Knowledge and awareness of Hepatitis B and its associated factors among students of medical faculties at the International Islamic University Malaysia’s Kuantan campus

Objective: this study aims to assess the knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B and its associated factors among students of medical colleges at Kuantan Campus, the International Islamic University Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used, and data collection was carried out using...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim, Wisam Nabeel, Mazlan, Ain Nadiah, Al-Mahmood, Sinan, Othman, Noratikah
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Published: Kulliyyah of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
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spelling iium-702742019-07-12T08:33:09Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/70274/ Knowledge and awareness of Hepatitis B and its associated factors among students of medical faculties at the International Islamic University Malaysia’s Kuantan campus Ibrahim, Wisam Nabeel Mazlan, Ain Nadiah Al-Mahmood, Sinan Othman, Noratikah RA Public aspects of medicine RC803 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Diseases of The Digestive System. Gastroenterology Objective: this study aims to assess the knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B and its associated factors among students of medical colleges at Kuantan Campus, the International Islamic University Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used, and data collection was carried out using a self-structured close-ended questionnaire. Descriptive and analytic statistics were performed with independent t-test, One Way ANOVA and a correlation analysis determine any significant differences between the groups with p < 0.05 significance value Results: According to the results, there was a significant (p < 0.001) association between the type of Faculty with knowledge and awareness about hepatitis B. In addition, the results showed an association between year of study with the knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B (p < 0.001). Furthermore, there was an association between duration of clinical experience with knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B (p < 0.001). The results showed that there was no association between gender with knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B (p > 0.05). Conclusion: levels of knowledge showed a strong correlation with levels of awareness, meaning that students with high knowledge also had Kulliyyah of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018-09-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/70274/1/70274_Knowledge%20and%20Awareness%20of%20Hepatitis%20B.pdf Ibrahim, Wisam Nabeel and Mazlan, Ain Nadiah and Al-Mahmood, Sinan and Othman, Noratikah (2018) Knowledge and awareness of Hepatitis B and its associated factors among students of medical faculties at the International Islamic University Malaysia’s Kuantan campus. International Journal of Care Scholars, 1 (2). pp. 19-21. ISSN 2600-898X http://journals.iium.edu.my/ijcs/index.php/ijcs/article/view/67
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topic RA Public aspects of medicine
RC803 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Diseases of The Digestive System. Gastroenterology
spellingShingle RA Public aspects of medicine
RC803 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Diseases of The Digestive System. Gastroenterology
Ibrahim, Wisam Nabeel
Mazlan, Ain Nadiah
Al-Mahmood, Sinan
Othman, Noratikah
Knowledge and awareness of Hepatitis B and its associated factors among students of medical faculties at the International Islamic University Malaysia’s Kuantan campus
description Objective: this study aims to assess the knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B and its associated factors among students of medical colleges at Kuantan Campus, the International Islamic University Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used, and data collection was carried out using a self-structured close-ended questionnaire. Descriptive and analytic statistics were performed with independent t-test, One Way ANOVA and a correlation analysis determine any significant differences between the groups with p < 0.05 significance value Results: According to the results, there was a significant (p < 0.001) association between the type of Faculty with knowledge and awareness about hepatitis B. In addition, the results showed an association between year of study with the knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B (p < 0.001). Furthermore, there was an association between duration of clinical experience with knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B (p < 0.001). The results showed that there was no association between gender with knowledge and awareness of hepatitis B (p > 0.05). Conclusion: levels of knowledge showed a strong correlation with levels of awareness, meaning that students with high knowledge also had
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author Ibrahim, Wisam Nabeel
Mazlan, Ain Nadiah
Al-Mahmood, Sinan
Othman, Noratikah
author_facet Ibrahim, Wisam Nabeel
Mazlan, Ain Nadiah
Al-Mahmood, Sinan
Othman, Noratikah
author_sort Ibrahim, Wisam Nabeel
title Knowledge and awareness of Hepatitis B and its associated factors among students of medical faculties at the International Islamic University Malaysia’s Kuantan campus
title_short Knowledge and awareness of Hepatitis B and its associated factors among students of medical faculties at the International Islamic University Malaysia’s Kuantan campus
title_full Knowledge and awareness of Hepatitis B and its associated factors among students of medical faculties at the International Islamic University Malaysia’s Kuantan campus
title_fullStr Knowledge and awareness of Hepatitis B and its associated factors among students of medical faculties at the International Islamic University Malaysia’s Kuantan campus
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and awareness of Hepatitis B and its associated factors among students of medical faculties at the International Islamic University Malaysia’s Kuantan campus
title_sort knowledge and awareness of hepatitis b and its associated factors among students of medical faculties at the international islamic university malaysia’s kuantan campus
publisher Kulliyyah of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/70274/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/70274/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/70274/1/70274_Knowledge%20and%20Awareness%20of%20Hepatitis%20B.pdf
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