scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PERCEPTION TOWARDS THE HPV INFECTION AND IMMUNIZATION AMONG ROMANIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-34
Author(s):  
Loredana Sabina Cornelia Manolescu ◽  
Cristina Iulia Mitran ◽  
Madalina Irina Mitran ◽  
Simona Roxana Georgescu ◽  
Mircea Tampa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Hpv Infection ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Hpv Awareness

In Romania, cervical cancer is the second most frequent neoplasm among women of 15 to 44 years of age, mainly due to a lack of prevention efforts. The purpose of this study is to assess the current knowledge and attitude towards HPV infection and immunization among medical students. Such information is vital in order to properly assess the current shortcomings of our medical system in the struggle of lowering cancer incidence. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was carried out in 2016 and in 2018 on a total of 1,133 participants (median age of 21.9 years, 572 students in 2016 and 562 in 2018). No statistical differences between males and females regarding knowledge of HPV vaccine were found (chi-square 0.046, df = 1, p = 0.83). Moreover, between the 2016 and the 2018 groups, no noticeable changes in HPV awareness and information were observed (2016: chi-square: 0.003, df = 1, p = 0.955; and 2018: chi-square: 0.061, df = 1, p = 0.805). Even though the participants have noted reliable media and medical staff as their main sources of information, our study revealed poor general knowledge, no improvement in perception, and a lack of prophylactic action.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS GERIATRIC HEALTH AND THE ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS OF INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-163
Author(s):  
Mohd Shaiful Ehsan Shalihin ◽  
Nuria Syafira Abd Muttalib ◽  
Nur Syahirah Azmi ◽  
Zahra Najwa Mohd Zin
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Medical Learning ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Basic Medical

Comprehensive care towards geriatric health can be sustained by having good knowledge and attitude among the providers. Hence, this research aims to measure the knowledge and attitude of the final year medical students towards geriatric health and determine the associated factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted among the students using structured questionnaires of Geriatric-Attitude-Scale and Palmore-Facts-on-Aging-Quiz was used. Data was analysed using Mann Whitney U test, Chi square test and Spearman correlation coefficient analysis for the association between the score and studied variables. Median score of students’ knowledges is at 14.00 (IQR 13.00) and mean score for attitude is 48.52 (+5.53) respectively. Place of residence (P= 0.01) and presence of grandparents (P= 0.04) were the significant factors that affected knowledge of students towards geriatrics while number of siblings (P= 0.05) influenced attitudes of students towards geriatrics. Improvement of current geriatric curriculum should be done with more refined implementation of gerontology course in the basic medical learning.

scholarly journals Awareness and knowledge of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine in prevention of cervical cancer among medical students

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 5026
Author(s):  
Radhika M. ◽  
Sadiqunissa Sadiqunissa ◽  
Mehfooza Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Hpv Infection ◽  
Screening Methods ◽  
Cancer Cervix ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Infection Risk Factors

Background: Cervical cancer is the most common malignancy amongst women in India. Identification and prevention of the pre-cancerous lesions helps to reduce the incidence of Carcinoma of cervix. The main aim of the study is to know the awareness and knowledge of HPV vaccine in prevention of cervical cancer among medical students.Methods: The study included 97 medical students (final year) studying in Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore. It is a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study.Results: The results of awareness and knowledge about the HPV vaccine are interpreted in percentage. In this study, 76% of study subjects were aware that cancer cervix is preventable, 80% of the study subjects were aware about the association between the causation of cancer cervix by HPV. Majority of the study subjects about 72% ware about the vaccines for HPV but, awareness about the cost and efficacy of the vaccine was low only about 30% and 10% respectively. However, importantly students had a positive attitude to educate people regarding HPV vaccination and also to clear myths and misconceptions.Conclusions: Medical students should be educated regarding HPV infection, risk factors for causation of cervical cancer, screening methods which are available, HPV vaccines available in India and also about the efficacy and to motivate the society to have a positive attitude towards HPV vaccination by clearing the misconceptions regarding its information.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Sleep Medicine among Medical Students at Qassim University, Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (17) ◽  
pp. 2895-2901
Author(s):  
Yazeed Mohammad Alrebdi ◽  
Abdulrahman Khalid Ibn Awadh ◽  
Mohammad Saleh Alfehaid ◽  
Abdullah Abdulaziz Alsindi ◽  
Ali Alaraj
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Sleep Medicine ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

BACKGROUNDS: Sleep disorders and sleep medicine are underrecognized by both the general public and health care workers. Lack of education and training in sleep medicine has resulted in a culture of physicians who have very limited knowledge about sleep disorders and, as a result, are likely to underdiagnose and under-treat patients. AIM: This study aimed to assess the knowledge of and attitude regarding sleep medicine among medical students at Qassim University. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of 4th and 5th-year medical students, conducted at Qassim University (Central and Unaizah branches), Saudi Arabia. We used a self-administered data collection tool to collect personal information (age, name, sex, medical school), and assessed general attitude toward sleep medicine and the students’ current knowledge about sleep medicine using the Assessment of Sleep Knowledge in Medical Education (ASKME) survey. RESULTS: The prevalence of medical students who had a special interest in sleep medicine was 23.3%. Poor knowledge about sleep medicine was detected in 94.8% of students, while good knowledge was observed in only 5.2%. The attitude of the students toward sleep medicine was negative among 40.5% and positive among 59.5%. University branches, gender, and preferred speciality were all significantly associated with attitude score, whereas interest in sleep medicine and knowledge of sleep disorders were associated with both knowledge and attitude scores. CONCLUSION: This study found that medical students’ knowledge of sleep medicine was very low, despite the majority of them having a positive attitude toward it.

scholarly journals Awareness of human papilloma virus infection and vaccination among the medical students of Davangere

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 3316
Author(s):  
Netra G. ◽  
Geethalakshmi R. G.
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Human Papilloma Virus ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Human Papilloma Virus Infection ◽  
Hpv Infection ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Papilloma Virus ◽  
Common Cancer

Background: Cervical cancer is fifth most common cancer worldwide and second most common cancer in women in India, with an incidence of 1,22,844 cases and accounts for over 67,477 deaths annually (GLOBOCON 2012). Although vaccines are available to prevent the cervical cancer there is lack of awareness regarding the same. Hence the present study has been proposed. The objective was to study the awareness of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination among the medical students.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2017 to December 2017 among the medical students. All those who gave consent were included and a predesigned, pretested proforma consisting of variables about demographic characteristics, HPV, vaccination and the other necessary information required for the study was collected.Results: 72.4% of the participants were aware of the HPV infection, 70.5% about the HPV vaccination and 69.5% of the participants thought that only females should be vaccinated. 52.3% of the participants expressed interest for vaccination. Interns had 100% awareness about the infection and vaccination. Students who were not interested in vaccination, 18.9% of them said they are not sexually active, 8.5% thought there was no need of vaccine, 6.1% felt vaccine is too expensive and 1.3% worried about the safety of the vaccine. Sources of information was mainly through lectures/textbooks (64.8%) followed by doctors/healthcare facility (20.9%).Conclusions: Study revealed appreciable level of awareness among the participants. With this study, the participants are encouraged to get vaccinated as the age group of participants is appropriate for the vaccination.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Medical Students of Sulaimani Regarding Modern Lifestyle And Its Effect On Health

2020 ◽  
pp. 49-62
Author(s):  
Bushra M. Ali ◽  
Saman Mohammed ◽  
Shajwan Akram ◽  
Saya Salar ◽  
Lezan Baxtiar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lifestyle Choice ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Medical Colleges

The objectives of this study are to assess level of knowledge, attitude and practice of medical students about modern lifestyle and its impact upon health, in association with different colleges. A cross sectional study was conducted among 420 students, in a convenient sampling way, Data collected from 18th to 22nd of September 2019 in a self-administrated manner from four different medical colleges (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Veterinary.) in university of Sulaimani. Data entered on Excel sheets and analyzed with SPSS program version 22. Chi square was used to get the association P value equal and less than (0.05) regarded statistically significant. Most of the students (82.1%) had heard about a modern lifestyle with highest percentage of participants (90.5%) from college of medicine, and (69.3%) knew that technology has a major role in creating a modern lifestyle, with a significant P value of (0.001). Nearly half of the students (54.5%) believed to be living a modern lifestyle and most of them (66.2%) were from college of dentistry. About (49.5%) of students believed that financial status can sometimes put limits on lifestyle choice with most of them (52.7%) being from college of dentistry  with p value of (0.001). Majority of students (995%) used social media with most of them (97.4%) being from college of medicine. Nearly (66%) of participants didn’t exercise and highest percentage (78.1%) from college of pharmacy with a significant (P value 0.007). Participants in general had good knowledge and positive attitude regarding the topic, but they had a negative practice with managing stress, time and depression and had negative habits regarding exercise and having healthy diet. In addition college of medicine had highest knowledge and attitude among the four medical colleges, but regarding the practice college of pharmacy was the best.

scholarly journals Perception and Practice of Blood Donation Among Medical Students in Southern Rajasthan, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 489-494
Author(s):  
Matariswa Samanta ◽  
Dilip L Kumar ◽  
Mehul Patel ◽  
Nitesh Mangal ◽  
K. A. Varghese
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Actual Practice ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Introduction: Despite all efforts, there is a gap in the demand and supply of blood donation in India. Medical students play a crucial role in promoting and mobilizing blood donation among potential youth. The present study attempted to ascertain the knowledge, attitude, and practice as well as factors associated with actual blood donation among medical students at various stages of their studies. Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted during May-June 2021using a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire through Google form among 346 medical students representing first, second and third-year MBBS. The aggregate scores for knowledge and attitude worked out for each student and analyzed for gender effect, actual practice, a correlation between knowledge and attitude score, and factors contributing to it using z- test, correlation coefficient test, and chi-square test respectively. Results: The blood donation by students was found significantly associated with sex, age, and phases of the MBBS curriculum (p<0.05). The mean attitude score of female students (6.90) was higher compared to male students (6.60). There was a significant correlation (r=0.371) between the overall knowledge and attitude score of students towards blood donation. Conclusions: The gender, age, and phase of study of medical students are significant factors contributing to actual blood donation. The higher attitude of female students could not be transformed into the actual practice of blood donation.  Special efforts are required to enthuse medical students in general and female students in particular towards blood donation.

scholarly journals Medical students and the National Medical Commission bill: negativity and misinformation combine

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 4739
Author(s):  
Liaquat R. Johnson ◽  
Junaida Sulfy ◽  
Lishana Shajahan ◽  
Manirsha P. Vayalil ◽  
Ananthan A. S. Mangalathumannil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
National Medical ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: The National Medical Commission bill (NMC bill) was drafted in response to concerns regarding medical education and healthcare in India. It seeks to reform medical education in India. However, a storm of protests by medical students and doctors erupted after it was tabled in parliament. This study was conducted to determine medical students’ knowledge of, and attitude towards the NMC bill.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students in a private medical college in south India. A tool based on each section of the NMC bill was developed to assess knowledge. Attitude was assessed using a 5-point Likert scale. Separate knowledge and attitude scores were computed. Statistical analyses were performed using EZR (version 1.36). Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, logistic regression analyses were performed.Results: Only 74 (31.49%) had adequate knowledge of the NMC bill. The major source of information regarding the NMC Bill was social media (191; 81.28%), followed by newspapers (107; 45.53%). Those who were aware of the amendments to the bill; and who received information about the bill from newspapers were significantly more likely to have adequate knowledge. Participation in IMA protest rally was significantly associated with negative attitude; belonging to main (regular) batch was significantly associated with positive attitude towards the bill. Superior knowledge was not associated with positive attitude towards the bill.Conclusions: Medical students lack knowledge about the NMC bill, but have strong negative attitude towards it. Negative attitude is significantly associated with participation in IMA protest rally against NMC bill. 

scholarly journals PEMBERIAN MAKANAN PENDAMPING ASI (MPASI) SESUAI DENGAN USIA BAYI DI DESA BAWANG KECAMATAN PESANTREN KOTA KEDIRI

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-12
Author(s):  
Elin Soyanita
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Growth Period ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Complementary Foods ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

ABSTRACT The growth period of infants and toddlers is the most valuable period. In every step and development parents have the desire to give their best. One of the most important times is when the baby starts eating complementary foods. If the complementary food provided is not suitable, it can cause the baby to be malnourished and can become malnourished if not treated properly. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors associated with complementary feeding according to the age of the baby. This study is an analytical study using a cross sectional approach, the subjects studied were mothers who have children over 6 months of age who came to the posyandu onion village, pesantren district, Kediri district as many as 34 people. Statistical analysis with Chi square test (Chi Square). The results of the study showed that respondents gave complementary foods for ASI at yaitu 6 months, which were 64.7%, respondents received information about complementary foods as much as 76.5%, respondents who had good knowledge were 70.6% and had a positive attitude about giving complementary foods as much as 67.6%. The results of statistical analysis showed that there was no relationship between the source of information with complementary feeding according to age, there was a relationship between knowledge and attitude with supplementary feeding according to age. Health workers can further improve health education or counseling about complementary feeding. Keyword : Knlowledges, Attitude, sources of information, MP-ASI  

scholarly journals Perception, Knowledge and Attitude About Human Papillomavirus Infection Among Adult Female in Ciranjang, West Java

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Santa Maria Pangaribuan ◽  
Josephine Tahasy Barakah
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Hpv Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Report ◽  
West Java ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Cervical cancer is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) but it can be reduced by HPV infection. The aimed of this study was to explore perception and knowledge about HPV, cervical cancer and HPV vaccine in Ciranjang West Java, Indonesia. This was a cross sectional study of 90 adult female in Ciranjang, West Java, Indonesia. A 31 item self-report questionnaire was completed in this study. The reliability of this tool was assessed using Cronbach’s alpa (0.86) and the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value was 0.704. A total of 90 questionnaire were distributed, completed and analyzed. Only 42 (46.7%), 69 (76.7%) and 69 (76.7%) of adult female had ever heard of HPV infection, cervical cancer and HPV vaccine respectively.  Only 13 (14.4%) knew that HPV can cause herpes and 28 (31.3%) knew that HPV can cause genital warts. Of the 44 adult female knew that there is a vaccine being developed to prevent HPV infection. Generally, the perception, knowledge and attitude about HPV among adult female were low. There is a need for health promotion to improve knowledge, perception and HPV vaccine

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