OBJECTIVE Assessing the relationship between knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding high-risk sexual behaviour in adolescent sexuality as well as the structure and perception of family functionality. METHODS Cross-sectional research was carried out on a population of 13,699 adolescents (ages ranging from 10 to 19) attending 12 public schools from the conurbation of Suba. A self-questionn...

1. Socio-demographic variations in oral health knowledge, attitudes and behaviour exist in Hong Kong; older adults living in institutions have poorest oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour. 2. Socio-demographic variations in oral health exist with respect to clinical oral health status and perceived burden of oral health on quality of life. Older adults living in institutions have poo...

1Centre for Science and Technology, Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman, Sudan. 2Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Medicine, University of Juba, Juba, Sudan. ABSTRACT To find the determinants of malaria mortality among displaced people, a cross-sectional descriptive study using verbal autopsy was carried out in 2 camps in Khartoum state, Sudan. The heads of 856 households...

In two empirical studies, the impact of attitudes and environmental knowledge on driving distance, travel behaviour and acceptance of various trac restrictions was investigated. The ®rst study included the population in Lund, southern Sweden, and the second the politicians and civil servants responsible for transports and environment in the same city. Comparisons of the two samples revealed si...

Based on the results of author’s research conducted in 2014-2016 with participation inhabitants two urban enclaves poverty Poland, article focuses mobility and various spatial attitudes which have been identified basis participants’ drawings sketch maps related to their place residence: yard, nearest neighbourhood city. When constructing model attitudes, author was inspired by Stomma’s ethnolog...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate whether paediatricians have appropriate knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours regarding vaccinations for infants in Italy. METHODS A random sample of 500 paediatricians received a self-administered anonymous questionnaire covering demographic and professional characteristics; knowledge about the mandatory, recommended, and not indicated v...

BACKGROUND Alcohol education aims to increase knowledge on the harm related to alcohol, and to change attitudes and drinking behaviour. However, little (lasting) evidence has been found for alcohol education, in changing alcohol-related attitudes and behaviour. Social marketing uses marketing techniques to achieve a social or healthy goal, and can be used in alcohol education. Social marketing ...

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to explore the attitudes of individuals with epilepsy (IWE) toward their condition via self-reported changes in the feelings/thoughts about having epilepsy. We aimed to investigate whether individuals with epilepsy perceive a change in their initial attitudes toward the condition over time. Additionally, if a change was perceived, the variables whic...

BACKGROUND Reports on the state of knowledge about medicines and driving showed an increased concern about the role that the use of medicines might play in car crashes. Much of patient knowledge regarding medicines comes from communications with healthcare professionals. This study, part of the DRUID (Driving Under the Influence of Drugs, alcohol and medicines) project, was carried out in four ...