scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Primary Care Physicians Toward Adult Vaccination in Abha City

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-381
Author(s):  
Hassan Mohd Ali Al Musa ◽  
Turki Abdullah Al Ghanem ◽  
Awad Saeed Alsamghan ◽  
Mohamed Abadi S Al Saleem ◽  
Rishi Kumar Bharti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Adult Vaccination ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Aim of study: To assess knowledge, attitude and practice of primary care physicians offering primary health care (PHC), toward adult vaccination and their own vaccination coverage as well as to identify reasons for low vaccination coverage.Methodology: A cross-sectional study design, this study included 103 PHC physicians in Abha City. A self-administered questionnaire was designed by the researcher for data collection.Results: About three fourths of PHC physicians (73%) had poor knowledge, while 21% had moderate knowledge and only 6% had good knowledge, while 41% had positive attitude toward adult vaccination, 49% had neutral attitude while 10% had negative attitude. Most PHC physicians (70%) had poor practice regarding adult vaccination, while 20% had moderate practice and 10% had good practice. PHC physicians’ knowledge was significantly better among older and non-Saudi physicians (p<0.001 and p=0.001, respectively). PHC physicians’ positive attitude toward adult vaccination was significantly higher among female participants (p=0.013), among Non-Saudi physicians (p=0.004) and among those with experience in primary health care more than 10 years (p=0.044). PHC physicians’ good practice regarding adult vaccination was significantly higher among older physicians and among those with experience in primary health care more than 10 years (p=0.004). The most frequently stated reasons for low adult vaccination coverage were “Lack of coordinated immunization programs for adults” (63.1%), “Physicians do not inform patients about adult vaccination because they do not have enough time” (61.2%) and “Lack of availability of up-to-date records and recording systems” (55.3%).Conclusions: Knowledge of PHC physicians in Abha City regarding adult vaccination is suboptimal. Most of them do not have negative attitude toward adult vaccination. Their practice regarding adult vaccination is mostly poor. There are several obstacles against implementing vaccination of adults.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.17(3) 2018 p.369-381

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of health care workers on measuring adult vitamin D level, diagnosis of deficiency, and management of consequent health conditions in three ecologies of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Nutrition ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wubegzier Mekonnen ◽  
Yeweyenhareg Feleke ◽  
Yakob Desalegn ◽  
Getahun Tarekegne ◽  
Biruk Lambisso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Vitamin D Status ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Background Vitamin D is essential for health and its shortage exacerbates overall mortality. Health care workers (HCWs) need to educate on its uses and sources although studies indicate their low level of practice. The main aim of this study is therefore to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of measuring adult vitamin D status, diagnosis of deficiency and managing health consequences among HCWs in Ethiopia. Methods This study was conducted in three ecologies covering lowland, midland and highland districts. A total of 405 health care workers with different levels were interviewed. Tablets were used for data collection to archiving in a cloud server. Data were exported to Stata version 14 software for cleaning and analysis. Rates were computed and the Chi-square test was used to compare differences between the two groups. Binary logistic regression was used to measure the strength, direction and significance of the association between different covariates and the practice of HCWs. Result The level of knowledge, positive attitude and good practice in measuring adult vitamin D status, diagnosis of deficiency and managing health consequences among HCWs was 210 (51.8%), 261(63.5%) and 195(47.4%) respectively. The odds of good practice in the provision of adult vitamin D service were AOR = 6.87: 95% CI (3.57, 13.21) and AOR = 2.20: 95% CI (1.23, 3.92) times higher among HCWs in Addis Ababa and highlands compared with those working in lowlands. Good practice among clinicians was AOR = 4.26: 95% CI (1.48, 12.25) times higher compared with those working in leadership positions. The likelihood was AOR = 1.96: 95% CI (1.19, 3.23) times higher among those with good knowledge compared with those with poor knowledge. Besides, good practice in adult vitamin D service provision was AOR = 2.30: 95% CI (1.40, 3.78) times higher among those with positive attitude compared with those who had negative attitude. Conclusions A little over half of HCWs have good knowledge and close to two-thirds of them have positive attitude while less than half of them have good practice on adult vitamin D deficiency. Besides, HCWs’ residential ecology, clinical position, knowledge and attitude is associated with good practice on adult vitamin D. It is essential to provide rigorous and continuous training for HCWs focusing on their deployment ecology.

scholarly journals IUCD-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice among Primary Health Care Providers in Oman: Areas for Improvement

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Factual Knowledge ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Primary Health Care Providers ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Objectives: The primary objective of this study is to assess three domains - the knowledge, attitude and practice related to the Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD) among primary health care providers (physicians and nurses) in Oman. The secondary objective is to compare the IUCD-related knowledge, attitude and practice of health care providers in primary health care between physicians and nurses. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted in primary health care centers in Muscat region of Oman from May, 2014 until September, 2015. The survey was a self-administered questionnaire contained questions to assess factual knowledge, attitudes and practice of IUCD. The questionnaire was distributed to female health care providers only. Data was collected by researchers and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: Total 269 primary health care providers completed the questionnaire. 109 (40.52%) participants had good and 131 (48.70%) had average actual knowledge related to IUCD. The main reasons providers cited for not recommending the IUCD were concerns about the side effects; 174 (64.68%) mentioned that it causes bleeding and 127 (47.21%) reported that it needs service provider. Only 140 (52.43%) of the providers would routinely recommend IUCD to their clients. Conclusion: Future educational programs for health care providers should address the educational needs in the identified areas including misconceptions with regards to IUCD failure rate and side effects. Future training programs are also required to increase the technical competence of insertion and confidence in handling the side effects of IUCD.

Relationship Between Nutritional Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Pregnant Women to Macronutrient Intake in Pasar Rebo Primary Health Care

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 6820-6822
Author(s):  
Nurul Istianah ◽  
Arvin Pramudita ◽  
Dyah Astri Paramaramya ◽  
Fahmi Adnan Musthofa ◽  
Rusfanisa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Macronutrient Intake ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of cold chain management among primary health care workers in Giwa, Northwestern Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Bilkisu Nwankwo ◽  
ShuaibuJoga Joga ◽  
AbdulhakeemA Olorukooba ◽  
Lawal Amadu ◽  
MaryO Onoja-Alexander ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Cold Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice
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