Aim To determine the relationship between seasonal changes in ambient temperature, humidity and general and specific mortality rates in the area of Zenica-Doboj Canton.Methods Changes in the average monthly mortality in the period from 2008 to 2019 were analysed (linear regression) in relationto the average temperatures and humidity in those months...

By Suad Sivić

Aim To determine the extent and characteristics of incidental injuries, primarily by needles and other medically sharp instruments and to recommend preventative activities to health care professionals.Methods The survey was conducted among 200 healthcare and non-healthcare employees of the Primary Health Care Centre Zenica (48% of the total number ...

By Suad Sivić, Larisa Gavran, Aida Baručija, Alma Alić

Aim To determine most common factors making patients with high blood pressure seek professionally unacceptable treatment of hypertension at the Emergency Department. Methods The survey was conducted at the Emergency Department of the Primary Health Care in Gradačac on randomly selected 207 patients who requested medical help because of high blood p...

By Suad Sivić, Larisa Gavran, Salih Tandir, Elvir Peštalić

Aim To investigate epidemiological characteristics of the measles epidemic (risk factors and reasons for its emergence) in order to establish better control and prevention of future epidemics as well as to determine an influence of poor collective immunization of children against measles on appearance of epidemic disease. Methods An open retrospect...

By Lejla Čalkić, Muhamed Skomorac, Salih Tandir, Suad Sivić, Lejla Bajramović-Omeragić

Aim To assess whether the quality of diabetes care provided by a family medicine team changed over the course of four years and to identify potential gaps in our practice in order to improve it in the future. Methods An audit was carried out for randomly selected 120 medical records (MC) from the Diabetes Registry of patients with type 1 or 2 diabe...

By Larisa Gavran, Salih Tandir, Suad Sivić, Fatima Topčić

Aim To assess prevention and reduction of trismus after surgically extracted impacted mandibular third molars with individualand combined therapy with corticosteroids and anti-inflammatory analgesics.Methods The research included 60 randomly selected patients (3 groups) attended to the Dental Oral Surgery of the Public Institution Healthcare Center...

By Edin Selimović, Lejla Ibrahimagić-Šeper, Ibrahim Šišić, Suad Sivić, Senad Huseinagić

Aim To evaluate an impact of eight dimensions of self-rated health measured by the SF-36 questionnaire on visits to family physicians among people older than 65.Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out in family medicine outpatient departments of the Public Institution PrimaryHealth Care Center of Canton Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...

By Amira Kurspahić-Mujčić, Melisa Čalkić, Suad Sivić