Introduction of Novel Surgical Techniques: A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Surgeons

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 560-572
Author(s):  
Ali Mahmoud Ahmed ◽  
Hoang Thi Nam Giang ◽  
Sherief Ghozy ◽  
Hosni Salem ◽  
Mohamed Osman Algazar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Techniques ◽  
Surgical Care ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Evidence Based Guidelines ◽  
Practice Questions ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Purpose. To investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of surgeons toward introducing novel surgical techniques in Egypt, Palestine, and Vietnam. Summary Background Data. Despite the recent advances in modern surgical care and its role in advancing the quality and the length of lives, surgery in the developing world has stagnated or even regressed. Methods. A survey was undertaken among the surgeons in 9 hospitals belonging to the 3 countries. Questions were categorized into knowledge, attitude, and practice questions. Meta-analyses were performed to estimate the event rate and compare between knowledge and practice, senior and junior surgeons. Results. A total of 244 responses, with a response rate of 79.7%, were included in the analysis. Regarding knowledge and attitude, the results were satisfactory except that only 55.8% of surgeons appraised their level of education and 43.3% wanted to earn money from the novel procedure. There was a significant difference between knowledge and practice regarding getting informed consent from the patients ( P = .024), discussing the novelty of the procedure ( P < .001), discussing the alternative procedures ( P < .001), discussing the surgeons’ experience and level of skills ( P < .001), discussing the risk of the new procedure ( P < .001), and monitoring the outcomes after the new procedure ( P < .001). Conclusions. Most surgeons have sufficient knowledge and are motivated regarding adopting novel surgical techniques in order to provide the best care for the patients. However, there was a gap between knowledge and practice. Training programs and evidence-based guidelines regarding the introduction of novel surgical techniques are needed to overcome these challenges.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude, and practice of working and non-working mothers concerning immunization of underfive children

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ali ◽  
Ifan Eka Saputra ◽  
Adillida Adillida ◽  
Sri Sofyani ◽  
Iskandar Z Lubis
Keyword(s):  
Working Mothers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female Workers ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Objective To compare the knowledge and attitude of working moth-ers (WM) and non-working mothers (NWM) concerning immuniza-tion in children.Methods A cross sectional study was conducted on February, 18-23, 2002 at PT. Olagafood Industri, a noodle manufacture in TanjungMorawa, Medan. Subjects were female workers and non-workingwives of male workers who had under-five-year children. Motherswere interviewed using a questionnaire. Sample size for each groupwas 38. Degree of knowledge, attitude, and practice concerningimmunization were classified into good, insufficient, and bad.Results Mothers’ age, educational level, and children’s age werecomparable between the two groups. Ten WM and 8 NWM hadgood knowledge concerning immunization, which did not differ sig-nificantly (p>0.05). Good attitude toward immunization was foundin 25 WM and 12 NWM; it was a statistically significant difference(p<0.05). The practice of immunization showed similar result asthe attitude. The age of mothers had a significant relationship withthe degree of knowledge and practice, but not with attitude.Conclusion Degree of knowledge about immunization betweenWM and NWM are comparable, but differences exist in their atti-tude and performance

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among the Healthcare Professionals regarding the myths on COVID-19 vaccination - Demystified.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
LOKESH KUMAR S ◽  
ZAMEERA NAIK ◽  
ARUN PANWAR ◽  
SRIDHAR M ◽  
VAISHALI KELUSKAR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Preventive Measure ◽  
Private University ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Positive Linear Correlation ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: COVID-19 vaccine is the mighty weapon opted by all the countries across the globe in an attempt to eradicate the fatal COVID-19 pandemic. The myths on the COVID-19 vaccine are spreading widely, causing a hindrance to this noble preventive measure. The prevalence of such myths among the healthcare professionals may be toxic and deadly. Aim & Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of the healthcare professionals regarding the myths on COVID-19 vaccination and to demystify them. Materials and Methods: An 18-item questionnaire evaluating knowledge, attitude, and practice based on the existing myths on COVID-19 vaccination was circulated through Google Forms among the 412 healthcare professionals of six disciplines belonging to a private University. The responses obtained were subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS 20 software package. Results: A total of 385 health professionals participated in this study. The majority of them had medium knowledge (165) and positive attitude (273) with the mean knowledge and attitude scores of 3.82 (SD-1.55) out of 6 and 4.3 (SD-1.58) out of 7 respectively. Even though 312 participants got vaccinated, 72 of them failed to receive it. The knowledge scores showed a high statistically significant difference among the participants of different designations (p=0.001), but not with gender, field, and staff with different years of experience (p>0.05). The attitude scores were statistically different among participants of fields and designation (p<0.05) but not among genders (p=0.31) and staff with different years of experience (p=0.87). Knowledge and attitude scores showed a positive linear correlation and a high statistically significant difference (p<0.001). Conclusion: This study recommends more enhanced education programs on COVID-19 vaccination for the health professionals and demands an improved knowledge, attitude, and practice among them to achieve the goal of 100% vaccination so as to completely eradicate the COVID-19 pandemic.

Employees’ knowledge, attitude and practice of food additives; impacts of an educational intervention

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 1199-1212
Author(s):  
Amir Reza Moravejolahkami ◽  
Zahra Esfandiari ◽  
Hadiseh Ebdali ◽  
Marjan Ganjali Dashti ◽  
Akbar Hassanzadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Safety Attitude ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Purpose Understanding consumers’ food safety practices are helpful in reducing foodborne illnesses. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of education on knowledge, attitude and practices toward food additives. Design/methodology/approach This interventional study was performed by random sampling of 826 employees in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences from January 2018 to March 2019. The knowledge, attitude and practices of the employees toward food additives were assessed by a self-administered and structured questionnaire. Two-month education was conducted visually by using pamphlets, posters and leaflets. Descriptive statistics and paired t-test were done by SPSS24 at significant levels of p < 0.05. Findings The results showed that the respondents were very concerned about preservatives, colorants, and artificial sweeteners in foods. Before the education, the percentages collected for the knowledge, attitude and practice were 79.0, 48.9 and 46.7, respectively. Overall, knowledge scores were improved from 79.0 to 88.9 per cent when the education was offered. Safety attitude scores significantly increased, with a 50 per cent difference between the pre and post values. A significant difference was observed in the percentage of knowledge, attitude and practice of the employers before and after education (p < 0.05). Almost half of the respondents chose leaflets and pamphlets as a preferable tool for learning. Originality/value Education may be needed for improving knowledge and attitude about food additives. It also helped the respondents to select healthier food. This study suggests more communication programs regarding food safety issues.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Ethics Among Medical, Dental and Nursing Colleges Students and Faculty in Visakhapatnam: A Questionnaire Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 126-135
Author(s):  
Pratyusha Chatti ◽  
Vineela Parlapalli ◽  
Siva Kumar Pydi ◽  
Nagarjuna Pottem ◽  
Karishma Janapareddy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Care Ethics ◽  
Hippocratic Oath ◽  
P Value ◽  
Health Care Ethics ◽  
Nuremberg Code ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

BACKGROUND: Dental ethics revolves around the extent to which actions within the dental practice promote good and reduce harm.AIM: The study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice among the medical, dental, and nursing college students and faculty Visakhapatnam.MATERIALS AND METHODS:  The 26-item questionnaire, self-administered, semi-structured, was designed to access the student's and faculty's knowledge, attitudes, and practices in the globe of healthcare ethics. With all the exclusion and inclusion criteria, the total sample derived as 1190. Statistical analysis was done using the SPSS Software Version 21.0 with the significant p-value at ≤ 0.05. Descriptive statistics, chi-Square test and ANOVA test used to compare the knowledge attitude and practice of dental, medical, and nursing students and faculty.RESULTS: Out of 1,190 participants, 456 participants belonged to medical out of which 239 are females, and 217 are males, 424 participants are from the specialty dental, 248 are females, and 176 are 310 participants belong to nursing in which 230 females and 80 males. The knowledge and attitude of dental college interns and postgraduates showed no significant difference in the Hippocratic oath, Nuremberg code, ICMR guidelines, Helsinki declaration with p-value 0.971, 0.899, 0.506, and 0.768. The knowledge and attitude of medical college interns and postgraduates showed a significant difference in the Hippocratic oath, Nuremberg code, ICMR guidelines with p-values 0.002, 0.040 and 0.011, respectively. The knowledge and attitude of final years showed considerable differences from the third years of nursing. CONCLUSION: The knowledge and attitude of health care ethics are significantly more in medical postgraduates than the medical interns, showed no significant difference in dental interns and graduates, and showed significant differences in nursing students.

scholarly journals Comparative assessment of Knowledge, attitude and practice among students and employees towards the use of the microbiology laboratory equipment

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
M Muzaheed ◽  
Omar S. El-Masry
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Microbiology Laboratory ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Laboratory Equipment ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Clinical Laboratory Sciences ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Continuous evaluation of students and employee’s knowledge and attitude in the clinical laboratory is mandatory to ensure a high level of competency, proper practice and to assess the need for training. This shall be reflected on the quality of laboratory results. Objective: the aim of the present study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of employees and students who belong to the department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences in the standard microbiology laboratory towards the use of laboratory equipment. Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey in which thirty 2nd year students, twenty-six 3rd year students, twenty-four 4th year students in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences department and thirty employees completed a survey comprising 30 questions to assess their knowledge and attitude towards the use of equipment and practice in the microbiology laboratory in order to assess the achievement of past learning outcomes. Results: The results indicated that there was no significant difference between the average scores of all levels students regarding their knowledge, attitude, and practice in the microbiology laboratory. Employees scores were quite poor, as indicated by the lower average results than that of students.  Conclusion: It is concluded that the knowledge, attitude, and practice of students and employees in the microbiology laboratory need to be meticulously monitored and improved using frequent quizzes and continuous education programs to ensure high achievement of learning outcomes and better overall performance in the laboratory.

scholarly journals Comparative cross-sectional assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice among university students and employees towards the use of the microbiology laboratory equipment

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Muzaheed Muzaheed ◽  
Omar S. El-Masry ◽  
Ali A. Rabaan ◽  
Faisal Alzahrani ◽  
Amer Alomar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Microbiology Laboratory ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Laboratory Equipment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
High Level ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Continuous evaluation of students and employee’s knowledge and attitude in clinical laboratories is mandatory to ensure a high level of competency, proper practice and to assess the need for training, which shall be reflected on the quality of laboratory results. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice in microbiology laboratories among employees (at King Fahd Hospital of the University) and clinical laboratory students (at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University)    Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey of 30 2nd year students, 26 3rd year students, 24 4th year students in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences department, and 30 employees. Participants completed a survey comprising 30 questions to assess their knowledge and attitude towards the use of equipment and practice in the microbiology laboratory. Results: The results indicated that there was no significant difference between the average scores of all levels of students regarding their knowledge (p = 0.85, 0.999, and 0.869), attitude (p = 0.883, 0.996, 0.853), and practice (p=0.633, 0.325, 0.858) in the microbiology laboratory. Employees scores (knowledge;5.03±2.646, attitude; 12.03±4.89, and practice; 7.7±6.11) were quite poor, as indicated by the lower average results than that of students (knowledge; 5.65±3.08, attitude; 13.25±5.33, and practice; 13.46±5.7). Conclusions: It is concluded that the knowledge, attitude, and practice of students and employees in the microbiology laboratory needs to be meticulously monitored and improved to ensure high achievement of learning outcomes and better overall performance in the laboratory. This may be achieved through using frequent quizzes and continuous education programs.

KNOWLEDGE-ATTITUDE-PRACTICE ABOUT ACNE VULGARIS AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS AMONG ACNE PATIENTS AT DERMATOLOGY CLINIC OF HUE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY HOSPITAL

2019 ◽  
pp. 73-79
Author(s):  
Ngoc Khanh Nam Tran ◽  
Thi Buu Vo ◽  
Ba Hoang Anh Mai ◽  
Thi Tra My Nguyen ◽  
Thi Thanh Phuong Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Common Disease ◽  
Dermatology Clinic ◽  
Needed Information ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Practice Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Acne vulgaris is a common disease of teenager which is affected by the knowledge, attitude and practice of acne patients. Aims: To describe knowledge, attitude, practice features about acne vulgaris and its associations among acne patients. Material and Method: From June/2017 to May/2018, 251 acne patients satisfying selective criteria were enrolled in our study and interviewed for all needed information. Likert scale were used to measure patients’ attitude. Results: There were associations between career and knowledge, educational background and knowledge (p<0.05), but no association between age and knowledge about acne vulgaris. There were an association between sex and attitude as well as knowledge and attitude (p<0.05), but no association between educational background and attitude. There were associations between sex and practice, knowledge and practice (p<0.05) but no associations between age and practice as well as class and practice. There were an association between attitude and practice about acne vulgaris among acne patients (p<0.05). Conclusions: Career and educational background have associations to knowledge; sex has associations to both attitude and practice. Knowledge, attitude and practice are associated to each other. Key words: knowledge, attitude, practice, acne vulgaris

scholarly journals Assessment on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Pharmacovigilance among the Healthcare Professionals in a Tertiary Hospital of Kathmandu

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rashmi Shakya-Gurung ◽  
D Shrestha ◽  
R Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

 Pharmacovigilance (PV) is the science and activities related to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) have an important role in reporting Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) cases. However under-reporting has been a major challenge in PV. Hence, we assessed the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of HCPs about PV in a tertiary hospital of Kathmandu. A cross-sectional study was conducted using pretested questionnaire consisting of 21 closed ended questions (twelve on knowledge, five on attitude, four on practice and one open ended question to know the causes of under-reporting. Out of 520 HCPs, 448 (207 doctors and 241 nurses) participated in the study with the response rate of 86.2%. The mean KAP score for doctors was 10.38 ± 2.68 and 9.60 ± 2.32 for nurses. The major barriers for under-reporting were identified as the difficulty in deciding if it’s an ADR and lack of time to report ADRs. No significant correlation between knowledge and attitude of the HCPs was found (r=0, n=448, p< 0.01). However, there was a weak positive correlation between knowledge and practice (r= 0.05, n=448, p< 0.01) and also for attitude and practice (r= 0.09, n=448, p< 0.01). Hence, the HCPs had poor knowledge and practice but positive attitude towards PV. It is therefore strongly recommended to have an immediate educational intervention among the HCPs to improve the spontaneous ADR reporting.

scholarly journals The Individual Coaching Improves Spiritually Muslim Patients Hospitalized

Jurnal NERS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Hamdan Hariawan ◽  
Oedojo Soedirham ◽  
Abu Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Pretest Score ◽  
Whitney Test ◽  
Physical Discomfort ◽  
Individual Coaching ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Inpatients who are attached in intravenous devices tend to experience physical discomfort. This condition can lead to the decrease in performing Salat as a Muslim prayer. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of individual coaching on knowledge, attitude, and practice of Salat among Muslim inpatient. This study used quasi-experimental design.Mehods: The samples were 36 Muslim inpatients. The data were collected by self-constructed questionnaire and analyzed by using Independent t-test and Mann Whitney test with α ≤ 0.05.Results: Before giving intervention, the means of pretest score in both groups were 14.33+2.17 and 14.39+2.28 for knowledge, 26.17+2.31 and 26.50+3.17 for attitude, and 10.00+2.91 and 10.50+3.45 for practice. There was no significant difference scores of knowledge (p=0.941), attitude (p=0.924), and practice (p=0.635) between two groups before giving intervention. However, after giving intervention, these scores have changed to 19.00+1.72 and 14.89+2.29 for knowledge, 26.97+2.25 and 26.61+2.81 for attitude, 15.33+3.80 and 10.50+3.45 for practice and there was higher significance scores of knowledge (p=0.000), attitude (p=0.003), and practice (p=0.000) after giving intervention.Conclusions: Coaching is the suitable method to increase Muslim inpatients knowledge, attitude, and ability to practice Salat. This study recommends the nurse to do coaching as a nursing intervention in helping patient to perform Salat

scholarly journals Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders as an Occupational Hazard among Periodontists in India – A Questionnaire Based Survey

2020 ◽  
pp. 162-183
Author(s):  
Gaurav N. Ketkar ◽  
Sankari Malaiappan
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Occupational Hazard ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Posterior Teeth ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Ergonomics can be defined as a discipline that studies workers and their relationship to their occupational environment. To prevent musculoskeletal disorders which can develop over time and can lead to long-term disability proper ergonomic design is necessary. Periodontal work covers most of the areas in the oral cavity including distal aspects of posterior teeth which are difficult to approach. Hence preventing work related strain was of greater significance in ensuring long term successful practice as a periodontists. The purpose of this survey was to assess the knowledge attitude and practice of ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders as an occupational hazard in periodontists in India .A survey was conducted among 150 periodontists in India in which 120 periodontists responded. The survey was distributed through questionnaire printouts and electronic media. The data was collected, analysed and interpreted. The results suggested that 85% of the periodontists had adequate knowledge and attitude towards ergonomics, however the practical application was not as satisfactory. This survey concludes that the knowledge and attitude of periodontists in India regarding ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders as an occupational hazard is good overall, but the practice is needs some improvement.

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