Publications
Exploring the Relationship Between Demographic Characteristics and Adults' Knowledge about Hypertension in the Sinjar region
Jun 10, 2025Journal Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research (JBAAR)
Publisher Mustafa Ismael Saadoon Ahmed Alishlash 1 Ahmed Mahmood Suleiman 1 Ehab Mohammed Shaker 2 Wafaa Abd Ali HATTAB 3
DOI 10.21608/jbaar.2025.441460
Issue 30
Volume 11
Hypertension is considered one of the most serious diseases in the world, due to its widespread and severe consequences. A person's knowledge about this disease plays an essential role in its prevention and control. This cross-sectional study was conducted to measure adults’ knowledge about hypertension disease in the Sinjar region from March 20, 2024, to September 7, 2024. The study included the use of a convenient sample of 180 adults attending Sinjar General Hospital. The data was collected by adopting the hypertension knowledge test scale (HK-LS), and by using the interview method. Based on the study's results, Male participants made up the majority (55.6%), and their mean age was 42.09 ±13.83 years. 61.7% of the participants had hypertension, and more than 58.3% of them had a family history of this medical condition. Lastly, the study demonstrates that there was a highly significant link (p<.05) between participants' awareness of hypertension disease and their educational background (48%), employment position, and family history of hypertension (60.5%). The current study concludes that the majority of persons in the Sinjar region had a family history of hypertension and were jobless. An individual's educational background, career, and family history of hypertension are positively connected with their degree of hypertension knowledge.
Assessment of Mother's Knowledge and Management Regarding Fever of Preschool Children in Mosul City
Dec 15, 2024Journal Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research (JBAAR)
DOI 10.21608/jbaar.2024.334731.1104
Issue No. 6, P.128 -136
Volume Vol.10
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Community regarding Solid Waste Management (SWM)
Sep 3, 2024Journal Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research,
Publisher Ehab Mohammed Shaker1 , Thaira Idrees Younis1 , Rifaie Yaseen Hameed Al-Hussein1 , Ali M. Saadi2*
DOI 10.21608/jbaar.2024.297742.1052
Issue No. 3, P.318-327
Volume Vol.10
ABSTRACT The study assessed the community's knowledge, attitude, and practices concerning solid waste management. A descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational study design was carried out to randomly select (330) heads of household citizens from Nineveh governorate – Iraq from the 2nd of July to the 29th of December 2022. The instrument used in the study was developed after reviewing many related pieces of literature, it is composed of three domains "Knowledge= 16 items Attitude= 29 nines, and Practices= 9 items". The instrument was exposed to five experts in the community health nursing field to assess its validity while it was applied to ten participants to measure its reliability "r= 0.79". The interview method depended on collecting data from the participants. High percentages of participants possessed low levels of knowledge (40%), negative attitudes (45.8%), and poor practices (49.7%) regarding MSW, and there were significantly positive linear relationships among all aspects of MSW. The community awareness (as knowledge, attitude, and practices) concerning SWM is not satisfied. Educating the community and increasing its awareness toward solid waste management by using all audio-visual means in a simplified manner that is suitable for all socioeconomic groups and concentrates more and profoundly on changing society's attitudes towards solid waste management. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Solid Waste Management