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Healthy lifestyle promotion from the perspective of state policy, journalism, healthcare, sociology, and psychology was analyzed. The objective of the study was to analyze changes in the financial and agitation state policy aimed at increasing the motivational activity of citizens of the Russian Federation towards a healthy lifestyle (HLS) in the Soviet era and at the post-Soviet stage and assess the effectiveness of these measures. The effectiveness of the Soviet propaganda of healthy lifestyles among the population was evaluated. Crisis phenomena in public health, low persuasiveness of the media presentation of the healthy lifestyle value, the COVID-19 pandemic, difficulties in implementing corporate health promotion programs in the workplace at individual en-terprises, and ignoring gender stereotypes in attitudes to health are the reasons that contribute to the adherence of Russian workers to unhealthy behaviors, that cause an increase in the incidence of chronic non-communicable diseases. The historical aspect of changes in state policy for health promotion made it possible to determine the tasks in developing health-saving programs.Copyright © 2023, Media Sphera Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
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Background: Of all teenage deaths caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), 47% occurred in children aged 0-9. Like many other infectious diseases, reducing mortality in children requires widespread vaccination. Despite the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine, a large percentage of children have not received the vaccine. Objective(s): This survey aimed to study parents' reluctance to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for their children in Shiraz, Iran. Method(s): An online questionnaire was sent to parents whose 5 to 11-year-old children had received no COVID-9 vaccine through the health educators of primary schools in Shiraz, Iran. The questionnaire contained demographic questions and 16 beliefs about COVID-19 vaccination that were answered as yes/no. Result(s): We assessed 1093 respondents, including 49.5% (n = 542) male and 50.5% female students' parents. The mean number of wrong beliefs was 7.21 +/- 2.80 in parents who had boys and 7.78 +/- 2.95 in girls' parents. Also, 78.6% of participants had at least five wrong beliefs or excuses for not vaccinating their children. Notably, 82.8% of mothers and 84.3% of fathers were vaccinated with 2-3 doses against COVID-19. The most common wrong beliefs were probable vaccines' side effects in the future, the undesirable effect of vaccination on children's growth, and the awful effect of the vaccine on fertility, with a prevalence of 82.7%, 81.2%, and 76.7%, respectively. Conclusion(s): This study identified that most participants believed that COVID-19 vaccines have side effects for their children and unfavorable effects on children's growth and infertility.Copyright © 2023, Author(s).
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Background. Surveys on Public Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (PKAP) have been conducted in various countries with respondents from the public as well as health workers. Measuring the knowledge of the public about COVID-19 is very important to determine the knowledge gap among the public and also as an evaluation of the preventive efforts for COVID-19. Objective. The purpose of this research was to determine whether education level is a factor that affects one's literacy about COVID-19. Materials and Methods. This is cross-sectional research with online-based data collection using the Kobo toolbox application. The data collection was carried out from the 19th of April until the 2nd of May 2020. The number of people under study is 792. The level of knowledge was measured using 12 research questions with true or false question types. the multivariable logistic regression was carried out. Results. Most of the respondents (52.5%) were in the young age group (15-35 years old), were male (57.3%), and had a bache-lor or diploma education level (62.1%). Furthermore, most of the respondents had good knowledge (65.4%). The higher the respon-dents' educational level means, the better knowledge they had concerning COVID-19 (P=0.013). Conclusions. Public knowledge about COVID-19 is affected by their level of education. A good level of knowledge about COVID-19 was found among respondents with master's and doctoral degrees. This finding can contribute to the prevention of COVID-19, in which the priority of educating communities about COVID-19 should be given to those having an educational level below a master's degree.Copyright © the Author(s), 2023.
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Aim: To determine the level of knowledge towards COVID-19 among people. Material(s) and Method(s): A cross-sectional descriptive research design was used for the present study and was conducted among people attending Darbhanga Medical College, Darbhanga, Bihar, India, to assess their knowledge regarding COVID-19. A total of 461 people were recruited for this study and sample of 400 eligible people who fulfill the inclusion criteria were enrolled. Result(s): The association of socio-demographic variables of participants and their knowledge score. It shows that group (p>0.001), gender (p=0.020), education (p=0.001), marital status (p=0.001), age (p=0.020), and inhabitants (p=0.001) were significantly associated with knowledge. Majority of participants 63% having good knowledge while 33% and 1.4% having average and poor knowledge respectively regarding the corona virus pandemic. Conclusion(s): Study concluded that many people were still had average and poor knowledge on COVID-19. Higher authorities must find the ways for making people more aware on this pandemic to control its impact.Copyright © 2023, Dr. Yashwant Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.. All rights reserved.
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Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice of teledentistry during COVID-19 among dentists in Southern Saudi Arabia. Material(s) and Method(s): A questionnaire with 27 questions was constructed, validated and circulated electronically via social media channels like WhatsApp and by email to dentists from various fields in Southern Saudi Arabia. Data were collected and analyzed using the statistical software SPSS 23.0. Result(s): Most of the respondents showed a positive behavior towards all domains of the questionnaire, including knowledge, attitude and practice of teledentistry. Out of 839 participants, 532 participants were familiar with this term, most of them (64.4%) were practicing it during the pandemic of COVID-19. Discussion(s): It is an emerging technique that has the ability to improve the delivery of dental care diagnosis to communities with limited access or no access to specialists. As of today, there is a need for improvement in practicing it among the Saudi dental community.Copyright © 2022, Derman Medical Publishing. All rights reserved.
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COVID-19 pandemic has brought a significant change in the lives of all population segments. Irrespective of the country, religion, economic status, and position worldwide, a committed thought is developed on "IMMUNITY" and "IMMUNITY BOOSTERS."The nutrition and health portfolio of many populations worldwide reported severe impacts from changing trends in modern lifestyle, food habits, food consumption, and the environment. Defining health remains a crucial task over several decades. The present study is to understand and evaluate the knowledge and purchasing behaviour of the population during COVID-19 time. A survey is conducted through social media platforms with pre-designed and tested questionnaires. Data were collected from 200 respondents. A rapid assessment survey was conducted using Google Forms. Google Form was distributed through various social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, and LinkedIn in Indian communities residing across the globe. The above data shows that 64% have consumed Vitamin C supplements almost every day for 15 days, 13% for one month, 10% of the respondents more than one month, and 13% took supplements as supplements per the doctor's advice. The results indicate that nearly 73% of the respondents started consuming supplements, 15% sometimes, and 4% of the respondents expressed their consumption was on and off. When questioned in detail, it is mentioned that they have taken supplements. The results depict buying behaviours, reading and understanding the food labels, purchasing supplements and immune boostersCopyright © 2023, Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences.All Rights Reserved.
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Objective To understand the health and professional consciousness and mental health of military medical students during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic. Methods From Feb. 17 to Feb. 20, 2020, an electronic questionnaire was used to investigate the attitudes and coping styles of military medical students towards quarantine and delay of school opening, their attitudes towards online teaching, and health and professional consciousness during COVID-19 epidemic;and their mental health status was scored by symptom checklist 90 (SCL-90). Results A total of 2 736 valid questionnaires were collected. The students basically understood and agreed with the quarantine and delay of school opening during the epidemic, and 70.83% (1 938/2 736) supported online teaching. During the quarantine period, 85.31% (2 334/2 736) of the students chose to listen to music or watch TV series for relaxation, and 64.69% (1 770/2 736) insisted on learning, reading literatures or writing papers. Students could basically form the habits of washing hands frequently and wearing masks, and their consciousness of health protection was higher than that before the epidemic. For military medical students, their professional beliefs and determination have been strengthened during the epidemic, and many students wanted to join in the fight against the epidemic. The survey found that 12.94% (354/2 736) of the students had mental health symptoms, and the top 3 SCL-90 factors were obsessive-compulsive disorder (78.53%, 278/354), interpersonal sensitivity (64.12%, 227/354), and depression (44.07%, 156/354). Conclusion During the epidemic, military medical students can generally adapt to the difficult environment and improve themselves. The mental health problems of military medical students have their own characteristics, special attention must to be paid, and the humanistic education of medical students should be strengthened.Copyright © 2022, Second Military Medical University Press. All rights reserved.
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Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of preventive measures against COVID-19 infection among pregnant women. It is our understanding that assessing healthcare needs and healthcare education form the pillars for better healthcare thereby this study was conducted. Methodology: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted in which 150 antenatal women were included. Face-to-face interview was conducted by using a self-developed internally validated semi-structured questionnaire based on 3 major domains, Knowledge (10), Attitude (10) and Practice (4), with close ended questions. Each response-correct was allotted score 1 & incorrect allotted score of 0. The responses were described as frequencies and percentages. Scoring system-Poor score<60%, Fair score 60-75%, Good score > 75% of total score in each domain. Result(s): 103(68.7%) had good knowledge and 121(80.7%) had poor attitude, regarding COVID affecting their pregnancy, antenatal visits and unborn baby. 113(75.3%) were practicing preventive habits. Conclusion(s): Our study showed the anxiety and fear related to Covid-19 affected mental health of women and their adherence to antenatal care which needs to be addressed in providing antenatal care services.Copyright © 2023, Dr Yashwant Research Labs Pvt Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Objective: The impact of social media on public health has been examined in various studies. However, none have explored user engagement based on the type of Facebook posts related to renal disease. Therefore, the present study sought to determine which type of nephrology-related posts have greater user engagement. Setting(s): Facebook pages. Method(s): The posts on a specific Facebook page curated by a team of nephrologists in Malaysia were examined in this cross-sectional study. The type of post, likes, comments, shares of a post and reach of a post were used for data analysis. Analysis of variance was used to quantify the relative contribution of each independent variable to the odds of the post being highly liked or shared. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare links, photos, shared videos, status and videos for parameters such as reach, the number of times a specific piece of content has been displayed on a screen (impressions), and user engagement. Result(s): Shared videos and photos received the highest median reach of 5,862 and 5,880, respectively. People who 'liked' the page in 2019, 2020 and 2021 numbered 193, 4,196 and 2,835, respectively. Among the types of content on the Facebook page, photos and shared videos received the highest median lifetime reach of the post compared to links, status and videos in terms of 'people who liked the page'. Conclusion(s): The study findings suggest that posting a video or photo maximises the chance of engagement and meaningfully impacts public health outcomes.Copyright © The Author(s) 2023.
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Background: The mental health of current medical students is predictive of their mental health as future doctors. The prevalence of anxiety, depression and burnout is high among medical students, but less is known about the occurrence of other mental ill-health symptoms, such as eating or personality disorders, and factors contributing to mental ill-health. Aims: (1) To explore the prevalence of various mental ill-health symptoms in medical students and (2) to investigate what medical school factors and students' attitudes contribute to these mental ill-health symptoms. Methods: Between November 2020 and May 2021, medical students from nine geographically spread medical schools in the UK participated by completing online questionnaires at two points in time, approximately 3 months apart. Results: Of the 792 participants who filled in the questionnaire at baseline, over half experienced medium to high somatic symptoms (50.8%; 402) and drank alcohol at hazardous levels (62.4%; 494). Adjusted longitudinal data analysis of 407 students who completed the follow-up questionnaire demonstrated that less supportive educational climates that were more competitive and less centralised around the students, lower feelings of belongingness, greater stigma towards mental ill-health and lower intentions to seek help for mental ill-health, all contributed to students' mental ill-health symptoms. Conclusions: Medical students experience a high prevalence of various mental ill-health symptoms. This study suggests that medical school factors and students' attitudes towards mental ill-health are significantly associated with students' mental health.
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Objectives: This article reports medical interns' knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) toward COVID-19 prevention measures in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Design(s): We conducted a cross-sectional online survey. The questionnaire included 10 questions each to assess knowledge and attitudes, and seven questions to assess practice. We did descriptive analyses to report KAP and performed t-test or ANOVA, and multi-variable logistic regression analyses to investigate socio-demographic determinants of KAP. Setting(s): All regions in the KSA Subjects: Medical interns from all medical colleges in the KSA were invited to participate Intervention: Not applicable Main Outcome Measure(s): Attitude about COVID-19 was assessed as positive (>=90% correct responses), moderate (80-90% correct) or poor (< 80% correct);whereas knowledge and practice were assessed as excellent, good or poor respectively for >=90%, 75%-90%, and <75% correct responses. Result(s): Our results suggest that 24% of medical interns rely on social media, television, or friends as primary source of COVID-19 information. The prevalence of positive attitude, excellent knowledge and excellent/good practices are 55.2%, 38% and 24%, respectively. Graduating from government universities are associated with higher odds of excellent knowledge [Odds Ratio (OR): 3.87;95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.05-14.22] and positive attitude [OR: 4.84 (1.28-18.23)]. Interns from the west [OR: 2.35 (1.05-5.23)] and north [OR: 3.2 (1.32-7.75)] regions have higher odds of excellent/good practice compared to the central region. Conclusion(s): Our findings reveal gaps in KAP among medical interns. Medical interns in the KSA are not deployed as front-line health workers to combat COVID-19. However, community transmission of COVID-19 makes it critical to improve KAP of medical interns toward COVID-19 prevention measures.Copyright © 2023, Kuwait Medical Association. All rights reserved.
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Background: Health care workers (HCW) assume a significant part in teaching the overall population about the origin of the immunization and its implications and subsequently, vaccination hesitancy among them presents existential dangers to the stoppage and control of this pandemic. It will likewise impede endeavours to reduce COVID-19 pandemic. Objective(s):To comprehend coronavirus vaccine acceptance and specific attitudes toward vaccine hesitancy among HCWs and medical students at Jinnah hospital, Lahore. Method(s):200 HCWs employed by Jinnah Hospital, Lahore and 200 asymptomatic medical students to access attitudes toward vaccine acceptance and hesitancy. A cross-sectional survey was designed and the questionnaire was administered during May, 2022 while it was completed online throughout the month of May, 2022. Vaccination hesitancy was defined as procrastination or denial of vaccination although the services and the doses are available. Tabulated form was given to the descriptive statistics and the reported attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccine of the participants. Data was entered and analysed statistically by using SPSS software, IBM version 27. Qualitative data was shown as frequencies and percentages. For data analysis a chi-square test was used with P < .05 as statistical significance. Result(s):In total, 400 enrolees, completed the questionnaire, a majority of participants were doctors (98.5%), were vaccinated by choice (90.5%), had Chinese vaccination (80.5%), and had booster dose (34%). Almost all respondents were aware of COVID-19 vaccination (100%).Vaccination hesitancy was shown by health care workers right away due to fear of vaccine (1%). Conclusion(s):Vaccine intake was adequate among health care workers and satisfactory among medical students. Awareness regarding vaccination was good among both groups with low level of hesitancy.Copyright © 2022, Anka Publishers. All rights reserved.
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- The study focused on the Social Distancing Practices Among Cebuano APOR During the Pandemic.This study used the descriptive method, employing the online interview as the technique for gathering data. The descriptive method is deemed appropriate in affecting the status, condition, characteristics, and trends of how people perceived social distancing. Moreover, the research respondents consisted of 13 male and female Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APOR).Based on the gathered data, it was found that most of the respondents believed that social distancing is to staying away from another person. The respondents perceived social distancing as respecting one's space and is a social responsibility. Moreover, all of the respondents took social distancing positively and they agreed that it is important to prevent the further spread of the COVID-19 virus.The study suggested that social isolation remains a top priority in the fight against the COVID-19 virus based on the information acquired and the results reached. In addition, when the pandemic eventually fades, it is important to lower the social distance threshold to allow people to reconnect with friends, family, and coworkers and to give the economy a chance to recover.Copyright © 2022, Anka Publishers. All rights reserved.
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COVID-19 due to SARS-CoV-2 is a global pandemic that presents a serious challenge from many angles for healthcare professionals. The virus causes a potentially fatal disease that is easily transmitted among patients and caregivers, hence specific dead body care is required for such patients. Our study was conducted to identify knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding COVID-19 dead body care among hospital nursing personnel. A cross sectional survey-based study was performed involving 282 nurses who worked in COVID-19 units during data collection from July 2020 to September 2020. The online structured questionnaire was based on world health organization guidelines, institutional infection control protocols, and course material regarding emerging respiratory diseases including COVID-19. We found that work experience in the COVID-19 unit had a significant impact on knowledge and practice regarding COVID-19 dead body care. Similarly, we observed that training improved the knowledge and practice of nursing personnel regarding dead body care. Good knowledge, attitude, and practice were observed in experienced and trained nurses (p-value <0.005). No significant changes were observed with age, gender, and education qualification. Overall knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding COVID-19 dead body care were moderate to good. Adequate training among nurses should prevent the transmission of disease due to occupational exposure.Copyright © 2023, Science Publications. All rights reserved.
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It has been well documented that Asian Americans have experienced increased social stigmatization related to COVID-19 since Donald Trump began referring to the virus as the "Chinese virus" and "kung flu" in March 2020. Stigma has negative social and health impacts on minority communities, such as labeling, avoiding, shame, disgust, and social exclusion. The health impacts include both physical and mental illness, and the acceleration of health disparities. This study seeks to understand these lived experiences and subsequent coping strategies. Using focus groups, 17 Asian American participants were interviewed to understand their experiences with stigmatization during the pandemic. The findings reveal that stigmatized behavior and attitudes of others did not deter Asian Americans from following the COVID-19 related health guidelines, likely because perceived health threats were high. Consumer behaviors of Asian Americans also changed dramatically toward buying almost everything online (due to both the pandemic and personal safety). This behavioral decisioning provides insights into the complex motivations for adopting health behaviors, and, in this case, social distancing can double as a means by which to avoid people, for fear of becoming victims of stigmatization in public areas.
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Background: E-learning or electronic learning is a popular modality to address the educational needs of a population. In the context of medical education, E-learning is useful but has its limitations. Aim and Objectives: This study was conducted among 2-year MBBS students of a Government Medical College in South India to know their knowledge, attitude, and practice of E-learning and also to learn from their experiences during the COVID pandemic. Material(s) and Method(s): After obtaining informed consent, students were asked to fill up a questionnaire containing 15 questions in Google Forms and submit it. Result(s): This study shows that more than 70% of students consider themselves capable of using computers for everyday activities. They also reported using search engines and online animations for updated medical information. However, they preferred their course content to be delivered through blended learning, a combination of classroom and E-learning. The students reported poor internet connectivity as a major limitation in E-learning. They also suggested having a separate website for each college where the teaching material can be uploaded by the faculty and can be accessed by all the students of the institution. Conclusion(s): From this study, it can be concluded that a majority of students have good knowledge and are already using E-learning modalities. They are also open to the idea of blended learning for clinical cases.Copyright © 2023 Jeyasudha J, et al.
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Population around the world had huge concern toward COVID19 disease that affect directly or indirectly on all populations' lives. It caused by novel virus called sever acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), therefore;The Iraqi Ministry of Health (MOH) and numerous scientific agencies had advised to promote population for receiving Covid 19 vaccines as Largest astride of an attempt to reduce the serious challenges burden of Covidi 9 in global. Aims of Study are: 1-To evaluate prevalence of the willingness to accept different types of COVID19 vaccines in middle and south of Iraq. 2-Compare the vaccinated and unvaccinated of the southern Iraqi population and detection some factor behind acceptance of COVID19 vaccines. Method: Based Cross-Sectional Observational Study utilized validated questionnaire.it conducted from 5 February to 5 April 2022 and distribute in two ways,online and manually, depending on the different living locations of the participants. Results: The total number of participants' responses was 767. It is obtained from the distribution of surveys in different ways. 104 of participants were excluded due to not giving complete answers to the survey questionnaire. On the other hand, 42 of the participants were excluded due to not living in the middle and south of Iraq. 621 participants from the total participant response were enrolled in the study analysis. Half of participants were 50.08% female and other half were 49.92% male with 52.33% of the participants were married. About two-third of the participants accepted to receive covid19 vaccines (75.68%), while 24.31 % of the participants were unvaccinated(14.65% of them hesitant and 9.66% rejecters). Most of participants were from Basra city (79.87%) and more than half of them were vaccinated and other were unvaccinated (71.98% versus 28.02%) (P value=0.000). Two-third of the participants had graduated degree bachelor and more (75.8%) and the percent of vaccinated group of them were significantly higher than unvaccinated (80.9% versus 19.1%) (P value = 0.000). Less than half of the participants were the healthcare providers (35.91%) and the percent of vaccinated group of them were significantly higher than unvaccinated (82.96% versus 17.04%) (P value=0.002). A small percent of the participants had a chronic disease (15.46%) and 79.17% of them accepted to receive covid19 vaccines which was higher than unvaccinated (20.83%, where 9.3% hesitant and 11.45% rejecters). More than half of participants had sign and symptoms of Covid19 infection (61.84%) and 78.39% of them were vaccinated which was significantly higher than unvaccinated (21.61%) (P value=0.046) and only 41.22% of them were diagnosed by doctor. More than half of the participants had one of the family members and/or friends died from corona virus (66.51%) and 79.18% of them were vaccinated which was significantly higher than unvaccinated (20.82%) (P value=0.004). Conclusion From above results, the percent of covid 19 vaccines acceptance was higher than hesitancy and rejection. The higher rate of covid 19 vaccines acceptance could be related to many factors that might affect on the success of vaccinated programs, including: level of education, place of living, had sign and symptoms of Covid19 infection have family members and/or friends died from covid19 and are members of the health care providers. Knownledgment The study was supported by clinical trial
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The most life-threatening illness that is the primary cause of female morality is Breast cancer. Breast cancer research has led to extraordinary breakthroughs in our understanding of the illness over the last two decades, leading in more effective medicines. Now days, In most Of all malignant diseases, one of the most deadly occurring cancer are those cancers occurring in the breast, accounting for 23 percent of all cancer fatalities. It is now a global issue, yet it is still detected in its advanced stages due to women's neglect in self-inspection. The greater parts of people learn from their disease is thorough practice of screening procedures. Others may come with a breast lump that was discovered by accident, a change in breast shape or size, or nipple discharge, although mastalgia is not unusual. To diagnose breast cancer, a physical examination, imaging, particularly mammography, and tissue biopsy are required. Early detection increases the chances of survival.Copyright © 2022 Novyi Russkii Universitet. All rights reserved.