PMID- 20527284
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100813
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 0300-5283 (Print)
IS  - 0300-5283 (Linking)
VI  - 64
IP  - 3
DP  - 2009 Sep
TI  - Knowledge, attitude and vaccination status of varicella among students of 
      Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
PG  - 257-62
AB  - Varicella is a highly infectious disease that can lead to severe complications 
      such as pneumonia, encephalitis and death. Vaccination is the best method to 
      prevent the disease. The objective of this study was to assess the level of 
      knowledge, attitude and vaccination status of varicella among UKM students. A 
      cross sectional study involving pre-tested questionnaires was undertaken between 
      February and April, 2005. Questionnaires were distributed and filled by the first 
      and second year students from four faculties in UKM (n=879). The faculties 
      included were divided into two categories: medical fields and non-medical fields. 
      The results showed that the overall level of knowledge on varicella among 
      respondents was intermediate. The score of knowledge was significantly higher 
      among medical students (t = 10.9, p < 0.05) compared to non-medical students. The 
      varicella vaccination coverage was low among UKM students (19.3%). The 
      vaccination status was significantly higher among medical students compared to 
      non-medical students (chi2 = 8.6, p < 0.05). Vaccination status of varicella 
      among respondents had no association with the level of knowledge (chi2 = 2.42, p 
      > 0.05). IN CONCLUSION: the awareness and vaccination status of varicella among 
      UKM students were low. More varicella awareness programs should be held on 
      universities' campuses to educate students on methods of prevention of this 
      serious disease.
FAU - Hesham, R
AU  - Hesham R
AD  - Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 
      50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. heshrash@medic.ukm.my
FAU - Cheong, J Y
AU  - Cheong JY
FAU - Mohd Hasni, J
AU  - Mohd Hasni J
LA  - eng
PT  - Corrected and Republished Article
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Malaysia
TA  - Med J Malaysia
JT  - The Medical journal of Malaysia
JID - 0361547
RN  - 0 (Chickenpox Vaccine)
SB  - IM
CRF - Med J Malaysia. 2009 Jun;64(2):118-23. PMID: 20058570
MH  - Adult
MH  - Chickenpox Vaccine/*immunology
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Malaysia
MH  - Male
MH  - Students/*psychology
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Universities
MH  - Vaccination/*statistics & numerical data
EDAT- 2010/06/10 06:00
MHDA- 2010/08/14 06:00
CRDT- 2010/06/10 06:00
PHST- 2010/06/10 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/06/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/08/14 06:00 [medline]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Med J Malaysia. 2009 Sep;64(3):257-62.