scholarly journals Public Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Zika Virus and its Prevention in Malaysia

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. A423-A424 ◽  
Author(s):  
MU Khan ◽  
A Ahmad ◽  
M Arief ◽  
F Saleem ◽  
MA Hassali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zika Virus ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes

scholarly journals PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICES AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS COVID-19 IN AFGHANISTAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 104-115
Author(s):  
Sayeed Naqibullah Orfan ◽  
Abdul Hamid Elmyar
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
The Impact

Background: COVID-19 has tremendously affected the world including Afghanistan since its outbreak.Objective: This study aimed to investigate the public knowledge about COVID-19 in Afghanistan as well as practices used to prevent contracting the disease. It also studied the attitudes of the public towards the COVID-19 survivors, and the impact of the participants’ gender, place of residence and marital status on their responses.Method: The data were collected from 1472 individuals through an online survey questionnaire. SPSS version 24.0 was used to analyze the data.Results: The findings showed that the public were very knowledgeable about COVID-19. They used various practices to varying extent to prevent contracting COVID-19 and its spread. Moreover, the participants’ attitudes towards the COVID-19 survivors varied. They had negative attitudes towards them if close contact was concerned, but their attitudes were positive towards them if close contact was not involved, e.g., educating community members about the disease. Gender and place of residence had a significant impact on the participants’ knowledge and practices, but they did not affect their attitudes towards the survivors. Furthermore, marital status significantly affected the participants’ practices, but it did not have any impact on their knowledge and attitudes towards the survivors.

10. Public opinion, crime, and criminal justice

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Hough ◽  
Julian V. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Crime Trends ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Criminal Justice Response ◽  
Crime And Criminal Justice

This chapter summarizes research on public opinion about crime and criminal justice in developed industrialized societies. It starts with an assessment of what can be said about public knowledge about crime, documenting widespread misperceptions about the nature of crime, about crime trends, and about the criminal justice response to crime. It then considers public attitudes towards crime and justice, which tend to be largely negative. The chapter presents evidence of the links between levels of knowledge and attitudes to justice, suggesting that misinformation about crime and justice is the likely source of negative public ratings of the justice system. Penal populism and populist punitiveness are considered. The chapter ends by exploring issues of public trust in justice, confidence, and legitimacy.

Past and present public knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy in Italy

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 110-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oriano Mecarelli ◽  
Giuseppe Capovilla ◽  
Antonino Romeo ◽  
Guido Rubboli ◽  
Paolo Tinuper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes

scholarly journals Public Knowledge and Attitudes towards Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in China

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Chen ◽  
Yue Wang ◽  
Xuan Li ◽  
Lina Hou ◽  
Yufeng Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developed Countries ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
The Past ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Bystander Cpr ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Cpr Training ◽  
Individual Information

The rate of bystander CPR is much lower in China than in developed countries. This survey was implemented to assess the current status of layperson CPR training, to analyze the willingness of bystanders to perform CPR, and to identify barriers to improving bystander CPR rates. The questionnaire included individual information, current status of bystander CPR training, and individual’s willingness and attitude towards performing CPR. There were 25.6% laypersons who took CPR training. The majority (98.6%) of laypersons would perform CPR on their family members, but fewer laypersons (76.3%) were willing to perform CPR on strangers. Most respondents (53.2%) were worried about legal issues. If laws were implemented to protect bystanders who give aid, the number of laypersons who were not willing to perform CPR on strangers dropped from 23.7% to 2.4%. An increasing number of people in China know CPR compared with the situation in the past. CPR training in China is much less common than in many developed countries. The barriers are that laypersons are not well-trained and they fear being prosecuted for unsuccessful CPR. More accredited CPR training courses are needed in China. The laws should be passed to protect bystanders who provide assistance.

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