Our purpose in this paper is to study the differences in patient doses imparted using dynamic flat detectors (FD) as opposed to using image intensifier (II) technology for interventional cardiology within two different European Centres, and then analyse the reasons for such differences. Several x-ray systems from two different manufacturers equipped with FDs ands IIs were used over the last 4 y...

Choosing a probability distribution to represent the precipitation depth at various durations has long been a topic of interest in hydrology. Early study into the distribution of wet-day daily rainfall has identified the 2-parameter Gamma (G2) distribution as the most likely candidate distribution based on traditional goodness of fit tests. This paper uses probability plot correlation coefficie...

Fundamentals of the Knowledge, Attittude and Practice - KAP Survey are presented. The history developing method is mentioned. Based on literature review advantages disadvantages survey It described in details how to perform survey, starting from different parts (knowledge, attitude, practice) questionnaire, including its validation adaptation, sampling, analysis reporting. Modern applications m...

The purpose was to evaluate patient radiation doses and compare with other interventional procedures. One hundred and twenty-eight procedures were carried out with a recently installed mobile undercouch C-arm machine with a 23-cm diameter image intensifier. The radiation dose is provided by the X-ray machine, in terms of cumulative dose (CD). Kerma-Area product (KAP) was then estimated from CD ...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in Aleppo and yet the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of CL patients in Aleppo has never been studied. We conducted a KAP study among 70 CL patients attending 4 clinics in Aleppo. Participants were interviewed at recruitment and then at the end of treatment to ascertain their views on access to treatment and the quality of care provided. The mean...

OBJECTIVE To assess nurses' knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) towards spontaneous adverse drug reactions (ADRs) reporting. METHODS The mixed-method study was conducted following a quanti-qualitative sequential approach: a survey (using a KAP questionnaire) followed by a focus group was performed. RESULTS In the quantitative findings, responders (570 hospital nurses) declared that the...

Sir, The recent publication on “Knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) toward breast cancer” is very interesting.[1] Azubuike et al. concluded that “while a substantial number still remains ignorant of breast cancer issues, a good number of those who have knowledge were yet to translate knowledge and attitudes into practice.[1]” This is a classical report on KAP study. It is no doubt that the ...

Background: The objectives of this study were to examine the knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) towards varicella and varicella vaccine (VarV) vaccination among pregnant women in three distrcits in Zhejiang Province, China. Methods: From 1 January to 31 March 2014, pregnant women with ≥12 gestational weeks were recruited and received a self-administrated questionnaire. The first dose of Va...

Background To reduce morbidity and mortality, awareness regarding diabetes and its complications is necessary. This study aimed at assessing the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) regarding complications of diabetes mellitus among patients with type 2 diabetes in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out recruiting patients with diabetes from the outpat...