scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of self-medication among health science students at Debre Markos University, Northwest Ethiopia

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 106-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dilie Abebe ◽  
Gualu Tenaw ◽  
Haile Dessalegn ◽  
Alay Zuleta Franelee
Keyword(s):  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Debre Markos ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Blood Donation among Graduating Undergraduate Health Science Students at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

1970 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mulugeta Melku ◽  
Fikir Asrie ◽  
Elias Shiferaw ◽  
Berhanu Woldu ◽  
Yalelet Yihunew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

BACKGROUND: Blood transfusion is one of the most essential needs to manage patients suffering from various medical conditions. Nowadays, voluntary blood donors are the only source of blood in the blood banks. There is a great need to create awareness among the population at large and students about blood donation to maintain a regular blood supply. Health Science students can be used as best model to lead this initiative. Hence, the aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding blood donation among graduating undergraduate Health Science students.METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among graduating undergraduate Health Science students at University of Gondar using structured pre-tested self-administered questionnaire. Stratified sampling technique was employed to select study participants. A total of 225 students participated in the study. Data was entered into and analyzed using SPSS software version 20. Mean score was used to categorize the knowledge and attitude. Binary logistic regression model was fitted to identify factors associated with knowledge, attitude and practice regarding blood donation.RESULT: Among 255 undergraduate Health Science graduate students, 123(48.2%) and 202(79.2%) had adequate knowledge about and positive attitude regarding blood donation, respectively. About 12.5% of them had ever donated blood before. Age ≥25 years was significantly associated with practice of blood donation (AOR=4.33; 95%CI: 1.60, 11.76).CONCLUSION: Although the majority of the students had positive attitude regarding blood donation, blood donation practice was low. Age was found to be significantly associated with blood donation practice. Targeted strategies should be designed to increase awareness of health science students about blood donation. Strategies which encourage the students to donate blood voluntarily should also be designed. KEYWORDS: Knowledge, attitude, practice, blood donation

scholarly journals Correlation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Probiotics for the Digestive System Among Health Science Students

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 1135-1144
Author(s):  
Pinka Alia Rahmah ◽  
Astrid Feinisa Khairani ◽  
Nur Atik ◽  
Nita Arisanti ◽  
Siti Nur Fatimah
Keyword(s):  
Digestive System ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Science Students/Researcher on Status of Usage of Animals, 3R’s Strategy and their Alternatives for Pharmacological Studies: An Exploratory Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rishabh Sharma ◽  
Ravi Thakur ◽  
Malika Arora ◽  
Rakesh Kumar ◽  
Parveen Bansal
Keyword(s):  
Animal Experiments ◽  
Animal Experimentation ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Pharmacological Studies ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction: The number of students in health science education is increasing day by day due to mushrooming of the private institutes. Hence, there is an increase in number of animals that have been used for animal experimentation irrespective of any known significance. Aim: To assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of health science students/researchers on status of usage of animals, 3R’s strategy (Reduction, Refinement, Replacement) and their alternatives for pharmacological studies. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional paper-based survey that was conducted between June 2019 to September 2019 using a semi-structured questionnaire to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of the students. The study was conducted at the Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot and ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, India. The questionnaire consisted of three domains: Socio-demographic and professional characteristics, Knowledge (10 questions), attitude and practice of participants (9 questions). Out of 440 questionnaires distributed to the participants, 310 filled the survey (response rate was 70.5%) and were included in the study. The study participants comprised of MBBS interns, Junior residents/MD students, B pharmacy students, M pharmacy students and the PhD scholars. Results: Majority of the students belonged to the age group of 19-23 years. It was observed that 79.6% (n=247) students didn’t know about the 3Rs (i.e., Reduction, Refinement, Replacement) Strategy. A 39.6% (n=123) respondents knew about the various alternatives to animal experimentation. Majority of the students 90.9% (n=282) believed that animal experiments are useful for medical research and human benefit. Conclusion: There was an almost complete lack of knowledge among participants regarding alternative animal models and 3R’s strategy. Therefore, there is a need to incorporate education intervention about alternative animal use in their curriculum.

scholarly journals Dysmenorrhea among University Health Science Students, Northern Ethiopia: Impact and Associated Factors

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teshager Aklilu Yesuf ◽  
Nigist Assefa Eshete ◽  
Eskinder Ayalew Sisay
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Family History ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Personal Relationship ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Mekelle University

Background. It is estimated that more than half of all women in adolescence age suffer from dysmenorrhea and it often interferes with their daily physical and emotional aspects. It is the leading cause of short-term school absenteeism and is associated with a negative impact on academic and daily activities. Objectives. To investigate impacts of dysmenorrhea, factors associated with it, and its self-management strategies used by health science students. Methods. A cross-sectional institution based study was conducted among 246 Mekelle University health science students selected by stratified random sampling technique. Data were collected using self-administered semistructured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16. Results. The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 71.8%. Participants who had long menstrual cycle interval, long menses flows, and positive family history and who were alcohol users were more likely to had dysmenorrhea. Participants reported that 28.6% feel depressed, 16.2% are absent from class, and 22.9% had poor personal relationship due to dysmenorrhea and 78.2% of them practiced self-medication. Conclusion. Dysmenorrhea is common among Mekelle University health science students and it is major problem representing the cause of feeling depressed, poor personal relationship, and class absenteeism. Majority of the study participants used self-medication to treat dysmenorrhea.

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