scholarly journals Consumers’ knowledge and attitude towards Chinese herbal tea and consumption of Chinese herbal tea in selected district in Kedah

Food Research ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 666-673
Author(s):  
Teh D.Y. ◽  
S.N. Jaafar ◽  
Asma' A.
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Herbal Tea ◽  
Useful Knowledge ◽  
The Public ◽  
Chinese Herbal ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Chinese Herbal Tea

Interest in botanical remedies has attracted growing attention in Chinese herbal teas among industry, scientists and consumers. A survey was conducted among 203 respondents recruited from several Chinese herbal shops in a selected town in Kedah. Data were subjected to obtain descriptive statistics and inferential tests. The results showed that more than half of consumers have moderate knowledge level and almost positive attitude towards Chinese herbal tea. Consumers of different races have a significant difference in knowledge score towards Chinese herbal tea. In addition, consumers’ attitude between different age groups was also found to be different. Consumers’ gender, race, age, marital status, and employment status were associated with their Chinese herbal tea consumption. This study revealed public’ understanding towards knowledge, attitude and consumption towards Chinese herbal tea. It is anticipated that these findings may benefit authorities in policies and regulations development and convey correct information and useful knowledge for the public as well as Chinese herbal tea traders for strategic marketing to meet consumers’ demand.

Public Understanding of Medical Screening

1995 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 224-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Cockburn ◽  
Selina Redman ◽  
David Hill ◽  
Elaine Henry
Keyword(s):  
Mass Screening ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Pap Test ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
Medical Screening ◽  
Pap Tests ◽  
The Public ◽  
Telephone Interviews

Aim –To estimate the extent of public understanding of mass screening for disease and of the benefits and limitations of screening. Methods – Telephone interviews were conducted with a national sample of 835 Australians. Results – Of total respondents, 68% claimed to have heard of screening tests, but only 21% correctly understood that screening tests are for asymptomatic people. This understanding was related to education. The most frequently named tests were mammography (51%) and Pap tests (33%), and for all age groups these were mentioned by more women than men. Around 27% of respondents thought that the Pap test would detect 95% or more of cases, 45% thought the test would detect 90% or more, while 60% of respondents thought the test would detect 80% or more of cases. Around 29% of respondents thought that mammography would detect 95% or more of cases, 49% thought the test would detect 90% or more, while 65% of respondents thought the test would detect 80% or more of cases. Of all respondents, 33% favoured compensation when cases were “missed” by screening provided people were warned beforehand, 58% were not in favour, and 9% were unsure. Conclusions – There are misconceptions among the public concerning the purpose of screening and the accuracy of screening tests. However, most people accept that some cases of disease will be missed by screening and that if people are adequately informed beforehand compensation should not automatically follow for those whose disease is missed.

Effect of Chinese Herbal Tea on Health Tested on Drosophila Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-306
Author(s):  
Jie Shen ◽  
Jianying Shan ◽  
Xiang Zhu ◽  
Yifan Xu ◽  
Motao Li
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Tea ◽  
Chinese Herbal ◽  
Drosophila Model ◽  
Chinese Herbal Tea

scholarly journals Comparison of Knowledge and Attitude regarding Reproductive Health between Adolescent Girls of Urban and Rural Schools in West Bengal

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (02) ◽  
pp. 6-16
Author(s):  
Sneha Roy ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Urban School ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Introduction: Adolescents can be key driving forces in building a future of dignity for all. They are an important resource for any country. Reproductive health covers all aspects of adolescent health. In order to lead healthy, responsible, and fulfilling lives, and to protect themselves from reproductive health problems, youngsters need adequate information about the physical and psychological changes that take place during puberty, menstruation, pregnancy and childbirth. Methods: A comparative survey was conducted among 90 randomly selected adolescent girls from urban and rural schools of Bankura, West Bengal. Information was collected by administering structured knowledge questionnaire and 5-point attitude rating scale. Results: The findings revealed that 46.67% of girls from urban school and 51.11% of girls from rural school had excellent knowledge score and 65.56% of adolescent girls from urban school had positive and 61.11% of girls from rural school had fair attitude score towards reproductive health. There was no significant difference in knowledge score (t = -0.555 at p > 0.580) but significant difference in attitude score (t = 4.98 at p < 0.00) was there. There was a weak positive correlation found between knowledge and attitude scores of adolescent girls in both urban (r = 0.46) and rural (r = 0.335) schools. No significant association was found between knowledge and attitude scores and demographic characteristics of adolescent girls in both schools. Conclusion: The study concluded that there was a gap in the level of attitude of adolescent girls of urban and rural schools. So there is a need to educate adolescent girls regarding some aspects of reproductive health.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of ColorApp Mobile Application for Health Education and Promotion on Colorectal Cancer: A Quasi-Experimental Study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nor Azwany Yaacob ◽  
Muhamad Fadhil Mohamad Marzuki ◽  
Najib Majdi Yaacob ◽  
Shahrul Bariyah Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
The Public ◽  
Screening Participation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
And Control

BACKGROUND Background: Lack of knowledge and poor attitude is one of the barriers to colorectal cancer screening participation. Printed material such as pamphlets and posters were the main approach in health education on disease prevention. Current information technology advancement had seen an increasing trend of the public to read from websites and mobile app using their smartphone. Thus, health information dissemination should also be diverted to the current trend of information search. Increase in knowledge and awareness will hopefully increase the screening participation and prevent late detection of diseases such as colorectal cancer. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of ColorApp mobile applications in improving the knowledge and attitude on colorectal cancer among user aged 50 years old and above who are the population at risk for the disease in Kedah. METHODS Methods: A quasi-experimental study has been conducted involving 100 participants in Kedah, Malaysia. Participants from five randomly selected community empowerment program in Kota Setar district was chosen as the intervention group while Kuala Muda district was chosen as the control group. Participants were given a self-administered validated questionnaire on knowledge and attitude towards colorectal cancer. A usable mobile application, the ColorApp (Colorectal Cancer Application) was developed as a new educational tool on colorectal cancer prevention. The intervention group were given 2 weeks to use the ColorApp. The same questionnaire was redistributed to both groups after two weeks. The mean percentage score for knowledge and attitude between groups were compared using Repeated Measure ANCOVA. RESULTS Result: There was no significant difference of age, sex, highest education level, current occupation, and diabetic status between the two groups. The number of smokers was significantly higher in intervention groups as compared to control group and it has been controlled during analysis. There was a significant difference in mean knowledge score between intervention and control group with regards to time [Huynh Feldt: F (1,95) = 19.81; p < 0.001]. However, there was no significant difference in mean attitude score between intervention and control group with regards to time [F (1,95) = 0.36, p = 0.550]. CONCLUSIONS Conclusion: The mobile application can be one of the adjunct approaches in educating the public on colorectal cancer.

The influence of the steeping time on the antioxidant properties of a chinese herbal tea

2006 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-222
Author(s):  
E. Rapavi ◽  
K. Szentmihályi ◽  
A. Lugasi ◽  
E. Vági ◽  
É. Bányai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Herbal Tea ◽  
Chinese Herbal ◽  
Chinese Herbal Tea

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Knowledge and Perceptions about Pharmacovigilance Activities among Pharmacy Students in Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Osemene Kanayo Patrick ◽  
Afolabi Margaret Olubunmi
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Knowledge Domain ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean

Studies on pharmacovigilance (PV) activities in Nigeria focused on perceptions of PV among professional healthcare workers are described here. There is paucity of information on pharmacy students’ knowledge about PV activities. Hence, this study, evaluated the knowledge and perceptions of final year pharmacy students about PV activities using descriptive and inferential statistics. A cross sectional study was undertaken in three Nigerian universities with a pretested questionnaire during the period of January and February, 2016. The questionnaire included closed-ended questions on demographic variables and questions designed to achieve the objectives of the study. Data was analyzed with IBM SPSS Statistics 20 and presented in percentages, means, standard deviations and median at 50% percentile. The mean knowledge score of pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reporting for the final year students was 4.25±0.18. There were significant differences in the mean scores of knowledge domain by age groups 21-24 years 4.8±0.70, 25-30 years 6.2 ± 0.84 and >30 years 4.6±0.72 at p=0.001; gender: male 4.1±1.20 and female 4.4±0.98 at (p=0.0001) as well as the current universities attended as follows University 1 with a scrore of 5.1±1.03, University 2 had a mean score of 6.3±0.99 at p=0.0120 and University 3 with a mean score of 4.3±1.01 at p=0.012. Furthermore, significant difference exist in the mean values of pharmacovigilance knowledge between those who had taking some courses in pharmacovigilance (7.3± 0.22) and those who did not (4.7 ± 0.13) at p=0.0001. Generally, the students had inadequate knowledge of PV activities. Therefore, emphasis on relevant PV courses in their curriculum is necessary.Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 20(1): 1-13, 2017

scholarly journals Global Expansion Strategy of Chinese Herbal Tea Beverage

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 739-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Liu ◽  
Dazheng Wang ◽  
Suzhen Zhang ◽  
Hongming Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Tea ◽  
Global Expansion ◽  
Expansion Strategy ◽  
Chinese Herbal ◽  
Chinese Herbal Tea

scholarly journals Assessment of Awareness and Knowledge on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic among Seafarers

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Gopi Battineni ◽  
Getu Gamo Sagaro ◽  
Nalini Chintalapudi ◽  
Marzio Di Canio ◽  
Francesco Amenta
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
P Value ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Infection Control Measures ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

Background: The ongoing pandemic due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is becoming a serious global threat. Experts suggest that the infection can be controlled by immediate prevention measures. Sailing is one of the occupational categories more vulnerable to this virus outbreak due to the proximity of the working conditions. Objective: Awareness and knowledge assessments of seafarers towards the current epidemic is mandatory to understand the effectiveness and success of the infection control measures adopted by shipping companies. Methods: In this study, we presented an online questionnaire survey to determine the knowledge levels of COVID-19 among seafarers. The data were collected by self-reported survey, and analysis was done by the analysis of variance (ANOVA). The t-test was used to understand the knowledge attitude differences to COVID-19 among different occupational groups of seafarers, and the p-value ≤ of 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Among 1,458 responses received, 92.82% had a college or university degree. The results reported that the mean COVID-19 knowledge score was 5.82 (standard deviation = 0.51, range 0–6), and the overall correct percentage was 97%. There was a statistically significant difference between age groups (F (4, 1453) = 5.44, p < 0.001) and educational groups (F (4, 1453) = 1.52, p < 0.001). The knowledge score was not significantly different across the educational status of the participants (F (2, 1455) = 1.52, p = 0.220). Conclusions: The present study highlighted good knowledge and behaviours among sailors about COVID-19. However, shipping companies need to come up with new campaigns to hold optimistic practices and suitable guidelines on ships, including cruise boats, to keep sea workers always alert and collaborative in mitigating the spread of COVID-19.

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