Challenging poor practice and raising concerns

Introduction: Obesity is a chronic disease that is increasing in Saudi Arabia (SA) and globally. Obesity self-management among individuals is essential for managing obesity and its complications. This study aimed to conduct an obesity knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) assessment and prevalence of used pharmaceutical anti-obesity medications among individuals with obesity in SA. Subjects and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between January and April 2021. The participants completed a validated online administered questionnaire using the Survey Monkey website. Potential participants were approached in governmental hospitals, leisure centers, and shopping malls. The chi-square test was used to assess associations between categorical variables. In addition, correlations between the participants' KAP and outcome variables were measured using the Pearson correlation coefficient (r). Results: In all, 410 obese individuals (mean age 40±14 years, range 18–80 years) were surveyed. Overall, 68% of participants reported good obesity knowledge, and 63% reported a good attitude, while 72% reported poor practice. In addition, there were significant positive linear correlations between knowledge and attitude (r=0.44, P<0.001), knowledge and practice (r=0.14, P<0.01), attitude and practice (r=0.11, P<0.05), body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference (WC) (r=0.25, P<0.01), while there were significant negative linear correlations between knowledge and BMI (r=−0.20, P<0.001), attitude and BMI (r=−0.19, P<0.001), practice and BMI (r=−0.67, P<0.001), knowledge and WC (r=−0.10, P<0.05), attitude and WC (r=−0.10, P<0.05), and practice and WC (r=−0.45, P<0.001). Interestingly, 67% of participants did not use any approved pharmaceutical anti-obesity medications due to a lack of anti-obesity treatment knowledge and safety. Conclusion: The participants reported good knowledge and attitudes toward obesity, although these were not reflected in their practice levels. The lack of pharmaceutical knowledge, safety, and use of anti-obesity medications contributed directly to poor practice levels. Health authorities should establish clinical and pharmaceutical health education programs incorporating the latest pharmaceutical anti-obesity medications, including their applications and safety, for enhancing self-management and awareness among obese individuals.

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Poor practice perpetuated in new standard?

Optics and Photonics News ◽

10.1364/opn.1.9.000028 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 1 (9) ◽

pp. 28

Author(s):

ROBERT H. GINSBERG

Keyword(s):

Poor Practice

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Knowledge and Practice on Prevention of Intestinal Parasitic Infection Among Mothers of Under-five Children in Bulehora Town, Bule Hora, Oromia Region, Southern Ethiopia

10.21203/rs.3.rs-743842/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

PANDIARAJAN KASIMAYAN ◽

ANANDAPANDIAN KANAPATHY THANGAVEL KASIRAJAN ◽

DIVYA RANI RAJAN ◽

SANKARALINGAM SUBBIAH ◽

HARINATHAN BALASUNDARAM

Keyword(s):

Good Practice ◽

Parasitic Infection ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Parasitic Infections ◽

Quantitative Methodology ◽

Intestinal Parasitic Infection ◽

Poor Knowledge ◽

Under Five ◽

Under Five Children ◽

Poor Practice

Abstract Background: Intestinal parasitic diseases are one of the general medical conditions in numerous networks, especially among youngsters in country spaces of agricultural nations. Ethiopian studies have concentrated on the commonness and circulation of 2 intestinal parasitic contaminations, fundamentally among younger students. A couple of studies have looked at the scope on knowledge of under-five children’s mothers regarding the prevention of parasitic infections. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional examination with a quantitative methodology was conducted from November 30 to December 30, 2020, among mothers of under-five children in Bule Hora town. The example size in this investigation was 403. The information will be coded, checked sent out to SPSS Statistics rendition 25 for investigation. Result: The general information and practice level concerning mothers of under-five kids in regards to counteraction of intestinal parasitic contaminations was, all among 51.6 % had poor knowledge and 53.1 % had poor practice. Nearly 50% of children not washing of hands and legs after a play in the soil and more than 55% of mothers not advising the child to wear footwear outside the home. Remaining all aspect shows considerably good practice from mother’s mention. In the Ethnic group, Oromo (AOR 2.199, 95% CI 1.05-4.59) people had good knowledge, mothers who not ready to peruse and compose (AOR 0.26, 95% CI 0.12-0.57) had poor knowledge than others. Further in age group (31-35) (AOR 2.94, 95% CI 1.38-6.24) had a good practice, Amara (AOR 0.39, 95% CI 0.18-0.85) people had poor practice and mothers who not able to read and write (AOR 3.97, 95% CI 1.26-12.49) had good practice than other educated.Conclusion: Mothers with children under the age of five have a considerably low degree of optimal awareness and experience when it comes to preventing intestinal parasitic infection. As a result, campaigns or formal training can be used to raise community consciousness about intestinal parasitic invasion counteraction and control.

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Quality Standards for Research Syntheses

Handbook of Meta-analysis in Ecology and Evolution ◽

10.23943/princeton/9780691137285.003.0020 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Hannah R. Rothstein ◽

Christopher J. Lortie ◽

Gavin B. Stewart ◽

Julia Koricheva ◽

Jessica Gurevitch

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Research ◽

Quality Standards ◽

Research Synthesis ◽

Quantitative Synthesis ◽

Poor Practice

This chapter presents guidelines to address the following questions: What makes a quantitative research synthesis good or flawed? How can authors improve the quality of their review at various stages in the process of planning and carrying out a research synthesis? What criteria can editors and reviewers use to assess whether a quantitative synthesis should be accepted for publication, revised, or rejected? How can readers of published syntheses determine how to evaluate the quality of what they are reading, and in doing so decide whether or not to trust its results and their interpretation? The guidelines are outlined in the order of the stages involved in conducting a synthesis. In addition to reviewing the questions that should be asked at each stage of the synthesis, the chapter also describes ways in which poor choices at each stage can compromise the integrity of the review; it also provides examples of good and poor practice.

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