scholarly journals Corrigendum to “Knowledge, attitudes, and practices relating to Dengue fever among females in Jeddah high schools” [J. Infect Public Health 2 (1) (2009) 30–40]

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nahla Khamis Ragab Ibrahim ◽  
Adnan Al-Bar ◽  
Mohamed Kordey ◽  
Ali Al-Fakeeh
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes, and practices relating to Dengue fever among females in Jeddah high schools

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nahla Khamis Ragab Ibrahim ◽  
Adnan Al-Bar ◽  
Mohamed Kordey ◽  
Ali Al-Fakeeh
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

scholarly journals Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Dengue among Physicians: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Kranthi Swaroop Koonisetty ◽  
Ubydul Haque ◽  
Rajesh Nandy ◽  
Nasrin Aghamohammadi ◽  
Tamanna Urmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Viral Infections ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Accurate Identification ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Aedes Mosquitoes ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Dengue fever is one of the most important viral infections transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes and a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Accurate identification of cases and treatment of dengue patients at the early stages can reduce medical complications and dengue mortality rate. This survey aims to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) among physicians in dengue diagnosis and treatment. This study was conducted among physicians in Turkey as one nonendemic country and Bangladesh, India, and Malaysia as three dengue-endemic countries. The dosing frequencies, maximum doses, and contraindications in dengue fever were examined. The results found that physicians from Bangladesh, India, and Malaysia have higher KAP scores in dengue diagnosis and treatment compared to physicians in Turkey. This may be due to a lack of physician’s exposure to a dengue patient as Turkey is considered a nonendemic country. This assessment may help establish a guideline for intervention strategies among physicians to have successful treatment outcomes and reduce dengue mortality.

scholarly journals Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Related to Contraceptive Use among Teenagers in High Schools and Colleges in Dakar, Senegal

2019 ◽  
Vol 09 (03) ◽  
pp. 29-39
Author(s):  
Ndèye Marème Sougou ◽  
Oumar Bassoum ◽  
Ndèye Yacine Seck ◽  
Mbathio Diop ◽  
Jean Baptiste Diouf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

scholarly journals Dietary behaviour of Tehranian adolescents does not accord with their nutritional knowledge

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 897-901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parvin Mirmiran ◽  
Leila Azadbakht ◽  
Fereidoun Azizi
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Nutritional Intervention ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Whole Grain ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Break Time ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Overweight Or Obesity

AbstractObjectiveTo determine the nutritional behaviour of Tehranian adolescents.Subjects and methodsThis study was undertaken on 7669 adolescents (4070 boys and 3599 girls) of 22 junior high schools and high schools as a representative sample of Tehranian adolescents. A validated knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) questionnaire and a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) were used. Factor analysis was used to determine the key questions.ResultsThe mean ( ± standard deviation) age and body mass index of the adolescents was 14 ± 1 years and 27.2 ± 11 kg m− 2. Although 82% of girls and 75% of boys had good nutritional knowledge, only 25% of boys and 15% of girls had good nutritional practice. Eighty-five per cent of adolescents knew that drinking too many soft beverages resulted in overweight or obesity, but only 4.5% of them did not drink soft beverages. Although 89% of adolescents knew that crisps and corn balls are not healthy snacks, 45% of them used such snacks during their break time. Thirty-seven per cent of adolescents preferred whole-grain biscuits to creamy wafer ones but only 10% of adolescents used whole-grain biscuits as a snack. The most frequently consumed snacks among Tehranian adolescents were sausage sandwiches, cocoa cola, crisps and corn balls, creamy wafers, cakes, chocolate and toffee.ConclusionA low percentage of Tehranian adolescents have good nutritional behaviour and in most of them their nutritional practice does not accord with their nutritional knowledge. These results indicate the necessity of nutritional intervention in Tehranian adolescents.

scholarly journals Knowledge, awareness and practices regarding dengue fever

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dushyant M. Nijhawan ◽  
Aditi J. Upadhye ◽  
Jayshree J. Upadhye
Keyword(s):  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Mosquito Net ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Preventive Practices ◽  
Dengue Outbreaks ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">The incidence of dengue infections continues to rise worldwide. Good knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among the public are required to successfully prevent or minimize dengue outbreaks. However, very little is known about the public’s KAP on dengue and its prevention. This study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding dengue fever in</span>.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">A cross-sectional study was conducted during November to December 2017. 200 residents were surveyed. A structured pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data. The data was analyzed and statistics taken out. </span><span lang="EN-IN"> </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">In our study, out of 200 respondents, majority i.e. 170 (85%) of the respondents had heard about dengue. 162 (81%) knew that mosquito bite is the cause of dengue while 80 (40%) were aware that dengue mosquito breeds in clean standing water. Fever was the most consistent response in 188 (94%) respondents followed by GIT symptoms in 74 (37%), rash in 30 (15%), headache and body ache in 12 (6%). Majority i.e.172 (86%) of the respondents relying on mosquito mats and vaporizers. 64 (32%) respondents were using mosquito net, 62 (31%) had net on the windows, 42 (21%) were using sprays while only 10 (5%) were using repellent cream</span>.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">We found sufficient knowledge on dengue. Also, preventive practices regarding dengue were consistent with the knowledge about these practices. Preventive measures mainly focused towards protection from mosquito bites. </span></p>

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding dengue fever in a suburban community in Sri Lanka

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
TDCP Gunasekara ◽  
VGNS Velathanthiri ◽  
MM Weerasekara ◽  
SSN Fernando ◽  
M Peelawattage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Suburban Community ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices
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