scholarly journals Knowledge and risk perception of sexually transmitted infections and relevant health care services among high school students in the Platfontein San community, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol Volume 9 ◽  
pp. 189-197
Author(s):  
Peter Nyasulu ◽  
Mercedes Fredericks ◽  
Tariro J Basera ◽  
Sean Broomhead
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
Health Care ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
School Students ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Northern Cape

Teaching Adolescents to Manage Their Own Health Care

2019 ◽  
pp. 105984051986736
Author(s):  
Chelsea J. Aeschbach ◽  
William B. Burrough ◽  
Amy B. Olejniczak ◽  
Erica R. Koepsel
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Care Transition ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Health Care Transition ◽  
Care Services

Many factors impact an adolescent’s willingness to appropriately use health-care services and intent to begin the health-care transition process. Published literature continues to show that the way adolescents experience and utilize health-care services is ineffective and has long-term impacts on individuals and systems. Building upon the success of an existing peer-to-peer workshop, a Toolkit was created to provide school-based health professionals the information and resources needed to deliver pertinent information to high school students in one lesson. Of 416 students, over two thirds reported that they plan to be more involved in their health care (69.8%), advocate for themselves in health-care settings (68.0%), talk openly and honestly with health-care providers (71.9%), and learn more about managing their own health care (68.6%). Integrating this information into existing health curricula provided a broader reach with minimal work and promising results that could improve overall health-care transition efforts.

scholarly journals Cervical ectopy: associations with sexually transmitted infections and HIV. A cross-sectional study of high school students in rural South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Kleppa ◽  
Sigve D Holmen ◽  
Kristine Lillebø ◽  
Eyrun F Kjetland ◽  
Svein Gunnar Gundersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural South ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Rural South Africa

Adolescent Health Concerns, Problems, and Patterns of Utilization in a Triethnic Urban Population

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guy S. Parcel ◽  
Philip R. Nader ◽  
Michael P. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Health Care ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Venereal Disease ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
Ethnic Background ◽  
School Students ◽  
Health Concerns

All aspects of health (concerns, perceived adequacy of knowledge, problems, sources of care, and utilization of health care resources) were significantly influenced by the ethnic background, grade level, or sex of the 3,255 high school students surveyed in an urban triethnic community of 65,000. Variation in needs was not consistent for any one ethnic group, sex, or age group. The highest ranked concerns and problems were school, drugs, sex, getting along with parents and adults, acne, depression, and overweight. Ninety-one percent reported they often or sometimes worry about their health. Sources of medical care were family physician (56.8%) and hospital emergency room (15.9%). Reported visits in the past year were none (27.5%); one (24.1%); two to three (32.2%); and four or more (14.7%). In analyzing responses according to sex, grade, and ethnic background, several implications are apparent: (1) many of the concerns and problems identified require educational as well as health care services; (2) the diverse perceived health needs of an entire high school population indicate that the traditional one-semester general health course for all is grossly inadequate; and (3) students' concerns and problems are not limited to the areas of drugs, venereal disease, and unwanted pregnancy. The study is presented as a model for the needs assessment phase of planning and delivering adolescent health care and health education services for a community.

scholarly journals AB1304-HPR KNOWLEDGE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT RHEUMATIC DISEASES: EFFECT OF AN EDUCATIONAL SESSION JOINTLY PROVIDED BY PORTUGUESE EULAR ASSOCIATIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 1942.2-1943
Author(s):  
G. Pimentel ◽  
A. Marques ◽  
R. Ferreira ◽  
E. Mateus ◽  
A. Pais
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
School Students ◽  
Educational Session ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
Word Clouds

Background:International studies have shown that the awareness and knowledge of the general population about rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) is poor. This is even lower in the young population, which are also affected by these disease but do not have as much awareness campaigns as adult community. Their professors and primary health care professionals may also play here also a key role, promoting early detection of signs and interpretations of symptoms, thus avoiding late health care referrals and diagnosis. (Vlieland, 2016).Objectives:To assess the knowledge of high school Portuguese students about the RMDs and raise awareness for RMDs in young people, their professors, vigilants, and primary care nurses, within the school environment.Methods:A 1-hour educational session about RMDs was planned (with the inputs from members of the Portuguese EULAR Associations) and performed during school activities. The educational session started with a knowledge questionnaire about RMDs in a paper sheet (9 questions; Graph 1), repeated in the end. An interactive session, using slides, interactive questions (Sli.do®), and practical demonstrations to simulate RMD symptoms (e.g. stiffness and functional limitations) was then lead by a rheumatology nurse, with the testimony from a young patient representative. A primary care nurse assisted in order to be engaged and promote future sessions (“autonomously”). Change in knowledge was assessed with Wilcoxon-test and awareness was documented with “word clouds” (using Sli.do®).Results:A total of 75 students participated in four sessions (mode=16 years). Half of students (52%) had never heard about RMDs. Knowledge increased significantly in all questions (p<0.001; Graph 1). Figures 1 and 2 document the most common words representing what defines a RMD and what are the main symptoms, respectively.Conclusion:Our results confirm that awareness and knowledge about RMDs are very low high school students. The single and educational session was very well received by all students, and the the knowledge increased. Post-educational feedback was that students especially liked the testimony of a peer. Other sessions are taking place in primary schools.References:[1]Vlieland, T. P., et al. RMD Open, 2016;2:e000337. doi:10.1136/rmdopen- 2016-000337Acknowledgments:To European League Against Rheumatism for the founding provided through the campaign “Don’t Delay, Connect Today”.Disclosure of Interests:None declared

scholarly journals Risk perception, knowledge and social distance of Turkish high school students about HIV/AIDS

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebru Turhan ◽  
Yusuf Inandi ◽  
Tacettin Inandi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Social Distance ◽  
School Students ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals Community perceptions of biomedical health care in a rural area in the Northern Province South Africa

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Peltzer
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Northern Province ◽  
Community Perceptions ◽  
Bamako Initiative ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Services

The success of strategies to revitalize primary health care services such as those advocated by the Bamako Initiative requires a response adapted to the expectations of the populations, especially in terms of quality. The goal of this study was to investigate community perceptions of availability, accessibility, acceptability and affordability of biomedical health care services in a rural area of the Northern Province in South Africa. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.

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