scholarly journals The public uptake of information about antibiotic resistance in the Netherlands

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 486-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michiel van Rijn ◽  
Manon Haverkate ◽  
Peter Achterberg ◽  
Aura Timen
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Educational Video ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
Deficit Model ◽  
The Public ◽  
Knowledge Deficit ◽  
Public Health Campaigns

In this study, we test to what extent an educational video on the intricacies of antibiotic resistance affects public attitudes towards antibiotic resistance and how such information is absorbed by the most likely targets of public health campaigns. We use a representative sample of 2037 individuals (from 2016) to test how people respond to a video educating them about antibiotic resistance. Our results show that receiving information does increase the general awareness of antibiotic resistance among our respondents. Yet, these effects are most profound for those who are the most likely targets of such information: the least knowledgeable group and those who have a more apathetic worldview. Our results are in line with suggestions made by the knowledge deficit model and show that the influence of cultural predispositions on the uptake of information about antibiotic resistance should not be ignored in future campaigns.

scholarly journals Breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes of young people

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
D Dimovski ◽  
J Gajic ◽  
B Vukajlovic ◽  
M Jevtic ◽  
A Komlenic
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
Maternal Milk ◽  
The Public ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Public Health Campaigns ◽  
A Prospective Study

Abstract Background One of the World Health Organizations (WHO) global nutrition goals by 2025 is to increase the rate of exclusive breastfeeding of infants under six months to at least 50%, which can be achieved only through educating future parents on the importance of breastfeeding. The goal of this research was to establish the current effects of the public health campaigns in raising awareness on breastfeeding by analyzing the opinions of young people towards maternal milk. Methods The study was conducted as a prospective study for six months in 2018. and in 2019. 281 people participated (158 female, 123 male) of whom 127 psychology students.The participants had no children, and were aged between 18 and 26.. The survey consisted of socio-demographic questions and the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) with 17 questions. Data processing included methods of descriptive and inferential statistics using the MedCalc program. Values of p < 0,05 were considered statistically significant. Results More than one out of two female and almost two out of five male participants recognized milk as a diet optimal for their infant (53% female, 38% male). Over twice as many participants considered maternal milk to be extremely positive in comparison to baby formulas as positive. Only 12% of respondents acknowledged that infants had beneficial effects from breastfeeding throughout their lives. Since only 12.8% of infants in Serbia are exclusively breastfed (according to the available data), the public health authorities need to take more drastic measures in order to complete the WHO set goal by 2025. Key messages Current public health campaigns aren’t showing sufficient effects. Both sexes need to be included in education process about the importance of breastfeeding.

scholarly journals Prevention of the spread of infection – the need for a family-centred approach to hygiene promotion

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Bloomfield ◽  
M Exner ◽  
G M Fara ◽  
E A Scott
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
The Public ◽  
Significant Burden ◽  
Pandemic Flu ◽  
Public Health Campaigns ◽  
Spread Of Infection

Infectious diseases circulating in the home and community are a continuing and significant burden on the health and prosperity of the European community. They could, however, be significantly reduced by better standards of hygiene. Across Europe, public health is currently structured such that the separate aspects of hygiene in different settings (food hygiene, personal hygiene, handwashing, pandemic flu preparedness, patient empowerment etc.) are dealt with by separate agencies. If efforts to promote hygiene at community level are to be successful in changing behaviour, we need a concerted family-centred approach to ensure that a basic understanding of infectious disease agents and their mechanisms of spread, together with an understanding of a risk-based approach to hygiene, are promoted as part of the school curriculum and as part of public health campaigns. Alongside this, we also need unambiguous communication with the public on issues such as the hygiene hypothesis and environmental issues.

Gutter oil: an overview of Chinese food safety issues and policies

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Li ◽  
Naixue Cui ◽  
Jianghong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Focus Of Attention ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
The Public ◽  
Effective Technology ◽  
The Media ◽  
Public Health Campaigns

Food safety has become a focus of attention worldwide. In China, one of the top concerns in food safety is gutter oil, known as ‘swill-cooked oil’. This Commentary summarizes the key incidents disclosed to the public by the media, and the policies regarding gutter oil at national, regional, and provincial or city levels. Several challenges the country still faces in tackling this issue are identified, including a lack of evaluation of the implementation and effect of the policies, a lack of effective technology to detect and recycle gutter oil, and the overlooking of the hazardous effect of gutter oil on health. This commentary suggests that strengthening policy implementation and evaluation, improving measurement and recycling technologies, and launching public health campaigns would help eliminate gutter oil from dining tables.

scholarly journals Restorative Narrative of Covid-19 Patients as Health Campaign Message: A Content Analysis of Youtube Videos

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 121-132
Author(s):  
Pinandito Dhirotsaha Pramana ◽  
Prahastiwi Utari ◽  
Albert Muhammad Isrun Naini
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
Public Health Campaign ◽  
Health Campaign ◽  
Public Response ◽  
The Public ◽  
Youtube Videos ◽  
Public Health Campaigns

This study discussed the restorative narrative message of the first-three recovered Covid-19 patients as well as the resulted public response related to the public health campaign about the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia. The context of this research was the benefits of policy-making by the Indonesian government on the introduction of the first-three patients of Covid-19 to the public through a press conference. The research was conducted with qualitative and quantitative content analysis method. Qualitative analysis was to analyze restorative narrative messages carried out on the stories of the three patients on two YouTube videos taken from the accounts @tvOneNews and @CNNIndonesia. The narrative elaboration was explained according to the narrative functions delivered by Sharf & Vanderford and Sharf, Harter, Yamasaki & Haidet. Quantitative analysis was then carried out to find out the ten most common phrases of 7,381 comments on the sample videos to know the public response on restorative messages. The results of the narrative analysis showed that the stories told by three cured Covid-19 patients have meet the restorative narrative criteria and produced positive emotional responses from the public, so that the restorative narrative could be useful for public health campaigns.

scholarly journals Evaluation of community pharmacists’ readiness to implement the Falsified Medicines Directive (Directive 2011/62/EC): an English cross-sectional survey with geospatial analysis

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. e033405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravina Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public ◽  
Falsified Medicines ◽  
Ethical Approval ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Public Health Campaigns

ObjectivesTo evaluate the readiness to implement the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) by community pharmacies in England. Eight secondary objectives were assessed.SettingCommunity/retail pharmacies.ParticipantsWe invited pharmacists from 501 pharmacies to complete a survey. Non-contractors, non-pharmacists or pharmacists practising abroad were excluded. We randomly selected addresses, ensuring that they were nationally representative.InterventionsWe mailed the survey in October 2018 with a single follow-up in January 2019. Respondents were invited to provide self-reported answers. A prepaid self-addressed envelope was provided. We received favourable ethical approval.Results102 responses (20.44% response rate) were received. Readiness to implement was poor: 4 (3.9%) said very much, while 40 (39.2%) said not at all and 29 (28.4%) said not really. Increased workload and reduced profitability were anticipated, accompanied with improved patient safety. Prevalence of ‘substandard and falsified (SF) medical products’ was estimated at 1%–5%, with erectile dysfunction at greatest risk of falsification. Different packaging would raise suspicions. Five (4.9%) had identified SFs (p<0.001 one-sample binomial test). Of these, three (2.9%) informed the medicines agency. None had been involved in any public health campaigns. Confidence and self-efficacy was low. Strategies to reduce SFs reaching the public are described. Pharmacist’s role in combating SFs was elucidated. SFs were identified in deprived areas 4 (9%) more often than in affluent areas 1 (2%).ConclusionsMany pharmacies are not ready to implement FMD, potentially not capturing anticipated benefits of the directive, with greatest risk of harm in deprived area. We further validated a confidence scale. Limited public health campaigns may result in a lack of awareness among pharmacy professionals and patients. Limited awareness of technologies to identify falsified medicines exist, though further training is welcome. A worrying trend of under-reporting maybe prevalent. A larger sample study using this survey would be valuable.

scholarly journals On Knowingly Setting Unrealistic Goals in Public Health

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (4) ◽  
pp. 480-484
Author(s):  
Nir Eyal ◽  
Manne Sjöstrand
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
Public Health Campaigns ◽  
Public Health Practitioners ◽  
Better Than

What is the ethics of setting unrealistic goals in public health—declared goals of population health campaigns that, when introduced, are already known to be impossible to accomplish? Over the past 2 decades, major public health campaigns have set unrealistic goals, such as “eliminating” or reaching “zero” on diseases and risk factors that are clearly ineliminable. We argue that unrealistic goals can sometimes motivate action, attract funding, and help educate the public and public health practitioners better than realistic goals. Although unrealistic goal setting faces ethical challenges, including the charge of deceit and that of undermining the field’s credibility, we argue that these challenges can be met. The advantages of unrealistic goal setting while overcoming these challenges can be accomplished in 2 stages: (1) an initial declaration of the attractive but unrealistic goal educates and motivates; (2) realistic, precise, and actionable subgoals then expose its unrealistic nature and preempt ongoing deceit.

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