scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Rabies among Human and Animal Health Professionals in Senegal

Pathogens ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1282
Author(s):  
Mouhamadou Faly Ba ◽  
Ndèye Mbacké Kane ◽  
Mamadou Kindi Korka Diallo ◽  
Oumar Bassoum ◽  
Oumy Kaltome Boh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Sufficient Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Rabies is still a public health problem in Senegal. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices on rabies among human and animal health professionals. It was a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study conducted in the Kaffrine district. Data were collected from 28 June to 01 July 2021. An exhaustive recruitment was done, and the final sample size was 95 health professionals. R software was used for descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses. Health professionals with sufficient knowledge, positive attitudes and good practices in relation to rabies represented 35.8%, 26.3% and 45.3% of the study respectively. The results of the multivariate analysis showed that professionals who worked in urban areas (AOR = 11.10; 95% CI = [3.50–41.69]) and who worked in animal health (AOR = 7.45; 95% CI = [1.16–70.40]) were more likely to have sufficient knowledge about rabies. Professionals with tertiary education (AOR = 12.40; CI95% = [1.80–268.00]) and with sufficient knowledge (AOR = 3.41; CI95% = [1.01–12.70]) were more likely to have a positive attitude about rabies. Professionals with a positive attitude about rabies (AOR = 3.23; 95% CI = [1.08–10.70]) were more likely to have a good practice when presented with an animal bite case. These results suggest that improving health professionals’ knowledge about rabies is essential in order to influence their attitudes and practices against rabies.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding COVID-19 among Healthcare Workers in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 7004
Author(s):  
Onesmus Kamacooko ◽  
Jonathan Kitonsa ◽  
Ubaldo M. Bahemuka ◽  
Freddie M. Kibengo ◽  
Anne Wajja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Sufficient Knowledge ◽  
Kap Survey ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of COVID-19. However, data on HCWs’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward COVID-19 are limited. Between September and November 2020, we conducted a questionnaire-based COVID-19 KAP survey among HCWs at three hospitals in Uganda. We used Bloom’s cut-off of ≥80% to determine sufficient knowledge, good attitude, and good practice, and multivariate Poisson regression with robust variance for statistical analysis. Of 717 HCWs invited to participate, 657 (91.6%) agreed and were enrolled. The mean age (standard deviation) of enrollees was 33.2 (10.2) years; most were clinical HCWs (64.7%) and had advanced secondary school/other higher-level education (57.8%). Overall, 83.9% had sufficient knowledge, 78.4% had a positive attitude, and 37.0% had good practices toward COVID-19. Factors associated with KAP were: Knowledge: being a clinical HCW (aRR: 1.12; 95% CI: 1.02–1.23) and previous participation in health research (aRR: 1.10; 95% CI: 1.04–1.17); Attitude: age > 35 years (aRR: 0.88; 95% CI: 0.79–0.98); Practice: being a clinical HCW (aRR: 1.91; 95% CI: 1.41–2.59). HCWs in Uganda have good knowledge and positive attitude but poor practices towards COVID-19. Differences in COVID-19 KAP between clinical and non-clinical HCWs could affect uptake of COVID-19 interventions including vaccination.

DETERMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES TOWARDS GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING ANTENANTAL CARE AT NEW MASALA CLINIC IN NDOLA:cross sectional study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ackim Kapya
Keyword(s):  
Gestational Diabetes ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

BACKGROUND Evaluation of knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) is a very essential component of gestational diabetes jurisdiction, but little information has been available in Ndola Zambia where Gestational Diabetes has been lately recognized as major public health problem. The study to clearly determine what interventions to carry out has not been undertaken in some areas such as New Masala Clinic and the surrounding areas. In this regard, a study was conducted guided by the following objective. OBJECTIVE To establish the levels of awareness about gestational diabetes among women attending antenatal care at New Masala Clinic. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted from the first to last week of June, 2018 at New Masala Clinic. Data was collected by a means of structured questionnaire covering 209 respondents and these were pregnant women. Collected data was analyzed using a statistical package SPSS version 20. RESULTS The proportion of pregnant women who had poor knowledge was 30.1% , average knowledge was 52.6% and only 17.2% had good knowledge. Radio and Television were cited as the main source of information. The attitude was good with 77.0% of the respondent having positive attitude attitude and the mean attitude score was 1.23 out of the possible points (Standard deviation 0.422). There was a statistically significance association between practice and knowledge (P=0.000). Only 21.4% (32) had good practice and there was a statistically significance association between practice and attitude (P=0.001). CONCLUSIONS Overall, most respondents had poor knowledge about gestational diabetes. It was observed that poor score in knowledge and practice towards gestational diabetes. Continual reinforcement and motivation along with health education will certainly bring about a positive change in knowledge and practices. Consequently, intervention aimed at social and behavioral changes are required to address the gap highlighted by the study.

scholarly journals Community knowledge, attitude and practices on mosquitoes and mosquito-borne viral diseases in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
kennedy makola mbanzulu ◽  
Leonard E.G. Mboera ◽  
Roger Wumba ◽  
Josué K. Zanga ◽  
Flory K. Luzolo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Polluted Water ◽  
Viral Diseases ◽  
Community Knowledge ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Republic Of The Congo ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Abstract Background Mosquito-borne viral diseases (MBVD) are among the important human and animal health threats globally. Gaining insights on behaviours and practices of local population on MBVD can improve understanding of socio-demographic and cultural factors to be addressed in intervention packages. This study was carried out to explore community knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding mosquitoes and MBVD in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Methods A cross sectional survey involving heads of household was carried out in Kinshasa, DRC, between January and April 2019. Information on socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitudes and practices on mosquito and MBVD was collected through a questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using Epi Info 7. Results A total of 1,464 representatives were involved in the study. Of these, 69% were under 44 years of age, 60.7% were females and the majority (90.2%) were educated. One-third of the houses had insect window screens, 61.2% had open garbage cans, 33.4% had outdoor water storage units, 25.1% had stagnant water collection and 22.5% had water containers. The majority (80.3%) of the respondent mentioned polluted water bodies as the main mosquito breeding places. Yellow fever (86.6%) was the most commonly known MBVD. Overall, 12% of the respondents knew that mosquitoes are vectors of these viruses. Majority of respondents (72.5%) felt to be at risk of contracting MBVD. Blocked draining water channels, dirty, agriculture, house and road construction, animal rearing and automobile garages were associated with mosquito abundance. Health professionals, family member, radio/television and/or school/university were the main source of information. Cleaning environment (58%) and/or use of insecticides (25%) were the main measures implemented in controlling mosquitoes. Mosquito net ownership (87.4%) and use (67%) were high. The greater overall of knowledge score (OR: 1.4; p =0.1), attitude (OR: 1.22; p =0.1) were not predictor of good practice. Conclusion Most of the residents of Kinshasa had limited knowledge on the role of mosquitoes in the transmission of pathogenic viruses in both humans and animals. Raising awareness and educational sessions are essential in empowering the community on the correct attitudes and practices in order to effectively manage the risk posed by MBVD.

Research knowledge, attitudes and practices of health professionals

2003 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 165-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucille Sanzero Eller ◽  
Elizabeth Kleber ◽  
Shiow Lan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

scholarly journals Awareness, attitude and practice of COVID-19 and its vaccination in J&K, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 220-226
Author(s):  
Abdul Rouf ◽  
Fouzia Nazir ◽  
Muneer Ahmad Masoodi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Jammu And Kashmir ◽  
Attitude And Practice

COVID-19 Pandemic has severely affected the health care delivery system, economic and social progress since its inception. Although COVID-19 vaccines have given, a new hope but Vaccine hesitancy has been recognized as a serious public health problem that needs extensive research among different population groups. This study was aimed to assess awareness, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 vaccination and its association with Sociodemographicvariables among social media users in Jammu and Kashmir, India.The Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Anantnag conducted this cross-sectional study in June 2021, among social media users, 18 and above years of age, using online questionnaire through Google Forms. The questionnaire comprised of four segments, sociodemographic details, awareness, attitude, and practice regarding COVID-19 vaccination, ten questions from each segment.In this study, although the calculated sample size was 423, a total of 425 respondents were included. The mean scores of awareness, regarding COVID-19 disease and its vaccination, was 3.68 ± 0.44, with overall awareness was 73.6%, positive attitude 3.53 ± 0.41, with an overall positive attitude of 70.6%, and good practice towards adopting COVID-19 appropriate behaviour and vaccination was 3.43 + 0.71 with an overall good practice of 68.6% respectively. Participants with higher awareness regarding COVID-19 disease and its vaccination were 9.1 times (95% C.I = 5.16-14.32) more likely to have a positive attitude towards using COVID-19 appropriate behaviour and its vaccination and 7.8 times (95% C.I = 4.62-13.83) adopting good practice than with the low level of awareness.In Jammu and Kashmir, social media users are having good awareness toward COVID-19 disease and its vaccination. Awareness generation seems to be a good tool for bringing behavioural changes and this platform should be used to disseminate information regarding COVID-19 appropriate behaviour and its vaccination. 

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Prevention Practice of COVID-19 in South-West Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 32-39
Author(s):  
Olanrewaju D. Eniade ◽  
Dolapo E. Agbana ◽  
Bridget O. Afam
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Older Age ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Southwest Nigeria

Introduction: To assess knowledge, attitude and prevention practice of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Southwest, Nigeria. This was an online cross-sectional study among dwellers of southwest Nigeria. Methods: Data were collected online with kobo toolbox and analyzed using the Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS, 2018) and the descriptive statistics, test of independence and binary logistic regression were presented. Results: Of the 286 study participants, 96.1% had good knowledge, 99.3% had positive attitude towards control of COVID-19, while 77.3% had good practices for prevention of the virus. Majority of the participants (86.9%) had tertiary education, 11.3% were 40 years or older. Age and education were independently associated with COVID-19 prevention practice. After adjustment for some selected socio-demographic factors, only age of 10 – 19 years (OR: 3.83, CI: 1.05, 14), age 20-29 years (OR: 2.99, CI: 1.18 -7.55), and 30 -39 years (OR: 4.35, CI: 1.49-12.67) were more likely to have good practice of COVID-19 prevention compared to age >=40 years. Conclusion: The result revealed a high prevalence of good practices, and the majority had good knowledge of COVID-19 and positive attitude towards control of COVID-19. Age and education were identified to be associated with practice of COVID-19 prevention. Further exploration revealed that elders (>=40years) were not likely to have good practice of COVID-19 prevention. We deduced that good practice of COVID-19 prevention was high in southwest Nigeria but notably low among elders and those who attained below tertiary education in southwest Nigeria. However, people of older age and poor education should be given much attention for proper enlightening and prevention strategies in this pandemic.

scholarly journals Health Professionals' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices about Pharmacovigilance in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. e0152221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula ◽  
Asim Ahmed Elnour ◽  
Shazia Qasim Jamshed ◽  
Abdulla Shehab
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices
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