Evaluation Of Dengue Fever Knowledge Among The General Population And Its Prevalence, Clinical Features In Penang General Hospital
Dengue is one of the most important global public health problem, particularly in South East Asian countries. Despite the presence of the disease in Penang since 1902, no documented evidence existed on the knowledge of dengue among the general population. The current resurgence of the disease necess...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
2000
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/41906/ http://eprints.usm.my/41906/1/KHURSHID_ALAM_WAZIR.pdf |
| _version_ | 1848879415839162368 |
|---|---|
| author | Wazir, Khurshid Alam |
| author_facet | Wazir, Khurshid Alam |
| author_sort | Wazir, Khurshid Alam |
| building | USM Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | Dengue is one of the most important global public health problem, particularly in South East Asian countries. Despite the presence of the disease in Penang since 1902, no documented evidence existed on the knowledge of dengue among the general population. The current resurgence of the disease necessitates an evaluation of public knowledge, prevalence, clinical features and fluid management of dengue in Penang. In cross-sectional study data were collected from the general population to asses the knowledge. A total of 862 respondents of the population were participated in the study.Majority (97.2%) of the population were familiar with the disease dengue. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-15T17:46:52Z |
| format | Thesis |
| id | usm-41906 |
| institution | Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-15T17:46:52Z |
| publishDate | 2000 |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | usm-419062019-04-12T05:27:05Z http://eprints.usm.my/41906/ Evaluation Of Dengue Fever Knowledge Among The General Population And Its Prevalence, Clinical Features In Penang General Hospital Wazir, Khurshid Alam RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica Dengue is one of the most important global public health problem, particularly in South East Asian countries. Despite the presence of the disease in Penang since 1902, no documented evidence existed on the knowledge of dengue among the general population. The current resurgence of the disease necessitates an evaluation of public knowledge, prevalence, clinical features and fluid management of dengue in Penang. In cross-sectional study data were collected from the general population to asses the knowledge. A total of 862 respondents of the population were participated in the study.Majority (97.2%) of the population were familiar with the disease dengue. 2000-12 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/41906/1/KHURSHID_ALAM_WAZIR.pdf Wazir, Khurshid Alam (2000) Evaluation Of Dengue Fever Knowledge Among The General Population And Its Prevalence, Clinical Features In Penang General Hospital. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia. |
| spellingShingle | RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica Wazir, Khurshid Alam Evaluation Of Dengue Fever Knowledge Among The General Population And Its Prevalence, Clinical Features In Penang General Hospital |
| title | Evaluation Of Dengue Fever Knowledge Among The General Population And Its Prevalence, Clinical Features In Penang General Hospital
|
| title_full | Evaluation Of Dengue Fever Knowledge Among The General Population And Its Prevalence, Clinical Features In Penang General Hospital
|
| title_fullStr | Evaluation Of Dengue Fever Knowledge Among The General Population And Its Prevalence, Clinical Features In Penang General Hospital
|
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation Of Dengue Fever Knowledge Among The General Population And Its Prevalence, Clinical Features In Penang General Hospital
|
| title_short | Evaluation Of Dengue Fever Knowledge Among The General Population And Its Prevalence, Clinical Features In Penang General Hospital
|
| title_sort | evaluation of dengue fever knowledge among the general population and its prevalence, clinical features in penang general hospital |
| topic | RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/41906/ http://eprints.usm.my/41906/1/KHURSHID_ALAM_WAZIR.pdf |