A Cross Sectional Study on Knowledge and Practice Towards Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Among Health Professionals Working at Mekelle University, Mekelle Ethiopia.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kore Menjie Benwu ◽  
Hagos Gebregziabher Gebremedhin ◽  
Naod Bulti Etanaa ◽  
Haftom Berhane Desta
Keyword(s):  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Current Guideline ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Specialized Hospital ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Abstract Background: - Quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a procedure needs to be done to save life of cardiac arrest victim. It is significant for health professionals to successfully perform such lifesaving skills that they rarely perform. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and skill towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation among health professionals working at Ayder comprehensive specialized hospital. Method: - Institution-based cross sectional-study design was applied among different level of health care provider at Ayder comprehensive specialized hospital. SPSS version 20 used for data analysis and Chi-Square test applied to determine the association between different variables. Result: - Two hundred forty-five participants were originally engaged in this study over a month with a response rate of 100%. One hundred sixty-nine (68.98%) were nurses by profession and 169 (68.9%) of the participants had work experience of fewer than five years. When the service year of the participants increases, the practice adherence to the current guideline is very apart from the participant who had less years of experience which is statically significant (chi-square = 20.888, P = 0.0004). Conclusions: - Our result demonstrates that health professionals who works at Ayder comprehensive specialized hospital had inadequate knowledge and practice for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

scholarly journals Knowledge and practices regarding tuberculosis infection control among nurses in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Aboh Akande
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Abstract Background: Nurses are particularly vulnerable to nosocomial tuberculosis (TB) infection because, being in the frontline of patient care, they are frequently exposed to patients with infectious TB disease. Although cost-effective measures are available for TB infection control (TBIC), they are often poorly implemented. Knowledge of TBIC is known to positively influence the practice of the measures. There is however limited data on the knowledge and practice of TBIC among nurses in Nigeria. This study was aimed at determining the levels of TBIC-related knowledge and practices of nurses in Ibadan, and associated socio-demographic factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study utilized a self-administered questionnaire to collect data from 200 nurses in two secondary health facilities, in May 2014. STATA version 13 was used to analyze data: mean knowledge and practice scores of the nurses and logistic regression to explore their association with socio-demographic factors. Results: The respondents had mean knowledge and practice scores of 68.2% and 79.9% respectively. Using cut-off points of 80% and 100% for good knowledge and practice scores respectively, small proportions of the nurses had good scores- knowledge (10.5%) and practice (6%). Knowledge was found not to be significantly associated with the socio-demographic factors. Work experience was the only factor that was significantly associated with practice, with the more experienced nurses (>18 years of experience) having lesser odds of obtaining good practice scores (OR 0.25, 95%CI 0.06-0.94). Also, there was no significant association between knowledge and practice scores. No structured TBIC training had been conducted at this time. Conclusions: The study revealed that small proportions of the nurses had good knowledge and practice scores. The findings from this study will be useful for the planning of interventions to improve TBIC among nurses and other healthcare workers, and to benchmark monitoring and evaluation of the interventions. It is recommended that the nurses should be trained on TBIC to equip them with necessary knowledge and skills. This, together with appropriate TBIC policy directives, availability of TBIC equipment/supplies and facility architectural remodeling will contribute to optimal implementation of TB preventive measures.

scholarly journals DRUG DISPOSAL: KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE AMONG PHARMACY STUDENTS IN BRAZIL

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Freitas de Sousa Viana ◽  
Geilson Lessa de Magalhães ◽  
Eulália Heleodora Santana Martins dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Dichotomous Variables ◽  
Exact Amount

Little is known about the knowledge of pharmacy students about the correct ways for drug disposal. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and practice of the pharmacy students about drug disposal. A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out with questionnaire application to 182 pharmacy students in Brazil between October and November of 2016. Data analyzes of the categorical variables were performed using descriptive statistics. The Chi-square test (X2) was used to evaluate the possible differences in the frequency between the form of medication discard according to dichotomous variables. Sixty-four point eight percent of the students reported discarding the drugs incorrectly, being that 48.8% do it in the household garbage. About 32% of the interviewers believed that the dispensation of the medicines beyond the exact amount for treatment is the main reason for the leftover. The chi-square test showed a higher correct disposal index from the 6th to the 10th period compared to the 1st to the 5th and according to previous guidance. Sixty-seven point six percent considered incorrect your way of drug disposal, 63.7% suggested the special collection as the correct destination and 84.6% reported knowing the consequences of improper disposal. This study showed that the majority of pharmacy students discards the overdue and/or unused drugs in an environmentally inadequate manner, but the correct disposal is more significant with the advance of the course period.

scholarly journals Pharmacists’ Knowledge and Practice of Issues Related to Using Psychotropic Medication in Elderly People in Ethiopia: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Gashaw Binega Mekonnen ◽  
Alemante Tafese Beyna
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Psychotropic Medication ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Gondar Town ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Purpose. This study is aimed at assessing pharmacists’ knowledge and practice of issue related to usage of psychotropic medications in elderly people, in Gondar town Northwest, Ethiopia. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among pharmacists working in community, health center, and hospital pharmacies in Gondar town from March 1 to May 30, 2020. A total of 73 medication retail outlets (40 pharmacies and 33 drug stores) were included in this study. Pharmacy personnel’s knowledge and practice were assessed using self-administered validated questionnaires. Binary and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to assess the association between different variables. P<0.05 was used to declare the association. Result. A total of 144 pharmacists were included in the study; the mean age was 30.13 (SD ±5.87), ranging from 20 to 55years. The mean knowledge score was 7.789 (SD ±2.98), and 75 (52.1%) of them had poor knowledge. The mean practice score was 2.32±0.912 (mean±SD), and 77 (53.5%) of the respondents had poor practice. All participants had not taken on-the-job training about psychotropic medication. Work experience (P<0.029) and personal monthly income (P<0.046) were significantly associated with pharmacists’ knowledge. There was a significant association between work experience and practice level (P<0.043). Conclusion. The knowledge and practice of pharmacy personnel were low for issues related to the use of psychotropic medication in the elderly. This result indicates the need for training for pharmacists on pharmacotherapy of psychotropic medication.

Knowledge, Attitude and associated factors towards self-medication among health professionals at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: Institution-based cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wudneh Simegn ◽  
Baye Dagnew ◽  
Henok Dagne
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Specialized Hospital ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Good Attitude

Abstract Introduction Inappropriate self-medication results in wastage of resources, drug resistance and hence serious health risk. Knowledge acquisition and attitudinal change is required for avoiding self-medication practice. There is paucity of published articles regarding this topic. Therefore, this study aimed to study knowledge, Attitude and associated factors towards self-medication among health professionals at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, northwest Ethiopia.Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted among health professionals of University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital using simple random sampling technique and self-administered questionnaire. We used Epi Info 7 and SPSS 20 for data entry and statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics were computed logistic regression had been performed to identify associated factors for knowledge and attitude separately. We executed crude and adjusted Odds ratio with 95% uncertainty interval. Variables with a p<0.05 were treated as significant. Results Four hundred and twelve health professionals participated in the study with 97.4% response rate. The mean age of study participants’ was 29.9 (±5.43, range; 20-60) years and 220 (53.4%) participants were males. From the participants 233(56.6%) (95% UI: 51.8-61.4%) had good knowledge about self-medication and 263 (63.8%) (95% UI: 59.2-68.4%) had good attitude towards self-medication. Knowledge of self-medication was associated with age of 32-60 years (AOR=2.19, UI: 1.14-4.22), Bachelor degree (AOR=6.49, UI: 1.86-22.69), Years after last graduation (AOR=2.49, UI: 1.41-4.41), working hours of 56-110 per week (AOR=2.35, UI: 1.18-4.67), and good attitude (AOR=2.95, UI: 1.77-4.91). Besides this, good attitude was associated with low workload out of workplace (AOR=2.78, UI: 1.03-7.50), ever taking antibiotics (AOR=2.45, UI: 1.31-4.50), and good knowledge (AOR= 2.64, UI: 1.65-4.20).Conclusion The study demonstrated that the knowledge and attitude of health professionals towards self-medication are relatively high. However still there is a need for health education on the implication and danger of self-medication. There is also need for government to increase awareness by creating training opportunity and incorporating in curricula.

scholarly journals Knowledge and practices regarding tuberculosis infection control among nurses in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Aboh Akande
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Healthcare Provision ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Abstract Background: Nurses are particularly vulnerable to nosocomial tuberculosis (TB) infection because, being in the frontline of healthcare provision, they are frequently exposed to patients with infectious TB disease. Although cost-effective measures are available for TB infection control (TBIC), they are often poorly implemented. Knowledge of TBIC is known to positively influence the practice of the measures. There is, however, paucity of data on the knowledge and practices regarding TBIC among nurses in Nigeria. This study was aimed at determining the levels of TBIC-related knowledge and practices of nurses in Ibadan, and their associated socio-demographic factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study utilized a self-administered questionnaire to collect data from 200 nurses in two secondary health facilities, in May 2014. The mean knowledge and practice scores of the nurses were determined and logistic regression was utilized to explore the association between the scores and socio-demographic characteristics. Results: The respondents had mean knowledge and practice scores of 68.2% and 79.9% respectively. Using cut-off points of 80% and 100% for good knowledge and practice scores respectively, small proportions of the nurses had good scores – knowledge (10.5%) and practice (6%). Knowledge was not significantly associated with the socio-demographic characteristics of the nurses. Work experience was the only factor that was significantly associated with practices, with the more experienced nurses (>18 years of work experience) having lower odds of obtaining good practice scores (OR 0.25, 95% CI 0.06-0.94). There was also no significant association between knowledge and practice scores (the nurses were yet to be trained on the newly-introduced TBIC package at the time of the study). Conclusions: The study revealed that small proportions of the nurses had good knowledge and practice scores. Its findings will be useful for the designing of interventions to improve TBIC among nurses and other healthcare workers, and to benchmark evaluation of the interventions. It is recommended that nurses should be trained on TBIC to equip them with necessary knowledge and skills. This, together with appropriate policy directives, and adequate monitoring and supervision will contribute to optimal implementation of TB preventive measures.

scholarly journals Relapsed Cases Of Leprosy In A Hyperendemic City In Northeast Brazil

10.3823/2411 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inara Viviane De Oliveira Sena ◽  
Raylane Da Silva Machado ◽  
Bianca Anne Mendes de Brito ◽  
Telma Maria Evangelista de Araújo ◽  
Grazielle Roberta Freitas da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Epidemiological Surveillance ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Clinical Form ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Basic Health Units

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease enhanced by unfavorable conditions of housing, sanitation and number of cohabitants, especially in cases of relapses. Objective: To evaluate the relapsed cases of leprosy from 2001 to 2014 in a Brazilian capital. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Teresina, a city considered hyperendemic for leprosy. Association Tests (chi-square test or Fisher's exact test) were carried out. Results: Three hundred and six cases were reported, of which 42.5% were registered in Basic Health Units (BHUs) and 57.5%, in Reference Units (RUs), with predominance of multibacillary forms. There was an association of clinical form of the disease (p < 0.01) and number of affected nerves (p < 0.05) with health units that reported cases. The number of records where the clinical form was ignored was greater in BHUs than in RUs, and the record of the dimorphic form was more frequent in URs. Conclusions: There are similarities with other studies, but it is believed that underreporting of cases take place in the studied city. Thus, greater attention to confirm the diagnosis of relapse is necessary. Training health professionals on epidemiological surveillance is essentially important, as well as the approrpiate conduct in relapsed cases of the disease in the context of public health.

scholarly journals Medical Waste Management during Conflict: A Cross-sectional Study in Yemen

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samira Hameed Hanash ◽  
Lutfi A Al-Maktari ◽  
Redhwan A Al-Naggar
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Waste ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Language Data ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Medical Waste Management

Introduction: Proper handling and disposal of medical waste is an important issue. However, a lack of awareness on medical waste management is a dangerous hazard for humans and the environment. Aim: To determine the knowledge and practices of Health Care Workers (HCWs) about medical waste management in Yemen. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 337 HCWs in four main hospitals in Ibb city, Yemen, from November 2019 to May 2020. Knowledge and practice of medical waste disposal were assessed using a self-administered questionnaire to gather data from the respondents in Arabic language. Data analysis was performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) v. 25.0. Mann-Whitney, Chi-square, and Spearman and correlation tests. Results: Most of the participants had a diploma (47.8%), occupation was nursing (41.2%), with less than five years experience (50.7%). The study showed that respondents demonstrated good knowledge and practice about medical waste management. There was a moderate positive correlation between knowledge and practice domains. Occupation significantly influenced knowledge (p=0.001) and practice (p=0.002) of the participants. Type of hospital showed a statistically significant relation to knowledge (p=0.001). Education significantly influenced the knowledge (p=0.030) of the study participants. conclusion: Occupation, type of hospital and education level are the factors which significantly influenced the knowledge of Yemeni nurses. Contentious education should be focused on medical waste management among HCWs.

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