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Knowledge and perception of medical and pharmacy students toward the usage of sunblock

Objectives: To evaluate the knowledge and perception of medical and phar- macy students toward the usage of sunblock as skin protection against ultraviolet (UV). MethOds: This cross-sectional study was conducted among the undergradu- ate final year medical and pharmacy students at the International...

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Main Authors: Ab. Hadi, Hazrina, Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim, Awadh, Ammar Ihsan JawaD
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier Inc. 2014
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RL Dermatology
RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/40807/1/ISPOR2014.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.408072017-06-19T07:41:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/40807/ Knowledge and perception of medical and pharmacy students toward the usage of sunblock Ab. Hadi, Hazrina Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Awadh, Ammar Ihsan JawaD RL Dermatology RS Pharmacy and materia medica Objectives: To evaluate the knowledge and perception of medical and phar- macy students toward the usage of sunblock as skin protection against ultraviolet (UV). MethOds: This cross-sectional study was conducted among the undergradu- ate final year medical and pharmacy students at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Validated questionnaire were used to collect the data. The question- naires were distributed to 134 students from medicine and 100 pharmacy students. Descriptive and inferential statistics are used whenever appropriate. Results: Overall, 161 participants out of a total of 234 completed the questionnaire with 101 medical students (75.4%) and 60 pharmacy students (60.0%). Majority of the respondents were female 64 (63.4%) and 37 (36.6%) were male. The median of knowl- edge scores of the final year medical students was significantly lower than the final year pharmacy students (p<0.01). There is no significant differnce between the knowledge of the female and male students (Mann Whitney U Test value = 0.27, p<0.01). This study reported that 24 (39.3 %) of pharmacy students were influ- enced by the media to use sunblock whereas 35 (34.7%) of medical students had the highest influence from friends to use sunblock. However, this study showed there was no significant difference in the perception of pharmacy and medical studnets p=0.020. cOnclusiOns: In conclusion, the knowledge of pharmacy students is significantly higher than the knowledge of medical students had on the usage of sunblock. Both medical and pharmacy students have the same level of perception towards the usage of sunblock. Elsevier Inc. 2014-11 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40807/1/ISPOR2014.pdf Ab. Hadi, Hazrina and Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod and Jamshed, Shazia Qasim and Awadh, Ammar Ihsan JawaD (2014) Knowledge and perception of medical and pharmacy students toward the usage of sunblock. Value in Health, 17 (7). A605. ISSN 1098-3015 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1098301514040352# doi:10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.2105
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topic RL Dermatology
RS Pharmacy and materia medica
spellingShingle RL Dermatology
RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Ab. Hadi, Hazrina
Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod
Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
Awadh, Ammar Ihsan JawaD
Knowledge and perception of medical and pharmacy students toward the usage of sunblock
description Objectives: To evaluate the knowledge and perception of medical and phar- macy students toward the usage of sunblock as skin protection against ultraviolet (UV). MethOds: This cross-sectional study was conducted among the undergradu- ate final year medical and pharmacy students at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Validated questionnaire were used to collect the data. The question- naires were distributed to 134 students from medicine and 100 pharmacy students. Descriptive and inferential statistics are used whenever appropriate. Results: Overall, 161 participants out of a total of 234 completed the questionnaire with 101 medical students (75.4%) and 60 pharmacy students (60.0%). Majority of the respondents were female 64 (63.4%) and 37 (36.6%) were male. The median of knowl- edge scores of the final year medical students was significantly lower than the final year pharmacy students (p<0.01). There is no significant differnce between the knowledge of the female and male students (Mann Whitney U Test value = 0.27, p<0.01). This study reported that 24 (39.3 %) of pharmacy students were influ- enced by the media to use sunblock whereas 35 (34.7%) of medical students had the highest influence from friends to use sunblock. However, this study showed there was no significant difference in the perception of pharmacy and medical studnets p=0.020. cOnclusiOns: In conclusion, the knowledge of pharmacy students is significantly higher than the knowledge of medical students had on the usage of sunblock. Both medical and pharmacy students have the same level of perception towards the usage of sunblock.
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author Ab. Hadi, Hazrina
Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod
Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
Awadh, Ammar Ihsan JawaD
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Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod
Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
Awadh, Ammar Ihsan JawaD
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title Knowledge and perception of medical and pharmacy students toward the usage of sunblock
title_short Knowledge and perception of medical and pharmacy students toward the usage of sunblock
title_full Knowledge and perception of medical and pharmacy students toward the usage of sunblock
title_fullStr Knowledge and perception of medical and pharmacy students toward the usage of sunblock
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and perception of medical and pharmacy students toward the usage of sunblock
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publisher Elsevier Inc.
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/40807/1/ISPOR2014.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/40807/
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