Communities In Charge of Alcohol (CICA) takes an Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) approac... more Communities In Charge of Alcohol (CICA) takes an Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) approach to reducing alcohol harm. Through a cascade training model, supported by a designated local co-ordinator, local volunteers are trained to become accredited 'Alcohol Health Champions' to provide brief opportunistic advice at an individual level and mobilise action on alcohol availability at a community level. The CICA programme is the first time that a devolved UK region has attempted to coordinate an approach to building health champion capacity, presenting an opportunity to investigate its implementation and impact at scale. This paper describes the protocol for a stepped wedge randomised controlled trial of an Alcohol Health Champions programme in Greater Manchester which aims to strengthen the evidence base of ABCD approaches for health improvement and reducing alcohol-related harm. A natural experiment that will examine the effect of CICA on area level alcohol-related hospi...
Background: Infection by hepatitis B virus is one of the many challenges in public health today a... more Background: Infection by hepatitis B virus is one of the many challenges in public health today and the tenth leading cause of mortality worldwide. Research has shown that health-care personnel are at higher risk of acquiring the disease than the general population. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between knowledge, attitude and practice among health workers towards hepatitis B infection in Northern Nigeria. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional survey with self-administered questionnaire to gather information from an Ear, Nose and Throat health-care professionals in a tertiary hospital in Northern Nigeria. The data collected was coded and analyzed using SPSS software version 20. Results: A similar numbers of males, 49.5% (53/107), and females, 50.5% (54/107) took part. The overall correctly answered knowledge questions by the professions was 76.9%. A one-way ANOVA between participants showed that there were significant difference between the profession groups in terms of knowledge scores (F4, 102 = 11.5, P< 0.001) and in terms of practice scores between the groups (F4, 102 = 4.1, P< 0.01); however, there was no significant difference in attitude between the professional groups (F4, 102 = 0.6, P= 0.68). Multivariate analysis showed that health attendants had the best practice score and did not differ significantly to Doctors (β = −0.1, t = −0.9, P= 0.40). Conclusion: The findings suggest that there is a gap in knowledge and lack of compliance to infection control and preventive measures among health-care professionals. There should be an increased in awareness through campaigns geared towards educating health-care personnel on the dangers of hepatitis B infection. Keywords: Health care workers, Hepatitis B infection, prevention and control, Knowledge, attitude and practice, Developing countries
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In-depth interviews with 27 individuals infected with syphilis in a recent UK outbreak (out of a ... more In-depth interviews with 27 individuals infected with syphilis in a recent UK outbreak (out of a total of 58 diagnosed between May 1999 and August 2000 in three city hospitals) were carried out to examine behaviour and attitudes. Most (23/27) participants were homosexual men, seven of whom were HIV positive. Between them, the 23 gay men had 1,494 different contacts in the twelve months prior to their awareness of having syphilis, but only 10% of these contacts could be named. While oral sex (usually unprotected) was the most prevalent behaviour (median = 30 partners per year), only 39% perceived unprotected oral sex as a syphilis risk (c.f. 70% for anal sex). Many gay men (61%) used gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) during sex as an aphrodisiac. This syphilis-infected subset of the population had high levels of unprotected and anonymous sex, which brings into question the usefulness of contact tracing to control syphilis outbreaks. The majority of partners were casual oral sex partners. More awareness is urgently needed around syphilis symptoms and risks, and risks of using drugs to reduce sexual inhibitions.
Reducing teenage pregnancies is an important target for achieving the United National’s Millenniu... more Reducing teenage pregnancies is an important target for achieving the United National’s Millennium Development Goal 5 –Improving maternal health. Studies from the United States indicate a strong relationship between alcohol misuse, risky sexual behaviour and teenage pregnancy. Rates of teenage pregnancy in the United Kingdom (UK) are the highest in Western Europe and rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in young people aged 16-24 years have risen dramatically since 1997. Adolescents in the UK are ranked in the top five of thirty countries for most measures of alcohol misuse. Furthermore, hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions in those aged under 18 years in England rose significantly between 2002/3 and 2009/10. There are clear health inequalities between the UK and the rest of Europe. We recently conducted a study in England to describe the association between alcohol misuse, teenage pregnancy and STIs in young people and identify local ‘hotspots’ of overlapp...
Communities In Charge of Alcohol (CICA) takes an Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) approac... more Communities In Charge of Alcohol (CICA) takes an Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) approach to reducing alcohol harm. Through a cascade training model, supported by a designated local co-ordinator, local volunteers are trained to become accredited 'Alcohol Health Champions' to provide brief opportunistic advice at an individual level and mobilise action on alcohol availability at a community level. The CICA programme is the first time that a devolved UK region has attempted to coordinate an approach to building health champion capacity, presenting an opportunity to investigate its implementation and impact at scale. This paper describes the protocol for a stepped wedge randomised controlled trial of an Alcohol Health Champions programme in Greater Manchester which aims to strengthen the evidence base of ABCD approaches for health improvement and reducing alcohol-related harm. A natural experiment that will examine the effect of CICA on area level alcohol-related hospi...
Background: Infection by hepatitis B virus is one of the many challenges in public health today a... more Background: Infection by hepatitis B virus is one of the many challenges in public health today and the tenth leading cause of mortality worldwide. Research has shown that health-care personnel are at higher risk of acquiring the disease than the general population. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between knowledge, attitude and practice among health workers towards hepatitis B infection in Northern Nigeria. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional survey with self-administered questionnaire to gather information from an Ear, Nose and Throat health-care professionals in a tertiary hospital in Northern Nigeria. The data collected was coded and analyzed using SPSS software version 20. Results: A similar numbers of males, 49.5% (53/107), and females, 50.5% (54/107) took part. The overall correctly answered knowledge questions by the professions was 76.9%. A one-way ANOVA between participants showed that there were significant difference between the profession groups in terms of knowledge scores (F4, 102 = 11.5, P< 0.001) and in terms of practice scores between the groups (F4, 102 = 4.1, P< 0.01); however, there was no significant difference in attitude between the professional groups (F4, 102 = 0.6, P= 0.68). Multivariate analysis showed that health attendants had the best practice score and did not differ significantly to Doctors (β = −0.1, t = −0.9, P= 0.40). Conclusion: The findings suggest that there is a gap in knowledge and lack of compliance to infection control and preventive measures among health-care professionals. There should be an increased in awareness through campaigns geared towards educating health-care personnel on the dangers of hepatitis B infection. Keywords: Health care workers, Hepatitis B infection, prevention and control, Knowledge, attitude and practice, Developing countries
... Upload Your Compound Libraries! Deadline: Jan 20 2013; Reward: See Details. As part of our im... more ... Upload Your Compound Libraries! Deadline: Jan 20 2013; Reward: See Details. As part of our improved Novel Molecules Challenge (NMC) procedure, you may now upload to InnoCenti More Challenges; Powered by: InnoCentive. nature jobs. ...
In-depth interviews with 27 individuals infected with syphilis in a recent UK outbreak (out of a ... more In-depth interviews with 27 individuals infected with syphilis in a recent UK outbreak (out of a total of 58 diagnosed between May 1999 and August 2000 in three city hospitals) were carried out to examine behaviour and attitudes. Most (23/27) participants were homosexual men, seven of whom were HIV positive. Between them, the 23 gay men had 1,494 different contacts in the twelve months prior to their awareness of having syphilis, but only 10% of these contacts could be named. While oral sex (usually unprotected) was the most prevalent behaviour (median = 30 partners per year), only 39% perceived unprotected oral sex as a syphilis risk (c.f. 70% for anal sex). Many gay men (61%) used gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) during sex as an aphrodisiac. This syphilis-infected subset of the population had high levels of unprotected and anonymous sex, which brings into question the usefulness of contact tracing to control syphilis outbreaks. The majority of partners were casual oral sex partners. More awareness is urgently needed around syphilis symptoms and risks, and risks of using drugs to reduce sexual inhibitions.
Reducing teenage pregnancies is an important target for achieving the United National’s Millenniu... more Reducing teenage pregnancies is an important target for achieving the United National’s Millennium Development Goal 5 –Improving maternal health. Studies from the United States indicate a strong relationship between alcohol misuse, risky sexual behaviour and teenage pregnancy. Rates of teenage pregnancy in the United Kingdom (UK) are the highest in Western Europe and rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in young people aged 16-24 years have risen dramatically since 1997. Adolescents in the UK are ranked in the top five of thirty countries for most measures of alcohol misuse. Furthermore, hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions in those aged under 18 years in England rose significantly between 2002/3 and 2009/10. There are clear health inequalities between the UK and the rest of Europe. We recently conducted a study in England to describe the association between alcohol misuse, teenage pregnancy and STIs in young people and identify local ‘hotspots’ of overlapp...
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leading cause of mortality worldwide. Research has shown that health-care personnel are at higher risk of
acquiring the disease than the general population.
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between knowledge, attitude and practice among
health workers towards hepatitis B infection in Northern Nigeria.
Methods: This study used a cross-sectional survey with self-administered questionnaire to gather information
from an Ear, Nose and Throat health-care professionals in a tertiary hospital in Northern Nigeria. The data
collected was coded and analyzed using SPSS software version 20.
Results: A similar numbers of males, 49.5% (53/107), and females, 50.5% (54/107) took part. The overall
correctly answered knowledge questions by the professions was 76.9%. A one-way ANOVA between
participants showed that there were significant difference between the profession groups in terms of knowledge
scores (F4, 102 = 11.5, P< 0.001) and in terms of practice scores between the groups (F4, 102 = 4.1, P< 0.01);
however, there was no significant difference in attitude between the professional groups (F4, 102 = 0.6, P=
0.68). Multivariate analysis showed that health attendants had the best practice score and did not differ
significantly to Doctors (β = −0.1, t = −0.9, P= 0.40).
Conclusion: The findings suggest that there is a gap in knowledge and lack of compliance to infection control
and preventive measures among health-care professionals. There should be an increased in awareness through
campaigns geared towards educating health-care personnel on the dangers of hepatitis B infection.
Keywords: Health care workers, Hepatitis B infection, prevention and control, Knowledge, attitude and
practice, Developing countries
leading cause of mortality worldwide. Research has shown that health-care personnel are at higher risk of
acquiring the disease than the general population.
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between knowledge, attitude and practice among
health workers towards hepatitis B infection in Northern Nigeria.
Methods: This study used a cross-sectional survey with self-administered questionnaire to gather information
from an Ear, Nose and Throat health-care professionals in a tertiary hospital in Northern Nigeria. The data
collected was coded and analyzed using SPSS software version 20.
Results: A similar numbers of males, 49.5% (53/107), and females, 50.5% (54/107) took part. The overall
correctly answered knowledge questions by the professions was 76.9%. A one-way ANOVA between
participants showed that there were significant difference between the profession groups in terms of knowledge
scores (F4, 102 = 11.5, P< 0.001) and in terms of practice scores between the groups (F4, 102 = 4.1, P< 0.01);
however, there was no significant difference in attitude between the professional groups (F4, 102 = 0.6, P=
0.68). Multivariate analysis showed that health attendants had the best practice score and did not differ
significantly to Doctors (β = −0.1, t = −0.9, P= 0.40).
Conclusion: The findings suggest that there is a gap in knowledge and lack of compliance to infection control
and preventive measures among health-care professionals. There should be an increased in awareness through
campaigns geared towards educating health-care personnel on the dangers of hepatitis B infection.
Keywords: Health care workers, Hepatitis B infection, prevention and control, Knowledge, attitude and
practice, Developing countries