Impact Of An Educational Intervention On Community Residents’ Knowledge, Attitudes And Perceptions Regarding Antibiotics And Antibiotic Resistance In Jelutong District, Penang, Malaysia

To combat antibiotic resistance (ABR), the World Health Organization (WHO) urges all nations to increase public knowledge of antibiotics and ABR. In Malaysia, there is a paucity of data regarding the impact of educational interventions on community residents’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions...

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Main Author: Irawati, Lyna
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
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description To combat antibiotic resistance (ABR), the World Health Organization (WHO) urges all nations to increase public knowledge of antibiotics and ABR. In Malaysia, there is a paucity of data regarding the impact of educational interventions on community residents’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions in relation to antibiotics and ABR. Therefore, this research project aimed to explore and assess community residents’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions regarding antibiotics and ABR in Jelutong District, Penang, Malaysia. It also aimed to develop and implement an educational intervention to increase residents’ knowledge and change their attitudes towards and perceptions of antibiotics and ABR.
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spelling usm-619902025-03-05T03:23:57Z http://eprints.usm.my/61990/ Impact Of An Educational Intervention On Community Residents’ Knowledge, Attitudes And Perceptions Regarding Antibiotics And Antibiotic Resistance In Jelutong District, Penang, Malaysia Irawati, Lyna RM300-666 Drugs and their actions To combat antibiotic resistance (ABR), the World Health Organization (WHO) urges all nations to increase public knowledge of antibiotics and ABR. In Malaysia, there is a paucity of data regarding the impact of educational interventions on community residents’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions in relation to antibiotics and ABR. Therefore, this research project aimed to explore and assess community residents’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions regarding antibiotics and ABR in Jelutong District, Penang, Malaysia. It also aimed to develop and implement an educational intervention to increase residents’ knowledge and change their attitudes towards and perceptions of antibiotics and ABR. 2018-08 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/61990/1/impact%20of%20educational%20intervention%20cut.pdf Irawati, Lyna (2018) Impact Of An Educational Intervention On Community Residents’ Knowledge, Attitudes And Perceptions Regarding Antibiotics And Antibiotic Resistance In Jelutong District, Penang, Malaysia. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
spellingShingle RM300-666 Drugs and their actions
Irawati, Lyna
Impact Of An Educational Intervention On Community Residents’ Knowledge, Attitudes And Perceptions Regarding Antibiotics And Antibiotic Resistance In Jelutong District, Penang, Malaysia
title Impact Of An Educational Intervention On Community Residents’ Knowledge, Attitudes And Perceptions Regarding Antibiotics And Antibiotic Resistance In Jelutong District, Penang, Malaysia
title_full Impact Of An Educational Intervention On Community Residents’ Knowledge, Attitudes And Perceptions Regarding Antibiotics And Antibiotic Resistance In Jelutong District, Penang, Malaysia
title_fullStr Impact Of An Educational Intervention On Community Residents’ Knowledge, Attitudes And Perceptions Regarding Antibiotics And Antibiotic Resistance In Jelutong District, Penang, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Impact Of An Educational Intervention On Community Residents’ Knowledge, Attitudes And Perceptions Regarding Antibiotics And Antibiotic Resistance In Jelutong District, Penang, Malaysia
title_short Impact Of An Educational Intervention On Community Residents’ Knowledge, Attitudes And Perceptions Regarding Antibiotics And Antibiotic Resistance In Jelutong District, Penang, Malaysia
title_sort impact of an educational intervention on community residents’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions regarding antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in jelutong district, penang, malaysia
topic RM300-666 Drugs and their actions
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