Study on knowledge, attitude and practice of personal hygiene among selected rural people

Descriptive type of Cross sectional study conducted in Jaintapur Upazila from the period of October-December 2017 to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of personal hygiene among selected rural people with a sample size of 308 using a semi-structured questionnaire following purposive sampling technique. Out of 308 respondents about three fourth of respondents were Muslims, 55.8% were male. More than half were in the age group 15-35 years, 85.7% were married, 44.5% were Illiterates. 30.4% were house wife and only 6% had their monthly income ≥Tk. 30,000. Almost 286(92.8%) respondents had knowledge on importance of hand washing, majority 244(79.2%) had knowledge about transmission of Communicable disease by Hand contamination. Regarding factors causes discouraging from hand washing about 123(39.9%) respondents forget to wash, 74(24%) feel Shortage of time and 70(22.8%) not known. Only 13% of respondents wore ring during cooking and food handling. Almost 290(94.2%) washed hand before eating, 298(96.8%) washed their hand after coming back from the toilet and 301(97.7%) respondents had habit of Cutting Nail. Majority of them 234 (78.5%) used soap for hand washing after coming back from latrine, only 1(0.3%) used liquid hand wash and others respectively. About (84.1%) discussed about hand washing with their children and family members and 238(77.3%) respondent’s children’s habit of hand washing of children before taking food & after toilet. More than half of respondents got information from Radio and Television, 79(25.6%) from health educator, 17(5.5%) from others. Awareness of general people about hand washing and its practices should be increased within earliest possible time through behavior Change Communication (BCC) programme of GO/NGO partnership should be planned with more emphasis on hand washing.

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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF PHARMACOVIGILANCE AMONG OPERATORS OF PHARMACIES AND PATENT MEDICINE STORES IN SOKOTO METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics ◽

10.22270/jddt.v8i5.1881 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. 358-364

Author(s):

KJ Awosan ◽

A Yunusa ◽

I Yakubu ◽

KK Yunusa ◽

AM Auwal

Keyword(s):

Positive Attitude ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Pv System ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Pv Systems ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽

Patent Medicine

Background: The weak pharmacovigilance (PV) systems in many developing countries of the world have undoubtedly hampered the global quest for safe drug use. Operators of pharmacies and patent medicine stores have important roles to play in developing the PV systems in these countries being the main source of medicines for acute conditions. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance among operators of pharmacies and patent medicine stores in Sokoto metropolis, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 249 operators of pharmacies and patent medicine stores selected by multistage sampling technique. Data were collected with a set of pretested self- administered, semi-structured questionnaire. Results: Although, the majority, 173 (69.5%) of the 249 respondents were aware of PV, less than a fifth (17.3%) had good knowledge of it. Despite positive attitude towards PV, only about half, 56 (52.3%) of the 107 respondents that had observed adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in clients reported; and of these, only about a tenth (12.8%) formally reported to the organization in charge of PV. The most commonly cited reasons for non-reporting were that they didn’t know where and how to report (51.0%), and unavailability of reporting forms (23.5%). Conclusion: This study showed poor knowledge of PV and sub-optimal ADRs reporting despite positive attitude towards it by operators of pharmacies and patent medicine stores in Sokoto metropolis, Nigeria. Sensitization of the populace and training of healthcare providers on PV and ADRs reporting are necessary for revitalizing the PV system in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Keywords: Pharmacovigilance, knowledge, attitude, practice

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Hypertension among Antihypertensive Medication Users

Journal of Nepal Medical Association ◽

10.31729/jnma.2848 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 55 (204) ◽

pp. 86-92 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Shakti Shrestha ◽

Bhojraj Adhikari ◽

Ramesh Sharma Poudel ◽

Kailash Thapaliya ◽

Tikaram Kharal ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antihypertensive Medication ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Hypertensive Patients ◽

Level Of Education ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction: Hypertension is growing among the population of Nepal. We aimed to determine the current knowledge, attitude and practice of hypertension among hypertensive patients taking antihypertensive medication in the community of Central Nepal.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the hypertensive patients in Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal from July 2015 to September 2015 using clustered sampling technique. Suitably designed and validated questionnaire of knowledge, attitude and practice on hypertension consisting of 27 questions were used to determine the KAP scores. The difference in the median KAP scores between sex, level of education and duration of hypertension were assessed using Mann-Whitney U test.Results: A total of 200 patients met the inclusion criteria and majority of them were male (60%), had received primary education (36%) and had hypertension for ≥5 years (46.5%). The blood pressure ranged from 100-180/60-110 mmHg. The median K, A and P scores were 8 (6), 5 (1) and 6 (3) respectively. K and A were statistically associated with sex both at p<0.001 and level of education (K at p<0.001 and A at p=0.016).Conclusions: The current knowledge, attitude and practice among hypertensive patients using antihypertensive medication can be improved. Keywords: attitude; hypertension; knowledge; practice. | PubMed

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Community Knowledge and Practice on Sanitation, Hygiene and Household Water Utilization in Afabet City, Northern Red Sea Zone of Eritrea: Cross Sectional Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-566458/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Berhe Tesfai ◽

Hagos Milkyas ◽

Fitsum Kibreab ◽

Meron Goitom ◽

Hermon Berhe ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sampling Technique ◽

Water Source ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Hand Washing ◽

Personal Hygiene ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Water Utilization ◽

Comprehensive Knowledge ◽

Knowledge And Practice

Abstract Background: Water and sanitation entitles the human right to affordable access and sanitation. The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and practice on sanitation, hygiene and water utilization and to estimate the prevalence of diarrhea in Afabet city.Methods: It was a community-based descriptive cross-sectional type of study with a multistage cluster sampling technique. First, 12 clusters were selected from the city and 30 households were nominated from each cluster. Then, a total of 360 individuals were sampled and every family head was interviewed. A structured interviewer administered questionnaire and field observation was used for data collection from December 05-20, 2020. Cross tabulation and association of variables using chi-square test was determined and results were weighted as cluster sampling was used. Results: A total of 360 respondents were enrolled in the study with females (75.3%) and Muslin (99.0%) predominance. About 66.2% and 66.9% respondents were satisfied with the amount and quality of water they received respectively. The prevalence of diarrhea in the community in the last six months of 2020 was 13.0%. The investigators practically approved that 90.7% of the communities revealed functional toilets and feces were observed in only 5.7% of the living area of the community. The community’s comprehensive good knowledge and practice was 99.4% and 93.0% respectively. Their comprehensive knowledge and practice showed significant association with age, sex, marital status, level of education, household size and distance to municipality water source (p<0.001). Furthermore, their comprehensive knowledge and practice, prevalence of diarrhea, presence of latrine, distance from their home to municipality water source and hand washing practice were significantly associated with the administrative area of the study participants (p<0.001).Conclusion: The community had good level of knowledge and practice but the prevalence of diarrhea was relatively high. Latrines were highly utilized but the usage of soap, personal and food hygiene was slightly low. The level of comprehensive practice, prevalence of diarrhea, distance to municipality water source and hand washing practice was associated to the administrative areas. Enhancing environmental sanitation, personal hygiene and provision of adequate and clean water are highly recommended.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Coronavirus Disease-19: Population-Based Study in Iraq

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3889/oamjms.2020.4965 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (T1) ◽

pp. 137-141

Author(s):

Hasanain Fisal Ghazi ◽

Taqi Mohammed Jwad Taher ◽

Mohammed A. AbdalQader ◽

Rana Hussein Raheema ◽

Mohammed Faez Baobaid ◽

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Keyword(s):

Communicable Disease ◽

Face Mask ◽

Population Based ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

World Health ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Practice ◽

Health Organization ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

INTRODUCTION: In March 2020, the world health organization declared Coronavirus Disease (COVID)-19 a pandemic global communicable disease, there is neither a vaccine nor a treatment for this virus. The aim of the current study was to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of Iraqi population toward COVID-19. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 272 respondents from different states of Iraq using online administered questionnaires. The questions were adopted from the previous study and consist of three parts mainly socio-demographic, KAP. RESULTS: The majority of the respondents had good knowledge regarding COVID-19 (95.2%). A total of 97.8% of the respondents knew that COVID-19 caused by a virus. Regarding incubation period, 75% of them answer correctly that it is 2–15 days. Higher percept (39%) and 37.9% of participant people considered the disease as a very dangerous and seriously dangerous disease, respectively. The majority (85.3%) of the sample thought that no vaccination available for the disease. More than two-thirds of the sample (76.5%) were wearing face mask sometimes while only 19.5% wearing it all the time. The majority (265) out of 272 was ready to stay home if it required to prevent the spread of the disease. There was a significant association between gender, living state, and COVID-19 knowledge (p = 0.009, <0.0001), respectively. CONCLUSION: The overall knowledge, practice of respondents was good regarding COVID-19. People need to stay at home to prevent the infection and reduce the number of cases.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of radiation risk among employees in selected hospitals of Nepal

Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Science ◽

10.3126/jmcjms.v4i2.17071 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 10-18

Author(s):

Rakesh Kumar Jha ◽

Ramesh Nayak ◽

Umashankar Subramanian

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Radiation Risk ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Radiology Department ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Technical Staff ◽

Adequate Knowledge ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background and Objectives: Nepal is facing the problem of safe, effective and quality radiology services due to lack of adequate knowledge towards advance technology professionals. Therefore, the present study was designed to focus on the knowledge, attitude and practice on radiation among employee in selected hospitals.Material and Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in among technical and non technical staff that were involved in or come across the radiology department. A set of self structured questionnaire and observation was used for data collection. Purposive sampling technique was used for the data collection. The collected data was compiled and analyzed by using SPSS 16.Results: The total number of staff participated in this study were 113, among them 65(58%) belong to technical group as health Professionals and 48(42%) belong to non -technical group. The knowledge of the technical staff was 66.95%, perception was 87.65% and the having the practice of protection was 75.9% whereas in non-technical staffs were 53.46%, perception is 64.60% and the having the practice of protection is 53.74%.Conclusion: The overall knowledge of radiation exposure amongst technical and non-technical staffs was average, poor perception and satisfactory practices. Regular training programmes and national legal law should be processed to reduce malpractice in radiations.Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences (2016) Vol. 4 (2): 10-18

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards COVID-19 among Undergraduate Students in Nepal

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3126/ajms.v13i1.40290 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 25-30

Author(s):

Esther Budha Magar ◽

Khushbu Deo

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Online Survey ◽

Research Study ◽

Good Practice ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Independent Variables ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Nepal is a landlocked country standing highly vulnerable to unfolding pandemic. As per a UNDP survey in May, three in five employees had lost their job during COVID-19 and most of them were youths. During the first 74 days of lockdown, 16 people committed suicide per day (total 1227 cases). Hence, the main objective of the study was to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice toward COVID-19 in undergraduate students of Nepal. Aims and Objectives: This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice among undergraduates of Nepal. Materials and Methods: This study is a cross-sectional study conducted among undergraduates residing in Nepal through online Google Forms for the conduction of online survey using purposive sampling technique. The participants were called through social media and the process about the use of Google Forms was explained by the researcher. The questionnaires were taken from open-access pre-published article. Univariate and bivariate analyses were applied for assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice and their association with independent variables. Results: In this study, among the 120 respondent who had agreed to take part in the research study, the overall knowledge level was found to be high toward COVID-19 among Nepalese undergraduates (Mean=0.74, SD=0.16), Majority of the participants, that is, 92.5% of participants had positive attitude regarding improved immunity as a measure to protect from COVID-19 and had good practice to prevent COVID-19 (Mean=0.84, SD=0.28). Conclusion: The knowledge was found to be high. Furthermore, optimistic attitude and proactive practice was seen among the undergraduates toward the battle against this pandemic. Contradiction to previous studies, significant association of provincial habitat with attitude towards COVID-19 was found.

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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding water, sanitation and hygiene for people living with HIV/AIDS

Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development ◽

10.2166/washdev.2013.022 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 81-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hunachew Beyene ◽

Dejene Hailu

Keyword(s):

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Personal Hygiene ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

People Living With Hiv ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Sanitation And Hygiene ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽

Hiv Aids

A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the water, sanitation, and hygiene status and the knowledge, attitude and practice of home-based care clients of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) regarding water, sanitation and hygiene (WSH). Interviews and observation of WSH facilities were carried out on 331 randomly selected PLWHA in Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia. Though the latrine coverage was high, 43% use latrines not easily accessible, 31% use contaminated latrines and 73.4% of the latrines lacked hand-washing facilities. Thirty-four per cent did not have a reliable source of water and 196 (59%) of the households stored water at home for more than one day. Women were more likely to practice personal hygiene as compared to their men counterparts. Although a good level of knowledge and favourable attitudes about WSH related health problems were observed, two-thirds of the participants believed that diarrhoeal infection is not preventable. HIV/AIDS and WSH programmes need to be integrated for better intervention activities in Ethiopia.

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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Prevention and Control of Malaria in Halaba Town, Southern Ethiopia, 2017

Journal of Tropical Medicine ◽

10.1155/2021/5665000 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Tadesse Menjetta

Keyword(s):

Significant Proportion ◽

Indoor Residual Spraying ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Control Measures ◽

Personal Hygiene ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

And Control ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background. Malaria is one of the primary public health problems in Ethiopia. Therefore, assessment of situation of the disease and communities’ knowledge and perceptions about this disease is necessary to introduce appropriate preventive and control measures. Hence, this study was aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice towards malaria in Halaba town, SNNPR, Ethiopia. Methods. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Halaba town from June 2017 to September 2017. A multistage random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. A total of 421 were interviewed to assess their knowledge, attitude, and practice towards malaria. Results. About 280 (66.5%) respondents had ever heard of malaria. Most of the respondents (63.4%) attributed the cause of malaria to mosquito bites. However, some of the respondents (36.6%) mentioned contact with malaria patients, lack of personal hygiene, staying together, and transmission via breathing as the causes of malaria. Sleeping under mosquito nets, draining stagnant water, and indoor residual spraying were the most frequently mentioned malaria preventive measures perceived and practiced by the respondents. Conclusions. A high level of knowledge about the cause, transmission, and preventive methods of malaria was detected among the community in Halaba town. However, a significant proportion had misconceptions about the cause and transmission of malaria suggesting the necessity of health education to raise the community’s awareness about the disease.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of exercise among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

10.17727/jmsr.2020/8-19 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 145-149

Author(s):

Palaniswamy LD

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction: Exercise plays significant role in the health outcomes of patients with diabetes; however, little is known about the knowledge, attitude and practice of exercise in patients with type-2 diabetes (T2D). This study investigated knowledge, attitude and practice of exercise among patients with type 2 diabetes. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 165 patients with T2D (male = 85; female = 80) using convenience sampling technique. Questionnaires were used to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of exercise among patients. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Alpha level was set at p<0.05. Results: The mean age of respondents was 51.9 + 9.8 years. A majority, 139(84.24%) were married individuals and around than half, 76(46.1%) were in the low SES. One hundred and thirty (78.7%) had good knowledge and attitude towards exercise practice. More than half, 95(57.6%) engaged in regular exercise practice. There was significant association between knowledge and practice of exercise (p<0.05). No significant associations were found between knowledge and gender, and socioeconomic status (p>0.05). Low physical activity was associated with poor glycemic control (p<0.05). Conclusion: Patients demonstrated good knowledge and a positive attitude towards exercise and a relatively poor practice of exercise. Additional methods are needed to encourage regular physical activity among patients.

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ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE (KAP) OF COMMUNITY TOWARD RABIES IN MEDAWELABU DISTRICT, BALE ZONE, ETHIOPIA

International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH ◽

10.29121/granthaalayah.v8.i3.2020.124 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 29-42

Author(s):

Garoma Desa ◽

Derara Birasa ◽

Yosef Deneke ◽

Diriba Oljira

Keyword(s):

Negative Attitude ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Explanatory Variables ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

The People ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽

Bale Zone

The study was conducted in Meda Welabu district, Bale zone, Ethiopia from March 2019 to November 2019 to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of the community toward rabies using a community based cross sectional study supported by semi-structured questionnaire survey. Meda Welabu district and the kebeles were selected purposively and by lottery method respectively, while the households from each kebeles were selected using systematic random sampling technique. Of 400 people interviewed, the majority of participants (88%) had been heard of rabies previously and 52.5% of them knew dogs as the reservoir of rabies. About 73% of them answered bite is the major source of rabies transmission and 62.8% could able to describe the symptoms of rabies in dogs. Statistically significant difference was revealed between some key questions related to KAP and explanatory variables like sex (P<0.001), age (P<0.001) educational levels (P<0.001) and religion (P<0.001) of respondents. Generally, the people in this area are a little bit known about rabies; however, they have negative attitude and practice on rabies. Therefore, an education outreach should be conveyed to ensure accurate knowledge, improve attitude and practice about rabies in this area.

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