scholarly journals Assessment Knowledge and Attitudes of the Family Physicians Towards Homeopathy: A Cross-Sectional Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-317
Author(s):  
Nafiye Fulya İLHAN ◽  
Osman KURT ◽  
A. Ferdane OĞUZÖNCÜL
Keyword(s):  
Family Physicians ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
The Family

scholarly journals Awareness of Family Physician Residents of their Roles in Disaster Health Management: A Cross-Sectional Study in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
pp. 254-261
Author(s):  
Fawaz Hassan Alamri ◽  
Faisal Dhahi Aldahash ◽  
Sa’ad Alqahtani
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Family Physician ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Disaster Medicine ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Family

Background: Family physicians have a pivotal role in responding to the medical community's needs and have a crucial role in disaster health management. Family physicians have several tasks and duties during and after the disaster, such as event detection, critical information’ collection and distribution, and rehabilitative activities. It is important to identify the level of awareness of the family physicians regarding their role in the management of disasters. Aim: To assess the awareness of family physician residents of their roles in disaster health management, Saudi Arabia. Methods: This study was cross-sectional; it was performed on Saudi family physician residents in family practice clinics and centers in Saudi Arabia. A self-administrated questionnaire has been sent electronically to the participants to investigate their awareness. IMB SPSS version 22 was used to analyze the collected data. Results: This study included 400 family physicians; more than one-half 52.75%were in the age of 28-30 years old. There were 61.5% worked previously at hospital emergency services. A few percentages reported receiving training on disaster medicine management in the clinic, 38.5%. 47.75% reported willingness to train on disaster management. There was 71% of physicians had high knowledge regarding their role in disaster management. Conclusion: There was high awareness among the family physicians regarding their role in the management of disaster with an acceptable attitude toward receiving training.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Attitudes on Vaccination in Southern Romanians: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire

Vaccines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 774
Author(s):  
Gabriela Loredana Popa ◽  
Andrei-Alexandru Muntean ◽  
Mădălina-Maria Muntean ◽  
Mircea Ioan Popa
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
General Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Vaccination Scheme ◽  
Local Reactions

Vaccines are fundamental instruments upon which all modern medicine is hinged. This has recently come into the light because of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2. We aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of the public regarding vaccination. To this end, a questionnaire, which was disseminated to the general population between 2017 and 2019, was used. We evaluated the responses from 1647 individuals (61% female, with a median age of 37 years, mostly from urban settings). Most respondents (85%) had children and were in favor of vaccination. Our study underlines the role that family physicians have in the education and information of citizens. A small, but considerable, number of respondents (108, 7.84% of those with children) had not vaccinated their children according to the national vaccination scheme. Deterrents were considered to be lack of information and fear of side effects. However, 167 of our respondents (12.12% out of 1377 respondents with children) said that their child experienced adverse events—most of which were mild local reactions. Alternatives to vaccination were proposed by some. In this study, we highlight the attitudes of respondents and multiple gaps in general knowledge, both of which may need to be addressed, especially in light of the current pandemic situation and past failed campaigns.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP TENTANG PENGELOLAAN SAMPAH DENGAN PERILAKU PEMBUANGAN SAMPAH

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 991-997
Author(s):  
Iin Kristanti
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
P Value ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural Districts ◽  
Garbage Disposal ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Process Waste ◽  
The Family ◽  
Disposal Behavior

Jumlah timbunan sampah Kabupaten Cirebon mencapai 4839,31 m³/hari sedangkan yang dapat terangkut hanya 3353,64 m³/ hari atau yang tidak terangkut sebanyak 1.636 m³/hari. Kondisi ini terjadi antara lain karena kemampuan pemerintah Kabupaten Cirebon untuk pengadaan sarana prasarana yang dapat melayani kebutuhan yang ada masih terbatas. Oleh karena itu perlu dipikirkan pengurangan volume sampah melalui dari sumbernya. Hasil pengamatan yang penulis lakukan pada tanggal 2 Januari 2016 di Desa Jagapura Lor Kecamatan Gegesik Kabupaten Cirebon masih ditemukan warga masyarakat yang mengolah sampah dengan caradibakar, membuang sampahnya di kali dan dibiarkan terbuka di halaman atau kebun sehingga menimbulkan bau dan kemungkinan terjadinya perkembangbiakan lalat,  tikus, dan nyamuk selain itu dapat menjadi sumber pengotoran tanah, sumber pengotoran air dan pencemaran udara. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis tentang hubungan pengetahuan dan sikap tentang pengelolaan sampah dengan Perilaku Pembuangan sampah di Desa Jagapura Lor Kecamatan Gegesik Kabupaten Cirebon. Jenis penelitian  yang digunakan adalah bersifat deskriptif analitik dengan metode cross sectional. Yang menjadi sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah kepala keluarga yang  mengelola sampah yang berjumlah 89 orang dengan menggunakan teknik wawancara dan observasi dan analisis data menggunakan uji chi square. Penelitian ini menggunakan uji statistik chi square. Hasil penelitian menunjukan ada hubungan antara pengetahuan (pvalue = 0,013) dan sikap (pvalue = 0,037) tentang pengelolaan sampah dengan pembuangan sampah di desa Jagapura Lor kecamatan Gegesik kabupaten Cirebon tahun 2016.Kata Kunci          : Pengetahuan dan sikap, Perilaku Pembuangan Sampah ABSTRACTThe amount of waste Cirebon reach 4839.31 m³ /day while that can be transported only 3353.64 m³ / day or were not transported as much as 1,636 m³/day. This condition occurs partly because the government's ability to procure Cirebon infrastructure that can serve the needs are still limited. Therefore, it needs to consider a reduction in the volume of waste through source. The observation that the author did on January 2, 2016 in Jagapura Lor Gegesik Subdistrict Cirebon still found citizens who process waste by burning, throwing trash at times and left open in the yard or garden so that cause odor and the possibility of proliferation of flies, mice and mosquitoes but it can be a source of ground fouling, fouling water sources and air pollution. This study aimed to analyze the influence of knowledge and attitudes about waste management garbage disposal Behavior in Jagapura Lor Gegesik District of Cirebon. This type of research is descriptive analytic with cross sectional method. The sample in this study is the head of the family who manage waste totaling 89 people by using interview and observation techniques. This study uses a statistical test Chi Square. The results showed no relationship between knowledge (p value = 0.013) and attitude (p value = 0.037) on waste management with waste disposal in rural districts Gegesik Jagapura Lor Cirebon regency in 2016.Keywords             : Knowledge and attitudes, Garbage Disposal Behavior

scholarly journals Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of reporting of adverse drug reaction among family physicians in Surat city

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 820
Author(s):  
Kirti Saxena ◽  
Sachendra K. Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Drug Reaction ◽  
Drug Reaction ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Know How ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Contact ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Majority of the patients first contact the family physicians (FP) for treatment. If adverse drug reaction (ADR) occurs necessary measures are taken and ADR managed but usually not reported. The present study was conducted to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of reporting of ADR among family physicians.Methods: The study was a prospective cross-sectional questionnaire based study. The correctly filled forms from 90 family physicians were analysed based on 20 questions (knowledge 10, attitude 5, and practice 5).Results: Majority of family physicians were aware regarding the occurrence of ADR and 59% of them were aware that all ADR should be reported. Most of (71%) the physicians do not know there is ADR reporting form. Majority of them (93%) are aware that reporting of ADR is necessary that will increase patient safety (92%). About 78% of physician were aware that ADR can be reported by any of health care professional. However, about 71% do not know how to report and where to report ADR. Only few of them (19%) have reported ADR.Conclusions: The family physicians of Surat have adequate knowledge about pharmacovigilance and aware that ADR should be reported. However, most of them have not reported any ADR due to various reasons.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Primary Health Care Services and Pregnancy Diagnosis and Follow-Up

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 175-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Kaan Kurt ◽  
Turan Set ◽  
Elif Ates
Keyword(s):  
Family Medicine ◽  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pregnancy Diagnosis ◽  
The Family

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of family medicine in the detection of pregnancies, the status of pregnant women being registered to family medicine, the time of first contact with the family physician, and the rate of monitoring by family physicians. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out at the pregnant follow-up polyclinic of a university hospital. The pilot study of the study was conducted with 15 participants. Data of 139 participants were analyzed. Results: The median of pregnancy detection week was 5.00 (IQR:4.00-6.00). For the first blood test 23.7% (n=33) of the pregnant women had applied to the family physicians. It was determined that all pregnant women received prenatal care from healthcare workers within the first 14 weeks. The rate of pregnant women who received prenatal care from family medicine at any time of pregnancy was 89.9% (n=125). Conclusion: It is seen that family medicine is not used effectively enough for pregnancy detection. The fact that knowing family medicine by almost all of the individuals, and informing the community will increase the rate and quality of application to family medicine. Improvement of family medicine pregnancy diagnosis and follow-up rates can be ensured by giving the necessary importance to the 15-49 age group follow-up and with the applicability of the referral chain. Keywords: primary care, family practice, pregnancy, pregnancy test

scholarly journals Quality of Work Life in Family Physicians of Bam, Iran

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Javad Akbarian Bafghi ◽  
Zahra Zare ◽  
Narges Rahimi
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
The Family

Objective: Quality of work life is one of the most important variables recently considered by many managers who seek to improve the quality of their human resources. Considering the vital factor of job satisfaction of family physicians as a service provider, this study was conducted to evaluate the quality of working life of family physicians in Bam. Materials and methods: This research is a cross-sectional and descriptive type. Research population includes all family physicians working at health centers in Bam. The Van Larr Quality of Work Life Questionnaire, which was validated by Nekoei Moghadam, was used. The questionnaire data is analyzed by SPSS 24 from statistical-descriptive tests (mean and standard deviation) and T-test and ANOVA. Results: Quality of work life score in family physicians is obtained 2.93 out of 5. Control ambiance in work (CAW) has the highest mean (3.16) and Work-life balance (WLB) has the lowest mean (2.29). Work experience has a meaningful relationship just with the two components of WLB and SAW in Quality of work life (p = 0.036). Furthermore, in the factor of GWB, the average score of unmarried physicians (Mean = 3.18) were more than the married ones (Mean = 3.05) (p = 0.010). The mean score of unmarried physicians was more than the married ones. Conclusion: The quality of work life from the family physicians is about upper-intermediate. Thus, authorities of the family physician concept in the ministry of Health, and also in the Bam city should pay more attention to the family physician’s work life and consider programs and solutions in order to improve it.

scholarly journals Do the experiences of patients of state-employed family physicians and concessionaires in Slovenia differ?

2015 ◽  
Vol 84 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danica Rotar Pavlic ◽  
Maja Sever ◽  
Zalika Klemenc-Ketiš ◽  
Igor Švab ◽  
Janko Kersnik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Practice ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Patient Experiences ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Personal Problems ◽  
The Family ◽  
Patient’S Experience

 Background: Family practice in Slovenia is provided by state-employed family physicians as well as concessionaires. However, both work under a contract withthe National Health Insurance Institute. This study focuses on comparing patients’ experiences with Slovenian concessionaires and state- employed physicians. Methods: We performed analyses using survey data from a cross-sectional study on patient experiences, which took place from September 2011 to April 2012 as a part of the international QUALICOPC study. The Slovenian branch of this study included 1,962 patients visiting family practices. Patients were classified into two groups regarding the registered status of their family physician. They completed the questionnaires immediately after visiting their family physicians. Data used in the analyses included 76variables:18socio-economic and 58variableslinked to the patient's experience. Results:The analyses showed few differences between concessionaires and state-employed family physicians. In comparison to patients of state-employed family physicians, patients of concessionaires were less likely to make an appointment for a visit (19.8% vs. 29.2%), were generally more frequent visitors (43.7% vs. 50.7%), and more often felt that opening hours are too restricted (25.7 % vs. 31.9%). Patients of concessionaires believed more often that in general, doctors can be trusted (40.1% vs.47.1 %). A smaller percentage of patients of concessionaires felt that their physician had the capacity to deal with personal problems as well as provide medical care (61.9% vs. 54.7%). Conclusions: There are few differences in patients’ experiences of state-employed family physicians and concessionaires. Slovenian patients have a generally positive experience with family practice services regardless of the family physicians’ status. Plans for organizational change of the health sector should include patients’ perceptions of services.  

scholarly journals Changes in Family Physicians’ Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes in Tobacco Use Counseling Between 2016 and 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 311-317
Author(s):  
Samuel Ofei-Dodoo ◽  
Jennifer Wipperman ◽  
Ruth Nutting ◽  
Karissa Gilchrist ◽  
Rick Kellerman
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
News Media ◽  
Tobacco Cessation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Information Source ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Family ◽  
To Receive

Introduction: Given the recent reports of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) and harm of e-cigarettes, the authors evaluated changes in the perception of e-cigarettes as smoking cessation tools in 2019 relative to 2016. The authors also evaluated the sources family physicians most commonly use to receive information regarding e-cigarettes. Methods: Authors conducted a cross-sectional online survey of 248 community family physicians in Kansas from October to December 2019. The authors used a 11-item questionnaire to measure the participants’ perceptions of recommending e-cigarettes to patients for tobacco cessation. The authors used a mixed method approach to collect, analyze, and interpret the data. Standard descriptive statistics, Likelihood-Ratio/Fisher’s exact tests, and immersion-crystallization approached were used to analyze the data. Results: The response rate was 59.3% (147/248). Proportion of the family physicians who did not recommend e-cigarettes for smoking cessation was significantly higher in 2019 than in 2016 (86% vs 82%; χ2 [1, n = 261] = 12.31; P < .01). Several reasons regarding respondents’ perception of e-cigarettes as smoking cessation tools were reported. The medical literature and news media were the top sources where family physicians accessed e-cigarettes information. Conclusion: Our study has suggested that the majority of family physicians in our data do not currently recommend e-cigarettes for tobacco cessation. Opinions regarding the efficacy and safety of e-cigarettes are influenced by information source. Future, larger studies would be beneficial to further determine physicians’ beliefs and practices regarding e-cigarettes as smoking cessation products.

scholarly journals RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION, INCOME, KNOWLEDGE AND PUBLIC ATTITUDES WITH UTILIZATION OF COMMUNAL MCK

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Purnama Wirawan ◽  
Abdul Razak ◽  
Indang Dewata
Keyword(s):  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Relationship Education ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
The Family ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Environment sanitation, public and private communal latrines have been built in densely populated coastal areas with the aim to collect a means of bathing, washing, and toilet. The purpose of this research to determine the relationship of knowledge and attitudes about the use of communal latrines in fishermen settlement Kelurahan Teluk Kabung Selatan of Bungus Teluk Kabung District. Methods research is analytic with cross sectional design and the sample was of 150 people is the head of the family. The Korelasi statistical test indicated was known  to have a  significant correlation between knowledge society with the use of communal latrines and there is no correlation between people's education, revenue, and attitudes, to the use of Communal toilets. It  is necessary to raise awareness to make the most of available Communal Communal MCK by way of extension about its importance to utilize Communal MCK for self health and environmental health.Keywords            : Knowledge, Attitude, Utilization, Comunal MCK. 

scholarly journals Organ Donation in Turkey: The Knowledge, Approaches and Opinions of Family Physicians

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basri Furkan Dagcioglu ◽  
Erhan Simsek ◽  
Ramazan Ilbey Tepeli ◽  
Dilek Oztas
Keyword(s):  
Brain Death ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Organ Trafficking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Family ◽  
A Minor

Background: Considering the gap between organ donors and receivers, it can be assumed that family physicians may play an important role in organ donation. Thus, we aimed to investigate the family physicians’ approaches to organ donation in Turkey. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, an online survey was sent to all family physicians working in Family Health Centers in Turkey Between Jul – Sep 2018. The survey questioned the knowledge, approaches, and opinions about organ donation issues, besides the socio-demographic characteristics. Results: Most physicians stated that they had given information to their patients on this subject at least occasionally (59.19%, n=998). Among participants, the most common reason for refusing consent for organ donation was the fear of commercial abuse (19.66%, n=244). Most participants (52.61%, n=887) stated that they had been positively affected by the media about organ donation. Some physicians were uncertain about the reliability of the brain death diagnosis (18.39%, n=310). A minor group stated that organ donation might be religiously inappropriate (10.50%, n=177). Conclusion: Although most of the family physicians had a positive manner about organ donation, there was still some wrong knowledge of the participants about legal and medical aspects of organ donation, as well as some other concerns like organ trafficking and reliability of brain death diagnoses, whereas religious concerns were not significant.

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