scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude, and preventive practice of preschool teachers on dengue fever in Mandalay City, Myanmar

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1639
Author(s):  
Hlaing Min ◽  
Pa Pa Soe ◽  
Hla Moe ◽  
Win Myint Oo
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Severe Dengue ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Preventive Practice ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
High Level ◽  
Epidemic Diseases

Background: Severe dengue has become a leading cause of hospitalization and death among children and adults in most Asian countries. WHO stated that the death rate of children with severe dengue who required hospitalization is about 2.5%? It is one of the principal epidemic diseases in Myanmar. Moreover, the highest numbers of dengue cases and deaths was between age 5 and 9 years followed by between age 2 and 4 years.Methods: A cross-sectional study among 168 preschool teachers by surveying with semi-structured questionnaire.Results: The mean age was 29.36±9.04 years. Nearly 70% of them were graduated. Only 30.95% had high level of knowledge, 48.81% had positive attitude and 44.64% had good preventive practice level. There were no significant associations between socio-demographic characteristics and levels of knowledge, attitude, and preventive practice with the exception between education and levels of knowledge (p=0.027). Between knowledge and attitude, there was a significant association (p=0.005). However, levels of prevention practice had no significant association with levels of knowledge and attitude.Conclusions: Despite their high education, preventive practice still needs to be promoted.

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

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.

scholarly journals Knowledge and awareness of a medical faculty students in Turkey about global warming, climate change and their consequences Türkiye’de bir tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinin küresel ısınma, iklim değişikliği ve sonuçları ile ilgili bilgi durumları ve farkındalıkları

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 679-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Süleyman Erhan Deveci ◽  
Osman Kurt ◽  
Edibe Pirinçci ◽  
Ayşe Ferdane Oğuzöncül
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Warming Climate ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
The Mean ◽  
High Level ◽  
Environmental Activities

This study was conducted to assess the knowledge and awareness of the students of the Faculty of Medicine on global warming, climate change and their consequences. In this Cross-sectional study a questionnaire was applied by reaching 404 persons from the Faculty of Medicine. The mean of knowledge points for global warming is 26.15 ± 2.88. The higher the grade, the lower the mean score (p=0.002), the higher the knowledge score of women (p=0.001). 4.5% of the students stated that they were a member of any environmental organization, 14.4% said they participated in environmental activities and 79.5% defended the necessity of environment related courses. As a result, it is found that the students of the Faculty of Medicine have a high level of knowledge of global warming. However, there is a lack of knowledge on the link between global warming and climate change and health problems and a lack of sensitivity to environmental activities. Education programs on global warming and climate change will be useful in the study group and other young groups.ÖzetBu çalışma Tıp Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Küresel Isınma, İklim Değişikliği (KIİD) ve sonuçları konusundaki bilgi durumlarının ve farkındalıklarının değerlendirilmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Bu kesitsel çalışmada, Tıp Fakültesinden 404 kişiye ulaşılarak bir anket uygulanmıştır. Küresel ısınma bilgi puan ortalaması 26.15±2.88’dir. Sınıf yükseldikçe puan ortalamasının düştüğü (p=0.002), kadınların bilgi puanının daha fazla olduğu bulunmuştur (p=0.001). Öğrencilerin %4.5’i herhangi bir çevre kuruluşuna üyeliği olduğunu, %14.4’ü çevre ile ilgili aktivitelere katıldığını belirtmiş, %79.5’i ise çevre ile ilgili derslerin gerekliliğini savunmuştur. Sonuç olarak Tıp Fakültesi öğrencilerinin küresel ısınma ile ilgi bilgi düzeyleri yüksek bulunmuştur. Ancak KIİD ile sağlık sorunlarının ilişkilendirilmesi konusunda bilgi, yine çevre ile ilgili aktivitelere duyarlılık eksiklikleri mevcuttur. Bu araştırmanın yapıldığı çalışma grubu ve diğer genç gruplarda KIİD ile ilgili eğitim programları faydalı olacaktır.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of breastfeeding among mothers in a rural area of Thrissur district

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neetha M. Kurian ◽  
C. R. Saju ◽  
Jini Muttath Paul
Keyword(s):  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Public Health Intervention ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
High Knowledge ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
High Level ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Universalizing early and exclusive breastfeeding is viewed as a major public health intervention to reduce the child mortality. Mothers’ knowledge and attitude towards breastfeeding may influence practices. The study intended to find the level of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding breast feeding, and factors influencing them among mothers.Methods: A cross sectional study was undertaken among all the mothers having a child of age 2 years and below. Data collection was done by interviewing a total of 710 eligible mothers, using a semi–structured validity tested questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was used for analysis.Results: The mothers had high knowledge and attitude, but poor practice levels and there exists a gap between actual and desired breast-feeding practices among them. Study has found that high knowledge and practice of breastfeeding of mothers was significantly associated (p<0.05) with their age, education, religion, socioeconomic status, parity, antenatal class on breast feeding. Positive breastfeeding attitude had significant association (p<0.05) with age, educational level and parity of the mother. A strong correlation was found to exist between knowledge and attitude scores and good correlation between attitude-practice and knowledge-practice scores of the mothers.Conclusions: Poor breastfeeding practice despite high level of knowledge and attitude was exhibited by respondents, emphasizing the need for breastfeeding intervention programs especially during antenatal and early postpartum period. Existing programs supporting breastfeeding at primary care level should be strengthened. For adherence to the correct practice of breast feeding, behavior change communication should be directed towards the family members as well.

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude of pregnant women towards preeclampsia and its associated factors in South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a multi‐center facility‐based cross‐sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maru Mekie ◽  
Dagne Addisu ◽  
Minale Bezie ◽  
Abenezer Melkie ◽  
Dejen Getaneh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
South Gondar

Abstract Background Preeclampsia has the greatest impact on maternal mortality which complicates nearly a tenth of pregnancies worldwide. It is one of the top five maternal mortality causes and responsible for 16 % of direct maternal death in Ethiopia. Little is known about the level of knowledge and attitude towards preeclampsia in Ethiopia. This study was designed to assess the knowledge and attitude towards preeclampsia and its associated factors in South Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods A multicenter facility-based cross-sectional study was implemented in four selected hospitals of South Gondar Zone among 423 pregnant women. Multistage random sampling and systematic random sampling techniques were used to select the study sites and the study participants respectively. Data were entered in EpiData version 3.1 while cleaned and analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed. Adjusted odds ratio with 95 % confidence interval were used to identify the significance of the association between the level of knowledge on preeclampsia and its predictors. Results In this study, 118 (28.8 %), 120 (29.3 %) of the study participants had good knowledge and a positive attitude towards preeclampsia respectively. The likelihood of having good knowledge on preeclampsia was found to be low among women with no education (AOR = 0.22, 95 % CI (0.06, 0.85)), one antenatal care visit (ANC) (AOR = 0.13, 95 % CI (0.03, 0.59)). Whereas, those who booked for ANC in the first trimester (AOR = 6.59, 95 % CI (1.43, 30.33)), gave the last birth at a health facility (AOR = 2.61, 955 CI (1.03, 6.61)), and experienced a complication during previous births (AOR = 3.67, 95 % CI (1.78, 7.57)) were more likely to be knowledgeable on preeclampsia. Conclusions No formal education and not attending four ANC visits were associated with poor knowledge of preeclampsia. While participants who visited health facilities during the first trimester, who gave birth at health facilities, and those who experienced a complication in previous births were more likely to be knowledgeable on preeclampsia. Improving the numbers of ANC visits and encouraging facility delivery are important measures to improve women’s knowledge on preeclampsia. Health education regarding preeclampsia risk factors, symptoms, and complications shall be emphasized.

scholarly journals Nutrition knowledge and Attitude in Medical Students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in 2017-2018

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neda Dolatkhah ◽  
Seyed Kazem Shakouri ◽  
Azizeh Farshbaf Khalili ◽  
Majid Hajifaraji ◽  
Maryam Hashemian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Objectives : In this cross-sectional study among 220 medical students we aimed to determine the nutritional knowledge and attitude of medical students through clinical training courses (externship and internship) of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran. A nutritional knowledge questionnaire included 51 questions was used to determine the correct, perceived and accuracy of knowledge of the participant in different aspects of nutrition sciences. Nutritional knowledge was calculated as percentage of correct responses. The nutrition attitude questionnaire included 30 questions. Both questionnaires were confirmed in terms of the validity and reliability for assessing nutritional knowledge and attitude in this sample of Iranian medical students. Results: The mean score of correct knowledge was not significantly different among externs and interns (68.20±7.50% and 67.87±6.04% respectively, p=0.729). Results showed that most of the participants (49.61% of externs and 57.14% of inters) had a poor nutritional knowledge, significantly varied by age (p=0.035). The mean attitude index of the subjects was not significantly different among externs and interns (106.37±13.66 and 108.16±13.35 out of 145 respectively, p=0.337). Most students (92.7%) had a very appropriate attitude toward nutrition, significantly varied by sex (p=0.010). These findings indicate that there are multiple deficiencies in nutrition knowledge of medical students.

scholarly journals Parental knowledge, attitude and practice on malaria in Mandailing Natal district

2007 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Syafruddin Haris ◽  
Sri Sofyani ◽  
Bidasari Lubis ◽  
Munar Lubis ◽  
Syahril Pasaribu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Centre ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background Malaria is still considered to be an important healthproblem in Indonesia. Malaria has been found in islands withdifferent degree of endemicity. Behavior of the community isone of the factors affecting the incidence of malaria in MandailingNatal district.Objective To know the parental knowledge, attitude, and practiceamong parents whose children suffered from malaria or not.Methods A cross sectional study was conducted in six primaryschools and one health centre in October 2004. Subjects wereparents whose children were malaria positive and malaria negativebased on laboratory examination. Sample size was 85 parents foreach group. Selected respondents were interviewed usingstructured questionnaire. Degree of knowledge, attitude, andpractice on malaria were established using scoring system withinthree categories: good, less, and poor. Data were collected andpresented using chi-square and P<0.05 was considered as a levelof significant.Results The mean age of 85 parents whose children were positivemalaria, was 38.47 years (SD 6.67) and the mean age of thosewhose children were negative malaria was 40.41 years (SD 8.05).Parent’s education level was 62.9% primary school and 90% oftheir children were school-aged. There were significant differenceson parental knowledge, attitude and practice in each group(P<0.05). There was also a significant correlation betweenoccupation and knowledge, but not between parental educationlevel and parental age. Parental knowledge and attitude on theincidence of malaria in Mandailing Natal district were good,though their practice were poor.Conclusion There are significant differences on parentalknowledge, attitude and practice, between parents whose childrenwere positive and negative for malaria.

scholarly journals LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE ON DEMENTIA CARE AMONG NURSES

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chong Kar Lim ◽  
Chang Woan Ching ◽  
Leow Jing Jun ◽  
Ling Yun
Keyword(s):  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Training Strategy ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: It is a concern in meeting patients’ needs with a high prevalence of dementia across the world. However, dementia care has always been neglected. Nurses are expected to be capable of being able to care for people with dementia. Purpose: This study aims to determine the level of knowledge and attitude on dementia care and their association among nurses at a private hospital. Methods: This is a quantitative cross-sectional study. A self-administered questionnaire using Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS) and Dementia Attitude Scale (DAS) were adopted in the study. In this study, a simple random sampling method was used to recruit 102 nurses. Results: Findings show that nurses have poor knowledge (M=23.59, SD=6.79) but with a positive attitude (M=98.99, SD=12.08) on dementia care. There is no association between level of knowledge and attitude in dementia care (p> .05) among nurses. Conclusions: The educators, policy makers and administrators in healthcare settings are recommended to provide a support system and training strategy for nurses to improve their knowledge in caring for patients with dementia. Future study may be considered to examine the influencing factors and barriers related to dementia care.

Dental Psychological Stress or Phobia among Orthodontic Patients of Mardan

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 3442-3443
Author(s):  
Nazish Falak ◽  
Sadia Nisar Ahmed ◽  
Syed Shah Faisal Jan ◽  
Haris . ◽  
Alina Iqbal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Orthodontic Treatment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Procedure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Orthodontic Patients ◽  
The Mean ◽  
High Level

Objective: To assess the psychological stress or phobia due to dental procedure among patients. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Department of Orthodontic, Bacha Khan College of Dentistry/Medical Teaching Institute, Mardan from 1st January 2020 to 31st August 2021. Methodology: One hundred and twenty patients coming for orthodontal treatment with age between 12-31 years were enrolled. The demographic and psychological stress information was recorded. Results: There were more females (65%) than males (35%). The mean age was 15.5±3.2 years. About 82.5% patients reported high level of psychological stress or phobias towards dental treatments while 19.1% were those who had moderate psychological stress or phobias. Majority of the patient’s fear of pain was between 12-17 years. Patients having highest anxiety also belonged to the same group Conclusion: Dental phobias and fears are widespread among patients seeking dental treatments. Orthodontists should recognize the dental phobias and fears so they efficiently interconnect with the patients. Key words: Orthodontic treatment, Pain, Dental phobia

Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19 in Trinidad and Tobago

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azad Mohammeda ◽  
Vrijesh Tripathib ◽  
Delezia S. Singh ◽  
Lauren Ali ◽  
Ruth Mohana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Occupation Level ◽  
High Level ◽  
Permanent Residents ◽  
Domain Scores

Background: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) has affected over 250 million people globally and resulted in over 5 million deaths since it was first reported in November 2019. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted online from July to September 2020 among nationals and permanent residents of Trinidad and Tobago (N = 812). The related questionnaire consisted of demographic characteristics, 11 items on knowledge, 11 items on attitude and 7 items on practice and experience. Domain scores were derived for each component (K, A and P) and independent t-tests and one-way ANOVA were used to compare differences in scores within demographic categories. Results: The population possessed a high level of knowledge about COVID-19(0.85 ± 0.09). Attitude scores (0.54 ± 0.07) were influenced by factors such as sex, age, occupation, level of education and area of residence. Significant relationships (P<0.05) were found between demographic categories of sex, age, profession, education, geographical region and the mean domain scores. Conclusion: There was overall high level of knowledge and good practices in response to COVID-19 which suggests that the government's management approach was effective in providing information about COVID-19 and the safe practice needed to reduce spread of the virus.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Predictors of Stress among Bankers in Enugu State South-East Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-79
Author(s):  
T.J. Okwor ◽  
A.C. Ndu ◽  
S.U. Arinze-Onyia ◽  
I.J. Ogugua ◽  
I.M. Obionu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Eastern State ◽  
Management Standards ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Enugu State ◽  
Multistage Sampling ◽  
High Level

Background: The work environment is rapidly changing and in recent times, occupational stress poses a threat to the health, morale and productivity of workers and the organization. This study sought to determine the prevalence and predictors of stress among bankers in a south-eastern state of Nigeria. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 370 bankers in Enugu State, Nigeria using the Health, Safety, Executive (HSE) management standards indicator tool. Multistage sampling method was used to select participants. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 22.0. Level of statistical significance was set at p< 0.05.Results: The mean age of the participants was 34.54±6.3 years while the mean years of work was 6.01±4.7years. One hundred and seventy-four (47%) reported high level of stress due to relationship at work while 318 (85.9%) reported low level of stress due to roles. Being 35 years or less was found to a predictor of high (AOR 0.55, CI 0.30-1.02) level of stress due to control.Work experience of 5 years or less was found to be a predictor of both high (AOR 0.74, CI 0.40--1.37) and low (AOR 0.99, CI 0.40-1.37) levels of stress due to control.Conclusion: This study has shown that the prevalence of stress was high among bankers in Enugu State, South-East Nigeria. There is, therefore, the need for routine stress assessment and interventions in the banking industry especially for those at high risk. Keywords: Bankers; HSE Stress Questionnaire; Stress; Workplace; Southeast Nigeria

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