scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Eyelid Surgeries among Surgeons in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
C. S. Ejimadu ◽  
B. Fieba ◽  
A. A. Onua
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Data ◽  
General Meeting ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Scientific Conference ◽  
Subspecialty Training ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Private Service ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Aim: To determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of eyelid surgeries among surgeons in Nigeria. Methods: A self-administered questionnaires about their knowledge, attitude and practice of eyelid surgeries were given to 135 medical practitioners attending the 49th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the International College of Surgeons (Nigeria National Section) held in Port Harcourt from 16th to 20th June 2015.  Questions asked tested the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of the medical practitioners on matters related to eyelid surgeries. Study participants’ knowledge, attitude and practice were graded as Good for scores of 75% and above, Fair for 50-74% score and Poor for scores less than 50%.  Respondents’ demographic data, responses and corresponding scores were entered into computer software-Scientific Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 and analysed. Results: There were 135 responders, out of which 121 (89.62%) were male while 14 (10.38%) were females. They were aged between 21-70 years with a mean value of 51.6 +/- 8.6 years, range = 40 years and mean = 50 years. Specialist surgeons with college fellowship accounted for 84.4% while specialist surgeons in training (college membership) accounted for 15.6%. Most of the responders (73.3%) were in public service while 9% were in the private service and 17.7% were in both public and private service. Sixty seven per cent of responders had good knowledge of eyelid surgeries, 22.2% had fair knowledge while 11.1% had poor knowledge. Majority (73.3%) had poor attitude while only 26.7% had good attitude to eyelid surgeries. Responders with poor practice of lid surgeries accounted for 77.8%, fair practice were 13.4% while only 8.8% had good eyelid surgery practice. Conclusion: Most of our responders were experienced surgeons as shown by their ages, educational and professional status. Though majority of them had good knowledge of eyelid surgeries their attitude and practice of it were poor in spite of their experience in the field of surgery. This could be due to the paucity of oculoplastic surgeons in Nigeria. Measures should therefore be taking to improve on subspecialty training especially in oculoplastic surgery and collaborations should be encouraged amongst surgeons involved in facial surgeries.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of health care workers on measuring adult vitamin D level, diagnosis of deficiency, and management of consequent health conditions in three ecologies of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Nutrition ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wubegzier Mekonnen ◽  
Yeweyenhareg Feleke ◽  
Yakob Desalegn ◽  
Getahun Tarekegne ◽  
Biruk Lambisso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Vitamin D Status ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Background Vitamin D is essential for health and its shortage exacerbates overall mortality. Health care workers (HCWs) need to educate on its uses and sources although studies indicate their low level of practice. The main aim of this study is therefore to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of measuring adult vitamin D status, diagnosis of deficiency and managing health consequences among HCWs in Ethiopia. Methods This study was conducted in three ecologies covering lowland, midland and highland districts. A total of 405 health care workers with different levels were interviewed. Tablets were used for data collection to archiving in a cloud server. Data were exported to Stata version 14 software for cleaning and analysis. Rates were computed and the Chi-square test was used to compare differences between the two groups. Binary logistic regression was used to measure the strength, direction and significance of the association between different covariates and the practice of HCWs. Result The level of knowledge, positive attitude and good practice in measuring adult vitamin D status, diagnosis of deficiency and managing health consequences among HCWs was 210 (51.8%), 261(63.5%) and 195(47.4%) respectively. The odds of good practice in the provision of adult vitamin D service were AOR = 6.87: 95% CI (3.57, 13.21) and AOR = 2.20: 95% CI (1.23, 3.92) times higher among HCWs in Addis Ababa and highlands compared with those working in lowlands. Good practice among clinicians was AOR = 4.26: 95% CI (1.48, 12.25) times higher compared with those working in leadership positions. The likelihood was AOR = 1.96: 95% CI (1.19, 3.23) times higher among those with good knowledge compared with those with poor knowledge. Besides, good practice in adult vitamin D service provision was AOR = 2.30: 95% CI (1.40, 3.78) times higher among those with positive attitude compared with those who had negative attitude. Conclusions A little over half of HCWs have good knowledge and close to two-thirds of them have positive attitude while less than half of them have good practice on adult vitamin D deficiency. Besides, HCWs’ residential ecology, clinical position, knowledge and attitude is associated with good practice on adult vitamin D. It is essential to provide rigorous and continuous training for HCWs focusing on their deployment ecology.

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTS IN TREATING THE CHILDREN DURING COVID -19

2021 ◽  
pp. 7-9
Author(s):  
E. Rajendra Reddy ◽  
Srujana M P ◽  
M. Kiranmayi ◽  
S. Srikanth raju ◽  
M. Anupama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Cation Distribution ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Pediatric Dentistry ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Mouth Rinses ◽  
Pediatric Dentists ◽  
Child Friendly ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Besides the fact that dentists are more prone to covid-19, pediatric dentists can be considered under further more risk due to their unique characteristic of their working conditions and demands. Upgrading the knowledge and adapting to the new realities has become the high priority and mandatory obligation for pediatric dentists. Purpose: To evaluate knowledge, attitude and practice of pediatric dentists in treating the children during COVID -19. Methods: This report is based on a questionnaire that was conducted among 100 pediatric dentists. The questionnaire consisting of demographic data and questions aiming to assess the knowledge and change in attitude of pediatric dentists in treating children during this pandemic was prepared and circulated through Google doc among the pediatric dentists. The Results were obtained and the data was tabulated and analysed. Results: Out of a total of 100 responses, there were 37 males and 73 females. Qualication distribution revealed 73% as students pursuing post graduation in the department of pediatric dentistry and 27% as practicing pediatric dental specialists (MDS). Majority of pediatric dentists included in the study were following the new COVID norms such as verifying the usage of Arogya sethu app, following social distancing in waiting area, one attendant for one child rule, hand sanitisation temperature check-up and pre procedural mouth rinses. Conclusion: Awareness regarding COVID-19 among study participants was good. Pediatric dentists are considering upgrading PPE kits child friendly, restricted play area and updating their knowledge and for prociency in treating children during this pandemic.

scholarly journals Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice about menstruation and menstrual hygiene among secondary high school girls in Ogbomoso, Oyo state, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 1726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Funmito Omolola Fehintola ◽  
Akintunde Olusegun Fehintola ◽  
Ayodele Olatayo Aremu ◽  
Ajibola Idowu ◽  
Olumuyiwa A Ogunlaja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Female Adolescent ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Hygienic Practice ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Menstruation has more profound effect on quality of education than other aspect of puberty because it involves a learning component as well as elements affected by the school environment and infrastructure. It is, therefore, imperative to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of Secondary School girls in Ogbomoso on the subject of menstruation and menstrual hygiene.Methods: It was a cross-sectional study carried out between June and August 2016. A total of 447 eligible female adolescent secondary school students were selected by multistage sampling technique. A semi-structured facilitated self- administered questionnaire was used.Results: Majority (96.4%) of the adolescents have heard about menstruation before menarche while 55.9% had good knowledge of menstruation and menstrual hygiene. Despite the high level of knowledge, about 64% of the respondents describe their response to their first menses as scary, discomforting or emotionally disturbing. Also, only 25% of the respondents had good menstrual hygiene practice. Factors that were significantly associated with good knowledge of menstruation and menstrual hygiene in this study were older adolescent age (15-19 years) (χ2=47.68, P<0.0001); adolescents whose mothers have greater than secondary school education (χ2=42.52, P<0.0001); and those living with their parents (χ2=123.9 ,P=0.001)  while only living with parents significantly influenced good practices.Conclusions: The study concluded that majority of the adolescents do not observe good hygienic practice during menstruation despite relatively good knowledge of menstruation and menstrual hygiene. Efforts have to be put into ensuring that adolescents are well educated on the meaning of menstruation, the importance of good hygienic practice both in schools and at home. 

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of nursing students on Hospital Acquired Infections in Western region of Nepal

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishwari Sharama Paudel ◽  
Vivek Ghosh ◽  
Purushottam Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Healthcare Team ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infections ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Hospital Acquired ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background & Objectives: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a common problem and challenge faced by hospitals in all countries around the world. Nurses are an important part of the healthcare team that plays a unique role in the control of HAIs. Compliance on the part of healthcare workers (HCWs) including nurses with standard precautions has been recognized as being an efficient means to prevent and control HAIs. The present study was conducted with objective of understanding the level of Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding HAIs among nursing students in the Western Region of Nepal.Materials & Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among nursing students posted in different wards of two hospitals of Pokhara. A self administered questionnaire containing different set of questions regarding knowledge, attitude and practice on HAI were used for data collection.Results: Among the total participants in the study 97% of the participants considered that prevention of HAIs were a valuable part of nurses’ role but only 89% had received formal training regarding hand hygiene. The results show that 74% of the participants had good knowledge regarding HAIs. 82% of the participants felt that they would be less likely to transmit infection to the patient if they performed hand-hygiene. 66% of them identified that hand hygiene agents were not readily available in current settings. Regarding practice, only 6% performed hand hygiene before patient contact.Conclusion: The nursing students had good knowledge regarding HAIs that was reflected in their attitude and practice on hand hygiene for the prevention of HAIs. However there is the need of regular training and performance feedback regarding hand hygiene and the hospital environment should be hand-hygiene friendly with easily accessible to sinks and other facilities.

scholarly journals A study on evaluation of ASHAs for their knowledge, attitude and practice towards newborn care in Howrah district of West Bengal

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 3808
Author(s):  
Ujjwal Pattnayak ◽  
Samir Kumar Ray ◽  
Kishore P. Madhwani ◽  
Jitendra Kumar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Accredited Social Health Activist ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
Term Baby ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: : Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) is a trained female community health activist. ASHAs are local women trained to act as facilitator and promoters of health care in their communities. ASHA is trained to work as an interface between the community and the public health system. ASHA play an important role in newborn care to reduce their morbidity and mortality.Methods: Data were collected from ASHAs working in Shibbur area of Howrah District, west Bengal. The study sample consisted of 70 ASHAs working in the Shibpur area that fulfilled the inclusion criteria. A predesigned pretested questionnaire of ASHA was used to collect data in the study.Results: The mean age of ASHAs was 35.74 years. Only 32 (45.71%) had received middle level (class VIII) education. Only 45.71 % of ASHAs had good knowledge and practice regarding hypothermia and its complication and the procedure of providing warmth the baby after delivery. Only 57.1% of ASHA had good knowledge regarding counseling and problem solving on breast feeding. Only 38.57% had good knowledge and practices on identification and basic skill on management of Low Birth Weight (LBW) having birth weight of <2.5kg and pre-term baby (<37 weeks of gestation).Conclusions: In the present study, we found that Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of ASHAs were inadequate in some aspects of newborn care. This gap of knowledge should be taken seriously during training procedures so that effective knowledge and essential skill for newborn care can be imparted. During recruitment of ASHAs higher literally status should be given preferences.

scholarly journals Knowledge , Attitude and Practices of Oral Health among College Students in Mumbai

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vahneihoi Singsit
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Informed Consent ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Dental Floss ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Prior Permission

Aim:The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of Oral Health among College Students in Mumbai. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 students were randomly selected ranging from 17 years to 24 years of age from the 1st,2nd and 3rd year students studying in Arts,Science and Commerce streams respectively. A questionnaire with two parts was used:The first part included demographic data and the second part was designed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice. Prior permission was taken from the Principal of the College to carry out the study.The nature and purpose of the study was explained and informed consent was taken from the students.Data collected was tabulated using Microsoft Excel sheet and was statistically analysed. Results: The knowledge of the students was satisfactory.A majority of students, i.e., 94%, agreed that a person's oral health has an impact on his general health. 59% agreed that Flouridecan prevent dental caries whereas 99% have the knowledge that smoking and tobacco can cause oral cancer.94% agreed that sweet and soft food can affect teeth. While 89%changed their toothbrushes within three months,around 75 % brushed twice daily.Only 58% visited a dentist and only 40% used dental floss and mouthwash. Conclusion: The knowledge of Oral Health among students is satisfactory but their attitude and practices need improvement. Key Words: Attitude, Knowledge, Oral Health, Students

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of fathers about childhood immunization: a tertiary care hospital based cross sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 1932
Author(s):  
Swetha E. Jose ◽  
Navya C. Joseph ◽  
Soorya Sheela ◽  
Vidhu M. Joshy
Keyword(s):  
Child Death ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Childhood Immunization ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Immunization is globally recognized as one of the most powerful, safe, and cost-effective for the prevention/control of some childhood diseases. Father's involvement is essential for the successful immunization of the child, as man is the head of the family and he takes responsibility for all decision’s measures including health and financial issues. Fathers having good knowledge of RI are likely to encourage their children to assess immunization services. This study thus aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice of fathers, uptake of RI and its associated factors. To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of fathers about childhood immunization.Methods: After obtaining institutional ethical clearance we interviewed 110 fathers who have children within the age group 9 months to 2 years who attended the pediatric OP and their knowledge, attitude and practice about immunization was analyzed.Results: Out of 110 fathers interviewed majority come from joint family (91.8%) and had secondary education only (42.7%). Majority were skilled workers (65.5%). Only 0.9% had child death in their family and only 2.7% had a history of vaccine preventable disease in their family. Only 10.9% had good knowledge, 99.09% had good attitude and only 32.7% had good practice.Conclusions: It was found that majority of fathers had poor knowledge and practice about childhood immunization. More awareness programs have to be done in order to improve the routine immunization.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 among Libyan people- a web-based cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (Special1) ◽  
pp. 348-356
Author(s):  
Saad Ahmed Ali Jadoo ◽  
Omer Mohamed Danfour ◽  
Masud Zerzah ◽  
Mouna Abdelrahman Abujazia ◽  
Perihan Torun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Urban Regions ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Successful plans in disaster and epidemics management depend on the feedback response and the assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices among the target population. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 among Libyan people.  Methods: A cross-sectional web-based survey designed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 among the Libyan people from 13-20 October 2020. A self-administered questionnaire was recruited to collect the data of 287 participants. SPSS version 16.0 was used to analyze the data using univariate and multivariable regression data analyses. Results: More than half of respondents were males (53.7%), married (61.3%), aged less than 45 years old, highly educated (46.3%), employed (44.6%), urban resident(79.8%), experience good or very good health (71.1%) and earned more than USD 200 monthly (84.3.%). The participants showed a high rate of good knowledge (81.0%), attitude (71.1%), and practice (83.7%) towards COVID-19, respectively. Regression analysis showed that married (P=0.056), female (P=0.037), living in the urban regions (P<0.001) with good income of more than USD 2020 (P=0.001) were significantly associated with upper knowledge score. Females (P=0.040) were more significantly associated with positive attitude scores than males. Regarding practice score, married (P=0.001), females (P=0.059) had better practice, but poor-rated health status (P=0.018) was significantly associated with the weak practice. Conclusion: The distinction of urban regions with good knowledge, optimistic attitudes, and acceptable practices towards COVID-19 determines the government's action compass towards more interest in supporting males, unhealthy, and those living in the rural areas with accurate and timely knowledge.

scholarly journals Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Behaviors of Parents towards Care of Primary Dentition – A Cross Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 363-369
Author(s):  
Monika M. Khubchandani ◽  
Nilima Thosar ◽  
Priyanka Paul ◽  
Suwarna Dangore ◽  
Swapnil Mohod
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Primary Dentition ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Preventive Dentistry ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Practice Behaviors ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Aims: The present study was undertaken to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice behaviors of parents towards care of the primary dentition of children in Wardha city, India. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Sharad Pawar Dental College & Hospital, Duration- One year Methodology: A questionnaire based cross sectional study was conducted among parents of 3-7 year old children who visited the Department of Pedodontics & Preventive dentistry. The self-administered, close-ended questionnaire was adopted from oral health literature [Rwakatema et al 2009] and was modified based on researcher’s knowledge and experience of the issues under study. The first part of the questionnaire included the demographic details while the second part comprised of 25 items to test knowledge, attitude and practices of parents. Data was collected by a single investigator who distributed the questionnaire, allowed enough time to fill it and collected on the spot after they had completed. Results: Majority of parents (69%) had good knowledge about importance of milk teeth. 87% of parents were aware that oral health affects the overall general health of child. However, Bedtime bottle-feeding and sharing of spoons with the child was reported by 54% and 77% of the study participants respectively. Conclusions: The majority (57.9%) of the study population had good knowledge pertaining to oral health. However, their practices towards the oral health of children were not satisfactory. Therefore, there is a need to improve oral health care practices by conducting awareness programs for parents.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude, and practice of the National Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria among medical doctors in Ebonyi state, Nigeria: A cross-sectional survey

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0257600
Author(s):  
Ugwu I. Omale
Keyword(s):  
Good Practice ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
National Guideline ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
National Guidelines ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background The Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria are meant to guide medical practitioners to enhance optimal management of patients suspected of having malaria which is vital to malarial control and elimination. Medical doctors have the main responsibility for treating patients with malaria so there was need to evaluate the extent to which the medical doctors in Ebonyi state, Nigeria, knew, viewed, and practiced the 2015 National Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria. Methods A cross-sectional survey was carried out in May, 2019 among medical doctors who were involved in the management of malaria patients and selected via convenience sampling. Data was collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire. Each respondent was categorized as having poor, fair, or good knowledge, attitude, and practice respectively based on knowledge, attitude, and practice scores of <50%, 50–75%, and >75%. Associated factors were evaluated through bivariate and multivariate binomial logistic regressions at 5% probability of type one error and the overall test for the effect of each independent factor on practice level was done using the “postestimation test” command in Stata. Results A total of 156 medical doctors were surveyed. Most, 138 (88.5%) were aware there was a national guideline for diagnosis and treatment of malaria. Among the medical doctors, 19 (12.2%) had good knowledge, 110 (70.5%) had fair knowledge, and 27 (17.3%) had poor knowledge; 38 (24.4%) had good attitude, 74 (47.4%) had fair attitude, and 44 (28.2%) had poor attitude; and 59 (37.8%) had good practice, 90 (57.7%) had fair practice, and 7 (4.5%) had poor practice. The attitude level of the medical doctors toward the 2015 National Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria was a predictor of good practice (adjusted p-value of overall effect = 0.0003). Conclusions Although most of the medical doctors in Ebonyi state, Nigeria, were aware of the existence of a national guideline, only just over a third of them had good practice of the 2015 National Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria. Policy interventions should focus on improving the attitude of the medical doctors toward the National Guidelines through training and re-training.

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