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Beliefs and Attitudes of Medical Students from Public and Private Universities in Malaysia towards Individuals with HIVAIDS
Joint Authors
Koh, Kwee Choy
Rene, Teh Jae
Khan, Saad Ahmed
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
We describe the findings from a survey assessing the beliefs regarding testing, confidentiality, disclosure, and environment of care and attitudes towards care of people with HIV/AIDS (PLHWA), in 1020, 4th and 5th year medical students, from public and private medical universities in Malaysia.
A self-administered validated questionnaire based on the UNAIDS Model Questionnaire with a 5-point Likert scale (5, strongly disagree; 4, disagree; 3, neutral; 2, agree; 1, strongly agree) was used as a survey tool.
The survey included demographic data and data on undergraduate training received on HIV/AIDS.
Statistical significance in the demographic data and training received by respondents was evaluated using the chi-square test while the independent Student’s t-test was used for comparison of means between public and private universities.
A Pvalue of <0.05 was considered statistically significant with 95% confidence interval.
Our study revealed less than 20% of medical students received adequate training to care for PLHWA.
They had prevalent negative beliefs regarding testing, confidentiality, disclosure and environment of care towards PLHWA although in giving care to PLHWA, their attitudes were largely positive and nondiscriminatory.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Koh, Kwee Choy& Rene, Teh Jae& Khan, Saad Ahmed. 2013. Beliefs and Attitudes of Medical Students from Public and Private Universities in Malaysia towards Individuals with HIVAIDS. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032945
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Koh, Kwee Choy…[et al.]. Beliefs and Attitudes of Medical Students from Public and Private Universities in Malaysia towards Individuals with HIVAIDS. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032945
American Medical Association (AMA)
Koh, Kwee Choy& Rene, Teh Jae& Khan, Saad Ahmed. Beliefs and Attitudes of Medical Students from Public and Private Universities in Malaysia towards Individuals with HIVAIDS. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032945
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1032945