----------------------------- ----------------------------

Search published articles


Showing 4 results for Awareness
Awareness of female nursing, midwifery and para medicine students of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences in relation to the risk factors, prognosis and prevention of breast cancer
Sima Torkizade, Zahra Soltanian, Nasrin Davaridolatabadi,
Volume 3, Issue 1 (3-2017)
Abstract

Introduction: As the most prevalent malignant neoplastic cancer among women, breast cancer stands as the second common cause of mortality inducted by cancer worldwide. Since people’s awareness affects their attitude and in turn positively affects the prevention of breast cancer and its timely prognosis, it helps to cut down on the mortality rate. This latter issue motivated the present study which aimed to investigate the awareness and practice of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine students concerning breast cancer at Bandar Abbas University.

Methods: As a cross-sectional research, the present study was conducted among university students in the second semester of 2015-16. The sample was selected through a randomized method and finally included 253 subjects. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire whose reliability and validity were already established in some other research. SPSS ver19.0 was used for the statistical analysis of the data.

Results: The majority of subjects (61%) had an average score and only a few (2.3%) achieved a good score. No statistically significant correlation was found between the family background of breast cancer and the awareness score. Half of the subjects (51%) were aware of the breast self-test method but only 37% did it regularly every month. 41.6% visited a doctor annually for a test. Negligence comprised the highest percentage of refraining from the self-test. Feeling no pain (29.2%) was the most common cause of not visiting a doctor. The internet played a key role among the information sources.

Conclusion: Raising awareness contributes to positive behavior and affects the performance of self-test and visiting a doctor. Students’ low level of awareness of how to diagnose breast cancer requires that healthcare staff as well as academics take a step to increase this awareness and practice through proper education and strategies.


Applications of Geographic Information System (GIS) in health domain: Viewpoints of students and faculties of Bandar Abbas Health School
Parvin Lak Bala,
Volume 4, Issue 2 (10-2018)
Abstract
Aim: This paper investigates Geographic Information System (GIS) awareness and perception among students and lectures of health school of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences (HUMS).
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in 2013-2014. Research population were 162 consisted of 150 students and 12 lectures of health school of HUMS. Data were collected from questionnaire instrument which included information related to research purposes, to standardize and validate the questionnaire, qualitative assessment was done using an expert Reliability assessment was done by a Cronbach's alpha. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and SPSS 16 software
Results: Fisher's exact test showed that there were significant differences between the two groups of professors and students in awareness and knowledge in employing GIS in the health sector (P=0.029). the mean score of the both groups of lectures and students and the total score of the questions were lower than the mean score. Between the awareness of students and lectures and the application of GIS in how to provide health services and facilities available were a significant difference (P = 049).
Conclusion: The results show that knowledge of both groups was low, probably to the lack of educational training programs in universities, health groups and short courses on Geographic Information System. According to the numerous applications in the planning of the health system educational and practical education is essential in medical universities.

A Survey of the Awareness of Patients, Physicians and Dentists in the city of Semnan towards the fields of the Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine Specialists
Maryam Jalili Sadrabad, Dr Laleh Sardarifard Moghadam, Raheb Ghorbani, Mehdi Salehi Zeinabadi, Shabnam Sohanian,
Volume 7, Issue 2 (7-2021)
Abstract
Aim: The field of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine is a relatively young specialty and in this study we evaluated the knowledge of Physicians, Dentists and Patients towards the fields of activity of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine in Semnan.
Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, a questionnaire in various fields related to Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine Specialty designed and after confirming the reliability and validity, provided to 400 adult literate patients referred to Semnan Dental School and Kowsar Hospital, General Practitioners, Specialist Physicians, General Dentists and Specialist Dentists. The sampling method was census and software used for statistical analysis was SPSS with different data analysis methods including Kolmroof-Smirnov, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and Chi-square tests being used with a significant level of 5%.
Results: Analyzed data showed that Patients in the field of treatment plan and referral (25%), General Practitioners and Specialist Dentists in the field of diseases (34.25%, 31.8% respectively) and Salivary gland tumors (9.15%, 15.9% respectively), Specialist Physicians in the field of Oral Surgery (22.1%), General Dentists in the field of Dental services to medically compromised patients (33%) had the least awareness.
Conclusion: In conclusion, special attention should be paid to the future educational planning for each target group, in the field which has the least awareness.

Evaluation of dental students’ awareness, attitude and perception regarding preventive approaches towards COVID-19: A descriptive cross-sectional study
Maryam Kazemipoor, Alireza Khezri, Sara Jambarsang, Mohaddese Mohammadi,
Volume 7, Issue 2 (7-2021)
Abstract
Aim: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or COVID-19 has become a major concern for health care professionals. Dentistry, because of the close contact with patients has a high risk of infection in students for this disease. This study aimed to assess dental students’ attitude, and perception regarding the coronavirus disease.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2020 on 111 dental students of fourth to sixth year using census method. An online questionnaire from Khader et al. study about awareness of the incubation period, the symptoms of the disease, mode of transmission of COVID-19, infection control measures for preventing COVID-19; and their attitude toward treating patients with COVID-19 was applied. Data were analyzed by SPSS ver.26, t-test and ANOVA. The significance level was set as P-Value≤0.05.
Results: Dental students were aged 21 to 36 years (mean 23.89 years, SD 2.73 years). A total of 90 (81.1%) dental students had received training in infection control in dentistry, and 3 (2.7%) had attended training or lectures regarding COVID-19. The mean scores for awareness and attitude-perception were 33.55±4.19 and 6.23±1.61, respectively. There were no significant differences in the level of awareness and attitude-perception between genders and different academic years.
Conclusion: The findings of the present study showed that dental students’ awareness, attitude and perception towards COVID-19 are at an average level. Therefore, there is an important need for improving dental student in this era via health education and training programs.

Page 1 from 1     

© 2025 CC BY-NC 4.0 | Journal of Modern Medical Information Sciences

Designed & Developed by: Yektaweb