A Hygiene Experiment in Rural Bangladesh

1989 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-255
Author(s):  
Kurshida Khanom ◽  
Robert C. Leonard
Keyword(s):  
Third World ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Health Educators ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Graduate Curricula ◽  
Nurses And Physicians ◽  
Farming Families ◽  
The Third World ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

A before-after-only health education experiment was conducted by a team of a dozen health educators, nurses, and physicians who were students and faculty of the National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM). The experiment ran several months with 162 Moslem farming families in one village. Changes in sanitation-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices were measured and correlated with social class. It is suggested that the most useful sociology in the Third World is: (a) basic general sociological theory including ecosystem as well as social system, (b) multimethological including participant –observation, survey, and field experiment methods. Implications are drawn for graduate curricula in light of the trend toward increasing enrollments from Third World countries.

Agricultural Pesticide Use in Developing Countries: Health Effects and Research Needs

1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catharina Wesseling ◽  
Rob McConnell ◽  
Timo Partanen ◽  
Christer Hogstedt
Keyword(s):  
Third World ◽  
Industrialized Countries ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Research Collaborations ◽  
Large Worker ◽  
The Third World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Global Health Problem

Large worker populations in the Third World are exposed to increasing amounts of pesticides, including pesticides severely restricted and banned in industrialized countries. Studies on knowledge, attitudes, and practices indicate that unsafe use of pesticides is the rule in Third World countries. Surveys of acute poisonings show high rates in these countries, despite underregistration. The scarce studies on chronic health outcomes demonstrate neurotoxic, reproductive, and dermatologic effects. Exposure assessment consists mainly of Cholinesterase testing, and few studies have quantified dermal and respiratory exposure. The few intervention studies demonstrate the need for evaluation of the impact of preventive measures and policies. There is no evidence that widespread “safe-use” programs have greatly affected exposure and morbidity. It was concluded that research should focus on simple methods for surveillance of exposure and on surveillance of acute illness and its causes in order to develop and evaluate rapid local interventions. Studies on chronic effects should be carried out in selected countries, aiming at long-term and broader interventions. Policies that promote the use of pesticides should be critically evaluated. North–South and South–South research collaborations must be encouraged to address this global health problem.

scholarly journals Hypertension knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses and physicians in primary care in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 1202-1209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maral Myanganbayar ◽  
Uurtsaikh Baatarsuren ◽  
Guanmin Chen ◽  
Norm R. C. Campbell ◽  
Roberta Bosurgi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Nurses And Physicians ◽  
Hypertension Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

The effects of peer education on STD and AIDS knowledge among prisoners in Mozambique

1996 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Gama Vaz ◽  
Stephen Gloyd ◽  
Ricardo Trindade
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Health Educators ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Initial Questionnaire ◽  
History Of ◽  
Aids Knowledge ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

The study was designed to evaluate the impact of education on AIDS knowledge among prison inmates in Maputo, Mozambique. A 6-month follow-up study was carried out in 1993 among 300 prisoners. A knowledge, attitudes, and practices questionnaire regarding AIDS and STD was administered to each subject as part of the intake medical examination and after an educational intervention provided by 30 prisoner 'activists'. A large proportion of prisoners had high risk behaviours (65% had 2 or more sexual partners per month and 39% had a history of STD) and low AIDS knowledge at incarceration. Statistically significant increases in knowledge occurred after the intervention. Prisoners with less formal education had a poorer performance on the initial questionnaire (43% vs 69% P <0.00001) and had a greater improvement after the intervention (41% vs 24%, P <0.00001). The results demonstrate that educational interventions involving peer health educators contribute positively to the acquisition of knowledge among prisoners.

Power for development. Electricity in the Third World

IEE Review ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Mohan Munasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Third World ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Third World
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