Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of organophosphorus pesticide exposure among women affiliated to the Manshat Sultan Family Health Center (rural area) in Menoufia governorate: an intervention study

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 115 ◽  
Author(s):  
NagwaA Frag ◽  
TaghreedM Farahat ◽  
HalaM Shaheen ◽  
ZakariaF Sanad
Keyword(s):  
Health Center ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Pesticide Exposure ◽  
Organophosphorus Pesticide ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes and practices for the prevention of diabetic foot

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 36-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia de Sá Policarpo ◽  
Jayne Ramos Araujo Moura ◽  
Eugênio Barbosa de Melo Júnior ◽  
Paulo César de Almeida ◽  
Suyanne Freire de Macêdo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Foot Care ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge, attitudes and practices for the prevention of diabetic foot in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2. This study was based on a cross-sectional survey conducted in two Family Health Units, in the city of Picos - PI, Brazil, with 85 diabetics of both sexes, by means of a semi-structured Knowledge, Attitude and Practice questionnaire. There was a predominance of females in the study (62.4%). On the topic of foot care, 49.4% had no knowledge on hygiene or what to observe in their feet. In relation to nail care, 56.5% were unaware of the correct way to cut nails. Regarding attitudes, 80% were willing to engage in self-care. In terms of practice, results showed that activities such as washing, drying, moisturizing and massaging were not executed together. It is therefore necessary to develop educational strategies to create awareness, both for diabetics and health professionals, on the effective prevention of diabetic foot.

scholarly journals The Brazilian Family Health Strategy and the management of intestinal parasitic infections

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (04) ◽  
pp. 333-343
Author(s):  
Caroline Ferraz Ignacio ◽  
Martha Macedo de Lima Barata ◽  
Antonio Henrique Almeida de Moraes Neto
Keyword(s):  
Family Health ◽  
Urban Slums ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Intestinal Parasitic Infections ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

AimThis study analyzed the management of intestinal parasitic infections in the Family Health Strategy covering Brazilian urban slums.BackgroundThe Family Health Strategy is the preferred strategy for providing public, community-based primary health care in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). Through this strategy, Family Health teams are responsible for the health of residents of a defined territory, including health promotion, health education and control of neglected tropical diseases such as intestinal parasitic infections.MethodsKnowledge, attitudes and practices surveys were applied with Family Health team members (n=58) and patients (n=571) of an agglomeration of Brazilian urban slums in Rio de Janeiro.FindingsThe management of intestinal parasitic infections and health promotion were limited. Health education was not considered an essential aspect of team members’ work and did not include environmental or social determinants of health. Community health workers and urban slum residents presented similar knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding intestinal parasitic infections.ConclusionsMultiple, competing demands promote prioritization of the aspects of care where curative, biomedical activities predominate over prevention and an integral approach to health. However, the complex processes involving the cycle of poverty and disease go beyond the biomedical, limiting the potential for health in urban slums. Implications include a need to better prepare health professionals for primary health care services through reflection on local concerns and the social determinants of health, highlighting the importance of territorialized care and permanent education.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes and practices of nurses and doctors about the vertical transmission of hepatitis B

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 1030-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabela Cristina de Miranda Goncalves ◽  
Maria Jacirema Ferreira Goncalves
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Vertical Transmission ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
Positive Serology ◽  
Serological Tests ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

OBJECTIVE: to identify knowledge, attitudes and practices of physicians and nurses of the Family Health Strategy and a maternity hospital unit about vertical transmission of hepatitis B. METHOD: a cross-sectional study with a self-administered questionnaire applied to professionals. The data were analyzed according to professional category and site of action, whose differences were tested by χ2 and significance <5%. RESULTS: professionals recognize viral hepatitis as a disease of compulsory notification; however, not everyone knows its mechanisms of transmission. A large portion of professionals requested serological tests, specifying the marker, especially physicians. The majority of family health nurses did not indicate hepatitis B vaccine for pregnant women, although they knew the immunization schedule. The majority of physicians on the maternity unit had proper knowledge about prevention of vertical transmission. CONCLUSION: the differences in the knowledge, attitudes and practices about vertical transmission of hepatitis B revealed that the population is at risk, since not all the professionals involved know or properly perform control strategies for vertical transmission of hepatitis B. Nurses dominated vaccination aspects and physicians dominated aspects related to the management of cases with positive serology.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes and practices of health care providers trained in responding to violence against women: a pre- and post-intervention study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjida Arora ◽  
Sangeeta Rege ◽  
Padma Bhate-Deosthali ◽  
Soe Soe Thwin ◽  
Avni Amin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
System Level ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Abstract Background Violence against women is a serious public health concern, and is highly prevalent globally, including in India. Health-care providers [HCPs] can play an important role in addressing and reducing negative consequences of violence against women. We implemented a pre-post intervention study of HCP training in three tertiary care facilities in Maharashtra, India. Methods The study used a pre-post intervention design with assessment of HCPs’ (n = 201) knowledge, attitudes, perceived preparedness and practice at three time points: before training, after training and at 6 months follow- up. Results Total median score of knowledge about common signs and symptoms of violence (8.89 vs, 10.00), attitudes towards acceptability of violence (9.05 vs. 10.00), individual (6.74 vs. 10.00) and system level preparedness (6.11 vs. 8.14) improved from pre to post- training. The generalized estimating equation [GEE] model, adjusted for age, sex, site and department, showed an improvement in knowledge, attitudes and preparedness post- training. The change from pre to 6 months follow- up was not significant for attitude. Conclusions This package of interventions, including training of HCPs, improved HCPs’ knowledge, attitudes and practices, yet changes in attitudes and preparedness did not sustain over time. This study indicates feasibility and positive influence of a multi-component intervention to improve HCP readiness to respond to violence against women in a low-resource setting. Future phases of intervention development include adapting this intervention package for primary and secondary health facilities in this context, and future research should assess these interventions using a rigorous experimental design. Finally, these results can be used to advocate for multi-layered, systems-based approaches to strengthening health response to violence against women.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Animal Bite Victims Attending an Anti-rabies Health Center in Jimma Town, Ethiopia

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. e0003867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadele Kabeta ◽  
Benti Deresa ◽  
Worku Tigre ◽  
Michael P. Ward ◽  
Siobhan M. Mor
Keyword(s):  
Health Center ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Jimma Town

Adolescent substance use: Assessing the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of a school-based health center workforce

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 230-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary M. Ramos ◽  
Rachel A. Sebastian ◽  
Mary Murphy ◽  
Kristin Oreskovich ◽  
Timothy P. Condon
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Adolescent Substance Use ◽  
Adolescent Substance ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
School Based ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

scholarly journals Educational Intervention Improved Parental Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) and Adherence of Patients with Celiac Disease to Gluten-Free Diet

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Nour Amin Elsahoryi ◽  
Eyad Altamimi ◽  
Hadil Shafee Subih ◽  
Fwziah Jammal Hammad ◽  
Jayne V. Woodside
Keyword(s):  
Celiac Disease ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Gluten Free Diet ◽  
Gluten Free ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Background. Raising the knowledge level though education for a celiac disease patient’s parents could improve the parent’s adherence and practice and consequently recover the patient’s adherence and symptoms and increase the patient’s compliance. Aim. The present study was aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of parents who have children with celiac disease aged from 2 to 15 years old and the change in self-reported patient’s adherence pre-/posteducational intervention. Method. This intervention study was designed as a quasiexperiment with evaluation pre-/post intervention analyses. Two educational sessions were carried for the parents of CD patients. A reliable and valid questionnaire was used to assess all independent variables pre-/post intervention. The parents were asked to complete the questionnaire pre and post the education sessions. The time between the sessions was two weeks. Results. 100 parents were recruited, and 40 parents participated and completed the study. Baseline parent’s knowledge was significantly associated with the source of information (p value = 0.02), while the patient’s adherence was associated with the onset of disease (p value = 0.04). There were significant differences in the parent’s KAP and patient’s adherence between pre- and posteducational intervention (p value was ≤0.001, for all variables). Conclusion. Based on the results, this study suggested that the educational intervention increased the parent’s KAP and improved the patient’s adherence to the gluten-free diet significantly, which may lead to improvement in the celiac disease patients’ health outcomes.

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