Background: Head lice, a common social and health problem among all age groups, is especially widespread among school-aged children. Aims: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of pediculosis capitis among governmental primary school students in Southern Jordan and its related risk factors. Settings and Design: A sample of 500 primary schools students aged 6–12 from two male and two female public primary schools in four educational directorates were selected randomly in this cross-sectional study. Materials and Methods: Data were collected using a modified questionnaire that was completed by the students with the help of their parents. Students were then asked to return the questionnaire a day ahead of the examination date with a signed consent from the parents. Statistical Analysis: SPSS software was used with Chi-square testing to study the significant relationship between lice infestation prevalence and the independent variables. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. Results and Conclusion: The overall prevalence of lice infestation was 20.4% and was significantly higher among girls than boys. The prevalence rate was higher among rural residents, those living in shared rooms, families with a monthly income of <200 Jordanian Dinar, illiterate father and mother, those living in families with more than five members, houses with fewer than three rooms, students with longer hair, those with a history of infestation in the previous year, and students who share home articles with other family members. Female gender, low socioeconomic status, a history of contact, inadequate hygiene practices, and sharing articles were the major risk factors.

Patient safety is a major concern, both in hospitals and primary care settings. The Jordan Medical Association has recommended that all health-care centres should try to improve patient safety through improving organizational culture, as it is in hospitals. In Jordan, a survey of patient safety culture has not yet been fully implemented in primary health-care centres. To determine attitudes of nurses regarding patient safety culture in primary health-care centres in Jordan. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 2017. Data were collected from 644 nurses working in all 91 accredited primary health-care centres in Jordan, based on the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire short form 36-item version. The average positive response rate to the 6 domains of safety culture ranged from 58.54% to 75.63%. The highest average positive response rate was for job satisfaction and the lowest was for perceptions of management. The areas that need improvement from nurses' perception are: teamwork climate, safety climate, stress recognition, and perception of management. Jordanian primary health-care nurses perceive their health centres as places that need more effort to improve safety culture.

The increasing prevalence of non-communicable chronic diseases on a global, regional, and local scale demonstrates the extensive impact of these diseases, which now account for 70% of all worldwide deaths and affect a diverse population outside affluent places. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of non-communicable chronic diseases among academics at Mutah University in Jordan, while also taking into account the global trend of non-communicable diseases impacting different demographics. In a cross-sectional study, the majority of faculty members completed a questionnaire that included demographic information and prevalence of chronic diseases. The most prevalent conditions detected were hypertension (19.6%), diabetes mellitus (17.5%), rheumatoid arthritis (14.2%), heart disease (12.6%), and respiratory disorders (11.3%). Specifically, smoking and being overweight are underlined as significant risk factors, particularly among male respondents. These findings highlight the need of implementing health promotion programs in educational academic institutions, with an emphasis on fostering healthy dietary habits and encouraging physical activity.

BACKGROUND: Health education or client teaching is an aspect of nursing care recognized as a vital and professional nursing role. As a part of the nursing community, nursing students learn the importance of health education during the study period and are trained to make use of the principles of health education during their encounters with clients and their families. Aim: This article aims to examine the factors and barriers influencing health education practices among third- and fourth-year nursing students in Southern Jordan. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional approach is used with a study sample of 286 nursing students enrolled in the undergraduate program. A self-reported questionnaire as an instrument to collate data. The questionnaire consists of two sections. The first section is related to the demographic data of the participants. The second section comprises the participant's responses to the items related to health education barriers. Descriptive statistics, including mean, standard deviation, and frequencies are utilized to analyze the demographic characteristics and questionnaire items. RESULTS: The majority of nursing students report that they have not engaged in health education with patients. The first three factors identified by the students as barriers to health education are (Little time is given to patient health education due to paperwork and other assignments) (M = 4.22 and SD = 1.11), (Discharging patients from the hospital at a short time interrupts health education) (M = 4.15 and SD = 1.39), and (Evaluation of health education outcome is inapplicable due to intermittent days of training) (M = 4.05 and SD = 1.39). CONCLUSION: The findings indicate that various barriers are suggested to explain the disparity between the expectation and practice of student nurses in health education. Identifying these barriers undermining health education is a positive step toward furnishing better health education for nurses in the future. Nursing students shall be fully supported to be independent and responsible professionals working within the nursing professional practices.