scholarly journals Validating of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Questionnaire for Prevention of COVID-19 infections among Undergraduate Students: A RASCH and Factor Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. em1926
Author(s):  
Ahmad Fauzi ◽  
Muhammad Saefi ◽  
Evi Kristiana ◽  
Widi Cahya Adi ◽  
M Muchson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of undergraduate students concerning Regenerative Endodontics

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ligia B. da Silva ◽  
Mariana Gabriel ◽  
Márcia M. Marques ◽  
Fernanda C. Carrer ◽  
Flávia Gonçalves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Regenerative Endodontics ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

scholarly journals Family Planning Methods Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Kordofan University Students, Sudan, (Jun 2017 to Jan 2018).

2021 ◽  
pp. 31-39
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
P Value ◽  
Correlation Relationship ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Planning Methods ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Family Planning Methods

Family planning is the ability of couples and individuals to plan the number and spacing of their children, [1]. Many young people need contraceptives to delay pregnancy. Ideally, young women and men should wait until at least 18 years or have finished studies and are ready before having children, [2]. An institution-based cross-sectional descriptive study was done to an assessment of family planning methods knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Kordofan University students, Sudan, (Jun 2017 to Jan 2018). A simple random sampling (SRS) technique was implemented. This is the most basic scheme of random sampling and the sample size taken was (376). Data were collected using structured questionnaires. Data were entered and analyzed using the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version (26.0) and Microsoft Excel software. The findings showed that nearly all (95%) undergraduate students had heard about family planning. nearly all (97.1%) of undergraduate students have a misconception about contraceptives, of them (58%) female and (39.1%) males; (X2= 7.274, p-value = 0.007). Only (8.5%) of students had sexual intercourse before marriage, (62.5%) of students who had a history of sexual intercourse used contraceptives. There was a significant correlation relationship between undergraduates’ practices and gender; (P-value = 0.000). There was a significant correlation relationship between undergraduates’ knowledge of family planning methods and gender. (X2= 12.846, P-value = 0.000). This study recommended that encouraging the students to the uptake of FBMs services through educational programs should be done among students.

scholarly journals Healthcare professionals’ knowledge, attitudes and practices toward deprescribing: a protocol of cross-sectional study (Desmedica Study—Brazil)

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. e044312
Author(s):  
Fabiane Raquel Motter ◽  
Nathalia Margarida Cantuaria ◽  
Luciane Cruz Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Psychometric Characteristics ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Fit Index ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

BackgroundDeprescribing is the planned and supervised process of dose reduction or stopping of medication that might be causing harm, or no longer be of benefit. It is an activity that should be a normal part of care/the prescribing cycle. Although now broadly recognised, there are still challenges in its effective implementation.ObjectivesTo develop and validate an instrument to measure Brazilian healthcare professionals’ knowledge, attitudes and practices towards deprescribing.MethodsThis study will include the following steps: (1) development of the preliminary instrument; (2) content validation; (3) pilot study; (4) evaluation of psychometric characteristics. After the elaboration of items of the instrument through the literature review, we will use a hybrid Delphi method to develop and establish the content validity of the instrument. Further, a pilot survey will be performed with 30 healthcare professionals. Finally, for the evaluation of psychometric characteristics, a cross-sectional study will be accomplished with a representative sample of different healthcare professionals from different Brazilian states using respondent-driven sampling. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis will be performed. For assessing the model fit, we will use the ratio of χ2 and df (χ2/df), comparative fit index, the goodness of fit index and root mean square error of approximation. In addition, the reliability of the instrument will be estimated by test–retest reproducibility and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (α).Ethics and disseminationThe Ethics Committee for Research at the University of Sorocaba (ethics approval number: 3.848.916) approved the study. Study findings will be circulated to healthcare professionals and scientists in the field through publication in peer-reviewed journals and conference presentations.

scholarly journals Family Planning Methods Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Kordofan University Students, Sudan, (Jun 2017 to Jan 2018).

2021 ◽  
pp. 133-138
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
P Value ◽  
Correlation Relationship ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Planning Methods ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Family Planning Methods

Family planning is the ability of couples and individuals to plan the number and spacing of their children, [1]. Many young people need contraceptives to delay pregnancy. Ideally, young women and men should wait until at least 18 years or have finished studies and are ready before having children, [2]. An institution-based cross-sectional descriptive study was done to an assessment of family planning methods knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Kordofan University students, Sudan, (Jun 2017 to Jan 2018). A simple random sampling (SRS) technique was implemented. This is the most basic scheme of random sampling and the sample size taken was (376). Data were collected using structured questionnaires. Data were entered and analyzed using the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version (26.0) and Microsoft Excel software. The findings showed that nearly all (95%) undergraduate students had heard about family planning. nearly all (97.1%) of undergraduate students have a misconception about contraceptives, of them (58%) female and (39.1%) males; (X2= 7.274, p-value = 0.007). Only (8.5%) of students had sexual intercourse before marriage, (62.5%) of students who had a history of sexual intercourse used contraceptives. There was a significant correlation relationship between undergraduates’ practices and gender; (P-value = 0.000). There was a significant correlation relationship between undergraduates’ knowledge of family planning methods and gender. (X2= 12.846, P-value = 0.000). This study recommended that encouraging the students to the uptake of FBMs services through educational programs should be done among students.

scholarly journals Validation of an instrument to determine oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices during pregnancy

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
María de los Ángeles Ramírez-Trujillo ◽  
María del Carmen Villanueva-Vilchis ◽  
Fátima del Carmen Aguilar-Díaz ◽  
Javier de la Fuente-Hernández ◽  
Daniel Demétrio Faustino-Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Validity Criteria ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Difficulty Index ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Abstract Background Oral health of the mother-infant dyad is important to preserve general health. However, there are few instruments in Spanish for the evaluation of knowledge, attitudes and practices that determine this construct. Therefore, this research aimed to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Maternal Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Questionnaire (CAPSOM in Spanish). Methods In this instrument development study that carried out in 2018–2019, involving pregnant women between the ages of 18 and 45 in the city of Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. The sample size was calculated based on 10 women per questionnaire item (n = 10 k). The study used Cronbach’s alpha, the modified Lawshe test of validity criteria, factor analysis, and the level of difficulty and discrimination of the items. Results 207 women took part with their signed, informed consent (25 ± 6 years). The internal consistency of the instrument, both total and by dimension was α = 0.70, α = 0.66 knowledge, α = 0.74 attitudes, and α = 0.66 practices. Values of Content Validity Ratio’ ≥ 0.60 were obtained for the final 10 items and Content Validity Index’ = 0.90. The average difficulty index of items was 0.40, and there were significant differences (Kruskall–Wallis, p < 0.001) in the discrimination test. Factor analysis demonstrated three main components. Conclusions A valid and reliable 10-item Spanish questionnaire was designed to measure pregnant women’s oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Questionnaire on COVID-19 (KAP COVID-19)

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7493
Author(s):  
Da-In Park
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Antiviral Agent ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
National Guidelines ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Valid Instrument ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Given its highly contagious nature and an absence of a specific antiviral agent to this date, the key to controlling the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and decreasing the infection rate is adherence to preventive measures. It is essential to understand an individual’s knowledge, attitudes and practices toward COVID-19 since public adherence to health guidelines relies heavily on these aspects. However, there is no validated instrument that evaluates knowledge, attitudes and practices toward COVID-19. Thus, this study aimed to develop and validate such tool. A questionnaire was developed based on international and national guidelines and a review of the literature. Initial items were evaluated by 10 experts to determine content validity. Exploratory factor analysis and reliability testing were conducted with a convenience sample of 229 nursing students. Based on the content, face validity and factor analysis, 34 items were selected. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value of 0.735 indicated a highly acceptable score with a significant Bartlett’s test of sphericity (p < 0.0001). The internal consistency coefficients indicated acceptable reliability of the tool (Cronbach’s α = 0.75). The KAP COVID-19 is a valid instrument that can be used to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and practices toward COVID-19.

Oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices of undergraduate students at a South African University of Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (06) ◽  
pp. 322-330
Author(s):  
Feziwe Flora Mbele-Kokela ◽  
Rajeshree Moodley
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Awareness of oral health is essential for developing healthy habits, and a correlation between improved knowledge and better oral health has been shown to exist. Health-related behaviours are more likely to be followed if a person has greater control over their health with a better understanding of diseases and their aetiology. To determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding oral health care among undergraduate students in the Life Sciences Department at a University of Technology, Free State. This descriptive study gives insights into the oral hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices of undergraduate students in the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Department of Life Sciences at a University of Technology. Data were collected using an online questionnaire eliciting quantitative and qualitative data. The results revealed that most of the participants, 80% (n=178) understood that oral health is essential to their overall wellbeing. Overall, in this research, the findings of oral health education were found not to be covered. However, we found that variations in the source of dental information were correlated with university students’ oral health behaviour. The study, therefore, concludes that oral health care knowledge, attitudes and practices are affected by education and show that advocacy for the promotion of oral health is significant for the students.

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