scholarly journals Knowledge on practice of weaning among the mothers with infant below six months of age in Salem, Tamilnadu

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-16
Author(s):  
N Dhanasekaran
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Child Nutrition ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Infant Mortality Rate ◽  
Feeding Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background & Objectives: Weaning is essential to child nutrition, which reduce infant mortality rate and related malnutrition with healthy feeding practice. Hence the mothers are expected to be knowledgeable on weaning.Objectives: To assess the knowledge on practice of weaning, to compare the knowledge on practice and to find out association between the knowledge scores of mothers with infant below 6 months with selected demographic variables.Materials and Methods: A descriptive design with cross sectional survey approach was undertaken to assess the knowledge on practice of weaning mothers with infant below 6 months of age in selected hospital, Salem, Tamil Nadu. Fifty mothers were selected by purposive sampling technique and data was collected by using structured interview schedule from 06/11/14 to 20/11/14.Results: Demographic characteristics reveal that highest percentage (84 %) of them belongs to the Hindu religion and had one child below the 6 months of the age. Comparisons of the knowledge score with demography highest mean and SD in relation to family income Rs 4001 - 6000 shows that (14.7 ± 1.16). The Overall Mean knowledge score was (11.5 ± 3.26)and (50 %) revealing average knowledge. However there was significant association between knowledge score and education & type of family (P = 0.0151 & P = 0.0091) revealing that maximum demographic variables do not affected the level of knowledge.Conclusion: The overall knowledge is average. However lowest percentage in the areas of “principles of feeding and storage” and “age of introducing on weaning” were attention seeking, implying the necessity to improve the knowledge in regard to prevent malnutrition.JCMS Nepal. 2015;11(1): 12-16

The Role of Socio-Economic Status in Adoption of Coping Strategies Among Adolescents Against Domestic Violence

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (18) ◽  
pp. 2862-2881 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeed Ahmad ◽  
Sayyeda Maida Ishtiaq ◽  
Mudasir Mustafa
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Socio Economic Status

In the current study, researchers explored different types of coping strategies such as problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping, and non-constructive coping of adolescents witnessing and experiencing domestic violence. Furthermore, they tried to find out the association of socio-economic status with coping strategies against domestic violence in family sphere. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 210 adolescents of both sexes, aged 13 to 18 years in Hafizabad city using multistage sampling technique. Multivariate analysis was used to find out the association between adolescents’ resistance and resilience strategies against domestic violence. The information was collected through a structured interview schedule. This study revealed that age, gender, parents’ education, and family income were major factors that influenced the adoption of coping strategy among adolescents. Overall, the study suggested that adolescents were being victimized of various forms of domestic violence frequently in Pakistan, which needs to be addressed on immediate basis through policies and programs by integrating the social institutions of family and education. Findings of the study can enable parents to nurture and support the developmental needs of children in their care. It can help youth in defending themselves from extreme violent behavior adopters and preventing them from becoming the perpetrators of the domestic violence.

scholarly journals Knowledge on Pediatric First Aid Management among Mothers with Under Five Children in Bharatpur

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-35
Author(s):  
N. Dhana Sekaran ◽  
L. Indhumathi ◽  
Anu Kharel
Keyword(s):  
Family Income ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Introduction: Paediatric emergencies are the leading causes of death in children under five years of age. The toddlers, preschoolers with highest curiosity to explore, investigate and with the ability to run and play are more prone to getting injuries like falls, burns, cuts, bites, stings, poisoning, fracture, chocking, and wounds. Paediatric emergency mostly occur in home, roads and grounds. Hence the mothers are expected to be knowledgeable on paediatric first aid management. The objectives of this research to assess the knowledge on pediatric first aid management, to compare the knowledge on pediatric first aid management and to find out association between the knowledge scores of mothers with under five children with selected demographic variables. Methods: A cross sectional analytical study was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding pediatric first aid management among 165 mothers with under five children were selected  in pediatric outpatient department of College of Medical Sciences  Teaching Hospital by non probability purposive sampling technique and data was collected by using structured interview questionnaire. The data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics SPSS software. Results: Demographic characteristics reveal that highest percentage (61.8 %) of them had one under five children. Comparisons of the knowledge score with demography highest mean and SD in relation to postgraduate shows that (30.2 ± 1.78). The level of knowledge score was (53.9 %) of them had adequate knowledge. However there was significant association between knowledge score with their education, occupation, family income and previous source of information. It revealing that maximum demographic variables do not affected the level of knowledge. Conclusions: The level of knowledge about pediatric first aid management among mothers was satisfactory. But still the mothers require the need of pediatric first aid health information among mothers to save and safe the children.   Keywords: Knowledge, Pediatric First Aid Management, Mothers with Under Five Children.

scholarly journals Knowledge, perceptions and practices of pharmacists regarding generic substitution in China: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. e051277
Author(s):  
Jinghan Qu ◽  
Wei Zuo ◽  
Shaohong Wang ◽  
Liping Du ◽  
Xin Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Generic Substitution ◽  
Generic Drugs ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
True Value

ObjectiveTo evaluate pharmacists’ knowledge, perceptions and practices towards generic substitution in the 11 pilot locations in China.DesignAn online cross-sectional survey using questionnaires was conducted. A convenience sampling technique was implemented to recruit pharmacists.Setting and participantsThe study took place in medical institutions of 11 pilot locations that participated in the pilot national centralised procurement programme in 2019. Two thousand two hundred and ninety-one pharmacists including hospital pharmacists or community pharmacists based on health-systems or clinics participated in the study.ResultsMost of the participants had the good knowledge of requirements for evaluating the quality and efficacy of generic drugs (n=2118; 92.4%), and the definition of generic drugs (n=2078; 90.7%). In terms of perceptions, 67.3% of respondents were of the opinion that generic drugs are equally as effective as the brand-name drugs, and 69.0% of respondents were of the opinion that generic drugs are as safe as brand equivalents. A high percentage of participants supported the policy of generic substitution (n=1634; 71.4%). A significant positive correlation was demonstrated between total knowledge score and total perception score (ρ=0.267; p<0.001). Efficacy, safety and the direction of national policies and hospital regulations were the main factors affecting pharmacists’ willingness to dispense generic drugs.ConclusionsThe study identified gaps in respondents’ knowledge and perceptions of generic substitution. Pharmacists who are more knowledgeable in generic drugs tend to hold a more supportive attitude towards generic substitution. Although it appeared that pharmacists in China have largely accepted generic substitution, they still have concerns regarding the reliability and quality of generic drugs. The current issues need to be addressed for the realisation of the true value of generic drugs as part of the country’s healthcare cost-containment strategy as well as the implementation of generic substitution policy in China.

scholarly journals Knowledge of Women on Early Symptoms of Cancer in Rural and Urban Areas of Mangalore

2012 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. 03-07
Author(s):  
Sonia Jacob ◽  
Fatima D'Silva
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Urban Women ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Early Symptoms

AbstractA descriptive cross sectional survey design was adopted for the study to assess and compare the level of knowledge of women on early symptoms of cancer. The sample consisted of 200 women, 100 from urban area of Jeppu and 100 from rural area of Natekal PHC. Stratified Sampling technique was used for selection of the samples. The data was collected by a demographic pro forma and a knowledge questionnaire which consisted of 23 multiple choice and 11 dichotomous (Yes/No) questions.Reliability of the tool was assessed using split half method and the reliability coefficient was found to be 0.9.Though the overall knowledge score of urban women was comparatively higher (38.26) than their rural counterparts (34.79), It was encouraging to note that rural women (53.6%) had better knowledge regarding risk factors and etiology of cancer when compared to urban women (51.02%).In India cancer related mortality is very high due to lack of awareness of the early symptoms leading to delayed screening and increased exposure rate of the risk factors. Nurses play a significant role in the disease prevention and health promotion of patients with cancer. Educational programs on healthful living with cost effective and motivating teaching strategies can be undertaken for the community so as to curb the mortality and morbidity associated with cancer

scholarly journals A study to assess the knowledge of mothers on home based neonatal care at selected area of rural Bangalore

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 1695
Author(s):  
Mohini H. ◽  
Sumanth Shetty B.
Keyword(s):  
Family Income ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Neonatal Care ◽  
P Value ◽  
Future Health ◽  
New Born ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Source Of Information

Background: The new born signifies the beginning of life and provides a foundation for future health of the nation.  New born care is strongly influenced by women’s social status, health status, home care practices for mother and new born care services. Therefore, the present study has been designed to assess the Knowledge of mothers on home based neonatal care especially among rural mothers.Methods: After the institutional ethical clearance, five hundred mothers having infants belong to Rural Bangalore were selected by a purposive sampling technique. The structured interview schedule containing demographic variables, knowledge of mothers on home based neonatal care with 27 MCQs having four answers was used. The data collected was analysed using SPSS and minitab. The p value less than 0.05 were considered as the level of significance.Results: Mother’s education, occupation, source of information has highly significant relationship with their knowledge (p=0.01). However, religion and family income of the mothers are not associated with their knowledge (p>0.05). The mother’s knowledge, education, occupation, source of information and dietary pattern have significantly associated with their knowledge on home based neonatal care (p<0.05). Conclusion: 64.6% had moderate, 21.8% had inadequate and 14.2% had adequate knowledge on home based neonatal care.  The aspect wise mean knowledge score ranged between 55.3% and 65.3%. Though majority had moderate knowledge on neonatal care, mothers need a regular follow up care in the area of practicing neonatal care.

A Study on Consumption Pattern of Various Types of Major Dry Fruits and Nuts in Coimbatore City

2021 ◽  
pp. 180-191
Author(s):  
D. Sivaselvan ◽  
T. Samsai ◽  
K. Mahendran ◽  
M. R. Duraisamy
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Chi Square

Aim: The purpose of the study was to find the consumption pattern of various types of major dry fruits and nuts in Coimbatore city of Tamil Nadu. Design of the Study: Analytical or diagnostic research and exploratory research design were used as the study aims to find the consumption pattern of major dry fruits and nuts in Coimbatore city. Survey was carried out through a well-structured interview schedule. Primary data was collected using interview schedule from the sample respondents. Methodology: The sampling technique used for data collection was the convenience sampling method. The sample respondents in this study were selected from different regions of Coimbatore city who had purchased major dry fruits and nuts in supermarkets, hypermarkets, retail stores and bakeries. Total sample size for the study was 150. Tools used for analysis were percentage analysis and chi-square test for consumption patterns of major dry fruits and nuts. Findings: Most of the sample respondents were highly aware about the health benefits and nutritional content of dry fruits and nuts. Age is significantly associated with purchasing frequency, consumption pattern of major dry fruits and nuts. Consumption pattern of major dry fruits and nuts varies according with the age of consumers. There is no significant association between gender and consumption pattern of major dry fruits and nuts. Family income was significantly associated with the quantity of consumption of major dry fruits and nuts like almond, pistachios, cashews and raisins.

Socio-demographics of tax stamp compliance in Upper Denkyira East Municipal and Upper Denkyira West District in Ghana

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 1315-1330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Amponsah ◽  
Kofi Osei Adu
Keyword(s):  
Survey Design ◽  
Tax Compliance ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Special Kind ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of the study is to analyse social and demographic factors that affect tax stamp compliance in Upper Denkyira East Municipal and Upper Denkyira West District in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design to sample 783 micro-taxpayers through the use of multi-stage sampling technique. Primary data were collected from micro-taxpayers by using a structured interview. Ordered logit regression model was used to regress the extent of tax stamp compliance on socio-demographic factors in relation to tax stamp cases in the study area. Findings The study found that occupational association status, location, gender, type of business operated, age, level of education and household size are significant predictors of tax stamp compliance in the study area. Originality/value The originality of the study is in twofold. First, the study dwells on extant literature on social and demographic factors of tax compliance in general and specifically applies them to a special kind of presumptive tax, tax stamp, in Ghana. The study is also considered as the first of its kind to perform rigorous statistical analysis of social and demographic factors in relation to tax compliance.

Determinants of tax stamp evasion in rural districts in Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Amponsah ◽  
Zangina Isshaq ◽  
Daniel Agyapong
Keyword(s):  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tax Audit

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine tax stamp evasion at Twifu Atti-Morkwa and Hemang Lower Denkyira districts in the central region of Ghana. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey design was adopted to sample 305 micro-taxpayers through the use of multi-stage sampling technique. Primary data were collected from the micro-taxpayers using structured interview. Binary and multinomial logit regression models were used to regress the tax stamp evasion on economic and non-economic factors. Findings The study found that the likelihood of micro taxpayers to evade tax stamp is predicted by age, application of sanctions, guilt feeling, transportation cost to tax office and rate of tax audit. Thus, the study found partial support for expected utility, planned behaviour and attributory theories in explaining tax evasion behaviour of micro-taxpayers. Practical/implication There are several measures of addressing tax evasion behaviour of micro taxpayers. Evasion behaviour can be deterred by enforcement strategies such as application of sanctions and regular tax audit, establishment of more tax offices in the districts and writing normative messages on the faces of tax stamp stickers. Originality/value This study helps explains the tax evasion behaviour of micro-taxpayers of a developing economy like Ghana using a special type of tax design meant to capture such taxpayers in the tax bracket. To the best of our knowledge, the study is unique in terms of the means of measuring tax evasion and the methodologies used.

scholarly journals Epidemiological determinants of parasitic infestation among 6-12 years old children in peri-urban area of Rohtak, Haryana, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 597
Author(s):  
Murti Devi ◽  
Vinod Chayal
Keyword(s):  
Family Income ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Parasitic Infestation ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Parents And Children

Background: Intestinal parasitic infestation is one of the commonest causes of chronic infection in humans in developing countries and is responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality. Despite the improved socio-economic conditions and elevated living standards, surprisingly it is still a public health problem even in developed countries, like the United States. Objectives of the study were to determine the association of factors associated with parasitic infestation among children of 6-12 years age.Methods:  A cross sectional survey approach was adopted to collect the data and 200 children (6-12 years) and their parents were finally included as per research criteria. Data was collected by interviewing the parents and children using structured interview schedule. Microscopic examinations of stool samples were also done for detection of ova and cysts of intestinal parasites.Results:  Out of 200 study subjects 65 (32.5%) were found to be positive for parasitic infestation namely Giardia lamblia (18.0%) E. histolytica (8.5%), Taenia (4.5%) and H. nana (1.5%). Majority of parasitic infestation i.e. (58.7%) was found among the children of illiterate mothers, (44.6%) in case of joint families and (44.8%) belonging to families having a monthly income less than Rs. 5,000.Conclusions: In this study, it was found that mother’s education, family income, type of family are significantly associated factors with parasitic infestation. The present study opens an area for the further planning such as improving the low socio-economic status, regular deworming of the children, promotion of usages of toilets and up gradation of water supply system as preventive measures in this setting.

Knowledge and utilization of preconception care among women in selected community of Kathmandu

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-123
Author(s):  
Laxmi Devi Khanal
Keyword(s):  
Educational Level ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Preconception Care ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Introduction: Preconception care is a critical component of maternal and child health care services to reduce adverse outcomes of pregnancy and to improve desired health outcomes for women, new-born, and children by focusing on health promotion, screening, and interventions. This study aimed to find out the knowledge and utilization of preconception care among women. Method: A cross-sectional design was carried out among women. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was adopted to select married women of reproductive age in Tokha municipality-10, Kathmandu. Data was collected using face-to-face structured interview. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Association among variables was measured by Kruskal–Wallis H test. Result: More than half of the 200 women surveyed, 133 (66.5%) had average level of knowledge and 61 (30.5%) adequate and 6 (3%) inadequate level of knowledge regarding preconception care. Similarly, 196 (98%) had low utilization and 4 (2%) had high utilization level. There was statistically significant association between educational level of respondents with the level of knowledge (p=0.05) and their husband’s educational level (p=0.00). There was no significant association with age, type of family, occupation, monthly family income, number of pregnancy, history of abortion/still birth and age at first pregnancy. Conclusion: This study shows more than half of respondents had an average level of knowledge about preconception care whereas only 2% had high level of utilization of care.

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