scholarly journals A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge regarding Home Based Care of Corona Positive Patients (Mild, Pre-symptomatic) and Quarantined People among the Students of Selected Nursing College, New Delhi

2021 ◽  
Vol 07 (03) ◽  
pp. 12-15
Author(s):  
Rashmi . ◽  

A descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding home based care of corona positive patients (mild, pre symptomatic) and quarantined people among the students of selected nursing college. Objective of the study was to assess the knowledge of students regarding home based care of corona positive patients (mild and pre-symptomatic) and quarantined people. By using non experimental descriptive research design it was conducted among 79 subjects who were studying in DGNM 2nd year and DGNM 3rd year of Rufaida College of Nursing by non probability convenience sampling technique. The tool developed for the data collection was a self structured knowledge questionnaire. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Findings revealed that out of 79 subjects, 84.81% had average knowledge followed by 11.39% having good knowledge, 2.53% having poor knowledge and 1.27% having excellent knowledge regardinghome based care of corona positive patients (mild, pre-symptomatic) and quarantined people.

Author(s):  
Geeta Dhaka

Introduction: Menstruation is a periodic cycle which occurs after every 28-30 days in every healthy woman after menarche till menopause. In recent years, this blood is considered as best out of waste as pluripotent stem cells can be collected from it. In addition to this, it could be saved for future benefits. In this study, an attempt has been made to rule out nursing student’s cognizance regarding menstrual blood banking. Aim of the study: To assess the knowledge regarding menstrual blood banking among nursing students at Jodhpur. Material and Method: A descriptive study was carried out on 180 nursing students of Government Nursing College, Jodhpur. Non-probability purposive sampling method was used to select samples. Study was conducted from 17th September to 17th October’2020 using structured knowledge questionnaire. Moreover, study was analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: The findings of the study reveals that majority (58.03%) of the nursing students had moderate knowledge regarding menstrual blood banking. Furthermore, the study illustrated a significant association between level of knowledge and selected socio- demographic variables. Conclusion: It can be reiterated that nursing students have an average knowledge regarding menstrual blood banking. KEY WORDS: Knowledge, menstrual blood banking, menstruation.


Author(s):  
Ankita Sharma ◽  
Raj Rani ◽  
Mamta Nebhinani ◽  
Pratibha Singh

Background: Pregnancy is considered as one of the most beautiful events in every female life which brings a lot of physiological and hormonal changes to prepare women for motherhood. Even though these changes are not dangerous, still they are bothersome. Women use number of homemade remedies to alleviate these discomforts. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess knowledge and practices regarding management of minor ailments of pregnancy among antenatal mothers.Methods: This study was conducted at obstetrics OPD of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. 368, 3rd trimester pregnant mothers were recruited by convenient sampling technique. Self- structured knowledge questionnaire, checklist for practice were used for data collection using face to face interview method.Results: Most common health problems as reported by pregnant women were increased urine frequency and fatigue. Nearly 61% of mothers had fair knowledge levels. Majority of the antenatal mothers used one or another home remedy to alleviate their symptoms.  86.6% ate small and frequent meals followed by 74.3% avoided strong odors to prevent nausea and vomiting.Conclusion: Increased urine frequency is the most evident minor ailment faced during pregnancy. Overall antenatal mothers had fair knowledge regarding management of minor ailments and varied practices have been performed by antenatal mothers to relieve their problems. There is a need to conduct aggressive and comprehensive health promotion and awareness sessions for the expectant mothers so as to manage these ailments and prevent further complications.


2020 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Josini. T. Chacko

A non experimental descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding ill effects of carbonated drinks among adolescents. The study was conducted in Govt. High school, Nooranadu in Alappuzha district. The objectives of the study were to assess the level of knowledge regarding ill effects of carbonated drinks among adolescents and to find out the association between the levels of knowledge regarding ill effects of carbonated drinks among adolescents with selected socio-demographic variables. Quota sampling technique was adopted to select desired samples. The samples obtained were 60 adolescents in between the age group of 13-18 yrs studying in 8th 9th and 10 standards. The data were collected by means of structured knowledge questionnaire. The result showed that out of 60 samples majority (85%) of them having average knowledge ,minor proportion (10%)of them having good knowledge and tiny proportion (5%) of them having poor knowledge regarding ill effects of carbonated drink. The association between level of knowledge and selected demographic variables showed that only educational status of father had association with level of knowledge( p <0.05)


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (13) ◽  
pp. 796-800
Author(s):  
Vaishali Vaishali ◽  
Loyd Melwyn Mandonca ◽  
Seikhoo Bishnoi

BACKGROUND Nomophobia an abbreviation for “no-mobile phone phobia” is a fear of being out of mobile phone contact. We wanted to assess the prevalence of nomophobia, knowledge regarding smartphone use, and effect of using smart phones among college students. METHODS A descriptive study was conducted among 250 college students who were perceiving bachelor’s degree in arts in selected colleges of district Fatehabad, Haryana. Nomophobia scale, structured knowledge questionnaire, and checklist were used to collect data. The collected data was statistically analysed by using SPSS Ver. 23. RESULTS The study findings reveal that majority, 140 (56.0 %) of samples have moderate levels of nomophobia. 203 (81.2 %) samples have good knowledge level regarding smartphone. Majority, 188 (75.2 %) of samples had moderate level of effect on their life due to smartphone use. There is significant association between level of nomophobia of samples with years of using mobile phone and frequent reason of using mobile phone. There is significant association between level of knowledge of samples with their age and their education level. There is positive correlation between level of nomophobia and effects of using smart phone among college students. There is negative correlation between level of knowledge and effects of using smart phone. CONCLUSIONS The study findings provide statistical evidence which clearly indicates that there is prevalence of nomophobia and adverse effects of using smartphone on their life. KEYWORDS Nomophobia, Knowledge, Prevalence, Adverse Effect, Smartphone


2020 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. 8-12
Author(s):  
Uzma Anjum ◽  

Personal Protective equipment is also called PPE. It is commonly worn by health care workers to prevent the transmission of infection. PPE includes helmets or caps, face shields, face masks, goggles, gowns, respirators, shoe covers or boots and gloves. These protective coverings will be effective when it is being used in an appropriate manner. The main objectives of this study were to assess the knowledge and practice on Personal Protective Equipment among student nurses. A Quantitative Research approach along with Descriptive Research design was used. A total of 110 student nurses were selected through Convenient Sampling Technique from DGNM 3rd Year, B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing 2nd Year and B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing 4th Year of Rufaida College of Nursing, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi in the month of July-August 2020. Structured Questionnaire was used via an online platform (Google forms) due to Covid 19 lockdown to assess the knowledge and practice on PPE. Out of 110 samples, 66 (60%) had good knowledge, followed by 44 (40%) having average knowledge and none were having poor knowledge on PPE, whereas 67 (60.9%) had an average practice, followed by 41 (37.3%) having good practice and only 2 (1.8%) had poor practice on PPE. Findings suggest that there is a need for practice-based knowledge assessment in clinical areas and thus improvement in the practice of PPE while working in hospitals.


THE GENESIS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
mandeep kaur ◽  
kiranjit kaur

Biomedical waste or hospital waste is any kind of waste containing infectious materials. It may also include waste ass ociated with the generation of biomedical waste that visually appears to be of medical or laboratory origin (e.g. packaging, unused bandages, infusion kits etc.), as well research laboratory waste containing bio molecules or organisms that are mainly restricted from environmental release. The pre-experimental study was conducted on 40 nursing students in Chief Khalsa Diwan International Nursing College, Amritsar. Prior to structured teaching programme nursing students gave self-information and a self-structured knowledge questionnaire was used and evaluate the significant of difference between the two groups. The data obtained from study subjects was analysed and interpreted in terms of objectives and hypothesis of the study. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used for the data analysis. The study findings revealed that structured teaching programme was significantly effective in increasing the knowledge of Nursing Students of Chief Khalsa Diwan International Nursing College, Amritsar.


Author(s):  
Aneesha Mol ◽  
Athira Anil ◽  
Brincy Thomas ◽  
Jeemol K. Johnachan ◽  
Vincy Varghese ◽  
...  

A descriptive study to assess the knowledge regarding menopausal symptoms among women residing in selected community area at Kollam with a view to develop a self-instructional module on menopausal symptoms and its management. The objectives of the study were to: a) assess the knowledge regarding menopausal symptoms among women in selected community area at Kollam. b) Find the association between knowledge on menopausal symptoms among women and selected demographic variables. A quantitative approach was used with descriptive research design. Convenient sampling technique was used. Sample size was 60. The investigator assessed menopausal women’s knowledge using structured questionnaire regarding menopausal symptoms and its management. After conducting the pretest, self instructional module was introduced to the menopausal women in community area. The finding of the study suggests that information booklet is effective in increasing the knowledge of primary school teachers regarding behavioural problems and their management and prevention.


Author(s):  
Abirami Nil Karnamurthy

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) among adolescent girls and to associate the PMS with demographic variables.Methods: Quantitative approach and non-experimental descriptive research design was used. The data collection included three parts. Part A: Demographic variables, Part B: Clinical variables, and Part C: A structured questionnaire to assess the prevalence of PMS among adolescent girls. A total of 100 students who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were chosen as samples using non-probability convenient sampling technique. The study was conducted at SRM College of Nursing, SRM University, Kattankulathur.Results: The data were analyzed and interpreted based on the objectives using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study concluded that 26 (26%) of adolescent girls have mild level of PMS; 55 (55%) have moderate level of PMS; and 19 (19%) have severe level of PMS and there is no association between the “demographic variables” and the “levels of PMS.”Conclusion: PMS is an issue that every girl and woman has to deal with in her life. There is a lack of information on the process of menstruation and the physical and psychological changes associated with this and proper requirements for managing PMS. The current study proved that most of the adolescent girls were suffering from PMSs.Keywords: Premenstrual syndrome, Physical, Cognitive-affective and behavioral symptoms, Menstruation.


Author(s):  
Anupriya Thomas ◽  
Anvarasulthana A. R ◽  
Athira Ajayan ◽  
Libiya Abraham ◽  
Liyamol Benny ◽  
...  

The present study was conducted to assess the knowledge on lifestyle modification for prevention of hypertension among adults in a selected hospital, Kidangoor, Kottayam. The sample consisted of 30 adults between the age group of 40-60 years selected by convenient sampling technique. The design used was descriptive design. Demographic data and structured knowledge questionnaire were used to assess the sample characteristics on life style modification on hypertension and its prevention. The data collected in the study was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The majority of the sample belonged to the age group of 40-45 years (26.66%) and 51-55 years (26.66%). Half of the sample had high school education. 16(53.33%) of them were unemployed. Majority 18(60%) of the sample had average knowledge on prevention of hypertension. 7(23.3%) of the sample had good knowledge and 5of them had poor knowledge on prevention of hypertension. The present study concluded that majority of the sample have average knowledge regarding prevention of hypertension. There is statistically significant association between level of knowledge score with selected demographic variables like age and religion.


Author(s):  
Kambham Jahnavi ◽  
Gomathi S.

Background: Breastfeeding is one of the most important determinants of child survival, birth spacing, and prevention of childhood infections. The importance of exclusive breastfeeding and the immunological and nutritional values of breast milk has been demonstrated. Materials and Methods: A quantitative approach and non-experimental descriptive design was adopted. The study was conducted on 60 postnatal mothers admitted at NRI General Hospital using convenient sampling technique. Data were collected structured knowledge questionnaire and obtained data were analysed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Regarding the breastfeeding self-efficacy among post-natal mothers, 23.3% mothers had low confidence, 33.3% mothers had moderate confidence, 43.3% mothers had high confidence. Conclusion: The findings revealed that the improve the breast feeding self-efficacy of postnatal Mother’s.


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