scholarly journals Intrinsic Human Elimination Half-Lives of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Derived from the Temporal Evolution of Cross-Sectional Biomonitoring Data from the United Kingdom

2011 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland Ritter ◽  
Martin Scheringer ◽  
Matthew MacLeod ◽  
Claudia Moeckel ◽  
Kevin C. Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Temporal Evolution ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Elimination Half

scholarly journals A cross-sectional survey assessing the influence of theoretically informed behavioural factors on hand hygiene across seven countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. A. Schmidtke ◽  
K. G. Drinkwater
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Surface Cleaning ◽  
Behaviour Change Techniques ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Surface Areas ◽  
The United Kingdom

Abstract Background Human hygiene behaviours influence the transmission of infectious diseases. Changing maladaptive hygiene habits has the potential to improve public health. Parents and teachers can play an important role in disinfecting surface areas and in helping children develop healthful handwashing habits. The current study aims to inform a future intervention that will help parents and teachers take up this role using a theoretically and empirically informed behaviour change model called the Capabilities-Opportunities-Motivations-Behaviour (COM-B) model. Methods A cross-sectional online survey was designed to measure participants’ capabilities, opportunities, and motivations to [1] increase their children’s handwashing with soap and [2] increase their cleaning of surface areas. Additional items captured how often participants believed their children washed their hands. The final survey was administered early in the coronavirus pandemic (May and June 2020) to 3975 participants from Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Participants self-identified as mums, dads, or teachers of children 5 to 10 years old. ANOVAs analyses were used to compare participant capabilities, opportunities, and motivations across countries for handwashing and surface disinfecting. Multiple regressions analyses were conducted for each country to assess the predictive relationship between the COM-B components and children’s handwashing. Results The ANOVA analyses revealed that India had the lowest levels of capability, opportunity, and motivation, for both hand hygiene and surface cleaning. The regression analyses revealed that for Australia, Indonesia, and South Africa, the capability component was the only significant predictor of children’s handwashing. For India, capability and opportunity were significant. For the United Kingdom, capability and motivation were significant. Lastly, for Saudi Arabia all components were significant. Conclusions The discussion explores how the Behaviour Change Wheel methodology could be used to guide further intervention development with community stakeholders in each country. Of the countries assessed, India offers the greatest room for improvement, and behaviour change techniques that influence people’s capability and opportunities should be prioritised there.

The experience of burnout across different surgical specialties in the United Kingdom: A cross-sectional survey

Surgery ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 151 (4) ◽  
pp. 493-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic Upton ◽  
Victoria Mason ◽  
Bethany Doran ◽  
Kazia Solowiej ◽  
Uttam Shiralkar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The United Kingdom

A SURVEY TO ASSESS KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES TOWARDS COVID-19 AMONGST NHS HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT A TERTIARY HEALTH BOARD IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-84
Author(s):  
Poorwa Roy ◽  
Praveen Davuluri ◽  
Nandini Roy
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Health Board ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
High Knowledge

Background and aim: The world is currently facing a public health emergency in the form of COVID-19 pandemic. United Kingdom conrmed it's initial cases in February 2020 and since then the NHS (National Health Services) and its healthcare workers have been working diligently to ght this pandemic facing unprecedented challenges. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) survey was conducted using a questionnaire among healthcare professionals belonging to an NHS University Health Board in Wales, UK. The responses were assessed and relevant statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software. Results: Atotal of 208 frontline NHS Workers participated in the study. Mean knowledge score in the study was 87.83%. Majority (67.79%) of the participants had a high knowledge score. Knowledge scores were found to have a positive association with age. The general attitude among the participants was found to be optimistic with a mean attitude score of 69.87%. Practices varied amongst the participants with 77.5% reporting regular use of the mask at work. Conclusion: This study reects that majority of healthcare professionals had a sound knowledge and understanding about the pandemic with an optimistic attitude towards its control. Majority of them have been implementing safe practices at workplace.

A cross-sectional study of geriatric horses in the United Kingdom. Part 1: Demographics and management practices

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. IRELAND ◽  
P. D. CLEGG ◽  
C. M. McGOWAN ◽  
S. A. McKANE ◽  
G. L. PINCHBECK
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The United Kingdom
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