scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude regarding reproductive and sexual health among school teachers: a descriptive survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aakanksha Sankhyan ◽  
Poonam Sheoran ◽  
Simarjeet Kaur ◽  
Jyoti Sarin
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Health ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Reproductive Organs ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire ◽  
Reproductive And Sexual Health ◽  
Structured Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Background Adolescence is a time of evolving from the immaturity of childhood into the maturity of adulthood. This is a stage which requires extra care and protection. Physiologically and physically, adolescents go through a series of transformations as they grow and develop. Method A descriptive study design was adopted with 70 teachers selected using a convenience sampling technique from five different government schools of the Ambala District, Haryana. Knowledge and attitude were assessed using a structured knowledge questionnaire and a 5-point Likert scale, respectively. The reliability coefficient of the structured knowledge questionnaire was found to be 0.67 by the Kuder-Richardson method and for the attitude scale, it was found to be 0.7 by Cronbach’s α. Results More than one third (37.1%) of the teachers were between 31 and 35 years of age. Out of 70 the majority (75.7%) of the teachers were female. More than half (62.9%) of the teachers had an average level of knowledge and the majority (71.4%) of the teachers had moderately favorable attitudes regarding reproduction and sexual health. Furthermore, teachers had more knowledge about the reproductive organs and the concept of puberty followed by the concept of reproductive and sexual health and had the least knowledge in the area of contraception. Conclusion This study highlights the need for special training and awareness programs regarding reproduction and sexual health among school teachers.

scholarly journals A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE BETWEEN POSTGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS AND LLB STUDENTS REGARDING EUTHANASIA IN SELECTED COLLEGES OF UDUPI DISTRICT

2014 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
pp. 096-098
Author(s):  
Ashley Elizabeth Verghese ◽  
Prince Mathew ◽  
Ronald Salins ◽  
Sminu Mathew ◽  
Basil Kuriakose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Freedom Of Choice ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire ◽  
Sensitive Issue ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The World ◽  
Structured Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract:The concept of euthanasia is based on the philosophy of humanism and compassion. It recognizes the autonomy of an individual, freedom of choice to live or die with dignity. It is a very sensitive issue that polarized the world. Euthanasia is one of the most perplexing issues which the world faces today.In this study, the knowledge of postgraduate nursing students and LLB students was assessed by using structured knowledge questionnaire and attitude by attitude scale. The findings of the study revealed that out of 40 postgraduate nursing students, 57.5% were Christians, 35% were Hindus and 7.5% were belonged to other religious groups. Among the LLB students 85% were Hindus, 12.5% were Muslims and 2.5% were Christians. Among the postgraduate nursing students, 80% were females and among LLB students, 60% were females. The result also showed that, 62.5% of the nursing and LLB students had good knowledge and 65% of the nursing students and 57.5% of the LLB students were favouring euthanasia respectively. There was no significant difference between knowledge of nursing students and LLB students.

Role of video assisted teaching in counselling to make decision for organ donation

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 145-148
Author(s):  
Sumesh Kumar ◽  
Sarita Bagaria ◽  
Moirangthem Sonia ◽  
Kailash Kumar Khandelwal
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Health Team ◽  
Video Assisted ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire ◽  
Structured Knowledge ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Post Assessment

Decision of organ donation has enormous potential to save countless lives and health team play a vital role in counselling of patients and their family in decision making regarding organ donation in the ultimate stage of life. For this reason, evaluation of factors which can enhance knowledge and positive attitude towards organ donation has paramount importance. Present study aims to assess the knowledge and attitude of adults regarding organ donation and to find out role of video assisted teaching in behaviour modulation. Data from 80 participants were collected using a structured knowledge questionnaire. Pre-assessment was done before intervention of video-assisted teaching and post-assessment was done following that. Data were analyzed through SPSS software using Spearman’s Rank Co-relation. We found a negative co-relation (rK= -0.1122) between knowledge & attitude of adults regarding organ donation before video-assisted teaching regarding organ donation. A direct and positive co-relation (rK=+0.294) was observed between knowledge and attitude of adults regarding organ donation after video assisted teaching. We found that video assisted counselling provided by the medical team has great potential in promoting actions regarding organ donation. It is recommended that video assisted counselling should be applied to enhance knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation among general population.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING EYE DONATION AMONG THE ADOLESCENTS : A CO-RELATIONAL STUDY

2014 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
pp. 066-071
Author(s):  
Heyke M. Chacko ◽  
Jasmine Mathew ◽  
Jidiya Jose ◽  
Jisha Dominic ◽  
Sachina B. T. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Corneal Transplantation ◽  
Sense Organ ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Eye Donation

Abstract: Background: Vision is the most important sense because it allows interacting freely with the environment and enjoying the beauty of life. The eye is the window to the world and it is a sensitive, highly specialized sense organ subject to various disorders, many of which lead to impaired vision. Blindness is a lack or loss of ability to see; lack of perception of visual stimuli. The diseases of the cornea are one of the major causes of blindness in India for which the vision can be restored by eye donation. Eye sight is very important for human life. The World Health Organization (W.H.O) estimates that for every 5 seconds, someone goes blind. Globally 37 million people are blind and of these nearly 10 lakh blind people are willing for corneal transplantation. Well informed adolescents could be expected to influence eye donation rates. Methods: Descriptive survey approach with co-relational design was used for the study. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding eye donation among the adolescents and to identify the relationship between them. The Structured knowledge questionnaire and Attitude scale on eye donation were used to collect the data. The data were collected by questionnaire method from 100 adolescents, who were selected using non-probability purposive sampling technique at Yenepoya pre- university college, Mangalore, India. Data collected from the subjects were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The mean percentage of the knowledge scores among adolescents were 57%, the mean percentage of the attitude scores among adolescents were 70.5% and there was a positive correlation between knowledge and attitude among adolescents (r(98) = 0.201). Table value r(98) = 0.236, p< 0.313). Conclusion: The findings of the study showed that the adolescents had good knowledge and positive attitude towards eye donation and there was a positive co-relation between knowledge and attitude among adolescents.

Effectiveness of self-instructional module on knowledge regarding Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder among primary school teachers in selected schools of Gangtok Sikkim

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 4615-4622
Author(s):  
Lireni Tungoe ◽  
Arkierupaia Shadap ◽  
Prerna Karki
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire ◽  
Instructional Module ◽  
Structured Knowledge ◽  
Pretest Session

Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder is a common behavioural disorder that affects about 10% of school age children. About 7% children worldwide have Attention  Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. In rural India population, the prevalence of  Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder is 3.66%. The main aim of the study was to find out the effectiveness of self-instructional module on Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. The investigators adopted a pre-experimental research design among seven selected schools through simple random sampling.A total of 80 primary school teachers were selected using the purposive sampling technique. Self-instructional module and structured knowledge questionnaire was prepared and sent  for validation. Pretesting and reliability was done and found reliable(r = 0.8). Firstly, pretest session was conducted using structured knowledge questionnaire to assess the knowledge of primary school teachers on Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. Self- instructional module(SIM’s) was administered 4 days after the pretest session. After 14 days of SIM’s distribution, posttest was conducted to assess the effectiveness of self-instructional module. The findings reveal that majority 60% of primary school teachers have average knowledge in the pre-test and 86.25% had good knowledge in the post-test. The calculated paired ‘t’ test value ‘t = 11.259’ was found to be statistically significant at p<0.05 level. The study concluded that educational material in the form of self-instructional module helped the teachers to improve their knowledge on Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. The gained in the knowledge from the Self-instructional module will help them to identify and manage children with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder in future.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Ill Effects of Substance Use Among School Going Children, Golaghat

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-221
Author(s):  
Boby Begam ◽  
Kabita Devi
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Demographic Variable ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Related Substance ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Adolescent starts with early healthy teens and ends up with the many unhealthy issues if not taken care of One of the high risk health issues of adolescence is related to substance use. It is a decade ago worldwide problem where India too has fallen into this viscous cycle. It has not only affected the health of adolescence but has also affected the future of the entire nation. Objectives: The study aimed to find out knowledge and attitude on ill effects of substance use among school going children. Material and Methods: The study adopted cross sectional descriptive design. The study was conducted in three School of Golaghat, Assam for a period of 2 weeks among 265 school going children who were selected using purposive sampling technique after taking the consent. Tool knowledge questionnaire related Substance Use and Attitude scale related Substance Use was used. Results: It was found that 94% of the school going children was having high knowledge level on the ill effects of substance use and their attitude varies towards the substance use. There was no significant association found between knowledge score and selected socio demographic variable. Conclusion: It was found that even after having sufficient knowledge and negative attitude towards the substance use, many adolescent are trapped in this phenomena. It may be because of lack of assertiveness and weaken coping ability of the adolescence. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Substance use, School Going Children.

A Study to assess the Knowledge on Lifestyle modification for Prevention of Hypertension among Adults in a selected Hospital at Kidangoor

2021 ◽  
pp. 85-88
Author(s):  
Anupriya Thomas ◽  
Anvarasulthana A. R ◽  
Athira Ajayan ◽  
Libiya Abraham ◽  
Liyamol Benny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Structured Knowledge ◽  
Sample Characteristics ◽  
Prevention Of Hypertension

The present study was conducted to assess the knowledge on lifestyle modification for prevention of hypertension among adults in a selected hospital, Kidangoor, Kottayam. The sample consisted of 30 adults between the age group of 40-60 years selected by convenient sampling technique. The design used was descriptive design. Demographic data and structured knowledge questionnaire were used to assess the sample characteristics on life style modification on hypertension and its prevention. The data collected in the study was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The majority of the sample belonged to the age group of 40-45 years (26.66%) and 51-55 years (26.66%). Half of the sample had high school education. 16(53.33%) of them were unemployed. Majority 18(60%) of the sample had average knowledge on prevention of hypertension. 7(23.3%) of the sample had good knowledge and 5of them had poor knowledge on prevention of hypertension. The present study concluded that majority of the sample have average knowledge regarding prevention of hypertension. There is statistically significant association between level of knowledge score with selected demographic variables like age and religion.

A Study to assess the breast feeding self-efficacy among postnatal mothers at NRI General Hospital Guntur Dist., Andhra Pradesh.

2021 ◽  
pp. 389-394
Author(s):  
Kambham Jahnavi ◽  
Gomathi S.
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Child Survival ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Nutritional Values ◽  
Childhood Infections ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire ◽  
Postnatal Mothers ◽  
Structured Knowledge

Background: Breastfeeding is one of the most important determinants of child survival, birth spacing, and prevention of childhood infections. The importance of exclusive breastfeeding and the immunological and nutritional values of breast milk has been demonstrated. Materials and Methods: A quantitative approach and non-experimental descriptive design was adopted. The study was conducted on 60 postnatal mothers admitted at NRI General Hospital using convenient sampling technique. Data were collected structured knowledge questionnaire and obtained data were analysed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Regarding the breastfeeding self-efficacy among post-natal mothers, 23.3% mothers had low confidence, 33.3% mothers had moderate confidence, 43.3% mothers had high confidence. Conclusion: The findings revealed that the improve the breast feeding self-efficacy of postnatal Mother’s.

scholarly journals AN AWARENESS PROGRAM ON PREVENTION OF VAGINAL CANDIDIASIS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN

2014 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
pp. 086-089
Author(s):  
Pratibha Kamath ◽  
Maria Pais ◽  
Malathi G. Nayak ◽  
Clara Pramila D'souza
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Vaginal Candidiasis ◽  
Need For Treatment ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire ◽  
Awareness Program ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Structured Knowledge ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Awareness Programme

Abstract: Introduction: Vaginal candidiasis common problem among pregnant women. According to Jumbo G.T.A et al., during pregnancy women who did not know Candidiasis as a disease were 94.1% and 83.6% of the respondents felt there was no compelling need for treatment while 86.3% did not consider the disease of any serious clinical significance1. Objective: This study was conducted to find the effectiveness of an awareness programme on prevention of vaginal candidiasis among pregnant women in selected seven Rural Maternity Child Welfare centres (RMCW's) of Udupi district. Materials and Method: Evaluative survey approach was used to find the effectiveness of awareness program. The sampling technique used was non probability convenient sampling. Total of 142 pregnant women those who visited antenatal clinics of RMCW's were selected. One group pre-test – post-test design was used to assess the knowledge by administering a structured knowledge questionnaire, followed by awareness program. On seventh day post-test was conducted using same questionnaire to evaluate the knowledge of the subject. Result: Majority of the pregnant women (89.2%) had poor knowledge in pre-test whereas 95.8% of them acquired a good knowledge in post-test. Conclusion: Health professionals caring for pregnant women should find out about symptoms of vaginal candidiasis and they can give them knowledge and make aware, which may help them in improving their health by adopting preventive measures and help them to avoid the complications.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE REGARDINGBREAST CANCER AND BREAST SELF EXAMINATION AMONG FEMALES

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ms. Leena Mathew Ms. Leena Mathew ◽  
Dr. Bimla Rani rani
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire ◽  
Medical Facilities ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Structured Knowledge ◽  
The One ◽  
Self Examination

Background: Breast cancer is one of the most frequent cancers among the women. It can be detected earlier and survival rate can be improved by screening every year. Breast Self-Examination (BSE) is the one of the best method s for identifying breast cancer. Rural population has less access to medical facilities and their knowledge is low. Therefore, it is essential to educate them about breast cancer, its prevention and early detection. This study was aimed to assess the knowledge level of females regarding breast cancer and breast self-examination. Materials & Methods: Non experimental descriptive design was adopted for this study. 80 samples were selected through non probability sampling technique and the setting of the study was a rural community of Idukki district, Kerala. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. Results: Majority, 57.5% of samples were having an average level of knowledge, 27.5% of samples had good level of knowledge and 8.7% of samples had poor knowledge and 7.5% was found havingexcellent level of knowledge. A significant association was observed between the knowledge and education (X2=14.061, P 0.05=12.54), knowledge and income (X2 =14.42, P 0.05=12.59) of women. But there was no association found between knowledge and other demographic variables.

scholarly journals Menstrual hygiene: knowledge and practice among adolescent girls in orphanage

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 3987
Author(s):  
Savita Kumari ◽  
Poonam Sheoran ◽  
Adiba Siddiqui
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire ◽  
Structured Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Age Of Menarche

Background: In India menstruation is generally considered as unclean. Orphanage girls are vulnerable group in our society. The unfailing support and a constant check of orphan girls during menstruation are usually absent. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge and practices regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls residing in selected orphanages of Haryana.Methods: A descriptive survey was conducted on 150 adolescent girls residing in selected orphanages of Haryana. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the adolescent girls for study. The data was obtained by structured knowledge questionnaire and structured practice questionnaire.Results: SPSS version 20 was used for statistical analysis. The result of the study indicated that more than half of adolescent girls (62.7%) were in age group of 12-15 year. Half  (50.7%) of adolescent girls had age of menarche at 12 year. Only 16% adolescent girls had good knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene. 95.3% were using sanitary pad during menstruation.Conclusions: The present study concluded that adolescent girls had poor knowledge of menstruation and menstrual hygiene.

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