Knowledge, attitude and perception towards allergic reactions of paracetamol among general public in Kelantan, malaysia

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summary INTRODUCTION: Recent years, the prevalence of paracetamol allergy in Malaysia becomes great concerns. In Malaysia, the Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) report 2014 stated that paracetamol is one of the top analgesics as suspected drugs with 213 reports that cause the adverse effect. OBJECTIVE: We investigated knowledge, attitude, and perception towards allergic reactions of paracetamol (KAP-ARP) among general public in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. METHOD: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a validated self-administered questionnaire among the general population. A total of 177 respondents participated in this study. RESULTS: The mean percentage scores for knowledge, attitude and perception towards allergic reactions of paracetamol were 31.7% (SD 23.6), 53.1% (SD 19.2) and 53.3% (SD 23.9), respectively. This study revealed that respondents demonstrated a poor level of knowledge, a fair level of attitude and negative perception towards allergic reactions of paracetamol. CONCLUSION: Information campaigns are essential to adjust people’s current line of thought regards to allergic reactions of paracetamol.
title Knowledge, attitude and perception towards allergic reactions of paracetamol among general public in Kelantan, malaysia
title_full Knowledge, attitude and perception towards allergic reactions of paracetamol among general public in Kelantan, malaysia
title_fullStr Knowledge, attitude and perception towards allergic reactions of paracetamol among general public in Kelantan, malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, attitude and perception towards allergic reactions of paracetamol among general public in Kelantan, malaysia
title_short Knowledge, attitude and perception towards allergic reactions of paracetamol among general public in Kelantan, malaysia
title_sort knowledge, attitude and perception towards allergic reactions of paracetamol among general public in kelantan, malaysia