A Study to Assess the Effect of Video-Assisted Teaching on Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Prevention of Head Injury among Young Adults in Selected Colleges of Guwahati, Assam

Decision of organ donation has enormous potential to save countless lives and health team play a vital role in counselling of patients and their family in decision making regarding organ donation in the ultimate stage of life. For this reason, evaluation of factors which can enhance knowledge and positive attitude towards organ donation has paramount importance. Present study aims to assess the knowledge and attitude of adults regarding organ donation and to find out role of video assisted teaching in behaviour modulation. Data from 80 participants were collected using a structured knowledge questionnaire. Pre-assessment was done before intervention of video-assisted teaching and post-assessment was done following that. Data were analyzed through SPSS software using Spearman’s Rank Co-relation. We found a negative co-relation (rK= -0.1122) between knowledge & attitude of adults regarding organ donation before video-assisted teaching regarding organ donation. A direct and positive co-relation (rK=+0.294) was observed between knowledge and attitude of adults regarding organ donation after video assisted teaching. We found that video assisted counselling provided by the medical team has great potential in promoting actions regarding organ donation. It is recommended that video assisted counselling should be applied to enhance knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation among general population.

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Knowledge and Attitude about Reproductive Health and Family Planning among Young Adults in Yemen

International Journal of Population Research ◽

10.1155/2017/1895472 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Muhammed S. A. Masood ◽

Nabila A. A. Alsonini

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Family Planning ◽

Reproductive Health ◽

Health Services ◽

Transition To Adulthood ◽

Basic Knowledge ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Planning Methods ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Family Planning Methods

Background. The Yemeni government is focusing more attention on the needs of youth to ensure a healthy transition to adulthood. This is critical because adolescent population (ages 15–24) of 3.35 million will double in just 20 years. Young adults often lack basic knowledge about reproductive health and family planning. Objectives. To determine reproductive health and family planning knowledge and attitude among young adults aged 15 to 25+ years. Method. Sample study was taken from Marie Stopes International in Yemen which was conducted from March to July 2013 on the reproductive health age 15–49 years. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were employed. Results. Majority had heard about reproductive health and family planning and encouraged its methods. Television, relatives, and radio were major sources of information. Adults with higher education tend to have more awareness about health services. Knowledge about health services and family planning methods among older adults was significant, and adults in Belqees Club were more likely to have high empowerment scores for family planning methods. Conclusion. The level of knowledge about health services for reproductive health and family planning and its methods was low to moderate. The introduction of contraceptives remains a challenge in Yemen because the educational reproductive health is weak in Yemeni schools or health institutes or universities. Information about reproductive health and family planning should be provided to adolescents through medical schools curricula.

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Knowledge and Attitude on Sexually Transmitted Infections among Young Adults in Kerala

Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research ◽

10.18535/jmscr/v5i10.134 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (10) ◽

Author(s):

T.Radhakrishnan A ◽

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

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Complications of head injury

Oxford Textbook of Neurological Surgery ◽

10.1093/med/9780198746706.003.0044 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 521-530

Author(s):

Fardad T. Afshari ◽

Antonio Belli ◽

Peter C Whitfield

Keyword(s):

Traumatic Brain Injury ◽

Young Adults ◽

Brain Injury ◽

Head Injury ◽

Older People ◽

Late Phase ◽

Late Complications ◽

Neuronal Tissue

Traumatic brain injury is a potentially devastating condition that affects many young adults and is increasingly seen in older people. In addition to initial insult to the neuronal tissue at the time injury, patients with traumatic brain injury may suffer from many physical and psychological complications. These complications further protract the path of recovery and pose challenges in treatment of this group of patients. In this chapter we aim to discuss early and late phase complications following traumatic brain injury and summarize the role of neurorehabilitation in the care of patients with head injury, with the understanding that classification by timing is an inexact science and there is considerable overlap between early and late complications.

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Effect of a Video-Assisted Teaching Program About ECT on Knowledge and Attitude of Caregivers of Patients with Major Mental Illness

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1177/0253717620938038 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 025371762093803

Author(s):

Padmavathi Nagarajan ◽

Gomathi Balachandar ◽

Vikas Menon ◽

Balachandar Saravanan

Keyword(s):

Bipolar Affective Disorder ◽

Single Session ◽

Video Assisted ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

Before And After ◽

Post Test ◽

Conservative Attitude ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Persons With Schizophrenia

Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a widely used treatment modality for mental disorders such as major depression, bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) and catatonia. However, it is considered as one of the most controversial and misunderstood procedures, especially among caregivers. Methods: An experimental pre-test, post-test design was adopted. Forty caregivers of persons with schizophrenia ( n = 12), depression ( n = 13), BPAD with mania ( n = 8), and BPAD with depression ( n = 7) were selected using convenience sampling. The caregiver’s knowledge and attitude toward ECT were assessed before and after the intervention with a single session video-assisted teaching on ECT. The data collection tool used to assess the caregiver’s knowledge and attitude was based on a pre-validated questionnaire. Results: The pre-test evaluation demonstrated poor knowledge among 12 (30%) and a moderate level of knowledge on the remaining 28 (70%) of the study subjects. The attitude scores revealed a neutral attitude among 47.5% and a conservative attitude among 10% of the subjects toward ECT. There was a significant improvement in both mean (±SD) knowledge (13.4 ± 4.7 vs 25.6 ± 2.9) and attitude (10.7 ± 3.5 vs 14.6 ± 3.9) scores following intervention with video-assisted teaching. Conclusion: A single session involving video-assisted teaching improves the knowledge and attitude toward ECT among caregivers by removing the myths and misconceptions about ECT.

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