A Gap Between Children’s Rights and Curricular Content in Health, Social Care, and Teacher Education Programs: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study

Background: School health education programs provide a convenient platform for engaging the students in health promotion activities. Public health problems like mosquito borne diseases cannot be controlled without active participation of the community and students are a resourceful component of the community who can be encouraged to take up activities to control mosquito borne diseases in the community.Methods: School-based cross-sectional study was conducted in December 2010 to March 2011 among 508 school students selected at random from students studying in the eighth to tenth standard. P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.Results: Totally 508 students were included in this study. The number of students unaware of the stages in the mosquito life cycle and the mosquito’s resting habits reduced from 420 (82.68%) to 19 (3.74%) and 103 (20.28%) to 13 (2.56%) respectively. The number of students with correct knowledge of the biting habits of the female mosquito and personal protection (PP) measures increased from 31.69% to 97.05% with statistically highly significant (p <0.0001) and 52.95% to 74.21% respectively.Conclusions: The present study suggested that the school health education program is effective in creating awareness and increasing the knowledge regarding mosquito borne diseases among school children and possibilities of successfully engaging the community at large in the fight against mosquito borne diseases. The need would be to sustain this activity and implement it in schools as part of the vector borne disease control programme.

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Primary care use of laboratory tests in Northern Ireland’s Western Health and Social Care Trust: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026647 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. e026647

Author(s):

Magda Bucholc ◽

Maurice O’Kane ◽

Ciaran Mullan ◽

Siobhan Ashe ◽

Liam Maguire

Keyword(s):

Northern Ireland ◽

Laboratory Test ◽

Laboratory Tests ◽

Social Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Socioeconomic Characteristics ◽

Health And Social Care ◽

Test Ordering

ObjectivesTo describe the laboratory test ordering patterns by general practitioners (GPs) in Northern Ireland Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) and explore demographic and socioeconomic associations with test requesting.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingWHSCT, Northern Ireland.Participants55 WHSCT primary care medical practices that remained open throughout the study period 1 April 2011–31 March 2016.OutcomesTo identify the temporal patterns of laboratory test ordering behaviour for eight commonly requested clinical biochemistry tests/test groups in WHSCT. To analyse the extent of variations in laboratory test requests by GPs and to explore whether these variations can be accounted for by clinical outcomes or geographical, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.ResultsThe median number of adjusted test request rates over 5 consecutive years of the study period decreased by 45.7% for urine albumin/creatinine ratio (p<0.000001) and 19.4% for lipid profiles (p<0.000001) while a 60.6%, 36.6% and 29.5% increase was observed for HbA1c(p<0.000001), immunoglobulins (p=0.000007) and prostate-speciﬁc antigen (PSA) (p=0.0003), respectively. The between-practice variation in test ordering rates increased by 272% for immunoglobulins (p=0.008) and 500% for HbA1c(p=0.0001). No statistically significant relationship between ordering activity and either demographic (age and gender) and socioeconomic factors (deprivation) or Quality and Outcome Framework scores was observed. We found the rural–urban differences in between-practice variability in ordering rates for lipid profiles, thyroid profiles, PSA and immunoglobulins to be statistically significant at the Bonferroni-adjusted significance level p<0.01.ConclusionsWe explored potential factors of the interpractice variability in the use of laboratory tests and found that differences in requesting activity appear unrelated to either demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of GP practices or clinical outcome indicators.

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Collaboration in teacher education: A cross-sectional study on future teachers’ attitudes towards collaboration, their intentions to collaborate and their performance of collaboration

Teaching and Teacher Education ◽

10.1016/j.tate.2019.102968 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 88 ◽

pp. 102968

Author(s):

Annika Bush ◽

Norbert Grotjohann

Keyword(s):

Teacher Education ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Future Teachers ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Teachers Attitudes

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Awareness about Regenerative Therapy with of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) among Dental Students

International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.26452/ijrps.v11ispl3.3058 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (SPL3) ◽

pp. 962-966

Author(s):

Nithyanandham Masilamani ◽

Dhanraj Ganapathy

Keyword(s):

Bone Healing ◽

Platelet Rich Plasma ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Dental Students ◽

Regenerative Therapy ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Education Programs ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Awareness Programs ◽

Self Administered Questionnaire

Platelet Rich Plasma(PRP), serving as a vehicle and wellspring of development factors, is a homologous plasma formulation with congregated platelets broadly studied for its applications as a scaffold in cell-based intervention and tissue engineering. The aim of the study was to assess the awareness about regenerative therapy with platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) among dental students. A cross-sectional study was done with a self-administered questionnaire with ten questions circulated among 100 dental students. The questionnaire assessed the awareness about PRP regenerative therapy in surgical applications, their uses, periodontal applications, surgical applications and bone healing. The responses were recorded and . 82% of the respondents were aware of surgical applications of PRP regenerative therapy. 73% were aware of uses of regenerative therapy. 77% of the respondents were aware of periodontal applications of PRP regenerative therapy. 75% of the respondents were aware of surgical implant applications of PRP regenerative therapy. 78 % of the respondents were aware of bone healing properties of PRP regenerative therapy. The awareness about the use of PRP regenerative therapy in dentalapplications is high among dental students. Increased awareness programs and sensitization and continuing dental education programs along with more significant importance to the curricular modifications, can further enhance knowledge and awareness about PRP regenerative therapy.

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The Association of Awareness and Knowledge of Diabetic Retinopathy with Age and Residential Area In Selangor

Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal ◽

10.21834/e-bpj.v2i6.942 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (6) ◽

pp. 125

Author(s):

Noor Halilah Buari ◽

Nur Izzaty Dian

Keyword(s):

Diabetic Retinopathy ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Residential Area ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Early Complications ◽

Education Programs ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Residential Population ◽

Area Health

The association of the awareness and knowledge of diabetic retinopathy with the age and residential area were investigated among selected Selangor populations. A cross sectional study was conducted using open-ended questions. Only half of the selected population was aware and had knowledge of diabetic retinopathy. The awareness was significantly associated with the age among urban and rural residential population but not with residential area. Health education programs could be suggested to increase the awareness of diabetic retinopathy among the population. By having awareness and knowledge, early complications of the diabetic can be detected and prevention can be secured, thus, improved one’s quality of life.

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The implementation of child rights in healthcare services

Nursing Ethics ◽

10.1177/0969733020922883 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (7) ◽

pp. 1517-1528

Author(s):

Cagla Yigitbas ◽

Fadime Ustuner Top

Keyword(s):

Children's Rights ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Children’S Rights ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Child Rights ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Roles And Responsibilities ◽

Service Training ◽

The Right

Background: Hospitalized children have the right to “partake in practices related to their treatment and care.” Midwives and nurses have important roles and responsibilities regarding the protection and enforcement of these rights, such as providing information and advocating for children. Objectives: This study aims to determine the attitudes of midwives and nurses toward their roles and responsibilities in the implementation of child rights in healthcare services and the factors affecting their attitudes. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study included 122 midwives and nurses in total. The data were collected through a questionnaire. Ethical considerations: Written permission was obtained from an ethics committee in the center of the city where the research was conducted. Results: The mean age of the participants was 36.70 ± 8.03 years; 58.9% of midwives and nurses stated that they understood the child’s consent about the treatment by looking at the child’s facial expression; 36% of midwives and nurses stated that children could not participate in decisions regarding their own health. It was observed that obtaining the child’s consent in matters related to treatment does not make any difference between midwives and nurses. The rate of the midwives stating that they would report suspicious violence-neglect and abuse was found to be higher. Conclusion: The variables of the unit of employment, the state of having children, choosing the profession and practicing in it willingly, and getting training on children’s rights make a difference in terms of children’s rights in healthcare services. Midwives and nurses should be reminded of child rights in healthcare services through regular in-service training programs.

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Early-Onset Schizophrenia in a paediatric population of French psychiatric and medico-social care centres: A cross sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0236241 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (7) ◽

pp. e0236241

Author(s):

Emmanuelle Dor-Nedonsel ◽

Marie-Line Menard ◽

Arnaud Fernandez ◽

Charlotte Sakarovitch ◽

Eric Fontas ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Early Onset ◽

Social Care ◽

Paediatric Population ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Early Onset Schizophrenia ◽

Cross Sectional

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THE RELATIONSHIP OF TOILET TRAINING TOWARD TOILET TRAINING BEHAVIOUR OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS (PAUD) (1-3 YEARS) AT PUSPA BANGSA KINDERGARTEN BOGOR

Jurnal Ilmiah Wijaya ◽

10.46508/jiw.v10i1.2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 6-14

Author(s):

Rosalina

Keyword(s):

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Statistical Test ◽

Toilet Training ◽

Test Results ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Education Programs ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Childhood Education ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

In Indonesia an estimated number of infants up to 30% of the 250 million population of Indonesia, and according to the Household Health Survey (Survey) estimated the number of infants nationwide were hard to control bowel and bladder in the toddler to preschool reach 75 million children. The Objective to determine the relationship of knowledge about toilet training to conduct training toilet in toddler (1-3 years) in Puspa Bangsa Kinder Garden Bogor 2015. The Methods used a descriptive analytic research with cross sectional study design. A total sampling with a sample size was 46 Instrument, this study using a questionnaire. Results people who have a good knowledge of as many as 21 people (45.7%) and who has sufficient knowledge of 15 people (32.6%) while the less knowledgeable 10 people (21.7%). Statistical test results obtained value ρ = 0.004, which means there is a significant relationship of two variables. In conclusion, there were a relationship between knowledge about toilet training to conduct training toilet training in toddler (1-3 years) at Puspa Bangsa KinderGarten Bogor.

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