Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Cesarean section or normal vaginal delivery: A cross‑sectional study of attitude of medical students

. Tanisha Sudhir Saraf; . Rupali Verma Bagga

Volume 12, Issue 10 , November 2022, , Pages 1-8

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INTRODUCTION: Childbirth is regarded as an important life event for women, and growing numbersof them are making the choice to give birth by cesarean delivery. Increasing rate of births ... Read More INTRODUCTION: Childbirth is regarded as an important life event for women, and growing numbersof them are making the choice to give birth by cesarean delivery. Increasing rate of births by cesareansection is an issue of concern in many countries. In order to reduce the rates of unnecessary cesareansections, it is essential to acquire information of the reasons that motivate physicians to carry outcesarean sections rather than vaginal deliveries. The objective of present study is to evaluate whetherthe education process for undergraduate medical students affects their decision‑making.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study was cross‑sectional and questionnaire based.A total of 292 students participated in the study. Out of which, 150 were first‑year students and142 were doing internship in Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education and Research (MIMER),Talegaon Dabhade, Maharashtra, India. The study was conducted in the months of June and July2019. Data was collected with the help of person to person interview of all the participants whosatisfied the inclusion criteria after obtaining their informed consent. The data was entered by usingMicrosoft Excel 2007 and was analyzed using Epi Info version 3.3.2. The data was tabulated andanalyzed according to responses which were given by the respondents.RESULTS: A total of 292 students answered the questionnaire. Age of participants varied between19 and 23 years. 130 males and 162 females were the subjects, out of which 40 students declaredfear of labor. Most of the students preferred vaginal delivery over cesarean sections in all the fourscenarios. The difference of opinion was significant in case of an uneventful pregnancy and normalpregnancy under their care. For general population as healthcare manager this difference of opinionwas not significant. In case of one’s own or partner’s delivery, internship students preferred cesareansection but this difference was statistically non‑significant.CONCLUSION: Most of the students would recommend vaginal delivery because this form of deliveryhas fewer risks as compared to cesarean section. Majority of students chose vaginal delivery forthe birth of their own child; however, a higher number of interns as compared to first year studentspreferred cesarean section. Pain associated with vaginal delivery was the most common reasongiven for choosing cesarean section. The student’s preference for childbirth changed in due courseof graduation toward cesarean section. This indicates a probable effect of medical education onpermissive culture of cesarean section as a mode of delivery.

The impact of a didactic and experiential learning model on health profession students’ knowledge, perceptions, and confidence in the use of telehealth

. Karene Boos; . Kerri Murphy; . Thomas St. George; . James Brandes; . Jane Hopp

Volume 12, Issue 6 , July 2022, , Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: Training of health profession students in telehealth is important to ensure proper implementation for healthcare delivery. This prospective study aimed to analyze the ... Read More

Systematic review of women's knowledge, attitude, and practice towards breast cancer

. Zahra Meshkani; . Najmeh Moradi; . Ali Aboutorabi; . Sara Noman; . Ali Ghanbari Motlagh; . Mostafa Langarizadeh

Volume 12, Issue 5 , June 2022, , Pages 1-11

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The present study aims to systematically review the women’s knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP)of breast cancer (BC) screening methods to get enough information for policymakers ... Read More

Effective factors on nutrition behaviors of pregnant women based on the beliefs, attitudes, subjective norms, and enabling factors model: A cross‑sectional study

. Azam Mohammadi; . Fatemeh Effati‑Daryani; . Fatemeh Ghelichkhani; . Somayeh Zarei; . Mojgan Mirghafourvand

Volume 12, Issue 1 , January 2022, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: One of the useful models in health education is the Beliefs, Attitudes, SubjectiveNorms, and Enabling Factors (BASNEF) model. The model is used to study behavior and to ... Read More

A descriptive cross-sectional study on COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, and practices of South Indian population

. Shakeer Kahn Patan; . Sravana Deepthi Chittem; . Pallavi Madithati; . Bayapa Reddy Narapureddy; . Chandra Sekhar Chittooru; . Kalyan Viswanath Reddy Lingala; . Kumar Gular

Volume 11, Issue 10 , November 2021, , Pages 1-8

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BACKGROUND: The 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) started as an epidemic latertransformed into a pandemic causing a threat to public health globally. Any community to fightthe ... Read More

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward COVID‑19 among Persian Birth Cohort Participants

. Majid Mirmohammadkhani; . Maryam Bemanalizadeh; . Maryam Yazdi; . Parvin Goli; . Fatemeh Mohebpour; . Elham Saffarieh; . Navid Danaei; . Fatemeh Paknazar; . Seyede Shahrbanoo Daniali; . Roya Kelishadi

Volume 11, Issue 8 , September 2021, , Pages 1-9

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BACKGROUND: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward COVID‑19 play an importantrole in controlling the outbreak. The present study aimed to investigate the KAP of a group ... Read More

Interprofessional education in a community‑based setting: An opportunity for interprofessional learning and collaboration

. Fatemeh Keshmiri; . Tohid Seif Barghi

Volume 11, Issue 7 , August 2021, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: An interprofessional community‑based education provides proper situationsthat learners can be prepared to play their professional responsibilities and team duties in thecommunity. ... Read More BACKGROUND: An interprofessional community‑based education provides proper situationsthat learners can be prepared to play their professional responsibilities and team duties in thecommunity. This study aims to assess the effect of interprofessional community‑based educationon attitudes and performances of learners toward interprofessional collaboration and their readinessfor interprofessional learning.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study is a quasi‑experimental design. The learners in six differentdisciplines, including medicine, pharmacy, nursing, midwifery, public health, and nutrition (n=122) atShahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences were participated in the present study. in the presentstudy, interprofessional education intervention was conducted in two steps. First, the interprofessionallearning situation brought learners the familiarity with the concepts of interprofessional collaboration,teamwork, and educational medical content, such as backache, fatty liver, diabetes, and HIV. Second,learners from different disciplines participated in interprofessional teams in community settings. Theselearners taught people about health‑related topics, such as backache, fatty liver, and HIV. Participantsfilled out the questionnaires before and after interventions. Data were analyzed by Student’s t‑testand one‑way ANOVA in SPSS 16.0 software (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).RESULTS: The present results showed that the scores of learners in readiness for interprofessionallearning 3.82 (0.35) versus 4.60 (0.29) (P = 0.001) (P = 0.0001), attitudes to interprofessional teamwork3.83 (0.40) versus 4.18 (0.30) (P = 0.0001) (P = 0.0001), interprofessional collaboration 7.46 (0.70)versus 8.35 (0.43) (P = 0.001) improved significantly before and after the educational interventions.CONCLUSION: The present results showed that interprofessional community‑based educationhas improved the readiness of the learners for interprofessional learning. Besides, attitude towardteamwork and interprofessional collaboration performance have also been improved from participants’viewpoints.

Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice towards COVID-19 among paramedical staff in Central India: A cross-sectional, online survey

. Chaitali Ashish Chindhalore; . Ganesh Natthuji Dakhale; . Amrita Umathe

Volume 11, Issue 4 , May 2021, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: Knowledge of a disease can influence paramedic’s attitudes and practices, andincorrect attitudes and practices directly increase the risk of infection. Understanding ... Read More BACKGROUND: Knowledge of a disease can influence paramedic’s attitudes and practices, andincorrect attitudes and practices directly increase the risk of infection. Understanding paramedic’sknowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) and possible risk factors helps to predict the outcomesof planned behavior. To assess KAP regarding COVID‑19 through Google form among paramedicalstaff at tertiary care teaching institutes of central India.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross‑sectional, multicentric, questionnaire‑based study wasconducted from May 2020 to August 2020 among 230 paramedical staff from two tertiary careteaching institutes through Google form. Data were analyzed by Chi‑square test and parametric testusing GraphPad prism software version 5.0.RESULTS: All participants had knowledge about symptomatology of COVID‑19. However, significantlymore participants in nursing cadre know about definition of close contact. The mean knowledgescore was 4.84 ± 0.6. The mean score for attitude was 4.48 ± 0.83. Overall, 54.78% of paramedicalstaff follow correct prevention strategies. Of them, significantly more nursing staff correctly practiceinfection control measures upon arrival of COVID‑19 patients (P = 0.033). There was a significantdifference among both groups regarding wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment whiletransporting/accompanying patients who are confirmed with COVID 19 (P = 0.009). The overall scorefor practice is 3.97 ± 1.03. The practice score was significantly better in nursing cadre as comparedto nonnursing cadre (P = 0.038).CONCLUSION: Majority of the participants had good knowledge and positive attitude. Nursing cadrefollows better preventive practices as compared to nonnursing cadre while performing COVID‑relatedduties. Considering these facts, dodges responsible for poor practices should be identified andresolved so that India will be able to conquest the battle against the disease.

Healthcare professionals’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices on coronavirus disease in Western Uttar Pradesh

. Rashmi Upadhyay; . Aprajita; . Saurabh Srivastava; . Aakash Raja; . Rakesh Kumar Gupta

Volume 10, Issue 12 , December 2020, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The ongoing coronavirus disease pandemic caused by anovel genetically‑mutated strain of coronavirus has posed a tremendous challenge to healthcareprofessionals, ... Read More BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The ongoing coronavirus disease pandemic caused by anovel genetically‑mutated strain of coronavirus has posed a tremendous challenge to healthcareprofessionals, worldwide. This study aimed to explore the healthcare professionals’ knowledge,attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to coronavirus disease in Western Uttar Pradesh and providedata to improve awareness about this disease and remove the knowledge gap, if any, by disseminatingthe updated information to the corona warriors.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross‑sectional survey was conducted in the form of a structured28‑item online questionnaire using SurveyMonkey software. The qualitative data were codednumerically, and the KAP score was calculated. Pearson Chi‑square test was used to study theassociation, among variables.RESULTS: Of 509 respondents, 296 (58.19%) were males and 213 (41.81%) were females. Themedian age bracket of the sample was 20–40 years. By profession, 255 (50.10%) were doctors,167 (32.74%) were medical students, 80 (15.78%) were other healthcare workers, and a minority 7(1.38%) were the nursing staff. Educational status covered a range from secondary (2.01%) to seniorsecondary (17.51%) to bachelors and equivalent (29.18%) to masters and equivalent (51.31%). Theaverage KAP scores were 54%, and the score was highest among doctors as compared to otherhealthcare professionals (P < 0.001).CONCLUSIONS: In light of these study findings, we conclude that healthcare professionals are awareof coronavirus disease. However, the overall KAP score regarding its clinical course, preventivestrategies, and judicious use of personal protective equipment was less than expected. There isa need to address all misconceptions and empower the corona warriors with the right informationthrough effective mass media communication and reinforcement through seminars and workshopsin the medical institutes and hospitals. The healthcare professionals are a cornerstone to preventthe nosocomial and community spread of this pandemic.

The use of physical restraints‑ knowledge and attitude of nurses of a tertiary care institute, Uttarakhand, India

. Sukhman Mehrok; . Xavier Belsiyal C; . Parveen Kamboj; . Amali Mery

Volume 10, Issue 3 , March 2020, , Pages 1-6

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BACKGROUND: The use of physical restraint in health‑care settings is common and complex practiceas it has physical, psychological, judicial, ethical, and moral issues. Nurses are ... Read More

Influence of health education on knowledge, attitude, and practices toward organ donation among dental students

. Samata Srinivasula; . Adepu Srilatha; . Dolar Doshi; . Bandari Srikanth Reddy; . Suhas Kulkarni

Volume 8, Issue 12 , December 2018, , Pages 1-8

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OBJECTIVES: Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors are essential factors in fostering an environmentthat positively influences organ donation rates. Thus, the present study aimed to assess ... Read More

Attitudes and practices of nurses toward oral care of hospitalized patients – A cross‑sectional survey in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

. Deyaaldeen Mohammad Al Rababah; . Mohammad Zakaria Nassani; . Omar Ghazi Baker; . Eyad M. Alhelih; . Suzan Ali Almomani; . Samer Rastam

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2018, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND: Oral care of hospitalized patients is an important measure that aims to maintainand promote the health of oral and dental tissues. This study aimed to investigate nurses’ ... Read More

Knowledge, attitudes, and barriers toward research: The perspectives of undergraduate medical and dental students

. Htoo Htoo Kyaw Soe; . Nan Nitra Than; . Htay Lwin; . Mila Nu Nu Htay; . Khine Lynn Phyu; . Adinegara Lutfi Abas

Volume 8, Issue 2 , February 2018, , Pages 1-8

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CONTEXT: Scientific research not only promotes health and combats diseases of an individual,but also it can strengthen the effectiveness of health systems. Hence, understanding of scientificmethods ... Read More CONTEXT: Scientific research not only promotes health and combats diseases of an individual,but also it can strengthen the effectiveness of health systems. Hence, understanding of scientificmethods becomes a crucial component in the medical profession.AIMS: This study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and barriers toward researchamong undergraduate medical and dental students.SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This cross‑sectional study was conducted among 295 undergraduateBachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)students from a private medical college in Malaysia.MATERIALS AND METHODS: We purposively selected 360 students attending the 3rd, 4th, and5th year in MBBS course and BDS course in September 2015. A total of 295 students who werewilling to provide written informed consent were included in this study. We collected data using avalidated, self‑administered, structured questionnaire which included 20 questions about knowledgetoward scientific research, 21 attitude items in regard to scientific research, a list of 10 barriers towardconducting medical research, and 5 questions of confidence to conduct the medical research.STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independentt‑test, ANOVA, and multiple linear regression.RESULTS: Among the students, 56.9% had moderate knowledge while the majority (83.3%) hadmoderate attitude toward scientific research. The majorly cited barriers were the lack of time (79.9%),lack of knowledge and skills (72.1%), lack of funding (72.0%) and facilities (63.6%), and lack ofrewards (55.8%). There was a significant association between age, academic year, and knowledgeof research as the older age group, and 4th‑ and 5th‑year students had higher knowledge score. Thestudents of higher attitude score had better‑perceived barriers score toward research with regressioncoefficient 0.095 (95% confidence interval 0.032–0.159).CONCLUSIONS: Even though the students had the positive attitudes toward scientific research, asupportive and positive environment is needed to improve skills and knowledge of research and toovercome the barriers toward the conduct of scientific research.

Knowledge, attitudes, and practice of breast self‑examination among female health workers in Isfahan, Iran

. Mahnoush Reisi; . Seyed Homamodin Javadzade; . Gholamreza Sharifirad

Volume 3, Issue 8 , August 2013, , Pages 1-5

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Background: Breast cancer as a most common organ cancer in women is the first cause of deathamong women with 40‑45 years old. The only way to control this disease is early detection, ... Read More

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