M. H. M., Nazmul and Y., Farzana and S., Deepthi and M. K. K., Fazlul and A., Najnin and C., Srikumar (2018) General Knowledge and Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS among the University Students in Malaysia. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 9 (10). pp. 435-440. ISSN 0976-5506. (Published)
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Abstract
This study was aimed to determine the general knowledge and misconceptions among the undergraduate students in a private university in Malaysia. Data was collected from a stratified random sample of 180 students using a validated questionnaire survey to assess the general knowledge and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS. The data was analysed by using the SPSS software and Chi-square test was used to find the p-value for each of the questions. The average mean score assessing the general knowledge of the students in was 82.32%, where the Health Science students scored 45.11% with a standard deviation of 0.017 and the Non-Health Science students scored 36.15% with a standard deviation of 0.026. When comparing each question using the Chi-square test, most of the answers of the Health Science students and Non-Health Science students showed a significant difference where the p-value was <0.05. From the results of this study it is clear that the Health Science students had better knowledge and fewer misconceptions than the Non-Health Science students.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | General knowledge; Misconceptions; HIV/AIDS; Malaysia |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Faculty/Division: | Faculty of Industrial Sciences And Technology |
| Depositing User: | Noorul Farina Arifin |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Nov 2018 04:08 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Nov 2018 04:08 |
| URI: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22630 |
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