Abstract
INTRODUCTION: In Malaysia, rabies had been eradicated since 2012. Since then, the population knowledge of rabies and dangers of rabies had been declined. Rabies was reported to be one of the public health concerns that need formulation of intervention strategy in Malaysia. METHODS: A cross-sectional population-based study was done from 1st September 2018 to 31st November 2018 using a new and validated tool to collect data from adolescent age between 10 to 17 years old which involving primary and secondary schools in Sarawak. RESULTS: Study reveals, 69.3% (7,629) of respondent own at least a pet at home. From that numbers, 49.7% (3,788) claimed they confined their pets at house compound, 28.2% (2,155) leash their pet during walk it and on 27.1% (2,065) vaccinate their pet routinely. During the study, it showed the average ±SD of knowledge: 16.00±2.99, attitude: 54.53±7.64, practice: 38.41±5.93, and health seeking behaviour: 1.65±1.10. There is weak correlation between knowledge with attitude(r=0.361), practice (r=0.429) and health seeking behaviour(r=0.150). Weak correlation also observed between attitude with practice (r=0.377) but no correlation observed between attitudes with health seeking behaviour (r=0.067). DISCUSSION Overall, the level of knowledge, attitude and practice on rabies prevention are good in Sarawak. However, there are more effort need to be done to improve the health seeking behaviour among adolescent in Sarawak.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-208,
title = {Level of Knowledge, Attitude, Health Seeking Behaviour and Practice of Rabies Prevention Among Adolescent Students In Sarawak},
author = {Micheal Pelitini Ugak and Aziman Mahdi and Marilyn Umar and Nor Asiah Mohammad and Pises Busu and Gabriel Alexis},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: In Malaysia, rabies had been eradicated since 2012. Since then, the population knowledge of rabies and dangers of rabies had been declined. Rabies was reported to be one of the public health concerns that need formulation of intervention strategy in Malaysia. METHODS: A cross-sectional population-based study was done from 1st September 2018 to 31st November 2018 using a new and validated tool to collect data from adolescent age between 10 to 17 years old which involving primary and secondary schools in Sarawak. RESULTS: Study reveals, 69.3% (7,629) of respondent own at least a pet at home. From that numbers, 49.7% (3,788) claimed they confined their pets at house compound, 28.2% (2,155) leash their pet during walk it and on 27.1% (2,065) vaccinate their pet routinely. During the study, it showed the average ±SD of knowledge: 16.00±2.99, attitude: 54.53±7.64, practice: 38.41±5.93, and health seeking behaviour: 1.65±1.10. There is weak correlation between knowledge with attitude(r=0.361), practice (r=0.429) and health seeking behaviour(r=0.150). Weak correlation also observed between attitude with practice (r=0.377) but no correlation observed between attitudes with health seeking behaviour (r=0.067). DISCUSSION Overall, the level of knowledge, attitude and practice on rabies prevention are good in Sarawak. However, there are more effort need to be done to improve the health seeking behaviour among adolescent in Sarawak.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Sarawak State Health Department, Kuching, Institute of Public Health, National Institute of Health, Setia Alam, Sarawak General Hospital, Kuching, Kuching Divisional Health Office, Kuching},
keywords = {Adolescent student, KAP, Rabies, Sarawak},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}