scholarly journals Knowledge and practices towards road safety measures among intern and resident doctors: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 5456
Author(s):  
Bishnu Ram Das ◽  
Sampurna Bora ◽  
Arpan Kumar Das ◽  
Gitali Kakoti
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Seat Belt ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Speed Limit ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Adequate Knowledge

Background: In spite of ongoing commitment and efforts, road traffic accidents continue to be a leading cause of death and disabilities in India. Adequate knowledge on road safety measures among budding doctors can create awareness and provide preventive counselling to their clients. An attempt was made to assess the knowledge and practices about road safety measures among intern and resident doctors working in tertiary care setting.Methods: An institution based cross-sectional study was conducted among 168 young doctors of Jorhat Medical College, Jorhat, Assam.Results: Among the enrolled study participants 54% were intern and 46% were resident doctors. More than half of the participants were male. Knowledge on different, road signs among the young doctors ranges in between 68% to 99%. The dangerous effects of alcohol consumption while driving/riding were known to 93% of the participants.  While riding two wheels, only 58% always use helmet with belt and 33% sometimes use mobile phone. Regarding exceed in speed limit in two wheels, 11 (17%) participants informed that they surpass the speed limit and among them 10 (26%) were males which was found to be statistically significant. Among four-wheelers, 48% always use seat belt and 49% sometimes use mobile phone while driving. During four-wheel driving, 21% participants were involved in occasional drinking/smoking and it was found significantly higher in males.Conclusions: The study revealed that in spite of having adequate knowledge about road safety measures, intern and resident doctors are poor in practicing which warrant motivational and counselling intervention.

Knowledge and Practices of Road Safety Measures among Jouf University Students : A Cross-Sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu ◽  
Sager H. Alruwaili ◽  
Bandar S. Alkuwaikibi ◽  
Haddaj A. Alkuraya ◽  
Sultan F. M. Alshaalan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Measures

scholarly journals Awareness and behavior patterns regarding road safety measures among undergraduate medical students of western Uttar Pradesh: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 933
Author(s):  
Shailendra Kumar Chaurasiya ◽  
Pankaj Kumar Jain ◽  
Sandip Kumar ◽  
Prashant Kumar Bajpai ◽  
Nawazish Ali
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Behavior Patterns ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
And Behavior

Background: More than 1.2 million deaths occur each year on the world's roads. In India, the number of motor vehicles on the road is increasing with the population and economic growth. It has been estimated that if effective and immediate action is not taken, deaths due to road traffic accidents will become the fifth leading cause of deaths by 2020. Objectives was to assess the level of awareness and behavior regarding road safety rules among undergraduate medical students.Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted in a Medical College of western Uttar Pradesh. In the present study 200 final and pre-final year, undergraduate medical students were selected with the help of simple random selection, who drive/use vehicles either of their own or others. The study period was from June 2019 to August 2019.Results: About 29 percent of participants responded that they do not follow lane rules while driving. Study showed that 72.1% and 42.0% were aware that what documents to be carried with them while driving among those who attend and did not attend any program on road safety measures respectively. About 58.1 % and 38.2% were aware that penalty for driving without a helmet can be imposed among those who attend and did not attend any program on road safety measures.Conclusions: Awareness of road safety measures among participants was satisfactory, but the gap was also seen between awareness and behavior patterns regarding road safety measures.

scholarly journals A cross sectional study of knowledge, attitude and practices regarding rabies and its management among attendees of anti-rabies clinic of tertiary care hospital of central India

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 3202
Author(s):  
Ashok Jadhao ◽  
Monali Mamilwar
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Central India ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adequate Knowledge

Background: Rabies is a viral zoonotic disease which affects all warm-blooded animals. Human infection usually occurs following transdermal bite or scratch by infected animal. Rabies is fatal but preventable disease. Around the world, knowledge, attitude and practices studies about rabies have been widely used to understand disease and preventive measures.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the anti- rabies clinic of the tertiary care hospital of central India from January 2020 to March 2020. Data was collected using pre-designed, semi structured questionnaire from 424 participants. Descriptive statistics and chi square test were applied.Results: A total 424 attendees participated in our study. Mean age of participant was 35.94 (±15.3) years, 60.37% were male and 39.63% were female. Overall, 53.77% of participants had adequate knowledge and 60.38% had positive attitude and 68.63% had adopted adequate practices towards rabies. A significant association was found between knowledge score and age, gender, education and occupation. Attitude score was significantly associated with age, gender, occupation and education. A significant association was found between practice score and age, gender and education.Conclusions: The study showed that majority of participant had adequate knowledge, positive attitude and adopted appropriate practices about rabies. However there exists some knowledge gaps among participants on treatment and preventive measures. Their knowledge, attitude and practices with respect to prevention and management of rabies can be improved by providing proper health education.

scholarly journals Knowledge of Physiotherapy Practice among Medical Interns in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (240) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prakash Mahto ◽  
Naresh Manandhar ◽  
Sunil Kumar Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physiotherapy Practice ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Medical Interns

Introduction: Medical doctors have profound influence on other health professions including physiotherapist as they are at the top of the pyramid of healthcare profession. There is a lack of knowledge of physiotherapy among medical doctors. They may not be knowing of all physiotherapy services and practice. The objective of this study was to find adequate knowledge of physiotherapy practice among medical interns in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on medical interns of a tertiary hospital of Kathmandu between 21st March - 20th May 2021, after taking ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee. A convenient sampling method was used and sample size was calculated to be 94. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the demographic details and knowledge of Physiotherapy. Data was analyzed using statistical package for the social sciences version 20. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and percentage for binary data. Results: The knowledge of physiotherapy practice was seen adequate among 16 (17%) (95% Confidence Interval = 9.41-24.59) medical interns. Physiotherapy is effective in reducing pain was acknowledged by 89 (97.4 %), 61 (64.9 %) had knowledge about conditions treated by physiotherapy, 55 (58.5 %) had knowledge that physiotherapy treatment follows definite treatment protocol and 26 (27.7 %) had knowledge that exercise prescription is done in physiotherapy. Conclusions: The prevalence of adequate knowledge is less in our study which is similar to other studies done in similar settings. Therefore, there is a need of educating the future medical doctors about physiotherapy, thereby reaching a better patient care.

scholarly journals Awareness about hepatitis-B, among the nurses of Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital (SMHS), Srinagar – a tertiary care hospital: a cross sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1930
Author(s):  
Khushdil Ajaz ◽  
Abdul Hamid Dar ◽  
Ambrine Ashraf
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Needle Stick Injury ◽  
High Risk Population ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Preventive Practices ◽  
Adequate Knowledge

Background: Health care workers (HCWs) represent high risk population for viral hepatitis infection. This study sought to assess the knowledge of HCWs of Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital regarding hepatitis B infection.Methods: In this hospital based cross-sectional study, 104 HCWs (nurses) from Shri Maharaja Hari Singh hospital, Srinagar were invited to participate in the study and after taking informed written consent were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire.Results: A total of 104 HCWs responded to the study. Majority of the study subjects had satisfactory knowledge about hepatitis B viral infection. Majority (>80%) of respondents had adequate knowledge about the nature of disease. Regarding transmission and prevention 100% of respondents agreed to the fact that blood transfusion had a role in spread of hepatitis B and that it can be prevented by vaccines.Conclusions: More than half (about 51.9 percent) of study subjects were not vaccinated for hepatitis B infection despite of being aware about the spread through needle stick injury. Appropriate educational and health promotion programmes should be implemented to increase the level of preventive practices on hepatitis B among the HCWs.

scholarly journals A cross-sectional study to assess the knowledge, attitude and risk- behaviour towards Road Safety among Undergraduate Medical Students, Kanchipuram, Chennai

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-221
Author(s):  
Taarika Balaji ◽  
Manju ◽  
Timsi Jain
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Seat Belt ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Speed Limit ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Driving License

Road traffic accidents/injuries in recent times have become a major global epidemic and the most important cause of death among younger population of age group 15-29 years. Countries that have undergone extensive and rapid development face an increase in the number of road accidents. This is due to the motorisation associated with urbanisation and development. A cross-sectional study was conducted among the Undergraduate Medical students of a private medical college in Chennai. Two hundred and three participants were studied by convenient sampling method. Participants were from 1st year to 4th year, and the duration of the study was for three months. A pre-tested, semi-structured and self-administered questionnaire was given, and the desired information was elicited. Data was then analysed with the help of statistical package for the social sciences software (SPSS). Chi-square test was done to test the significance (p <0.05). Among 203 study participants, 121 (59.6%) of them had a driving license. The mean age of participants was found to be 19.99, and the standard deviation equals + 1.3 years. Significantly more number of participants having driving license stopped the vehicle for pedestrians to cross the road and stopped their vehicle at a zebra crossing. The highest positive response was seen in giving way to an ambulance in those with and without a license. The number of participants wearing helmet and seat-belt was less, and the knowledge about the speed limit on national highways was also low. Significant increase in the number of female participants wearing a seat-belt, helmet, following traffic rules, avoiding drunken driving and following speed limit was observed when compared to male participants. A multi-disciplinary approach towards creating more awareness and enforcing stringent laws is the urgent need of the hour to prevent mortality and morbidity due to Road Traffic Incident.

scholarly journals A study to determine the awareness and behavioral patterns/practice about road safety measures among undergraduate medical students, Bangalore, India-cross sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramya M. S. ◽  
Jyothi Jadhav ◽  
Ranganath T. S.
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Behavioral Patterns ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Measures

Background: Road traffic accident’s (RTA’s) is an important global public health problem causing 20 to 50 million non-fatal injuries and 1.25 million deaths annually, currently the 8th leading cause of death globally and predicted to become the 5th leading cause of death by 2030. RTA is one of the leading cause of death among the most productive age group (15-29 years) costing billions of dollars to deal with its consequences. The present study is aimed to determine the awareness and behavioral patterns about road safety measures among undergraduate medical students, Bangalore.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 540 undergraduate medical students in a medical college, Bangalore from August to October, 2015 by universal sampling technique using a semi-structured, pre-tested questionnaire.Results: Majority of the study participants were aware of traffic signal rules 99.2% and helmets usage 98.8%. 87.7% knew that alcohol consumption is dangerous while driving/riding, 67% were aware of seat belts usage and only 64.8% were aware of usage of hands free devices while driving/riding. Among the 392 two wheeler and 188 four wheeler users, 36.2% and 50% regularly used helmets/seatbelts respectively and 70% followed lane rule. The risky behaviours like jumping traffic signals, riding hands free, drag racing and drunken driving were noted.Conclusions: In order to restrict the epidemic of RTA’s undertaking proper road safety measures are the best available interventions. The overall knowledge and practice of road safety measures was high except in certain areas the practice levels were not desirable which has to be strengthened.

Bacterial Colonization of Mobile Phone Carried by Health-Care Providers: A Cross- Sectional Study in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. S82
Author(s):  
Siriluk Apivanich ◽  
Kumthorn Malathum ◽  
Wonnapha Prapaipanich ◽  
Thanomvong Muntajit ◽  
Suntariya Sirichot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Bacterial Colonization ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional
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