Association between the level of knowledge, awareness, and attitude on post-COVID-19 syndrome amongst medical students in four Malaysian universities
Introduction: COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that is caused by a coronavirus. Infected people will have a chance to develop post-COVID-19 syndrome. The aim of this study is to identify the association of gender, marital status, age and university on knowledge, awareness and attitude of post-COVID...
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| author | Lee, Hao Ze Mohammad Tony, Adam Amirudin Ismanizan, Nurul Asyikin Mohamad Zainal, Nurul Hayati Omar, Norsuhana Ku Mohd Noor, Ku Mastura Wahid, Hanan Hamimi Mohd Nor, Nurul Huda |
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| description | Introduction: COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that is caused by a coronavirus. Infected people will have a chance to develop post-COVID-19 syndrome. The aim of this study is to identify the association of gender, marital status, age and university on knowledge, awareness and attitude of post-COVID-19 syndrome among medical students in four universities in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2021 to July 2022 at four universities in Malaysia which are Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). A self-administered questionnaire was administered to 355 respondents consisted of four sections, assessing socio-demographic data and knowledge, awareness and attitudes of post-COVID-19 syndrome. Results: 54.4% of the respondents had high knowledge, 53.8% had high awareness, and 55.21% had a high attitude towards post-COVID-19 syndrome. In this study, there is a significant association between knowledge on post-COVID-19 syndrome and the age among respondents. Knowledge and awareness, knowledge, and attitude as well as awareness and attitude on post-COVID-19 syndrome was also found to have significant association among respondents. Conclusion: The older age of the respondents have good knowledge towards post-COVID-19 syndrome. |
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| spelling | upm-1067602024-10-11T08:19:41Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106760/ Association between the level of knowledge, awareness, and attitude on post-COVID-19 syndrome amongst medical students in four Malaysian universities Lee, Hao Ze Mohammad Tony, Adam Amirudin Ismanizan, Nurul Asyikin Mohamad Zainal, Nurul Hayati Omar, Norsuhana Ku Mohd Noor, Ku Mastura Wahid, Hanan Hamimi Mohd Nor, Nurul Huda Introduction: COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that is caused by a coronavirus. Infected people will have a chance to develop post-COVID-19 syndrome. The aim of this study is to identify the association of gender, marital status, age and university on knowledge, awareness and attitude of post-COVID-19 syndrome among medical students in four universities in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2021 to July 2022 at four universities in Malaysia which are Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). A self-administered questionnaire was administered to 355 respondents consisted of four sections, assessing socio-demographic data and knowledge, awareness and attitudes of post-COVID-19 syndrome. Results: 54.4% of the respondents had high knowledge, 53.8% had high awareness, and 55.21% had a high attitude towards post-COVID-19 syndrome. In this study, there is a significant association between knowledge on post-COVID-19 syndrome and the age among respondents. Knowledge and awareness, knowledge, and attitude as well as awareness and attitude on post-COVID-19 syndrome was also found to have significant association among respondents. Conclusion: The older age of the respondents have good knowledge towards post-COVID-19 syndrome. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2023-11-20 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106760/1/Association%20between%20the%20level%20of%20knowledge%2C%20awareness.pdf Lee, Hao Ze and Mohammad Tony, Adam Amirudin and Ismanizan, Nurul Asyikin and Mohamad Zainal, Nurul Hayati and Omar, Norsuhana and Ku Mohd Noor, Ku Mastura and Wahid, Hanan Hamimi and Mohd Nor, Nurul Huda (2023) Association between the level of knowledge, awareness, and attitude on post-COVID-19 syndrome amongst medical students in four Malaysian universities. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 19 (suppl.12). pp. 15-21. ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2023112812083003_2023-0566.pdf 10.47836/mjmhs.19.s12.3 |
| spellingShingle | Lee, Hao Ze Mohammad Tony, Adam Amirudin Ismanizan, Nurul Asyikin Mohamad Zainal, Nurul Hayati Omar, Norsuhana Ku Mohd Noor, Ku Mastura Wahid, Hanan Hamimi Mohd Nor, Nurul Huda Association between the level of knowledge, awareness, and attitude on post-COVID-19 syndrome amongst medical students in four Malaysian universities |
| title | Association between the level of knowledge, awareness, and attitude on post-COVID-19 syndrome amongst medical students in four Malaysian universities |
| title_full | Association between the level of knowledge, awareness, and attitude on post-COVID-19 syndrome amongst medical students in four Malaysian universities |
| title_fullStr | Association between the level of knowledge, awareness, and attitude on post-COVID-19 syndrome amongst medical students in four Malaysian universities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between the level of knowledge, awareness, and attitude on post-COVID-19 syndrome amongst medical students in four Malaysian universities |
| title_short | Association between the level of knowledge, awareness, and attitude on post-COVID-19 syndrome amongst medical students in four Malaysian universities |
| title_sort | association between the level of knowledge, awareness, and attitude on post-covid-19 syndrome amongst medical students in four malaysian universities |
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