Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally. Rapid urbanisation and sedentary lifestyle are among the main factors contributed to high prevalence of NCDs. This study was carried out with the aim to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of NCDs among urban and rural adult population in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in several urban and rural areas in Negeri Sembilan using cluster sampling method. A total of 486 respondents were interviewed using validated using pre-tested, structured questionnaire. Statistical analysis was computed using the IBM SPSS version 24. RESULTS: A total of 486 respondents with 207 (42.6%) from urban areas and 279 (57.4%) from rural areas participated in this study. Their mean age was 53.68 (SD=19.69) and slightly more than half of them were females (58.2%). Majority of the respondents (73.7%) have good knowledge, (76.1%) good attitude while (58.6%) have moderate practice of NCDs. When comparing the urban and rural population, majority of the urban population (78.7%) have good knowledge of NCDs while majority of the rural population have good attitude (93.2%) of NCDs. For practice of NCDs, majority of rural populations have good practice scores when compared to the urban population. DISCUSSION: Our health promotion and health education activities should focus to increase the knowledge of rural population on NCDs while encouraging better attitudes and practices among the urban population.
Links
BibTeX (Download)
@proceedings{APCPH-2019-293,
title = {The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Urban and Rural Population in Negeri Sembilan On Non-Communicable Diseases},
author = {Mohd Dzulkhairi Mohd Rani and Muslimah Ithnin and Norsham Juliana Nordin and Nadeeya Ayn Umaisara Mohamad Nor and Nadia Mohd Effendy and Mohd Azmani Sahar and Khadijah Hasanah Abang Abdullah and Muhammad Shamsir Mohd Aris},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally. Rapid urbanisation and sedentary lifestyle are among the main factors contributed to high prevalence of NCDs. This study was carried out with the aim to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of NCDs among urban and rural adult population in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in several urban and rural areas in Negeri Sembilan using cluster sampling method. A total of 486 respondents were interviewed using validated using pre-tested, structured questionnaire. Statistical analysis was computed using the IBM SPSS version 24. RESULTS: A total of 486 respondents with 207 (42.6%) from urban areas and 279 (57.4%) from rural areas participated in this study. Their mean age was 53.68 (SD=19.69) and slightly more than half of them were females (58.2%). Majority of the respondents (73.7%) have good knowledge, (76.1%) good attitude while (58.6%) have moderate practice of NCDs. When comparing the urban and rural population, majority of the urban population (78.7%) have good knowledge of NCDs while majority of the rural population have good attitude (93.2%) of NCDs. For practice of NCDs, majority of rural populations have good practice scores when compared to the urban population. DISCUSSION: Our health promotion and health education activities should focus to increase the knowledge of rural population on NCDs while encouraging better attitudes and practices among the urban population.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Fakulti Perubatan dan Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia},
keywords = {Health promotion, KAP, NCD, Rural, urban},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}