Knowledge and Behavior toward HIV/AIDS

Mothers’ Knowledge and Attitude toward Exclusive Breastfeeding

Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding protects infants from diseases in the first 6-months of life. Awareness and attitude affect breastfeeding performance.This study assessed maternal awareness and attitude toward breastfeeding in Alzahra Hospital, a baby friendly, in Rasht, Iran. Objectives: To determine knowledge and attitudes of mothers on various aspects of breastfeeding and factors relat...

Some Comments on "the Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of HIV/AIDS Patients Family toward Their Patients before and after Counseling"

The Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of HIV/AIDS Patients’ Family toward Their Patients before and after Counseling

Background: Acquired immunodeficiency may impose considerable consequences on patients’ family behaviors toward them. The objective of the present study was to investigate whether a counseling program atBehavioralCounselingCenter in the city ofShiraz,Iran could change the attitude, knowledge and behavior of patients' family members. Methods: 125 HIV/AIDS patients’ family members were interviewe...

Nursing home nurses’ and community-dwelling older adults’ reported knowledge, attitudes, and behavior toward antibiotic use

BACKGROUND Antibiotic overuse causes antibiotic resistance, one of the most important threats to human health. Older adults, particularly those in nursing homes, often receive antibiotics when they are not indicated. METHODS To understand knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of nursing home (NH) nurses and community-dwelling older adults towards antibiotic use, especially in clinical situation...

Toward Adaptive Cooperative Behavior

We analyze the Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma and the performance of GRADUAL, the best behavior found so far. This behavior has the undesirable property of permanent memory, which would be detrimental for stability. As a solution to the permanent memory problem, we propose an adaptive tit-for-tat behavior that uses a self-regulated estimate of the opponent’s friendliness. On a second level, we dem...