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Qasem, JafarA, JenanM Al-Rifaai, and AneesaM Al Haddad. "Personal hygiene among college students in Kuwait: A Health promotion perspective." Journal of Education and Health Promotion 7, no. 1 (2018): 92. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_158_17.
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Anderson, Joy L., Cynthia A. Warren, Elena Perez, Reggie I. Louis, Stephanie Phillips, Jean Wheeler, Melissa Cole, and Ranjita Misra. "Gender and ethnic differences in hand hygiene practices among college students." American Journal of Infection Control 36, no. 5 (June 2008): 361–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2007.09.007.
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Sadiq, M. S., Z. B. Sohail, F. Riaz, M. S. Chishty, M. Munawar, and S. Sabir. "Awareness and Practice of Oral Hygiene Measures amongst College Students of Lahore." Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 15, no. 5 (May 30, 2021): 1491–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs211551491.
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Objective: To evaluate awareness and practice of oral hygiene measures amongst college students of Lahore. To assess awareness and practice of oral hygiene measures amongst students of CMH LMC, LUMS, UET, FAST, Punjab College & Lahore Garrison University Materials and Methods: A survey was conducted among non-dental students using a questionnaire. Results: Most frequently used oral hygiene measure was toothbrush (81.3%). Most frequently used interdental aid was toothpick. (53.8%). 68% of the participants were aware about oral hygiene and most common mode of awareness was by dental fraternity 34.6%. 51% of the participants were using interdental aids. 49% of the participants were not using oral hygiene adjuncts and the most common reason was not knowing how to use it. (28.8%) Conclusions:68% of the participants were aware about oral hygiene measures but only half of the participants in this study engaged in regular oral hygiene measures and lack of knowledge was the dominant reason for not doing so. Key words: oral health, periodontal disease, interdental areas, interdental cleansing, interdental aids.
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Asawa, Kailash, Tulip Chakravarty, Mridula Tak, Dev Rathod, and Nandini Sen. "Self-Assessment of Psychological and Mechanical Factors Affecting Oral Hygiene Among Indian College-Going Students: A Model-Guided Study." International Quarterly of Community Health Education 40, no. 4 (November 6, 2019): 307–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272684x19885496.
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Good oral hygiene is the foundation for a healthy mouth. This study was aimed to determine the efficacy of oral health education based on an integrated model on oral hygiene attitude and behavior among the college students of Udaipur city. An intervention study was conducted among 156 college students in Udaipur city. The questionnaire based on the new integrated model was tested for validity and reliability. Paired t test and multinomial regression analysis were employed for statistical analysis. Significant differences were observed regarding all the indicators of oral hygiene practices, perceived susceptibility, seriousness, benefits, barriers, self-efficacy, and external locus of control. Odds ratio was significantly greater among undergraduate regarding oral hygiene practices. Also odds ratio of perceived susceptibility and seriousness was more among male population. The educational intervention was successful in conveying the message regarding the importance of oral hygiene practices.
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K., Manasa, Chandrakumar S. G., and Prashantha B. "Assessment of hand hygiene knowledge among medical and nursing students of Mysore medical college and research institute, Mysore." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 3 (February 24, 2018): 1133. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20180773.
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Background: Improper hand hygiene among health care workers is the main cause for many nosocomial infections. Lack of knowledge and lack of recognition of hand hygiene opportunities during patient care are mainly responsible for poor hand hygiene among health care workers.Methods: Knowledge on hand hygiene was assessed using WHO hand hygiene questionnaire among medical and nursing students of Mysore medical college and research institute.Results: Among 276 medical and 225 nursing students who participated in the study, 26% of medical and 33% of nursing students had received formal training in hand hygiene in the last three years. Less than 50% of students had knowledge on source, routes of transmission of germs and minimal time needed for hand rubbing in hospital setting.Conclusions: The knowledge is limited on hand hygiene actions which shows the importance of inclusion of hand hygiene topic in curriculum.
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al Kadi, Azzam, and Sajad Ahmad Salati. "Hand Hygiene Practices among Medical Students." Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases 2012 (2012): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/679129.
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Background. Hand hygiene is a cost-effective method in preventing infection transmission. Hand hygiene practices have been found to be faulty in most healthcare settings. We conducted a study to evaluate the awareness, and compliance of hand hygiene among undergraduate medical students during their clinical phase in Qassim College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia.Methods. A questionnaire based on World Health Organization’s concept of “Five Moments for Hand Hygiene” was used to evaluate the awareness of the indications for hand hygiene and compliance was observed during Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) sessions. Sixty students including thirty-six males (60%) and twenty-four females (40%) participated voluntarily in the study.Results. The average awareness regarding the positive indications of hand hygiene was 56%. Rest of the 44% of students were either not sure or unaware of the indications of hygiene. Only 29% of students were able to identify all the five indications for hand hygiene in the questionnaire. Compliance as assessed during OSCE sessions was only 17% with no significant difference between the genders.Conclusion. It was concluded that serious efforts are needed to improve the hand hygiene practices among medical students.
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Gipson, Christine S., Jenifer M. Chilton, Suzanne S. Dickerson, Danita Alfred, and Barbara K. Haas. "Effects of a sleep hygiene text message intervention on sleep in college students." Journal of American College Health 67, no. 1 (May 31, 2018): 32–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2018.1462816.
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Tucker, Claire, and Michael Miller. "The Impact of Transfer Shock in a Dental Hygiene Program at a Four-Year Health-Sciences University." Journal of Studies in Education 10, no. 4 (October 8, 2020): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jse.v10i4.17604.
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Health-sciences medical universities that host dental hygiene programs typically work on the model of offering upper division coursework, meaning that they enroll only students who complete their first two years at a different institution. The current study investigated the impact of ‘transfer shock’ on students who transferred into a dental hygiene program from community colleges compared to those transferring from four-year universities. This included testing for differences between student grade point average and NBDHE pass rates for the two groups of transfer students. A total of 166 students who graduated from a dental hygiene program at a mid-southern health-sciences university from 2014-2018 were included in the study. The subjects were placed into two groups by the location of their lower division courses: community college or four-year university. Paired t-tests suggested the presence of transfer shock for both groups. First-attempt pass rates: 95.5%, with a program GPA of 3.12 for the community college group and 98%, with a program GPA of 3.27 for the four-year university group. Transfer shock did occur in the program in the study, so program administrators in dental hygiene academic units should be aware of the impact of transfer and help build bridges that support students to aid in their success.
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Zhang, Chun-Qing, Rongyu Fang, Ru Zhang, Martin S. Hagger, and Kyra Hamilton. "Predicting Hand Washing and Sleep Hygiene Behaviors among College Students: Test of an Integrated Social-Cognition Model." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 4 (February 13, 2020): 1209. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17041209.
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Objective: Hand washing and sleep hygiene are two important health behaviors. The purpose of the current study was to identify the motivational and volitional antecedents of college students’ hand washing and sleep hygiene behaviors based on an integrated model of behavior that combined social-cognition constructs from the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Health Action Process Approach (HAPA). Methods: Using a prospective design, college students (N = 1106) completed a survey assessing the motivational constructs of action self-efficacy, attitudes, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, intentions, and behaviors of hand washing and sleep hygiene at Time 1. Demographic variables were also collected. One month later, at Time 2, college students (N = 524) self-reported on their volitional factors of maintenance self-efficacy, action planning, coping planning, and behaviors of hand washing and sleep hygiene. A further 2 months later, at Time 3, college students (N = 297) were asked to self-report on their hand washing and sleep hygiene behaviors over the past month. Findings: Data were analyzed using variance-based structural equation modelling. Results showed significant direct effects of attitudes, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control on intentions; significant direct effects of action self-efficacy on maintenance self-efficacy; and significant direct effects of maintenance self-efficacy on action planning and coping planning. Significant direct effects of intention on action planning (sleep hygiene only), and significant direct effects of intention, maintenance self-efficacy (hand washing only), action and coping planning on behavior were also observed. Action planning also moderated the intention–behavior relationship, but only for hand washing. There were also significant total indirect effects of action self-efficacy on behavior mediated by maintenance self-efficacy, action planning, and coping planning for both behaviors, and significant total indirect effects of subjective norm and perceived behavioral control on behavior mediated by intention for sleep hygiene. When past behavior was included in the integrated model predicting all the psychological variables and behavior, all of the structural relations were attenuated. Discussion: Current findings indicate that college students’ hand washing and sleep hygiene behaviors are a function of both motivational and volitional factors. Findings also indicate that the TPB and HAPA pathways might differ for the two health behaviors. Implications of the current findings for future health interventions aimed at improving college students’ hand washing and sleep hygiene are discussed.
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Amaral, A. Paula, M. João Soares, A. T. Pereira, M. Bajouco, B. Maia, M. Marques, J. Valente, and A. Macedo. "Predictors of Sleep Difficulties in College Students." European Psychiatry 41, S1 (April 2017): S81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.257.
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IntroductionCollege students are known for their variable sleep schedules. Such schedules, along with other common student practices are associated with poor sleep hygiene. The persistence of the precipitating stressor is one of the factors involved in the persistence of insomnia.AimsTo examine the role of the perceived stress, perseverative thinking, strategies of cognitive emotion regulation and negative affect as predictors of sleep difficulties.MethodsThe sample comprises 549 college students.MeasuresPSS-10, PTQ, CERQ and POMS-58. Three questions were used to access difficulties in initiating sleep (DIS), maintaining sleep (DMS) and early morning wakening (EMA). A Sleep Difficulties Index (SDI) was calculated by summing DIS, DMS and EMA scores.ResultsIn total sample, the multiple linear regression explained 27.7% of the SDI total variance (R2 = .277, F(9, 375) = 15,942, P < .0001). The significant predictors of the total variance of SDI were perceived distress (B = .246, P = .0001), repetitive thought (B = .189, P = .005), cognitive interference and unproductiveness (B = −.188, P = .006), rumination (B = .130, P = .044) and negative affect (B = .156, P = .018).ConclusionsPreventive interventions focused on predictor factors (perceived stress, perseverative thinking, rumination and negative affect) should be considered in order to promote better mental health in college students.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Hosing, A., AM Hiremath, V. Vadavadagi, A. Bansal, and A. Kahar. "Oral Hygiene Practices in Dental Students." Journal of Oral Health and Community Dentistry 10, no. 1 (January 2016): 30–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/johcd-10-1-30.
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ABSTRACT Objective This study aims to determine oral health practices among under graduate dental students from Pravara Rural Dental college Loni. Methods A self administered questionnaire was distributed among dental students randomly. The questionnaire was developed to assess the self reported perception of oral hygiene practices. Results The response rate was 85%. 15% of the students did not answer the questionnaire completely so were not included in the study. (n=252) 67.46% students reported brushing twice daily while only 5.55% were brushing thrice daily, 26.98% of them were brushing once in a day. 96.03% the students reported using toothpaste, 79.75% of them were using fluoridated toothpaste this indicates that many of them were well aware of fact that fluorides have significant role in dental caries and show potential therapeutic, adjunctive and preventive use in the treatment of periodontal diseases. 73.41% of students reported rinsing their mouth with water, only 23.80% were using mouthwashes. All of them were using one or more oral cleaning aids i.e. dental floss, interdental brush and tongue cleaner.seventy nine percent students were reported using tongue cleaners. Conclusion The results indicate that more emphasis should be given on Oral health care of Undergraduate dental students and further research is needed to examine oral cavity clinically and objectively by standard procedures available. Students should be motivated to keep their mouth free of dental diseases by practicing proper oral hygine aids and guidelines.
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Ambiger, Netravati, T. S. Ranganath, M. Kavitha, and D. B. Padmini. "A cross-sectional study to assess the health hygiene status of school children in urban field practice area, Bangalore Medical College And Research Institute, Bengaluru." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 12 (November 24, 2018): 5460. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184823.
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Background: A large fraction of the world’s illness and death is attributable to communicable diseases. This is especially notable in developing countries where acute respiratory and intestinal infections are the primary causes of morbidity and mortality among young children. Objective of the study was to assess the basic hygiene practices among primary school children in urban field practice area, BMC&RI.Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out during September and October 2016 on a total of 125 school children to assess the level of basic hygiene practices in Urban field practice area, BMCRI. A Random sampling technique was used and pre tested and semi structured questionnaire was read out to the participants during face to face interview and sufficient time was given to the subjects to respond, without probing the answer.Results: Among 125 students, 54% were female and 46% were male.53.6% students take bath on alternate days, 88% students wash their feet daily, and 76% students change their cloth daily.75.2% students had h/o head lice and 57.6% students had h/o dental caries.Conclusions: Out of 125, 56.8% of students have excellent hygiene, 42.4% of students have very good hygiene and 0.8% students have good hygiene.
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DAUD, SEEMA, RABIAH MAHWISH, and HAJRA SHUJA. "HAND HYGIENE;." Professional Medical Journal 20, no. 01 (December 10, 2012): 164–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.29309/tpmj/2013.20.01.595.
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Background: WHO Guidelines recommends ‘‘My five moments for hand hygiene” for prevention of HCAI. Objective: Toassess the knowledge and practices of medical students about HCAI and hand hygiene. Setting: Lahore Medical & Dental College(LMDC), Lahore. Period: Four weeks, in January and February, 2012. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted usingWHO’s “Hand Hygiene Knowledge Questionnaire”, among MBBS students from 3rd to final years, 2012. Data was entered and cleaned inSPSS 19 and presented in tables and graphs. Descriptive statistics was used in the forms of numbers and percentages. Results: Among227 respondents, 63% were female, 67% were 20 to 22 years old, 38% were from 3rd year, 40% from 4th year and 22% from final year,61% never received hand hygiene training and 67% never used hand rubs. Few students named unclean hands as main route (42%) andsource of HCAI (21%). Hand hygiene was preferred before touching patients (76%) and after body fluid exposure (70%). It was perceivedto be rapid (63%), effective (66%), cause of skin dryness (57%) and it was supposed to be used concomitantly with hand washing (74%),before abdomen palpation (48%), giving injection (31%), after removing gloves (22%) and making patient’s bed (31%). Damaged skin(92%), artificial fingernails (78%) and jewelry (53%) were perceived to increase hand contamination. Conclusions: There were seriousgaps in knowledge of proper hand cleaning techniques and their importance in prevention of health HCAI. Hand hygiene, must be part ofcurriculum and training of all health care providers.
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Madhan Kumar, Seenivasan, Karthigeyan Jeyapalan, Uma Maheswari Mani, Parthasarathy Natarajan, Shanmuganathan Natarajan, and V. Anand Kumar. "To Evaluate Self-Reported Oral Health Attitudes, Behavior and to Compare the Oral Health Attitudes among Students of Different Years of a Dental School in South-India." Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 11, no. 3 (September 18, 2018): 1659–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bpj/1534.
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To evaluate self-reported oral health attitudes, behavior and compare the oral health attitudes among a group of dental students of different years in India. Four hundred dental students from first year to internship of the undergraduate dental course of Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai were surveyed and a modified HU-DBI survey was administered to all of them. The questionnaire consists of 28 questions with yes or no responses, where the first 25 questions were related to oral health attitudes and the last three questions dealt with smoking habits of the subjects. The responses were tabulated and statistically analyzed using IBM SPSS software version 19.0. Highly significant results were obtained with respect to oral hygiene in both males and females indicative of good oral hygiene practices. The general trends for answering indicate that both males and female dental students showed a high degree of awareness and competence in all four sub sections of the questionnaire, namely oral health attitude, oral hygiene, self-reported oral health and smoking. This result was highly significant for most questions. Dental hygiene and dental hygiene practices among dental students in this South Indian population show an improvement among dental students from year to year. No significant differences were seen between male and female dental students.
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Nair, Sreejith Sasidharan, Ramesh Hanumantappa, Shashidhar Gurushantswamy Hiremath, Mohammed Asaduddin Siraj, and Pooja Raghunath. "Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Hand Hygiene among Medical and Nursing Students at a Tertiary Health Care Centre in Raichur, India." ISRN Preventive Medicine 2014 (February 6, 2014): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/608927.
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Background. Hand hygiene is recognized as the leading measure to prevent cross-transmission of microorganisms. Regarding hospital acquired infections, the compliance of nurses with hand washing guidelines seems to be vital in preventing the disease transmission among patients. There is a paucity of studies exploring this subject in Asia. Especially medical and nursing student’s knowledge of standard hand hygiene precautions is rarely compared. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 98 medical and 46 nursing students in a tertiary medical college in India. Knowledge was assessed using WHO hand hygiene questionnaire. Attitude and practices were evaluated by using another self-structured questionnaire. Z test was used to compare the percentage of correct responses between medical and nursing students. A P value less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results. Only 9% of participants (13 out of 144) had good knowledge regarding hand hygiene. Nursing students knowledge (P=0.023) , attitude (P=0.023), and practices (P<0.05) were significantly better than medical students.
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Anand, Deepak, and Shiv Prakash. "Assessment of the hygiene and sanitation practices of students of class VI to IX in urban government inter college at Allahabad district, India." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 9 (August 24, 2018): 3870. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20183428.
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Background: Hygiene and sanitation practices directly affect health status, and students can be easily educated for correct practices, which can be a cheap and effective measure for disease prevention, also it will reduce absenteeism due to illness in schools. This research paper was designed to assess the factors influencing hygiene and sanitation practices among school children.Methods: It is a cross-sectional descriptive study, sample size was 400. Data was collected between August 2017 and December 2017 by using structured questionnaire on general hygiene and sanitation practices.Results: It was found that only 61.5% of students wash their hand before meals, merely 16.75% of them were practicing proper dental hygiene, 41.25% of them clean genitals properly, whereas 52.25% students daily consumes food from vendors. Significant difference in sanitation and hygiene practices was found regarding education of father, education of mother and socioeconomic status.Conclusions: Hygiene and sanitation practices among students are not satisfactory and there is scope for improvement.
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Malla, Suprim, Reshma Shrestha, Bhageshwar Dhami, Sujaya Gupta, and Satish Deo. "Knowledge and Practices of Periodontal Health and Oral Hygiene among BDS Students." Journal of Nepalese Society of Periodontology and Oral Implantology 1, no. 2 (December 4, 2017): 51–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnspoi.v1i2.23549.
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Background: Periodontal disease is an inflammatory oral disease that affects the soft and hard tissues supporting the teeth. Gingivitis, an early stage, when untreated leads to periodontitis that causes progressive tooth mobility leading towards tooth loss. Periodontitis is ubiquitous and commonly manifests in adult life. Early detection of oral diseases makes them more amenable to treatment and allows better chance of cure. BDS students are young adults who are going to be future oral health care provider. Their knowledge and oral hygiene practices may impact oral health status of a society.
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of oral health and periodontal disease and correlate it with oral hygiene practices among BDS students not exposed to clinical practice.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 120 students of first, second and third year BDS at Kantipur Dental College. The students who were not exposed to clinical practice were invited to participate. The data was collected by self-administered structured questionnaire. There were total of 15 questions on knowledge and oral hygiene practice and scores were assigned to each question. Data analysis was done by SPSS 20 software program.
Results: The mean knowledge score of the population was 6.58 ± 1.29 and mean practice score as 6.20 ± 1.73. The participants had good knowledge (55%) of oral health and periodontal diseases. However, only 22.5% of participants followed good oral hygiene practices. There was no significant difference of knowledge between males and females (p = 0.831) but a statistically significant difference was seen in the practice of oral hygiene (p = 0.006).
Conclusion: Despite having good knowledge (55%) of oral and periodontal health, 77.5% of the BDS students did not follow good oral hygiene practices on a regular basis. Dental students must be encouraged to be good role models in practicing as well as promoting oral health. The authors would like to recommend incorporating some oral health and preventive dentistry topics in the non-clinical BDS curriculum.
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Waheed, Dr Zarina, Munazza Saeed, and Rafey Ahmad Jameel. "Awareness and Practices of Oral Hygiene among Female Undergraduates in a Malaysian University." Journal of Education and Educational Development 4, no. 2 (November 14, 2017): 227. http://dx.doi.org/10.22555/joeed.v4i2.1321.
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<em>The aim of this study is to evaluate the extent of awareness and practices of oral hygiene among undergraduate female students in a residential college of a university at Malaysia and to assess the need for awareness programs about oral hygiene. The study was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire. Hundred undergraduate female Malay students were selected as sample through convenience sampling. The results indicated that a majority of the respondents used toothpaste and toothbrush as primary tools for cleaning their teeth twice a day and was found that they had never used Miswak (a wooden teeth-cleaning stick made from tree twigs). They had adequate knowledge about periodontal and gingival health and were aware of the importance of visiting dentist regularly; however, most of them visited dentists when having a toothache. They had also reported need for organizing oral hygiene awareness programs by college administration and showed adequate oral hygiene knowledge and practices. Nevertheless, few inadequate practices were also identified which were being considered under oral hygiene along with lack of awareness programs being organized in college for which recommendations are suggested.</em>
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Gupta, Vineeta. "Assessment of oral hygiene practices among medical students." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 7, no. 3 (February 27, 2020): 1170. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20200986.
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Background: Oral health is an important aspect of general health and wellbeing. As per available researches the high prevalence of oral diseases is a major public health problem. Oral hygiene is further compromised by unhealthy habits like tobacco use and lack of dental specialist care. Undergraduate medical and nursing students should be aware of oral health and dental hygiene as they are the future healthcare provider on whom the health of nation will depend.Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted at Raipur Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India during study period July 2019 to September 2019. Purposive sampling method was used to select M.B.B.S. and B.Sc. nursing students as study subjects. Only those students present in the college on the days of the data collection and those willing to participate were included in the study. Data (background information, awareness and practice regarding oral hygiene) was collected using a predesigned pretested questionnaire.Results: 52.7% of the study subjects were female and 47.3% were male. 7.9% students were confident of their healthy teeth and expressed as good and very good condition. All the students were brushing teeth daily and few students even brushed twice a day (30.7%). Frequency of changing toothbrush, method of tooth brushing, use of inter-dental aid, use of tobacco, use of alcohol and causes of bad breath were significantly associated with gender variable.Conclusions: Awareness with respect to oral health (using fluoridated toothpaste) among students was adequate. However, awareness of usage of toothbrushes and non-practicing tobacco and alcohol habit show the oral health knowledge in these students. The correct knowledge about maintaining good oral health needs to be given to the individuals in an effective manner at earliest so that it becomes a part of their life style.
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Yadav, Kaluram, Jitender Solanki, C. L. Dileep, B. R. Adyanthaya, Prashant Mishra, and Omprakash Yadav. "Association between different blood groups, depression and oral health status of dental students." Medicine and Pharmacy Reports 91, no. 3 (July 24, 2018): 317–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.15386/cjmed-830.
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Introduction. Knowledge of blood groups and their association with oral diseases and depression is very important, as it may help in early diagnosis and treatment strategies. Method. A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted among dental students of a private dental college. The study was conducted in two phases, in the first phase the blood samples of each student were collected and sent for blood group examination in laboratory. Data for oral health status was collected by recording oral hygiene, dental caries and questions regarding oral hygiene habits and adverse oral habits. Depression level was recorded using a pre-validated, 21 item close ended questionnaire. Data thus collected was subjected to statistical analysis using chi-square and frequency distribution test using SPSS software.Results. The total study subjects were 315, 95 males and 220 females. On applying chi-square test between blood group and Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) score, a highly significant association (p=0.00) was observed. A non-significant association p=0.217 and p=0.668 was observed between gender and DMFT and Oral hygiene index-simplified and Blood group respectively. When comparing blood group and Depression score, a non-significant association (p=0.74) was observed.Conclusion. DMFT score varies in different blood groups and this might suggest a positive association between blood groups and DMFT score, while depression, oral hygiene and gender might not be affected by the different blood groups.
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Bhagat, TK, A. Shrestha, and TN Yadav. "Comparison of oral hygiene status among 6-14 year old students of public and private schools of Rajbiraj, Saptari, Nepal." Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal 10, no. 1 (June 17, 2015): 17–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v10i1.12763.
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Aim To determine the oral hygiene status of 6-14 years old school children in Rajbiraj, Nepal. Materials and Methods Three hundred school children from public and private schools were examined for oral hygiene status using OHI(S). Descriptive statistics and independent sample t-tests were done. Results There was no significant difference in the oral hygiene status among gender, but the oral hygiene status of the children in private schools was better than that of the public school. Conclusion Large number of public school children had poor oral hygiene compared to private school children. Hence, oral health education programs should be conducted on a frequent basis to improve their oral hygiene status. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v10i1.12763 Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2014, Vol.10(1); 17-21
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Doshi, Dolar, Pavan Baldava, Nagaraj Anup, and Peter S. Sequeira. "A Comparative Evaluation of Self-Reported Oral Hygiene Practices Among Medical and Engineering University Students with Access to Health-promotive Dental Care." Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice 8, no. 1 (January 2007): 68–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jcdp-8-1-68.
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Abstract Aim This study was conducted to test the null hypothesis that no difference exists in the oral hygiene knowledge and practices of university students in different courses when they have equal opportunity to access health-promotive dental care. Methods and Materials The study was conducted using 120 students each from the medical and engineering colleges at the University of Manipal Academy of Higher Education who had easy access to the dental college within the campus which provides health-promotive dental care to all its patients. A self-administered structured questionnaire consisting of questions on demographic data, oral hygiene knowledge and practices, and dental service utilization patterns was distributed among the students. The data collected was analyzed using SPSS 10 version. Results Statistically significant differences were found between the two groups with respect to the knowledge of fluoridated toothpastes, frequency of toothbrush renewal, use of dental floss, and a tongue cleaner (p<0.001). The groups were similar in all other practices including the utilization of dental services. There were no significant differences between the self-reported oral hygiene knowledge and practices among medical and engineering university students, but the knowledge levels of the students were considerably lower than expected. Citation Doshi D, Baldava P, Anup N, Sequiera PS. A Comparative Evaluation of Self-Reported Oral Hygiene Practices Among Medical and Engineering University Students with Access to Health-promotive Dental Care. J Contemp Dent Pract 2007 January;(8)1:068-075.
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Saxena, Shashi, Saurabh Mishra, and Huma Khan. "An observational study to assess the knowledge and attitude of medical students regarding hand washing." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 6, no. 7 (June 28, 2019): 3076. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20192854.
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Background: Hand hygiene is a milestone in the field of infectious disease control. Promotion of improved hand hygiene has been recognized as an important public health measure. Therefore hand washing is being promoted in various ways. This study has been conducted to assess the level of knowledge and attitude regarding hand hygiene practices amongst the medical students to identify areas of gaps in their knowledge, attitude and practices.Methods: This is a cross sectional study conducted among medical undergraduates of a private medical college in western Utter Pradesh. A pre tested questionnaire with multiple choice questions was used for collection of data.Results: A total of 246 MBBS students participated in the study out of which 50.4 % students were male and rest were female. 78.5% participants were belonging to the age group 19-21 years. Students have good knowledge of hand washing irrespective of their educational front.Conclusions: The results of our study are fairly good still a proper training program is required to generate awareness among the community. Maintenance of hand hygiene should be a part of our education system at primary level.
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Srivastava, Rajiv, and Amarveer Singh Mehta. "Hand hygiene practices among school children of a periurban area Firozabad district." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 8 (July 23, 2018): 3544. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20183095.
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Background: Hand hygiene is a milestone of infectious disease control, and promotion of improved hand hygiene has been recognized as an important public health measure. The present study was undertaken to assess the hand hygiene practices among the school students of a peri urban area in district Firozabad.Methods: This six months cross sectional study was carried out among the students of an Intermediate college situated in a peri urban area of Firozabad district, U. P. All the students who were present in the respective classes (Vth–VIIth standard) were surveyed. A structured, self-administered pretested questionnaire was used to collect detailed information about the subjects‟ self-reported hand washing practices. Data entry and statistical analysis were performed using the Microsoft Excel and SPSS windows version 14.0 software.Results: Out of total 76 students, 97.4% practiced hand washing after defecation with Soap and water, while 63.2% did hand washing after cleaning with soap and water and 31.6% washed hands before eating food with Soap and water. A higher proportion of males showed proper hand hygiene practices than females. Proper Hand hygiene practices increased with the increase in education.Conclusions: Teaching the correct hand hygiene practice at an early age with help students to be healthy in later life. Thus primordial prevention is the key to reduce infection in school children.
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S., Cynthia Subhaprada, Vijayakumari S., Rajasekhar T., and Venkateswarlu U. "An interventional study on sleep hygiene among medical students." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 4, no. 2 (January 25, 2017): 352. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20170254.
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Background: Sleep deprivation, a common problem among undergraduate students, leads to daytime sleepiness and poor academic performance. The purpose of this study is to describe sleep hygiene among medical students and to measure effect of sleep hygiene educational intervention.Methods: An interventional cross-sectional study was carried out from September to October, 2015 among II MBBS students, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. Excessive daytime sleepiness was assessed by the Epworth sleepiness scale. Predesigned questionnaire was administered as pretest followed by health educational intervention session to 100 subjects selected by simple random sampling, and a post test two weeks later. Data entered in MS Excel 2007, was analyzed using IBM SPSS 20. Difference in means tested by paired t test and Chisquare test was used to test association between variables, with p value <0.05 considered significant.Results: 100 study subjects, 48 of 7 semester and 52 of 5 semester, had a mean (+SD) age in years, 20.2±0.58 and19.71±0.61 respectively. 57% were females. A statistically significant association between daytime sleepiness prevalence by semester was found. (Pretest X2 = 7.83, post test X2 = 7.19, p value <0.01). Weekend sleep schedules showed 2 hours increase than weekdays, in 40% (5 semester) and 30% (7 semester). 20% of study subjects had Epworth score 10-24, so expert medical advice is needed. A statistically significant difference was observed in sleep hygiene post intervention (t=2.010, p= 0.05).Conclusions: Daytime sleepiness was the most common problem encountered in this study. Sleep hygiene education promotes healthy sleeping habits.
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Ershadi, A., A. Karimov, M. Mapfumo Chidzonga, C. Ndhlovu, A. Dougherty, and M. Sadigh. "Mitigating the digital divide: Access, attitudes, and training in information and communication technologies among medical students at University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Harare, Zimbabwe." Annals of Global Health 81, no. 1 (March 12, 2015): 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aogh.2015.02.566.
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Peach, Hannah, Jane F. Gaultney, David D. Gray, and Peter Walla. "Sleep hygiene and sleep quality as predictors of positive and negative dimensions of mental health in college students." Cogent Psychology 3, no. 1 (April 8, 2016): 1168768. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2016.1168768.
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Kloss, Jacqueline D., Christina O. Nash, Colleen M. Walsh, Elizabeth Culnan, Sarah Horsey, and Kathy Sexton-Radek. "A “Sleep 101” Program for College Students Improves Sleep Hygiene Knowledge and Reduces Maladaptive Beliefs about Sleep." Behavioral Medicine 42, no. 1 (January 29, 2015): 48–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08964289.2014.969186.
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Ningsih, Shely Silfia Ratna, Richa Noprianty, and Irman Somantri. "GAMBARAN PELAKSANAAN KEGIATAN KEBERSIHAN TANGAN OLEH PETUGAS KESEHATAN DI RUMAH SAKIT DUSTIRA CIMAHI." JURNAL PENDIDIKAN KEPERAWATAN INDONESIA 3, no. 1 (December 30, 2017): 57. http://dx.doi.org/10.17509/jpki.v3i1.7486.
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ABSTRAKKeselamatan pasien merupakan variabel untuk mengukur dan mengevaluasi kualitas pelayanan keperawatan. Salah satu upaya yang dilakukan adalah mencegah infeksi rumah sakit dengan menjaga kebersihan tangan dengan teknik enam langkah dan lima momen di rawat inap. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran pelaksanaan kebersihan tangan oleh petugas kesehatan di Ruang Rawat Inap Penyakit Dalam Pria Rumah Sakit Dustira Cimahi. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif eksploratif dengan metode observasional. Sampel penelitian ini berjumlah 288 kali pengamatan kegiatan oleh petugas kesehatan (dokter, perawat dan mahasiswa praktek) yang terbagi pada shift pagi dan shift sore dengan 84 pengamatan, dan shift malam berjumlah 120 kali pengamatan. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan lembar observasi dengan menggunakan work sampling. Hasil menggambarkan bahwa : 1) sebelum kontak dengan pasien sebagian besar hand hygiene tidak dilakukan oleh mahasiswa yaitu sebesar 89,8 % pada shift malam, 2) sebelum tindakan terhadap pasien sebagian besar hand hygiene tidak dilakukan oleh mahasiswa sebanyak 89,8% pada shift malam, 3) sesudah kontak dengan pasien sebagian besar kegiatan hand hygiene dilakukan tidak sempurna oleh dokter sebanyak 75% pada shift sore, 4) sesudah kontak dengan cairan tubuh pasien sebagian besar hand hygiene dilakukan tidak sempurna oleh mahasiswa sebanyak 82,4% pada shift pagi, dan 5) sesudah kontak dengan lingkungan pasien sebagian besar hand hygiene dilakukan tidak sempurna oleh dokter sebanyak 75% pada shift sore. Berdasarkan hasil observasi, ketidak patuhan pelaksanaan kegiatan kebersihan tangan disebabkan karena media yang digunakan kurang memadai seperti campuran air pada sabun yang terlalu banyak, tisu yang jarang tersedia, antiseptik berbasis alkohol murni sehingga menimbulkan bau yang menyengat dan terasa panas ditangan serta lengket. Disarankan bagi pihak rumah sakit untuk memperhatikan kembali sarana dan prasarana untuk menunjang kebersihan tangan dan bagi petugas kesehatan disarankan untuk membaca kembali standar operasional prosedur (SOP) dari setiap tindakan yang akan dilakukan, karena setiap tindakan yang dilakukan ada SOP untuk mencuci tangan. ABSTRACTPatient safety is a variable for measuring and evaluating the quality of nursing services. One of the effort that should be done is to prevent hospital infections with hand hygiene using six-step hand hygiene technique and five moments at the hospitalization rooms. This study aims to describe the implementation of hand hygiene practice by healthcare provider in patient safety activities atmale medical ward on Dustira Cimahi Hospital. The study was a descriptive exploratory with the observational method. The research sample numbering 288 times observation activities from health workers (doctors, nurses, and students college) that divided on the morning shift totaling 84 observation activities, totaling 84 observations afternoon shift and night shift activities amounted to 120 times the observation activities. The instrument of this study using observation tool which contains a table check list on the implementation of hand hygiene by using work sampling.The overall results describe that: 1) not doing hand hygiene activities before making contact with the patient, were 89,8% for college students at the night shift, 2) before taking action at the patient most of the hand hygiene activities were not done 89,8% for college students in night shift, 3) after making contact with the patient, most of the hand hygiene activities were not perfect carried out, 75% for doctors in the afternoon shift, 4) after making contact with patients body fluids most of the hand hygiene activities were not done 82,4% for the college students in the morning shift, and 5) after making contact with the patient's environment most of the hand hygiene activities were not perfect carried out, 75% for doctors in the afternoon shift. Based on the observation, disobedience on implementation of hand hygiene due to insufficient media used liketoo much water in the mixture of water and soap, tissue is rarely available, pure alcohol-based hand rub is causing bad smell, hot at the skin and sticky hands. It is advised for the hospital to pay attention at infrastructure that support hand hygiene, and for health workers is advised to re-read the standard operating procedures (SOP) on any action to be performed, for every action there is SOP towash the hand.
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Piryani, Rano Mal, Tripti Shrestha, and Mamata Sharma Neupane. "Personal habits and hygiene behavior of students entering nursing education." Journal of Chitwan Medical College 8, no. 2 (June 30, 2018): 37–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmc.v8i2.23736.
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Introduction: Nurses constitute the largest percentage of the health care workers (HCW). They spend more time with patients and their compliance with hygiene practices is vital in preventing the disease transmission. It is imperative to know the nursing students’ behavior on personal habits and hygiene before being exposed to the patients during their nursing training. This study was conducted to assess the personal habits and hygiene behavior of first year BSc nursing students prior to their exposure to the patients.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at School of Nursing of Chitwan Medical College in March-April 2015. All 30 students of first year Bachelor of nursing in Science were included in the study. Validated self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 16.
Results: Almost all used to wash their hairs every few days. More than 50% used to wash their hands after using handkerchief. Nearly 77% agreed to have complete bath or shower daily. Forty seven percent used to wash their hands 1-4 times a day. Nearly 77% used to change their shirt every few days and nearly 84% used change their trouser every few days. Majority of the students used to wear tie most of the times and change with clean every week. Nearly 67% used to change their socks every few days. None of them had any objection for getting vaccinated.
Conclusion: The findings might reflect the prevalent practices in teenage girl students. There seems to be some gaps in health hygiene behavior among students entering into nursing education.
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Nalunkuma, Racheal, Jonathan Nkalubo, and Derrick Bary Abila. "Knowledge on Infection Prevention and Control and associated factors among undergraduate health professional students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda." PLOS ONE 16, no. 8 (August 10, 2021): e0255984. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255984.
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Introduction To practice adequate Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures, health professional students need to have adequate knowledge of IPC. In this study, we assessed the knowledge of health professional students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences on Infection Prevention and Control. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional online survey among health professional students studying at Makerere University College of Health Sciences located in Kampala, Uganda. An adapted questionnaire was used to measure knowledge on Infection Prevention and Control among students. Results A total of 202 health professional students were included in the study. The mean age was 24.43 years. Majority were male 63.37% (n = 128), from the school of medicine 70.79% (n = 143) and used one source of information for IPC 49.50% (n = 100). Being in year three (Adjusted coefficient, 6.08; 95% CI, 2.04–10.13; p-value = 0.003), year four (Adjusted coefficient, 10.87; 95% CI, 6.91–14.84; p < 0.001) and year five (Adjusted coefficient, 8.61; 95% CI, 4.45–12.78; p < 0.001) were associated with a higher mean in total percentage score of knowledge on IPC compared to being in year one. Conclusion IPC knowledge was good among health professional students in Makerere University although more emphasis is needed to improve on their IPC knowledge in various sections like hand hygiene. Infection Prevention and Control courses can be taught to these students starting from their first year of university education.
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Prater, Kayla J., Crystal A. Fortuna, Janis L. McGill, Macey S. Brandeberry, Abigail R. Stone, and Xu Lu. "Poor hand hygiene by college students linked to more occurrences of infectious diseases, medical visits, and absence from classes." American Journal of Infection Control 44, no. 1 (January 2016): 66–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2015.08.012.
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Jabeen, Surriya, Aneesa Matloob, and Nighat Mirza. "ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENT." Professional Medical Journal 22, no. 08 (August 10, 2015): 1087–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.29309/tpmj/2015.22.08.1162.
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Objective: To evaluate sleep hygiene and its relationship with academicperformance in adults. Study Design: Cross sectional. Place and duration of the study. Thestudy was conducted at Dow Medical College, Dow university of Health sciences Karachi fromDecember 2012 to November 2013. Material and methods: Subjects were students fromfirst year to final year. Instrument was an integrated questionnaire (Horne JA and Ostberg OMorningness- Eveningness questionnaire MEQ original 1976) designed to assess chronotypeof young adult population. Subjects (N = 690) completed a questionnaire packet and providedtheir GPA. Results: it was observed that students organizing their activities closer to themorning reported higher GPA whereas students with lower grades reported evening typepersonality. Conclusions: This study may help universities to decrease the prevalence of poorsleep hygiene by developing interventions programs that target adolescents with low academicachievement.
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Prasai, Astha, Shubash Chandra Sharma, Rika Rijal, and Shreeyanta K.C. "Attitude Towards Mental Illness Among Medical Students And Interns of a Medical College." Journal of Nepal Medical Association 56, no. 213 (October 31, 2018): 837–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.31729/jnma.3716.
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Introduction: Mental health and physical health are interconnected. Attitude of medical professionals towards mentally ill affects the quality of care the patient receives. Today’s medical students are tomorrow’s medical practitioner. We conducted a study in a teaching hospital to assess the attitude towards mental illness among medical students and interns.
Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was performed in 265 students in Kathmandu Medical College in August, 2017. Opinion about Mental Illness (OMI) questionnaire developed by Cohen and Struening was used.
Results: Of the total participants, 49.8%(132) were male and 50.2%(133) were female. Medical students were more authoritarian, more benevolent and believed that mental illness is like any other medical illness. They showed neutral attitude in terms of social restriction of mentally ill and interpersonal relationship as a cause of mental illness.
Conclusions: Positive attitude was seen only in terms of benevolence and mental hygiene ideology. Effective teaching and training programs is necessary to bring in positive attitude change towards mentally ill among medical students.
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White, Cindy, Robin Kolble, Rebecca Carlson, and Natasha Lipson. "The Impact of a Health Campaign on Hand Hygiene and Upper Respiratory Illness Among College Students Living in Residence Halls." Journal of American College Health 53, no. 4 (January 2005): 175–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.3200/jach.53.4.175-181.
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Deepa, S., Twinkle Agrawal, Teny Attokaran, Farah Naaz Fathima, and Avita Rose Johnson. "Awareness, perceptions and practices regarding menstruation and menstrual hygiene among students of a college in Bengaluru Urban district, South India: a cross sectional study." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 6, no. 3 (February 22, 2019): 1126. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20190597.
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Background: Millions of women face significant barriers in menstrual hygiene management due to inadequate awareness, misconceptions and erroneous practices. The objectives of the study were to assess the awareness, perceptions and practices regarding menstruation and their associated factors among youth of a peri-urban college in Bangalore Urban district.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among both male and female students studying in a degree college. A pre-designed, face-validated structured questionnaire was administered to all students present on the day of the study.Results: Of the 758 students, 372 (49.1%) were male and 386 (50.9%) were female. The mean age was 19.35±1.40 years. A consolidated score above 50% i.e. 07/14 was considered adequate for knowledge. The mean knowledge score was 7.51±2.52. Overall 389 (51.3%) students had adequate knowledge. Awareness levels were significantly better among females (72.3%) than males (29.6%). Among the female students, 384 (99.5%) were aware of sanitary napkins, 165 (42.7%) of menstrual cup, 12 (3.1%) of tampon and 254 (65.8%) of reusable cloth, however majority (96.9%) preferred use of sanitary napkins. Among the female students, 42.6% were expected to follow some social and cultural restrictions during menstruation. Main source of information regarding menstruation and various menstrual products was internet. Misconceptions documented regarding menstruation included the belief that menstrual blood is poisonous (75.2%). Positive attitude towards menstruation was low both among male students (21.5%) and female students (48.4%).Conclusions: Awareness levels were poor among males than females. Practices regarding menstrual hygiene were adequate. However, misconceptions were widely prevalent among both genders indicating the need for health education among college-going childhood.
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Haisch, Mary Ann, and Nora L. Cromley. "Mentoring: A Professional Responsibility." Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice 3, no. 3 (2002): 36–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jcdp-3-3-36.
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Abstract Dental and dental hygiene students were surveyed to determine how many students had participated in high school or college career exploration courses sponsored/supported by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Dentistry. The participants were asked to identify which aspects of the programs were the most influential in shaping their exploration of a dental or dental hygiene career and why they decided to apply to the dental or dental hygiene program. These aspects included the availability and the cost of the courses, lecture content, hands-on activities in the laboratory, observations in dental offices, mentoring activities of dentists, dental hygienists, dental/dental hygiene students, and perceived value for applicant competitiveness. The faculty evaluated their level of participation in relation to teaching responsibilities and time commitment. An analysis of the direct and indirect costs to the school was examined. Results of the surveys indicated that between 20-42% of the entering classes had participated in one or more career exploration activities or programs. Participants identified mentoring relationships with their current dentist and dental hygienist as the most important factor in determining their decision to choose dentistry or dental hygiene as a career. Observations in dental offices, encouragement from a dental and/or dental hygiene student, hands-on activities, and repetitive positive career experiences were also significant factors. Citation Cromley NL, Haisch MA. Mentoring: A Professional Responsibility. J Contemp Dent Pract 2002 August;(3)3: 036-045.
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Nahar, Niru Shamsun, Ratna Khatun, Khondoker Mahmuda Akter Halim, Sharmin Islam, and Faisal Muhammad. "Assessment of knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene among the female nursing students in a selected private nursing college in Dhaka City." International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 8, no. 5 (April 29, 2019): 1847. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20191930.
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Background: Adolescent females are often uninformed and inexperienced on most health-related issues including menstruation. The problems of menstrual hygiene are inadequately acknowledged and has not received any proper attention as well. This study was aimed to assess the level of knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene among the female nursing students in Bangladesh.Methods: A total of 106 female nursing students were selected from Grameen Caledonian College of nursing using purposive sampling technique. A descriptive cross-sectional type of study was used. Data were collected directly using self-administered semi-structured questionnaire developed and was analysed using SPSS version 22.0.Results: In this study more than six-tenths (63.2%) of the respondents were 20 years and below and most of them (74.5%) were unmarried. About 60.4% of them were currently running diploma in nursing and the rest (38.6%) were B.Sc. nursing students. About 72.6% of the respondent’s mothers had above HSC level of education and most of them (61.3%) were from nuclear family. Little above half (51.9%) of the respondents mentioned that menstruation is the uterine bleeding and the majority (67.0%) of the respondents were surprised during their first menstruation. Most of the respondents source of information about menstruation before menarche was sister (95.3%), followed by friend (92.5%), mother (67.9%) and the rest mentioned the teacher (62.3%). About 76.5% of the respondents mentioned that their mode of disposal of absorbents was dustbin and most of them (68.9%) used water and soap to clean their genital area after menstruation.Conclusions: The study was concluded that more than half of the respondents had moderate level of knowledge and practice regarding the menstrual hygiene. Most of the (67.0%) of the respondents were surprised during their first menstruation and close to eight-tenths (79.2%) mentioned they had a regular usual menstrual cycle. There is need for more awareness regarding the information on good menstrual hygiene practices.
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Dash, Kailash C., Alokenath Bandyopadhyay, Abikshyeet Panda, Shyam S. Behura, Lipsa Bhuyan, and Malvika Raghuvanshi. "Assessment of Oral Hygiene Knowledge, Practices, and Concepts of Tobacco Usage among Engineering Students in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India." Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice 18, no. 6 (2017): 423–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10024-2059.
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ABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to assess oral hygiene-related knowledge and practices among engineering students of Bhubaneswar city and also to evaluate the concepts about the side effects of tobacco usage among those students. Materials and methods The study was conducted using a self-administered, close-ended questionnaire to assess the oral hygiene knowledge and practices and study the concepts on tobacco usage among 362 engineering students of Bhubaneswar city, Odisha, India. The obtained data were statistically analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software version 20.0. Results This survey found that 26.51% of the students had never visited a dentist. Nearly 43.64% of the participants were cognizant of the fact that improper brushing is the reason of tooth decay. About 47% of the participants consumed alcohol and 32.6% had the habit of chewing tobacco, though 80% were aware that use of smokeless tobacco can impair oral health and cause cancer and use of alcohol has detrimental effect on oral health. Conclusion Knowledge with respect to oral health among engineering students of Bhubaneswar city is adequate regarding using fluoridated toothpaste and flosses. However, an unhealthy snacking habit, overusage of toothbrushes, consumption of alcohol, and practicing tobacco habit show the lack of oral health knowledge in these students. Clinical significance Our study provides an idea about the present scenario in terms of oral hygiene and tobacco usage in young individuals. This can form the basis for oral health education and tobacco cessation program. Moreover, as the habit of tobacco usage starts early during college life, adequate knowledge about its ill-effects would prevent deadly diseases, such as potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer. How to cite this article Bandyopadhyay A, Bhuyan L, Panda A, Dash KC, Raghuvanshi M, Behura SS. Assessment of Oral Hygiene Knowledge, Practices, and Concepts of Tobacco Usage among Engineering Students in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. J Contemp Dent Pract 2017;18(6):423-428.
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Balla, Christina Patricia, and Samson Sanjeeva Rao Nallapu. "Knowledge, perceptions and practices of menstrual hygiene among degree college students in Guntur city of Andhra Pradesh, India." International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 7, no. 10 (September 26, 2018): 4109. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20184137.
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Background: The unmet menstrual hygiene needs of young girls in India restrict their mobility and daily activities. Taboos and socio-cultural restrictions contribute to poor knowledge and practices leading to adverse health outcomes. This study is set to look at the knowledge, perceptions and practices concerning menstruation among college going girls.Methods: This study was conducted with 254-degree college students from a women’s degree college in Guntur city. After assuring adequate confidentiality, a self-administered questionnaire was administered to each participant. The information obtained was entered and analysed in MS excel. Important findings were subjected to statistical tests like Chi square and Z test for significance testing at 5% LOS.Results: Mother’s education was significantly related to the girls’ knowledge about menses (2 16.6, p 0.00002). A positive perception of menses was associated with good knowledge about it. (p < 0.00001). Complaints related to menses were also associated with good knowledge scores (2 9.8, p 0.002). Absenteeism during periods was 81.5%, the causes being pain 60.4%, heavy bleeding 31.4%, both pain and heavy bleeding 4.8% and nausea 3.4%.Conclusions: The associated symptoms of menstruation need to be addressed in schools and colleges and in their respective homes. Ensuring availability of sanitary products, water, privacy and appropriate waste disposal in all public services and institutions can address the challenges.
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Parve, Swapnil, Ali Ershadi, Alexandr Karimov, Anne Dougherty, Chiratidzo E. Ndhlovu, Midion M. Chidzonga, and Majid Sadigh. "Access, attitudes and training in information technologies and evidence-based medicine among medical students at University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences." African Health Sciences 16, no. 3 (October 18, 2016): 860. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v16i3.29.
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Adams, Sue K., Karla K. Murdock, Meada Daly-Cano, and Meredith Rose. "Sleep in the Social World of College Students: Bridging Interpersonal Stress and Fear of Missing Out with Mental Health." Behavioral Sciences 10, no. 2 (February 6, 2020): 54. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs10020054.
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Introduction: The college years are characterized by psychosocial and biological phenomena that may impact mental health, such as heightened sensitivity to social stressors and compromises in sleep quantity and quality. The current study uses a biopsychosocial approach to examine the associations among interpersonal stress, Fear of Missing Out (FoMO), insomnia, and mental health. Methods: Survey data were collected from 283 undergraduate students (90% female) with a mean age of 21.4 years. A path analysis was utilized to test a mediational model linking interpersonal stress and FoMO with mental health through a mediator of insomnia. We hypothesized that higher levels of interpersonal stress and FoMO would be associated with higher levels of insomnia symptoms, which would in turn be associated with poorer mental health. Results: As predicted, insomnia partially mediated significant associations of interpersonal stress and FoMO with mental health. The association of interpersonal stress with insomnia and mental health was more robust than the association of FoMO with these variables. Conclusions: The pathway from interpersonal stress and/or FoMO, through insomnia, to compromises in mental health may be modifiable through behavioral interventions focusing on coping skills, sleep hygiene, and even technology-related habit changes. Recommendations to help disrupt this pathway, particularly among college students, are discussed.
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Almas, Khalid, Abdullah Al-Hawish, and Waheed Al-Khamis. "Oral Hygiene Practices, Smoking Habits, and Self-Perceived Oral Malodor Among Dental Students." Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice 4, no. 4 (2003): 77–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jcdp-4-4-77.
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Abstract The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of oral hygiene practices and halitosis among undergraduate students from King Saud University, College of Dentistry. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed among all 481 students; 263 male and 218 female students. A questionnaire was developed to assess the self-reported perception of oral breath, awareness of bad breath, timing of bad breath, treatment received for bad breath, oral hygiene practices, caries and bleeding gums, dryness of the mouth, smoking and tea drinking habits, and tongue coating. The response rate was 77%. Forty four percent of male and 32% of female students reported the self-perception of breath odor. Self-treatment was sought by 12% male and 22% female. Six percent of males and 4% of females experienced bad breath interference at their work. Seventy-eight percent of male and 62% of female students experienced bad breath after waking up. Brushing was prevalent among 81% of male and 99% of female students. Both miswak (chewing sticks) and tooth brushing were used by 53% male and 83% female students. Fifty seven percent of male students and 44% of female students reported caries. Bleeding gingiva was experienced by 26% of males and 14% of females. Dry mouth was common among 14% of males and 17% of females, while smoking was prevalent among 13% of males and 2% of females. Tea drinking was common among 44% of males and 37% of females, while tongue coating was equally common among both males and females (21% and 20%), respectively. The results indicate female students had better oral hygiene practices, significantly less self-reported oral bad breath, and smoked less compared to male students. There was no difference in tongue coating among male and female students. Further research is needed to examine oral malodor clinically and objectively by the standard procedures available. Students should be motivated to be a health symbol and keeping their mouths free from oral malodor. Citation Almas K, Al-Hawish A, Al-Khamis W. Oral Hygiene Practices, Smoking Habits, and Self-Perceived Oral Malodor Among Dental Students. J Contemp Dent Pract 2003 November;(4)4:077-090.
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Sharma, Anant Raghav, and Shristhi Sharma. "Knowledge and attitude regarding periodontal diseases among undergraduate students of a dental college, Udaipur city." Journal of Research in Dentistry 5, no. 3 (March 19, 2018): 63. http://dx.doi.org/10.19177/jrd.v5e3201763-67.
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Aim: The present study is conducted to explore knowledge and attitude regarding periodontal diseases among dental undergraduate students.Material and Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire study. Samples are undergraduate students of third year, fourth year and internship students. Students who are present on the day of study was included in the study and given there informed consent.Results: Majority of study subjects among all study participants knows the meaning of periodontal diseases {207(72%)}. Most of the study participants {158(55%)} told that the vitamin C deficiency, poor oral hygiene and injury to gums all are main cause of periodontal diseases. Most of the study participants {192(66%)} were agrees with the fact that periodontal diseases are very hazardous for teeth. Most of the undergraduate students {189(65%)} were agree with the fact that periodontal diseases in its early cannot be ignored. Periodontal diseases can affect general health was agreed by most of study participants {151 (52%)}.Conclusions: Based on above results it was revealed that the well-educated dental professionals who are going to become the foundation of future dentistry had a fair knowledge and positive attitude regarding the periodontal diseases.
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Huang, Yuanchun, Wenni Xie, Jun Zeng, Frieda Law, and William Ba-Thein. "Limited knowledge and practice of Chinese medical students regarding health-care associated infections." Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 7, no. 02 (February 15, 2013): 144–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.3855/jidc.3099.
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Introduction: Health-care associated infections (HCAIs) occur worldwide and affect both patients and health-care workers (HCWs), including medical students. This study aimed to investigate HCAI risks associated with clinical medical students attending Shantou University Medical College (SUMC) and the effectiveness of their learning resources. Methodology: Four cohorts (n = 272) of medical students participated in a questionnaire-based survey was done on (year 5 in the 5-year program and years 5 to 7 in the 7-year program) undergoing internship training in 14 teaching hospitals in Guangdong, China. Results: The mean overall score of the students was 52.54 ± 0.45 (mean ± SE). Students received fairly good scores in hand hygiene (77.57 ± 0.77) and HCAI source (63.16 ± 1.18); relatively weak scores in the isolation precautions (44.59 ± 0.55), HCW safety (45.59 ± 0.86), and personal protective equipment (57.64 ± 0.60); and the weakest scores in HCA-pathogen identification (27.44 ± 0.81). The year of education (r = 0.089, P = 0.144, n = 272) or internship placement (r = 0.077, P = 0.206, n = 272) had no significant influence on their level of knowledge. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that medical students at SUMC have limited knowledge and practice regarding HCAI due to substantial deficiencies in their learning resources. Review of medical curricula, improvement in preclinical and clinical training, and surveillance and monitoring of practicing HCWs are urgently needed to minimize risk of HCAIs in patients and HCWs.
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Kim, Yeoun-Soo, and Sang-Hui Yu. "The Relationship between Physical/Mental health and life stress of college students (Focusing on department of dental laboratory technology and dental hygiene)." Journal of Korean Acedemy of Dental Technology 35, no. 4 (December 30, 2013): 405–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.14347/kadt.2013.35.4.405.
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Hussain, Firdous, Ruby Khatoon, Beena Sachan, and J. P. Srivastava. "Knowledge and practice of the universal precaution among nursing students of Eras’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 8 (July 23, 2018): 3326. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20183055.
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Background: Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk of various occupational hazards in the hospital, including exposure to bloodborne infections such as HIV and hepatitis B and C virus (HBV and HCV) infection from sharps injuries and contact with body fluids. All health care workers should routinely use appropriate barrier precautions to prevent skin and mucous membrane exposure during contact with any patient's blood or body fluids that require universal precautions. The objective of the study was to evaluate both the knowledge and the practice of standard precautions by nursing students in the teaching hospital.Methods: It is a cross sectional study conducted in Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital over a period of two months from November 2014 to December 2014 on nursing students. 100 nursing students were included in this study. All the nurses had been professionally active for 1 year or more in direct patient care and hospital hygiene.Results: Most of the nursing students were aware of the concept of universal precaution. 97% of nursing students used to wash their hands before and after patient care. In reasons for use of universal precaution it was found that100% of nursing student said use of universal precaution is to protect health care worker. While 100% said it protects HCW while handling infectious waste. Nursing students knowledge regarding indications of hand hygiene was found 97.Conclusions: The findings of this study highlight the need to implement a programme to improve knowledge on standard precautions.
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Gupta, Preeti, Jini Gupta, Govind Singhal, and Bharat Meharda. "Knowledge and practices pertaining to menstruation among the school going adolescent girls of UHTC/RHTC area of Government Medical College, Kota, Rajasthan." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 2 (January 24, 2018): 652. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20180245.
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Background: To achieve the goal of Millennium Development Goal 2 (universal education), 3 (gender equality and women empowerment) and, 5 (improving maternal health), it is important that there is effective menstrual hygiene and knowledge among adolescent girls since it has direct and indirect effects both to achieve the MDG and to promote the reproductive health. A study was carried out among the school going adolescents in UHTC (Urban Health Training centre) and RHTC (Rural Health Training centre) area of Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Kota, Rajasthan with the following aims and objectives, Status of knowledge of school going adolescent girls about menstruation and their practice during menstruation. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge and practices regarding menstruation among school going adolescents.Methods: It was a school based descriptive cross sectional study conducted from November 2016 to March 2017. The school was selected randomly in RHTC and UHTC area of GMC, Kota. A pretested and structured questionnaire was used. Data was entered, processed and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: In this study there were 300 girl students (150 each from RHTC and UHTC area schools), of which 55.33% had menarche at the age of 13 years, 66.00% of girls were aware about menstruation before the menarche whereas 91.67% of girls heard about the sanitary napkins, most of the girls (81.00%) had got the knowledge about menses from their mother, 62.67% of girls heard about the menstrual hygiene and for practices observed, 65.67% girls were using sterilized sanitary napkins and 42.00% of girls burn the waste material. Conclusions: Traditional beliefs regarding menstruation still persist and menstrual hygiene among the adolescents was found to be unsatisfactory. It highlights the need of targeted interventions to raise awareness and provision of family health education package to all girls. Menstrual hygiene is an issue that needs to be addressed at all levels.
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Bhandari, N., and GK Shrestha. "Nutritional status and morbidity pattern in school age children in Nepal." Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal 8, no. 2 (September 12, 2012): 12–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v8i2.6832.
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School Health has been regarded as a high priority intervention in developing countries. However it has not been prioritized in Nepal for many years. The objectives of the study are to find out the nutritional status and morbidity pattern in school age children. To arouse importance of personal hygiene and healthful surrounding through information, education and communication (IEC). This cross-sectional study was administered in two schools located in Bolde phedeche and Mahure of Kavrepalanchowk. From the selected schools, a total number of 160 students studying from Grade 1 to V were enumerated in the study using census survey method. Among 160 students, the most important three problems were pediculosis 42(26.2 %), dental caries 29(18.1%), and waxy ear 27(17.1 %). Thus the school health education should put more emphasis on oral care, nutrition, personal hygiene and others. Applying classification of Indian Academy of Pediatrics: based on weight for age, 36(55.3%) boys and 34(35.8%) girls fall under 1st degree malnutrition and 15(23.07%) boys and 44(46.3%) girls fall under IInd degree malnutrition, 7(7.2 %) girls fall under IIIrd degree malnutrition.The health and nutritional standards of school children in this study were found to be unsatisfactory. Among different morbidity pediculosis is found more in girls. The present study put more emphasis on the need for initiation of school health program in the school with more on improving personal hygiene, prevention of disease like parasitic infection/infestation and improvement of their nutritional status. Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal,2012,Vol-8,No-2, 12-16 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v8i2.6832
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Martinez, Suzanna M., Erin E. Esaryk, Laurel Moffat, and Lorrene Ritchie. "Redefining Basic Needs for Higher Education: It’s More Than Minimal Food and Housing According to California University Students." American Journal of Health Promotion 35, no. 6 (February 22, 2021): 818–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0890117121992295.
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Purpose: A student-specific definition of basic needs for higher education is warranted to inform programs and policies for underserved students. The purpose of this study was to: 1) explore how students define basic needs, 2) understand experiences of housing insecurity, and 3) understand experiences of food insecurity within the context of housing insecurity. Design: Qualitative research elicited student perceptions of basic needs and experiences of housing and food insecurity. Setting: Focus group discussions were conducted at 5 University of California campuses between February and March 2019. Participants: Undergraduate (n = 37) and graduate (n = 21) students were recruited from campus basic needs centers. Methods: Each student completed a brief survey. Researchers conducted 11 focus groups using a semi-structured interview guide. Transcripts were coded to identify themes. Results: Students were female (76%), age 23.6 (SD = 5.8) years; 46% were Pell grant recipients; and 52% were first-generation college students. Most had experienced food insecurity (98%) and 26% had experienced homelessness. Eight themes were identified: 1) students define basic needs as more than minimal food and shelter and as the responsibility of students and the university, 2) students encounter multifaceted housing insecurity issues, 3) affording rent is a priority that most often leads to experiencing food insecurity, 4) transportation barriers interfere with meeting students’ basic needs to succeed as students, 5) students with nontraditional characteristics, graduate students, and out-of-state students face unique challenges in meeting basic needs, 6) limited financial aid and lack of financial aid guidance are barriers to meeting basic needs, 7) fees contribute additional challenges to students meeting basic needs, and 8) additional university basic needs services are essential. Conclusion: A student-informed definition of basic needs included food, housing, mental health, sleep, hygiene, and transportation. This understanding of basic needs can inform future research, programs, and policy to address housing insecurity in higher education.