educational needs of abdominal surgery, cancer and heart patients

Two hundred patients [50 abdominal surgery, 100 cancer, and 50 heart] were interviewed as to their perceived educational needs. The results of the study showed that patients want information; they want it written and prefer to get it from physicians. The results, moreover, showed that almost half of the patients do not want to participate in treatment decisions. The most important educational, needs for the whole sample were those of diagnosis, discharge plans and medication. There were, however, significant differences between the three groups under study. Heart and abdominal surgery patients rated the items as being more important than did the cancer patients. Furthermore, each group perceived its most important educational needs quite differently. Diagnosis seem to have and effect on an individuals perception of his/her cognitive needs

study to determine the knowledge of school students regarding schistosomiasis at three levels of education

One hundred and fifty students of the school villages were interviewed in order to determine their level of Knowledge in relation to schistosomiasis. The study reveals that the mean knowledge score was very poor at the primary level [17.13], mediocre at the preparatory level [48.28] and at the secondary level [59.14]. The study also reveals that the perceived educational needs of the students are related to the areas of schistosomiasis prevention and treatment. The study emphasizes the importance of health education as a measure of combating schistosomiasis in Egypt