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Awareness of Undergraduate Nursing Students regarding Psoriasis Disease at the British University in Egypt

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Community Health Nursing.

Abstract

Background: Psoriasis represents one of the most common autoimmune skin diseases worldwide, causes high burden and impacts on patients' quality of life. Aim of the study: To assess awareness of undergraduate nursing students regarding psoriasis disease at the British University in Egypt. Research design: A descriptive design was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was conducted at faculty of nursing- the British University in Egypt. Sample: A convenience sample of 520 nursing students from different study years. Tools: A structured questionnaire includes 3 main parts: Demographic characteristics, nursing students' knowledge, and nursing students' attitude toward psoriasis disease. Results: 6% of the studied sample had good total knowledge and 16.3% had fair total knowledge, while 77.7 % had poor total knowledge regarding psoriasis disease. Also, 29.4% had positive attitude and 70.6% had negative attitude toward psoriasis disease. Conclusion: More than three-quarters of the studied nursing students had poor total knowledge regarding psoriasis disease, while higher than two-thirds of them had a negative attitude toward psoriasis. Additionally, there was a highly statistically significant relation between total knowledge and total attitude among the studied nursing students. Recommendations: Educational program and sessions should be conducted by academics for nursing students in order to improve their knowledge and attitude toward psoriasis.

DOI

10.21608/hijnrp.2024.295305.1175

Keywords

Awareness, Psoriasis disease, Undergraduate Nursing Students

Authors

First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

Elfeky

MiddleName

Ali Ali Ali

Affiliation

Community health nursing, faculty of nursing, the British university in Egypt

Email

mahmoud.elfeki@bue.edu.eg

City

Kafr Elshiekh

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Volume

3

Article Issue

7

Related Issue

50397

Issue Date

2024-09-01

Receive Date

2024-06-12

Publish Date

2024-09-01

Page Start

27

Page End

41

Print ISSN

2735-5799

Online ISSN

2786-0183

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https://hijnrp.journals.ekb.eg/article_380275.html

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https://hijnrp.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=380275

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8

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Scientific Research Periodical

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1,926

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Journal

Publication Title

Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice

Publication Link

https://hijnrp.journals.ekb.eg/

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Awareness of Undergraduate Nursing Students regarding Psoriasis Disease at the British University in Egypt

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Article

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28 Dec 2024