scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward Protection of Cooling Systems (Refrigerator and Freezer) and Control of Ozone - Depleting Gases Emission into the Environment among Health Volunteers in Yazd

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Rezaeipandari ◽  
Shabnam Amanalikhani ◽  
Mohammad Taghi Ghaneian ◽  
Mohsen Amrollahi ◽  
Zahra Soltanianzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cooling Systems ◽  
Basic Part ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Ozone Depleting Substances ◽  
And Control ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction: Chlorofluorocarbons are one of the most important ozone-depleting substances used as coolant gases in refrigerators and freezers in developing countries such as Iran. The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice toward the protection of cooling systems and control of ozone-depleting gases emission into the environment among health volunteers in Yazd city, Iran. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted on 110 health volunteers in Yazd in 2014. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire containing  four parts of demographic data, knowledge, attitude, and practice of health volunteers. The data were analyzed by descriptive tests, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation. Results: The mean scores of knowledge, attitude, and practice of health volunteers were 8.12 ± 4.02 (range 0-23), 66.82 ± 7.55 (range 19-95), and 8.21 ± 1.47 (range 0-12). A positive and significant correlation was also observed between the three variables of knowledge, attitude, and practice of volunteers regarding the protection of cooling systems and controlling the emission of ozone-depleting gases into the environment (p <0.05). Conclusion: The knowledge of health volunteers, as an effective stratum in the knowledge, attitude, and practice of the community, about depletion of the ozone layer, as one of the most important environmental issues, was not at an appropriate level. Therefore,  educating and promoting the knowledge level of health volunteers is of great importance  as the most basic part of making health behaviors.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Malaria among People Attending Mekaneeyesus Primary Hospital, South Gondar, Northwestern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Belaynesh Tazebew Flatie ◽  
Abaineh Munshea
Keyword(s):  
Good Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Primary Hospital ◽  
And Control ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
South Gondar

Background. Malaria is one of the most severe public health problems worldwide. It is a leading cause of suffering, death, and socioeconomic problem, especially in many developing countries like Ethiopia. To introduce appropriate preventive and control measures, assessment of community’s levels of knowledge, attitude, and preventative practices regarding malaria is crucial. This study was aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) towards malaria and its preventive and control methods among people attending Mekaneeyesus primary hospital, South Gondar, northwestern Ethiopia. Methods. A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2017 to April 2018. A structured questionnaire was administered to collect data on sociodemographic characteristics and KAP of 390 randomly selected individuals. The data collecting tool was pretested before commencing the actual data collection. The data were analyzed using the SPSS version 21 software. P values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results. The overall prevalence rate of malaria in the study area was 8.5%. Nearly two-third of the participants had good knowledge (63.1%) and positive attitude (62.6%) scores towards malaria while only half of the participants had (50.8%) good practice score towards malaria prevention and control measures. Sex, age category, family monthly income, residence, and occupational and educational status of the participants were significantly associated with knowledge and practice scores ( P < 0.05 ). The odds of malaria were 26.93 ( CI = 3.67 ‐ 197.47 , P = 0.001 ) and 13.09 ( CI = 0.93 ‐ 183.47 , P = 0.036 ) times higher among individuals who had poor knowledge and poor practice towards malaria, respectively, as compared to individuals who were knowledgeable and had good practice score towards malaria. Conclusion. The overall knowledge score, attitude, and practice level of respondents towards malaria was relatively good. However, significant proportion of the participants still have misconception about the cause, sign and symptoms, modes of transmission, and practices towards prevention methods of malaria. Thus, health education which is aimed at raising community’s awareness about the disease is necessary to address the gaps identified by this study.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Nurseries' Workers toward Infection Prevention among the Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 168-174
Author(s):  
Sahar Abdul Hassan Al-Shatari ◽  
Tayser Salah Ghafouri
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Child Care Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
And Control ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

  Background: Infections are common in the children attending daycare centers how act as predisposes to it. Hygienic interventions have a fundamental role in infection control and disease prevention in child care settings. Objective: - To evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of nurseries workers in infection prevention and control among the children. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study using the researcher-developed questionnaire validated by two experts and piloted and 100 nurseries-workers had participated in it. Result: the mean age of participants was 37.5 years±12.1, (37%) aged 18-30 yrs, 58% married, and 57% with higher education, 54% of nurseries the participant take care of 11-20 children. 67 (67%) had correct knowledge about infection control, (91%) had the corrected practice, but unfortunately, 47 (47%) had low-attitude. Education level has significantly associated with the knowledge, attitude, and practice of the child care workers. Conclusion: the majority of the nurseries workers had good knowledge and correct practice and less about their attitude in infection prevention.

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards malaria among people attending in Mekaneeyesus primary hospital, South Gondar, Northwestern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belaynesh Tazebew Flatie
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Practice Level ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Primary Hospital ◽  
And Control ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
South Gondar

Abstract Background : Malaria is worldwide health problem causing high mortality and morbidity, not only a major cause of suffering and death, but also the cause of socioeconomic problems, especially in developing country like Ethiopia. Methods: This study is aimed to investigate knowledge, attitude and practice towards malaria and its preventive and control methods among people attending in Mekaneeyesus primary hospital, South Gondar, Northwestern Ethiopia. Cross sectional study was employed by using random sampling technique was carried out to select representative individuals. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics and KAP. The data quality control was tested by using pretest and study protocol of the research was approved by the Ethical Review Committee. Results: The overall prevalence rate of malaria was 8.5%. Individuals having poor knowledge and poor practice toward malaria were 26.93 (CI = 3.67-197.47, p=0.001) and 13.09 (CI=0.93-183.47, p=0.036) times higher respectively as compared to individuals who are knowledgeable and had good practice toward malaria. Level of education was significant predictor of practice level which, education status of being uneducated and attaining grades 1-8. Respondent’s less than 500 family economic statuses were also significantly associated with practice level (P < 0.05) among study participants. The overall knowledge, attitude and practice level was relatively good, but its practice towards ITN utilization was poor. Poor knowledge and practice were significantly increase malaria risk. Conclusion: Malaria is still causes a serious health burden so special attention should be taken to malaria prevention and control by giving awareness and using different intervention method.

scholarly journals Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of clinical students’ of Yazd University of Medical Sciences toward Isolation Precaution

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Talebi azabadi ◽  
Mahmood Vakili ◽  
Mojgan Modarresi ◽  
Nasrin Mirrokni
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Isolation Precaution ◽  
Contact Precautions ◽  
Contact Isolation ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: To determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practice among clinical students’ of Yazd University of Medical Sciences toward Isolation Precaution -1394.Methods and material: A descriptive –analytical cross-sectional study was developed and distributed to 300 clinical students who studied in Yazd University of Medical Sciences. The self-administered questionnaire was composed of demographic data and three parts, knowledge, attitude, and practice, toward Isolation precaution (standard, droplet, airborne and contact precautions). Results: The survey was completed by 325 (response rate: 92/3%) of potential respondents. Mean scores of knowledge, attitude, and practice towards standard, droplets, airborne and contact isolation precautions were poor. In addition, a linear correlation was found between three items of the survey including knowledge-attitude, knowledge-practice and attitude- practice in all subgroups of isolation precautions.Conclusion: clinical students’ of Yazd University of Medical Sciences seemed to have low levels of knowledge, attitude and practice towards infection control. There are numerous educational deficits in our clinical students’ of Yazd University of Medical Sciences in relation to infection control that must urgently be addressed

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward COVID-19 Among Healthcare Workers in Shiraz, Iran

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farnaz Kamali Haghighi ◽  
Pariya Kouhi ◽  
Mitra Amini ◽  
Vahid Mohammadkarimi ◽  
Minoo Sepehrpoor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a critical world concern, with healthcare workers (HCWs) at a high risk of infection. Thus, a sufficient level of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) must be ensured. Objectives: We aimed to investigate the KAP toward COVID-19 among HCWs in Shiraz, Iran. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed on a large sample of HCWs dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic in multiple hospitals affiliated to the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The survey featured four sections: demographic data, knowledge, attitude, and practice. An expert panel validated the questionnaire, and its reliability was ensured through a pilot study on 20 HCWs (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.9). Results: We found that 72.8% of HCWs had sufficient knowledge, 66.65% indicated correct attitudes, and 67.72% described good practices. However, 24.23% thought adequate protective equipment or facilities are unavailable. The knowledge scores were lowest on prevention and diagnosis, though symptoms were well-recognized. The male gender was correlated with more correct attitudes. Among nurses, 2 - 5 years of work experience was associated with better practice, with a master’s degree being related to more positive attitudes. Conclusions: The KAP of HCWs toward COVID-19 are acceptable in Shiraz, but further education and training is beneficial, especially on disinfectants and prevention; reassurance regarding protective equipment is also vital.

scholarly journals The awareness of urinary tract infection management in pregnant women. A qualitative study

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Budi Iman Santoso ◽  
Raymond Surya ◽  
Farah Asyuri Yasmin ◽  
Rima Irwinda
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Continuous Medical Education ◽  
P Value ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Objectives: to identify knowledge, attitude, and practice of health providers including GPs and gynecologists to the implementation of the national guideline on the treatment of UTI among pregnant women.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used. Subjects were women who attended the International Sym-posium of UTI. Questionnaires consisting ofregarding demo-graphic characteristics, knowledge, attitude, and practice were given to the subjects. The questionnaires had been tested for valid-ity and reliability by applying the Pearson correlation and Cronbach’s alpha test. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 23.0 for Windows.A two-tailed p value less than 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.Results: A total of 140 subjects were recruited in this study. Of these, 104 subjects (74.3%) returned the questionnaire, and 99 subjects (70.7%) were eligible for this study. Nine (9.1%), 69 (69.7%), and 21(21.2%) subjects had good, fair, and poor know-ledge, respectively. Sixty-five (65.7%) and 64 subjects (64.6%) showed a positive attitude and had positive practice, respectively.Conclusion: Knowledge, attitude, and practice among respon-dents are good enough, despite only a few of them have read the updated guideline. Continuous medical education through online update or symposium may be one effective method to disseminate new update in guidelines.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Health Behaviors Regarding Air Pollution from Burning Waste: A Cross-sectional Study Among Villagers in the North of Iran in 2020

2022 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lida Shams ◽  
Mehrnoosh Abtahi ◽  
Saeed Khakzad
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Incineration is a waste disposal technique employed to reduce the volume of waste, resulting in air pollution. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice on health behaviors among Rasht villagers regarding air pollution from burning waste. Methods: The present descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 260 rural households in Rasht. Data were collected using a questionnaire by interviewing participants. The participants were randomly selected and entered the study. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 16 using the t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation at a 95% confidence interval. the content validity index (CVI) and content validity ratio (CVR) were used to assess the instrument's validity. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated to evaluate the questionnaire reliability. Results: The findings confirmed the optimal validity and reliability of the instrument used in the study. The participants' age range was 19 to 78, with a mean age of 43.87 ± 12.66 years. The practice had a significant positive correlation with knowledge (r = 0.216). The correlation between practice and attitude was positive but not statistically significant. Education and information on burning wastes had a substantial relationship with knowledge. Participants received 80%, 29.3%, and 66.7% of the maximum achievable scores for knowledge, attitude, and practice components in the questionnaire, respectively. Conclusions: The villagers' attitude in performing health behaviors regarding air pollution was not favorable, and there is a need to provide educational and behavioral interventions in this regard.

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