BACKGROUND Understanding the knowledge, attitudes and practices of physicians towards antibiotic resistance is key to developing interventions aimed at behavior change. The survey aimed to investigate physicians' knowledge and attitudes towards antibiotic resistance in a tertiary-care hospital setting in Ghana. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional respondent-driven survey using a 40-item, a...

This study was conducted to assess the knowledge of family medicine providers and their attitudes towards emergency contraception in a teaching hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. A 21-item questionnaire containing the demographic profile of respondents and questions concerning knowledge of and attitudes towards emergency contraception was distributed among participants. In total, 45 interviews were...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to determine whether nutrition knowledge differs between male and female physicians working in Kuwait City, Kuwait. DESIGN The study employed a cross-sectional analysis of physician’s nutrition knowledge by using a sixteen-item multiple-choice questionnaire. SETTING Governmental hospitals in Kuwait City, Kuwait. SUBJECTS One hundred Kuwaiti...

Background: Although ionizing radiation is widely used to diagnose many diseases, the relevant hazards are known to be as an important limitation of its application. It is believed that the awareness of ionizing radiation dose values is one of the main stages in patient's radiation protection. The purpose of this study has been to investigate the level of physicians' knowledge about radiation d...

BACKGROUND The scarcity of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) cases reported in Saudi Arabia might be indicative of a lack of awareness of this common genetic disease among physicians. OBJECTIVE To assess physicians' awareness, practice, and knowledge of FH in Saudi Arabia. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study conducted among physicians at four tertiary hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ...

Ancient cultures and physicians in past centuries spoke about the existence of a higher power named "life force". The inquiries about the possibilities and effective limits of this power touches more and more people today, even medical circles. Bruno Gr?ning (1906-1959) one of the best known healers in Europe, had a deep intuitive understanding and knowledge of this power. He pointed out the fo...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether a 2 days training with experts teaching on diagnosis and repair of perineal injuries among Palestinian midwives and physicians could change their level of knowledge towards the correct diagnosis and treatment. STUDY DESIGN Multicentre observational study. SETTING Obstetric departments in 6 government Palestinian hospitals. PARTICIPANTS All physicians and midwiv...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge of ER physicians with different specialties, experience and hospital sectors for the management of avulsed teeth in the emergency rooms of eight major hospitals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It also covers their attitude towards receiving further education on tooth avulsion management. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted at t...

We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive survey among 141 medical physicians treating tuberculosis (TB) patients, registered with local chest physicians association in Lucknow District, India. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to evaluate the physicians' knowledge of anti-tuberculosis prescribed medication regimens. Sixty percent of eligible physicians had Revised National Tuberculosi...

Ramadan fasting has been a major concern among researchers considering the theoretically imposed risk on patients with diabetes mellitus due to prolonged fasting. Studies indicate that the knowledge and practices of physicians do not comply with the proposed recommendations in this regard in many cases. This study aimed to explore the viewpoints and attitudes of physicians toward the management...