scholarly journals Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Ill Effects of Substance Use Among School Going Children, Golaghat

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-221
Author(s):  
Boby Begam ◽  
Kabita Devi
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Demographic Variable ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Related Substance ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Adolescent starts with early healthy teens and ends up with the many unhealthy issues if not taken care of One of the high risk health issues of adolescence is related to substance use. It is a decade ago worldwide problem where India too has fallen into this viscous cycle. It has not only affected the health of adolescence but has also affected the future of the entire nation. Objectives: The study aimed to find out knowledge and attitude on ill effects of substance use among school going children. Material and Methods: The study adopted cross sectional descriptive design. The study was conducted in three School of Golaghat, Assam for a period of 2 weeks among 265 school going children who were selected using purposive sampling technique after taking the consent. Tool knowledge questionnaire related Substance Use and Attitude scale related Substance Use was used. Results: It was found that 94% of the school going children was having high knowledge level on the ill effects of substance use and their attitude varies towards the substance use. There was no significant association found between knowledge score and selected socio demographic variable. Conclusion: It was found that even after having sufficient knowledge and negative attitude towards the substance use, many adolescent are trapped in this phenomena. It may be because of lack of assertiveness and weaken coping ability of the adolescence. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Substance use, School Going Children.

scholarly journals A CO-RELATION STUDY TO ASSESS PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING THE IMPACT OF TELEVISION ON CHILDREN IN SELECTED AREA KANPUR, U.P

2020 ◽  
pp. 434-440
Author(s):  
Pratibha Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Parental Knowledge ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
The Impact

Today's Children will be tomorrow's responsible citizen of the country. Entertainment is an essential part of life, by this we feel tension free, relaxed, energetic and having a positive attitude towards life. Games plays an important role for the all round development of the children's personality especially outdoor games but Now a days children are adopting habits of playing indoor games and also entertaining themselves by using various electronic devices as we know one of them is television. There are various programmes such as various kids’ channels, cartoon shows, video games etc. being watched by the children. Directly or indirectly these programs affect behaviour of the children in positive and negative ways. That’s why it is needed that parents should have a look for types of programmes seen by children, how long a child is watching a program, how it is affecting child habits/ behaviour etc. Later on, these negative impacts will create health issues/behaviour problems such as obesity, aggressive behaviour, lack of concentration etc. Child who watch television for 10 hours or more per week are less skilled at reading and are less successful in school as compared to children who watch television for less than 10 hours per week. The American academy of paediatrics makes the following recommendations regarding television viewing should not exceed one to two hours of quality programming daily and children younger than two years old should not watch television.1 That is why researchers took this topic to highlight the attitude and knowledge of parents about the impact of television on their Children's behaviour. A co-relational study conducted to assess parental knowledge and attitude regarding the impact of television on children in selected area at Kanpur (U.P). A descriptive cross-sectional survey approach was used, sample size was 100 parents selected by convenient sampling for this study. Self-structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of parents, and attitude of parents was assessed by Likert scale. The study shows that among 100 parents 8% of them had poor knowledge, 36% average knowledge, 50% good knowledge, 6% very good knowledge about impact of television on children. The study shown the positive attitude 84%, negative attitude 16% on impact of television on children. The correlation value shows that positive correlation between knowledge and attitude score of parents. There was no significant association between knowledge score with their demographic variables and significant association seen between attitude score with types of family, educational status of parents, income of parents and number of children. There was no significant association between attitude score with age of parents and religion. KEYWORDS: Impact, Television, Attitude, Parental Knowledge,

scholarly journals Attitude Towards Menstruation Among Female In-School Adolescents: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study in Southwest Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olufemi Oludare Aluko ◽  
Jireh Ngozi Udechukwu ◽  
Oluwaseun Anthonia Loto ◽  
Ayoola Oluwaniyi Orisawayi ◽  
Grace Ojodomo Ojogba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Menstrual Symptoms

Abstract Background: Menarche and menstruation are natural procedures in a girl’s transition to womanhood. Lack of awareness thereof, before menarche and stigmatizing menstrual hygiene management (MHM) perception and experiences predominate in low resource economies and influences attitude. The study aims to determine and compare the attitude of adolescents attending public and private schools on menstruation and MHM in the study area.Methods: The cross-sectional study recruited 357 respondents, comprising of 177 and 180 female adolescents from public and private schools through a three-stage sampling technique. The study administered a validated, semi-structured questionnaire that was facilitated self-administered. Descriptive and inferential statistics presented results, while binary logistic regression identified predictors of attitude at Pά0.05.Results: Except for religion, other socio-demographic characteristics (age, class, ethnicity, whom adolescents’ lives with, highest education and wealth) were significantly different between public and private schools. However, respondents in public schools were older (15.4±1.75 years) when compared with those attending private schools (14.3±1.18 years). On attitude, negative feelings and openness scales were significantly different between respondents attending public and private schools, while those of positive feelings, menstrual symptoms, acceptance of menarche and living with menstruation were respectively similar at Pα0.05. Overall attitude scale indicated a higher negative rating (87.4) when compared with a positive score (12.6%). With a positive attitude as a reference, ethnicity was the only negative attitude predictor (Pα0.05).Conclusions: Adolescents attending public and private schools have negative attitudes toward menstruation and MHM. Therefore, awareness and puberty education through ethnic constructs, on menstruation and MHM before menarche is indispensable to improve their attitude.

scholarly journals Comparison of the knowledge, attitudes toward, and practices of contraception between Thai Muslim women living in Bangkok and those living in the southernmost provinces of Thailand

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jureeporn Saelim ◽  
Somsook Santibenchakul ◽  
Unnop Jaisamrarn
Keyword(s):  
Muslim Women ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Income Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
College Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Background There are limited data on the use of contraception by Thai Muslim women. Objectives To compare and explore the knowledge, attitudes toward, and practices (KAP) of contraception between Thai Muslim women living in Bangkok and those living in the Southernmost provinces. Variables associated with KAP were also examined. Methods This was a community-based cross-sectional study, which was conducted in the Muslim communities in Bangkok and those in the southernmost provinces of Thailand including Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat. A multistage, cluster sampling technique was used to identify participants. Only literate Thai Muslim women who lived in their hometown, and aged between 15–49 years were included in the analysis. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess participants’ KAP of contraception. Results Data from 423 participants were analyzed. Knowledge and attitude scores between the two groups were comparable. A higher proportion of women from the southernmost provinces used contraceptives. However, when a multivariate regression model was used to adjust for other variables, women’s geographical residence was not associated with higher knowledge and attitude scores, or contraceptive practices. College-level education and higher income level were independent factors associated with contraceptive knowledge. A higher knowledge score was independently related to a positive attitude towards contraception. Only number of children and income level were independently associated with contraceptive practices. Conclusions For Thai Muslim women, geographical residence was not significantly associated with KAP of contraception. The educational level, income level, and number of children of the women played major roles in KAP of contraception.

scholarly journals The Correlation between Knowledge and Attitude Childbearing Age Woman About Pre Marital Examination in Tanjungpinang at 2014

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-203
Author(s):  
Fidyah Aminin ◽  
Fitri Mariyani ◽  
Tiyara Safitri
Keyword(s):  
Screening Program ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Promotional Efforts ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Based on Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey in 2008, there were 80,000 newbornsdied. One possible cause was infection. Infections acquired from placenta transplant from mother tofetus can cause congenital abnormalities such as TORCH infections. This can be prevented by doingpremarital examination. This study investigated the relationship between childbearing women’s knowledgeabout premarital examination and attitude in premarital examination in Tanjungpinang in 2014.This was an analytic study with a cross-sectional research design. Location was selected in Tanjungpinangon June 12 to June 23, 2014. The sampling was done by purposive sampling technique. The sample was47 people. Instrument used was a questionnaire and data collection was done by filling the questionnaire.The obtained data was analyzed with chi-square test. The results showed that, of the 47 respondents,87.2% had high knowledge with 68.1% having a positive attitude while 12.8% had low knowledgewith 31.9% having a negative attitude. The results of the chi-square statistical test obtained a pvalueof 0.009 (p <0.05), then H0 was rejected, meaning that there was a correlation between childbearingwomen’s knowledge about premarital examination and attitude in premarital examination inTanjungpinang in 2014. It was suggested that the childbearing women expected to undergo premaritalexamination before marriage. It was recommended to the Health Clinic Laboratory to improve thepremarital screening program with promotional efforts.

scholarly journals Knowledge And Attitude On Mental Illness Among People Of A Selected Community Of Biratnagar

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49
Author(s):  
P. Jha ◽  
P.K. Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Regular Treatment ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Introduction: Mental disorders are widely recognized as a major contributor to the global burden of disease. Mental illness often generates misunderstanding, prejudice, confusion and fear; therefore it should be a concern for all of us, rather than only for those who suffer from a mental disorder. Aim of this study is to assess the knowledge and attitude on mental illness among people of a selected community. Material And Method: Descriptive cross-sectional research design was used to assess knowledge and attitude in selected community of Biratnagar. Sample size was 92. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to collect data through face to face interview using Semi-structured questionnaire. Data entry and analysis was done on SPSS version 16. Descriptive statistics was calculated. Results: Finding of the study shows 88% views mental illness as a medical condition. All respondents identified that mentally ill people cannot held his/her responsibility and are prone to violent. Mental illness perceived as treatable by 66.7% with regular treatment and follow-up and 20.7% preferred treatment with traditional healer. Findings of the study showed adequate level of knowledge among 97.8% respondents. Conclusion: The finding of the study suggests level of knowledge was adequate among respondents whereas most of them had negative attitude towards mental illness. The level of negative attitude suggests the strong emphasis on public education towards mental illness.

Attitude of nurses towards euthanasia: a cross-sectional study in Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 274-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Safarpour ◽  
Roghayeh Keykha ◽  
Saeideh Varasteh ◽  
Venus Sargazi ◽  
Mahan Mirmortazavi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nurses Attitude

Background: Nurses play a major role in providing end-of-life care, and euthanasia is considered to be one of the most important ethical challenges that care providers can face. Aim: To assess the nurses' attitude towards euthanasia in Iran. Methods: The cross-sectional study included nurses who worked in intensive and critical care, as well as dialysis units of a teaching hospital affiliated to Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, who were selected by the census sampling technique. Data were collected using a two-part questionnaire encompassing the demographic characteristics of nurses and the 20-item Euthanasia Attitude Scale. Results: The overall score of nurses' attitudes towards euthanasia, ranging from one to five, was 2.71±0.45, indicating a negative attitude and opposition towards euthanasia. Alongside this, the results demonstrated that there was no significant relationship between demographic characteristics and nurses' attitudes toward euthanasia. Conclusion: In general, nurses in Iran oppose euthanasia. This can be attributed to the context of religious beliefs and culture in Iran as an Islamic country.

Attitude towards menstruation by female in-school adolescents: A comparative cross-sectional study in southwest Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olufemi Oludare Aluko ◽  
Jireh Ngozi Udechukwu ◽  
Oluwaseun Anthonia Loto ◽  
Ayoola Oluwaniyi Orisawayi ◽  
Grace Ojodomo Ojogba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Menstrual Symptoms

Abstract Background: Menarche and menstruation are natural procedures in a girl’s transition to womanhood. Lack of awareness thereof, before menarche and stigmatizing menstrual hygiene management (MHM) experiences predominate in low resource economies and influences attitude. The study aims to determine and compare the attitude of adolescents attending public and private schools on menstruation and MHM in the study area.Methods: The cross-sectional study recruited 357 respondents, comprising of 177 and 180 female adolescents from public and private schools through a three-stage sampling technique. The study administered a validated, semi-structured questionnaire that was facilitated self-administered. Descriptive and inferential statistics presented results, while binary logistic regression identified predictors of attitude at Pά0.05.Results: Except for religion, other socio-demographic characteristics (age, class, ethnicity, whom adolescents’ lives with, highest education and wealth) were significantly different between public and private schools. However, respondents in public schools were older (15.4±1.75 years) when compared with those attending private schools (14.3±1.18 years). On attitude, negative feelings and openness scales were significantly different between respondents attending public and private schools, while those of positive feelings, menstrual symptoms, acceptance of menarche and living with menstruation were respectively similar at Pα0.05. Overall attitude scale indicated a higher negative rating (87.4) when compared with a positive score (12.6%). With a positive attitude as a reference, ethnicity was the only negative attitude predictor (Pα0.05).Conclusions: Adolescents attending public and private schools have negative attitudes toward menstruation and MHM. Therefore, awareness and puberty education through ethnic constructs, on menstruation and MHM before menarche is indispensable to improve their attitude.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Attitude towards Safe Abortion among Undergraduate Students in Jana Bhawana Campus, Lalitpur, Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 269-277
Author(s):  
Nirmala Ghimire ◽  
Manju Nepal ◽  
Niran Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Living Arrangement ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Unsafe Abortion ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safe Abortion ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Unsafe abortion is one of the health issue of the reproductive age women. In spite of abortion legalization, woman’s access to safe abortion is based on the knowledge related to safe abortion. Knowledge is essential part which equip women to get services and prevent from complications of unsafe abortion. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted with the objective to identify the knowledge and attitude on safe abortion among bachelor level student. Non probability total enumerative sampling technique was used to select the sample. Total of 310 respondents were included in the study. The structured pretested questionnaire was used to collect data. Pearson chi-square was used to find out the association between demographic variables and knowledge on safe abortion. Result: The result of the study showed that among the respondents majority 247(79.7%) were ≥20 years of age with mean age 21.4 years with SD 1.9. More than half 173(55.8) of respondents were female. Majority 193(62.3%) of the respondents had fair knowledge and nearly half of the respondents 154(49.7%) had positive attitude regarding safe abortion. Respondents’ knowledge on safe abortion were not significantly associated with their age, gender, marital status, ethnicity, type of family, area of residence and living arrangement. Conclusion: Despite having fair level of knowledge among majority of respondents, it is seen that half of the respondents had negative attitude towards safe abortion. This shows that there is a need for educational intervention among undergraduate students in order to change their attitude. Key words: Attitude, Knowledge, Safe Abortion, Undergraduate Students.

scholarly journals The KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS THIRD SEMESTER ABOUT BALANCE NUTRITION CONSUMPTION

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Ni Made Darmiyanti ◽  
Desak Putu Erna Firdawati
Keyword(s):  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Processing Data ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Using Data

Abstrack: Knowlwdge and attitude of students of the 3rd semester of the consumption patterns of balanced nutrition in midwifery academy of Kartini Bali. This study aims to determine Knowlwdge and attitude of students of the 3rd semester of the consumption patterns of balanced nutrition in midwifery academy of Kartini Bali. The research method using descriptive research cross sectional. Data collection using question naires, the sampling technique used is simple randon sampling with the entire population of the 3rd semester student at the academy of Kartini Bali tolaling 126 students, processing data using data tabulation by the number of respondents were 32 students on the 1st of February 2016, the results showed that the 3rd semester student knowled about balanced nutrition consumption patterns most of the 22 respondents (68,75%) having a good knowledge, nearly half of 10 respondens (31,25%) having sufficient knowledge, while the 3rd semester student attitudes about consumption patterns are almost entirely (81,25%) have a positive attitude, and a fraction that is 6 respondents (18,75%) have a negative attitude.

scholarly journals Hubungan Pengetahuan dan Sikap Terhadap Perilaku Seks Bebas

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Haryati Astuti
Keyword(s):  
Research Result ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sex Behavior ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Result Show ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Survey result show that there has happened the increase number of teenagers who do free sex before marriage. That big ammount is a serrious threat to family, society and nation. This research aims at confirming the correlation between knowledge and attitude to the free sex behavior of senior high school teenagers. This research used analytic research design and cross sectional approach by population of all students of X,XI and XII grade as many as 560 graders. The sample was taken by 100 respondents using simple random sampling technique this research was done on may 2016 by using questionnaire sheets. It was done at SMAN 01 Tembilahan. While the data analyzed by using univariate and bivariate analysis with chi-Square Test. The result show that 47%s students have good knowledge, 79% of them have negative attitude to free sex, and 61% have less good behavior. The test result show that there is a corelation between knowledge and free sex behavior, the score of “p value” is 0,016 and there is a correlation between attitude ti the free sex behaviou, the score of “p value” is 0,035. There is a correlation between knowledge and attitude to the free sex behavior. This research result expected can be used as suggestion to prevant the increase of free sex before marriage. And for the next researchers can research another varriable which are maybe give impact to the teenagers free sex behaviour.

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