Poor level of knowledge on elderly care despite positive attitude among nursing students in Zanzibar Island: findings from a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background It is estimated by the year 2050, 80% of the global elderly population will be from the low-and middle income countries. Elderly care requires health workers with skills associated with an understanding of the biological, psychological, social and cultural theories related to aging. Nurses with better knowledge, skills and positive attitudes towards elderly care are highly needed and critically important for better healthcare and wellbeing of the elderly population. Therefore the objective of this study was to assess the level of knowledge and attitude of nursing students towards elderly care in Zanzibar Island. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Zanzibar involving three out of five nursing training institutions. Participants were selected by systematic random sampling. Facts on Aging Quiz 2 and Kogan’s Attitudes Toward Old People scale were used to assess the level of knowledge and attitude towards elderly care among the students respectively. Simple and multivariable logistic regressions were applied to determine the predictors of knowledge and attitude among the participants. Results A total of 393 students participated in this study. Only 17% (69) of the participants had good level of knowledge and about 67.9% (267) had positive attitude towards elderly care. Living in an extended family and with an elderly person at home were both associated with good level of knowledge and positive attitude towards elderly care. Furthermore, living in a rural area (adjusted odds ratio = 2.23; 95% confidence interval: 1.22, 4.10) and studying at public institution (adjusted odds ratio = 2.59; 95% confidence interval: 1.41, 4.63) were associated with positive attitude towards elderly care. Conclusion This study has shown that the majority of nursing students in Zanzibar have positive attitude but poor level of knowledge towards elderly care. The current findings have demonstrated that past experience with an elderly person can help in influencing good knowledge and shaping positive attitudes towards elderly care. Low level of knowledge shown in the study suggests for further research on adequacy of nursing curriculum and/or its implementation.

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Knowledge and Attitude on Organ Donation among Nursing Students of a College in Biratnagar

Europasian Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.46405/ejms.v1i1.4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 28-34

Author(s):

Binu Limbu ◽

Saraswati Basnet ◽

Suvekshya Silwal

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Organ Donation ◽

Organ Transplantation ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

Introduction: Organ transplantation is an effective therapy for end-stage organ failure. However, there is a large gap between the need for and the supply of donor organs. Nurses have a major role to play in tackling organ and tissue shortages. The main objective of the study was to assess the level of knowledge and attitude on organ donation among nursing students at Biratnagar. Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional study design among Post Basic Bachelor in Nursing (PBBN) students was carried out in Birat Health College, Biratnagar. A census method using a self-administered semi-structured questionnaire was used for the data collection in 113 respondents. Descriptive statistics i.e., mean, median and standard deviation was used to assess the level of knowledge. Inferential statistics i.e., Chi-square test was used to find out the association between level of knowledge and attitude on organ donation with selected demographic variables. The findings of the study showed that out of 113 respondents, the mean age of respondents was 24.41 years. Similarly, 32.7% of the respondents were from 1st year, 33.6% from 2nd year and 33.6% from 3rd year. More than half, (60%) of the respondents were Brahmin/Chhetri. Similarly, (68.1%) had heard about organ donation from colleagues. Among the studied respondents, (69.9%) had average knowledge of organ donation and almost all (99.1%) of respondents possessed a positive attitude on organ donation. Conclusion: The majority of the respondents had an average level of knowledge and a positive attitude regarding organ donation. The level of knowledge was associated with ethnicity rather than other socio-demographic variables. Keywords: Attitude, Knowledge, Nursing students, Organ Transplantation, Organ Donation.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Biomedical Waste Management as Per 2019 Rules among Nursing Students

International Journal of Health Sciences and Research ◽

10.52403/ijhsr.20210906 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (9) ◽

pp. 41-48

Author(s):

Surya Kant Tiwari ◽

Saumya P. Srivastava ◽

Soni Chauhan

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Waste Management ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Clinical Exposure ◽

Biomedical Waste ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Periodic Monitoring ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Student's Attitudes

Introduction- Biomedical waste is of global subject today. The biomedical waste (management and handling) rules came into existence in 1998 with the latest amendment being made in 2019. Methods- This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried among 163 nursing students to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding biomedical waste management as per 2019 rules using total enumeration method. Nursing students who had clinical exposure >6 months and willing to participate were included in the study. Nursing students who were in their 1st academic year were excluded. The questionnaire was divided into four components assessing knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding biomedical waste management. The obtained scores of participants were converted into percentages and categorized as excellent (> 70%) and poor (< 70%). Results- Mean age of participants was 21.54 + 2.49 years with the majority being female (81.6%) and studying in B.Sc. nursing (59.5%). Majority of participants had poor level of knowledge in various domains of biomedical waste management like awareness (78.5%), color coding (84.7%), biomedical waste disposal methods (92.6%), and universal precautions (97.5%) except for biomedical waste hazard symbol (15.3%). About 95.1% of participants had overall poor knowledge regarding biomedical waste management. Nearly 76.1% and 74.2% of participants showed positive attitudes and safe practice patterns respectively. Conclusion- Although nursing student’s attitudes and patterns of practice were excellent yet they had an unsatisfactory level of knowledge related to recent amendments in biomedical waste management rules, 2019. Regular teaching and periodic monitoring of practices regarding biomedical waste are highly recommended. Key words: knowledge, attitude, practices, biomedical waste, nursing students.

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Knowledge and Attitudes Concerning SARS-CoV-2 among Healthcare Workers in Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care ◽

10.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.2.4 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Healthcare Workers ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Jammu And Kashmir ◽

Face To Face ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Age Range

Background: The healthcare workers are leading the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and are at great risk of acquiring the infection. The information on the knowledge and attitude of healthcare workers towards SARS‐CoV-2 is useful to plan awareness and educational programs. Aim: To assess the knowledge and attitude of healthcare workers toward SARS‐CoV-2 in Mirpur, AJK, Pakistan. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed during March and April 2020, on 468 healthcare workers in a tertiary care divisional headquarters teaching hospital of Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data through a face to face approach. The data were organized and statistically analyzed through SPSS version 21.0. Results: A total of 520 healthcare workers were approached and 468 of them filled and returned the questionnaire, giving a response rate of 90.0%. The age range of the participants was 18 to 59 years with a mean of 31.5 ± 4.9 years. The majority of respondents were males (62.4%) and more than half of the participants (62.1%) had knowledge of the SARS‐CoV-2 outbreak and their main source of information was television (51.2%). Overall, 60.6% had sufficient knowledge of the disease and 79.7% had a positive attitude towards SARS‐CoV-2. Conclusion: The outcomes of our study revealed that overall healthcare workers had an acceptable level of knowledge and a positive attitude towards the SARS‐CoV-2 outbreak.

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Knowledge, attitudes and eye care seeking practices regarding trachoma in Central Division of Kajiado County, Kenya

Journal of Public Health in Africa ◽

10.4081/jphia.2015.531 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Arthur S. Ng'etich ◽

Claudio Owino ◽

Ahmad Juma ◽

Kevin N. Khisa

Keyword(s):

Positive Attitude ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Care Seeking ◽

Community Members ◽

Eye Care ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Care Services ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Outreach Services ◽

Level Of Knowledge

Trachoma is responsible for the visual impairment of about two million people worldwide, out of which a majority are irreversibly blind. The study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes and eye care seeking practices of the community regarding the available trachoma eye care services. Community members aged eighteen and over participated. Descriptive cross-sectional study design was adapted. Data analysis was performed using Stata. The level of awareness of trachoma disease in the study area was high (95%). About three quarters (71%) of the respondents were knowledgeable of the available trachoma eye care services. A majority had a positive attitude towards the available services and expressed need for the services. Public health facilities were mostly preferred. The study concluded that the community was knowledgeable of the available trachoma eye care services and had a positive attitude towards the services. Concerned stakeholders should reinforce the positive attitudes through community based educational programs and improve eye care seeking practices through community participation in education and outreach services.

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Knowledge and Attitude Towards COVID-19 Among Nursing Students: Palestinian Perspective

SAGE Open Nursing ◽

10.1177/23779608211015150 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. 237796082110151

Author(s):

Ahmad Ayed ◽

Kefah Zabn

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

World Health ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

American University ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Health Organization ◽

High Level

Introduction The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern and called for the collaborative efforts of all countries to prevent rapid spread. Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude towards COVID-19 among Palestinian nursing students. Methods This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 218 nursing students from Arab American University and Al-Quds University. The instrument was developed by the researchers after a critical literature review. Results The results revealed that the majority of participates were third academic year level (60.6%). Only 84 (38.5%) of respondents had a high level of knowledge and 17(7.8%) had a positive attitude regarding COVID-19. Conclusion The study confirmed that nursing students had a moderate level of knowledge about COVID-19 and a negative attitude toward it.

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Knowledge and attitude toward evidence based practice among nurses of a tertiary care teaching hospital, Nepal

Journal of Patan Academy of Health Sciences ◽

10.3126/jpahs.v6i1.27081 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 55-60

Author(s):

Sailaza Dahal

Keyword(s):

Positive Attitude ◽

Evidence Based Practice ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Average Level ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Structured Questionnaire

Introductions: Evidence Based Practice (EBP) raises the standard of nursing practice. The objective of this study was to assess knowledge and attitude toward EBP among nurses of Patan Hospital, Patan Academy of health Sciences (PAHS), Nepal. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted from 12th August to 7th September 2018. Convenience sampling was used to select nurses with bachelor degree in nursing, working at Patan Hospital, PAHS, Nepal. Data were collected using self-administered semi-structured questionnaire to find out knowledge and attitude of nurses towards EBP. Results: Out of 125 nurses participated, 61 (48.8%) had average level of knowledge, 19 (15.2%) had good knowledge and 45 (36.0%) poor level of knowledge of EBP. Positive attitude toward EBP was found in 123 (98.4%). There was weak positive (r = 0.263) relationship between knowledge and attitude of EBP. Conclusions: Nearly half of the nurses had an average level of knowledge regarding EBP, and nearly all had positive attitude toward it.

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Young Nursing Student’s Knowledge and Attitudes about Contraceptive Methods

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17165869 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (16) ◽

pp. 5869

Author(s):

Sebastián Sanz-Martos ◽

Isabel María López-Medina ◽

Cristina Álvarez-García ◽

María Zoraida Clavijo-Chamorro ◽

Antonio Jesús Ramos-Morcillo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nursing Students ◽

Contraceptive Use ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Attitude Score ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Contraceptive Methods ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Level Of Knowledge

Purpose: Adolescence is considered a period in which individuals are particularly at risk of negative consequences related to sexual health. Increased knowledge levels have traditionally been used as an indicator of the effectiveness of educational programs, but attitudes are not addressed and are a key element for the success of such programs. The aim of this study is to determine the level of knowledge and attitudes toward the use of contraceptive methods among nursing students. A multicenter cross-sectional study was carried out. In total, 2914 university students (aged 18–25 years) enrolled in the study. Participants completed two validated scales to measure knowledge level and attitudes toward contraceptive use. Nursing degree students who received training about contraceptives obtained a success rate of over 70%, compared to 15.3% among students who had not received such training (p < 0.001). The mean attitude score was 43.45 points (10–50), but there were no significant differences in terms of student training (p = 0.435), although they were significantly higher among students who used contraceptives at first or last sexual intercourse (p < 0.001). There was a significant weak correlation between the level of knowledge and attitudes toward the use of contraceptives. An adequate level of knowledge about sexuality and contraceptive methods does not correspond to positive attitudes toward their use, although having an excellent attitude toward contraceptive use is related to their use during youth and adolescence.

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Health knowledge and attitude practices in Pakistani Hajj Pilgrims.

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2020.27.02.3988 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (02) ◽

pp. 359-364

Author(s):

Muhammad Imran Hassan Khan ◽

Kashif Aziz Ahmad ◽

Salman Shakeel ◽

Muhammad Qasim

Keyword(s):

Positive Attitude ◽

Health Knowledge ◽

Heat Stroke ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Polio Vaccine ◽

Co Morbidity ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Study Setting

Background: Pakistan has one of the highest number of Hajj pilgrims among all Islamic countries. Health of pilgrims play an important role in performing rituals of Hajj. It depends on their knowledge and attitude about health. Aims: In this study, we aimed to determine the Knowledge and Attitude about health in Pakistani Hajj pilgrims. Study Design: Questionnaire based prospective cross-sectional study. Setting: Lahore General Hospital, Pakistan. Period: June to August 2018. Material & Methods: 150 Pakistani Hajj pilgrims were randomly selected. Data was collected using a questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of demographic information (sex, age, previous chronic ailment), health knowledge (4 questions) and health attitude (12 questions). Results: There were more males (71.3%) than females (28.7%). Most participants were between 31 to 50 years (48.7%), above 50 (30 %), 20% below 30 years and only 1.3% above 70 years. Majority (62.7%) had no previous illness, 8.7 % had diabetes, 11.3% Hypertension, 1.3% cirrhotic, and 16% had more than one co-morbidity. Level of knowledge was best in hand hygiene (100%) and vaccination (86.7%), but least in heat stroke 32.7% and chronic ailment 30.7%. Regarding attitude, 64% had positive attitude for wearing mask, 20.7% knew 5 movements, 77.3% food handling, 84% using one time razor for shaving, 25.3% features of heat stroke, 19.3% knew management of heat stroke, 97.3% knew about wearing light colored clothes, 30.7% for maintaining medicine of previous illness, 78% followed same diet precaution, 9.3% aware on carrying medicine, 4% on wearing medic alert bracelet. 86.7% had positive attitude for polio vaccine, 83.3% for influenza vaccine, 84.7% for meningitis vaccine and 82.7% for pneumonia vaccine. Conclusions: Educational strategy is required to improve knowledge and attitude on heat stroke and chronic ailment management.

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Knowledge and attitude towards strabismus among parents of Saudi children with strabismus

International Surgery Journal ◽

10.18203/2349-2902.isj20185507 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 438 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sultan Alzuhairy ◽

Elaf Saleh Alabdulrazaq ◽

Ibtehaj Mohammed Alharbi ◽

Dora Hammad Alharkan

Keyword(s):

Positive Attitude ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

History Of Surgery ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Early Presentation ◽

History Of ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

Background: For early detection and timely management of strabismus in children, parent’s cooperation is essential. It depends upon their level of awareness. The objective was to describe the determinants and the level of knowledge and attitude towards strabismus among parents of children with strabismus in Saudi Arabia.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2018 at a hospital in Qaseem, Saudi Arabia. Consented parents of children with strabismus presenting to Qaseem University eye clinic were interviewed. Data were anonymously collected on participant demographics and the child’s strabismus. The survey interview consisted of 8 questions related to signs, symptoms, and management of strabismus. Three questions related to the attitude towards strabismus among parents/caregivers. Two separate questions queried the source of knowledge and possible barriers, respectively.Results: Each parent of 81 children was interviewed. An excellent level of knowledge of strabismus was noted for 41 participants (50.6% at 95%CI 39.7-61.5). A positive attitude towards strabismus was noted in 57 participants (70.4% at 95% CI 60.4-80.3). No history of surgery was statistically associated to an excellent level of knowledge (P<0.001). Gender (P=0.7), age (P=0.7), father’s education (P=0.3), mother’s education (P=0.5), type of strabismus (P=0.8) were not associated with the level of knowledge. High cost (43.2%) and false beliefs (53.1%) were the main barriers to medical consultations.Conclusions: Parents of children with strabismus presenting to a tertiary care eye hospital had good knowledge about the signs, symptoms and management of strabismus. Addressing barriers perceived by parents may improve early presentation rates of children with strabismus allowing timely management.

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