Introduction: Worldwide, Stroke becomes a public health problem. In India, reports indicating towards its emerging epidemic in near future. Hypertensive disease is considered as predisposing factor for Stroke. The present study aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of hypertensive patients stroke prevention Uttarakhand, India.
 Methodology: was cross sectional conducted on 243 w...

Objective: There was a lot of panic when the COVID-19 pandemic started because not known about it. However, as disease unfolded, proven scientific universal precautions are recommended to curb its spread.
 Methods: This cross-sectional online survey people living in Nigeria. Questionnaires were distributed consenting participants using SurveyMonkey and data collected on sociodemographic kn...

BACKGROUND Pressure ulcers are common conditions among hospitalized patients and impose substantial burden on patients and their caregivers. To assess the knowledge and attitudes of health professionals towards PUs prevention. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed in the rehabilitation hospital at King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2014. The study population consisted of...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to identify knowledge deficits concerning nosocomial pneumonia (NP) prevention among critical care nurses. The study also determined whether NP knowledge was associated with nurse characteristics. DESIGN A survey design using a mailed self-administered questionnaire. SETTING New Zealand critical care nurses were identified through the Nursing Council ...