Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Blood Donation Among Undergraduate Medical Students in Azad Kashmir

Abstract A cross-sectional observational study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of breast self-examination (BSE) among female undergraduate medical students in Poonch Medical College, Azad Kashmir. Out of 306 respondents, 250 completed the 16-item questionnaire (response rate of 81.7%). The correlations between knowledge, attitude, and practice were observed. Out of the total 250 respondents, 180 (72.0%) had ever heard of BSE, and 62 (24.8%) had performed BSE. The most important source of information regarding BSE was ‘internet’, which delivered knowledge to 64 (25.6%) students. The majority 200 (80%) thought that publicity and campaigns can motivate students to perform BSE. There was mild uphill correlation between knowledge and attitude, and knowledge and practice (p <.001). The study identified poor KAP of BSE among the students, Continuous...

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward Blood Donation among Undergraduate Medical Students of UPUMS, Saifai

Indian Journal of Community Health ◽

10.47203/ijch.2021.v33i01.020 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 146-152

Author(s):

Ankita Sharma ◽

Peeyush Kariwala ◽

Kiran K. ◽

Mahima ◽

Kripashankar Nayak ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Blood Donation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Adequate Knowledge ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Blood saves millions of life. It cannot be manufactured artificially. Young people are the hope and future of a safe blood supply in the world. So this study was conducted to know the knowledge, awareness and practices among medical students regarding blood donation. Aim & Objective: To study the level of knowledge, attitude and practices about blood donation among undergraduate medical students. To educate the students about blood donation. Settings and Design: The present study was carried out among MBBS students of UPUMS, Saifai. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 452 medical college students. Methods and Material: A pretested, semi-structured questionnaire was used for collecting the necessary information after getting informed consent. Statistical analysis used: Descriptive statistics was used to assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practice. Chi square test was applied to examine the association between knowledge level and other independent variables. Results: A questionnaire based survey among 452 medical students (59.5% males & 40.4% females) regarding blood donation revealed that majority knew about age and weight criteria (57.3% & 67.9% respectively). Of all 93% were willing to donate, while 36% had donated previously; out of which 52.7% had donated more than once. There is significant association between blood donation practice with academic year and gender. Conclusions: The study concludes that many of the students did not have adequate knowledge on blood donation but they have positive attitude towards blood donation. There is a need for education and motivation regarding blood donation through regular CMEs, seminars and campaigns

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Knowledge, attitude and practice study about antibiotics usage among medical undergraduates of a tertiary care teaching hospital of Haryana, India: an observational cross-sectional study

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20213810 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (10) ◽

pp. 5001

Author(s):

Khajan Singh ◽

Brijesh Kumar ◽

Mahender Singh ◽

Preeti .

Keyword(s):

Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Medical Students ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Public Health Issue ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Antibiotic resistance (ABR) has now become a global health problem. It has significantly increased the mortality and morbidity related to infectious diseases as well as the economic burden due to these infections. There is global consensus on development of new strategies for prevention of antibiotic abuse and hence decreasing the prevalence of ABR. Medical students should be given more education during their undergraduate training regarding antibiotic resistance and appropriate prescribing. Therefore, this study was planned to assess Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) about antibiotics usage among medical undergraduates.Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was done among 2nd year undergraduate medical students of NC Medical College and Hospital, Israna, Panipat. Data was collected through specifically developed structured questionnaire from 130 students. The data was entered in MS excel 2010 and statistical analysis was done using MS excel 2010 and IBM Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 20.0.0.Results: 93.07% (n=121) of the students were aware that antibiotic resistance has become an important and serious global public health issue. The attitude of the students about antibiotic use and resistance was found to be casual and negligent. 21.53% (n=28) of study participants believed that they should take antibiotics when they have cold to prevent from getting a serious illness. 38.46% (n=50) of students considered taking antibiotics whenever they had fever.Conclusions: This study provides useful information about the knowledge, attitudes and the practices of 2nd year undergraduate medical students about antibiotic resistance and usage.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Self-Medication Among Basic Science Undergraduate Medical Students in a Medical School in Western Nepal

JOURNAL FOR CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH ◽

10.7860/jcdr/2015/16553.6988 ◽

2015 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Sudesh Gyawali

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Medical School ◽

Basic Science ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Self Medication ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

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Knowledge : Attitude and Practice of Self-Medication among Undergraduate Medical Students in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia

World Family Medicine Journal/Middle East Journal of Family Medicine ◽

10.5742/mewfm.2020.93830 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (7) ◽

pp. 16-24

Author(s):

Reham Al-Jamea ◽

Asseil Bossei ◽

Hanan Al Zhrani

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Medical Students ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Self Medication ◽

Jeddah City ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

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Evidence based practice: knowledge, attitude and practice among undergraduate and postgraduate medical students of a medical college in North Karnataka, India

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20182168 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (6) ◽

pp. 2411 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Manjula R. ◽

Anjani Kumar Srivastava ◽

Ashok S. Dorle

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Clinical Decision Making ◽

Evidence Based Practice ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Clinical Expertise ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Evidence based practice (EBP) is based on the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise to facilitate clinical decision making. Those patients who receive evidence-based therapies have better outcomes than those who do not.Evidence-based medicine is becoming a specialty in its own right, and it's an area that medical students should pay close attention to when determining their path. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding evidence based practice among the undergraduate and postgraduate students of a medical college in North Karnataka.Methods: After obtaining ethical clearance from institutional ethical committee, this cross-sectional study was conducted in a Medical College in North Karnataka from November 2016–January 2017. All the interns and postgraduates studying in the College were included in the study. After obtaining informed consent, data was collected through pre-designed semi-structured questionnaire. Data was compiled and tabulated by using MS Excel and was analyzed.Results: Overall, majority of the participants hold positive attitudes toward EBP but lack sufficient knowledge and skills for implementation. The main barriers to implement EBP are insufficient time to read scientific research articles and the cost to its access.Conclusions: More focus should be given to EBP from the medical school itself, either through continuing medical education or various workshops, it can even be included in the curriculum so that all the undergraduate medical students can be sensitized to it from a very initial stage.

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A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF SELF MEDICATION FOR DIARRHOEAAMONG UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL OF ASSAM

10.36106/ijsr/0801820 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 48-50

Author(s):

Dipsikha Das ◽

Kalpana Gohain

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Common Source ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Self Medication ◽

Medication Practice ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction: Self medication is referred to the use of medications to treat self-diagnosed disorders or symptoms without a valid prescription. Self medication practice is seen widely due to availability of over the counter drugs and lack of awareness of adverse drug reactions. Aims and Objectives: To study the knowledge, attitude and practice of self medication for diarrhoea among undergraduate medical students in a tertiary care hospital of Assam. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire based study was carried out among the Undergraduate medical students of Assam Medical College & Hospital, Dibrugarh. The questionnaire was designed to assess the Knowledge, attitude and practice of self-medication for diarrhoea. A total of 130 students were included in the study after obtaining written informed consent from them. The data of the completely filled up questionnaire was analyzed and presented as mean and percentage. Results: Out of 130 students 89.23% practised self-medication for diarrhoea. The most common cause of self medication practice was to save time and source of information was from medical textbooks. The most common source of medicines was medical stores and commonly used drugs for diarrhoea were ORS, Metronidazole, Ofloxacin, probiotics and anti-motility drugs. Only 17.25% of students had awareness of the harmful effects of self medication for diarrhoea. Conclusion: There is high prevalence of self-medication practice to treat diarrhoea among undergraduate medical students which necessitates proper education and awareness regarding the benefits and hazards associated with self medication practice.

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