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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards SARS

Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, 2004
The objective of the study was to explore the knowledge, attitude and practice of the population of Qatar towards severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The study took the form of a cross-sectional community-based survey in Doha International Airport and primary health care centres situated in urban and semi-urban areas of Qatar.
Abdulbari, Bener, Abdullatif, Al-Khal
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of epilepsy in Wayanad, Kerala

Epilepsy & Behavior, 2022
Epilepsy is a common neurological condition characterized by recurrent seizures. The aim of the study was to assess the level of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) in epilepsy in the district of Wayanad.This study was conducted among adults residing in Wayanad.
Sachin, Sureshbabu, Hisham, Moosan, Merisin, Joseph, C V, Haseena, R, Lekshmi, Aleema, Naz, V P, Muralikrishnan, Smilu, Mohanlal, Paul J, Alappat, V P, Tushar, Dinesh, Nayak   +10 more
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Providers' knowledge of, attitude to and practice of emergency contraception

The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, 2005
Barriers to widespread use of hormonal emergency contraceptives (EC), such as lack of knowledge and prejudices held by health-care providers, still exist today. This study was initiated to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and prejudices of family-planning (FP) providers.This survey was conducted in FP units of primary-health-care centers in Istanbul ...
A, Uzuner, P, Unalan, M, Akman, S, Cifçili, I, Tuncer, E, Coban, H, Yikilkan, T, Akgün   +7 more
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Midwives' knowledge of, attitudes to and practice with baby walkers

Midwifery, 2003
to determine community midwives' knowledge, attitudes and practice with regard to baby walkers.survey, using questionnaires.primary care, East Midlands, UK.Sixty-five community midwives participating in a cluster randomised controlled trial to reduce baby walker use.there was a 94% response.
Amanda J, Woods, Rhydian, Hapgood, Jacqueline, Colier, Denise, Kendrick, Kim, Watts, Rachel, Illinworth   +5 more
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning AIDS in Ugandans

AIDS, 1989
A survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices of 3928 Ugandans concerning AIDS was done in two semi-rural communities in August 1987. Eighty-eight per cent of the respondents knew that AIDS could be acquired from other people and that having multiple sexual partners was high-risk behaviour.
J K, Konde-Lule, S F, Berkley, R, Downing   +2 more
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Pesticides in Lebanon: a knowledge, attitude, and practice study

Environmental Research, 2004
Pesticides, despite their known toxicity, are widely used in developing countries. Evaluating the pattern of their use would be interesting to assess the appropriateness of adequate intervention. Using a standardized questionnaire, a knowledge, attitude, and practice study was performed in two Lebanese regions, in which a group of agricultural workers ...
Pascale R, Salameh, Isabelle, Baldi, Patrick, Brochard, Bernadette, Abi Saleh   +3 more
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Nurses??? Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices

MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 2005
To describe nurses' knowledge and attitudes about relieving children's pain, perceived barriers to optimal pain management, and analgesics administered by nurses in relation to levels of children's pain.Data were collected from 67 nurses and 132 children in their care.
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Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes in pain management practice

British Journal of Nursing, 2007
Nursing a patient in pain is a challenging task requiring up-to-date knowledge, skilled interventions and attitudes that convey trust, care and an honest belief in what the patient says (Carr, 1997). This study examined the knowledge and attitudes of nurses who have completed a knowledge and competency training programme within an orthopaedic centre ...
Elizabeth, Matthews, Colette, Malcolm
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Swazi Men’s Contraceptive Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices

Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 2007
This study investigated Swazi men’s contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Thirty adolescent men, aged from 16 to 18, and 86 adult men from urban and rural areas participated in focus group interviews. Adult Swazi men indicated that men were the sole decision makers about sexual and reproductive issues.
Isabella S, Ziyane, Valerie J, Ehlers
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Nutritional knowledge, attitudes, and dietary practices of the elderly

Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 1978
The nutritional knowledge and attitudes toward food and nutrition of sixty-four non-institutionalized elderly persons were surveyed. Findings were then examined in relation to these individuals' actual dietary behavior, measured as nutrient intakes and the purchase of health foods and vitamin/mineral supplements.
M L, Grotkowski, L S, Sims
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