1.MAIEUTIC SENSITIZATION PROGRAM ON LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING HIV/AIDS AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AMONG HEALTH CARE STUDENTS
Latha mangeswari Chinnasamy ; Akila Muthukrishnan ; Pushpamala Ramaiah ; Hariprasath Pandurangan ; Afnan A. Albokhary ; Badria A Elfaki ; Nimmy Francis
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry 2021;22(8):1-10
Background:
Lack of health education could potentially become a crucial risk factor in preventing Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Globally it does not have any cure, and no effective vaccines are available. The study aimed to assess the effect of the maieutic sensitization Program on the Level of Knowledge Regarding HIV/AIDS and People Living with HIV (PLHIV) among Health Care Students (HCS) in India.
Materials and Methods:
A quantitative study with an evaluative approach of randomized controlled trial design with study group and control group of 600 students from first-year Bachelor of Dental Science (BDS) and Basic B.Sc. Nursing. HIV knowledge questionnaire 30 explored the level of knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS and PLHIV with the probability multistage cluster random sampling technique. The collected data were analysed
using SPSS.
Results:
Comparing the level of knowledge of 600 health care students between the study and control groups during the pre-test had no statistically significant difference at p=0.62 level. In post-test I and II, the number of students who had adequate knowledge in the study group was more than that in the control group (51% vs. 34%) and (83.6% vs. 57%), respectively.
Conclusion
Based on the present study's statistical evidence, the Maieutic Sensitization Program (MSP) was influential on HIV/AIDS and PLHIV among health care students in the study group than the control group who did not receive the study MSP.
2.Infection Control Behavior Factors to Prevent COVID-19 Among Nursing Students: Cross-Sectional Online Survey
Masaaod Sultan Hamood Al Rawahi ; Akila Muthukrishnan ; Nahla A Tayyib ; Chinnasamy Lathamangeswari ; Hariprasath Pandurangan ; Naveena JH ; Ibtesam Nomani ; Badria A Elfaki ; Hassanat E Mustafa ; Sahar Mohammed Mohammed Aly ; Mohammad S Alshmemri ; Pushpamala Ramaiah
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry 2022;23(no. 5):1-16
Background:
Coronavirus illness (COVID-19) reached the level of a significant public health emergency in 2019, with an estimated worldwide death toll of more than 1,00,000 people 2019. Coronavirus illness (COVID-19). This survey was conducted to identify the factors influencing COVID-19 practice among undergraduate nursing students at the University of Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman.
Methods:
A quantitative cross-sectional online survey of sixty-four undergraduate nursing students chosen from the school of Nursing at the University of Nizwa in Sultanate of Oman took part from July 30 to August 5, 2021.
Results:
Participants’ average age was 22.27 ± 1.04, and the male-to-female ratio was 31.8% (n=64). Nursing students had adequate knowledge (13.67 ± 3.46), a positive attitude (48.14 ± 12.29), and good practices (32.6 ± 6.12), according to the results of a survey. Female students, compared to males (0.006, p<0.05), were more likely to follow better practices. Significant positive associations were found between age (0.025, p<0.05), gender (0.006, P<0.05), living areas (0.031, p<0.05), grade (0.000, p<0.05), Clinical practice experienced (0.016, p<0.05) and practice on COVID -19.
Conclusions
The study findings exhibited the essential elements that affected COVID-19 precautionary practices, knowledge, and a positive attitude, which were the most critical variables to consider. Male students and students who reside in rural regions should be targeted for further health education, and efforts should be made to ensure these groups have access to reliable and effective online tools to assist them.