BACKGROUND With the increase in prevalence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk of acquiring and subsequently transmitting this lethal virus. In view of this, HCWs were evaluated for their knowledge of and attitude towards MERS in Saudi Arabia. METHODS A cross sectional study was performed in two hospitals of Qassim region in Saudi Arabia. A total ...

this research was carried out through a descriptive-correlation method with the purpose of analyzing the attitude of agricultural students toward group learning and the factors affecting it. the research population consisted of the agricultural students at agricultural college of the razi university (n=793) from whom a sample of 196 students were selected through bartlett's table and by ra...

Introduction: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is exerting enormous public health and economic burden on many countries. To reduce these effects, the World Health Organization is urging countries, especially those in Africa, to increase public awareness of this disease. This study accessed whether public servants in Tamale, Ghana possess adequate knowledge and positive attitude towards SCD. Method: A ...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis B (HB) is a serious global public health problem. This study aims to evaluate Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) towards Hepatitis B (HB) among healthy population of Quetta city, Pakistan. METHODS A cross sectional, descriptive study was undertaken. One thousand healthy individuals (aged 18 years and above) were approached for the study. KAP towards HB was assessed by...

The authors assessed 23 subjects immediately before and six months (27.5 weeks) after their first ayahuasca experience in an urban Brazilian religious setting, either Santo Daime (N = 15) or União do Vegetal (N = 8). Measures included scores on instruments assessing psychiatric symptoms, personality variables and quality of life. Independent variables were the frequency of ayahuasca use through...

INTRODUCTION Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains a global health problem disproportionately distributed across Nigeria. Cross river state (CRS), a tourist state, located in the Niger delta, has one of the highest prevalence rates. There is evidence that poor knowledge and stigmatization are obstacles to achieving universal access to HIV prevention programs. The objective of this study wa...

effect of health education program on knowledge and   attitude of khoy health workers about prevention   and control of diabetes     r. zakariaee [1] , a. aineri [2] , a. didarlou [3] , a. khorami [4]     abstract:   history & objective: diabetes, is a worldwide problem that has dangerous effects on people, families and communities health. thus, in the present study, we have evaluated effect of...

This paper explores the general nurses’ attitudes towards mental illness in Bhutan. A non-probability convenience sample with quantitative descriptive method was used. The sample represents the known population of nurses from National Referral Hospital (JDWNR Hospital), Thimphu. Responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics including means; standard deviations, and frequency. Cronbach’s ...