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Abstract: Background: Human Papillomavirus is a common sexually transmitted infection, representing the main cause of genital warts and cervical cancer. The objective of this study was to evaluate basic knowledge and beliefs regarding HPV infection and HPV vaccine among undergraduate healthcare men and women students, as well as their attitudes towards HPV vaccine. METHODS: Undergraduate women and men (nursing and midwifery curses) attending three Schools of Health Sciences located in Switzerland. A total of 427 women and 223 men have completed the web questionnaire, which included questions on their socio-demographic background and about basic knowledge and attitudes toward the HPV infection and vaccination. RESULTS: Women undergraduate students have a better knowledge of HPV infection than their men counterparts, although there was a significant gap in knowledge of the disease's mode of transmission and prevention. Among women, 72.6% of respondents reported having received at least one dose of HPV vaccines versus 31.4% for men respondents. CONCLUSION: The results of this study revealed a poor understanding among undergraduate healthcare men and women students about the HPV infection, its mode of transmission and its prevention. Our findings highlight the need to improve education on HPV for undergraduate healthcare students in order to increase the awareness of the disease.
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Introduction :The aging of the population in Western Europe led to a substantial increase of home-based care services. These services are quite simple in nature, but very complex to provide in the community. Little is known about how they are actually provided.Aim :By the mean of trajectory and arc of work analysis, the aim of this qualitative sociological study is to understand how support and care activities are ran in their local context.Method :Eight home care situations where observed during a period of three months, in three different home-based centers of one French speaking canton of Switzerland. Data collection included semi-structured and ethnographic interviews, service documents, key reference documents and observation of work practices in natural settings.Results :Data analysis showed that the standardization of evaluation practices - and a common frame of reference oriented by administrative principles - limited the possibility to problematize situations as a whole, from a caring point of view. As a consequence, services are mainly delivered in a fractionated way - and work organization is presently driven by compliance concerns.Conclusion :The ongoing standardization of care processes is a challenge to individualized and community-based care.
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BACKGROUND: The use of touch and simple massage are first-line non-pharmacological interventions used in the comprehensive care for the elderly with dementia (EWD). CONTEXT: These acts have positive effects on both the level of anxiety and self-esteem of EWD. Nevertheless, they are not carried out by all caregivers in the same manner. OBJECTIVES: This study seeks to describe the representations of EWD's caregivers and their perceptions of practice of touch with this population. It will also highlight their ways of coping with any difficulties encountered. METHOD: It is based on a qualitative analysis of 31 semi-structured interviews (17 nurses and 14 health care assistants) conducted with caregivers working primarily with elderly patients with dementia. RESULTS: The results indicate that touch, although well integrated in all activities of personal care, is not considered as a care intervention in itself. It is subject to multiple influences. Indeed, on the one hand, the representations those caregivers have of the elderly patient with dementia overlap with those of their roles and skills and change the type of touch and their intentions when they touch. On the other hand, the emotions generated by the "dirty" work and the aggressiveness of the elderly patient with dementia sometimes make it difficult to touch them. DISCUSSION: The perspective of caregivers is essentially self-referenced and touch does not appear as an indicator of institutional norms.
