scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice regarding Food, and Waterborne Outbreak after Massive Diarrhea Outbreak in Yazd Province, Iran, Summer 2013

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Cheraghi ◽  
Batul Okhovat ◽  
Amin Doosti Irani ◽  
Mojgan Talaei ◽  
Elham Ahmadnezhad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Waterborne Outbreak ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Kap Survey ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Objective. This Study was conducted after a diarrhea outbreak that occurred in Yazd Province, Iran. The aim of the study was to compare knowledge, attitude, practice, and other risk factors of the affected communities regarding diarrhea outbreak (the cities of Zarch, Meybod, and Ardakan) to nonaffected communities (the cities of Yazd and Taft). Methods. A knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) survey study was conducted from August to September 2013 enrolling 505 subjects who were referred to health centers anonymously during the epidemic. The questionnaire included the following four parts: (a) general characteristics such as gender, education level, source of health information obtaining; (b) 12 questions on knowledge (Min = 0, Max = 36); (c) 10 questions on attitude (Min = 0, Max = 50); and (d) nine questions on practice (Min = 0, Max = 27). Results. The overall mean score of knowledge, attitude, and practice was 28.17 (SD = 4.58), 37.07 (SD = 4.39), and 21.31 (SD = 3.81), respectively. Practice on food- and waterborne outbreaks was significantly higher in females (P=0.001) and in nonaffected communities (P=0.031). Conclusions. Nonaffected communities had a considerably better practice score. With the increase in the score of knowledge about food- and waterborne outbreaks, the score of practice increased slightly.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Cervical Carcinoma Screening among Bangladeshi Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-32
Author(s):  
Ayesha Najma Nur ◽  
Juthi Bhowmik ◽  
Shiuly Chowdhury ◽  
Shirin Akter Begum
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cervical Carcinoma ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Carcinoma Cervix ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Good Attitude

Background: The uterine cervix is the commonest site for female genital cancer. In developing countries, carcinoma cervix is the most common malignancy in females and a major public health problem. It is reported In Bangladesh that the prevalence of carcinoma cervix is 20% among all types of cancer affecting females. To determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practice among Bangladeshi women about screening of cervical carcinoma Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on married women above the age of 20 years, attending OPD of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Medicine and Surgery of BSMMU from January 2013 to June 2013. By using purposive sampling technique 225 respondents were enrolled in the study. Results: Mean age of the respondents was 43.34 years with a standard deviation of ± 12.49 years. Most of the respondents (96%) were Muslim and from urban areas. More than two-thirds of the respondents (71.1%) were educated up to secondary level. More than 80% respondents were housewives. About three-fourth of the respondents were form middle class families. Only 20% could mention cervical cancer as the leading cancer among women. About 20% respondents knew that early and multiple marriages were the two risk factors for cervical cancer. Most of the respondents (93.3%) believed that cervical cancer is dangerous disease and was able to mention smoking as one of the important risk factors. About one-third respondents knew that terms Pap’s smear and VIA. But most of the respondents did not undergo any screening procedure under the assumption that the screening was not necessary. It was found that respondents with higher education level possessed good knowledge regarding cervical cancer. It was also true for respondents whose husbands were more educated. Higher education level was positively correlated with good attitude/practices. The respondents who had good knowledge about cervical cancer showed good attitude/practice regarding the same. Conclusion: The knowledge regarding cervical cancer among the participants was not satisfactory. Although most of the participants believed that cervical cancer is dangerous disease few really knew that it is preventable. Higher education level was positively correlated with good knowledge and good attitude/practices regarding cervical cancer. Long term education for women should be started to provide the needed information regarding cervical cancer screening. Chatt Maa Shi Hosp Med Coll J; Vol.20 (1); January 2021; Page 28-32

Level of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Dental Caries Among Visitors Visiting the Dental Department of Teaching Hospitals in Lahore

2020 ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
OJS Admin
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding dental caries are major risk factors in the occurrence of dental problems and their awareness has a chief role in the prevention, control and treatment of the diseaseand thus the overall health of the population.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward Breast Cancer among Kurdish Women in Sulaimani Governorate/ Iraq

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-28
Author(s):  
Bekhal Abdalwahid Amin ◽  
Muhammed Babakir-Mina ◽  
Fadhil Ahmed Mohialdeen ◽  
Mohammed I. M. Gubari
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Clinical Breast Examination ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Breast Examination ◽  
Clinical Breast ◽  
The Right ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Breast cancer is a devastating affliction, the frequency of which is gradually increasing all over the world. Cancer may be cured if properly intervened at the right time. The correct treatment, aided by professionals and the right technology can provide critical life support to breast cancer patients. This study was conducted to assessment knowledge, attitude and practice of breast cancer among Kurdish females visited Maternity Teaching Hospital in Sulaimani. A face-to-face interview through a question¬naire to assessment of knowledge and practices toward breast cancer of 500 non-breast cancer women visited Maternity Teaching Hospital was done. Data were computerized and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS, version 22). P-value of < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Out of 500 participants in the current study on knowledge and practices toward breast cancer among non-breast cancer women, consequently were 227 (45.4%) and 201 (40.2%) practiced breast self-examination(BSE) and clinical breast examination respectively. In this study the participants having no symptoms and lack of knowledge about how to do BSE where regarded as the barriers of not practicing BSE (44.7%, 55.3%) respectively. The most common reason for not doing clinical breast examination (CBE) is fear of the outcome and no sign & symptom of breast cancer (28.8%, 61.9%) respectively. The high education level showed significantly more knowledge of breast self-examination and mammography than Illiterate women P≤ 0.001 and P≤ 0.03 respectively. On the other hand, the high education level women showed significantly more practice of breast self-examination P≤ 0.001. In conclusion, the present study found the facts to the inadequate knowledge of female about breast cancer and recognized the negative influence of low knowledge on the practice of BSE, CBE and mammography and the breast cancer incidence. Therefore, more determinations are needed to develop a positive attitude toward BSE, CBE and mammography screening and practice in Sulaimani.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE OF COUGH ETIQUETTE IN PATIENTS WITH TUBERCULOSIS IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 482-491
Author(s):  
Desy Indra Yani ◽  
Yayat Fajar Hidayat ◽  
Afif Amir Amrullah
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Centers ◽  
Acid Fast Bacillus ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Droplet Nuclei ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Tuberculosis is the major global health problem. A high number of tuberculosis cases are as a result of the disease spreads through droplet nuclei which mainly through a cough. Transmission prevention of tuberculosis is important to lower the rate of new infection. Since the transmission is through a cough, therefore, one of the preventive behaviors is by implementing the good and right cough etiquette. Objectives: The aim of this study was to find out the overview of knowledge, attitude and practice of cough etiquette in patients with tuberculosis. Methods: This study was descriptive quantitative with the cross-sectional approach. The population were all patients with Acid-Fast Bacillus (AFB) and tuberculosis registered in Community Health Centers of Rancaekek, Linggar and Nanjung Mekar in Bandung, Indonesia. A total sampling was used with a total number of 52 patients. Data on knowledge, attitude, and practice were measured via validated questionnaires and observation sheets. Frequency distribution, mean and median were used for data analysis. Results: Of the total respondents, 65.4% of the respondents had good knowledge about cough etiquette (median value 83.33 and IQR 20), 50.9% had negative cough etiquette attitude (mean value 47.87 and SD 5.885), and 63.5% had bad practice in cough etiquette (median value 5 and IQR 2). Conclusions: The result of this study is expected to be an input for primary health care facilities in doing improvement in delivering health education to patients with tuberculosis and their families about the good and right cough etiquette, which focus on the affective and psychomotor aspects to prevent the spread of tuberculosis and decrease its infection. This article has been corrected. A separate erratum can be seen at  https://doi.org/10.33546/bnj.1153

scholarly journals Comparison of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Communities Living in Hotspot and Non-Hotspot Areas of Dengue in Selangor, Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Nurul Ghani ◽  
Shamarina Shohaimi ◽  
Alvin Hee ◽  
Hui-Yee Chee ◽  
Oguntade Emmanuel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Household Income ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
Education Level ◽  
P Value ◽  
World Population ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Confounding Variables ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Mean Differences ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Dengue has affected more than one-third of the world population and Malaysia has recorded an increase in the number of dengue cases since 2012. Selangor state recorded the highest number of dengue cases in Malaysia. Most of the dengue infections occur among people living in hotspot areas of dengue. This study aims to compare Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among communities living in hotspot and non-hotspot dengue areas. Method: Communities living in 20 hotspot and 20 non-hotspot areas in Selangor were chosen in this study where 406 participants were randomly selected to answer questionnaires distributed at their housing areas. Total marks of each categories were compared using t-test. Result: Results show that there were significant mean differences in marks in Knowledge (p value: 0.003; 15.41 vs. 14.55) and Attitude (p value: < 0.001; 11.41 vs. 10.33), but not Practice (p value 0.101; 10.83 vs. 10.47) categories between communities of non-hotspot and hotspot areas. After considering two confounding variables which are education level and household income, different mean marks are found to be significant in Knowledge when education level acts as a covariate and Attitude when both act as covariates. Conclusion: Overall results show that people living in non-hotspot areas had better knowledge and attitude than people living in hotspot areas, but no difference was found in practice. This suggests that public health education should be done more frequently with people with a low education background and low household income, especially in hotspot areas to fight dengue outbreak and make dengue cases decrease effectively.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Modifiable Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Diseases Among Adults in Rural Community, Lahore

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 76-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumaira Ejaz ◽  
Muhammad Afzal ◽  
Muhammad Hussain ◽  
Hajra Sarwar ◽  
Syed Amir Gilani
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Modifiable Risk Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Community People ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are group of disorders of heart, blood and vessels. Major risk factors are hypertension, cigarette smoking, high fat, diabetes, obesity and physically inactive. In Pakistan, prevalence data for the Cardiovascular disease is sparse, and literature indicates that there is 30-40% of all deaths in Pakistan due to cardiovascular diseases. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular diseases among adults in rural community, Lahore. Methods: This was descriptive cross-sectional study. Convenient sampling was used. Data were collected from adults of rural community Lahore. The sample size was 110. KAP questionnaire was used to collect the data. Ethical permission was obtained and data was analyzed by SPSS version 21. Results: The findings of the research were good knowledge with (67%) high response of correct answer of “Smoking is risk factor of CVD”. The attitudes were negative, (28%) high correct response for “Do exercise for good health”. The practices were very poor regarding the risk-factors of cardiovascular diseases.Conclusion: The knowledge of participants towards the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases was somehow better. The attitude was comparatively negative and practices were poor. No one was following regular exercises, dietary modifications, manage stress and smoking. Rural community people should modify their lifestyle to improve their practices. There is need for health education campaign in the rural community to minimize the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases.Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 5, Issue-3: 76-82 

Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of Pakistani population about the risk factors, causes, complications and management of diabetes mellitus

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash ◽  
Kanwal Rehman ◽  
Komal Jabeen ◽  
Fareeha Fiayyaz ◽  
Shakila Sabir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Family History ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Key Words Complications ◽  
Family History Of Diabetes ◽  
Pakistani Population ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Objective: To compare the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding diabetes mellitus among diabetics and non-diabetics. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan, from December 2017 to April 2018, and comprised subjects recruited randomly from different cities of Punjab, Pakistan. Data was collected using a predesigned structured questionnaire regarding socio-demographic characteristics, general knowledge about diabetes, perception regarding indication, risk factors, diagnosis, and complications, and practices followed for treatment and management of diabetes. Results: Of the 2,000 subjects, 972(48.6%) had family history of diabetes, 1338(66.9%) were living in urban areas, 1068(53.4%) were university graduates, 804(40.2%) were employed and 1152(57.6%) belonged to socio-economically balanced families. Composite knowledge score was significantly associated with age and socio-economic status (p<0.05). A highly significant association was observed regarding family history (p<0.001), level of education (p<0.0001) and occupation (p<0.001) with composite knowledge score. Conclusion: The knowledge level about diabetes was seen to be average. Key Words: Complications of diabetes mellitus, Diabetes knowledge, Management of diabetes mellitus, Pakistani population, Questionnaire. Continuous...

Internet for providing healthinformation and education to patients - knowledge, attitude and practice of mental health professionals in North Wales UK

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1117-1117
Author(s):  
A. Jauhari ◽  
M.K. Tiptur ◽  
A. Jauhari ◽  
M. Krishna
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mental Health Information ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
North Wales ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

IntroductionInternet is the fastest growing medium and more than 50 million people seek health information online1. Almost a third of internet users with history of psychiatric disorder had used the internet to seek mental health information2.MethodA survey was conducted amongst North Wales, UK mental health professionals to understand their knowledge, attitude and practice about this topic. A total of 100 questionnaires were distributed out of which 71 responses were received.ResultAbout 39% mental health professionals believed that consultation is the best way to give mental health related information to the patients. Only 5% of mental health professionals always and 46% sometimes advised patients to look at internet for mental health related information. About 50% felt that internet will increase patient's understanding of their illness and 37% felt that it will improve their compliance. Sixty percent people felt that mental health information on internet is evidence-based. About 30% of the mental health professionals thought that the use of internet by mental health patients will increase the patient's anxiety and will increase their visit to the doctor. Majority did not have enough knowledge of websites to suggest to the patients.ConclusionMost professionals thought that it is a useful concept but further awareness about evidence-based website for professionals is needed.

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