scholarly journals The Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward Food Additives in Personnel of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in Iran

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nimah Bahreini Esfahani ◽  
Hassan Ziaei ◽  
Zahra Esfandiari
Keyword(s):  
Food Additives ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Food Labels ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Background: Use of additives in food industry is of specific importance. Currently, more than 2,500 additives are added to foods to achieve the desired goals or to extend the product’s shelf life. However, application of these substances has raised concerns about the consumers’ health. Since public information on these substances is inadequate, promoting people’s knowledge can play a key role in this regard. Therefore, knowledge, attitude, and practices of the personnel of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences toward food additives were evaluated. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study included 800 participants selected randomly among the personnel of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in Iran. The participants’ demographic information, knowledge, attitudes, and practices were measured via a self-administered questionnaire. The relationship of participants’ educational level, age, and gender with their knowledge, attitudes, and practices were determined. Results: The participants’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices average scores were calculated as 30.6±1.3, 32±0.9, and 15±1.5 for food additives, respectively. Conclusion: The participants’ knowledge, attitude, and practices were at a poor level. So, people should receive the necessary education and training in terms of food additives as well as food labels in order to prevent misinterpretations regarding food additives.

scholarly journals The Relationship of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Fe Tablet Consumption of Mothers with Toddlers with Stunting Incidences in Cilembu Village, Sumedang Regency in 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 74-80
Author(s):  
Wiradi Suryanegara ◽  
Ida Bagus Eka Utama Wija
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Figures stunting in Indonesia did not experience a significant decline in 2007, 2010, and 2013. Where in 2007, the figure stunting in Indonesia is 36.8%. Whereas in 2010 and 2013, each of which has a percentage of 35.6% and 37.2%. Riskesdas in 2013 researched and found that the incidence of anaemia in pregnant women is at 37.1%, and in 2018 the prevalence of anaemia in the pregnant women group increased to 48.9%. This study aims to determine the relationship between Fe tablet consumption's knowledge, attitudes, and practices in mothers with toddlers with stunting incidents in Cilembu village, Sumedang district, in 2019. The method used is the analytic study of cross pieces (cross-sectional). The number of samples in this study was 45 respondents taken by non-random sampling with the purposive sampling method. Based on the data analysis, no relationship between knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Fe tablet consumption in mothers with toddlers with stunting incidents in Cilembu village, Sumedang district in 2019 (p value> 0.05). There is no relationship between Fe tablet consumption knowledge, attitudes, and practices in mothers with toddlers with stunting incidents in Cilembu village, Sumedang district in 2019. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Tablet Fe, Stunting

scholarly journals The relationship between professional autonomy and moral distress in ICU nurses of Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2017

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Yeganeh ◽  
Moluk Pouralizadeh ◽  
Atefeh Ghanbari
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Moral Distress ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Professional Autonomy ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Background & Aim: Professional autonomy is a key component of decision-making and empowerment of the nurses. However, ICU nurses sometimes experience a degree of moral distress in their decision-making but the relationship of this distress with their autonomous performance in intensive care units is unclear. The aim of this study is determining the relationship between professional autonomy and moral distress of ICU nurses. Methods & Materials: In this correlational cross-sectional study, 180 ICU nurses were selected by census method from educational hospitals of Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2017. Research tools were Varjuss professional autonomy and Corely et al. moral distress questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16. Results: Most of the subjects were female (93.89%), full-time nurses (61.67%), with age mean and standard deviation of 35±5.97. Mean and standard deviation of professional autonomy and moral distress were 77.04±4 and 140.85±5.45, respectively. Moral distress of most nurses (55.6%) was moderate. There was a positive and significant correlation between professional autonomy and moral distress scores (p<0.001, r=0.33). Conclusion: This study showed that by increasing the professional autonomy, the moral distress of ICU nurses increases as well. These results, by informing nursing mangers, remind the necessity of using some approaches for reducing the moral distress of nurses along with improving their professional autonomy.

scholarly journals To explore how stress and depression associates with wellbeing of university students in Eastern Nigeria by gender

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 312-322
Author(s):  
Ezenna Michael Agwu
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
University Students ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross River State ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Few studies in the past examined student’s health status and lifestyle behaviours, however, none have examined how student’s wellbeing is being influenced by stress and depression among university students in eastern Nigeria. This is the first study in Nigeria to gauge the relationship between students mental health status with wellbeing. The study went further to examined how the relationship of stress and depression transmits through gender among the students. Aims: The aim of this study is to explore the relationship of stress and depression with students’ wellbeing and gender. Method: This is a cross sectional descriptive study. Full time university students were recruited from the department of public health in the University of Calabar, Cross River state Nigeria. Data collection was based on an anonymous questionnaire and the sample size was (n= 291). Descriptive tests and chi-square tests were conducted. Results: The study indicated that female students reported higher stress and depression than their male counterparts. Secondly the study shows that female students had a better wellbeing and health status than male students. Conclusion: This study is the first to gauge the association of stress and depression with wellbeing and gender of university students in Nigeria. The result indicated that though female students reported higher stress and depression than male students however, on the contrary they reported better wellbeing index than their male counterparts that even reported lower stress and depression.

scholarly journals CHALLENGES TO BREASTFEEDING DURING THE FIRST FOUR WEEKS POSTPARTUM AMONG MOTHERS AGED 18 – 29 YEARS, WHO ATTEND SELECTED CLINICS IN ELEUTHERA, THE BAHAMAS

2021 ◽  
pp. 23
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Data ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
The Bahamas ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Breastfeeding Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

The present study seeks to investigate the breastfeeding challenges mothers on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera face, and propose strategies to improve the situation. Purposive sampling was utilized to recruit mothers from selected health centers in Eleuthera, the Bahamas (N=51). The study utilized a cross-sectional, quantitative research design wherein a forced choice, closeended survey questionnaire using Likert Type scale to elicit data from the research participants. Demographic data was analyzed using descriptive analysis, while ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) was used to determine the relationship between demographic variables (independent variable) and breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes and practices (dependent variables) using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 26. The findings demonstrated that the relationship between breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes and practices and demographic variables such as educational level, marital status, maternal parity and religion was not statistically significant. The implications of the finding are that health centers can enable mothers to overcome breastfeeding challenges, by improving breastfeeding knowledge through advocacy, education and awareness. Important recommendations pertaining to nursing interventions and social support programs for initiating and continuing breastfeeding among Bahamian mothers and focusing on erasing the social stigma associated with breastfeeding to improve breastfeeding rates were also made.

scholarly journals Developmental Anomalies of Teeth – A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 2477-2479
Author(s):  
Sana Chaudhry ◽  
Shahlisa Hameedi ◽  
Junaid Altaf ◽  
Hafsa Gul ◽  
Nadia Bhutta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Tooth Agenesis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Developmental Anomalies ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Given ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Hospital History

Background: This study was conducted to find out prevalence of tooth developmental anomalies and tooth agenesis syndrome in patients of Fariyal Dental College Lahore visiting the out-door department during the year 2017. Objective: The objective of this study was to conduct a retrospective examination of prevalence of developmental tooth anomalies and tooth agenesis syndrome .The relationship of age and gender was also focused. Methods: All patients of Fariyal Dental College Lahore visiting the out-patient department during the year 2017 were observed and analyzed. The documents scrutinized for this purpose were hospital history charts including patient’s biodata, family history and oral examination details. Results: Out of 160 total cases, 10 cases were of tooth developmental anomalies and 7 cases were of tooth agenesis syndrome were observed. Conclusion: There are 6% cases of developmental anomalies and 4% cases of tooth agenesis were found. Both findings are quite significant in the given number of patients. Keywords: Fariyal Dental College, Tooth Developmental Anomalies, Tooth agenesis.

scholarly journals Gambaran Pengetahuan, Sikap dan Tindakan Masyarakat pada Peningkatan Kasus Malaria di Kabupaten Purworejo Tahun 2015

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
Wiwik Trapsilowati ◽  
Aryani Pujiyanti ◽  
Wigati Wigati
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Influence Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The One ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

There has been increased of malaria cases in Purworejo District, especially in Sendangsari Village, Bener District in 2015. The one influence factors of malaria transmission was behavior, it consist of knowledge, attitude and practice domains. The aims this study was described of the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the community and conduct interventions related to survey results. The research method were cross-sectional to collect data of the knowledge, attitudes and practices and one group pretest posttest design to measure the intervention. The number of samples obtained as many as 90 respondents. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between education and knowledge, as well as knowledge with attitude (p < 0.05). While variables relationship of knowledge with practice/action and attitude with practice/action showed an insignificant (p > 0,05). The result of the intervention by direct information showed that knowledge of the respondents between before and after intervention has increased significantly (p < 0,05). Based on these results, it was necessary to encourage local community leaders, both formal and non-formal, for cooperate with the community to protecting themselves and their environment so as not to be potential transmission of malaria

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Related To Middle East Respiratory SyndromeCoronavirus among Residents of Riyadh: A Cross-Sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Large Sample Size ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) originated in Saudi Arabia in 2012 and the number of cases and deaths is continuing to rise. The epidemiology of MERS-CoV has been thoroughly analyzed, but there are few reports on the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of healthcare workers towards the infection in Riyadh. The objective of this research was to assess the KAP of the general public towards MERS-CoV. This cross-sectional study involved 309 participants in Riyadh. The overall mean scores for knowledge was 3.43 (SD: 0.54), for attitude against prevention was 3.0 (SD: 0.67), and for practices was 3.7 (SD: 0.72), indicating good KP and satisfactory A. Scores only differed by nationality (P <0.001) (age, education, income and gender were non-significant). We recommend various strategies to keep the public updated about the current situation, and about advances in prevention and treatment. Further multi-regions studies with large sample size are needed to build upon the findings of current study.

scholarly journals Association Between Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Towards The COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Korea

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minjung Lee ◽  
Bee-Ah Kang ◽  
Myoungsoon You
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public ◽  
Efficacy Belief ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
First Case ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Abstract Background It is imperative for the public to routinely practice precautionary behaviors to contain transmission of COVID-19, as no vaccines and anti-viral treatments are available. This paper attempts to examine knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to COVID-19, and the relationship between them and identification of the vulnerable population.Methods The data collection took place over three days (June 26–29) through an online survey five months after the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) confirmed the first case in South Korea; 970 subjects were included in the analysis.Results The level of knowledge, attitude and practice were examined. Knowledge directly affected both attitude (e.g., perceived risk and efficacy belief) and practice (e.g., preventive measures and social distancing). Among the influencing factors, efficacy belief turns out to be the most effective and significant factor on practice and also mediated the relationship between knowledge and all three preventive behaviors (wearing facial masks, practicing hand hygiene, and avoiding crowded places). Knowledge level varied by sociodemographic characteristics. Females (β = 0.06, p < 0.05) and individuals with higher level of education (β = 0.06, p < 0.05) had higher knowledge.Conclusion To successfully increase precautionary behaviors among the public, public health officials and policy makers must promote knowledge and efficacy belief. Also, the consequent interventions and policies should be developed and implemented in a way they reduce, rather than reinforce, health disparities, by embracing vulnerable populations to COVID-19.

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