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Mis Roghieh Nazari, Mr Mohammad Saberi, Mis Sima Khazaie Nezhad,
Volume 9, Issue 1 (8-2012)
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Background and Objective : Nosocomial infection is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in hospitalized patient. Some experts believe that nurses have a major role in infection control. We aimed to examine and compare the knowledge and practice of prevention and control of Nosocomial infection among nurses and nursing students in Amol.
Material and Methods : This cross-sectional study was conducted on 190 nurses working in state hospitals of Amol (n=100) and internship nursing students (n=90) in 2010.We collected the data by a questionnaire including personal characteristics, knowledge and practice part, and analyzed, using statistical software SPSS-16,by descriptive statistics and independent samples t-test, chi-square and Pearson correlation.
Results: The mean score of nurses' knowledge and practice, respectively, was 6.91±1.06 and 8.00±1.33 in the range of 0-10 that is significantly more than students' knowledge and practice 6.29±1.73 and 7.56 ± 7.56(P=0.009). More Than half of the participants (59% of students and 53.4% nurses) have a moderate level of knowledge. There is significant difference between nurses' knowledge and students' (P=0.003).
Conclusion: The results suggest that students’ knowledge and performance is weaker than those of nurses. And they both need to receive Documented and managed training programs related to prevention and control of nosocomial infection during their educational period and work.
Keywords: Knowledge, Performance, Nosocomial infection, Nurse, Nursing student, Prevention
Mis Akram Sanagoo, Mis Seyyedeh Zahra Moosavi Khorshidi, Mis Leila Joybari, Mis Maryam Chehrehgosha,
Volume 9, Issue 1 (8-2012)
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Background and Objective : One of the important factors for safe Parturition of women is considering the birth intervals. It seems that knowing about effective factor on behavior and action of people is good for health policy. Thus, we aimed at studying the knowledge, attitude and practice of married women, referring to Gorgan’s health centers in 2008, about contraception methods.
Material and Methods : We conducted this descriptive-analytic study on 275 married women, selected via convenience sampling, referring to six health centers in Gorgan. The Data was collected by a researcher-made questionnaire (α=0.8) including four parts of demographic, knowledge, attitude and practice, and analyzed by SPSS software, using descriptive statistics, correlation and Chi Square.
Results:
The main
reported contraceptive methods are coitus interruptus (36.36%) and condoms (20.72%). There is significant relationship
between knowledge and occupational status (P=0.011), knowledge
and educational level (P<0.05), practice and educational level (P<0.000), and between attitude and occupational status (P=0.012).
Conclusion: Increased level of knowledge is one of the essential components of improving level of the health and hygiene. The main point for family planning should be stress on heightening of educational level. Strengthening the knowledge and changing the attitude may lead to women selecting the safe contraceptive method and modifying their fertility behaviors.
Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Action, Contraception methods
Mojgan Kalantarzadeh, Dr Mahbobeh Safavi, Dr Mahmood Mahmoodi,
Volume 9, Issue 2 (1-2013)
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Background and Objective: Parkinson disease (PD) is a common neuro degenerative disorder, which is chronic and progressive. The specialized PD nurse is needed to give better care services. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of nursing roles on the nurses′ knowledge and attitude toward taking care of patients suffering from Parkinson.
Material and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study conducted in 2009, 102 nurses of Kerman University of Medical Sciences were selected and divided into two groups (case and control).The instrument was a researcher made questionnaire. After pretest, the educational program including lecture, group discussion and pamphlet was performed and after three weeks, Post test was given. Using Software SPSS-15, the data was analyzed by applying descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: There is a significant difference (P<0.000) between the nurses' general knowledge (7.51± 3.17) and general attitude (8.35±5.22). The general knowledge and attitude of control groups are not different between first and second time of recording. General comparison of the effect of training indicates that the difference between intervention and control groups are statistically significant in the first and second time of recordings(p<0.000).
Conclusion: The education programs are effective on nurses′ knowledge and attitude toward Parkinson disorder and the roles such as medical care, Education and advocacy. Hence, the educational interventions related to nursing roles in caring Parkinson patients are necessary.
Dr Abdolrahman Charkazi, Dr Arazbordi Ghourchaei, Atena Razzaqnejad,
Volume 10, Issue 1 (4-2013)
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Background and Objective: Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women worldwide. The objective of the current study was to assess the breast cancer screening behaviors adherence rate and its relation with perceived susceptibility and perceived severity in Gorgan, Iran.
Material and Methods: In a cross sectional study, 300 women referring to two health centers were selected through cluster sampling .Data gathering instrument was a questionnaire including demographic, knowledge and practice questions related to breast cancer screening behaviors. Perceived susceptibility and perceived severity measured by Champion’s Health Belief Model Scale .
Results: The subjects are 18 to 60 years (30.3 ± 7.3). In knowledge part, 88.3% could not answer any question. In practice section, they have breast self examination (33%), clinical breast examination (11.3%) and mammography (5%) in their past history. Four- point -seven percent have high level of susceptibility and 46.7% high level of severity. Higher susceptibility was significantly associated with mammography (p=0.042) performance and not associated with breast self examination and clinical breast examination.
Conclusion: The participant's knowledge about breast cancer screening was inappropriate. Meanwhile, the majority of them have low level of perceived susceptibility. It is a necessity to improve the knowledge and perceived susceptibility for enhancing the breast cancer screening behaviors.
Dr Keramatollah Rahmanian, Vajiheh Rahmanian, Mitra Ghasvari,
Volume 10, Issue 1 (4-2013)
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Background and Objective: Cesarean section has some adverse effects on maternal and neonatal health . The knowledge of pregnant women about disadvantages of cesarean can affect on the use of cesarean delivery. The aim of this study is to determine the knowledge of pregnant women about disadvantages of cesarean section.
Material and Methods: In this descriptive study, we studied 360 pregnant women referring to obstetric and gynecology clinics, via convenience sampling. The women who were physicians or midwives were not assessed. We used a questionnaire including demographic part and eighteen questions about knowledge. The data were recorded by SPSS version 11.5 then analyzed by use of t- test and Chi square.
Results: The mean of knowledge is (12.23±4.0). There is a significant relation between knowledge and education level (p=0.008). But it is not significant for other variables (p>0.05).
Conclusion: In terms of our findings, the knowledge of pregnant women is not very good about cesarean disadvantages that it can affect on the selection of delivery type. Therefore, it is a necessity for health officials to perform appropriate programs to increase the knowledge about disadvantages of cesarean section.
Fahimeh Kashani, Maryam Moghimian, Shahin Salarvand , Parisa Kashani,
Volume 12, Issue 2 (12-2015)
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Background and Objective: Effective communication is an essential characteristic of nursing care carried out as a necessity in education to empower patients. Therefore, this study aimed to determine Nurses' knowledge, attitude and practice about effective communication skills in Patient education.
Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 275 nurses selected via stratified random sampling in teaching and therapeutic centers of Esfahan University of medical sciences, 2013.We collected the data by a research-made questionnaire related to knowledge and attitude, and a checklist to observe nurses' communication skills. To analyze the data , Central indices were calculated.
Results: of 275 nurses , 86.7 % made a friendly atmosphere with their patients and 72.2% showed positive feedback, while their knowledge about communication components were 79.6 % . They (67.3%) were active listeners and they (96.7%) had close communication during patient education.
Conclusion: given that nurses' communication skills are moderate, we recommend holding communication-skills workshops especially in patient education.
Fatemeh Najafi-Sharjabad, Mohammad Rayani,
Volume 16, Issue 2 (11-2019)
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Background: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is the causative agent of cervical cancer. Vaccination against HPV is an effective strategy against cervical cancer. This study aimed to assess the acceptance of HPV vaccination for cervical cancer prevention and its relationship with knowledge and attitude about HPV vaccination among students.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 360 female students at Bushehr University of Medical Sciences in 2018. Students were recruited using proportional stratified random sampling method. Data was gathered using a questionnaire about knowledge, attitude and effective factors of HPV vaccine acceptance. Descriptive analysis, chi-square, independent sample t-test, and logistic regression were used to analyze the data in SPSS-16.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). The significance level was set at P < 0.05.
Results: 56.4% of students had poor knowledge while 54.1% were willing to accept HPV vaccination as well as 43% who had positive attitude towards HPV vaccination. Paramedical students were 96% more likely to accept the HPV vaccination compared to health sciences faculty students (OR= 1.96; 95% CI= 1.04-3.68; p=0.036). Also, for each unit increase in the HPV knowledge score, students were 15% more likely to accept the vaccine (OR= 1.15; 95% CI= 1.07-1.24; p <0.001). Moreover, for each unit increase in attitude score, students were 16% more likely willing to accept HPV vaccine (OR= 1.16; 95% CI=1.08 -1.28; p =0.002).
Conclusions: It is necessary to implement on HPV vaccination for students. Inclusion of HPV vaccine in the National Program on Immunization would also be an effective strategy for improving HPV vaccination.
Soghra Khani , Souri Soleimani , Hamid Sharif Nia, Fatemeh Abdollahy,
Volume 17, Issue 0 (4-2020)
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Background: Today, one of the key ways to promote Sexual and Reproductive Health of women is to attract men's participation in this field. Since there are challenges in our information about men's knowledge of their role in this field, the present study was designed to determine men's knowledge of their participation in women's sexual and reproductive health and its predictive factors in Iranian men.
Methods: The present study was designed and psychometrically analyzed the men's knowledge about their participation in sexual and reproductive health and then their knowledge was evaluated and described. In order to design the tool, the basics were prepared by interviewing and reviewing the texts.
Then, face (qualitative and quantitative), content (qualitative and quantitative), structure (convergent and discriminant) validity, and reliability of the scale were assessed. Then, in a descriptive-analytic study, 449 men were selected by convenience method from health centers, Nowshahr and Chalus cities in Mazandaran province.
Inclusion criteria included married men over 15 years of age with at least a fifth grade literacy in Farsi who came to health centers and who volunteered to participate in the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire (designed by the research team). The minimum knowledge score was 39 and the maximum was 195.
Results: Face (qualitative and quantitative (impact score>1.5)), content (qualitative and quantitative (CVR>0.62 and CVI>0.70)), structure (convergent and discriminant) validity, and reliability of the scale (Cronbach’s alpha > 0.7) were acceptable for all factors as well as internal consistency and structural reliability based on standard indices.
Confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis extracted six items of 28 items: "emotional and gender attention", "support for girls", "attention and supply of sexual and reproductive health needs", "violence avoidance", "responsibility" and "reproductive rights" with 28 items. The six-factor fitting of men's knowledge tool was confirmed by standard indices.
14.5% of the participants had a under school diploma. Most of them (76.4%) reported average household income. The maximum age of 72 was at least 23 and their mean age was 42.6. The results showed that the mean score of men's knowledge was 127.45 ± 8.33 and the maximum was 140, at least 86. Significant predictors in the regression analysis were forced marriage (B = -10.676), economic violence (B = -1.381), and having a history of abortion (B = -2.022).
Conclusions: The findings of the study showed that men's knowledge is inversely correlated with men's economic violence against women and forcing young people to choose a partner against their own inner desires and also with unwanted pregnancy and abortion. Therefore, policymakers and managers are recommended to pay close attention to increasing men's knowledge and it’s predictive to prevent these three inappropriate social phenomena.
Mohammad Reza Mahmoudi, Parand Pourghane,
Volume 17, Issue 2 (4-2020)
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Background: Knowledge sharing ensures the distribution of the best business methods within organizations and Knowledge sharing are being applied to enhance nursing education curriculum. The aim of present study was to identifying solutions and barriers to knowledge sharing in Universities from the viewpoint of the faculty members. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 203 faculty members of Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2017. Data was gathered using a questionnaire that measured the factors influencing the knowledge sharing behavior. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS-21 software, using Pearson correlation. The significance level was set at P≤0.05.
Results: The most influential factor was organizational factors (Mean=2.91, SD= 0.33), and the most influential index was “dependency”, and the index with the lowest score, “innovation” was revealed to be an important barrier to knowledge sharing. “The perceived organizational motivations,” known as authorities’ inattention to the significance of knowledge sharing. No significant relationship was observed between the effective factors and variables such as gender, professional background, and educational level.
Conclusion: Identification of the solutions and barriers to knowledge sharing by the current study and their presentation to the authorities would remove the current barriers as much as possible leading to greater propagation of effective solutions to knowledge sharing for the promotion of organizations and society.
Ghanbar Roohi, Ghahraman Mahmoodi, Homeira Khoddam,
Volume 17, Issue 2 (4-2020)
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Background: The gap between knowledge and practice is a global issue that reduces service quality by creating barriers to knowledge implementation, and thus strategies should be developed to resolve it. The present study aimed to explain barriers and strategies for implementing knowledge implementation into Iranian health system management.
Methods: This qualitative study was conducted on 53 managers and health management graduates in 2018. Participants were recruited through purposive sampling in Medical Sciences Universities in Iran. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews based on the "Promoting Action on Research Implementation (PARiHS)" framework, focus group discussions and Delphi technique. The PARiHS framework has three main elements including; evidence, context and facilitation. The Lincoln and Guba criterion was used to assess the rigor of the study. Data were analyzed in MAXQDA software version 10 using directional content analysis.
Results: After data analysis 9 subcategories and 3 main categories including; evidence, context, and facilitation were emerged. In addition to three subcategories including, culture, leadership and evaluation, the socio-political subcategory was a context for knowledge implementation main barrier in the organizational context. The systematic structural planning for the combined use of four sources of knowledge is the most important strategy.
Conclusion: The lack of context readiness in using knowledge and lack of efficient system impeded knowledge implementation in the health system management. Therefore, managers and policy makers need to design a comprehensive system based on current knowledge and successful experiences.
John Bright Agyemang, Abigail Kusi-Amponsah Diji, Richard Adongo Afaya, Hanson Boakye, Evans Oduro, Albert Amagyei, Joana Kyei-Dompim,
Volume 17, Issue 2 (4-2020)
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Background: The knowledge and attitudes of nurses and midwives, as well as nursing and midwifery students on pediatric pain are crucial in the management of hospitalized children’s pain. However, few studies have addressed the preparedness of nursing and midwifery students to manage children’s pain based on their knowledge and attitudes. This study therefore assessed nursing and midwifery students’ knowledge and attitudes pertaining to children’s pain management.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 554 nursing and midwifery students who were in their last year at four nursing and midwifery training institutions in city Ghana in 2018-2019. Data were collected over a three-month period using the Pediatric Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Survey regarding pain (PNKAS). Data analyzed by the SPSS version 25 and presented using descriptive statistics and independent T test and one-way ANOVA.
Results: Participants had an average PNKAS score of 42.1% (range: 21.4% to 81.0%). The nursing and midwifery students in either public (44.1%±7.9%) or private (43.7%±9.6%) university had significantly higher scores than those in a public nursing and midwifery training college (40.3%± 6.9%) (p<.001).
Conclusion: Nursing and midwifery students in the study generally had insufficient knowledge and attitudes toward children’s pain. There is an urgent need to intensify education in this area so as to adequately prepare these students to cater to the pain needs of vulnerable children and their families. Future studies should focus on how student’s theoretical knowledge and attitudes are linked to their pediatric pain assessment and management practices.
Arif Jamie,
Volume 18, Issue 2 (7-2021)
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Background: Oxygen therapy refers to the administration of oxygen as a medical intervention. Inadequate oxygen administration may result in serious complications including cardiac arrhythmias, tissue injury and ultimately cerebral damage. The aim of this study was to determine knowledge and practice of nurses on supplemental oxygen therapy in Harari region, Ethiopia.
Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on all nurses working in three public hospitals in the Harari region, Ethiopia in 2021. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess nurses’ knowledge and practice about oxygen therapy. Demographic information was also collected using the questionnaire. Data were analyzed in SPSS 20 using descriptive statistics.
Results: Of 422 participants, 212 (50.2%) were female. The majority of nurses were 20-29 years old (40.5%) and had a Bachelor’s degree (69.9%) and 4-6 years of work experience (35.5%). We found that 61.4% and 47.5% of the nurses had good knowledge and practice level about oxygen therapy, respectively. Knowledge about oxygen therapy had no significant association with gender, age, education level, marital status and work experience.
Conclusion: Our findings indicate that there is a clear knowledge and practice gap among nurses working in the public hospitals of Harari region, Ethiopia. Therefore, extensive educational and training programs should be offered to nurses to raise their knowledge and practice about oxygen therapy.
Olamide Olajumoke Afolalu, Oluwabusolami Esther Atekoja, Oluwadamilare Akingbade, Mrs Karimat Itunu Jolayemi, Zaccheus Opeyemi Oyewumi, Boluwatife Deborah Oyelabi, Semiu Opeyemi Adeyeye,
Volume 18, Issue 2 (7-2021)
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Background: Polypharmacy (PP) and inappropriate medication use (IMU) are issues that negatively affect the health care system. Despite nurses’ engagement and important role in prevention of drug-related issues, awareness regarding consequences of PP and IMU is relatively low. This study aimed to determine the knowledge and perception effects about PP and IMU among nurses in the Lautech teaching hospital, Osun state, Nigeria.
Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed on 190 randomly selected nurses working at the Lautech teaching hospital (Osun state, Nigeria) in June 2020. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. The reliability of the questionnaire was verified by obtaining a Cronbach alpha score of 0.77. Data analysis was done in SPSS 25 using descriptive statistics, the Chi-square test. All analyses were carried out at significance level of 0.05.
Results: The findings revealed that most nurses (84.2%) had good knowledge about PP. In addition, 93.2% of the nurses claimed that IMU should be entirely avoided. According to the nurses, the most important perceived effect of PP and IMU was adverse drug reactions (57.9%). There was a significant relationship between nurses level of educational and knowledge of PP (χ2=12.095, P=0.002). Moreover, there was a positive correlation between the respondents’ age and knowledge of PP (r=0.204, P=0.016). There was also a significant negative correlation between the nurses' knowledge and perceived effect of PP and IMU (r=0.605, P<0.001).
Conclusion: The results indicate that the nurses working at the study setting possess good knowledge of PP and IMU. Educational programs such as seminars and workshops are essential for translating this information into routine nursing care.
Abdolhussein Shakurnia, Ata Ghadiri, Maedeh Hamidi, Niloofar Jelodar,
Volume 19, Issue 1 (1-2022)
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Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most important causes of cervical cancer. It is essential to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of people about HPV infection in the community, especially among midwifery students who will act as health professionals in the society. This study aimed to determine the knowledge and attitude of midwifery students toward HPV infection and cervical cancer.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on midwifery students at Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Ahvaz (Iran) in 2019. 141 midwifery students were recruited through census. The knowledge and attitude of 112 eligible midwifery students toward HPV infection were assessed using a self-administered questionnaire. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed. Data were analyzed in SPSS16 using the chi-square test and the Pearson’s correlation coefficient at statistical significance of 0.05.
Results: Mean age of midwifery students was 21.6±2.4 years. Of 112 students, only 38 (33%) had desirable knowledge about HPV infection. The majority of students (77.7%) had a positive attitude towards HPV infection. The knowledge and attitude of midwifery students in different academic years did not differ significantly (P>0.05).
Conclusion: There is insufficient knowledge about HPV infection and cervical cancer prevention among midwifery students at the Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Ahvaz. Therefore, it is recommended to incorporate HPV-related educational programs in order to increase students' awareness.
Nurmisih Nurmisih, Titik Hindriati, Imelda Imelda, Rosmaria Rosmaria, Ristina Harianja,
Volume 19, Issue 1 (1-2022)
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Background: The number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive cases is increasing every year. This will in turn increase the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Despite the efforts made and counseling from health workers, only a small proportion of pregnant women adhere to HIV screening and retests in the city of Jambi, Indonesia. This study aimed to determine factors associated with adherence of pregnant women to HIV screening at the Putri Ayu public health center, Jambi City, Indonesia.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on 93 pregnant women who received antenatal care services at the Putri Ayu health center in Jambi City, Indonesia, from February to August 2020. The subjects were selected via a proportional quota sampling method. Data were collected using a 4-part questionnaire on demographic characteristics, vulnerability perception, knowledge of HIV, and adherence to HIV screening. The collected data were analyzed using the chi-square test and logistic regression analysis. A P-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: The majority of subjects were young (66.3%), unemployed (59.8%) and with low education level (71.7%). Only 33.7% of the respondents had good adherence to HIV screening. Of these individuals, 22.8% had good knowledge of HIV, 28.3% were adults, 40.2% were employed, and 28.3% had high education level. Adherence to HIV screening had significant association with knowledge (P=0.0001), age (P=0.0001), perceptions of vulnerability (P=0.017), occupation status (P=0.017), and education level (P=0.020).
Conclusion: Based on the results, knowledge, perception, age, education level, and occupation of pregnant women significantly affect their adherence to HIV screening at the Putri Ayu Health Center, Jambi City.
Dewi Nopiska, Ruwayda Ruwayda, M.dody Izhar,
Volume 19, Issue 1 (1-2022)
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Background: Early marriage affects both the children who are married and their future offspring, and might lead to intergenerational poverty. This study aimed to determine effects of using the Youth Health application and flipcharts on adolescents’ knowledge about early marriage.
Methods: This quasi-experiment study with a pretest-posttest design was done on 60 adolescents from the Penyengat Olak Health Center, Muaro Jambi Regency (Indonesia) from March to May 2021. The subjects were recruited through convenience sampling method and then allocated into intervention (n=30) and control (n=30) groups. The subjects in the intervention group received an educational program about early marriage using the Youth Health application, while the control group received flipcharts developed by the Ministry of Health with the same educational content. Knowledge of adolescents was assessed using a 20-item questionnaire before and three days after the intervention. A total score of less than 10 and more than 10 indicated poor and good knowledge, respectively. Data were analyzed with SPSS (version 16) using the Wilcoxon test and Mann-Whitney t-test. P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant.
Results: At baseline, 18 subjects (60%) in the intervention group and 17 subjects (56%) in the control group had good knowledge of early marriage. After the intervention, 24 subjects (80%) in the intervention group and 20 subjects (66%) in the control group had good knowledge of early marriage. The mean score of adolescents’ knowledge about early marriage increased from 15.7±2.5 to 17.3±2.1 in the intervention group (P=0.001). The mean score of adolescents’ knowledge about early marriage also increased from 15.7±2.4 to 16.7±2.4 in the control group (P=0.001). Moreover, there was no significant difference in the adolescents’ knowledge about early marriage between the two groups (P=0.78).
Conclusion: Providing education in from of Youth Health application and flipcharts can equally increase adolescents’ knowledge about early marriage.
Omid Chehri , Alireza Isfandyari-Moghaddam, Seyed Aliakbar Famil Rohani, Faramarz Soheili ,
Volume 20, Issue 1 (4-2023)
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Background: Organizational knowledge management requires a structure or framework to identify, extract and document knowledge. The review of knowledge management sources shows that since the late 1980s, several cycles have been introduced in the field of knowledge management, and the Mayer and Zack cycle has been one of the most important cycles. The purpose of this study was to design a model for documenting organizational experiences based on the view of point of Iranian libraries managers in medical sciences universities by using Mayer and Zack model.
Methods: The research method was survey and correlation schemes are used. The population of the study consisted of 209 managers and heads of central and hospital libraries. Sampling was a stratified random sampling method. data gathering was done in 2022 by questionnaire. path- analyses and structural equation modeling was used to data analyses. RMS-Theta measure was used to test the model.
Results: The results of the partial least squares test showed that the gathering knowledge and Knowledge refinement has a significant effect on knowledge documentation. Knowledge refinement had the highest and knowledge application had the lowest impact on knowledge documentation.
Conclusion: The results confirmed the effects of knowledge collection and refinement on knowledge documentation. Therefore, it is possible to rely on the designed model and effective factors of knowledge documentation and generalize the obtained results for knowledge documentation in libraries and information centers.
Mryam Yaseen Yaseen , Fatema Mohammed Azo , Magroom Esmail Seniar , Hamdia Mirkhan Ahmed, Mahabat Hassan Saeed, Wahida Abdullah Ibraheem , Pshtiwan Dhahir Majeed ,
Volume 20, Issue 1 (4-2023)
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Background: Satisfactory knowledge about menopause is important for women to overcome related challenges. Women with greater knowledge about menopause are more likely to effectively manage its symptoms and navigate this life stage more successfully. This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge of Kurdish women about menopause, as well as to find its association with menopausal status and sociodemographic and obstetrical characteristics.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on perimenopausal (161) and menopausal women (751) who were recruited through non-probability convenient sampling in Kurdistan Region, Iraq, from April to June 2022. For the purpose of the study, a questionnaire was developed that included questions on demographic characteristics, obstetric and menstrual history, and knowledge about menopause. The data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, and chi-square test using SPSS version 25. Ordered logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the effect of demographic and obstetrical factors on some dependent’s variables of knowledge.
Results: The mean age of menopausal and perimenopausal women was 54.81 ± 5.590 and 46.99±5.688 years, respectively. The participants had more knowledge about the concept and less about the health risks of menopause. On average, menopausal women were more knowledgeable about the definition of menopause compared with perimenopausal women; the difference was highly significant. Overall, the knowledge score indicated that 44% had fair knowledge, 37.6% had poor knowledge, and 18.4% had good knowledge about menopause.
Conclusion: Although many women view menopause as a positive life event, it is important to provide them with adequate education, so they can better understand the natural process of menopause to lead a healthy life.
Hemmat Mostafa Hassan, Sahar Mansour Ibrahim, Shahira Mohamed Metwaly, Ahlam Elahmady Sarhan, Amel Dawod Kamel Gouda,
Volume 20, Issue 2 (10-2023)
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Background: Uterine fibroids (UFs) are a common gynecological problem among reproductive-age women and lead to poor quality of life (QOL). This research aimed to evaluate the effect of a supportive educational intervention on knowledge and QOL among women with UFs.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study (1 group/pre- and posttest), including supportive education intervention, was performed at the outpatient clinic, Gynecological Department, Benha University Hospital. The samples consisted of 100 women diagnosed with UFs. Three tools were used for data collection: a structured interviewing questionnaire, women's knowledge regarding UFs, and health-related QOL (HRQOL) questionnaire.
Results: There was a highly statistically significant difference in women’s knowledge of UFs before and after the intervention (P = 0.0001). In addition, women had a high level of QOL score after the intervention. Moreover, there was a highly positive association between total women's knowledge and QOL score (P = 0.0001). Based on the pre- and post-intervention results, the mean difference for the variables of “total score of severity symptoms” and “total HRQL score” was -6.25 and +12.38.
Conclusion: Educational intervention has a positive effect on improving women's knowledge and enhancing QOL regarding UFs. It is suggested that an educational program should be incorporated as a nursing intervention to improve women's knowledge and QOL for those with UFs.
Mohammad Amin Alizadeh , Farideh Tohidi ,
Volume 23, Issue 1 (3-2026)
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Background: Toxoplasmosis poses a significant risk to pregnant women because of its potential for vertical transmission to the fetus. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and preventive practices of pregnant women regarding toxoplasmosis.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 506 pregnant women attending urban comprehensive health centers in Gorgan, northern Iran, between January 2023 and September 2024. Participants were selected using a stratified multistage cluster sampling method. Data were collected using a questionnaire with established validity and reliability. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 25. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA), the independent-samples t-test, and Pearson's correlation coefficient. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: A total of 506 pregnant women participated in the study. The mean maternal age was 26.79 ± 6.89 years, the mean gestational age was 25.88 ± 9.05 weeks, and the mean monthly household income was 8.85 ± 6.44 million Iranian rials. Overall, 41.7% of participants demonstrated poor knowledge regarding toxoplasmosis, and knowledge levels were predominantly poor to moderate, whereas 77% of participants correctly answered the questions assessing preventive practices. Statistical analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between maternal age and knowledge scores (r = 0.123, p = 0.006), as well as between household income and practice scores (r = 0.10, p = 0.02). In other words, higher household income was associated with better preventive practice scores. Multivariable regression analysis identified maternal age (B = 0.09, p = 0.005) and household income (B = 0.11, p = 0.002) as independent predictors of knowledge scores, while household income independently predicted practice scores (B = 0.06, p = 0.01).
Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that knowledge regarding toxoplasmosis among pregnant women remains at a moderate to low level, whereas preventive practices are generally satisfactory. Integrating targeted education on toxoplasmosis into routine antenatal care services may represent an effective strategy for improving maternal and fetal health outcomes in endemic regions such as northern Iran.
