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Maternal and child health services in the context of the Ebola virus disease: health care workers' knowledge, attitudes and practices in rural Guinea Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Alexandre Delamou, Sidikiba Sidibé, Alison Marie El Ayadi, Bienvenu Salim Camara, Thérèse Delvaux, Bettina Utz, Abdoulaye Ii Toure, Sah D Sandouno, Alioune Camara, Abdoul Habib Beavogui, et al.

The objective of this study was to document maternal and child health care workers' knowledge, attitudes and practices on service delivery before, during and after the 2014 EVD outbreak in rural Guinea. We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study in ten health districts between October and December 2015, using a standardized self-administered questionnaire. Overall 299 CHWs (94% response rate) participated in the study, including ...

Determinants of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of frontline health workers during the first wave of COVID-19 in Africa : a multicenter online cross-sectional study Universiteit Gent

Larrey Kasereka Kamabu, Hervé Lekuya Monka, Richard Newton Iranya, Bienvenu Muhindo Kasusula, Franck Katembo Sikakulya, Saviour Kicaber, Moise Muhindo Valimungighe, Sifa Katungu Nganza, Eric Sadiki Butala, Zacharie Muhindo Sikiminywa, et al.
Background: During its first wave of COVID-19 infection in sub-Saharan Africa, there was insufficient understanding of the pandemic among frontline health workers. This study was carried out to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of frontline health workers (HWs) towards COVID-19 in Africa and their related factors. Methods: This was a multicenter online cross-sectional study conducted between April 2020 and July 2020 using a ...

Knowledge, attitudes, practices and blood pressure control of hypertensive patients at a South African primary health care centre Universiteit Antwerpen

Akm Monjurul Hoque, Akm Monjurul Hoque, Somaya Buckus, Nishen Nunan, Maariyah Hoque, ME Hoque, Guido Van Hal
Hypertension is a serious global and South African public health problem. The high prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension is related to a patient’s lack of knowledge and healthy practices. The study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of hypertensive patients and their blood pressure control at a rural community health centre. This was a prospective cross-sectional study conducted on diagnosed cases of hypertension at the ...

A cross-sectional study of the differences in diabetes knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, self-care practices and assessment of chronic illness care among people with diabetes consulting in a family physician-led hospital-based first line health service a Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Grace Marie Ku, Guy Kegels
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in diabetes knowledge, attitudes and perceptions (KAP), self-care practices as related to assessment of chronic illness care among people with diabetes consulting in a family physician-led tertiary hospital-based out-patient clinic versus local government health unit-based health centers in the Philippines. Methods: People with diabetes consulting in the said primary care ...

Reproductive health for refugees by refugees in Guinea IV: peer education and HIV knowledge, attitudes, and reported practices Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

A Woodward, N. Howard, Y Souare, S Kollie, A von Roenne, Matthias Borchert
BACKGROUND: Both conflict and HIV affect sub-Saharan Africa, and supportive approaches for HIV prevention among refugees are crucial. Peer education has been associated with improved HIV outcomes, though relatively little research has been published on refugee settings. The primary objective of this study was to assess whether exposure to refugee peer education was associated with improved HIV knowledge, attitudes, or practice outcomes among ...

Effect of improving the knowledge, attitude and practice of reproductive health among female migrant workers: a worksite-based intervention in Guangzhou, China Universiteit Gent

Xue Gao, Longchang Xu, Ciyong Lu, Jie Wu, Zhijin Wang, Peter Decat, Wei Hong Zhang, Yimin Chen, Eileen Moyer, Shizhong Wu, et al.
Background: The sexual and reproductive health (SRH) knowledge and attitudes of female migrant workers are far from optimum in China. A worksite-based intervention program on SRH-related knowledge, attitude and practice (SRH KAP) modification may be an effective approach to improve the SRH status among migrant workers. This study aimed to identify better intervention approaches via the implementation and evaluation of two intervention packages. ...

Long-term impact of single epilepsy training on knowledge, attitude and practices : comparison of trained and untrained Rwandan community health workers Universiteit Gent

Peter Dedeken, Stephen Muhumuza, Fidele Sebera, Josiane Umwiringirwa, Leopold Bitunguhari, Hans Tierens, Dirk Teuwen, Paul Boon
Objectives: To close the epilepsy treatment gap and reduce related stigma, eradication of misconceptions is importantIn 2014, Community Health Workers (CHWs) from Musanze (Northern Rwanda) were trained on different aspects of epilepsy. This study compared knowledge, attitude and practices (KAPs) towards epilepsy of trained CHWs 3 years after training, to untrained CHWs from Rwamagana (Eastern Rwanda).Methods: An epilepsy KAP questionnaire was ...

Knowledge attitude and practices of health care workers towards colorectal cancer screening in primary care settings in Durban, South Africa Universiteit Antwerpen

Sphindile Magwaza, Guido Van Hal, Muhammad Hoque
BACKGROUND: South Africa has the highest number of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients in sub-Saharan Africa, with the CRC projected new cases at 8 000 per 100 000 population by 2030. Screening assists with the early detection and control of cancer. This study determined knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) related to CRC among Health Care Workers (HCWs). METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted between April and November ...

The attitudes, role & knowledge of mental health nurses towards euthanasia because of unbearable mental suffering in Belgium Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Dennis Demedts, Marc Roelands, Julien Libbrecht, Johan Bilsen

INTRODUCTION: Euthanasia because of unbearable mental suffering (UMS euthanasia) has been legal in Belgium since 2002, under certain circumstances that govern careful practice. Despite the legal framework, there are specific difficulties and concerns regarding UMS euthanasia. Mental health nurses are often involved in the process, but little is known about their attitudes towards UMS euthanasia, their role and their knowledge.

AIM: To ...