iosr-JNHS   Volume-10 ~ Issue-4 ~ Jul. – Aug. 2021

Abstract: A quasi-experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effect of video assisted teaching programme on knowledge and attitude of substance use among adolescents in selected Higher Secondary schools in West Bengal. Conceptual framework was based on the General System Model. One group Pretest-Posttest design was adopted and the study was conducted on 160 adolescents chosen by stratified random sampling. A video assisted teaching programme on substance use was developed and validated by the experts of concerned fields. The data were collected by using structured questionnaire. The findings revealed that the mean difference of pretest and post test knowledge and attitude were statistically significant and the Video Assisted Teaching Programme on substance use was effective........

Key Word: Substance use, adolescents, knowledge, attitude

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Abstract: Diet and nutrition are important factors for maintenance of good health throughout the life cycle. There are many factors viz; income, prices, individual preferences and beliefs, cultural traditions, as well as geographical, environmental, social and economic factors all interact in a complex manner to shape dietary consumption patterns and that affect the morbidity and nutritional status of women. The study assesses the nutritional status and morbidity patterns among 100 non-pregnant non-lactating rural women (NPNL) of reproductive age group (18-40 years) at Dumki upazila of Patuakhali district of Bangladesh. The study involved interviews using a questionnaire, measurement of food/nutrient intake, anthropometry, observations of clinical signs of morbidities and assessment of their general knowledge and awareness about health, nutrition and sanitation........

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Abstract: Pranayama: is a system of techniques used to harness and manipulate universal energy known as prana. It is an integral aspect of yoga, often incorporated into asana practice or used as a preliminary step for meditation.

Keywords: Pranayama, stress, Effectiveness

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Abstract: Background: Cervical cancer is one of the reproductive health conditions that have silently claimed the lives of many women. Attentions have been placed mostly on other diseases in the community. However, the knowledge of cervical cancer and its screening exercise was evidently low, resulting in non-utilization of the screening tests. Therefore, this study assessed the determinants of uptake of cervical cancer screening among women of reproductive age in Oto-Awori LCDA, Lagos, Nigeria. Methods: The study adopted descriptive research survey design. Sample size for the study was 440 women of reproductive age who were selected using convenience sampling technique at Oto-Awori LCDA, Lagos State. A self developed structured questionnaire was used to collect data......

Keywords: Cervical Cancer Screening, Knowledge, Awareness, Women of Reproductive Age.

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Abstract: Investigator conducted a pre experimental study with the objective of assessment of the effect of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding ZIKA virus disease, importance of pentavalent and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccine among health workers at selected BPHC, West Bengal. The conceptual framework of the study was based on Bertalanffy's general system model. One group pre-test post- test research design was adopted. Non-probability convenience sampling technique was adopted to select 60 respondents. The tools used were a semi-structured questionnaire and a structured knowledge questionnaire. The findings of the study showed that in pretest, majority of the respondents (43.33%) had fair knowledge and in the posttest majority (73.33%) had excellent knowledge level. The findings also revealed that in the pretest majority (51.67%) of the respondents had poor knowledge.....

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Abstract: Health financing is an important component of healthcare delivery. In Kenya, the universal health cover scheme has officially been adopted by the government and it is delivered through the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). The health insurer has since unbundled its subscription to include small daily subscription packages targeting low income workers in the country among them the motorcycle taxi operators (also known in Kenya as BodaBoda) aiming to reduce the costly out-of-pocket health financing. However, it is not known why low subscription of the daily package was still being reported among Bodaboda operators in Eldoret town in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. The study, therefore, sought to find out how awareness of daily payment influenced uptake of social health insurance among Bodaboda operators in the town. The study adopted a cross-sectional descriptive design and used........

Keywords: Awareness, Daily payment, Uptake, Social health insurance, Bodaboda operators, Saccos.

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