Introduction: migrant mine workers are susceptible
to engage in risky sexual behaviour due to their high
mobility, putting at risk their families and home
communities. Because comprehensive knowledge
about HIV/AIDS is a key factor in reducing HIV
infections, this study aims to understand the current...
Background: In Mozambique, socio-economic and cultural factors influence the wide adoption of disease preventive measures that are relevant for malaria control strategies to promote early recognition of disease, prompt seeking of medical care, sleeping under insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), and taking i...
Socioeconomic Factors,
Cultural Factors,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Surveys and Questionnaires,
Malaria/prevention & control,
Mozambique,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Malaria/psychology,
Rural Population/statistics & numerical data
Une meilleure connaissance sur les accidents vasculaires cérébraux (AVC) pourrait en améliorer la prévention. Objectif : Etudier le niveau de connaissance (NC) et la conception des sujets adultes de la ville de Cotonou, sur les AVC. Méthodologie : Il s’agit d’une étude transversale à visée ...
BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has redefined life as a whole. The lack of
:knowledge about the safe practices needed to manage the spread of the global
pandemic could be detrimental to public health. This dearth of knowledge and
inappropriate practices could increase the spread of the coronavirus an...
Background: Non-immune healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of contracting and transmitting vaccine-preventable diseases. Data on the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of African HCWs regarding the World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended vaccinations is limited. Objectives: We aimed to d...
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Background: COVID-19 quickly assumed a global epidemic with its attendant health, socio-political and economic impacts. Healthcare workers are particularly at increasing risk of being infected and transmitting the virus. This study assessed knowledge, attitude, practice and predictors of preventive pract...
Background: Globally, there is still much to learn about the evolving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus, its transmission, prevention, and treatment. Therefore, this study investigates the knowledge, perception, and screening practices of COVID-19 infection in the ophthalmology practice in Nigeri...
Background: The governments of many countries have taken steps to avert the spread of COVID 19. The gradual relaxation of the lockdown in Nigeria might be counter-productive if not properly managed. The best means to reduce and stop transmission is for the public to be adequately informed about the disea...
Background:Pain is widely prevalent regardless settingsand is thought to be one of themainreasons why patients seek medical care. Pain is consideredas the “fifth vital sign” and there is a need forit to be assessedand recordedregularly,as with other vital signs. Barriers to appropria...
Background: With the rise in cases of Lassa fever in recent times in West Africa, the healthcare setting continues to pose significant risk especially among healthcare workers (HCWs) for diseases like Lassa fever that are transmitted via contact with blood and other body fluids. We therefore assessed the...
