1.Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Breast Cancer Screening Among Health Science Students In Shahrekord City, Iran
Nimetcan Mehmet ; Azam Rahimi ; Abdul-Ghaffar Donkor ; Alabed Ali A. Alabed ; Masoud Lotfizadeh
Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 2020;20(2):178-184
The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of breast cancer among health science students in Shahrekord city, Iran. A cross- sectional study was conducted in 2017-2018 academic year among 334 health science students in Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences. Data was collected using self-administered structured questionnaire. The total score for knowledge was 18. Any respondent who had more than 9 was considered as having good knowledge and below 9 as having poor knowledge. The total score for attitude was 7. Any score more than 4 was considered as good attitude and score less than 4 was considered as bad attitude. The mean age of the respondents was 21.21± 1.19 years. Most of the respondents aged 18 to 21 years. The knowledge level was significantly different by age group (P=0.002), department (P=0.000) and those who attended training course (P=0.000). Those who perform BSE (Breast Self-Examination) had higher knowledge score about breast cancer than those who do not perform BSE (P=0.000). The participants’ attitude was not significantly different by age group, department, family history of cancer and attending of training courses (p > 0.05). The breast self-examination practice was significantly different by age group (P=0.002), department (P=0.000) and those who attended training course (P=0.000). About half of the respondents had good knowledge on breast cancer. However, more than half of the participants had negative attitude towards breast cancer. For example, less than half of the respondents performed BSE and none of the respondents has performed CBE (Clinical Breast Examination) or mammogram before.
2.The Relationship Between General Health, Occupational Stress And Job Burnout In Nurses Working Shohadaye Kargar Hospital Of Yazd
Khabazzadeh Fatemeh ; Nimetcan Mehmet ; Alabed Ali A. Alabed
Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 2020;20(3):173-179
Aim of this study is to determine levels of general health, occupational stress and burnout in nurses who are working in Shohadaye Kargar Hospital of Yazd. A cross- sectional study was conducted among nurses who are working in Shohadaye Kargar Hospital of Yazd in 2017-2018 years. The sample was randomly selected and total 200 nurses were enrolled to the study. The study instruments included Occupational stress questionnaire, Maslach Burnout Inventory and General Health Questionnaire. Collected Data were analyzed by using descriptive test and Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression in SPSS. The findings of research indicated that total levels of occupational stress were high among 58.85 % of nurses. Regarding burnout, 35.93% of nurses had reported high levels of burnout. Less than one percent (0.37 %) of nurses have high mental health problems and 0.44 percent reported mid mental health problem. There was a statistically significant correlation between occupational stress with mental health (p<.001) and job burnout with mental health (p<.001). Occupational stress and job burnout may have undesired influences on nursing mental health and general function.
3.Prevalence of Turkish Parent Refusal and Hesitance Rate and Its Associated Factors in Childhood Vaccination (Prevalens Kadar Penolakan dan Keraguan Vaksinasi Kanak-kanak dan Faktornya Dalam Kalangan Ibu Bapa Turki )
ALI Ö ; ZLEM ; ARZU Ö ; ZLEM ; MESUT KOÇ ; AK ; NIMETCAN MEHMET
Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences 2022;20(No.2):11-22
The Rejection of childhood vaccination is still a major issue in many countries. The aim of the study was to assess
prevalence of Turkish parent refusal and hesitance rate and its associated factors in Childhood vaccination. A crosssectional study was carried out at the General Pediatric Poly Clinic of Ankara Keçören Training and Research Hospital
from January – to April 2020. Data was collected using a questionnaire via face to face interviews with parents. We
included parents who have 6 months to 7 years old children, who visited the clinic during the study period and who
accepted to join the study. A total of 809 mothers and 132 fathers participated in the survey. Among the parents, 1.2%
of them refused the vaccination of their children and 4.8 % of them had incomplete vaccination of their children. More
than half (67.4%) of the parents have a high level of knowledge about vaccines. knowledge level was statistically
significantly different based on the participant’s occupation, income, education background and father’s age (P <0.05).
A majority (72.2%) of the participants had good attitudes toward childhood vaccination, there is no statistically
significance based on their occupation, age, income and education background (P > 0.05). Parents with one child had
bad attitudes towards vaccines (35.4%).