scholarly journals Knowledge and Practice Regarding Breastfeeding among Mothers Attending Immunization Clinic in Nepalgunj Medical College Teaching Hospital

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-39
Author(s):  
Janaki Parajuli ◽  
Pradip Mishra ◽  
Narbadha Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Breast Milk ◽  
College Teaching ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Prelacteal Feeding ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Background: Breastfeeding has been accepted as the most vital intervention for reducing infant mortality and ensuring optimal growth and development of children. The current study aimed to assess the knowledge and practice regarding breastfeeding among mothers attending immunization clinic.Methods: A cross sectional study was mothers having children under 1 year of age, who attended their children for vaccination and for the treatment of other minor illnesses. The purposive sampling technique was used for selecting the study subjects. Information regarding patients' demographics, knowledge and practice towards breastfeeding were collected from these mothers on a pre-designed and pretested questionnaire.Results: A total of 208 women with children between 6 months and 12 months were included in the study. Their age ranged between 18 and 37 years with the mean of 24.9±4.1. Overall mother's breastfeeding knowledge was good among 35% and excellent among 22% of them while it was unsatisfactory among 43% of the mothers. Breastfeeding in the first 6 months was practiced by 42% of the participated mothers. Only 23% practiced exclusive breast feeding. Among those who breastfed their babies, 51% initiated breastfeeding in the first hour of birth, 21% between 2-4 hours and only 20% initiated it after 24 hours. Only 73% of mother had not given any prelacteal feeding to their babies. No enough breast milk (47.9%), crying hungry (31.5%), work-related problems (13.7%) & mothers' illness (6.8%) were the commonly reported barriers against exclusive breastfeeding.Conclusion: The prevalence of EBF for up to 6 months of age was still low as per WHO recommendations. The mother's perception of “insufficient breast milk” was also the main reason for introducing other foods. Optimal breastfeeding promotion campaigns need to be carried out within the existing health care system such as the antenatal, after delivery and vaccination clinics.Journal of Nepalgunj Medical College Vol.13(1) 2015: 32-39

Assessment of Gap Between Knowledge and Practice of PPES among Healthcare Professionals During Covid-19”

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 2736-2738
Author(s):  
Rizwan Sadiq ◽  
Fazal Wadood ◽  
Muhammad Faizan ◽  
Muhammad Abubakar ◽  
Naimal Fatima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Categorical Variables ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Job Title ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
General Wards

Objective: To assess the gap between knowledge and practice of PPEs among healthcare professionals during COVID-19. Study design: Cross-Sectional study. Study setting: Sheikh Zayed Medical College/Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan. Study Duration: May-August 2020. Methodology: A total of 214 Healthcare professionals (including medical and paramedical staff) were included in this study using convenient sampling technique. Data was collected on pre-designed questionnaire. The questionnaire included information regarding age, sex, job title, working station, etc. then data was entered in and analyzed by using SPSS Version. 21. Numerical variables like age was presented as mean ± standard deviation. Categorical variables like sex, job title, working station were shown as percentages. Results: Our study included the subjects with 88 (41.1%) males and 126 (58.9%) females. Mean age of study subjects came out to be 26.6±3.954 years. It is observed that only 95 (44.4%) of the subjects have PPEs; only 85 (39.7%) were provided PPEs from their respective healthcare authorities and 137 (64%) can afford purchasing PPEs on their own. And there is a major gap seen between the knowledge about PPEs/ appreciation of their effectiveness and the practice of PPEs by these healthcare professionals. Regarding PPEs (which include gown, surgical mask, N-95 mask, gloves, goggles, head cover, shoe cover, social distancing, hand sanitizer and hand washing), this lag is seen majorly among the healthcare professionals working in general wards; less among emergency staff and least among the subjects working at flu filter clinic or isolation wards. Conclusion: Majority of healthcare professionals appreciate the effectiveness of PPEs against corona virus but don’t bring them into practice; either due to non-availability of PPEs or they have some attitude problem towards it. Keywords: Healthcare authorities, COVID-19, Knowledge, Practice, PPEs, Availability, Attitude

Personal Disposition of Bachelor Nursing Students Regarding the Care of Advance Age People in Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-54
Author(s):  
Nilam Kumari Jha ◽  
Komal Kant Jha
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Older People ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
College Teaching ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College

Background: Older people have complex requirements arising from future conditions. Nursing services regarding the care of advance age population is really important in to the readiness of nursing student. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal from February to July 2020. A total of 118 Bachelor nursing students were selected by using a non- probability consecutive sampling technique. Data was collected by using Personal disposition regarding care of advance age people were evaluated by using standardized tool, Nolan’s Intent to work with older people questionnaire. All calculations and statistical analysis are processed by the SPSS 22.0. Results: It showed that personal disposition of regarding care of advance age people were negative perception about 51.7%. Among variable, age and study year were significantly associated with personal disposition (p=< 0 .001). However, there was no significant result showed between the family type, nursing programme and prior experience with advance age. Conclusion: The study concluded that the Bachelor nursing students had relatively negative personal disposition regarding care of advance age people. More study is important to higher understand students’ experiences and insight. These must certainly be augment to strengthen an result that is improved is clinical the look after the older grownups.

scholarly journals Attitude towards collaborative care among nurses and physicians at a teaching hospital, Chitwan

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 47-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alisha Karki ◽  
Sara Thapa ◽  
Bedantakala Thulung
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Collaborative Care ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
College Teaching ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Nurses And Physicians

Interprofessional collaboration is recognized as a means of improving patient outcomes and the cost effective­ness of care in a variety of settings from primary health care to acute care to rehabilitation. Hence, health profes­sionals must be able to work collaboratively in interprofessional teams or groups in order to ensure consistent, continuous, and reliable care. This study was conducted to identify attitude towards collaborative care among nurses and physicians. A descriptive cross sectional study design was adopted and a total 131 respondents were selected from different units of Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital by using probability stratified pro­portionate random sampling technique. A standardized tool (Jefferson Scale of attitude towards collaborative care among Nurses and Physician) was used to collect the data. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used to analyze data. Nearly half of the physicians (47.7%) and one quarter of the nurses (25.3%) had good attitude towards collaborative care. There is significant association between the level of attitude of physician and pro­fessional qualification (p=0.016) and designation of physicians (p=0.013). The hospital administration needs to focus establishing environment for health professionals’ to develop positive attitude toward collaborative care.

scholarly journals A study on knowledge and practice of breastfeeding in the field study area of a medical college in Haldia, West Bengal, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1120
Author(s):  
Ronjoy Majumder ◽  
M. Samsuzzaman
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Delivery ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Prelacteal Feeding ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Strong Indicator ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Future Pregnancy ◽  
Female Literacy

Background: Breast milk contains all the nutrients an infant needs in the first six months of life. After 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), WHO recommends infants should receive complementary foods. Only less than half of infants in India initiate breastfeeding within an hour and just about half are exclusively breastfed until 6 months. We conducted this study on various knowledge and practices for successful exclusive breast feeding.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted with pretested and prestructured questionnaire on mothers of children in age group of 6 moths to 5 years.Results: Only 18 (21.7%) are working, 10 (12%) are illiterate and 7 (8.4%) are graduate. All of the mothers have heard about EBF. Mothers with correct knowledge of colostrums feeding being beneficial for baby (0.006), prelacteal feeding being harmful to baby (0.0003), knowledge of continuing EBF when baby is sick (0.00002), education (0.00015), when to start complementary feeding(0.001), institutional delivery (0.00002), when latching explained by nurses (0.0116), those who practiced burping (0.017), were significant for EBF for 6 months. Only 42 (50.6%) of mothers fed colostrum to their babies.Conclusions: In this study it was seen that mothers with knowledge for different aspects of breast feeding had more chance of successful EBF. Female literacy was found out to be a strong indicator for successful EBF and also a indicator for colostrum feeding in future pregnancy. Special attention to be given to raise awareness of family members, specially mother in law so that complementary feeding can be started at 6 months.

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Pharmacovigilance among Doctors at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital Birgunj, Nepal

Med Phoenix ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-18
Author(s):  
Smita Singh ◽  
Deependra Prasad Sarraf ◽  
Prabin Singh ◽  
Pragati Poudyel
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
College Teaching ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital ◽  
Care Teaching ◽  
Medical College ◽  
National Medical

Introduction: Pharmacovigilance helps in the detection and prevention of adverse effects of drugs. For the effectiveness of this program, health care professionals should report adverse drug reactions (ADRs) considering it as their moral and professional obligation. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of the doctors towards ADRs and pharmacovigilance in  National Medical College Teaching Hospital (NMCTH), a tertiary care teaching hospital situated in the Narayani zone. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire consisting of four parts; first part included a demographic profile of participants, the second part consisted of ten questions for the assessment of the knowledge about pharmacovigilance, third part comprised of six questions on attitude and fourth part consisted of five questions on practice. The results were depicted in the form of percentages for each KAPs questionnaire.   Results: The response rate of participants was 85.16%. Pharmacovigilance was correctly defined by 52%. Department of drug administration was responsible for monitoring ADRs in Nepal was correctly given by 80%. Only 8% had reported ADRs, although 62% had encountered an ADR in their clinical practice. Conclusion: The doctors at NMCTH had a poor KAP towards pharmacovigilance and educational intervention is needed for the proper functioning of this program.

scholarly journals Knowledge of Pressure Ulcer Management among Nurses

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nisha Shrestha ◽  
P Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Ulcer ◽  
College Teaching ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Experience Education

Background: Pressure ulcer (PU) development remains a significant complication among at-risk patients. It is considered “never events” because they are preventable and should “never” happen. It has been associated with increased morbidity, mortality, hospital cost and length of stay in the hospital. Prevention of pressure ulcers is considered a nurse-sensitive indicator hence nurses should have adequate knowledge about current evidence-based prevention and management of pressure ulcer. However, non adherence to these guidelines is frequent and lack of knowledge may act as barriers to using guidelines in clinical practice.Objectives: The objectives of the study were to 1. assess the knowledge of pressure ulcer management among nurses 2. determine the level of knowledge of pressure ulcer management among nurses 3. assess the association of knowledge of nurses and baseline variables.Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted, using pretested self administered questionnaire to assess the knowledge on pressure ulcer management among purposively selected 100 nurses working in Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital in 2015. Descriptive statistics as frequency and percentage were used and inferential statistics (Chi-square test) was done to find out association between knowledge and selected baseline variables.Results: The study revealed that 59% of the respondents had adequate knowledge where as 41% of nurse’s knowledge was found to be inadequate. Significant association was not found between age, working ward, experience, education, training, duration and knowledge of pressure ulcer management among Nurses.Conclusion: This result indicates that more than half of the nurses had the adequate knowledge but there is still need of education and training related pressure ulcer management.Journal of Gandaki Medical CollegeVolume, 09, Number 2, July December  2016, Page: 47-51

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude regarding HIV/AIDS among patients attending medicine outpatient department in C. C. M. Medical College and Hospital, Durg

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 5095
Author(s):  
Suresh C. Gupta ◽  
Karan J. Jain ◽  
Anjana Tiwari ◽  
Indu Padmey ◽  
Nandkishor J. Bankar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Unprotected Sex ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Outpatient Department ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Modes Of Transmission ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is one of the deadliest diseases that modern medicine has ever had to tackle. Understanding the knowledge about HIV/AIDS in general populations will help in formulating strategy for prevention and treatment. With this background, this study was conducted to assess the knowledge and awareness about HIV/AIDS among general population.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted at C.C.M. Medical College and Hospital, Durg during December 2018 to January 2019. The data was collected from 450 patients attending the medicine outpatient department. Study subjects were selected using convenient sampling technique. Patients giving consent and willing to participate were included in the study. The data was collected in predesigned and pretested questionnaire.Results: 77.11% study participants were aware that unprotected sex can lead to transmission of HIV, 73.78% knew that shaking hands will not transmit the disease. 79.8% knew that use of condom can prevent transmission of HIV/AIDS. Overall males had better knowledge than females. 76.85% said they would behave friendly with people having HIV/AIDS and 69.78% were willing to take care of relatives with HIV.Conclusions: This study indicates that majority participants have good knowledge about difference between HIV and AIDS, modes of transmission and prevention though they were not completely aware of it. The proportion of those with lack of correct knowledge though comparatively less, needs to be taken as a challenge and addressed through well planned health educational activities at various platforms including teaching hospital premises.

scholarly journals Infant feeding practice on growth velocity in 4-6 month-olds

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Joko Kurniawan ◽  
Alifah Anggraini ◽  
Madarina Julia
Keyword(s):  
Breast Milk ◽  
Infant Feeding ◽  
Growth Velocity ◽  
Failure To Thrive ◽  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Complementary Food ◽  
Feeding Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean

Background In developing countries, 5-10% of infants suffer from failure to thrive. Adequate feeding is the most crucial factor for optimal growth in early life.Objective To assess the differences in growth velocity at 4 to 6 months of age, based on the infant feeding practices.Methods This cross-sectional study involving 4 to 6 month-old babies from 6 public health centres in Yogyakarta was performed from August to November 2016. Data on body weight, and growth velocity as they related to weight at birth were collected. Subjects were divided into groups according to their feeding practices.Results Of 173 subjects, 130 (75%) infants were exclusively breastfed, 19 infants (11%) were given breast milk and formula, 14 (8%) infants were given breast milk and complementary food (8%), and 10 (6%) infants were given formula and complementary food. The mean growth velocity z-scores by group were as follows: exclusively breastfed 0.04 (SD 1.15) (95%CI -0.16 to 0.24), breast milk and formula -0.61 (SD 0.84) (95%CI -1.01 to -0.21), breast milk and complementary food -0.69 (SD 1.14) (95%CI -1.35 to -0.04), formula and complementary food 0.23 (SD 1.50) (95%CI: -0.84 to 1.31). The mean difference in growth velocity between the exclusively breastfed vs. breast milk and formula groups was 0.65 (SD 0.28) (95%CI: 0.10 to 1.20; P=0.02); vs. breast milk and complementary food was 0.73 (SD 0.32) (95%CI: 0.10 to 1.37; P=0.02); and vs. formula and complementary food was -0.19 (SD 0.37) (95%CI: -0.93 to 0.55; P=0.61).Conclusion Exclusively breastfed have the most optimal growth velocity compared to infants who experience other feeding practices.

scholarly journals Magnitude of hypothyroidism among patients of cholelithiasis in a tertiary care centre in rural West Bengal: a prospective study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 3375
Author(s):  
Jaganmoy Maji ◽  
Debjyoti Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Stone Formation ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Gall Stone ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Elder Patients ◽  
A Prospective Study

Background: Cholelithiasis is a common pathology of the gall bladder affecting about 10 to 15% of the adults in western countries and 2 to 29% in India. More than 80% of the patients with cholelithiasis are asymptomatic. Hypothyroidism may cause gall stone formation due to the hyperlipidemia, motility disorders affecting the bile duct and sphincter of Oddi.Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at Department of Surgery, Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital, Bankura from March 2019 to February 2020 for duration of one and half year. The sample size was 54 and consecutive non-probability sampling technique was used for the sampling. All the collected data were recorded in a pre-designed proforma and analyzed in MS excel.Results: Out of 54-patients with cholelithiasis, 28% patients were from the age group 45-54 years.40% patients were hypothyroid pre-dominantly females. Among 30-female patients 11 (26.82%) were hypothyroid and among 11-male patients 2 (15.38%) were hypothyroid. Hypothyroidism in male and female was statistically significant.Conclusions: This study was introduced to determine the relationship between hypothyroidism and cholelithiasis. It was concluded that hypothyroidism was more common in female, obese and elder patients. The gender distribution of the hypothyroidism in patients with cholelithiasis was statistically significant while all other variables were statistically not significant.  

scholarly journals Hand washing knowledge and practice among school going children in Duwakot, Bhaktapur: A cross sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 110-115
Author(s):  
Pratibha Manandhar ◽  
Ram Krishna Chandyo
Keyword(s):  
Private School ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Acute Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
The Government ◽  
At Home

Background: Diarrhea and acute respiratory tract infection are the commonest cause of morbidity and mortality in Nepal. Proper hand washing techniques help to reduce the incidence of diarrhea and acute respiratory infection in children.Objective: Objective of this study was to identify hand washing knowledge and practice among school children of Duwakot, Bhaktapur.Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 340 students of grade V, VI and VII from both the government and private schools of Duwakot, Bhaktapur. Convenient sampling technique was applied in government schools (due to less number of students) whereas students were randomly selected from private school (due to large number).Result: All the students had knowledge about the hand washing technique before meal and after defecation. Almost all (99.4%) students reported that they wash hand before meal and 92.4% students reported that they practiced hand washing after defecation. But, only 8.5% students at school and 47% students at home regularly washed hand with soap and water. However 91.6% students at school and 81% students at home washed hand only by water due to unavailability of soap.Conclusion: Although students had hand washing knowledge; proper hand washing practices was lagging behind.

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