Knowledge and attitude towards post-partum insertion of intra uterine devices among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at a tertiary care teaching hospital

Background: Post-partum insertion of intra uterine devices (PPIUCD) increased the accessibility for women following childbirth. In India, the most women in the first year postpartum have an unmet need for family planning due to lack of information and fear of complications. The aim of the study is to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding postpartum insertion of intra uterine devices, among antenatal mothers.Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional survey design. The antenatal mothers, gestational age above 20weeks, registered at AIIMS Jodhpur were selected by purposive sampling technique. A total of 183 subjects were recruited for the data collection. A structured knowledge questionnaire and 5 point Likert scale was used to assess the knowledge and attitude among regarding PPIUCD respectively. Informed consent was taken from each participant prior to data collection and descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze the data.Results: Majority (57.4%) of the subjects had fair knowledge, 24.6% had poor knowledge, only 18% with good knowledge and none of them had excellent in knowledge regarding PPIUCD. Majority (64.5%) had neutral attitude, 33.3% had positive attitude and 2.2% had negative attitude towards PPIUCD. A positive correlation found between the knowledge and attitude (r=0.509) regarding PPIUCD. Pregnant women’s education was found to be significantly associated with knowledge and attitude regarding PPIUCD.Conclusions: The findings underline that majority of the antenatal mothers having lack of knowledge and less positive attitude regarding PPIUCD. Hence there is a need to hence the comprehensive PPIUCD literacy and highly positive attitude among antenatal mothers in order to meet the family planning needs.

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A CO-RELATION STUDY TO ASSESS PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING THE IMPACT OF TELEVISION ON CHILDREN IN SELECTED AREA KANPUR, U.P

EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR) ◽

10.36713/epra4759 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 434-440

Author(s):

Pratibha Srivastava

Keyword(s):

Positive Attitude ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Parental Knowledge ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Attitude Score ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

The Impact

Today's Children will be tomorrow's responsible citizen of the country. Entertainment is an essential part of life, by this we feel tension free, relaxed, energetic and having a positive attitude towards life. Games plays an important role for the all round development of the children's personality especially outdoor games but Now a days children are adopting habits of playing indoor games and also entertaining themselves by using various electronic devices as we know one of them is television. There are various programmes such as various kids’ channels, cartoon shows, video games etc. being watched by the children. Directly or indirectly these programs affect behaviour of the children in positive and negative ways. That’s why it is needed that parents should have a look for types of programmes seen by children, how long a child is watching a program, how it is affecting child habits/ behaviour etc. Later on, these negative impacts will create health issues/behaviour problems such as obesity, aggressive behaviour, lack of concentration etc. Child who watch television for 10 hours or more per week are less skilled at reading and are less successful in school as compared to children who watch television for less than 10 hours per week. The American academy of paediatrics makes the following recommendations regarding television viewing should not exceed one to two hours of quality programming daily and children younger than two years old should not watch television.1 That is why researchers took this topic to highlight the attitude and knowledge of parents about the impact of television on their Children's behaviour. A co-relational study conducted to assess parental knowledge and attitude regarding the impact of television on children in selected area at Kanpur (U.P). A descriptive cross-sectional survey approach was used, sample size was 100 parents selected by convenient sampling for this study. Self-structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of parents, and attitude of parents was assessed by Likert scale. The study shows that among 100 parents 8% of them had poor knowledge, 36% average knowledge, 50% good knowledge, 6% very good knowledge about impact of television on children. The study shown the positive attitude 84%, negative attitude 16% on impact of television on children. The correlation value shows that positive correlation between knowledge and attitude score of parents. There was no significant association between knowledge score with their demographic variables and significant association seen between attitude score with types of family, educational status of parents, income of parents and number of children. There was no significant association between attitude score with age of parents and religion. KEYWORDS: Impact, Television, Attitude, Parental Knowledge,

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Stigma as a barrier to family planning use among married youth in Ethiopia

Journal of Biosocial Science ◽

10.1017/s0021932018000305 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 51 (4) ◽

pp. 505-519

Author(s):

Aparna Jain ◽

Hussein Ismail ◽

Elizabeth Tobey ◽

Annabel Erulkar

Keyword(s):

Family Planning ◽

Supply And Demand ◽

Unmet Need ◽

Principal Component ◽

Principal Component Factor Analysis ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Adolescent Groups ◽

Anticipated Stigma ◽

Youth Friendly Service

AbstractNearly 33 million female youths have an unmet need for voluntary family planning (FP), meaning they are sexually active and do not want to become pregnant. In Ethiopia, age at marriage remains low: 40% and 14% of young women aged 20–24 were married by the ages of 18 and 15, respectively. Despite increases in FP use by married 15- to 24-year-olds from 5% in 2000 to 37% in 2016, unmet need remains high at 19%. Supply-and-demand factors have been shown to limit FP use, yet little is known about how stigma influences FP use among youth. This study validates an anticipated stigma (expectation of discrimination from others) index and explores its effect on unmet need. A cross-sectional survey was implemented with 15- to 24-year-old female youth in Ethiopia in 2016. The analytic sample included married respondents with a demand (met and unmet need) for FP (n=371). A five-item anticipated stigma index (Cronbach’sα=0.66) was developed using principal component factor analysis. These items related to fear, worry and embarrassment when accessing FP. The findings showed that 30% agreed with at least one anticipated stigma question; 44% had an unmet need; 58% were married before age 18; and 100% could name an FP method and knew where to obtain FP. In multivariate regression models, youth who experienced anticipated stigma were significantly more likely to have an unmet need, and those who lived close to a youth-friendly service (YFS) site were significantly less likely to have an unmet need. Interventions should address anticipated stigma while focusing on social norms that restrict married youth from accessing FP; unmet need may be mitigated in the presence of a YFS; and the anticipated stigma index appears valid and reliable but should be tested in other countries and among different adolescent groups.

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Knowledge, Attitude & Practice Among Psoriasis Patients in India Towards Teledermatology During COVID-19 Pandemic

Dermatology and Dermatitis ◽

10.31579/2578-8949/088 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 01-13

Author(s):

Archana Mavoori ◽

Sudha Bala ◽

Rajiv Kumar Bandaru ◽

Aruna Kumari Yerra

Keyword(s):

Teaching Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital ◽

Care Teaching ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: The current COVID-19 pandemic has imposed upon the entire community norms of social distancing and home quarantine. Follow up consultations in these times can be made through teledermatology through smart phones. Success of this technology in these hours of crisis depends upon the knowledge, attitude and behaviour of patients towards teledermatology. Follow up consultations done through teleconsultations will decrease risk of exposure to COVID-19 among psoriasis patients who need frequent follow ups. Aim: The main objective of this study is to assess the awareness, knowledge, attitude and practice of teledermatology through teledermatology among psoriasis patients at a tertiary care teaching hospital. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey, from Psoriasis Clinic registry maintained in the outpatient department of DVL of a tertiary care teaching hospital in India is conducted. A pre-validated self-administered questionnaire is used for the survey to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of teledermatology. Analysis will be done as per study objectives using descriptive statistics for quantitative data and content analysis for qualitative data. Results: Out of 150 patients, 87(58%) were males and females were 63(42%). Most common age group to participate in the study was 36-45 years- 43(28.7%). Majority of participants were educated up to –graduate 53(35.3%). Males had higher knowledge and attitude scores compared to females. Most of the patients found using teleconsutations easy and convenient. Conclusion: Teledermatology is the need of the hour to be implemented in these hours of COVID-19 pandemic.

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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Hepatitis-B Prevention among People of Lahore Community, Pakistan

International Journal of Social Sciences and Management ◽

10.3126/ijssm.v4i1.16430 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 68-76

Author(s):

Asaf Khan ◽

Muhammad Ali ◽

. Rafiullah

Keyword(s):

Hepatitis B ◽

Science Studies ◽

Communicable Disease ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Normal Function ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Hepatitis B Prevention

Hepatitis-B is a communicable disease and globally a public health problem with a complicated pathology of liver, which disturbs the normal function of the liver caused by Hepatitis-B virus known as HBV. This study aims to determine knowledge and attitude regarding Hepatitis-B prevention among people of Lahore community, Pakistan. Cross-sectional survey technique was used in current study. The self-administered questionnaire distributed to the 200 participants through convenient random sampling. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the data using SPSS (statistical package for social science studies) version 21.The findings of the current study showed, poor knowledge and negative attitude of the participants toward prevention and treatment of Hepatitis-B in the community of Lahore, Pakistan. Moreover they were preferred home remedies, complementary therapies and spiritual healers as compared to medical treatment.Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 4, Issue-1: 68-76

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Knowledge and attitude of patients with diabetes in government hospitals in the Upper West Region of Ghana

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20183565 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (9) ◽

pp. 3788

Author(s):

Stephen Kpekura ◽

Jerry P. K. Ninnoni ◽

Samuel V. Nuvor

Keyword(s):

Positive Attitude ◽

Management Practices ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Self Management ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

West Region ◽

Government Hospitals ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Diabetes Patients

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic progressive metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycaemia mainly due to absolute or relative deficiency of insulin hormone. This study assessed the knowledge and attitude of clients with diabetes and its relationship with self-management practices in Government hospitals in the Upper West Region of Ghana.Methods: The research was a cross-sectional survey and adopted stratified sampling technique to select 201 respondents. Questionnaires were used for data collection with a reliability coefficient of 0.8. The data was analyzed using the SPSS version 21.Results: Knowledge on diabetes was high with the overall mean percentage of 72.8%. Diabetes patients had positive attitude with mean percentage of 84.4%. There was also significant relationship between knowledge of diabetes and self-management practices (p=0.0001) as well as attitude of diabetes patients and self-management practices (p=0.001).Conclusions: Diabetes patients in the Upper West Region have in-depth knowledge on the disease condition, self-management practices and positive attitude. These sign of awareness of the disease will very much assist in making the control of the condition easier in the area.

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ASSESSMENT OF AWARNESS, KNOWLEDGE AND RISK FACTORS OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AMONG DIABETES MELLITUS AND HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

10.36106/ijsr/9500458 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-3

Author(s):

K. Jesindha Beyatricks ◽

Deepa shruthi G ◽

Fizia Mohammadi ◽

Feba Thomas ◽

Omid Reza

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Poor Knowledge ◽

Hypertensive Patients

A prospective cross sectional study on the awareness, knowledge and risk factors of CKD among Diabetic and Hypertensive patients was conducted in the outpatient and inpatient wards of a tertiary care hospital in Bengaluru. A total number of 100 patients were included in the study. The results indicated that, out of 100 patients, 38% was having knowledge and 62% were without knowledge. 43% were having positive attitude and 57% with a negative attitude. It was found that majority of the people were without knowledge, that is 62% and negative attitude 57%. The study revealed that among educated people, 55.55% was having poor knowledge and 44.44% was having good knowledge. Among uneducated people, 64.86 % was having poor knowledge and 35.13 % was having good knowledge. Among 100 participants, 43% has positive attitude and 57% has negative attitude.

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Knowledge and attitudes among preschools staff in Shanghai, China, regarding epilepsy

10.21203/rs.3.rs-58665/v3 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Liyan Qiu ◽

Lixiao Shen ◽

Junli Wang ◽

Fang Ren ◽

Mingyu Xu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sampling Method ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

First Aid ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Keywords Epilepsy ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Staff Members ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Preschool Staff

Abstract Background Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological problems among children. The aim of this survey was to assess the knowledge and attitude among preschool staff in Shanghai regarding epilepsy. Methods A cross-sectional survey was carried out among the staff at selected preschools. A stratified random sampling method was first used to identify suitable subjects. Data were obtained using a self-completed questionnaire. A standardized collection of demographic information was performed, and participants were given a questionnaire about their knowledge and attitudes regarding epilepsy. Results A total of 1069 subjects completed the questionnaire. In this survey, 387 (36.2%) staff members had previously participated in related training. Overall, the subjects lacked knowledge regarding first aid for seizures. Only 17.6% of teachers knew how to provide appropriate first aid for seizures. Correct responses regarding first aid for seizures, such as laying the person on his or her side (24.9%), moving harmful objects out of the way (20.7%), protecting the head (36.1%), waiting until the seizure ends (7.9%), and dialing the emergency number (40.1%), were low. The staff members had different attitudes towards children with epilepsy: most had a positive attitude, but some had a negative attitude. Conclusions The level of first-aid knowledge among preschool staff in Shanghai relevant to epilepsy was low. There is an urgent need to educate staff about epilepsy and appropriate first-aid practices for seizures. Keywords : Epilepsy; Preschool staff; First-aid knowledge; Attitudes; Training

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Dental Faculty’s Knowledge and Attitude regarding COVID-19 disease in Qassim, Saudi Arabia

10.21203/rs.3.rs-25306/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Asma Munir Khan ◽

Shazia Nawabi ◽

Muhammad Qasim Javed

Keyword(s):

Rank Correlation ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Faculty Members ◽

P Value ◽

Attitude Score ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Dental Staff ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Background: Present study aimed to explore the knowledge and attitude of dental faculty at Qassim University, regarding novel COVID 19 disease. Methods: The cross-sectional survey was conducted on the faculty at undergraduate dental school. The self-designed e-survey was administered to 78 faculty members to assess their knowledge and attitudes towards the COVID-19 disease. Data analysis was conducted by using SPSS version 23. Descriptive statistics were reported as frequency and percentages. Chi-square test was utilized to identify the correlation between the independent and dependent variables. The inferential statistics (Kruskal-Wallis tests and Mann-Whitney U test) were utilized for assessing the significance between study variables. The association between knowledge and attitude was evaluated by using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Results: A total of 55 faculty members (70.5%) responded. Mean knowledge score was 10± 2.71. 37 (67.3%) respondents showed positive attitude towards COVID-19 while 18(32.7%) displayed negative attitude. The mean attitude score was 4.08±0.50. Significant difference was found in knowledge (p-value=0.04) and attitude (p-value=0.015) of dental faculty based on designation.Conclusions: Qassim University dentists were mindful of the COVID-19 symptoms, means of transmission, Cross-infection control and operative protocols practiced within dental clinics. However, dentists exhibited inadequate knowledge about the specific dental procedures that safeguard the dental staff and patients from COVID-19 in context of current outbreak.

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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 and attitude on mental disorder among adults in Putalibazar Municipality of Syangja district of Nepal

Progress in Health Sciences ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0014.9277 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 23-30

Author(s):

Rajeev Nepal ◽

Saroj Doranga ◽

Pratigya Timsina

Keyword(s):

Mental Disorders ◽

Data Collection ◽

Mental Disorder ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Good Level ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

Purpose: To assess knowledge and attitude on mental disorder among adults in Putalibazar Municipality of Syangja district. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among adults of the aged group (18-64 years) in Putalibazar Municipality of Syangja district of Nepal. A semi-structured questionnaire was prepared for data collection. Similarly, the Likert scale was used to assess respondent’s attitude levels. SPSS 20 version and MS-Excel were used to analyze the data. The questionnaire was translated into the Nepali language during data collection. Results: The majority (57.3%) respondents responded mental disorder is a health condition involving changes in feeling and emotions. More than half (54.7%) respondents were having poor knowledge and the rest (45.3%) respondents were having a good level of knowledge on mental disorders. Respondents involved in a private job, government job and NGO/INGO have the highest, and housewives have the lowest level of knowledge regarding the mental disorder. Three-fifth respondents (59.7%) were having a negative attitude and the rest two-fifth respondents (40.3%) were having a positive attitude towards mental disorders. Also, the level of knowledge was having a statistically significant relationship with the education (p=0.02) and occupation (p=<0.001) of the respondents. The level of attitude was having a statistically significant relationship with the level of knowledge of the respondents (p=0.004). Conclusions: Good level of knowledge regarding mental disorders was lagging among respondents and a negative attitude seems high. There is an urgent need for public awareness among the adults living in this location. Mass media and anti-stigma campaigns can equally play a vital role to bring change in the attitude level of the respondents.

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