scholarly journals An evaluation of knowledge, attitude, and practice of institutional ethics committee members from eastern India regarding ethics committee functioning and pharmacovigilance activities conducted during clinical trials: A pilot study

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Shreya Sikdar ◽  
Koyel Banerjee ◽  
Subhrojyoti Bhowmick ◽  
TapanKumar Chatterjee
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Eastern India ◽  
Institutional Ethics ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals A questionnaire based institutional assessment of ‘knowledge’, ‘attitude’ and ‘practice’ about bio-ethics in clinical research among postgraduate residents

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 920
Author(s):  
Md Mohsin Ahmed ◽  
Amreen Saba
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Hippocratic Oath ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Institutional Ethics ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Standards Of Conduct ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Research ethics govern the standards of conduct for scientific researchers. Post graduate residents are one of the key stakeholders in clinical research. Therefore, the present study is designed to assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about bio-ethics in clinical research among post-graduate residents.Methods: A self-administered pretested questionnaire was given to 40 students selected on the basis of convenience sampling. The questionnaire consists of questions related to knowledge and attitude toward principles and practice of bioethics in clinical research, informed consent, and role of the ethics committee in the institution. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse the results.Results: 70% of the students have formally taken Hippocratic Oath. Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding Institutional Ethics Committee, and informed consent were more among final year students when compared to their juniors. Source of knowledge of bioethics were multiple. Department lectures were not a preferred mode of learning.Conclusions: There is an urgent need to include practical education of ethics to bridge the gap in the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding ethics in clinical practice and research.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance towards adverse drug reactions reporting among health care professionals (nurses) in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Eastern India: an observational study

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1403
Author(s):  
Debasish Misra ◽  
Smita Das ◽  
Rasmirekha Behera ◽  
Karmajeet Rath ◽  
Swati Mishra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Reaction ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Reporting Rate ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Eastern India ◽  
Voluntary Reporting ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Nursing staffs spend most time in patient care and are bedside caregivers. To expect voluntary reporting of adverse reactions, it is essential that they possess proper knowledge, right attitude and practice reporting. Therefore, the present study was aimed to assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Pharmacovigilance towards ADRs reporting.Methods: A prospective, cross sectional, observational, questionnaire-based survey was conducted among nurses in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Eastern India. Questionnaire containing 15 questions was used to assess knowledge, attitude and practice. The questionnaire was administered to 150 nurses. Analysis of data was done using statistical software..Results: The response rate in our study was 86.67%. Nurses have good knowledge of pharmacovigilance and adverse reaction. However, only 10% have reported an adverse reaction in our study. This shows that in spite of having a good knowledge of reporting, nurses have poor attitude, which is reflected by a low reporting rate. Nurses opined that taking patient care is of prime importance than report an adverse reaction. This corroborates the low reporting rate in our set up.Conclusions: Majority of nurses have good knowledge on pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction. The concern remains on the low reporting rate. Continuous training programmes, and reminders likely to enhance the voluntary reporting from the nursing staffs.

scholarly journals Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 infection among residents of an urban slum in a metropolitan city

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 5420
Author(s):  
Aritra Kumar Bose ◽  
Abhiram Kasbe ◽  
Janardan Bandi ◽  
Sudam R. Suryawanshi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Urban Slum ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Institutional Ethics ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus named SARS COV 2. By 26th August 2021, India added a record 37,593 cases of coronavirus infection, pushing the country’s COVID-19 tally to 32.5 million, while the death toll climbed to 4.35 million. It was declared as the second wave. The ICMR has calculated that compared to rural areas, the risk of spread was 1.09 times higher in urban areas and 1.89 times higher in urban slums. With all its elms, the urban slum can be a testing ground for appropriate awareness about the cause, prevention of COVID-19.Methods: The study was conducted in the field practice area of the Urban Health Centre of T. N. Medical College and B. Y. L. Nair Hospital situated in Mumbai. Approval for the conduction of the study was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee. The study was conducted over 1 month; i.e. from March 2021 to April 2021. The subjects were interviewed using a pre-designed interview schedule, information regarding education, occupation, marital status, and various information about knowledge, attitude and practice to prevent and protect against COVID-19 were obtained.Results: Almost 50% subjects aged less than 45 years with mean age of the study participants being 44.92±16.16 years. With female predominance (56.0%), majority of subjects were literate (72.5%) with 55% of subjects educated till class 10 and 53.5% were employed. Seventy-seven percent subjects had elderly family members residing with them. Non-communicable disease was observed in 75.5% subjects.Conclusions: The study highlighted the importance of effective and tailored health education programs aimed at improving COVID-19 knowledge, thereby leading to more favourable attitudes and implementation and maintenance of safe practices.

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