This research focuses on the gender difference in attitude and academic performance of students in selected public secondary schools in Akoko Land. The population for this study was made up of all the Junior Secondary Schools Three (JSS3) students in Akoko Land. Three hypotheses were raised to guide this study. 1626 student, (810 males, 816 females) were randomly selected for the study. Data on...

conclusions the results of this study indicated that there was willingness and a need to share knowledge and skills with other undergraduates as a way of resolving clinical problems at tums. thus, implementing shared learning programs could promote the quality of provided patient care via increasing the teamwork and communication skills of the undergraduate students. background current evidence...

BACKGROUND Plans to increase the role of students in health research require data on students' knowledge and views of research. The aim of the study was to evaluate these factors toward research among medical science students. METHODS Undergraduate and postgraduate students of three medicine, dentistry and pharmacy schools in Shiraz were enrolled in a cross-sectional descriptive study using q...

background : the education of preventing hiv/aids among the students 1s one of the best methods to prevent the spread of aids virus. the awareness of the students' knowledge about this disease is the first step in this way. methods : this descriptive-analytic study (cross-sectional) was done in hamadan male high schools in 1383-84, by using a closed questionnaire, the data was collected from 40...

background: self medication is one of the commonest actions in the world. the purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of students in universities of isfahan toward self medication. materials and methods: in this descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional study, 600 students of universities in isfahan were selected. since there are 3 public universities in isfah...

OBJECTIVE To determine the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice of food hygiene among primary, intermediate and high school students and explore association, if any, with socio-demographic differences. METHODS The observational cross-sectional study was conducted at boy's schools in Majmaah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from February to May 2014. Data was collected using stratified random s...

conclusions the present study showed that nursing students have not a high mean score in the three subscales of knowledge, attitude and intention to implement ebp. it is essential for faculties and nurse managers not only to focus on education of ebp, but also to support nurses and nursing students to implement it in the process patient care. materials and methods in this cross-sectional study,...

Medical students are future doctors who are trained to treat all kinds of diseases including people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) without prejudice. Teaching basic scientifi c knowledge and technical skills is no longer adequate for today’s medical students. There is also a need for them to be provided with high personal and professional values. This study examined stigmatizing attitude towards ...

Given the dearth of literature on the influence of religiosity on attitudes toward people with HIV/AIDS, the present study surveyed these variables in a sample of South African Muslim university students using the Religious Orientation Scale (ROS) and an attitude to people with HIV scale. Gender differences in attitudes towards people with HIV were also examined. The sample comprised 90 male an...

Online games represent a burgeoning market sector of increasing economic importance. However, most previous studies have focused on the utilitarian perspectives of the technology. In other words, there is limited the investigation to social influence on college students’ attitude. The aims of this study is to understand the effect of social influence on college students’ attitude in playing onl...