Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Knowledge among University Students

Iqbal, Muhammad Shahid and Khan, Salah-Ud-Din and Saad, Eldowaik Mohamed Salah and Iqbal, Muhammad Zahid (2020) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Knowledge among University Students. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 32 (37). pp. 26-33. ISSN 2456-9119

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3731000

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the knowledge of ALS among students in a university in Malaysia.

Methods: A cross-sectional and observational study was performed among the students of three different healthcare provider faculties (Medical, Pharmacy and Dental) in a university with the help of pre-validated research questionnaire. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 24.0 was used to analyze and present the data.

Results: A total of 268 university students from three faculties participated in the current study. The medical faculty students and final year students had more appropriate knowledge towards the ALS.

Conclusion: Overall appropriate knowledge was observed among the studied faculty students. The present study concluded that medical students had adequate knowledge of ALS than the other two faculty students.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	East Asian Archive > Medical Science
Depositing User:	Unnamed user with email support@eastasianarchive.com
Date Deposited:	03 May 2023 07:02
Last Modified:	11 Jul 2024 10:43
URI:	http://library.eprintdigipress.com/id/eprint/345

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