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Item knowledge and Attitude of Mothers under Five Children Regarding Nutrition at Al-Masodiya Health Center 2018(Neelain University, 2019) Rabab Ataelmanan Mohamed AliAbstract Background: The food known is very important for growth and development of children, so that it must be contain all important nutrients, and the meal must be taken on time. Objectives: To study the knowledge and attitude of mothers with under five children regarding nutrition at AL-Masoudyia health center. Method: Community based descriptive cross sectional study design. Tool of data collection was questionnaire. This questionnaire consisted of three parts; first part to assess socio demographic characteristic, second part to study knowledge and third part to study attitude. The sample size was estimated by 162 participants used non probability sampling technique and analyzed by statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 16 and presented through figures and tables. Results: Based on the findings this study showed that majority 91.4% of mothers has excellent knowledge about the food different in taste, shape and texture to the child, while more than third 35.2% of mothers have poor knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding. Only 19.1% of mothers have excellent attitude about the first milk is low but increase with lactation. Conclusions: This study concluded that knowledge of mothers was not enough about the advantage of exclusive breastfeeding and the balance diet. Also attitude of mothers was poor about the health effects on mothers during lactation period. مستخلص البحث المقدمة: الغذاء مهم جدا في نمووتطوير الاطفال بصورة سليمه وصحيحه لذلك من المهم احتوائه على كل المغذيات الضروريه ويجب ان تؤخذ الوجبة في الوقت المناسب . الأهداف دراسة معرفة وسلو ك الأمهات بشان تغذيه الأطفال دون سن الخامسة في مركز صحي المسعودية. المنهجية :دراسة مجتمعية وصفيه مقطعيه, وسيلة جمع البيانات هي الاستبيان المكون من ثلاثة أجزاء, الجزء الأول لتقييم الخصائص الديمغرافية,الجزء الثاني لدراسة معرفة الأمهات والجزء الثالث لمعرفة سلوكيات الأمهات. قدرحجم العينة ب162 من الامهات باسنخدام تقنية العينة الغير احتمالية. وتم تحليل البيانات ببرنامج التحليل الاحصائي للعلوم الاجتماعية الطبعة 16كما تم عرضها بواسطة الاشكال البيانية و الجداول. النتائج :وفقا للنتائج النهائية رأت هذه الدراسة ان معظم الامهات91% لديهم معرفة ممتازة حول تنوع الطعام الذي يقدم للطفل من حيث المذاق والشكل والملمس بينما اكثر من الثلث35. 2% لديهم معرفة ضعيفة عن فوائد الرضاعة الطبيعية. فقط 19% من الأمهات لديهم الاعتقاد الصحيح في ان لبن الام يكون بسيطا في البدايه ويذيد مع الاستمرار في الرضاعة . الخاتمة: خلصت هذه الدراسة الي ان معرفة الأمهات غير كافية حول فوائد الرضاعه الطبيعية المطلقة والغذاء المتوازن. أيضا اعتقاد الأمهات ضعيف حول التاثيرات الصحية التي تحدث للام خلال فترة الرضاعة .Item Overview of Health Status of Older People in El Gadarif locality - Gadarif state - Eastern of Sudan 2014(AL Neelain University, 2014) Mahassin Mohammed Osman Mohammed9 ABSTRACT Introduction: Geriatric population in Sudan is relatively small. Yet it is important to improve health care quality of elderly population. However, lack of in - depth research on this subject is a major obstacle for understanding and improving geriatric health quality an d services. This study attempted to bridge this information gap about health status of older people in El Gadarif locality. Methodology: This research was a descriptive cross - sectional study. D ata was collected by cluster random sample survey covering 388 participant s. SPSS was used for s tatistic al analysis , and chi - square was used for testing association between different variables. Results : The main findings of the elderly survey showed that 49.5% of participants their age ( 65 - 74 ) , 52.3% are male , 58.5% were married,50.5 % illiterate , 60.6 %dependse in their income on their sons ,96.9 % had social interaction with family and community,85% described their health to be good or fair, 67.78% were suffering from one or more chronic diseases, 48.8 % ha d no problem with their visio n 82.7% ha d no problem with their hearing ,72.4 % did not have urine incontinence,88.1% could control their bowel , 55.4% had no depression,55.9% had no memory problem , 66.1% were sexually active , 60.3% did not use any type of m edical treatment, 70.1% ha d always som e one help ing them at home , 80.9% always practice d their worship , 92.5% never smoke d ,88.7% never dr a nk alcohols,96.9% never take snuff, 20.6% practice exercise sport, 30.2% had special diet , 91% did not require assis tance in eating or dressing or bathing , 46.4% did their shopping without assistance,75% took their medication s by themselves , 23 .5% had una ttainable needs . Conclusion: health problems of Gadarif elder persons are similar in some aspects to the health problems of old population in some others countries. It was also apparent that the geriatric population in El Gadarif were mainly cared for and supported by their families.Item Health education program in knowledge, attitude and practice among primary school students towards dental caries in Najran - Saudi Arabia(AL Neelain University, 2016) Nahid khalil El Faki IdreesAbstract Background: Background: Health education program about dental health is one of the reasons behind the declining of dental caries' rates in many industrialized countries. Other reasons include consumption of fluoridated toothpastes, effective and accessible oral health services. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of health education program in knowledge, attitudes and practice towards dental caries among school children during the period from 2013- 2016. Material & Methods: School-based interventional study design was adopted. A systemic random sample technique was used to obtain sample of 288 students from 3 different public primary schools for girls. The principal method of data collection was a semi structured questionnaire beside clinical examination that guided by DMFT index. Results: The result shows that 209 students out of 288 have dental caries (a rate of 72.57%). DMFT mean of the surveyed subjects was 0.73. Around 16% of the examined students didn't know the causes of dental caries. The study also revealed that 37% of the students get their knowledge about oral issues from their parents. 90% of students with dental problems have positive family history. After conducting the health education program the students' knowledge was significantly (p< 0.01) improved about fluoridated toothpastes, hygiene practices and the importance of visiting dentists was significantly (p< 0.01) increased. Conclusion: Poor oral hygiene practices, lack of parental guidance, hereditary factor together with lack of appropriate dental knowledge and frequent exposure to cariogenic foods are the main risk factors for dental decay among the surveyed students. Recommendation: Extra emphasis on dental health education programs in cooperation between education and medical authorities should be considered and implemented in Najran area. Key words: Dental caries, health education, school children, DMFT index.