scholarly journals Water-pipe tobacco (shisha) use among undergraduate health professional students - College of Health Sciences, Nairobi University Kenya, 2014

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred Karagu ◽  
Dorcas Kiptui ◽  
Gladwell Gatheca
Keyword(s):  
Health Professional ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Water Pipe ◽  
Professional Students ◽  
Health Professional Students ◽  
Pipe Tobacco

scholarly journals Awareness, Self-Use, Perceptions, Beliefs, and Attitudes toward Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) among Health Professional Students in King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Aslam Khan ◽  
Mohamed Eldigre Ahmed ◽  
Ahmed Aldarmahi ◽  
Syed Faisal Zaidi ◽  
Ahmad M. Subahi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicines ◽  
Professional Students ◽  
Alternative Medicines ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Health Professional Students ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Background. Around 75% of the world’s population relies on the use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) for their healthcare. Thus, we aimed at assessing the attitude and perception of health professional students about CAM and correlate the results with their demographical data. Methods. An observational cross-sectional study was conducted at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, by enrolling 350 students. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was performed using SPSS. Results. Results of our data suggested that majority of students were aware of the CAM modalities and considered prayers/spirituality (83.6%), massage (72.5%), nutritional supplements (74.1%), cupping (68.5%), herbal medicine (66.2), and yoga (61.6%) as most effective and least harmful CAM modalities. The students acquired more information about CAM from media (55%), books (56%), friends/relatives (59.7%), and other health professionals (58.4%), however, very little information from formal CAM courses or training (36.7%), which shows the lack of courses and trained health professional in the field of CAM. Despite utilizing nonreliable sources of CAM information, the majority of students had positive attitudes and perceptions about CAM usage. Majority of the students (75.8%) believe in the use of CAM for the mental and spiritual aspect of health and think that CAM providers give good information on maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The data also showed a significant P<0.05 association between awareness about CAM and gender. A significantly higher percentage of female students were using yoga and aromatherapy, while cupping was mostly used by male students. Similarly, a significant association was found among the different colleges and level of students in most of the CAM modalities. However, no association was found between the awareness and use of CAM with the educational level of parents or relatives in health sector except for acupuncture and cupping, where student’s awareness about acupuncture and cupping was found to have a significant positive association with mother educational level. On the other hand, a significant inverse association was found between acupuncture, yoga, cupping, and aromatherapy with family income. Conclusion. In conclusion, despite the lack of proper courses and professionally trained healthcare providers in the field of CAM, students demonstrated positive attitudes and beliefs toward the safety and effectiveness of CAM.

scholarly journals Knowledge on Infection Prevention and Control and associated factors among undergraduate health professional students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. e0255984
Author(s):  
Racheal Nalunkuma ◽  
Jonathan Nkalubo ◽  
Derrick Bary Abila
Keyword(s):  
Health Professional ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Professional Students ◽  
Makerere University ◽  
University College ◽  
Health Professional Students ◽  
And Control

Introduction To practice adequate Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures, health professional students need to have adequate knowledge of IPC. In this study, we assessed the knowledge of health professional students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences on Infection Prevention and Control. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional online survey among health professional students studying at Makerere University College of Health Sciences located in Kampala, Uganda. An adapted questionnaire was used to measure knowledge on Infection Prevention and Control among students. Results A total of 202 health professional students were included in the study. The mean age was 24.43 years. Majority were male 63.37% (n = 128), from the school of medicine 70.79% (n = 143) and used one source of information for IPC 49.50% (n = 100). Being in year three (Adjusted coefficient, 6.08; 95% CI, 2.04–10.13; p-value = 0.003), year four (Adjusted coefficient, 10.87; 95% CI, 6.91–14.84; p < 0.001) and year five (Adjusted coefficient, 8.61; 95% CI, 4.45–12.78; p < 0.001) were associated with a higher mean in total percentage score of knowledge on IPC compared to being in year one. Conclusion IPC knowledge was good among health professional students in Makerere University although more emphasis is needed to improve on their IPC knowledge in various sections like hand hygiene. Infection Prevention and Control courses can be taught to these students starting from their first year of university education.

scholarly journals Danish Health Professional Students' Attitudes Toward Addressing Sexual Health: A Cross-Sectional Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 100323
Author(s):  
Helle Gerbild ◽  
Camilla Marie Larsen ◽  
Tina Junge ◽  
Birgitte Schantz Laursen ◽  
Kristina Areskoug-Josefsson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Health ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Students ◽  
Danish Health ◽  
Health Professional Students ◽  
Students Attitudes

scholarly journals Online interprofessional simulation for undergraduate health professional students during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 706-710
Author(s):  
Namrata Prasad ◽  
Shavi Fernando ◽  
Sue Willey ◽  
Kym Davey ◽  
Fiona Kent ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professional ◽  
Professional Students ◽  
Health Professional Students

scholarly journals Engaging Health Professional Students in Substance Abuse Research

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 196-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Truncali ◽  
Adina L. Kalet ◽  
Colleen Gillespie ◽  
Frederick More ◽  
Madeline Naegle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Professional Students ◽  
Health Professional Students
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