Knowledge and Practices Regarding Menstrual Hygiene among Mentally Retarded Females at Schools

Food Safety Knowledge, Attitude, and Hygiene Practices among Veterinary Medicine Students in Shiraz University, Iran

Background: Global occurrence of foodborne illnesses is of public health importance in both developed and developing countries. This study aimed to assess the food safety knowledge, attitude, and hygiene practices (KAP) among veterinary medicine students in Shiraz University. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from April to June 2017 using structured questionnaires on food safety...

Prevalence of obesity among mentally retarded adults.

Hand Hygiene Knowledge, Practices and Attitudes among Nurses and Physicians

Background: Hand hygiene is one of the most effective ways to control health care related infection. Nurses and physicians are the main health care workers contacting with patients, representing the vector in the chain of infection. Thus, assessing their knowledge, practice and attitudes regarding hand hygiene is very important to decrease the incidence of health care related infection and to i...

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Regarding HIV and TB Among Homeless People in Tehran, Iran

Background Homeless people are at high risk of HIV and tuberculosis (TB) infection due to living in poor sanitary conditions and practicing high-risk behavior. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of homeless people in Tehran regarding TB and HIV.   Methods Using a convenience sampling, we performed a cross-sectional study on homeless people in Tehran f...

Assessment of knowledge regarding menstruation and practices related to maintenance of menstrual hygiene among the women of reproductive age group in a slum of Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Menstruation is a phenomenon unique to the females. Menstruation, the periodic vaginal bleeding that occurs with the shedding of the uterine mucosa, is one of the important signs of puberty and occurs one or two years following appearance of secondary sexual characteristics. The first menstruation (menarche) occurs between 11 and 15 years with a mean age of 13 years. Once established, every mat...