Background Awareness of pharmacists about counterfeit drugs is necessary for health improvement in community. The purpose of the present study is to assess the knowledge and measure the professional attitude and practice of Iranian pharmacist about counterfeit drugs. In August 2008, a knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) study was performed in a national sample of 794 pharmacists who particip...

Background: Adverse reactions due to cosmetics should be reported avoid similar incidences and is highly required evaluate the risks benefits of ingredients used in cosmetics. Methods: This study knowledge, attitude, practice cosmetovigilance among PGs, interns, consumers was a cross-sectional questionnaire- based conducted 180 participants SSMC Tumkur, Karnataka, India for period 1 month. Resu...

Background & aim: Cesarean section (CS) rates have been increasing steadily, worldwide. The knowledge and attitude of health professionals towards natural childbirth and CS are important factors in selecting a mode of delivery. The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitude of midwifery and nursing students towards different modes of delivery. Methods:In this descriptive,...

In this study, conducted a survey to examine the relationship among sexual attitude, sexual knowledge, optimistic bias of venereal disease and contraceptive practice in university students. The data were collected via structural questionnaires completed by 148 university students located in Cheonan who agreed to participate in this study. There was a statistically significant positive correlati...

BACKGROUND Of the overall 9.5 million deaths annually in India, nearly 100,000 are due to organ failure. To save and extend lives, organ donation and organ transplantation have become the only hope. Health care professionals (HCPs) are a key element in facilitating cadaveric organ donation process. OBJECTIVE To assess and compare the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding organ donation ...

BACKGROUND High prevalence of sexual dysfunction results from inadequate knowledge or inappropriate attitude toward the natural phenomenon of sexual desire. This study aimed to define sexual knowledge and attitude among girls who were getting married and referred to Yas pre-marriage counseling center. MATERIALS AND METHODS This research was a descriptive analytical study. The information of 1...

background: lack of knowledge, attitude and practice are some of the barriers of having a healthy lifestyle and controlling high blood pressure. this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a lifestyle modification program on knowledge, attitude and practice of hypertensive patients with angioplasty. methods: this study was a randomized controlled clinical trial conducted from november to...