Background & Objective(s): Hairdressers are exposed to various health hazards in their work environment. This study aims to assess the working conditions, knowledge, and practices regarding hazardous work exposure, in addition to identifying potential occupational health problems and their associated variables. Methods: A cross-sectional study including 151 female hairdressers was conducted in Assiut city, Upper Egypt. An interview questionnaire was used to record personal and job characteristics, descriptions of workplace environments, and knowledge and practices regarding occupational health risks and self-reported health problems. Standard assessment of weight and height was performed, and body mass index was calculated. Results: Insufficient ventilation of salons was reported by 67.5% of the hairdressers, and first aid measures were available for only 15.2%. Low awareness was found regarding blood-borne diseases transmitted through hair salons. Approximately 70% were disinfecting their equipment, and 12.4% performed this after each customer. The most frequent chronic musculoskeletal complaints were low back (22.5%), shoulder (17.2%), and wrist pain (16.6%). Nearly 24% complained from varicose veins. Varicose veins and knee pain were significantly associated with increases in age and working years. Neck pain was significantly associated with increases in age and being employed or owner of the hairdressing salon. Conclusion: Proper working conditions and safe practices of the studied hairdressers were insufficient. High awareness was found regarding the possibility of disease transmission through hair salons. However, only a few of them identified these diseases and their transmission modes. Moreover, they complained of musculoskeletal pain, varicose veins, and respiratory symptoms. Recommendations: Pre-employment health education programs should be provided for Egyptian hairdressers, and maintenance of hairdressing salons should be checked regularly.

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Background: Pregnant women is one of the most group who are at high risk for COVID-19 infection. To protect them should keep them away from exposure for infection and enhance their knowledge, attitude and practice about preventive measures towards COVID-19 pandemic. Aim of the Study: To evaluate the effect of whatsApp educational program reminder on pregnant women's knowledge, attitude and practice regarding COVID -19 pandemic. Research Design: Quasi experimental one group pre, post-test research design was conducted in this study.

Injury among elderly people is usually associated with high morbidity and mortality, and is thus a public health concern. It requires longer hospitalization and more extensive medical attention. This study aims to assess the effect of educational program about accidents prevention and first aids on knowledge and practice of elderly. Subjects & method: Quazi-experimental research design was used in this study. The study was carried out at some outpatient clinics at Main Assiut University Hospital on 50 elderly people, were selected through total coverage sample technique. Data were collected using Structure interview questionnaire to test elderly's' knowledge about accidents and to assess the reported practices of elderly` about first aid to all types of accident; fracture, bleeding from cutting, burn, electric shock, suffocation, poisoning and drowning. Results: more than three quarters (78.0%) of the studied elderly aged (60-<70) years, more than two thirds of studied elderly (68.0 %) was females, while more than three quarters of them (76.0%) was illiterate. The majority of studied elderly (96.0%) had unsatisfactory knowledge about accident before the program implementation, while 72.0% of them had satisfactory knowledge about accident after the program implementation. Regarding to elderly reported practice about first aids it was found that, the majority of (94.0%) of studied elderly had satisfactory practice after the program implementation. Conclusion: based on the results of the present study it can be concluded that; there is lack of knowledge among studied elderly regarding accidents and reported practice regarding first aids on pretest, while after the implementation of the educational program the elderly knowledge and reported practice are improved. Recommendations: Encourage multidisciplinary researches in the same study in order to cover large sample in different places.

Background: Simulation provides students with the opportunity to improve their intended learning outcomes such as clinical performance, knowledge acquisition, clinical reasoning and student satisfaction.The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of simulation based learning on improving cognitive achievement of nursing students during care of patients with bronchial asthma. A quasi-experimental design was used in this study on 100 nursing students at Medical surgical Nursing simulations Lab in Faculty of Nursing, Beni-Suef University. Four tools were used: cognitive achievement tool, Students' practice observational checklist, Simulation Effectiveness Tool and perceived competence scales. Resultsshowed that there was a statistical significant difference between the nursing students' level of knowledge before and after application of simulation (p<0.001**) and showed that simulation based learning group showed the highest scores in practice compared to groups using traditional methods alone. Conclusion: the level of nursing students' knowledge and practice were generally improved after application of simulation based learning strategy about bronchial asthma. The simulation based learning has a significant influence in improving the cognitive abilities of nursing students in practicing nursing care in the case of patients with bronchial asthma, compared to face-to-face lectures. Recommendations:Nursing education programs should adopt and support the introduction of simulation in undergraduate education and curriculum development.