• Title/Summary/Keyword: Public attitude

Search Result 1,134, Processing Time 0.028 seconds

Influence of Capacity Building and Attitude to Work of librarians in Edo State Public Libraries, Nigeria

  • Omigie, Christopher Agbeniaru;Bosah, Gabriel Ejiobi
    • International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
    • /
    • v.10 no.1
    • /
    • pp.35-45
    • /
    • 2020
  • This study is on capacity building and attitude to work of librarians in Edo State public libraries, Nigeria. Investigation was on the capacity building programs in the Edo State public libraries, the levels of librarians' awareness and participation in the programs, methods of building the capacity programs, influence on the librarians' attitudes to work and factors militating against the programs. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study and the entire population of 23 librarians were used. Results indicate that the capacity building programs in the library include computer literacy skills, online public access catalogue (OPAC), Internet collection management and general trends in librarianship. The methods used in building the capacity programs in the library include conferences, workshops/seminars, on-the-job and internally organized courses. Respondents indicated very low level of participation in the programs and a negative influence of the programs on their attitudes to work. Various problems were identified as militating against the capacity building programs and solutions were suggested.

Necessity of Marketing and Public Policy for Better Establishment of the Sharing Economy in a Society

  • Yooncheong CHO
    • The Journal of Industrial Distribution & Business
    • /
    • v.14 no.4
    • /
    • pp.11-21
    • /
    • 2023
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore how to apply marketing and foster public policy for better establishment of the sharing economy in a society. In particular, this study investigates the following: i) how citizens understand definition and scope of the sharing economy; ii) how citizens actually use and perceive sustainability of the sharing accommodation? iii) how factors such as policy preparation for marketing to the public, policy preparation for regulations, and perceived sustainable growth affect overall attitude to accommodation sharing?; iv) how does overall attitude affect satisfaction and intention to use? Research design, data and methodology: This study conducted an online survey with the assistance of a well-known research firm and applied secondary data. This study applied t-test, factor, ANOVA, and regression analysis for analysis. Results: The results found that policy preparation for marketing to the public, policy preparation for regulation, and perceived sustainable growth of the accommodation sharing significantly affect overall attitude toward accommodation sharing. Conclusions: The results provide managerial and policy implications. The sharing economy will be established in a society with better understanding of the meanings and scopes by citizens. Better policies should be prepared and promoted to the public to increase awareness for sustainable growth of accommodation sharing.

Convergence Evaluating Food Safety Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice regarding Food handler (식품취급자의 식품안전에 대한 지식, 인식 및 행태의 융합적 평가)

  • Kim, Junghyun;Cho, Youngtae
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
    • /
    • v.10 no.6
    • /
    • pp.73-78
    • /
    • 2019
  • This study aimed to assess the level of food safety knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) among 500 Food handlers of hospitals in Korea and to explore the association between their knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) and the socio-demographic characteristics. Self-reported questionnaire contains 50 questions: 15 for knowledge, 15 for attitude, and 20 for practice on food safety. The results showed that the overall mean of the knowledge score is 3.25, attitude 3.65, and practice 3.36 respectively. There was a significant difference between the mean score for knowledge, practice and overall KAP in three aged groups. Also, the overall KAP scores were significantly (p < 0.05) affected by the education level, where the average scores increased with the level of education. Public health preventive education and program should be provided to the food handlers in order to minimize foodborne hazards.

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Home Visitors in Public Health Centers toward Wife Abuse (보건소 방문보건 담당자의 아내학대에 대한 지식, 태도 및 실무)

  • Han, Young-Ran
    • Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
    • /
    • v.16 no.3
    • /
    • pp.308-319
    • /
    • 2005
  • Purpose: This study investigated knowledge and attitude of home visitors in public health centers toward wife abuse and the actual status of how they were detecting wife abuse and providing interventions. Method: Data were collected using questionnaires from October 2003 to December 2004. The subjects were 403 home visitors at Public Health Centers around Korea. The data were analyzed using SPSS program. Results: The correction rate of knowledge related to wife abuse was 51.9%. The mean score of attitude toward wife abuse was 3.09 (SD=.40) out of 4. showing that their attitude is right. There was a significant difference in attitude according to age (F=3.27, p=.008). One hundred twenty six visitors (31.3%) detected wife abuses and each visitor confirmed 2.3 cases on the average. Forty eight respondents (38.1%) answered that they had provided interventions. Conclusion: This result implies that health visitors have difficulties in detecting wife abuse, and even for identified cases, the rate of providing interventions was low. It was because health visitors' educational experience in wife abuse is insufficient and they do not regard this work as their duty. These findings suggest the necessity for developing nursing in-service programs teaching health visitors their duties and knowledge related to wife abuse.

  • PDF

Attitude toward the Increasing Role of Private Health Insurance (민간의료보험 활성화에 대한 인식과 그에 영향을 미치는 요인)

  • Park, Ki-Hong;Kwon, Soon-Man
    • Health Policy and Management
    • /
    • v.19 no.1
    • /
    • pp.62-80
    • /
    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the factors influencing the attitude toward the increasing role of private health insurance(PHI). In the Korea Welfare Panel Data 2007, a sample of 1,675 (adjusted by weight value: 1,607) respondents on an opinion on promoting PHI was used in the study. With independent variables including socio-demographic characteristics, health status, health-related behavior, and opinions on welfare service, ordered-probit model was used to analyze the attitude toward PHI. Negative opinion on the increasing role of PHI were responded by 54.6%(n=877) of the respondents, whereas 22.2%(n=373) were positive and 23.2%(n=357) were neutral. Old people, the better off, those with worse self-assessed health status, and those having an experience of health examination tend to have the positive attitude toward the increasing role of PHI. Women, those with chronic diseases or disorders and those who do not agree that comprehensive welfare benefits reduce work incentive showed negative attitude toward PHI. When comparing the needs for PHI before and after medical utilization, ex-ante need tends to strengthen the tendency to support private health insurance. This study will contribute to the discussion on the optimal mix of public and private health insurance in Korea by a better recognition of attitude toward PHI and health care system.

Factors Affecting Smoking Attitude and Intention among Preschool Children (유치원 아동의 흡연태도 및 흡연의도에 미치는 영향요인)

  • Lee Hung Sa;Paik Sun-bok;Kim Hyun Chull;Choi Gyoung Hee
    • Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing
    • /
    • v.18 no.2
    • /
    • pp.330-341
    • /
    • 2004
  • Parental smoking status and smoking environment do not only affect children's health through exposure to nicotine, but are also related to children's smoking attitude, intention and knowledge of smoking. Since this study was conducted to examine a relationship between family members smoking and smoking attitude, intention and knowledge of their children, little is known about psychosocial factors influencing smoking among Korean preschool children. This study aimed to determine the psychosocial factors (sociodemographic factors, education for smoking cigarette, knowledge about smoke cigarette) influencing smoking attitude and smoking intention, with a purpose of providing directions for future education programs for Korean preschool children. A cross sectional sample of 840 children, ages 4-7 years, living in a rural district were interviewed during August 6 - November 14, 2003. Among them, 834 children whose missing data were less than $10\%$ were included the analysis. The independent variables included sociodemographic characteristics and education for smoking cigarette, while the dependent variables were knowledge about smoking, the children's smoking attitude and their intention of smoking. The data on sociodemographic characteristics were analyzed using descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The correlations between the independent variables and attitude and intention of smoking were analyzed using chi-square test, t-test, and logistic regression. The results of this study were s follows. The factors that were found to be significantly correlated to smoking attitude include mother's smoking $(x^2=4.86,\;p=.03)$, grandmother's smoking $(x^2=5.56,\;p=.02)$, and knowledge of smoking cigarette $(x^2=-5.13 p<.01)$. The factors that were significantly correlated to the intention of smoking include gender $(x^2=.08,\; p=.02)$, education for smoking$(x^2=17.65,\;p<.01)$, mother's smoking $(x^2=19.05,\; p<.01)$, grandmother's smoking $(x^2=17.67,\; p<.01)$, and knowledge$(x^2=-2.17,\;p=.03)$. The children who had non smoking mother were more likely to have negative attitude (OR=2.29). The children who had a higher knowledge about smoking were more likely to have negative attitude (OR=1.58). The findings suggest that a smoking prevention program specific for preschool children is necessary to prevent early onset of smoking. The findings also suggest that the program should involve children's family members who influence their smoking attitude and intention.

  • PDF

Fussy Measure Analysis of Public Attitude towards The Use of Manual control of Traffic (수동교통제어에 대한 여론에 관한 퍼지측도분석)

  • Jin, Hyun-Soo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
    • /
    • 2008.04a
    • /
    • pp.403-410
    • /
    • 2008
  • This paper is cinderned with applying fussy measures and fuxxy integrals to analyze public attitude towards the use od manual control of traffic. To this end, a questionare on the use od manual control of traffic is set up and data are collected in expert, and layman. Factor analysis is performed to get the primary structure of public attitude. It is shown that the attitude of the responders to the questionare in each group is well explained with its hierarchical structure obtained by fuzzy measure analysis.

  • PDF

Effect of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Education on the knowledge, attitude and self-efficacy of elementary and middle school teachers (기본 심폐소생술 교육이 초·중등 교사의 심폐소생술에 대한 지식, 태도 및 자기효능감에 미치는 효과)

  • Choi, Soon-Hee
    • Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing
    • /
    • v.29 no.1
    • /
    • pp.18-28
    • /
    • 2015
  • Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of CPR education on the knowledge, attitude and self-efficacy of elementary and middle school teachers. Methods: After obtaining informed consent from participants, data were collected from 75 teachers receiving training in emergency care using questionnaires before and after education. Data were analyzed using percentage, paired t-test, and correlation. Results: The knowledge and self-efficacy scores were the middle level and the scores for attitude were the upper middle level. The knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy scores at posttest were significantly higher than those at pretest. Conclusion: Teachers should receive CPR education regularly, so that they can acquire the knowledge, attitude, and practical ability of CPR.

Insights into Ergonomics Among Dental Professionals of a Dental Institute and Private Practitioners in Hubli-Dharwad Twin Cities, India

  • Kalghatgi, Shrivardhan;Prasad, Kakarla Veera Venkata;Chhabra, Kumar Gaurav;Deolia, Shravani;Chhabra, Chaya
    • Safety and Health at Work
    • /
    • v.5 no.4
    • /
    • pp.181-185
    • /
    • 2014
  • Background: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of ergonomics among dental professionals of Hubli-Dharwad twin cities, India. Methods: Investigator-developed, self-administered, closed-ended questionnaire assessing knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding ergonomics during dental practice was filled in by undergraduates, house surgeons, postgraduates, and faculty members of dental institutions and private practitioners from Hubli-Dharwad twin cities. Results: Data were collected from a total of 250 participants, 50 belonging to each academic group. Overall mean knowledge, attitude, and practice scores were 52%, 75%, and 55%, respectively. Significant correlation was found for age with attitude (${\chi}^2=10.734$, p=0.030) and behavior (${\chi}^2=12.984$, p=0.011). Marital status was significantly associated with all the three domains; knowledge (${\chi}^2=29.369$, p=0.000), attitude (${\chi}^2=29.023$, p=0.000), and practices (${\chi}^2=13.648$, p=0.009). Conclusion: Participants had considerable awareness and behavior toward ergonomics in dental practice. The high attitude score indicates stronger acceptance of ergonomics principles and guidelines during routine dental procedures. The current study highlights the situation of ergonomics in dental practice in the form of knowledge, attitude, and practices.

Effect of Safety Factors of Public Transportation on Customer Satisfaction (대중교통의 안전요인이 고객만족에 미치는 영향)

  • Woo, Tae-Hee;Eum, Kee-Soo
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
    • /
    • v.13 no.4
    • /
    • pp.81-89
    • /
    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study is to understand the safety factors of the public transportation and recommend the experimental factors of customer satisfaction. The survey consist of 28 questions of 5 factors about users characteristics on roads, railways, ships, and flights. As a result of multiple regression analysis, we knew that there are three potential factors affecting customer satisfaction. The Factors are named 'expected', 'attitude', 'management', and the variable of factors affect customer satisfaction significantly. Therefore, it is good strategy for effective working to improve customer satisfaction that maintain attitude with safety minds, try to specialized management, and creating expectation for safety considering the difference by the type of public transportation. After considering the meaningful result, for the development of policies for customer satisfaction for safety, we have to consider expected, attitude, and management factors of workers and officials that influence customer safety and try to improve the managerial factors considering the characteristics of their own.