Background and Objectives: Antibiotic resistance has become a global encumbrance in the field of medicine. Various factors like antibiotic abuse, overuse or irrational usage of antibiotics, over the counter availability of antibiotics etc., have been put forth as accused leading...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2020/v22i830186
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer among women who came for screening at the regional hospital Buea- South West Region of Cameroon. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study involving women aged fr...
Background: Although Cameroon is the second country in Africa after the Democratic Republic of Congo in terms of water availability, access to good drinking water constitutes an every day’s struggle. A household survey was conducted to assess knowledge, attitudes and hygiene prac...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i1630359
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common reproductive endocrinological disorders with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations affecting about 6-8% women of reproductive age. Many adolescent girls and women lack knowledge of Polycystic ovarian syndrome. The...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i3130992
Objectives: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy affecting women in Saudi Arabia. Screening helps in early detection and prompt treatment of breast cancer, leading to a better prognosis. Lack of knowledge and awareness of its screening methods can lead to bad outcomes. So...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1730648
Background: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has undertaken strong measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Several steps were taken to communicate with the public on how the virus spreads and various precautionary measures to be taken to prevent the disease. The knowledge and perc...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2430806
Background: Exercise during pregnancy is very beneficial for maternal health and fetus also. Proper knowledge in pregnant mothers is very important to promote practicing of it. Objective: To assess the knowledge and attitude of pregnant women regarding antenatal exercises. Method...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2330801
Aims: To evaluate the effect of a video educational intervention, on the knowledge of physicians and pharmacists with respect to their awareness of the difference between local bush medicines (bush) and imported herbal medicines (herb); and, their uses, side effects, contraindica...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v10i430173
Introduction: Ethical norms in research promote the aims of research such as knowledge, truth and avoidance of error. Observing ethics in clinical research is very important and this should be well known by all health care practitioners. The aim of this study was to determine the...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1630634
Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) provides all an infant requires for optimal growth and development in the first six months of life. Although most babies are breastfed in Nigeria, only 23% are exclusively breastfed. This study was carried out to ascertain the knowledge,...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i930290
Aims: The objective of this study is to assess current level of awareness and knowledge of oral cancer among undergraduate students in Brunei Darussalam Study Design: Cross-sectional study using self-administered questionnaire Methodology: The English language self-administered q...
Antimicrobial or antibiotic resistance has become a leading cause of the death of millions of patients around the globe, including in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Misuse of antibiotics has been identified as one of the main contributing factors to the emergence of antibiotic resi...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2130762
The aim of this study was to understand and compare residence students’ awareness and knowledge of the impacts of their reported energy use practices, and to explore their attitudes and reported behaviour regarding energy saving using data collected from three different higher in...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2020/v6i130157
The present study was conducted to construct and standardize a test to measure the knowledge level of small tea growers on scientific technology on tea cultivation. The major steps followed for developing the test were construction of items, primary and final selection of items t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i830397
Background and Aim: Mothers play a vital role in providing antibiotics to their children since they are too often affected with infections. Hence, the purpose of this study to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice towards antibiotic use of children in Chennai among mothers....
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2030734