scholarly journals Knowledge about Mental Health and Acceptance towards COVID-19 Vaccination in Adult Individuals of Ahmedabad

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 7-14
Author(s):  
Drashti Atulbhai Shah ◽  
Mihirdev P. Jhala
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adult Individual ◽  
Infected People ◽  
Public Response ◽  
Key Words Anxiety ◽  
The People ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Background: The new Coronavirus disease (COVID19) emerging in China has quickly crossed borders, infected people around the world, and sparked a massive public response. Much attention has been paid to vaccination with COVID19 to control this circumstance. All of these kinds of stuff are led to a higher stratum of anxiety towards the COVID-19 vaccination Process in Adult individuals. Aims and Objective: To determine the knowledge about anxiety and acceptance towards COVID-19 vaccination in Adults individuals of Ahmedabad. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out in adults in Ahmedabad. An online survey was carried out with a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire contains specific questions about anxiety and acceptance of the Covid-19 vaccination. A total of 10 items are rated on a 5 - point Likert scale. In which 5 items were for the anxiety component and 5 items were for the acceptance component. The data analysis was carried out with Microsoft Excel 2019. Results: Our finding suggests that from 171 respondents 85(50%) of the adult individual were not anxious, 59(34%) were mild anxious, 24(14%) were Moderately anxious, 3(2%) were severely anxious towards the Covid-19 Vaccination process. 9(28%) adult individuals were ready to accept the Covid-19 vaccination process, 115(67%) were not sure, 47(5 %) of adult individuals were refused the Covid-19 Vaccination process. Conclusion: Half of the people were having mild to severe levels of anxiety towards the Covid-19 vaccination process and most of the people are not sure about the Covid-19 vaccination process. Key words: Anxiety, Acceptance, Covid-19 vaccination, Adult Individuals, Awareness.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of United Arab Emirates Medical and Health Sciences Students: A Cross Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noura Baniyas ◽  
Mohamud Sheek-Hussein ◽  
Nouf Al Kaabi ◽  
Maitha Al Shamsi ◽  
Maitha Al Neyadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Health Sciences Students ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

AbstractCOVID-19 pandemic is the largest unprecedented viral pandemic of the 21st century. We aimed to study the COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among medical and health sciences students in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). We performed a cross-sectional study between 2nd June and 19th August 2020. The survey was developed using online Survey Monkey. The link was distributed via UAE University to all students and via WhatsApp© groups. The self-administered questionnaire was conducted in English and comprised of two parts: socio-demographic characteristics and KAP towards COVID-19. A total of 712 responses to the questionnaire were collected. 90% (n=695) were under-graduate, while 10% (n=81) were post-graduate students. Majority (87%, n=647) stated that they obtained COVID-19 information from multiple reliable sources. They were highly knowledgeable about COVID-19 pandemic but 76% (n=539) did not recognize its routes of transmission. 63% (n=431) were worried of getting COVID-19, while 92% (n=633)) were worried that a family member could get infected with the virus. 97% (n=655) took precautions when accepting home deliveries, 94% (n=637) had been washing their hands more frequently, and 95% (n=643) had been wearing face masks. In conclusion, participants showed high levels of knowledge and awareness about COVID-19. They were worried about getting infected themselves or their family members, and had good practices against COVID-19.

scholarly journals Reasons for use and non-use of dental services among people visiting a dental college hospital in India: A descriptive cross-sectional study

2012 ◽  
Vol 06 (04) ◽  
pp. 422-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
CG Devaraj ◽  
Pranati Eswar
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Visit ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Services ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Reasons For Use

ABSTRACTObjective: To find out the reasons for use and non-use of dental services among people visiting a dental college hospital in India.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 180 people, aged 15-65 years visiting the outpatient department of a dental college hospital in India. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data about the history of dental visits and reasons for use and non-use of dental services.Results:For a majority of the people (38.5%), time since the last dental visit was more than 2 years, and the main reason for visiting a dentist was dental pain (35.3%). Majority of the people had undergone extraction of teeth in their previous dental visit (44.3%). The major reason cited for not visiting a dentist was the presence of dental problem that was not severe enough to go to a dentist (43.1%).Conclusion: Majorityof the people were “problem-oriented visitors” rather than “prevention oriented visitors.” (Eur J Dent 2012;6:422-427)

scholarly journals Prevalence of Smoking among Young Pakistani Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
Fizza Nasim ◽  
Saira Yousaf ◽  
Rozina Arshad ◽  
Bilal Bin Younis ◽  
Hafiza Rabia Naeem
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Smoking Initiation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The People ◽  
Lower Education Level ◽  
Main Determinants ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Background: The history of smoking tobacco is primitive and dates back to as early as 5000 BC. In the last century this has changed to different forms like cigarettes, filtered cigarettes, self-made cigarettes, tobacco in leaf (beery), hukka, sheesha and pipe. Objectives: To explore tobacco smoking practices in young adults and the factors that influences them to initiate or quit smoking. Methods: It was cross sectional study based on a self-based on a self-administered questionnaire with a sample size of 486. Study subjects were young adults. The age of participants was between 17-35 years. Data was collected after taking an informed consent and the individual confidentially was maintained. A self- administered questionnaire was given where question were related to their socio-demographic characteristics and smoking   behavior. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: Of the subjects who were interviewed almost 62% were smokers. Significant number of the people did not remember the age of smoking initiation. 97% of the subjects smoked manufactured cigarettes. 49.6% of smokers had to visit a physician in last 12 months but only 40% of them were counseled regarding smoking hazards and smoking cessation. 61.6% of people had not seen any information regarding hazards of smoking on any kind of media, 27.5% saw them on electronic media and 2.6% noticed them on Bill board. Conclusion: The main determinants of regular smoking among the university students were male sex, lower education level and having friends who smoke. This calls for the implementation of sex and age specific anti-smoking policies. By assessing the smoking behavior in young adults, programs and policies can be designed with an aim to reduce smoking rates among the youth of our society.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Awareness on Fumigation of Operation Theaters among Dental Undergraduates

2020 ◽  
pp. 36-44
Author(s):  
M. Pooja Umaiyal ◽  
Dhanraj Ganapathy ◽  
Ashok Velayudhan ◽  
Kirankumar Pandurangan
Keyword(s):  
Potassium Permanganate ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The People ◽  
Emerging Compounds ◽  
Electric Boiler ◽  
Persistent Data

Disinfectants play a vital role in global infection control as a crucial weapon against the transmission of nosocomial pathogens/infections combating global disease outbreak. Because of the multifactor causation of infections the environment of operation theatre plays a great role in the onset and spread of infections. As in this advancing medical era, the microbial contamination of the hospital environment, especially the operating theatre, intensive care units had continued an increased prevalence of nosocomial infection. The people who are at risk do not only involve the patients but the health professions including the nurses as well. The aim of this study was to provide and assess knowledge on fumigation of operation theatres among the dental undergraduates. A cross-sectional study was conducted online with a pre-structured questionnaire containing 10 questions among the 100 undergraduates. Persistent data were extracted and analyzed using SPSS software by IBM. A total of 100 undergraduates attended the online survey among which 78.8% were interns followed by 12.12% and 9.1% of third years and final year dental undergraduates respectively. The most commonly used fumigants opted by the participants were predominantly of formaldehyde with 89% followed by phosphine 9%. Regarding the methods of fumigation, awareness on the electric boiler fumigation method and potassium permanganate method was predominantly high among the interns with 58.9% and 84.62% respectively. Within the limits of this study, formaldehyde was the predominantly opted type of fumigant. The potassium permanganate method of fumigation was predominantly known among the participants when compared to the electric boiler fumigation method. However, the majority of participants were unaware of the emerging compounds named Virkon and Bacillocid Rasant. These were assessed along with other factors like awareness of ammonia neutralization and also the risk involved in the fumigation process.

scholarly journals Thalassemia awareness among Iraqi people in 2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Majid ◽  
Mohammed Tareq Mutar ◽  
Hashim Talib Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Noncommunicable Disease ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The People ◽  
Threatening Condition ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Successful Prevention

Thalassemia is an autosomal recessive disease that is common in Iraq with a prevalence of 35.7 per 100,000. It is the most common type of hereditary anemia registered in 2015. It is a life-threatening condition with many complications which if not managed could cause death in early age. This study aimed to assess the awareness of Iraqi people about thalassemia transmission and prevention and to find their source of information about the disease, as developing good awareness is the first and the most advantageous road to establish a successful prevention program. This cross-sectional study involved 417 participants who were from medical and non-medical fields. It was conducted as an online survey in addition to participants interview using a self-structured questionnaire which was tested for content and face validity, unidimensionality and test-retest reliability in a pilot study of 40 participants. Each participant who had heard about the disease was given a score (0-5) based on their knowledge: 68.8% of the people had heard about the disease previously, those had a mean score of 3 out of 5; 84% claimed that thalassemia is a noncommunicable disease which resembles the highest awareness aspect. The lowest one was about the preventability of the disease. Significant correlation was found between the score of awareness and the age. People awareness about thalassemia was relatively good. A control strategy should be directed to elevate the awareness level about thalassemia in the community with the application of the national program for thalassemia control.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Verbal Abuse Among Doctors in Tertiary Care Hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (220) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalpana Silwal ◽  
Sarala Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Binary Data ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Verbal Abuse ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ethical Approval ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Morning Shift

Introduction: Verbal abuse is the act of forcefully criticizing, insulting or denouncing another person.Verbal abuse can be devastating to doctors and may cause long lasting emotional and psychologicaldamage. This study aims to find the prevalence of verbal abuse among doctors in tertiary carehospital. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among doctors in a tertiary carehospitals, Chitwan from January to July, 2019 after taking ethical approval. Convenience samplingwas done. Self administered questionnaire was distributed and data was collected. Point estimateat 95% CI was done for binary data along with frequency and proportion. Data were entered andcalculations were done in Microsoft excel. Results: Verbal abuse was found among 80 (33.3%) respondents at 95% Confidence Interval (27.51-39.09%) and most 51 (63.8%) of perpetrators were relatives of the patients. Most 38 (47.5%) of thedoctors were often worried in workplace. Incident of the verbal abuse was more 35 (43.6%) inmorning and least 14 (17.4%) in night. Most 22 (27.5%) of the doctors did not take any action forincident although most 42 (52.5 %) of the doctors were encouraged by colleagues to take action. Conclusions: Prevalence of verbral abuse among the doctors were found out to be similar as theprevious studies conducted in similar settings. This study has shown that doctors were frequentlyverbal abused by patient’s relatives and were abused mostly in morning shift and were often worriedin workplace.

scholarly journals Association between supportive attitude and adoptive practice of control strategy against COVID-19 amosng college students in China: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Shen ◽  
Dan Liu ◽  
Miaochun Cai ◽  
Peiliang Chen ◽  
Zhenghe Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Control Strategy ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Emerging Infectious Diseases ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Outbreak Control ◽  
And Control ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Abstract Background We investigated college students’ attitude and compliance towards a prevention strategy involving use of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in four universities in Guangdong Province (China) based on purposive sampling. A self-administered questionnaire was given to College students (CSs) to measure the supportive attitude towards an outbreak control strategy and adoption of NPIs in respondents. Results A total of 44,446 CSs participated between 31 January and 10 February 2020; 92.7% of respondents supported the outbreak control strategy. The proportion of respondents who avoided public places, wore a facemask, avoid gatherings, and washed hands more frequently than usual was 94.8, 92.8, 91.2 and 86.9%. respectively. A total of 76.5% respondents adopted all four measures. A supportive attitude was associated with NPI adoption. Students who were female, postgraduate, anxious, and not depressed tended to have a higher supportive attitude and higher chance of NPI adoption. Conclusions Higher supportiveness towards the disease control strategy for the Chinese public may lead to higher adoption rate of NPIs. Psychosocial factors were related to a supportive attitude and adoption of the NPI. We believe that our findings could aid policymakers to create NPIs to prevent and control emerging infectious diseases such as COVID-19.

Psychological distress among the people during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aruna Jothishanmugam ◽  
Amani Mohamed ◽  
Hawa Ibrahim Abd Alla Hamid ◽  
Soad Mohamed Abdalla Alnassry ◽  
Wafa Abdein Humza Bashir
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Initial Period ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Rating ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
The People

BACKGROUND The COVID-19 epidemic has had a major impact on mental health in the general population. As a result, during a pandemic, monitoring and oversight of the population's mental health is a top responsibility. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to examines the anxiety level of the people during initial period of COVID-19. METHODS The cross sectional online survey was done using the zung self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and zung self-rating depression scale. Out of 250 responders, 19.2%, 6.4%, and 0.8% experienced mild, moderate, marked to severe levels of anxiety RESULTS According to analysis, female (OR=1.3,95% CI=0.55 – 3.3,P=0.524), above the age of 59 years(OR=1.6,CI=(0.33 – 7.72),P=0.555), were experiencing moderate level of anxiety when compared with others. Related to depression, 36.4%,16.4% and 5.2% experienced mild, moderate ,marked to severe levels of depression. The findings show that female (OR=0.79,95%,CI=0.36–1.7,P=0.of0.845),above the age of 59 years(OR=4.4,CI=0.75 – 25.8,P=0.101)were experiencing marked level of depression than others. CONCLUSIONS The main causes for anxiety and depression among the people is due to financial constraints, dual role of women, work from home, fear of infection, unemployment and online education.

A Cross Sectional Study on Covid-19 Related Anxiety Disorders amongst the Population Working from Home during the Pandemic in the State of Karnataka, South India

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (16) ◽  
pp. 1079-1083
Author(s):  
Darshan Yallappa Jotibannad ◽  
Ayushi Devendra Singh
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
P Value ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
The People

BACKGROUND Covid-19 has caused significant distress worldwide. It not only causes physical symptoms but also takes a toll on the mental well-being of an individual. A plethora of people develop the psychological disorders due to the pandemic. This study was an attempt to explore the occurrence of anxiety and its severity levels among the people working from home during the pandemic period. METHODS A cross sectional online survey was conducted by sharing Zung self-administered anxiety questionnaire using Google form. Informed consent was obtained from 105 participants and snowball sampling method was used in the study. The chi square and P-value were also calculated to determine the level of significance and association between different variables. RESULTS Out of 105 participants, 15 (14.28 %) were found to have anxiety disorder. Males were found to have higher anxiety levels than females. Higher numbers came from those living in a joint family and who were married. CONCLUSIONS Early identification of psychological distress and timely intervention will improve quality of life of an individual and will also reduce the severity of the psychological sequalae. KEYWORDS Pandemic, Anxiety, Covid-19, Mental Health

scholarly journals Awareness about Precision Medicine among Dental Students: A Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL3) ◽  
pp. 1085-1094
Author(s):  
Sabaritha A ◽  
Kavitha S ◽  
Sridevi G ◽  
Vishnupriya ◽  
Gayathri
Keyword(s):  
Precision Medicine ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Biological Databases ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The People ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
Spss Software

Precision medicine is a method of prevention and treatment which is based on biological databases. Precision medicine has been used in existence for more than a century. More than one million people have contributed their data to precision medicine. This study focuses especially to evaluate the knowledge on characteristics of precision medicine​. The aim of this study is to create awareness of Precision medicine among dental students. Based on a cross-sectional study, a survey was conducted among dental students on precision medicine. The questionnaire was distributed through an online survey link (i.e.) google forms. Nearly 150 students participated in it. Data was circulated, results were collected and statistically analysed through spss software. 97.6% of the people are mostly aware of precision medicine, where 47% are male and 53 % are female. 77.1% of the people are aware that the precision medicine treatment is based on DNA and it’s genetic variations. 75.3% of people feel that precision medicine is not affordable by everyone. This study was made to improve the awareness and knowledge of precision medicine in dentistry.

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