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Knowledge, attitude and practice of Malaysian public university students on viral hepatitis

Viral hepatitis is a type of liver disease caused by viral infection and is the leading cause of liver cancer and liver cirrhosis. Adequate information, positive attitude and good practice are essential factors to reduce the risk of this disease. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitud...

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Main Authors: Mohd Nazri, Nurul Nadia, A.Rahman, Nor Azlina, Mohd Shafri, Mohd Affendi, A.Rahman, Nor Iza, Haque, Mainul
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019
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RA643 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Communicable Diseases and Public Health
RC803 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Diseases of The Digestive System. Gastroenterology
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spelling my.iium.irep.715552019-04-10T04:46:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/71555/ Knowledge, attitude and practice of Malaysian public university students on viral hepatitis Mohd Nazri, Nurul Nadia A.Rahman, Nor Azlina Mohd Shafri, Mohd Affendi A.Rahman, Nor Iza Haque, Mainul RA643 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Communicable Diseases and Public Health RC803 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Diseases of The Digestive System. Gastroenterology Viral hepatitis is a type of liver disease caused by viral infection and is the leading cause of liver cancer and liver cirrhosis. Adequate information, positive attitude and good practice are essential factors to reduce the risk of this disease. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding viral hepatitis amongst university students in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 120 students to represent the population of medical and non‑medical science students. Aquestionnaire was used to collect the data regarding demographic information and KAP of students on viral hepatitis. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software was used to analyse the data. Results: The mean total scores of KAP regarding viral hepatitis were significantly higher in medical as compared to non-medical science-based participants with the P < 0.001 for each comparison. Atotal number of sources of information were also significantly correlated with a higher total score of KAP regarding viral hepatitis (P < 0.001 each). Conclusion: The finding of this study is crucial as it can be the benchmark for assessing the KAP of society regarding viral hepatitis. Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71555/1/71555_Knowledge%2C%20Attitude%20and%20Practice%20of%20Malaysian_article.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71555/2/71555_Knowledge%2C%20Attitude%20and%20Practice%20of%20Malaysian_wos.pdf Mohd Nazri, Nurul Nadia and A.Rahman, Nor Azlina and Mohd Shafri, Mohd Affendi and A.Rahman, Nor Iza and Haque, Mainul (2019) Knowledge, attitude and practice of Malaysian public university students on viral hepatitis. Advances in Human Biology, 9 (1). pp. 46-53. ISSN 2348-4691 http://www.aihbonline.com/temp/AdvHumBiol9146-11195_001839.pdf 10.4103/AIHB.AIHB_21_18
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topic RA643 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Communicable Diseases and Public Health
RC803 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Diseases of The Digestive System. Gastroenterology
spellingShingle RA643 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Communicable Diseases and Public Health
RC803 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Diseases of The Digestive System. Gastroenterology
Mohd Nazri, Nurul Nadia
A.Rahman, Nor Azlina
Mohd Shafri, Mohd Affendi
A.Rahman, Nor Iza
Haque, Mainul
Knowledge, attitude and practice of Malaysian public university students on viral hepatitis
description Viral hepatitis is a type of liver disease caused by viral infection and is the leading cause of liver cancer and liver cirrhosis. Adequate information, positive attitude and good practice are essential factors to reduce the risk of this disease. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding viral hepatitis amongst university students in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 120 students to represent the population of medical and non‑medical science students. Aquestionnaire was used to collect the data regarding demographic information and KAP of students on viral hepatitis. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software was used to analyse the data. Results: The mean total scores of KAP regarding viral hepatitis were significantly higher in medical as compared to non-medical science-based participants with the P < 0.001 for each comparison. Atotal number of sources of information were also significantly correlated with a higher total score of KAP regarding viral hepatitis (P < 0.001 each). Conclusion: The finding of this study is crucial as it can be the benchmark for assessing the KAP of society regarding viral hepatitis.
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author Mohd Nazri, Nurul Nadia
A.Rahman, Nor Azlina
Mohd Shafri, Mohd Affendi
A.Rahman, Nor Iza
Haque, Mainul
author_facet Mohd Nazri, Nurul Nadia
A.Rahman, Nor Azlina
Mohd Shafri, Mohd Affendi
A.Rahman, Nor Iza
Haque, Mainul
author_sort Mohd Nazri, Nurul Nadia
title Knowledge, attitude and practice of Malaysian public university students on viral hepatitis
title_short Knowledge, attitude and practice of Malaysian public university students on viral hepatitis
title_full Knowledge, attitude and practice of Malaysian public university students on viral hepatitis
title_fullStr Knowledge, attitude and practice of Malaysian public university students on viral hepatitis
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, attitude and practice of Malaysian public university students on viral hepatitis
title_sort knowledge, attitude and practice of malaysian public university students on viral hepatitis
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
publishDate 2019
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/71555/1/71555_Knowledge%2C%20Attitude%20and%20Practice%20of%20Malaysian_article.pdf
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