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Mrs Rafat Kazemzadeh, Miss Zahra Etebari Asl, Miss Zahra Norouzi,
Volume 1, Issue 2 (12-2023)
Abstract
Background and purpose: COVID-19 is one of the significant pathogens in humans that can cause illness in individuals to varying degrees. Given that students in medical sciences are considered as the future healthcare workforce of the country and are aligned with hospital staff at the forefront of combating emerging diseases, this study aimed to determine the level of knowledge and attitude of nursing and midwifery students in Ardabil University of Medical Sciences towards COVID-19 and its association with fear of coronavirus.
Materials and methods: This is a descriptive-correlational study that has been conducted in 2022 in 265 students of Ardabil Nursing and Midwifery faculty. The sample size was calculated based on Krejcie and Morgan table and stratified random sampling method was used. Data was collected using questionnaires of measuring awareness and attitude and fear of contracting of covid- 19 and was analyzed by SPSS15 software with Pearson correlation, independent sample t- test and ANOVA statistical tests.
Results: The average score of students' knowledge was 24.3 ± 11.92, attitude was 56.4 ± 28.33, and the average score of fear of contracting COVID-19 was 65.3 ± 52.11. A statistically significant negative correlation was observed between knowledge and fear of contracting COVID-19 (p < 0.001, r = -0.672). However, there was no statistically significant association between attitude and fear of contracting COVID-19 (p = 0.612, r = 0.067).
Conclusion: Based on the study results, it is suggested to design and implement appropriate educational and retraining programs to increase knowledge and provide platforms for improving students' attitudes towards COVID-19
Zahra Abbasi Shaye, Shapour Badiee Avval, Seyed Javad Mojtabavi, Mahmoud Velayati, Elmira Davarinejad, Mohammad Amin Bashtani, Rasoul Raesi,
Volume 2, Issue 2 (7-2024)
Abstract
Background and purpose: In Islamic culture and Iranian traditional medicine, medicinal plants hold a special place. The awareness and professional characteristics of herbal medicine sellers play a major role in either promoting or threatening public health. This study aimed to determine the awareness level and professional characteristics of herbal medicine sellers regarding the supply and use of medicinal plants.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenience sampling method on 130 herbal medicine sellers in Mashhad city. Data were collected using a standardized questionnaire to assess the awareness of herbal medicine sellers. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS-22 software and the Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, and Spearman statistical tests at a significance level of less than 0.05.
Results: A total of 130 herbal medicine sellers were studied. Among them, 113 (85.6%) of the sellers reported gastrointestinal complaints, and 111 (84%) identified the common cold as the most frequent complaints of customers. The mean knowledge score of herbal medicine sellers was 26.84±4.98, indicating a moderate level of awareness. Additionally, 37.9% of the sellers obtained their knowledge from the internet and training courses, while 66.6% relied on non-scientific sources for information.
Conclusion: Organizing training and refresher courses to enhance the knowledge level of herbal medicine sellers, obtaining educational certificates, and stricter monitoring of their performance should be more seriously considered by health and medical policymakers.
Banafsheh Mahjoob, Nargess Taei, Dr Mehdi Mojadam,
Volume 2, Issue 3 (10-2024)
Abstract
Introduction: With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the spread of misinformation on social media was increasing daily. Disease outbreaks often create misconceptions that mislead people about the dangers they face and how best to protect themselves. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of investigating people's views on cyberspace and rumors about the coronavirus in Khuzestan province.
Materials and Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional study using quantitative online survey data. The research tool is a structured questionnaire is about checking rumors and false information about the corona virus in cyber space (30 questions) and the knowledge of using cyber space (13 questions). Descriptive and analytical statistics were used to analyze the data with the help of Stata12 software.
Results: Out of 1042 respondents, 748 were women and 412 were 25-34 years old. The mean (standard deviation) of misinformation published about the coronavirus disease was 105.3 (12.7) and people's knowledge about cyberspace was 19.7 (3.3). No statistically significant correlation was observed between the amount of misinformation published and people's knowledge of cyberspace about the coronavirus disease (p value = 0.2). There was a statistically significant difference in the mean of misinformation and rumors between age groups (p value = 0.003), education level (p value = 0.0001) and job status (p value = 0.0001).
Conclusion: According to the results, programs should be set up to increase awareness and knowledge of the public in order to use virtual space and strategies to prevent the use of false information. Multi-stakeholder interventions are necessary to curb this phenomenon and use the power of social media to disseminate reliable and verified information.
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