scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude towards nursing profession among male secondary level students

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 137-143
Author(s):  
Asmita Khatri ◽  
Regina Singh
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Nursing profession is stereotyped worldwide.  In Nepal, the enrollment of males in nursing education was initiated in 1986 AD with allocation of 10% seats, which stopped after enrollment of four batches only. Nepal Nursing council has announced 15% allocation of nursing seats to male students from academic year 2018/19 AD but only a few number of males have been enrolled.  Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitude towards the nursing profession among male secondary level students.  Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted by employing multi-stage sampling technique in June, 2019. Random list of secondary schools of Kathmandu district was created followed by proportionate stratified random sampling among 80% of male students studying in grades nine and ten from initial ten schools from the randomized list. The sample size was 388. A self-structured questionnaire was administered. Data was analyzed in SPSS version 20 by using frequency, percentage, mean, chi-square test and pearson’s correlation coefficient.  Results: Out of 388 respondents, only 55.4% had adequate knowledge and only 53.4% had a more positive attitude towards the nursing profession. Significant association was found between knowledge towards the nursing profession with two of the socio-demographic variables grade of student and respondent’s family, friends and relatives in the nursing profession. Conclusion: The study showed inadequate knowledge and less positive attitude towards the nursing profession. Educational programs regarding different aspects of nursing profession should be planned timely by professional nursing organizations, nursing colleges and secondary schools of Nepal which would create a positive impact in enrollment of male nursing students in coming academic years.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Pubertal Health among Adolescent Girls

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-442
Author(s):  
Binita Dhakal
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Adolescence is a critical period and is associated with physical and psycho-social changes induced by puberty, which builds personality, behaviour, and future health of the adolescents. Thus, the aim of the study was to find out the knowledge and attitude regarding pubertal health of adolescence girls.Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in Bharatpur Metropolitan City’s secondary level schools. A total of 183 adolescent girls were selected using probability simple random sampling from 5 schools out of total 43 schools which were also selected by simple random sampling technique. Data was collected by using structured self-administered questionnaire for knowledge and likert’s scale was used for attitude regarding pubertal health. Results: Study findings revealed that 61.4% of the students belonged to early adolescence (11-14) age group with the mean age 14.27±1.33 years. Majority (80.3%) had moderate level of knowledge and around half (48.6%) had positive attitude. Knowledge and attitude varied with the respondents’ level of education (p=0.001), relation to sibling (p=0.013) and source of information by elder sister (p=0.022), teachers/school (p=0.001).Moderately positive correlation was found between knowledge and attitude which was highly significant (r=0.395, p<0.001).Conclusions: Majority of respondents had moderate level of knowledge and half of the respondent had positive attitude regarding pubertal health. Findings of the study emphasizes on improvement in education of adolescent girls which can help uplift health status and minimize vulnerability to health issues of pubertal health. Keywords: Adolescents; attitude; knowledge; pubertal health; puberty.

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude of patients with diabetes in government hospitals in the Upper West Region of Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 3788
Author(s):  
Stephen Kpekura ◽  
Jerry P. K. Ninnoni ◽  
Samuel V. Nuvor
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
West Region ◽  
Government Hospitals ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Diabetes Patients

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic progressive metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycaemia mainly due to absolute or relative deficiency of insulin hormone. This study assessed the knowledge and attitude of clients with diabetes and its relationship with self-management practices in Government hospitals in the Upper West Region of Ghana.Methods: The research was a cross-sectional survey and adopted stratified sampling technique to select 201 respondents. Questionnaires were used for data collection with a reliability coefficient of 0.8. The data was analyzed using the SPSS version 21.Results: Knowledge on diabetes was high with the overall mean percentage of 72.8%. Diabetes patients had positive attitude with mean percentage of 84.4%. There was also significant relationship between knowledge of diabetes and self-management practices (p=0.0001) as well as attitude of diabetes patients and self-management practices (p=0.001).Conclusions: Diabetes patients in the Upper West Region have in-depth knowledge on the disease condition, self-management practices and positive attitude. These sign of awareness of the disease will very much assist in making the control of the condition easier in the area.

scholarly journals Investigation into Secondary School Students’ Attitude towards Learning of Geometry in Zamfara State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 236
Author(s):  
Bashir Suleiman ◽  
Akilu Isma’il ◽  
Abdullahi Bello
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Male Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Research findings in secondary schools have consistently indicated that geometry is one of the most difficult areas of Mathematics at basic level and students’ attitude towards it has been a factor that is known to influence students’ achievement in mathematics. The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of students’ attitude towards geometry and to find out whether gender difference influences such attitude. Some selected secondary schools in Zamfara state were used for the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey design using a questionnaire tagged Geometric Attitude Questionnaire. The population of the study consisted of SS I students in Zamfara state. A sample of 157students was drawn using simple random sampling technique. Descriptive statistics of means and standard deviations were used to answer the research questions while Inferential Statistics of the Mann-Whitney test was used to test the formulated hypothesis. The study revealed that students’ attitude towards geometry was relatively high generally, with male students having much higher positive attitude to geometry than their female counterparts and that difference between them was not statistically significant at α = 0.05 level of significance. It is recommended that teachers should be resourceful in encouraging and helping students in order to build positive attitude by trying to relate geometry to real life situations and also be gender sensitive.

scholarly journals An Investigation on Attitude Towards Learning Mathematics Among Higher Secondary School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 6393-6398
Author(s):  
Dr. Moyuri Sarma, Ms. Minakshi Rabha
Keyword(s):  
Private Schools ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Achievement Level ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Attitude Towards Mathematics

While assessing mathematics performance, attitude towards mathematics and Mathematics learning are frequently cited as factors contributing to success. The present study has been conducted to investigate students’ attitude towards learning mathematics in the higher secondary schools of Assam, India. It is sought to understand the influence of Gender and School Environment (Government and Private) in the study of the subject Mathematics. ATMS (Attitude Towards Mathematics Scale), developed by Dr. S. C. Gakhar, and Dr. Rajni was used to find out the attitude of students towards learning mathematics and their achievement in mathematics both in terms of gender as well as school management pattern. Out of a population of 340 students studying at the higher secondary (10+1) level in the Balijana Block of Goalpara District, a sample of 102 students (56 boys and 46 girls) were selected through Stratified Random sampling technique. One Provincialized, one Government and two Private schools were selected based on purposive sampling technique. The achievement of the students in Mathematics at higher secondary level depends on the gender of the students. The study revealed that achievement level of the male students in Mathematics at higher secondary level is more than that of their female counterparts. The achievement of the students in Mathematics at higher secondary level depends on the school environment. The achievement level of the students in private schools is better than the Government schools. The male students show more positive attitude towards learning Mathematics than the female students. Among the eight components, in few components students of Government schools show more positive attitude than Private schools. Whereas, in some components students of Private schools show more positive attitude than students of Government schools. Therefore, attitudes towards mathematics can be developed through encouraging students and motivating them for learning through constructivism and innovations. Teachers, school environment and home environment should be conducive and shouldn’t hamper students’ mathematical performance throughout their schooling

scholarly journals Intention of pursuing nursing as a career and its associated factors among male students in the schools of Banepa Municipality, Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-92
Author(s):  
Sulekha Shrestha ◽  
Alisha Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Introduction: Nepal Nursing Council issued a notice regarding the inclusion of men in nursing in June 2018. Even with this mandate, only a handful of male students claimed the reservation for nursing education. This study aimed to determine the intention of pursuing nursing as a career and its associated factors among male students in the schools of Banepa Municipality, Kavre, Nepal. Method: A quantitative analytical cross-sectional research design was adopted and data was collected via convenience sampling technique. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered among male students of grade 10 of the selected schools. Result: Among 190 respondents, only 11.8% had an intention to pursue the nursing profession as a career. Global opportunities, challenging careers, and reasonable pay were apparent factors that influenced students. However, lack of social support, lack of role model, disrespect, and unpleasant work environment was the major inhibiting factors. Furthermore, the intention to pursue nursing as a career was significantly common among the male students who were acquainted with a nurse and had exposure to nursing care. Conclusion: The majority of the participants had a positive perception of nursing but did not prefer to pursue nursing as a career due to lack of social support, lack of role models, disrespect, and an unpleasant work environment.

scholarly journals DETERMINATION OF THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT MOTHERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS IMMUNIZATION IN THE SOUTH-SOUTH REGION OF NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-74
Author(s):  
D. Brotobor ◽  
I. Nwadike ◽  
O. I. Edeawe ◽  
O. C. Izekor ◽  
J. Olowogboye
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Immunization Coverage ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Edo State ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Full Immunization

Vaccination demand and acceptance depends on several factors that are quite broad and complex. The knowledge and attitude of a mother to childhood immunization play a key role in immunization coverage.  Low immunization coverage in Nigeria is mostly attributed to poor knowledge, compliance, accessibility and inappropriate attitude among other factors. Poor compliance with full immunization is believed to be the most significant reason for low immunization coverage in the country due to socio-cultural obstacles to the acceptance of immunization. Aim: This study aims to assess the factors that determine the attitude of mothers towards immunization. Methodology: A hundred (100) mothers were recruited into this cross-sectional descriptive study using a simple random sampling technique. Data collection was performed by using a structured questionnaire. This study was carried out in Ukpenu community in Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria. This study was carried out in the Ukpenu community in Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria. 100 mothers were recruited into the study using a simple random sampling technique. Result: The results showed that the respondents have a positive attitude towards immunization. This was evident in the immunization report. Their record revealed that most of their children were fully immunized. This is seen in their readiness to fully immunize their children against childhood vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs), their willingness to recommend full immunization of children to their friends, relatives and other women, and their readiness to purchase the vaccines if they are no longer available free of charge to ensure that their children are fully immunized. It was discovered that educational status plays a contributory role in the knowledge and attitude of mothers towards immunization. Conclusion: Maternal health education should be sustained to ensure continuous compliance and a positive attitude of mothers towards immunization.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING EPILEPSY AMONG NURSES IN ASUTIFI NORTH DISTRICT

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Richard Opoku Asare ◽  
Akwasi Boakye ◽  
Paul Armah Aryee
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Specialty Area ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Epilepsy is one of the world’s oldest known brain disorders among several medical conditions. A recent study has indicated that 70 million people are estimated to suffer from this disease. Despite the increase education and health care, some health professionals continue to linger in darkness about cause and treatment options of the disease.Purpose. The main objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding epilepsy among nurses within the Asutifi North District with the aim of understanding their subjective experiences and knowledge on epilepsy in a socio-cultural context and how their attitude shaped their practice towards people with epilepsy.Methodology. The study employed an exploratory descriptive cross-sectional design with 102 participants using a standard statistical formula. Data was collected using a paper based semi-structured self-administered questionnaire and analysis was by STATA version 12.Results. Findings showed that 67.7% (69/102) of the nurses were aware of the causes of epilepsy whereas 59.8% have low level of knowledge on the disease. Results indicated that 82.4% of the nurses suspect PWE have mental illness, 70.6% of the nurses had positive attitude towards epilepsy. The socio-demographic characteristics of religion (Muslim) (p=0.017), area of speciality (RMN) (p=0.045) as well as close family relationship with epilepsy (p=0.001) were significantly associated with knowledge on epilepsy. Factors that were found to influence attitude towards epilepsy were sex (Female) (p=0.037) and religion (Muslim) (p=0.012). However, specialty area (RMN) (p=0.054) did not statistically impact on the study. Nurses at the Asutifi North District therefore tended to have low knowledge and positive attitude on epilepsy. It is important to improve training and health care delivery for epilepsy.Recommendation. The Ghana Health Service in collaboration with the Ministry of Health should run intermediary workshops, at least every six months, to train nurses in epilepsy diagnoses to reduce the treatment gap. The health directorate should raise awareness and educate the communities on epilepsy to reduce stigma. Enhancing nursing education and training on epilepsy by the Ministry of Health and its agencies is imperative to improving health care delivery for people living with the disease

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude towards anesthesia for cesarean section and its associated factors among pregnant women attending Antenatal care

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mekides Endalew ◽  
Nigussie Endalew ◽  
Abatneh Agegnehu ◽  
Zemenay Mekonnen ◽  
Destaw Teshome
Keyword(s):  
Cesarean Section ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Background: Cesarean section is an effective technique for preventing maternal and perinatal mortality when performed properly. Evidence suggested that pregnant women who have had good knowledge about their condition are able to participate in shared decision-making and can alleviate fears related to anesthesia. However, only a few studies conducted in Ethiopia assess the level of knowledge and attitude of pregnant women towards anesthesia for cesarean section.Methods: Hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted from April 18 to June 25, 2021. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select a total of 362 pregnant women attending antenatal care. Pretested and structured questionnaires were used to collect the data using a face-to-face interview. Both bivariate and multivariable binary logistic regression models were used for statistical analysis. The adjusted odds ratio was used as the measure of association. P-value less than 0.05 at 95% CI was considered as statistically significant.Results: A total of 354 pregnant women attending at ANC clinic participated with a response rate of 97.8%. The overall proportion of good knowledge and positive attitude towards anesthesia for cesarean section were 56.5% (95% CI: 51.4%, 61.9%) and 50.8% (95% CI: 45.8%, 56.2%), respectively. Pregnant women who had previous operations (AOR=4.47, 95% CI: 1.77, 11.32) and had any health information about anesthesia (AOR=10.06, 95% CI: 5.41, 18.69) were significantly associated with good knowledge towards anesthesia for cesarean section. While, pregnant women who have had secondary education (AOR=6.71, 95% CI: 1.19, 37.99), college and above education (AOR=13.63, 95% CI: 2.26, 82.21), and had health information about anesthesia (AOR=2.02, 95% CI: 1.09, 3.77) significantly associated with a positive attitude towards anesthesia for CS.Conclusion: This finding means that a significant number of pregnant women still have poor knowledge and attitude towards anesthesia for CS. Previous operation and health information about anesthesia were significantly associated with knowledge while higher education and health information about anesthesia were significantly associated with a positive attitude towards anesthesia for cesarean section. Health professionals need to provide health information during ANC visits and in the operating theater areas for mothers who have indications for CS.

scholarly journals The Corellation between Mother’s Knowledge and Attitude on Hypothermia in Preventing Hypothermia on Infant at Age 0 to 28 Days at Magersari Public Health Center Working Area, Magelang

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-41
Author(s):  
Yana Listyawardhani ◽  
Farida Sukowati ◽  
Elisa Ulfiana
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public Health Center ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
The Relationship

Hypothermia became one of the primary cause on the high babies mortality in Indonesia, with the occurrence percentage reached 6.8%. Hypothermia which became the cause of death was directly related to the low-level knowledge and attitude in the 0 to 28 days infants treatment. The research aimed to investigated the relationship between the mother’s knowledge on hypothermia with the their attitude in preventing hypothermia in infants at the ages 0 to 28 days Magersari Magelang Public Health Center working area. This is an observational analytic research with cross sectional design. Fifty-nine respondents acted as research sample and choosed with total sampling as a sampling technique and questionnaire as a research instrument. The Spearman’s Rank was used to analyzed the data. Respondents with a good knowledge about the hypothermia reached 32 peoples (68.2%) and 33 peoples (71.7%) have a positive attitude in the hypothermia prevention in infants with the ages 0 to 28 days. Spearman analysis generated 0.001 ρ value ( ρ < 0.05 ). The value of the correlation ( r  ) reached 0.850, with the meaning there was a relationship between the mother knowledge of hypothermia with mother’s attitude in hypothermia prevention in infants at the ages 0 to 28 days.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF REHAB SCIENCES STUDENTS TOWARDS BYSTANDER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
Sana Mohammad Yousuf
Keyword(s):  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Pakistan has one of the most elevated death rates from road traffic accidents with an estimated 146,000 people died and 2.8 million injured per year. In number of emergency conditions, CPR is a significant life-sparing methodology in response to sudden heart failure accompanied by resuscitation, and fast defibrillation. Therefore, this study aims to explore the knowledge and attitude of rehab sciences students towards bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional survey conducted on 136 physiotherapy students recruited via convenience sampling technique. A self-administered questionnaire including questions regarding knowledge and attitude towards bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation were distributed via email or Google Docs to record participants’ responses. RESULTS A total number of 136 responses received from distributed questionnaires from participants with mean age of 22.34±3.92 with 109 (79.2%) females and 27 (19.9%) males. It was revealed that (83.1%) majority of students have understating regarding CPR whereas (62.7%) has taken the course due to mandatory work or graduation requirement (58.2%) while the main source of attained knowledge was teaching by medical personnel in school/university. Moreover, (84.3%) students had a positive attitude to learn and perform CPR training. CONCLUSION It was concluded that that majority of students have understanding regarding CPR and had a positive attitude to learn and perform the technique. However, the knowledge was found to be average therefore an accreditation program is recommended for an undergraduate curriculum. Moreover, further studies are recommended to be conduct in future to evaluate the knowledge gaps in medical education. Cardiopulmonary, Resuscitation, Heart, CPR, Health, Physiotherapy, Defibrillator

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