Assessment of Nursing Students' Knowledge about Cholera Prevention Measures in Al-Hadi University College

  • Ali Abdul Razzaq Naser Department of Nursing, Al-Hadi University College
  • Hadeel Saheeb Ali Department of psychiatric nursing / college of nursing / University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa
  • Emad Hamid Hwaidi Department of Nursing, Al-Hadi University College
Keywords: Student

Abstract

Cholera is defined as an acute bacterial infection that is caused by Vibrio Cholera. A descriptive cross-sectional survey using a self-administered questionnaire involving students who study in Al-Hadi University Collage in order to Assess students ' Knowledge toward Cholera Prevention Measures. The result shows that more than half of the total sample were male, while (43.33%) of participants with age group (30-39). According to marital status (40%) of them are single. Most of students’ fathers have finished their secondary school, also the students’ mothers. The result shows the levels of total knowledge among participants had low to moderate knowledge. Reveals that there are no significant relationships between demographic data and knowledge in domains for study at p-value= 0.05.

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Published
2023-09-26
How to Cite
Naser, A. A. R., Ali, H. S., & Hwaidi, E. H. (2023). Assessment of Nursing Students’ Knowledge about Cholera Prevention Measures in Al-Hadi University College. Central Asian Journal of Medical and Natural Science, 4(5), 233-238. https://doi.org/10.17605/cajmns.v4i5.1811
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