Effectiveness HFLE, as a timetabled subject, appears to have been effective in improving the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the students in relation to 50% of the indicators, but the results either lack significance or are inconclusive for the remaining 50% of the indicators.
Proper periodic training is therefore needed for to improve the knowledge, attitude and practices of health workers who are handling the waste in routine [ 2].
The strategy recommends the use of mass media, community mobilization, advocacy and other forms of communication to improve the knowledge, attitude and practices on malaria [ 1].
Training should be planned and implemented to improve the knowledge, attitude and practice of the butcher shops personnel about food safety.
It is well recognised that education efforts are important and can improve the knowledge, attitudes and skills of HREC members [ 15- 20].
Therefore, contribution of newer approaches, like PBL, towards improving the knowledge and attitudes of students about research also need to be evaluated.
Clinical trials and other interventions that provide education and reinforcement, such as peer counselors, can have a positive impact on improving the knowledge and attitudes about EBF [ 30].
This has led to considerable discussion and debate concerning how complex interventions, which may entail improving the knowledge, skills and attitudes of staff, and interventions to improve the functioning of other aspects of the health system (for example, health management information systems; leadership and governance) can best be evaluated [ 11, 13, 14].
An educational intervention targeted at doctors to improve diabetes care reported improvements in the knowledge, attitude and clinical management of diabetic patients [ 25] while the improvement in patient satisfaction was statistically significant in only one of the educational interventions [ 26].
The EDRN-SBIRT project is designed to improve the knowledge and attitudes of ED nurses working in a large academic medical center to identify and address risky AOD use as it relates to an ED visit.
