scholarly journals Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Health Education among Sample of Iraqi Patients Attending Primary Health Care Centers

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-53
Author(s):  
Lujain A. Alkhazrajy
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Care Center ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Centers ◽  
Health Care Centers

Background: Health education was put as one of the components of primary health care elements and was recognized as a fundamental tool to the attainment of health for all Objective: To evaluate the Knowledge, attitude regarding health education & to find out if there is any association between the gathered data and certain variables (age, gender, educational level, occupation). Methods: A Cross-sectional study done at Al Mustansyryia Primary Health Care Center from the 1st of January to 1st of May 2016. All patients attending the Primary Health Care Centers who were above 18 years of age and willing to participate in the research (303) were included in the sample, data was collected by structured questionnaire, & then introduced into Statistical Package for the Social Sciences,V.17 for statistical analysis. Chi-square test was computed for significance of difference, and P < 0.05 was considered significant Results: The highest group of age was (18-30) years old, (51.5%) were male, (35.3%) of participants are of high school education. The participants had good knowledge about health education. There was a significant association regarding knowledge, with ages and educational levels of participants, with no association regarding the gender and occupation. There was no association regarding attitude with these variables. Most of the of participants showed positive attitudes about health education as a practice Conclusion: The participants had good knowledge about health education, and positive attitude.

scholarly journals Errata a “Factors Influencing the Implementation of Screening and Brief Interventions for Alcohol Use in Primary Care Practices: A Systematic Review Protocol”

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Frederico Rosário ◽  
Maria Inês Santos ◽  
Kathryn Angus ◽  
Leo Pas ◽  
Cristina Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Health Care Center ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Review Protocol ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Primary Health Care Centers ◽  
Primary Care Practices ◽  
Health Care Centers

The article “Factors Influencing the Implementation of Screening and Brief Interventions for Alcohol Use in Primary Care Practices: A Systematic Review Protocol”, published on our edition January 2018 [Acta Med Port 2018 Jan;31(1):45-50] exhibited an error on the authorship line.On page 45, where it currently reads:Frederico ROSÁRIO[AC,1,2], Maria Inês SANTOS[3], Kathryn ANGUS[4], Leo PAS[5], Niamh FITZGERALD[4]It should read:Frederico ROSÁRIO[AC,1,2], Maria Inês SANTOS[3], Kathryn ANGUS[4], Leo PAS[5], Cristina RIBEIRO[1,6], Niamh FITZGERALD[4]Also, on the affiliation informations on the footer in the same page 45, where it reads:1. Institute of Preventive Medicine and Public Health. Faculty of Medicine. Lisbon University. Lisbon. Portugal.2. Tomaz Ribeiro Primary Health Care Center. Dão Lafões Primary Health Care Centers Grouping. Viseu. Portugal.3. Department of Pediatrics. Tondela-Viseu Hospital Center. Viseu. Portugal.4. Institute for Social Marketing (ISM). UK Centre for Tobacco & Alcohol Studies. Faculty of Health Sciences & Sport. University of Stirling. Stirling. United Kingdom.5. Academic Centre for General Practice. KU Leuven. Leuven. Belgium.It should read:1. Institute of Preventive Medicine and Public Health. Faculty of Medicine. Lisbon University. Lisbon. Portugal.2. Tomaz Ribeiro Primary Health Care Center. Dão Lafões Primary Health Care Centers Grouping. Viseu. Portugal.3. Department of Pediatrics. Tondela-Viseu Hospital Center. Viseu. Portugal.4. Institute for Social Marketing (ISM). UK Centre for Tobacco & Alcohol Studies. Faculty of Health Sciences & Sport. University of Stirling. Stirling. United Kingdom.5. Academic Centre for General Practice. KU Leuven. Leuven. Belgium.6. Quality Department. Directorate-General of Health. Lisbon. Portugal.Link for the full published article.

scholarly journals ANTIBIOTIC USE AT PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTERS IN SURABAYA: A SURVEILLANCE STUDY

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Fauna Herawati ◽  
Ivan D. Hartono ◽  
Dicky Pranajaya ◽  
I. Putu Hendryx Narindra
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Antibiotic Usage ◽  
Primary Health Care Center ◽  
Health Care Center ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Centers ◽  
Health Care Centers

Objective: Antibiotics are considered to be overprescribed in primary health care centers. This study aimed to investigate the defined daily dose (DDD) of antibiotics per 1000 patients visit in a year in primary health care centers, the prevalence of upper respiratory infections (URI) and diarrhea, the percentage of antibiotic prescription for URI and diarrhea in Surabaya.Methods: A surveillance study of antibiotic use was done from the reports and use of drug demand sheet, which called laporan pemakaian dan lembar permintaan obat (LPLPO), outpatient medication card, and health care information and management system of primary health care center, which called sistem informasi manajemen manajemen puskesmas (SIMPUS) in Surabaya. DDD/1000 patients were calculated for describing the antibiotics usage level in each primary health care centers. Three primary health care centers selected based on its antibiotic use or its population density to recognize its antibiotic prescribing percentage for non-pneumonia respiratory tract infection and nonspecific diarrhea.Results: The DDD antibiotic systemic per 1000 patients visit primary health care centers in Surabaya is relatively low. The results found higher prevalence URI does not correlate to the frequent antibiotic prescribed. The prevalence of URI at one primary healthcare center (25% cases) was less than at the other (44%), but the percentage of antibiotic prescription and the total antibiotic usage were higher (73%; 1006 DDD/1000 patients vs. 21%; 675 DDD/1000 patients). The prevalence of diarrhea at primary health care center 2 (2,84%) was less than at primary health care center 1 (4,95%), but the percentage antibiotic prescription and the total antibiotic usage were higher (43%; 1006 DDD/1000 patients vs 18%; 675 DDD/1000 patients).Conclusion: The antibiotic usage at primary healthcare centers in Surabaya was shown to vary widely. Eighty-seven percent (55/63) primary health care centers antibiotic usage was less than 4 DDD/1000 patients day, only two primary health care centers antibiotic usage 6 DDD/1000 patients day. Further research to investigate antibiotic usage and the differences in usage between primary health care centers in treating URI is required.

scholarly journals Kolaborasi Perawat dan Ahli Gizi dalam Penanganan Masalah Gizi Balita di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Halmahera Barat.

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-299
Author(s):  
Vilia Herani Noky ◽  
Kristiani Tauho ◽  
Kristiawan Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Child Nutrition ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Health Care Center ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Centers ◽  
Nutrition Problem ◽  
Health Care Centers

ABSTRACTBackground: Nutritional status is the body's needs in the growth and development of toddlers. A recent sector study on nutrition development in Indonesia shows that the problem of child nutrition is still quite high in the community. North Maluku Province is the fourth place among the provinces which contributing nutrition problem in 2019 with a percentage of 20.9%. Good nutritional status itself is necessary to the growth and the development of toddlers. Since the number of nutritionists in North Maluku Province is still limited, this study was conducted to explore the collaboration between nutritionists and nurses in handling nutritional problems among toddlers in this province.Methods: This study used a qualitative research method and was conducted in 5 Primary Health Care Centers within the region of West Halmahera District. This research involved 15 participants consisting of nurses, nutritionists and the Heads of Primary Health Care Center. The data collection used in-depth interviews for each participant with a total of research duration of about 2 months.Result: The results showed that the collaboration between nurses and nutritionists was mainly to perform vital body examination and to give supplementary feeding for toddlers. Primary Health Care has a Plan of Action for this program of collaboration. Other than that, sometimes they provide some health education about exclusive breastfeeding, good nutritional intake and the importance of bringing toddlers to the integrated service center called Posyandu.Conclusion : Nurses and nutritionists in West Halmahera collaborate to improve toddlers nutritional status but the collaboration is still limited.

scholarly journals Barriers Facing Primary Health Care Physicians When Dealing with Emergency Cases in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majed A. Aloufi ◽  
Marwan A. Bakarman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Centers ◽  
Primary Health Care Physicians ◽  
Health Care Centers

<p><strong>OBJECTIVES:</strong> To estimate the prevalence of emergency cases reporting to Primary Health Care centers (PHC), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and to explore the barriers facing PHC physicians when dealing with such emergency cases.<strong></strong></p><p><strong>METHODS:</strong> A cross-sectional analytic study, where all physicians working in the PHC of the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Jeddah; were invited to participate (n=247). The study period was from July 2013 till December 2013. Data were collected through two sources. 1- A self-administered questionnaire used to determine the physicians’ perceived competence when dealing with emergency cases. 2- A structured observation sheet used to evaluate availability of equipment, drugs, ambulances and other supporting facilities required to deal with emergency cases.</p><p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> The response rate was 83.4%. The physicians’ age ranged between 25 and 60 years with a mean ±SD of 34.4±7.5 years. Majority of them (83.5%) did not attend ATLS courses at all whereas 60.7% never attended ACLS courses. The majority (97.1%) had however attended BLS courses. Physicians in the age group 36-45 years, non-Saudi, those who had SBFM, those who reported experience in working in emergency departments and physicians who reported more working years in PHCCs (&gt;5 years) had a significant higher score of perceived level of competence in performing emergency skill scale than others (P&lt;0.05). The prevalence of emergency cases attending PHC in Jeddah (2013) was 5.2%.</p><p><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> Emergency services at PHC in Jeddah are functioning reasonably well, but require fine tuning of services and an upgrade in their quality.</p>

INDIVIDUALS’ BEHAVIOR TOWARDS INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA MEDICAL INFORMATION IN DAMMAM AND KHOBAR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTERS

2021 ◽  
pp. 12-16
Author(s):  
Dania Alshiha ◽  
Mashael Alghamdi ◽  
Abeer Aldakhil
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Treatment Plan ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Centers ◽  
Health Care Centers ◽  
Internet And Social Media

Nowadays, internet and social media are being used widely. They affect individuals who seek medical information, as a result, inaccurate information lead individuals to misdiagnose themselves and change their treatment plan. The purpose of this study is to determine the behavior of individuals regarding using internet and social media to obtain medical information, sociodemographic factors and reasons for seeking medical information. This study employed a cross-sectional analytical design in primary health care centers in Dammam and Khobar cities. A total of 439 participants were invited to complete a structured, self-administered questionnaire. The results of the study revealed that 87.7% used internet and social media to obtain medical information. The most common reason for searching was symptoms participants had 42.9%. Eighty ve percent were inuenced and 15% were rarely inuenced by the information obtained. More than half of individuals had a positive behavioral change. Majority of individuals had veried the information they obtained, mostly with a physician 83.6%.

scholarly journals Self-rated health and working conditions among workers from primary health care centers in Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 971-980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Posenato Garcia ◽  
Doroteia Aparecida Höfelmann ◽  
Luiz Augusto Facchini
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Musculoskeletal Symptoms ◽  
Primary Care Center ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Centers ◽  
Health Care Centers

This cross-sectional study with 1,249 workers from all 49 municipal primary health care centers was conducted in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, with the objective of investigating the prevalence of poor self-rated health and its association with working conditions and other factors. Multivariate statistical analyses were conducted using Poisson regression. The prevalence of poor self-rated health was 21.86% (95%CI: 19.56%-24.15%). The largest prevalence was found among dental assistants (35.71%), and the lowest among physicians (10.66%). In the adjusted analysis, the outcome was associated with female gender (PR = 1.48; 95%CI: 1.03-2.14), older age (PR = 1.29; 95%CI: 1.05-1.59), higher education (PR = 0.69; 95%CI: 0.55-0.87), more time working at the primary care center (PR = 1.57; 95%CI: 1.29-1.98), higher workload score (PR = 1.67; 95%CI: 1.35-2.05), obesity (PR = 1.74; 95%CI: 1.37-2.21), and often or always experiencing musculoskeletal symptoms (PR = 2.69; 95%CI: 1.90-3.83). A higher workload score remained associated with the outcome, suggesting an association between working conditions and self-rated health.

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