Knowledge, awareness, and perception of contraception among senior pharmacy students in Malaysia: a pilot study

Objective: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, awareness, and perception of contraception among senior pharmacy students of a public sector university in Malaysia. Methods: A cross‑sectional, questionnaire‑based study was conducted among senior pharmacy students. The pretested questionnaire...

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Main Authors:	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod, Khan, Muhammad Umair, Ahmad, Akram, Srikanth, Akshaya B., Ab Rahman, Norny Shafinaz, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim, Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad, Ab. Hadi, Hazrina
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Subjects:	RS Pharmacy and materia medica
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spelling	iium-430532017-11-07T01:48:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/43053/ Knowledge, awareness, and perception of contraception among senior pharmacy students in Malaysia: a pilot study Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Khan, Muhammad Umair Ahmad, Akram Srikanth, Akshaya B. Ab Rahman, Norny Shafinaz Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad Ab. Hadi, Hazrina RS Pharmacy and materia medica Objective: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, awareness, and perception of contraception among senior pharmacy students of a public sector university in Malaysia. Methods: A cross‑sectional, questionnaire‑based study was conducted among senior pharmacy students. The pretested questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants over the period of 1‑month. The questionnaire was divided into four sections, for gathering the information about students’ demographic data, and their knowledge, attitudes, and perception toward contraception. Data were statistically analyzed using SPSS version 20. Findings: The response rate was 68.6%. The results showed that the contraceptive knowledge was comparatively higher in year four students (P < 0.001), married respondents (P < 0.001) and those taking elective courses (P = 0.022) as compared to their respective counterparts. Majority of the students were well aware and had a positive perception about contraception. Conclusion: Overall findings reflect that the majority of the students had good knowledge, perception, and awareness about contraception. The study recommends future studies to be conducted covering different pharmacy schools across the country to further establish the results. Medknow 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43053/1/JResPharmPract4294-3410427_092824.pdf Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod and Khan, Muhammad Umair and Ahmad, Akram and Srikanth, Akshaya B. and Ab Rahman, Norny Shafinaz and Jamshed, Shazia Qasim and Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad and Ab. Hadi, Hazrina (2015) Knowledge, awareness, and perception of contraception among senior pharmacy students in Malaysia: a pilot study. Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 4 (2). pp. 94-98. http://www.jrpp.net/ 10.4103/2279-042X.155760
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spellingShingle	RS Pharmacy and materia medica Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Khan, Muhammad Umair Ahmad, Akram Srikanth, Akshaya B. Ab Rahman, Norny Shafinaz Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad Ab. Hadi, Hazrina Knowledge, awareness, and perception of contraception among senior pharmacy students in Malaysia: a pilot study
description	Objective: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, awareness, and perception of contraception among senior pharmacy students of a public sector university in Malaysia. Methods: A cross‑sectional, questionnaire‑based study was conducted among senior pharmacy students. The pretested questionnaire was used to collect data from the participants over the period of 1‑month. The questionnaire was divided into four sections, for gathering the information about students’ demographic data, and their knowledge, attitudes, and perception toward contraception. Data were statistically analyzed using SPSS version 20. Findings: The response rate was 68.6%. The results showed that the contraceptive knowledge was comparatively higher in year four students (P < 0.001), married respondents (P < 0.001) and those taking elective courses (P = 0.022) as compared to their respective counterparts. Majority of the students were well aware and had a positive perception about contraception. Conclusion: Overall findings reflect that the majority of the students had good knowledge, perception, and awareness about contraception. The study recommends future studies to be conducted covering different pharmacy schools across the country to further establish the results.
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author	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Khan, Muhammad Umair Ahmad, Akram Srikanth, Akshaya B. Ab Rahman, Norny Shafinaz Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad Ab. Hadi, Hazrina
author_facet	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Khan, Muhammad Umair Ahmad, Akram Srikanth, Akshaya B. Ab Rahman, Norny Shafinaz Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad Ab. Hadi, Hazrina
author_sort	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod
title	Knowledge, awareness, and perception of contraception among senior pharmacy students in Malaysia: a pilot study
title_short	Knowledge, awareness, and perception of contraception among senior pharmacy students in Malaysia: a pilot study
title_full	Knowledge, awareness, and perception of contraception among senior pharmacy students in Malaysia: a pilot study
title_fullStr	Knowledge, awareness, and perception of contraception among senior pharmacy students in Malaysia: a pilot study
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge, awareness, and perception of contraception among senior pharmacy students in Malaysia: a pilot study
title_sort	knowledge, awareness, and perception of contraception among senior pharmacy students in malaysia: a pilot study
publisher	Medknow
publishDate	2015
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Knowledge, awareness, and perception of contraception among senior pharmacy students in Malaysia: a pilot study

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