Mask Utilization: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Addis Ababa Dwellers on Usage of Different Masks in Combating COVID 19 Pandemic
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 4, July 2021
Pages:
100-106
Received:
14 April 2021
Accepted:
23 June 2021
Published:
30 June 2021
Abstract: For the prevention of respiratory infection like the current pandemic COVID 19, face masks were considered as an effective method. To identify the gaps and immediate intervention of those gaps knowledge, attitude, and practice assessment of inhabitant on face mask utilization is very important to control the spread of the infection. Hence, the main aim of this study was to determine the dwellers knowledge, attitude, and practice of proper face mask utilization and associated factors at Kolfe Keranyo Subu City in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Across sectional study was conducted from 01/02/2021 to 10/03/2021 GC. The study covered 160 dwellers living in Kolfe Keranyo Sub City Woreda 08 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Pre-tested self-administered questionnaire were used to collect information from inhabitant after getting consent from the study participants. The data were collected, entered in to Microsoft excel 2010 and analyzed using R. software version 4.0. The association between predictor and outcome variables was measured using a logistic regression model. Statistical significance was declared at p-value<0.05. The study showed that 72 (54%) of the respondents had Excellent knowledge, 136 (85%) had positive attitude and 160 (100%) of them had been practiced cloth face mask. All the 23 (14.4%) of respondents who had practiced N 95 face mask have excellent knowledge on its utilization. From those who use cloth face mask, 24 (15%) had negative attitude towards is use. Practically 52.5% of respondents had good practice on face mask utilization. According to the study, the knowledge level and attitude towards face mask utilization was relatively good, and the level of proper face mask utilization was also good. Consecutive training about a face mask and its proper utilization should be designed and given by the authorities to vulnerable peoples and to all the dwellers.
Abstract: For the prevention of respiratory infection like the current pandemic COVID 19, face masks were considered as an effective method. To identify the gaps and immediate intervention of those gaps knowledge, attitude, and practice assessment of inhabitant on face mask utilization is very important to control the spread of the infection. Hence, the main...
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Effectiveness of Pineapple Extract (Ananas comosus (L.)) on Streptococcus Pneumococcus Growth
Issue:
Volume 9, Issue 4, July 2021
Pages:
107-111
Received:
14 June 2021
Accepted:
24 June 2021
Published:
10 July 2021
Abstract: Pneumonia accounts for 15% of all deaths of children under 5 years of age, and causes death to 808,694 children in 2017. Based on the results of the Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) 2007, shows that the national prevalence of URI: 25.5%, pneumonia morbidity in infants: 2.2%, underfives: 3%, 23.8% of infant mortality, and 15.5% under fives. The use of traditional medicine is a treatment that has been carried out from generation to generation and is part of the history of human culture. One of the natural ingredients that can be used as traditional medicine is pineapple (Ananas comosus (L)). Research on the effectiveness of pineapple extract has been conducted Ananas comosus (L.)) on the growth of Streptococcus pneumonia. This type of research is a pure laboratory experimental study in vitro. In this study, the inhibition and killing power of pineapple extract (Ananas comosus (L.)) against the growth of Streptococcus pneumonia at various concentrations of 0.5%; 1%; 2%; 4%; 8%; 10%; 20%; 30%; 40%; 50%; 60%; 70%; 80%; 90%; 100%. This research was conducted at the Lampung Province Health Laboratory Center which was carried out from June to November 2018. The results of the One-way Anova test analysis obtained a p-value=0,000 so that the p-value<0.05, which means that The concentration of pineapple extract tested had an effect on the growth of bacteria Streptococcus pneumococcus and the results of the Least Significance Different (LSD) or Post hoc LSD (p-value<0.05) showed that pineapple extract was effective in inhibiting and killing Streptococcus pneumococcus at a concentration of 8%.
Abstract: Pneumonia accounts for 15% of all deaths of children under 5 years of age, and causes death to 808,694 children in 2017. Based on the results of the Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) 2007, shows that the national prevalence of URI: 25.5%, pneumonia morbidity in infants: 2.2%, underfives: 3%, 23.8% of infant mortality, and 15.5% under fives. The use...
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