University Students’ Perception of Japanese Encephalitis

Iqbal, Muhammad Shahid and Khan, Salah-Ud-Din and Iqbal, Muhammad Zahid (2020) University Students’ Perception of Japanese Encephalitis. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 32 (36). pp. 28-35. ISSN 2456-9119

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Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the perception of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) among future healthcare providers in a university in Malaysia.

Methods: A cross-sectional and observational study was conducted among the students of three different healthcare provider faculties in a university in Malaysia with the help of pre-validated research tool. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 24.0 was used to enter and analyze the data.

Results: Overall, 252 respondents from three different health care faculties participated in the current study. The dental faculty students had better perception as compared to the other two faculties. The female students had a better perception of JE as compared to the students who were living in hostels.

Conclusion: Overall appropriate perception was observed in the three health care provider faculty students. The present study concluded that dental and pharmacy students had a better perception of JE than medical students.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: East India Archive > Medical Science
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email support@eastindiaarchive.com
Date Deposited: 11 Apr 2023 06:59
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2024 04:31
URI: http://ebooks.keeplibrary.com/id/eprint/646

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