Human behaviour factors influenced the risk of typhoid infection in Pasir Mas Kelantan

A case control study was carried out in the district of Pasir Mas with the aim of determining the relationship between human behaviour which is reflected through their practices with the risk of typhoid infection. Respondents consisted of 87 cases and 87 controls who fulfilled the study criteria. Da...

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Main Authors:	Kamariah Hussin, Md Idris Md. Nor, Osman Ali
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Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1997
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3741/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3741/

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spelling	ukm-37412012-03-19T01:27:12Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3741/ Human behaviour factors influenced the risk of typhoid infection in Pasir Mas Kelantan Kamariah Hussin, Md Idris Md. Nor , Osman Ali, A case control study was carried out in the district of Pasir Mas with the aim of determining the relationship between human behaviour which is reflected through their practices with the risk of typhoid infection. Respondents consisted of 87 cases and 87 controls who fulfilled the study criteria. Data were obtained from guided questionnaires and observations of the respondents' home environment. Scores were given for knowledge and practices under study. Results of univariate analysis showed that the only significant difference between cases and controls was the mean score of their knowledge on typhoid i.e. the mean score for cases was 17.2±1:3.3 while controls had a mean score of 15.6±1:4.4 (p<0.05). There was also a significant association between knowledge on typhoid with the risk of typhoid infection (OR 0.26 CI 95% 0.09-0.69). Multiple logistic regression however showed significant relationships between knowledge (OR 0.28 CI 95% 0.11-0.71), personal hygience practices (OR 0.21 Cl 95% 0.04-0.92) as well sanitary use of latrines (OR 4.97 CI 95% 1.12-21.54) with the risk of typhoid infection. Effective health education in its many forms still remains as an important strategy for the preventation and control of typhoid infection. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1997-06 Article PeerReviewed Kamariah Hussin, and Md Idris Md. Nor , and Osman Ali, (1997) Human behaviour factors influenced the risk of typhoid infection in Pasir Mas Kelantan. Sains Malaysiana, 26 (2). pp. 35-41. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol26um2_1997/vol26num2_97page35-41.html
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description	A case control study was carried out in the district of Pasir Mas with the aim of determining the relationship between human behaviour which is reflected through their practices with the risk of typhoid infection. Respondents consisted of 87 cases and 87 controls who fulfilled the study criteria. Data were obtained from guided questionnaires and observations of the respondents' home environment. Scores were given for knowledge and practices under study. Results of univariate analysis showed that the only significant difference between cases and controls was the mean score of their knowledge on typhoid i.e. the mean score for cases was 17.2±1:3.3 while controls had a mean score of 15.6±1:4.4 (p<0.05). There was also a significant association between knowledge on typhoid with the risk of typhoid infection (OR 0.26 CI 95% 0.09-0.69). Multiple logistic regression however showed significant relationships between knowledge (OR 0.28 CI 95% 0.11-0.71), personal hygience practices (OR 0.21 Cl 95% 0.04-0.92) as well sanitary use of latrines (OR 4.97 CI 95% 1.12-21.54) with the risk of typhoid infection. Effective health education in its many forms still remains as an important strategy for the preventation and control of typhoid infection.
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author	Kamariah Hussin, Md Idris Md. Nor , Osman Ali,
spellingShingle	Kamariah Hussin, Md Idris Md. Nor , Osman Ali, Human behaviour factors influenced the risk of typhoid infection in Pasir Mas Kelantan
author_facet	Kamariah Hussin, Md Idris Md. Nor , Osman Ali,
author_sort	Kamariah Hussin,
title	Human behaviour factors influenced the risk of typhoid infection in Pasir Mas Kelantan
title_short	Human behaviour factors influenced the risk of typhoid infection in Pasir Mas Kelantan
title_full	Human behaviour factors influenced the risk of typhoid infection in Pasir Mas Kelantan
title_fullStr	Human behaviour factors influenced the risk of typhoid infection in Pasir Mas Kelantan
title_full_unstemmed	Human behaviour factors influenced the risk of typhoid infection in Pasir Mas Kelantan
title_sort	human behaviour factors influenced the risk of typhoid infection in pasir mas kelantan
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	1997
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3741/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3741/
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Human behaviour factors influenced the risk of typhoid infection in Pasir Mas Kelantan

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