Cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitude and practice towards thalassaemia among Indonesian youth

IntroductionThalassaemia is an inherited blood disorder, for which definitive treatments remain largely inaccessible. The recommended approach to reduce the disease burden is by prevention through screening. Currently, the implementation of thalassaemia preventive measures is poorly regulated in Indonesia. Thalassaemia prevention and education are best targeted to the youth, but information on their awareness towards thalassaemia is limited. This study aims to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards thalassaemia among Indonesian youth.MethodsThis observational study took place between January and May 2021. An online questionnaire was disseminated to Indonesian youth aged 15–24. Eligible respondents included carriers, unaffected individuals and individuals with unknown carrier status. The questionnaire comprised 28 questions to assess KAP. A cut-off of 75% was used to categorise participant’s KAP into poor or negative and good or positive. Descriptive statistics, χ2 test, logistic regression and Pearson correlation were performed for data analysis.ResultsA total of 906 responses were gathered, and 878 were analysed. Most respondents had poor knowledge (62.1%), positive attitude (83.3%) and poor practice (54.4%) towards thalassaemia. The results implied that respondents had limited understanding regarding the types of thalassaemia and the difference between asymptomatic carriers and individuals without the thalassaemia trait. Many (82.6%) believed they were not carrying thalassaemia trait despite the fact that most (95.7%) never got tested. Age, education, gender, residence and family income were key factors that correlated with or predicted the youth’s KAP towards thalassaemia. Older respondents and women were more likely to have good KAP.ConclusionThalassaemia screening targeted to the youth is urgently needed, and future interventions must consider sociodemographic factors that may affect how they perceive the disease. Social media appeals to the youth as an important source of information, but school, parents and health professionals should also be involved in delivering education about thalassaemia.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward COVID-19 among Healthy Population in the Philippines

Nurse Media Journal of Nursing ◽

10.14710/nmjn.v11i1.36067 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 61-70

Author(s):

Cyruz P. Tuppal ◽

Marina Magnolia G. Ninobla ◽

Mara Gerbabe D. Ruiz ◽

Richard D. Loresco ◽

Shanine Mae P. Tuppal ◽

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Keyword(s):

Early Onset ◽

Preventive Measures ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

The Philippines ◽

Healthy Population ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Preventive Practices ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Profile Characteristics ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: COVID-19 pandemic has become a severe health threat to the Philippines and around the world. At the early onset of the pandemic, it is imperative to measure the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) among healthy individuals to better understand the causes, transmission, and preventive measures. Purpose: This study aimed to identify the knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 in a healthy Filipino population during the early onset of the pandemic outbreak.Methods: This cross-sectional rapid online and web-based survey was conducted among healthy Filipino population. A total of 1634 subjects participated via the Google survey link. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the respondents' profile characteristics and KAP scores. The One-Way ANOVA or independent sample t-test was used to measure KAP scores' differences when grouped according to respondents' profile characteristics. Pearson correlation was used to measure the relationship among the KAP scores. The data were all analyzed using the SPSS version 26.0. Results: The overall knowledge scores revealed 67.7%. Filipinos believed COVID-19 would finally be successfully controlled and confident that the Philippines can win the battle against the virus through preventive practices. KAP scores showed significant differences with age, sex (p<0.000), and place of residence (p<0.000), occupation (p<0.000), and marital status (p<0.000). A significant positive low correlation between knowledge and practice (r=0.076, p<0.01), attitude and practice (r=0.100, p<0.01).Conclusion: Albeit a low knowledge of COVID-19, healthy Filipino populations had a positive attitude and compliant with the preventive measures. This study hopes to contribute to the growing corpus of literature on COVID-19 to provide evidence-based information towards health promotion, illness prevention, and control of possible virus' spread.

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Cervical cancer: knowledge, attitude and practice on the prevention examination

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0645 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 72 (suppl 3) ◽

pp. 25-31

Author(s):

Ester Marcele Ferreira de Melo ◽

Francisca Márcia Pereira Linhares ◽

Telma Marques da Silva ◽

Cleide Maria Pontes ◽

Alessandro Henrique da Silva Santos ◽

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Keyword(s):

Family Income ◽

Uterine Cancer ◽

Poisson Model ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cancer Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Exact Test ◽

Adequate Knowledge ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of women on the cervical-uterine cancer screening and to investigate their association with sociodemographic variables. Method: a cross-sectional study, carried out from July to September 2015, with 500 women enrolled in the Basic Health Units of the Health District V, of the city of Recife-PE. For data collection, a semi-structured form was used. In statistical analysis, the Chi-square test and Fisher’s Exact Test were applied and, in the multivariate analysis, the Poisson model and Wald statistic. Results: the prevalence of adequate knowledge, attitude and practice was 35.2%, 98% and 70.6%, respectively. Adequate knowledge was associated with having no children, having a family income of two minimum wages and Spiritist/Afro-Brazilian religion. Conclusion: women carry out the examination, deem it necessary, but do not have adequate knowledge, which demonstrates the need for educational actions by nurses and other health professionals.

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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE ON E- LEARNING AMONG B.SC. NURSING STUDENTS

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/13848 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (11) ◽

pp. 1105-1112

Author(s):

Vadivazhagan Alias Rathinam J. ◽

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Nivethitha K. ◽

Sridevy S. ◽

Felicia Chitra A. ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Family Income ◽

Educational Institution ◽

Survey Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Learning Platform ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Total Family Income ◽

E Learning ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: The sudden outbreak break of crisis made the educational institution to switch over the mode of teaching from traditional method to E-Learning. The main objective of the present study is to assess the existing level of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about E- learning among B.Sc Nursing Students in selected Nursing colleges, to correlate all the outcome variables with each other. Methodology: A cross sectional descriptive survey study was conducted among B.Sc Nursing Students in selected Nursing colleges, Puducherry with 400 samples, selected through cluster random sampling technique. Quantitative approach was used for this study and the design was descriptive cross-sectional design. Data was collected by using self-structured questionnaire prepared by the researcher. Results: The results revealed that, out of 400 samples, nearly more than half of the samples 211(52.8%) had inadequate Knowledge about E-Learning. Further, the data was analyzed by using the Karl Pearsons correlation and it had shown positive correlation which is found to be statistically significant at p<0.01 level between all three variables. Regarding the association, previous experience of attending classes online classes, gender and total family income per annum had shown significant association with Knowledge, educational status of the mother, total family income per annum and sibling having separate gadgets for attending E-Learning had shown statistically significant association with Attitude, use of gadgets by the subjects siblings having separately for attending E-Learning had statistically significant association with Practice at p<0.05 level. Conclusion: The study concludes that the E-Learning should be recommended for the Students to update their Knowledge and practice with desirable attitude changes to adapt E-learning for their learning platform.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of General Dentists and Dental Students of Isfahan University about the Principles of Biopsy

Journal of Isfahan Dental School ◽

10.18502/ijds.v17i3.7531 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Forouz Keshani ◽

Seyed Mohammad Razavi ◽

Negar Jalalpour

Keyword(s):

Treatment Plan ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Dental Students ◽

P Value ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significance Level ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

The Mean ◽

General Dentists ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction: Biopsy is the most accurate way to make a definitive diagnosis, based on which the prognosis and treatment plan can be determined. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of general dentists and dental students about the principles of biopsy. Materials & Methods: This descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study conducted on 188 general dentists and 93 senior dental students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences using a questionnaire. Then data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient, T-test) in all tests, the significance level is considered 0.05). Results: The mean score of dentists’ knowledge was 4.62 ± 1.42 and, the mean score of students’ knowledge was 4.96 ± 1.77 out of 8 points. The knowledge of dentists who had participated in retraining courses was higher than that of dentists who had not attended any biopsy retraining and was statistically significant (p value > 0.001).The mean score of dentists’ attitude (39.6 ± 4.06) was higher than the students’ (37.05 ± 3.06). Conclusion: Level of knowledge and attitude of dentists and students about the principles of biopsy was moderate. Their performance was also poor and most of the dentists expressed a lack of necessary skills for not doing a biopsy. This study shows the need for educational programs related to the principles of biopsy, in the form of retraining courses and more emphasis on the student curriculum.

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice related to the COVID-19 pandemic among undergraduate medical students in Indonesia: a nationwide cross-sectional study

10.1101/2021.07.05.21260021 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Imam Adli ◽

Indah Suci Widyahening ◽

Gilbert Lazarus ◽

Jason Phowira ◽

Lyanna Azzahra ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Role Models ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Family Income ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Adequate Knowledge ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction. The potential role of medical students in raising awareness during public health emergencies has been acknowledged. To further explore their potentials as public educators and role models for the communities during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a study is conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of these students toward COVID-19. Methods. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted among undergraduate medical students in Indonesia. Socio-demographical characteristics, social interaction history, information-seeking behavior, as well as knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19 were collected through a self-reported questionnaire. A p-value of <0.05 indicated statistical significance. Results. Out of 4870 respondents, 64.9% and 51.5% had positive attitude and practice toward COVID-19 while only 29.8% had adequate knowledge. Knowledge was slightly positively correlated with attitude and practice (rho=0.074 and rho=0.054, respectively; both p<0.001), while attitude was weakly correlated with practice (rho=0.234, p<0.001). Several factors including age, sex, place of residence, institution type, academic level, family income, history of chronic illness, prior volunteering experience, and perceptual awareness on COVID-19 were significantly associated with either knowledge, attitude, and/or practice toward COVID-19. Furthermore, health institution's and the government's press releases, as well as health expert opinions were deemed as the most reliable sources of COVID-19-related information - yet trivially none of these sources were associated with knowledge, attitude, and practice in the study population. Conclusion. Many undergraduate medical students in Indonesia had positive attitude and practice against COVID-19, yet only a few had adequate knowledge. This warrants further interventions to keep them updated with COVID-19 evidence to maximize their potentials in raising public awareness on COVID-19.

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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF PEDIATRIC DROWNING FIRST AID AMONG PARENTS IN HAIL POPULATION, SAUDI ARABIA

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/12506 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (02) ◽

pp. 727-731

Author(s):

Ghadah N. Alsdairi ◽

Alreem M. Almarshadi ◽

Raghad A. Alsdairi ◽

Amal A. Alsadun ◽

Mona M. Shahin

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Unintentional Injury ◽

First Aid ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Public ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Around the world, drowning is one of the top three causes of death from unintentional injury, and children at the highest risk. Aim: Our study aims to assess the parents knowledge, attitude and practice towards pediatric drowning risks, causes and first aid. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study was conducted on males and females parents at any age in Hail, Saudi Arabia, Through a self-administrated online questionnaire which divided into two sections: demographic information (age, gender, marital state and education level) and information about pediatric drowning (risk factors, causes, the riskiest place that could cause drowning, previous drowning accidents, swimming supervision, Pediatric drowning First Aid steps) Result: Our study included 406 male and female parents. The majority were females (81.7%). The level of knowledge about drowning first aid among the participants was moderate (with a mean of 8.14Â±2.57). (76.1%) of participants chose lack of supervision as a risk factor of drowning. The majority of the participants (77.8%) chose children not knowing how to swim as the cause of drowning. (87.7%) of the participants agreed that the public swimming pool is the riskiest place that could cause drowning. Most of the participants (74.9%) havent had any previous drownings.

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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward COVID-19 in China: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ◽

10.4269/ajtmh.20-0452 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yaqing Fang ◽

Panpan Liu ◽

Qisheng Gao

Keyword(s):

Behavior Change ◽

Attitude Score ◽

Control Effect ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Perceived Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

And Behavior ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

To analyze the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice about COVID-19 among Chinese residents, noninterventional and anonymous survey was carried out with an online questionnaire. Among the survey respondents (n = 619), 59.9% were female, 61.1% were from 18 to 30 years of age, and 42.3% held an undergraduate’s degree. The mean scores for each scale were as follows: perceived knowledge (36.3 ± 6.1), attitude (29.4 ± 4.7), practice (44.1 ± 4.8), total score (109.7 ± 13.2), barrier (0.2 ± 0.7), and cognition and behavior change score (8.5 ± 1.4). Perceived knowledge, attitude, practice, total score, and cognition and behavior changes were significantly and positively correlated, whereas barrier was negatively correlated with those scales (P < 0.001). Linear regressions revealed that those respondents who were medical professionals, civil servants, employees of state-owned enterprises and public institutions, and had relatively higher level of education were associated with a higher perceived knowledge score, attitude score, practice score, and total score. Higher mean cognition and behavior change scores was associated with company employees (8.8 ± 1.3). More than half of the respondents (51.4%) were optimistic about the government's interventional measures. The respondents in China had good knowledge, positive attitude, and active practice toward COVID-19, yet, it is advisable to strengthen nationwide publicity and focus on the target undereducated population by means of We-Chat, microblog, website, and community workers for better control effect.

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DEHYDRATION DUE TO DIARRHEA;

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2017.24.06.1118 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (06) ◽

pp. 789-795

Author(s):

Atif Sitwat Hayat ◽

Muhammad Muqeetullah ◽

Mona Humaira ◽

Shafa Haider Sawal

Keyword(s):

Family Income ◽

Oral Rehydration Salt ◽

Severe Dehydration ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Oral Rehydration ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Causes Of Mortality ◽

Source Of Information ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽

Infants And Young Children

Background objective: Acute diarrheal diseases leading to dehydration,are among the leading causes of mortality in infants and young children in many developingcountries. The objective of our study was to to assess knowledge, attitude and practice ofmothers about use of oral rehydration salt for management of dehydration due to diarrhea inchildren less than five years of age. Study Design: Hospital based cross-sectional descriptivestudy. Setting: Oral rehydration center of Government Infectious Disease Children HospitalPeshawar. Period: February 16th, 2009 to March, 17th 2009. Patients and Methods: We enrolled115 mothers of infants and children less than five years old by systematic random sampling.We included willing mothers for this study, children less than five years old showing some orno signs of dehydration due to three or more than three episodes of diarrhea within 24 hours.Exclusion criteria included unwilling mothers, severe dehydration due to diarrhea, complaintsof severe vomiting and those having dysentery. Results: We evaluated 115 mothers, withmajority 88 (76%) were 15-25 years age group and 27 (24%) were 26-36 years who visited oralrehydration center respectively. Majority of mothers were uneducated 97 (84%), Housewives103 (90%), 59 (51%) had 4-6 children, 72 (63%) were living in Kacha house and about 84 (73%)had monthly family income less than 5000 rupees. It was found that 72 (63%) mothers knewbenefits of oral rehydration salt in diarrheal dehydration. About 67 (58%) mothers were able totell correct method of ORS preparation. 47 (41%) mothers knew that ORS should be discardedafter one day usage, while 42 (37%) did not know. Doctors, 83 (72%) were found to be the mostcommon source of information regarding ORS usage, followed by mothers-in-law, 21 (18%)and lady health workders (LHWs), 10 (10%) Conclusion: We concludedm young mothers anduneducated motheres of children below five years were of opinion that only medicine is the bestmanagement for diarrheal dehydration.

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COVID-19: Public Health Implications among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Health Facility in Enugu State, Nigeria

Global Journal of Medical Research ◽

10.34257/gjmrfvol20is11pg7 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 7-15

Author(s):

Nwoga Hope O ◽

Ajuba Miriam O ◽

Ezeoke Uche E

Keyword(s):

Health Facility ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Healthcare Setting ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

The Common ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Coronavirus is one of the emerging respiratory viruses that are known to cause diseases in humans. It causes a range of illnesses ranging from the common cold to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare workers in a tertiary health facility towards COVID 19 pandemic and also the perceived barrier to the control of the infection in a healthcare setting. Methodology: The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study that involved all the healthcare workers (HCWs); (doctors, nurses, laboratory scientists) working in a tertiary health facility. Data from the doctors and laboratory scientists were gathered with an online questionnaire formulated in Google form.

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Factors contributing to urinary aflatoxin M1 occurrence among residents in Hulu Langat district, Malaysia

Malaysian Journal of Nutrition ◽

10.31246/mjn-2021-0011 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Siti Husna Sulaiman ◽

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Wei Lin Chang ◽

Rosita Jamaluddin ◽

Mohd Redzwan Sabran ◽

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Keyword(s):

Household Income ◽

Sociodemographic Factors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Mean Value ◽

Aflatoxin M1 ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Monthly Household Income ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Demographic Background ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction: Chronic exposure to aflatoxin can lead to complications such as liver failure and cancer. There are many factors that affect aflatoxin occurrence. This study aimed to assess the association between sociodemographic factors and the knowledge, attitude and practice towards aflatoxin with urinary aflatoxin M1 occurrence among residents in Hulu Langat district, Malaysia. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among healthy Malaysian adults aged 18 to 60 years residing in Hulu Langat district, Malaysia. Socio-demographic background and the knowledge, attitude and practice of respondents towards aflatoxin were assessed through questionnaires. Non-fasting urine sample (15 ml) was collected in the morning and urinary aflatoxin M1 level was quantified. Results: Of the 444 healthy Malaysian adults, 199 urine samples were detected with aflatoxin M1. From 37 positive samples with aflatoxin M1 level above detection limit (0.64 ng/ml), mean value was 1.23±0.91 ng/ml (range = 0.65-5.34 ng/ml). Urinary aflatoxin M1 occurrence was significantly different across ethnicity, age group, monthly household income, attitude and practice towards aflatoxin. Binomial logistic regression confirmed ethnicity and monthly household income as factors contributing to urinary aflatoxin M1 occurrence. Chinese were 3.20 times more likely to have aflatoxin exposure than non-Chinese. Detected urinary aflatoxin M1 was more common among household with a monthly income above RM1,500. Conclusion: The results provided an insight to explain the variation in aflatoxin occurrence among the population.

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