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Maternal knowledge, attitude and practices during childhood diarrhoea

Tropical Doctor, 2018
Diarrhoea and pneumonia account for most deaths in children aged < 5 years. However, most diarrhoeal deaths are preventable with appropriate hygienic measures and timely initiation of rehydration therapy. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 280 mothers with children aged 2–59 months with acute watery diarrhoea at a tertiary hospital.
Dhulika Dhingra, Aashima Dabas, Tanu Anand, Ramya Pinnamaneni   +3 more
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Knowledge, attitudes, and dietary practices of female athletes

Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 1985
The relationship between the nutrition knowledge and attitudes and dietary practices of adolescent female athletes was studied, using a 24-hour recall and a 48-hour food record with a modified version of the self-administered knowledge and attitude questionnaire of Werblow et al.
M, Perron, J, Endres
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Fertility Studies: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice

Studies in Family Planning, 1965
Censuses were the only source of information about fertility levels and differentials until recently. The first national probability sample that interviewed in the U.S. on questions of fertility did not take place until 1955; second and third studies were conducted in 1960 and in 1965.
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Osteoporosis Prevention: Pediatricians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Counseling Practices

Preventive Medicine, 2002
Strategies to prevent adult osteoporosis are best undertaken during childhood and adolescence, when the greatest amount of bone mineral density is acquired. This study examines pediatricians' knowledge and practices regarding osteoporosis prevention.One hundred eighty-seven primary care pediatricians from San Diego and Imperial Counties responded to a ...
Regina, Fleming, Kevin, Patrick
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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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Surgical Resident Radiation Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Exposures

Journal of Surgical Education, 2016
To investigate the level of ionizing radiation exposure among surgical residents and to evaluate resident knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding exposures.An observational study was conducted using radiation exposure data for surgical residents who wore film badge dosimeters. A cross-sectional survey was electronically administered at the end of
Richard A, Sidwell, Hayden L, Smith, James P, Halsey, Matthew J, McFarlane   +3 more
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Research knowledge, attitudes and practices of health professionals

Nursing Outlook, 2003
Abstract Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) in the conduct and utilization of research were assessed using the Nurses' Research KAP Survey© in 746 nurse (n = 538) and non-nurse (n = 208) health professionals. Nurses were older, included more females and had less education than non-nurses.
Lucille Sanzero, Eller, Elizabeth, Kleber, Shiow Lan, Wang   +2 more
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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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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices- A Concept

Cross Current International Journal of Medical and Biosciences
The current article deals with the concept of Knowledge, Attitude& Practices (KAP) that emerged from the family planning programs after independence of the nation. Further, the concept of KAPGap emerged regarding the improvement of quality of the family planning programs.
Dr. Tridibesh Tripathy, Shankar Das, D. P. Singh, Byomakesh Tripathy, Anjali Tripathy, D. R. Sahu, Rakesh Dwivedi, Dr. Mohini Gautam, Ms. Sanskriti Tripathy   +8 more
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of hospital staff management

Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, 2013
The proper handling and disposal of biomedical waste (BMW) is very imperative. There is a defined set of rules for handling BMW worldwide. Unfortunately, laxity and lack of adequate training and awareness in the execution of these rules leads to staid health and environment apprehension.
Parvin, Lakbala, Mahboobeh, Lakbala
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