The study assessed the knowledge, attitude, and practices of pregnant women attending the Comprehensive Health Centre, Isolo, Ondo state Nigeria towards hygienic practice. A descriptive research design was utilized. The study was conducted at the antenatal clinic of the Comprehensive Health Centre, Isolo, Ondo state, Nigeria. A sample size of one hundred and twenty (120) at 4 percent error (5 more respondents) to accommodate for attrition rate was gotten by using Germany's rule. Accidental, convenience sampling technique was adopted. One Hundred and twenty-five (125) questionnaires were distributed, 50 each for three consecutive weeks of antenatal appointments. The instrument for data collection adopted for this study was a selfdesigned questionnaire consisting of closed-ended questions. One hundred and twenty (120) questionnaires were retrieved. Data collected were analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS 22), same were presented and summarized through the use of tables and charts. Pearson chi-square goodness of fit test was used to test the two null hypothesis, both of which were accepted. This suggested there was no significant statistical relationship between the variables tested. The implication was that parity and the knowledge of pregnant women had no significant impact or influence on their practice of hygiene. Although the result indicated a high level
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Globally, breast cancer is the commonest cause of cancer death and the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women. This study aim to assess lifestyle indices and anthropometric measurements among breast cancer patients at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. 250 respondents were recruited for the study after anticipating a non-response rate of 10%. Simple random sampling technique was used to select participants for the study. A self-designed open-ended questionnaire was adopted. Two hundred and fifty copies were distributed and retrieved. Data collected were analyzed and descriptive statistics presented in tables and charts while hypothesis were tested using multinomial logistic regression at 0.05 level of significance. Majority 150 (60%) of the respondents were within the age range of 45-64 years and 137 (54.8%) of them had tertiary education. The mean: Age was 50 years, weight before, after diagnosis were 72.8kg and 69.2kg, BMI before, and after diagnosis were 28.65 and 27.21 respectively, waist hip ratio (WHR) was 0.91 and conicity index was 1.37. All the respondents 250 (100%) were involved in different type of exercise before diagnosis but only 100 (40%) continued after diagnosis. Out of about 20 (8%) respondents who were smoking before diagnosis, only 15 (6%) continued smoking after diagnosis and out of the 95 (38%) of those who consumed alcohol before diagnosis, only 90 (36%) continued after diagnosis. There were statistically significant associations between BMI, WHR, obesity and selected lifestyle variables before and after diagnosis at p≤0.05. Conclusively, lifestyle variables were found to have significant influence on the anthropometric measures of the body of breast cancer patients regardless of their morbid or pre-morbid state. This study further ratifies the obesity predictive capacity of the body’s anthropometric measurements, which is largely influenced by various lifestyle indices and perhaps other unknown variables such as genetics and environmental influence. Even though a little modification of certain lifestyles were recorded after respondents were being diagnosed with breast cancer, this undeniably could be as a result of fear of disease outcomes, personal effort to get knowledge or the impact of health education from care givers. It was recommended that caregivers should ensure proper health education of clients on lifestyle changes in order to have a safer life and exclude known factors that can predispose them to breast cancer.
As the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is highly contagious, application of preventive practices, such as personal protective equipment (PPE) usage and hand-washing, are crucial to prevent its spread. Evidence suggests that preventive behavioural responses to COVID-19 might be affected by risk perception. The present study aimed to assess risk perception and preventive behavioural responses among midwives and the association between them. In September 2020, a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Indonesia among 421 midwives. Spearman’s correlation coefficient or Spearman’s rho (ρ) was used to identify the factors associated with risk perception and preventive behavioural responses as well as the correlation between risk perception and preventive practices. Generally, the midwives had a high-risk perception of COVID-19 infection. However, approximately 27% of the midwives did not always use PPE, and around 56% did not often wash their hands. Midwives who worked at health facilities had a higher level of risk perception of COVID-19 infection as well as adherence to preventive practices than those who worked at universities. A significant association was found between perception of risk severity and preventive practices (p < 0.05). The healthier the midwives, the higher their level of adherence to PPE and hand-washing. Older midwives tended to use PPE at any time, while those who had a chronic disease were more likely to wash their hands for at least 20 seconds more frequently. Although the midwives had a high-risk perception of the COVID-19, it is necessary to improve their preventive practices, particularly hand hygiene.
Background: While the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across nations in significant terms, midwives who play a crucial role in offering maternal and child care amid the pandemic stand a high risk of being infected. Examining their level of compliance with the standard precautions amid the pandemic is important.Purpose: To assess the level of compliance of midwives in Indonesia with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) usage and hand washing.Methods: In June 2020, an online cross-sectional survey was conducted on 1520 midwives in Indonesia during the early onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 26. Association between demographic variables and compliance with standard precautions was measured using Chi-square test. Results: Approximately 74% of midwives used PPE and masks when outside while more than 40% of them did not always wash their hands after they touch an object outside home. A significant association was found between level of education (p =.001), region (p =.000) and mask usage. However, association between ethnicity and mask usage; region and handwashing were not significant. Conclusion: Majority of the midwives in Indonesia complied with PPE usage, but majority did not adhere to hand washing. This highlights the need for appropriate interventions to improve compliance to standard precautions in a bid to curtail further spread of the pandemic.
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