Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Malaria is one of the most important public health problems in term of morbidity and mortality. Military are exposing themselves to multiple hazards, with the risk of getting infected with Malaria. Researcher has assessed the basic and general knowledge, attitude and the practices (KAP) of army trainees towards Malaria and drug prophylaxis given. METHODS: A cross sectional study using questionnaire survey form was done with the Malaysian Army trainees in PUSASDA Camp. Total number of one thousand four hundred and seventy-five (n=1475) trainees participated in this survey using universal sampling method. Using SPSS software version 24, descriptive and inferential analysis was done. RESULTS: Majority of army trainees (86.6%) at PUSASDA had good knowledge (Mean Knowledge Score = 10.98±1.46), positive attitude (65.5%) (Mean Attitude Score = 4.08±0.69) and good practice (81.3%) (Mean Practice Score = 4.11±1.07) towards Malaria and anti-Malaria medicine, and there is a positive association of army trainees sociodemographic factor and their KAP towards Malaria and its drug chemo prophylaxis (Education; p=0.024, Marital status; p=0.0007). DISCUSSION: It is found that the trainees who have positive knowledge and positive attitude towards Malaria and anti-Malaria medicine, they have completed the intake of antibiotic drugs (Doxycycline) as advised by the doctor (c2 (4) = 16.5, p<0.05).
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-204,
title = {Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Study Towards Malaria and Its Drug Prophylaxis Among Malaysian Army Trainees},
author = {Mohd Khairul Ameer B Yahaya},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Malaria is one of the most important public health problems in term of morbidity and mortality. Military are exposing themselves to multiple hazards, with the risk of getting infected with Malaria. Researcher has assessed the basic and general knowledge, attitude and the practices (KAP) of army trainees towards Malaria and drug prophylaxis given. METHODS: A cross sectional study using questionnaire survey form was done with the Malaysian Army trainees in PUSASDA Camp. Total number of one thousand four hundred and seventy-five (n=1475) trainees participated in this survey using universal sampling method. Using SPSS software version 24, descriptive and inferential analysis was done. RESULTS: Majority of army trainees (86.6%) at PUSASDA had good knowledge (Mean Knowledge Score = 10.98±1.46), positive attitude (65.5%) (Mean Attitude Score = 4.08±0.69) and good practice (81.3%) (Mean Practice Score = 4.11±1.07) towards Malaria and anti-Malaria medicine, and there is a positive association of army trainees sociodemographic factor and their KAP towards Malaria and its drug chemo prophylaxis (Education; p=0.024, Marital status; p=0.0007). DISCUSSION: It is found that the trainees who have positive knowledge and positive attitude towards Malaria and anti-Malaria medicine, they have completed the intake of antibiotic drugs (Doxycycline) as advised by the doctor (c2 (4) = 16.5, p\<0.05).},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya},
keywords = {KAP, malaria, Military, Military Medicine, Prophylaxis drug},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}