John, Reena Rachel P. John, Rohit
Published in
Journal of Maxillofacial & Oral Surgery
Introduction The whole world is under the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic which has put all nations in a unique lockdown situation to contain the disease. Though the environment got ameliorated with low pollution levels, this unexpected lockdown has taken a toll on humans’ mental health. As the effects of lockdown can affect college students due t...
Potas, Nihan Açıkalın, Şuay Nilhan Erçetin, Şefika Şule Koçtürk, Nilüfer Neyişci, Nilay Çevik, Mehmet Sabir Görgülü, Deniz
Published in
Current Psychology (New Brunswick, N.j.)
Adolescents have been called the “digital natives of the technology age”, but determining adolescents’ awareness, attitudes and behavior with respect to technology addiction (TA) is important for developing balanced and effective approaches to support their physical and psychological well-being after the COVID-19 pandemic. For this reason, the pres...
Lee, Minjung Kang, Bee-Ah You, Myoungsoon
Published in
BMC Public Health
BackgroundThe public must routinely practice precautionary behaviors to control the spread of COVID-19, as no vaccines and antiviral treatments are currently available. This paper examines the public’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to COVID-19 and their relationships and identified the pandemic’s vulnerable populations to provid...
Demissie, Getu Debalkie Ayele, Tadesse Awoke Wami, Sintayehu Daba Sisay, Malede Mequanent Fetene, Destaw Wolde, Haileab Fekadu Akalu, Temesgen Yihunie Gelaye, Kassahun Alemu
Published in
BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundMore than hundreds and thousands of migrants and seasonal farm workers move from the highlands (relatively low malaria endemicity areas) to the lowlands (higher malaria endemicity areas) for the development of the corridor of the Amhara region during planting, weeding, and harvesting seasons in each year. Seasonal migrant workers are at h...
Ibitoye, Olabisi Fatimo Thupayegale-Tshwenegae, Gloria
Published in
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women aged 15-45 after the non-melanoma of the skin. Lack of knowledge and practice of breast self-examination (BSE) have been blamed for the high morbidity and mortality associated with breast cancer among women and adolescents in particular. The study assessed the impact of education on knowledge,...
Emami, Seyed Amir Hossein Shirazi, Mandana Yakhforoshha, Afsaneh
Published in
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education
Integration of simulated practice with art-based teaching strategy can be effective for learning communication skills. This pilot study outlines the effect of integrating simulation with art-based teaching strategies on the attitudes of oncology fellows toward learning communication skills. The study was conducted in Iran using a quasi-experimental...
Hamza, Marwa S Badary, Osama A Elmazar, Mohamed M
Published in
Journal of community health
Extraordinary actions have been implemented in an effort to control the rapid spread of the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic in Egypt. People's adherence to control measures is influenced by their knowledge, attitudes and practices towards the disease. Therefore, in the present study we assessed pharmacy senior students' knowledge, attitudes and practices...
Hall-Lord, Marie Louise Bååth, Carina Ballangrud, Randi Nordin, Anna
Published in
BMC Health Services Research
BackgroundEffective teamwork is essential for delivering safe health care. It is important to increase patient safety in healthcare by conducting interprofessional team training with both healthcare professionals and undergraduate students. Validated questionnaires that evaluate team training activities contribute to valuable knowledge regarding ch...
Liao, Hai-Ping Wang, Jin-Liang
Published in
Current Psychology (New Brunswick, N.j.)
Since the outbreak of 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in December 2019, the Chinese government has implemented effective epidemic prevention measures. To provide useful information for governments to manage this public health crisis, we conducted an online survey among Chinese general population from February 24 to 28, 2020. In this study, we e...
Mehraeen, Morteza Heydari, Mohammadreza Lankarani, Kamran B. Joulaei, Hassan Faghih, Marjan
Published in
BMC Psychology
BackgroundPeople with HIV have always faced stigma and discrimination. Given the numerous papers that have addressed the psychological and social risk factors in spreading HIV, a pressing question is whether individuals’ mere careless and behavioural flaws can still account for the spread of HIV. Barriers and opposing politic made a hard position f...
