional and behavioral problemsin child.
4.ЭКСГУМАЦИ ШИНЖИЛГЭЭГЭЭР ГЭМТЭЛ ИЛРҮҮЛЭХЭД ЛЕПЕНИЙ БУДГИЙН АРГЫГ ХЭРЭГЛЭХ НЬ
Ariunzul B ; Ganbold Ts ; Enkhjin B ; Tuya N
Innovation 2017;11(2):39-40
BACKGROUND. When the body of musty and changed, a long time in the water can be difficult to identify soft tissue injury. For detecting hemorrhage in changed tissues we are using the method named after German doctor G.Lepchne, born in 1887. The method, based on the peroxidase activity of hemoglobin pigment. It is recommended to stain frozen slices.Erythrocytes and hemoglobin are colored in a dark brown color. Reagent: 2 ml 0.6% benzidine solution, 0.5 perhydrol, 4.5 ml of 70% ethyl alcohol
Since 20148 we have been using the method in four cases. The result was useful for detecting injuries.
5.Some factors that affect mental health of adolescents
Bayarmaa V ; Tuya N ; Gantsetseg T
Mongolian Medical Sciences 2020;193(3):35-46
Introduction:
In a report from the WHO 2013 it states that, 23% of children between the ages of 13 and 17 had
suicidal ideation and 9.3% attempted suicide in the last 12 months. According to the research of
Bayarmaa V et al, the prevalence of behavioral and emotional disorder among adolescents is between
8.7% & 9.4%. As a result of these researches, it can be concluded that evaluating the mental health of
adolescents and learning the risk factors that can affect it has become an urgent matter in Mongolia.
Goal:
To establish the prevalence, the factors that influence it and the type of signs and symptoms common
to this behavioral and emotional disorder in adolescents of the Gobi-Altai province.
Material and Method:
No ethical errors were reported during the implementation of this study. We used various versions
of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) applicable for children, adolescents, parents
and teachers and determined exhibition of emotional and behavioral problems by cross-sectional
analysis. 2192 adolescents between the ages of 11-18 years old, 1808 parents and caregivers
and 102 teachers from the secondary school in Gobi-Altai province were screened from March to
December of 2018.
Results:
In our study, 50.5% (n=1107) of participants were boys, 49.5% (n=1085) were girls and totally 2192
participants were involved. Regarding the survey results, 58.6% of adolescents in Gobi-Altai province
were healthy, 36.1% of them had emotional and behavioral problems and 5.2% of them had emotional
and behavioral disorders. For the mental health of adolescent, peer bullying (child 1.4 times higher,
parents 6.4 times higher), moving house (child 2 times higher), domestic disputes between parents
(child 1.6 times higher), loneliness (child 1.4 times high), hormonal change (teacher 7.7 times high,
parents 2 times high), obtaining a qualification for a better life (teacher 6.4 times high) are the factors
affecting their mental health negativ ely and creating a mental health problem.
Conclusion
58.6% of adolescents in Gobi-Altai province were healthy, 36.1% of them had emotional and
behavioral problems and 5.2% of them were with emotional and behavioral disorders. Peer bullying, moving house, domestic disputes between parents, loneliness, hormonal change are the factors
affecting the mental health of adolescents negatively.
6. DIAGNOSTIC TREATMENT SITUATION OF BIPOLAR DISORDER
Gantsetseg T ; Khishigsuren Z ; Odongerel S ; Minjmaa R ; Nyamtsetseg J ; Sarantsetseg T ; Sugarmaa SH ; Gantulga J ; Tuya N
Innovation 2015;9(1):28-33
WHO informed that across world an average of 565 young people aged 10 to 29 die every day through interpersonal violence. Some studies mentioned that anxiety was most frequently occurred as one of the psychological onsequences among victims of child abuse. Recent research on effects of adverse early life experiences on central nervous system as stress systems (hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis-HPA) has provided a greater understanding of the link between childhood abuse and susceptibility to anxiety disorder. Therefore, this research was done to study anxiety among abused adolescents, some physical parameters and level of cortisol in saliva.Total number of participants were 149 children aged between 11-16 years (number cases were 53, matched control subjects were 96). The Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS; Spence, 1997) is a 38-item self-report uestionnaire that assesses multiple symptoms of childhood anxiety isorders based on current diagnostic criteria. All participants were measured the cortisol in the saliva by Cortisol ELISA kit, Sigma, USA. Average age of all subjects in the study was 13.52±1.57 and 102 of all subjects were female and 47 were male. All anxiety symptoms of case group was statistically significance higher (p<0.01) than control group. The average amount of salivary cortisol of case group was (21.3±8.1 ng/ml) statistically significantly lower (p<0.01) than average amount of control group (31.56±16.9 ng/ml). Anxiety was more frequently occurred among abused children and blunted cortisol responses might indicate a level of impaired HPA functioning that could constitute a vulnerability to psychopathology with exposure to anxiety.
7.Water quality analysis of Kharaa and Orkhon river
Tuya E ; Nyamsuren L ; Khongorzul B ; Undarmaa P ; Amardulam N ; Khishigt J ; Burmaajav B ; Bolormaa I
Mongolian Medical Sciences 2015;171(1):25-29
INTRODUCTION:According to the report from 2010, Mongolian water consumption was 550 million cubic meter andapproximately 9.1% of the total Mongolian population obtain their water from inadequate hygiene waterresources - springs and rivers. Due to non-hygiene water usage has caused water-born communicableand non communicable diseases among the population. In the last years there has been issue of pollutionof one of the Mongolia’s more representative river Selenge and its following rivers -Kharaa, Orkhon andit is necessary to evaluate water pollution of these rivers.GOAL:To determine water chemical and biological pollution of Kharaa and Orkhon river and to evaluate waterqualityMaterials and MethodsWe collected water, sediments and macro invertebrates sample from three points of river -upstream,midstream, downstream and for Kharaa river the samples were collected from Tunkhel, Mandal andBayangol soum, fo Orkhon river the sequence was Orkhontuul, Orkhon, Khushaat soum. Samples werecollected June, August, October of 2011, 2013.In water sample, we determined physic-chemical 15 parameters including temperature, pH, total dissolvedsolids, conductivity, smell, color, hardness, sulfate, chloride, nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, dissolved oxygen,biological oxygen demand and mercury using their standard methods. Macro invertebrate samples werecollected to evaluate water quality and we determined mercury in sediments and macroinvertebratesamples to evaluate mercury contamination.RESULT:Physic-chemical results of the water showed that water of Kharaa, Orkhon rivers were classified lowmineralized, soft water and nutrient pollution indicators for ‘slightly polluted’category. For dissolved andbiochemical oxygen, they were belong to the category of ‘pure water’.There were no correlation between 2012 and 2013 results and mercury in water, sediments and macroinvertebrates were qualified standard value.CONCLUSION:According to research results water quality of Kharaa, Orkhon river was good and have less pollution andit is possible to use in household consumption after proper cleaning and disinfection.
8.Study result of the anxiety among abused child and adolescents
Altanzul N ; Tuya B ; Altanzul B ; Khongorzul D ; Jargal B ; Odkhuu E ; Khishigsuren Z
Mongolian Medical Sciences 2013;165(3):41-44
Background. The abuse experiences can change the normal development of the child with the consequences being visible after many years even throughout the whole life. The relation between childhood abuse and the psychiatric disorder in adulthood is reported in a great number of epidemiological studies and researches based on the clinical population surveillance. Numerous studies have significantly expressed the relation between childhood abuse and anxiety, the development of anxiety disorders. Limited research has shown a possible association between exposures to child abuse the risk of developing physical parameter changes as an adult.Goal. To study anxiety and some physical parameters among abused adolescentsMaterials and Method. There were selected46 abused children and 48 non abused children aged between 11-16 years old. The Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS; Spence, 1997) is a38-item selfreport questionnaire that assesses multiple symptoms of childhood anxiety disorders based on current diagnosticcriteria. The height, weight, heart rate, breath rate and blood pressure of all participants in the study were measured according to standardized methodology.Results. Average age of all subjects in the study was13.51±1.61 and 60% of them were female and 41% male. All anxiety symptoms of case group was statistically significance higher (p<0.01) than the control group. Significantly more abused children (147.09±10.16) showed stunting compared to 4 sm of non-abused (151.53±10.26).Conclusion. In the present study, abused children were 2.8 times as likely as children with no maltreatment. Also significant stunting was found among abused children identified does differ from the growth of children who are not abused.
9.The research of logistic regression model and correlations between blood plasma melatonin (MLT) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) with index of skin type of the body, cardiovascular system, biological age and adaptive capacity assessment of relatively healthy people in Uvs province
Buyan-Orshikh S ; Tuya N ; Tsanjidmolom A ; Odgerel TS ; Amgalanbaatar D ; Lkhagva L ; Zevgee T ; Tuul M
Mongolian Medical Sciences 2016;178(4):12-18
BackgroundIn Mongolia scientists have been doing research about skin disease and process of aging. Howeverthere has not enough study material about skin aging process which is the key indicator of aging andhow that affect to Mongolian people.GoalMain purpose is to study correlations between main index of skin type of the body, cardiovascularsystem, biological age, epidermal growth factor and blood plasma melatonin, within the people of Uvsprovincial center as they are relatively healthy people.Material and MethodsResearch works were done using cross sectional study model in years 2015-2016, within randomlychosen 400 citizens of Ulaangom city, counted to be relatively healthy people. Research model includes41 questionnaires, examination and blood plasma samples.Basic indexes of the body, cardiovascular system and respiratory functions were chosen by biomarkers,biological age is determined by V.P.Voytenko’s 4th version method and adaptive capacity assessment isdetermined by R.M.Baevskii’s multi-repeating regression method.Main skin type parameters such as porosity, wrinkles, pigmentation, elastics and aging is determined bythe “BOOMTECH skin diagnosis” digital equipment made in the Republic of Korea.The blood plasma MLT and EGF were measured by the method of ELISA analysis ELISA made in thelaboratory of the “AVITSENNA Science and Technology center”.The study material analysis carried out an analysis using logistic regression analysis and Pearson’scorrelation coefficient with SPSS 23.0 software.ResultThere’s an inverse weak correlation between blood plasma MLT and EGF with body wealth characteristicsof Uvs province citizens. It shows that when the blood plasma MLT and EGF decreases the body weight,body height and body weight index increase tendency.In women the decrease of blood plasma MLT and EGF also decreases the body height and body weightindex.Research on correlation between cardiovascular system and blood plasma MLT and EGF shows thatdecrease of blood plasma MLT causes in increased arterial pressures in both sexual groups, decreasedEGF in women causes decreased arterial pressure.Correlation study between skin main characteristics and blood plasma MLT and EGF shows thatdecreased blood plasma EGF in men resulted in decreased skin wrinkles, porosity, elasticity and skin aging index, in women decreased skin pigmentation and elasticity, and increased skin wrinkles, porosity and aging index in women.Research study of correlation between biological age and adaptive capacity assessment with the blood plasma MLT and EGF shows that decreased MLT and EGF in men results in increased biological age characteristics. In other words, the early aging is caused.The logistical regression analyses made using blood plasma melatonin, skin porosity, biological age,body height and sex as the risk parameters of Pearson coefficient and chi-squared parameter. Above model resulted in skin porosity and blood plasma MLT’s are becoming independent variable assessing the skin aging.Conclusions:1. The decreased MLT and EGF’s are resulted in increased body weight, body height and body weight index in men and decreased body height, body weight index in women.2. Decreased blood plasma MLT resulted in increased arterial pressure in both sexual groups and decreased EGF resulted in decreased arterial pressure in women.3. The decreased blood plasma MLT and EGF results in decreased skin wrinkles, porosity, elasticityand skin aging parameter with the increased skin pigmentation in men, as it results in decreasedskin pigmentation, elasticity and skin porosity parameters with the increased skin aging degree in women.4. When epidermal growth factor and blood plasma melatonin is decreased in men it results in increased biological age, but depends directly to the adaptive capacity assessment.5. Skin porosity and blood plasma melatonin were becoming independent variable to assess skin aging.
10.Understanding about mental illness among population and attitude to patient with mental illness
Khishigsuren Z ; Buyantugs L ; Byambasuren S ; Tsetsegdary G ; Tuya NAI ; Bayarmaa V ; Altanzul N ; Amgalan E ; Nasantsengel L
Mongolian Medical Sciences 2012;159(1):43-48
Introduction. Stigma and discrimination against patients with mental illness is very common amongst the society. Therefore, this study aims to study the knowledge and understanding of mental illness and attitudes to patient with mental illness, among the general population.Goal. To assess the knowledge and understanding of mental illness and attitude to patient with mental illness among population of Ulaanbaatar city and compare its results with a similar research in carried out in 2002.Methods. The study was conducted in Ulaanbaatar city from February to April, 2008 and included 991 people aged over 18 years. The sample was selected from 30 micro districts of Ulaanbaatar city, The method of sampling was using primary dot in first step, sampling households in mid step and selecting people by using method of Sweden key from household in final step. The study used 30 item standardized questionnaires. Also there were 2 extra cards to read for respondents.Result. Among the respondents, 45% were males and 55 % females. Average age was 37 years. In view of identifying negative attitude of patient with schizophrenia, majority of respondents answered as “loony person” (n=136) and “mad person” (n=83). Conclusion. Although there was stigma amongst the study population, 66% of subjects who were involved in study could give right diagnosis in non professional level and were able to identify symptoms of mental illness suggesting that more than half of the sample studied had some knowledge of mental illness.