Knowledge and attitudes of health-based students in a public university in Malaysia on hepatitis B infection
Purpose: This study was intended to assess the knowledge and attitude of health-based students regarding HBV infection, its associated factors and the relationship between the knowledge and attitude. Materials and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study. The data had been collected from...
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| author | Sheikh Zainal Abidin, Siti Nurafifah A. Rahman, Nor Azlina Haque, Mainul |
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| description | Purpose: This study was intended to assess the knowledge
and attitude of health-based students regarding HBV
infection, its associated factors and the relationship
between the knowledge and attitude.
Materials and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional
study. The data had been collected from the students
selected through convenience sampling in a public
university in Malaysia using a self-administered
questionnaire.
Results: Among the 117 student respondents, nearing half
(44.4%) had adequate knowledge related to HBV infection
and nearing fourth-fifth (78.6%) had attitude score of
satisfactory level. Genders and community status showed
no association with knowledge and attitude regarding
HBV infection, while faculty was significantly associated
with both knowledge and attitude. Only knowledge but
not attitude was found to have significant positive
correlation with age and year of study. Knowledge was
also found to be positively correlated with attitude
regarding HBV infection.
Conclusion: This research found that age and year of
study were only positively correlated with knowledge
regarding HBV, but not attitude. Besides, the result
showed significant positive correlation between knowledge
and attitude regarding HBV infection, meaning higher
knowledge was associated with higher attitude. |
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| spelling | iium-798392020-03-26T01:09:09Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/79839/ Knowledge and attitudes of health-based students in a public university in Malaysia on hepatitis B infection Sheikh Zainal Abidin, Siti Nurafifah A. Rahman, Nor Azlina Haque, Mainul RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Purpose: This study was intended to assess the knowledge and attitude of health-based students regarding HBV infection, its associated factors and the relationship between the knowledge and attitude. Materials and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study. The data had been collected from the students selected through convenience sampling in a public university in Malaysia using a self-administered questionnaire. Results: Among the 117 student respondents, nearing half (44.4%) had adequate knowledge related to HBV infection and nearing fourth-fifth (78.6%) had attitude score of satisfactory level. Genders and community status showed no association with knowledge and attitude regarding HBV infection, while faculty was significantly associated with both knowledge and attitude. Only knowledge but not attitude was found to have significant positive correlation with age and year of study. Knowledge was also found to be positively correlated with attitude regarding HBV infection. Conclusion: This research found that age and year of study were only positively correlated with knowledge regarding HBV, but not attitude. Besides, the result showed significant positive correlation between knowledge and attitude regarding HBV infection, meaning higher knowledge was associated with higher attitude. Cukurova University | 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79839/1/79839%20Knowledge%20and%20attitudes%20of%20health-based%20students.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/79839/2/79839%20Knowledge%20and%20attitudes%20of%20health-based%20students%20WOS.pdf Sheikh Zainal Abidin, Siti Nurafifah and A. Rahman, Nor Azlina and Haque, Mainul (2019) Knowledge and attitudes of health-based students in a public university in Malaysia on hepatitis B infection. Cukurova Medical Journal, 44 (1). pp. 160-168. ISSN 2602-3032 E-ISSN 2602-3040 https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/640278 10.17826/cumj.449400 |
| spellingShingle | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Sheikh Zainal Abidin, Siti Nurafifah A. Rahman, Nor Azlina Haque, Mainul Knowledge and attitudes of health-based students in a public university in Malaysia on hepatitis B infection |
| title | Knowledge and attitudes of health-based students in a public university in Malaysia on hepatitis B infection |
| title_full | Knowledge and attitudes of health-based students in a public university in Malaysia on hepatitis B infection |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge and attitudes of health-based students in a public university in Malaysia on hepatitis B infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge and attitudes of health-based students in a public university in Malaysia on hepatitis B infection |
| title_short | Knowledge and attitudes of health-based students in a public university in Malaysia on hepatitis B infection |
| title_sort | knowledge and attitudes of health-based students in a public university in malaysia on hepatitis b infection |
| topic | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
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