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Sidhu, Gursangeet
- Knowledge and Attitude of Students Regarding Bio Medical Waste Management
Authors
1 Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha, College of Nursing, Ludhiana, IN
Source
Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research, Vol 6, No 1 (2016), Pagination: 123-126Abstract
Aims: The study aimed to determine the following among the students of the Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha group of Colleges, India: the knowledge regarding bio-medical waste management, the attitude regarding biomedical waste management, the correlation between knowledge and attitude regarding bio-medical waste management among the students, the association of knowledge and attitude regarding bio-medical waste management among the students with selected variables such as age, gender, type of course, area of practice and year of study.
Methods: A descriptive study was conducted using a questionnaire with closed-ended questions. It was distributed to 380 students of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha, College of Nursing and Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Ayurvedic Medical College Ludhiana, Punjab. The questionnaire was used to assess their knowledge and attitude regarding biomedical medical waste management. The resulting answers were graded and the percentage of correct and incorrect answers for each question from all the participants was obtained.
Results: The results showed that there was a below average level of knowledge regarding biomedical waste management among the students. It was surprising that 27.6% had good, only 1.8% had excellent knowledge regarding biomedical waste management. Majority (95.8%) had positive attitude regarding biomedical waste management.
Conclusions: It can be concluded from the present study that although the attitude about biomedical waste management was positive among the students, the knowledge was comparatively below average .This study indicated that there is a need for creating awareness among students regarding biomedical waste management among the students in Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Group of Colleges.
- Knowledge and Attitude regarding Congenital Malformations among Married Women
Authors
1 Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha College of Nursing, Ludhiana, IN
2 Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha, College of Nursing, Ludhiana, IN
Source
Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research, Vol 7, No 3 (2017), Pagination: 379-383Abstract
Aims: This study aimed to determine the following among the married women of the village Sarabha, Punjab: assess the knowledge and attitude regarding congenital malformations ; the co-relation between knowledge and attitude regarding congenital malformations among married women; the relationship of knowledge regarding congenital malformations with selected demographic variables such as age of woman, educational status, occupation, monthly family income, source of information and family history of congenital malformations; relationship of attitude regarding congenital malformations with selected demographic variables such as age of woman, educational status, occupation, monthly family income, source of information, number of children and family history of congenital malformations and to prepare and distribute the pamphlets regarding congenital malformations.
Methods: A descriptive study was conducted in selected using closed ended questions on 200 married women of village Sarabha, Punjab. The questionnaire was used to assess knowledge and Likert’s scale was used to assess attitude regarding congenital malformations. The resulting answers were graded and the percentage of correct and incorrect answers for each question from all participants was obtained.
Results: The findings revealed that 63% of married women had average knowledge, 32.5% had poor knowledge regarding congenital malformations and the least i.e. 4.5% of the married women had good level of knowledge regarding congenital malformations. More than half i.e. 63% of married women had positive attitude and 37% had negative attitude regarding congenital malformations.
Conclusion: It can be concluded from the present study that married women had limited knowledge regarding congenital malformations and also the attitude regarding congenital malformations is not extremely positive. So there was need for improving their knowledge and attitude regarding congenital malformations so that they can contribute to the development of healthy society.
Keywords
Knowledge , Attitude, Congenital Malformations, Married Women.References
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