iosr-JNHS   Volume-6 ~ Issue-1 ~ Jan-Feb 2017

Abstract: The present study aimed to assess women awareness regarding vaginal discharge. Study design: Cross sectional design was utilized. Study sitting: The study was conducted at 17 faculties at Mansoura University. Study sample: A total of 500 employees selected by systematic random sample. Tool of data collection: A structured interviewing questionnaire was used. It included five parts to assess general characteristics, obstetrical history, knowledge and health seeking behavior regarding vaginal discharge and the incidence of abnormal vaginal discharge among the studied sample. Results: the finding of this study revealed that less than quarter of the employees complained of abnormal vaginal discharge. More than half of studied women had bad knowledge score.............

Keywords: Vaginal discharge, Awareness, Knowledge, Practices.

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Abstract: Background: Patient registry is a file of documents containing uniform information about individual persons, collected in a systematic and comprehensive way, in order to serve a pre-determined scientific, clinical or policy purpose.
Aim; this study was conducted to establish data base for cerebral palsy (CP) in Al montazah district Alexandria city. Subjects and Methods: children with CP who are receiving physical therapy services of both genders, ranged in age from 6 months to 15 years in central hospitals, Health insurance hospitals and all private physical therapy centers which deal with children in Al montazah district. The number of cases which included in this study was 180 cases. The outcomes measures were Viking speech Scale, Manual Ability Classification System (MACS), Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM).............

Keywords: Almontazah, Cerebral palsy, Registry, physical therapy

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Abstract: Objective: Globally, the predominant trend in nursing education over the last century has been towards greater professionalization through the lengthening of training periods and the shift from a hospital-based apprenticeship model of professional education to institutions of higher learning. The study sought the opinion of academic and hospital nurses in Jos, Plateau state on the ongoing transition in nursing education from hospital base to the University, having four objectives as a guide.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey design was adopted for the study and a stratified sampling technique was used to recruit 74 nurses/midwives. Descriptive statistics was generated for demography and opinions of nurses/midwives while inferential statistics (student's t-test) was used to investigate their opinions with their practice area........

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