Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Regarding Nutrition for Patients With Chemotherapy

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...

Evaluation of Iranian pediatric specialists’ attitude and knowledge regarding approach to patients with acute otitis media

 Background: The ministry of health and medical education of Iran and many other countries advice physicians to use this guideline for diagnosis and treatment of acute otitis media (AOM), but there is not any evaluation of effectiveness and obedience of this guideline, so the aim of this study was to evaluate the attitude of pediatricians, the most important group that interfere with these pati...

nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices of physicions and medial students

Knowledge, attitude and misconceptions regarding tuberculosis in Pakistani patients.

OBJECTIVE To assess knowledge of patients with tuberculosis; about their disease and misconceptions regarding TB. METHODS A cross sectional study was conducted at Out-patient clinics of two teaching hospitals (private and public) in Karachi, Pakistan. A questionnaire was filled for the purpose. RESULTS A total of 170 patients were interviewed, 112 from private and 58 from a public sector ho...

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) Regarding Chronic Complications of Diabetes among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Dhaka

Background To reduce morbidity and mortality, awareness regarding diabetes and its complications is necessary. This study aimed at assessing the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) regarding complications of diabetes mellitus among patients with type 2 diabetes in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out recruiting patients with diabetes from the outpat...