Are Italian youngsters adequately equipped for an after-pandemic upswing?

Are pregnant women adequately equipped for autonomy in pregnancy screening?

INTRODUCTION Aneuploidy screening is widely practised in the field of obstetrics in current times. This study thus aims to gain an insight on pregnant women's knowledge and risk perception of Down syndrome and first trimester screening (FTS), as well as their views on various potential pregnancy outcomes and how these may affect their decision-making processes. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-s...

Are GPs adequately equipped with the knowledge for educating and counseling of families with ADHD children?

BACKGROUND Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is one of the most common child psychiatry disorders. General physicians (GP), as primary care providers, can have an important role in screening and treatment of ADHD. This study aimed to survey GPs' knowledge, attitude, and their views of their role in the screening, diagnosing and managing children with ADHD. METHODS Six hundred and sixty...

'Homosexuality: are we adequately equipped to address this issue in clinical practice'?

Epidemic$ and Pandemic$ are profitable?!

Knowledge about pandemic flu among Italian health care workers (HCWs): an Italian survey.

INTRODUCTION In case of pandemics, healthcare workers (HCWs) are the main actors and, at the same time, one of the main targets of preventive measures. This is what occurred in 2009 during the A/HINI pandemic flu. The aim of our survey was to get information about HCWs' knowledge of the A/HINI pandemic flu prevention. MATERIALS AND METHODS A survey of 32 questions, 11 of which about knowledge...