Vignesvaran, Priyadharishiny and Shopian, Muhamad Lukman and Suzerin, Nadzirah (2020) Knowledge, attitude and practice towards influenza vaccination among medical students and staff of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2020. [Project Paper] (Submitted)
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Abstract
Background: Influenza i s a contagious febrile respiratory i llness that can result i n mild to severe i llness i n vulnerable people such as children and older populations with underlying conditions. Results from the report presented l ast year (2019), at the 10th Edition of the Options for the Control of Influenza Conference (Options X) i n Singapore disclosed that i nfluenza i nfections are the major contributor factor for hospitalisation among the older demographic group i n Malaysia.Thus, vaccinations are the primary preventive care against Influenza virus. Therefore, this study aims at assessing the knowledge and attitude towards the i nfluenza vaccination as well as the rate of vaccination uptake among medical students and staff i n the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UPM. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted from 17th to 25th August 2020 among medical students and staff, be i t academic or non-academic i n the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UPM. Data analyses will be performed with SPSS 22.0. Chi-square tests will be used to determine the association between the dependent and independent variables. Result: The required sample size was 384 respondents. Based on the distribution of answers on knowledge, the majority 68.8% of respondents have a good knowledge level regarding influenza and influenza vaccines. The prevalence of influenza vaccination uptake among students and staff was only 44.8% which i s 172 out of 384 2 respondents within the past three years. Gender, age distribution, occupation and income status has no significant association with knowledge and attitude level among all respondents (n=384), but income status and age distribution are statistically significant with prevalence of influenza vaccination uptake. Academic rank, level of education and income status among staff (n=61) have significant association with knowledge level and influenza vaccine uptake. Conclusion: Based on our study, the majority of the respondents have a good knowledge and attitude level about influenza vaccination with nearly half of them having been vaccinated with influenza vaccine. Acknowledgment :The authors would like to acknowledge the JKEUPM for the ethical approval and the Dean of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Profesor Dr. Zamberi Sekawi for giving institutional approval to conduct research at Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UPM and all medical students and staff for their willingness to participate in this research
| Item Type: | Project Paper |
|---|---|
| Faculty: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Science |
| Depositing User: | Ms Norafizah Radzuan |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Sep 2023 03:28 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2023 03:28 |
| URI: | http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1204 |
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