This KAP (knowledge, attitude and practice) study, carried out from February to June 2008, aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding the Pap smear test among users of a primary health unit (PHU) and to verify any association with sociodemographic variables. The sample was comprised of 250 women. The knowledge, attitude and practice related to the examination were adequate...

This cross-sectional study aimed to describe the level of knowledge, perception/ attitude, and practices related to HIV among 1,054 freshmen students in four Afghan universities differences between genders. A probability, two stage sampling method was used. Data were collected by a self administered structured questionnaire. SPSS software was used for data analysis. Descriptive and inferential ...

Population surveys concerning 'risk behaviours' thought to be related to the AIDS epidemic are many. Nevertheless, unfocused inquiry into diffuse behaviours in undifferentiated populations is not productive in low-seroprevalence populations, especially when the point is to design some form of intervention that might actually avert further infection. This is because of a failure to distinguish ...

There is a growing awareness amongst Muslims to avoid all items containing non-Halal ingredients. This sentiment has now progressed into the field of various medications too. This was a cross-sectional study using a structured, self-administered questionnaire to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and perception of community pharmacists regarding Halal pharmaceuticals. A total of 473 pharmacists w...

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BACKGROUND Several studies have shown the influence of the perceptions of aging on the cognitive functioning and the mental and physical health of older people. These relationships have not to date been studied in France where validated instruments are lacking. The primary objective of this study was to validate a French-language version of the Aging Perceptions Questionnaire (APQ) in the Frenc...

we studied the immune system, especially the chemotactic activity of neutrophils, in ten patients with vitamin d-deficient rickets and compared the results with ten healthy controls of matched age. among all immune system factors, the chemotactic studies persistantly showed remarkable deficiency in leukocyte mobility, both random motion and migration. when compared with controls, the findings w...

Policies designed to retain, recruit, and reactivate hunters have been developed stimulate a range of motivations, although knowledge which hunter types are more driven by various motivations remains deficient. To help fill this gap, we use survey responses from two migratory bird in North Carolina as case study better understand attitudes towards motivational drivers support for/opposition aga...