Investment in training human resources is the most essential investment for development. Investment in training leaders, managers would be the key roles, best worth and meticulous. The author commented the facts of the training leaders, managers in MOH, and some requirements and solutions for renovating of training system such as training and cultivating according to some criteria, training and cultivating accompany with projects, training and cultivating depend on the actual needs, and training and cultivating must be assessed its efficacy
Attitude of Health Personnel ; manpower ; education

68 private pharmacies in Hanoi had participated in the study. There are 4 selected of pharmacy staff. For STD an increase of the number of righ advice on the use of condom and of the purchasers who receive a recommendation for consultation and for proper treatment. For under 5 year old children with infected of upper respiratory tract there is an increase of the number of the question about the fever and an decrease of the number of the selling of antibiotics. For the purchasers who ask prednisolon and cephalexin without prescription, there is an increase of refuse from the side of pharmacy staff.
Attitude of Health Personnel ; Early Intervention (Education) ; Pharmacy

INTRODUCTIONSingaporeans are superstitious, and medical staff are no exception to the rule. We conducted a survey to determine the prevalence of superstitious beliefs and practices amongst doctors, nurses and medical students in Singapore.

METHODSInternet and face-to-face surveys of 68 respondents, all of whom completed the survey after being threatened with curses and hexes.

RESULTSSixty-eight doctors, nurses and medical students responded to our survey. Only 11 admitted to being superstitious, yet 31 believed in the ill-fortune associated with eating bao or meat dumplings, 6 in the nefarious powers of black (5) or red (1) outfits on call, and 14 believed that bathing (6 insisting on the powers of the seven-flower bath) prior to the onset of a call portended good fortune, in terms of busy-ness of a call. Twenty-four believed in "black clouds", i.e. people who attracted bad luck whilst on call, and 32 refused to mouth the words "having a good call" until the day after the event. We discovered 2 hitherto undescribed and undiscovered superstitions, namely the benefits of eating bread and the need to avoid beef, for the good and ill fortune associated with their ingestion.

DISCUSSIONSuperstitious practices are alive and well in modern-day Singapore, the practice not necessarily being restricted to the poorly-educated or foolish.

Studying the participation of women in the health sector in state management (most of them were leaders, managers and some health staffs involved). Results: the rate of women holding leadership and managerial parts in the health sector as follows: 20% of Directors of Health Service, 19% of Deputy Directors of Health Service, and 20% of Directors of agencies directly under MOH. The rates of women participated in union were more and more. However, the number of women directors of departments was low, moreover the age of these women nearly reached retirement age. Hence, training women directors of departments was needed
Attitude of Health Personnel ; Case Management ; Women ; Medical Staff

Attitude of Health Personnel ; Biomedical Research ; Child ; Ethics, Research ; Humans ; Pediatrics

Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) prevalence has been increasing for the past years in the Philippines since the early 1980s. The health care team which is comprised of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, medical technologists, and other allied health practitioners is the front liner in the care and management of such patients afflicted with the disease. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study assessed the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices among the health workers in Makati Medical Center. A questionnaire based on the 1988 WHO Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Practices (KABP) of AIDS survey was used. It was sent to 307 health workers selected by cluster sampling. Results: Based on the survey, sources of information among participants regarding HIV/AIDS were quite diverse; books and journals being the most common. The majority of the participants demonstrated satisfactory levels of awareness regarding HIV/AIDS and its mode of transmission; however, a small percentage of the respondents were found to have a misconception that there is a vaccine available for HIV/AIDS and that insect bites and sharing of utensils can transmit the virus. Some of the respondents also do not know much about transmission routes and there are a few who are not willing to care for and live with patients with HIV. The majority however have a positive attitude towards people living with HIV/AIDS. Conclusion Most of the respondents of this research have good knowledge regarding the disease process and its mode of transmission. At the same time, the majority of the respondents also have a positive attitude and acceptance towards people living with HIV/AIDS. The data from the study can be used to develop interventions to decrease if not eliminate HIV stigma and discrimination. Interventions can include educating health care workers by utilizing all possible modalities to have a broader reach.
HIV ; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; Knowledge ; Attitude ; Health Personnel

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major diseases responsible for the public health and economic crisis in low- income countries, with the Philippines as one of the eight countries in 2020 that accounted for two thirds of the new TB cases worldwide. Its three most populous regions which are the National Capital Region, Calabarzon and the Central Luzon Region reported the highest number of TB cases in 2015. One important consideration is that health care providers’ knowledge, attitude and perception regarding TB largely affects the success of TB treatment. General Objective: This study assessed the knowledge, attitude and perception among health care professionals who manage tuberculosis, using a validated questionnaire regarding drug-susceptible and drug-resistant tuberculosis in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija. Methodology: Cross-sectional study was used in this research. All health care professionals assigned in each identified health facility were asked to participate in the study. After obtaining informed consent, a self-administered questionnaire was given to all participants to answer. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests were used in data analysis. Results and Discussion: A total of 113 participants were included in the study. Physicians, nurses and medical technologists were found to have good TB knowledge compared to pharmacists. Those who had training on TB DOTS were found to have good knowledge towards tuberculosis compared to those who had no training. Most participants, regardless of their profession, length of stay at TB DOTS Centers, and their training on TB DOTS, had a favorable attitude and perception towards patients infected with TB. Conclusion The lack of training may have largely contributed to the poor knowledge of HCPs which may possibly hinder the success of providing TB treatment. It is therefore of paramount consideration that prior to the HCPs’ assignment in TB DOTS centers, all HCPs must first undergo training in order to manage TB treatment properly and successfully.
Health Personnel ; Knowledge ; Attitude ; Perception ; Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant

Humans ; Hospital Rapid Response Team ; Attitude of Health Personnel ; Perception

OBJECTIVE

To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) in Marawi City regarding Hansen’s Disease (HD).

A cross-sectional study was conducted among the Barangay Health Workers of Marawi City. This study was conducted in two phases. Phase 1 was questionnaire development where the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) questionnaire was formulated and administered to six Barangay Health Workers for pre-testing. Phase 2 of the study included the survey and focus group discussion (FGD). A questionnaire comprising of 27 questions was administered to BHWs to assess knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding HD.

A total of 49 BHWs underwent the Phase 2 survey and six BHWs joined the FGD. The mean age of all the survey participants was 34.9 ± 19.3 years. Among the 49 participants, 40 (81.6%) were females. The knowledge of BHWs was found to be adequate only in six (12%) BHWs. Positive attitude was observed in 12 (24.5%) and adequate practices regarding HD were observed in 33 (67.3%) BHWs. First-hand experience of diagnosing HD patients was significantly associated with adequate knowledge (p < 0.001) and positive attitude of BHWs (p < 0.001). There was a significant association between > 5 years of experience as BHWs (p = 0.027) and first-hand experience in diagnosing leprosy (p = 0.005) with adequate practices of BHWs regarding HD. In the FGD, BHWs expressed their lack of training which highlighted the need for refresher courses on HD.

Knowledge about HD is low among Marawi BHWs due to their inadequate training. The attitudes and practices of BHWs are also affected because of deficient knowledge regarding etiology and transmission of HD. There is a need for adequate training and refresher courses on HD to increase the knowledge of BHWs regarding HD.

INTRODUCTIONIn Singapore, tissue donation is covered under the Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act. The objective of this study is to review the demographic and psychosocial factors, which may cause hesitation/unwillingness amongst healthcare professionals towards tissue donation.

MATERIALS AND METHODSA survey comprising 18-items was conducted at the Singapore General Hospital and National Heart Centre Singapore. A total of 521 individuals participated in the survey. Descriptive statistics were performed for the demographic profiles of participants, the factors leading to the support of tissue donation, reasons for hesitation/reluctance to donate tissue and motivating factors to discuss tissue donation with next-of-kin. Pearson's chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were employed to assess possible association between various factors and support towards tissue donation. Analyses were performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences V.21.0 software.

RESULTSA total of 64.9% of participants had heard about skin donation; 48.9% had heard about heart valve donation; 4.5% were tissue pledgers. The primary reason for pro-donation was the altruism of "improving someone's quality of life". However, a majority stated they "can decide this in the later part of life" as their main reason for hesitation; 82.3% were willing to discuss their tissue donation wish with next-of-kin, while 53.1% were likely to make the decision of donation on behalf of their deceased next-of-kin.

CONCLUSIONRESULTS highlighted important psychosocial and professional factors that influence the hesitation/ reluctance towards donation. Hence, there is a need to re-strategise educational efforts in accordance with the target audiences and address specific misconceptions and concerns.