Level Of Health Knowledge Research Articles

Mobile nutrition and health management platform for perioperative recovery: an interdisciplinary research achievement using WeChat Applet.

In recent years, the number of people using mobile applications to promote health and welfare has exponentially increased. However, there are fewer applications in the field of ERAS. How to promote the rapid rehabilitation of patients with malignant tumor surgery during perioperative period and the mastery of its long-term nutritional state is a problem to be solved. The purpose of this study is to design and develop a mobile application, and use Internet technology to better manage nutritional health to achieve rapid recovery of patients with malignant tumor surgery. This study is divided into three stages: (1) Design: use participating design to make the MHEALTH APP adapt to the clinical practice of nutritional health management; (2) Development: the WeChat Applet of Nutrition and Health Assessment (WANHA) developed using the Internet technology development, and web management programs. (3) Procedure test: patients and medical staff evaluate WANHA's quality (UMARS), availability (SUS), and satisfaction, and conduct semi-structured interviews. In this study, 192 patients with malignant tumor surgery, 20 medical staff used WANHA. Patients with nutritional risks are supported by supporting treatment. The results show that patients who have not been treated during the perioperative period, the incidence of postoperative complications (22.4%) and the average hospitalization time after surgery decreased significantly. The incidence of nutritional risks is nearly more than the preoperative level. 45 patients and 20 medical staff participated in the survey of WANHA's SUS, UMARS, and satisfaction. In the interview, most patients and medical personnel believe that the procedure can improve the current medical services and nutritional health knowledge levels, promote the communication of medical staff and patients, and strengthen the nutritional health management of patients with malignant tumors under the concept of ERAS. WeChat Applet of Nutrition and Health Assessment is a MHEALTH APP that enhances the nutrition and health management of patients with perioperative period. It can play a huge role in improving medical services, increasing patient satisfaction, and ERAS.

Examining mental health knowledge, stigma, and service use intentions among Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadets.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers experience an elevated risk for mental health disorders due to inherent work-related exposures to potentially psychologically traumatic events and occupational stressors. RCMP officers also report high levels of stigma and low levels of intentions to seek mental health services. In contrast, very little is known about the levels of mental health knowledge and stigma of RCMP cadets starting the Cadet Training Program (CTP). The current study was designed to: (1) obtain baseline levels of mental health knowledge, stigma against peers in the workplace, and service use intentions in RCMP cadets; (2) determine the relationship among mental health knowledge, stigma against peers in the workplace, and service use intentions among RCMP cadets; (3) examine differences across sociodemographic characteristics; and (4) compare cadets to a sample of previously surveyed serving RCMP. Participants were RCMP cadets (n = 772) starting the 26-week CTP. Cadets completed questionnaires assessing mental health knowledge, stigma against coworkers with mental health challenges, and mental health service use intentions. RCMP cadets reported statistically significantly lower levels of mental health knowledge (d = 0.233) and stigma (d = 0.127), and higher service use intentions (d = 0.148) than serving RCMP (all ps < 0.001). Female cadets reported statistically significantly higher scores on mental health knowledge and service use and lower scores on stigma compared to male cadets. Mental health knowledge and service use intentions were statistically significantly positively associated. For the total sample, stigma was inversely statistically significantly associated with mental health knowledge and service use intentions. The current results indicate that higher levels of mental health knowledge were associated with lower stigma and higher intention to use professional mental health services. Differences between cadets and serving RCMP highlight the need for regular ongoing training starting from the CTP, designed to reduce stigma and increase mental health knowledge. Differences between male and female cadets suggest differential barriers to help-seeking behaviors. The current results provide a baseline to monitor cadet mental health knowledge and service use intentions and stigma as they progress throughout their careers.

Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of dysphagia clinicians regarding oral health-An international study.

The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of dysphagia clinicians regarding oral health care. An 11-question and 37-statement survey inquiring the clinicians' descriptive information, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to oral health was administered via Google forms. A total of 234 dysphagia clinicians responded on behalf of themselves. The findings showed that 41.5% (n=97) of the clinicians had a high level of knowledge about oral health. There was a significant relationship between the level of oral health knowledge and the clinicians' oral health education (p<.05). A percentage of 6.4 (n=15) of the clinicians had a high level of attitude toward oral health. Oral health education status of clinicians and their profession was significantly related to the attitude toward oral health (p<.05). Most of the clinicians (44.0%, n=103) had low behavior level. The level of behavior was significantly associated with status of receiving oral health education, their professions, duration of experience, and institution (p<.05). The study showed that clinicians exhibit moderate mean knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors scores, and these states are significantly associated with oral health education. This can serve as a stimulus for clinicians caring for dysphagia patients to receive oral health education during their university education.

Podcasts, Mental Health, and Stigma: Exploring Motivations, Behaviors, and Attitudes Among Listeners

ABSTRACT Podcasts are increasingly utilized in mental health contexts, such as communicating advice around improving wellbeing, guided meditations, psychoeducation, and translating research findings. This study aimed to explore demographics, motivations, behaviors, and attitudes of podcast listeners regarding podcasts dealing with content and themes related to mental health. Adult Australian podcast listeners (N = 629) completed a cross-sectional online survey including the Acquisition Questionnaire (AQ-9), the Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS) and the Internalised Stigma of Mental Illness scale (ISMI-9). Approximately one third had listened to a mental health-themed podcast in the last 12 months. Logistic regression models showed people who listened to a mental health-themed podcast held fewer stigmatizing attitudes toward people experiencing mental health issues on the AQ-9 (OR 1.0, 95% CI 0.9–1.0, p < .001), and had higher levels of mental health knowledge on the MAKS (OR 1.1, 95% CI 1.0–1.2, p < .01). However, there was no significant relationship with internalized stigma on the ISMI-9 (OR 1.4, 95% CI 0.9–2.3, p = .2). Future research is needed to determine if such podcasts indeed impact listeners’ attitudes and behaviors, and, if they do, how podcasts can be used for effective communication around mental health content.

Economía del comportamiento: Propuesta de un Modelo Conductual en el Sector Salud

This research proposes a behavioral model that would allow society to modify its behavior towards preventive health, looking for adequate components based on behavioral economics. The investigated problem was: how to modify the current behavior of the users in the health services in Trujillo? The population consisted of patients who used health services before the start of the covid-19 pandemic, being 884,700 people. The methodology used was a cross-sectional descriptive research, divided into four stages: Determination of the level of knowledge in health, Measurement of cognitive bias, Determination of the key factors that generate cognitive bias; and, Structuring of the behavioral model. The results found to elaborate a behavioral proposal were that there is a cognitive bias, mainly in preventive physical health and in the health of physical controls, in turn the factors that must be modified in behavior are: overconfidence, aversion to loss, availability heuristics, anchoring, present bias, ego depletion, and social norms; while the factors that should only be reinforced in the behavioral model are: status quo, framing and affect heuristics

Willingness to pay for social health insurance in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ethiopia plans to introduce social health insurance with the aim of giving recipients high-quality, long-term universal health care. It was anticipated to be fully operational in 2014. However, due to strong opposition from public employees, the implementation has been delayed multiple times. As a result, more and more studies have been conducted to collect evidence about the issue. However, there is no national pooled evidence regarding the willingness to pay for the scheme. Thus, this review aimed to evaluate the willingness to pay for social health insurance and associated factors in Ethiopia. On September 1, 2022, database searches were conducted on Scopus, Hinari, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Semantic Scholar. Based on this search, 19 studies were included in the review. The risk of bias for the included studies was assessed using Joana Briggs Institute checklists. The data were extracted using Microsoft Excel. RevMan-5 was used to conduct the meta-analysis. The effect estimates assessed were the odds ratios at a p-value <0.05 with a 95% CI using the random effect model. The pooled willingness to pay for social health insurance was 42.25% and was found to be affected by sociodemographic, health and illness status, health service related factors, awareness or knowledge level, perception or attitude toward the scheme, and factors related to the scheme. The pooled result showed that the willingness of participants to pay for the scheme was 16% less likely (OR = 0.84; 95% CI: 0.52-1.36). When the outlier was unchecked, the willingness to pay became 42% less likely (OR = 0.58; 95% CI: 0.37-0.91). The lowest willingness to pay for the scheme was in the Oromia region, while the highest was in Harar. Professionally, teachers were 3.22 times more likely to pay for the scheme (OR = 3.22; 95% CI: 1.80-5.76) than health professionals. The willingness to pay for social health insurance was low, <50%, particularly among health professionals, which urges the Ethiopian health insurance service to deeply look into the issue.

Knowledge and Practices Regarding Oral Hygiene, Cariogenic Diet Intake, and Dental Check-Ups Among Registered Nurses in Nigeria: A Pilot Study

Abstract Objectives To investigate the knowledge and practices of registered nurses in Nigeria concerning oral hygiene, cariogenic diets, and dental check-ups through a pilot study. Methods This study was an online survey of 129 registered nurses in Nigeria. Data were collected via the WhatsApp social media using an electronic questionnaire (Google form). Data analysis was done using the SPSS version 26 software (IBM Corp, New York, USA). Results The response and completeness rates of this pilot study were 41.7% (129/311) and 96.9% 9125/129), respectively. The majority (62.2%) of the respondents were females. The majority (89.1%) had average/above average score on basic oral health knowledge; however, there was no significant relationship between their level of basic oral health knowledge and their sociodemographic characteristics (p &gt; 0.05). The majority (66.7%) of the respondents brushed twice daily, 86.8% used a fluoridated toothpaste, and 60.5% changed their toothbrush every 3 months. Furthermore, more than half (55.8%) consumed sugary snack/drink on daily basis, while 55.0% rinsed their mouth with water immediately after taking sugary snack, and only 55.8% did floss their teeth. Among those who flossed their teeth, only 37.5% did it once daily. It is also striking that 26.4% of the respondents had never visited a dentist for a dental check-up. Conclusion Study findings showed a high level of basic oral health knowledge and a lower level of appropriate oral self-care practices among nurses in Nigeria. However, there is a need for a nationally representative study of nurses in Nigeria to further establish these findings.

An Empirical Study on the Effect of Social Media Marketing in Perspective of Digital Literacy Level on Healthy Eating Attitude of Obese Women

Objective: In this prospective cross-sectional study, it was aimed to evaluate effect of social media advertisement and digital literacy level on healthy eating attitude of obese women. Methods: A total of 387 women, 234 of whom were non-obese and 153 obese, residing in the central district of İzmir in 2022 were subjected to the study. A questionnaire including demographic information form, Digital Literacy Scale and Attitude Scale towards Healthy Eating was applied to the participants. Results: Age, economic status, chronic disease, malnutrition and family obesity history distributions were significantly different between obese and non-obese groups (p&lt;0.05). Body Mass Index (BMI) and Malnutrition (MN) means were higher in non-obese group, and digital literacy, Information on Nutrition (IN), Emotion for Nutrition (EN), Positive Nutrition (PN) and Healthy Nutrition Behavior (HNB) total scores were higher in obese group. The digital literacy level difference was significant between patient groups (p&lt;0.05). Digital literacy was positively correlated with IN (r=0.184; p&lt;0.01), and negatively correlated with positive nutrition (r=-0.326; p&lt;0.01) and malnutrition (r=-0.142; p&lt;0.05) in non-obese group. Digital literacy was negatively correlated with malnutrition (r=-0.255; p&lt;0.05) in obese group. Digital literacy level has significant and negative correlation with HNB (r=-0.121; p&lt;0.05). Conclusion: The level of digital literacy significantly affects the level of health knowledge, positive nutrition and malnutrition in non-obese women. In obese women, the relationship between digital literacy and only malnutrition is statistically significant.

WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITIES OF RURAL WOMEN SCHOOLS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH SOME PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS; THE CASE OF UMALQURA VILLAGE IN GEZIRA STATE, SUDAN

Rural Women Schools (RWS) has been advertised and adopted by many development agencies as an effective approach to build women’s capacities in developing countries. The Sudanese government adopted RWS to promote rural development and strengthen disadvantaged groups of women in many parts of the country. A program was implemented in Umalqura village in Gezira State to increase women’s level of knowledge in home economics, human health, environmental health and mitigation of bad habits. This study adopted a full count sampling method (census) to assess the level of women participation in the training activities and its relationship with some of the characteristics of the participant women. Data was collected by questionnaires and analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics methods. Socio-demographic background of the participating women reflects that majority of them were housewives lying in the age of 20-50 with primary and secondary education. Results show that, about two thirds of women participated in all implemented activities. However, project effectiveness, changes in knowledge and skills of the participating women were moderately and substantially correlated (r= .330 and .645 respectively) with the level of participation in the project activities. However, women with larger family size were less participating in the activities and therefore, they were less benefiting from the activities. Environmental awareness raising and frequency of participation in activities were positively correlated(r=.129). Income was positively correlated with participation in the RWS but with low correlation coefficient (r=.11). The study thus, concludes that RWS approach would give greater development impact if it will be widely adopted for development projects targeting women

Pathway of Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Rural Left-behind Children to Receive Oral Health Services: A Structural Equation Modeling.

In a rural area with a high proportion of left-behind children (LBC), we aimed to identify the pathway of influence of socioeconomic status (SES) on LBCs to receive oral health services after individualized advice. Between September and October 2020, in a rural area of Yunnan, a survey of 238 LBC and 210 non-left-behind children (NLBC) showed that 91.9% and 94.2% had primary teeth caries, respectively. Their caregivers were advised on (1) dental care: bringing the children to seek professional dental care; and (2) self-care: supervising the children's oral health behaviors. Two to three months later, the children and their caregivers were visited to assess the compliance with these items of advice. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to handle the association between SES and compliance with the advice. A heatmap was used to visualize the data of reasons for seeking dental care or not. A total of 183 (87.1%) NLBCs and 206 (86.6%) LBCs were given the above advice; 32.9% of caregivers complied with dental care advice without a statistical difference between the LBC and NLBC group; 69.9% of caregivers of NLBCs complied with self-care advice, statistically more than those LBCs (59.2%). The education of caregivers was significantly associated with compliance with both advice items in univariate analysis. SES had a direct effect on the children being left behind and the level of oral health knowledge and awareness of the caregivers. Being left behind did not have an independent effect on receiving oral health services for children. "Dental disease was not severe" and "having no pain" were the main reasons for not seeking dental care. There was no clear grouping of participants with different background information based on the reasons given for seeking or not seeking dental care. Our study pointed to the importance of SES level. Being left behind alone may not be a risk factor for missing oral health services among rural children.

Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus in the Sultanate of Oman

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease with an increasing global prevalence. The condition has several oral health implications, with oral health in turn affecting diabetes control. People with diabetes are at higher risk of oral health problems, including periodontal disease, dental caries, and candidiasis; in particular, there appears to be a two-way relationship between periodontitis and blood glucose control. While previous research has indicated that diabetics have poor awareness of oral health, there is a gap in the literature from the Sultanate of Oman. This study aimed to determine oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Omani diabetics. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenience sample of 400 adult Omani diabetics who attended the outpatient clinic of the National Diabetes and Endocrine Center, Oman, in the period between May 2019 and May 2020. A self-administered, Arabic language questionnaire to assess oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices was developed and validated. Mean scores were calculated to determine overall levels of oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practice. Ethical approval was obtained from the Center of Studies and Research of the national Ministry of Health. Results: A total of 136 (34.0%) male and 264 (66.0%) female Omani adult diabetics participated in the study. The majority of participants (76.8%) demonstrated poor knowledge of oral health, especially with regards to complications like gingivitis (32.4%), dental caries (27.3%), halitosis (27.1%), and gingival abscesses (21.5%). Moreover, most (76.6%) were unaware that oral diseases affected glycated hemoglobin levels. In terms of practices, more than half (54.74.8%) routinely brushed their teeth twice a day. However, only 14.6% and 12.6% regularly flossed and used mouthwash, respectively. With regards to attitudes, 0.5%, 23.8%, and 75.8% of the participants demonstrated poor, moderate, and good attitudes toward oral health, respectively. Smokers more frequently demonstrated poor attitudes compared to nonsmokers (6.3% vs. 1.6%). Conclusion: Omani adults with diabetes mellitus demonstrated poor to moderate levels of oral health knowledge. Various studies conducted elsewhere around the world have similarly shown that diabetics have limited knowledge and awareness of oral health. Oral self-care behaviors are imperative to minimize the risk of oral health complications associated with diabetes. Previous researchers have shown that education is an effective method of reducing the incidence and burden of diabetes-related oral health complications. Thus, additional multidisciplinary initiatives are needed to raise awareness of good oral hygiene practices among diabetics in Oman.

Application of Nursing Signs in Safe Nursing of Urology Wards

Objective: To study the application effect of nursing signs in the safe nursing of urological wards. Methods: 80 patients with urology in our hospital from January 2019 to January 2021 were randomly divided into two groups. The control group was given routine nursing management, and the observation group was given nursing label intervention. The nursing satisfaction of the two groups was compared. Biochemical immune index level; Master level of health knowledge; Nursing quality index; Incidence rate of unsafe nursing events. Results: The nursing satisfaction of the observation group was higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). Before nursing, the biochemical immune indexes of the two groups were compared (P > 0.05), and after nursing, the biochemical immune indexes of the observation group were better than those of the control group (P < 0.05). The level of health knowledge in the observation group was better than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The nursing quality index in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The incidence of unsafe nursing events in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The application of nursing signs in the safe nursing of urology wards can effectively improve the nursing effect and is worth popularizing.

Oral health knowledge and practices among healthcare students of Al-Jouf province, Saudi Arabia.

Oral disease has an inverse relationship with good oral health practices. The present study was aimed at assessing the level of oral health knowledge and practices among healthcare students of Al-Jouf province, Saudi Arabia. All male and female students from the first to the fifth year of studying in different colleges (medical, dental, and college of allied health sciences) in Jouf University were included as the study sample. The study included 20 structured questions. Among the 20 questions, 12 related to oral health practices and 8 related to oral health knowledge. Chi-squared test was used to determine the association among variables, and Pearson correlation analysis was used to determine the correlation between the scores of oral health knowledge and oral health practices. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was done to see if there was any statistically significant association (P > 0.05) of knowledge and practice scores with level, gender, and college of study. The overall mean oral health knowledge score was 4.9 ± 2.3. The range for oral health practice score was from 0 to 12, and the overall mean score was 6.8 ± 2.9. Our observations concluded that the overall knowledge level of the students toward oral health was low, and visiting a dentist for regular dental checkup were not given importance by the students. Health practices of students and their knowledge towards oral health determines what and how they educate their patients in the future to create better oral health in society.

Parents’ Behavior as an Indicator for Children’s Oral Health

Objective: Children are exceptional imitators of the surrounding people in the early childhood period. They use imitation as a mechanism in cognitive development. This study was designed to assess the effect of parents' oral health Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP), socioeconomic status, occupational type, and educational level on their children`s oral health status in Sulaimani city. &#x0D; Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 490 children at the mixed dentition stage. They were examined for oral health status with dmft and DMFT indices following WHO criteria at different Pedodontics clinics in the city. Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice, in addition to the parent's socioeconomic status and educational level, were assessed through a structured questionnaire. &#x0D; Results: Statistical analysis demonstrated that children’s dmft/DMFT scores were strongly and positively associated with their parents` KAP, socioeconomic status, and educational level. Furthermore, the marital status of the parents had a direct impact on the children's oral health. Additionally, children of parents in the medical profession were presented with significantly better oral health. &#x0D; Conclusions: Oral health of the children represented by dmft/DMFT scores were significantly affected by the KAP, educational level, profession type, and marital status of their parents. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to consider the parents in children’s oral health improvements.

Timing of Sexuality Education: Hong Kong Preteens' Perception of Sexual Health.

Although young people want to know more about sexuality, they do not feel they have received what they need to learn. In Chinese societies, scant research has solicited direct input from the youth to obtain their views on sexuality education (SE) deliverables. We found research gaps in the lack of Chinese preteens' input regarding SE timing, knowledge perception, learning readiness, and preteens' reasons for obtaining information about sexual health. In Hong Kong, a not-for-profit agency collected data from Chinese preadolescents who expressed opinions through a general survey. This agency surveyed students from 24 primary schools and provided anonymous secondary data for this team to analyze further. Among 4569 fifth- and sixth-grade students (average 11years old), girls were more likely than boys to seek sex-related information from teachers, library books, and mothers. In contrast, boys were more likely than girls to obtain information from friends, pornographic comics, and the internet. Logistic regression analysis indicated that gender, age, instructional sources, openness to sexual health knowledge, and perceived and actual levels of knowledge predicted preteens' desire to receive SE earlier in grade school. Girls and older students were significantly more likely to report their preference to receive SE in an earlier grade. We recommend that preteens and their parents be encouraged to collaborate with teachers to participate in school-based SE programming.

Age distribution of nutrition and health knowledge among Chinese adults in 2021

To analyze the age distribution of nutrition and health knowledge level of Chinese residents aged 18-64. A total of 102 398 residents aged 18-64 were selected from 302 survey sites in China by multi-stage cluster random sampling method, a total of 98 567 respondents were included in the study. Both mean and rate were calculated by complex sampling weighting. The nutrition and health knowledge score of residents aged 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54 and 55-64 years old in China were(65.1±11.4) points, (64.6±11.7) points, (64.7±12.0) points, (62.2±12.8) points and(59.5±13.3) points. The nutrition and health knowledge awareness rates were 20.3%, 19.1%, 20.3%, 16.9% and 12.1%, respectively(P&lt;0.001). A decreasing trend in all dimensions and overall nutrition and health knowledge with increasing age was found(β&lt;0, P_(trend)&lt;0.001). This trend was also reflected across gender or regions. While the trend of nutrition and health knowledge level with age varies with different literacy levels. Differences in knowledge points with positive response rates &lt;30% by age groups. The level of nutrition and health knowledge among Chinese adult residents of all ages is relatively low in 2021, but the knowledge shortcomings are different.

Geographical distribution differences of nutrition and health knowledge among Chinese adults in 2021

To explore the geographical distribution of nutrition and health knowledge among 18-64 years old adults in China. A total of 102 398 residents aged 18-64 from 302 survey sites were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling method, a total of 98 567 respondents were included in the study. Both mean and rate were calculated by complex sampling weighting. The nutrition and health knowledge score in eastern region(65.5±12.0) was higher than that in central(62.4±11.9) and western(61.4±12.9), and the score in northern region(63.9±11.8) was higher than that in southern(63.1±12.8). In the seven geographical regions, the highest score was in north(65.8±11.4), and the lowest score was in northwest(61.6±12.2). The awareness rate of nutrition and health in eastern region(22.4%) was higher than that in central(14.7%) and western(14.9%), the highest awareness rate among the seven geographic regions was in east(23.2%), followed by north(22.5%) and the lowest was in northwest(13.2%). There were also differences in nutritional health knowledge levels of residents in different regions in the five dimensions(P&lt;0.001). Northwest China had the lowest awareness of food characteristics and nutrition and disease dimensions, South China had the lowest awareness of dietary recommendations and food choices dimensions, and Southwest China had the lowest awareness of food safety dimensions. The level of nutrition and health knowledge of Chinese adults have large geographical differences.

LITERATURE REVIEW: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY KNOWLEDGE WITH WORK ACCIDENTS

The role of occupational safety and health is crucial to support the productivity of worker performance. Good occupational safety and health knowledge can minimize workplace accidents. The study aimed to determine the relationship between the level of occupational safety and health knowledge and work accident. This research uses the literature study method. The libraries used are 3 articles from the official website, 2 books from Google Books, and 8 journals from Google Scholar with a range of publications for the last 10 years (2012-2022). This research was conducted by identifying previous studies related to the title, namely the relationship between knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health and work accidents. Researchers took several journals that stated a relationship between knowledge of occupational safety and health and work accidents. The conclusion is that there is a relationship between knowledge of occupational safety and health and work accidents. The advice is that it is necessary to do further research related to the factors that affect the ability of occupational safety and health about work accidents.

Oral Health Literacy In Young Migrant/Refugee Mothers From Developing Countries

Abstract Background and problems In the last decade, migration has increased due to climatic, economic, and social factors. Oral health is an integral part of overall health, but primary health packets for migrants/refugees often neglect oral health education and care in the care delivery system. The present article aims to present a realistic approach to integrating oral health into existing structures for young migrant/refugee mothers on a community level in Switzerland. Importance As a young child's oral health is closely related to mother's oral health status and oral health knowledge level, it would be critical that migrant/refugee mothers have access to timely oral health education and care through the primary health care system. Solution We propose an integrated oral health care model for migrant/refugee mothers that maximizes the existing primary health care system. Using existing maternal oral health resources, a training module is developed for the primary care care workforce that serve migrant/refugee mothers. This training module includes oral health needs and status assessment and delivering preventive oral health services in primary care settings. The module includes drawings and images to describe the dangers of poor oral hygiene during pregnancy related to the health of mothers and babies and how to keep the mouth healthy with low-cariogenic diet practice and home oral hygiene care. Primary health care workforce in selected migrant health centers, like nurses, medical aides, and community health care workers, is trained by this module and evaluated by a set of self-assessed questionnaires before and after the training for knowledge improvement, attainment, and clinical practice changes. Migrant mothers participate in questionnaires on oral health hygiene practice and access to dental care during pregnancy and for their young children. The questionnaires are validated by the affiliated university-hospital clinical research center.

Awareness of nutrition and health knowledge and its influencing factors among Wuhan residents.

BackgroundNutrition and health knowledge play a crucial role in promoting healthy dietary behaviors, and have been found to be related to sociodemographic characteristics. However, the existing evidence is limited and inconsistent. We aimed to evaluate the awareness level of nutrition and health knowledge and its influencing factors among Wuhan residents, and to provide scientific basis for carrying out targeted nutrition education programmes.MethodsBy stratified random sampling, residents aged 18–64 in Wuhan were selected for self-administered questionnaire survey. We adopted the structured questionnaire to investigate respondents' sociodemographic characteristics, nutrition and health knowledge, and the way to acquire knowledge. Among them, nutrition and health knowledge includes the following four parts: dietary guidelines recommendations, food and nutrients, nutrition and disease prevention, and nutrition skills. Chi-square tests were used to analyze the associations between total awareness rate and sociodemographic characteristics. Multiple linear regression models were used to analyze the influencing factors of nutrition and health awareness.ResultsA total of 33,436 valid questionnaires were obtained, with a response rate of 97.8%. The total awareness rate was 20.4%, with the highest in nutrition and disease prevention (72.7%) and the lowest in nutrition skills (46.3%). Responders aged 35–44 (23.3%), females (22.8%), educational workers (24.8%), obtaining a master's degree or above (34.1%), living in downtown area (23.1%), and without a history of chronic disease (24.6%) were more likely to have higher awareness rates (all p < 0.001). The multiple linear regression models showed that age, gender, education level, occupation, residential address, and the history of chronic disease were the potential factors affecting individual nutrition awareness.ConclusionThe total awareness rate of nutrition and health knowledge among Wuhan residents was not optimistic. Besides, our findings suggested that sociodemographic characteristics are closely related to nutrition awareness, which may provide important clues for carried out nutrition education campaigns.