A study of knowledge, belief and attitude on neonatal (jaundice among Malay pregnant mothers who attend antenatal clinics in Seberang Perai Utara, 1994

A study of knowledge, belief and attitude on neonatal (jaundice among Malay pregnant mothers who attend antenatal clinics in Seberang Perai Utara, 1994

This is a cross-sectional study to identify level of knowledge, belief and attitude on neonatal jaundice among Malay pregnant mothers who live in Seberang Perai Utara state. A total of 150 pregnant mothers attended antenatal clinics in Seberang Perai Utara, were chosen by systematic random sampling...

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Main Authors: Normala Abdul Wahid, Khalib Abd Latip
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Language:English
Published: Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2006
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spelling ukm-44882016-12-14T06:36:10Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4488/ A study of knowledge, belief and attitude on neonatal (jaundice among Malay pregnant mothers who attend antenatal clinics in Seberang Perai Utara, 1994 Normala Abdul Wahid, Khalib Abd Latip, This is a cross-sectional study to identify level of knowledge, belief and attitude on neonatal jaundice among Malay pregnant mothers who live in Seberang Perai Utara state. A total of 150 pregnant mothers attended antenatal clinics in Seberang Perai Utara, were chosen by systematic random sampling and were interviewed using a pretested questionaire. Results showed about 50.0% of the respondent had inadequate general knowledge on neonatal jaundice, especially the knowledge on complications and identifying the best method of jaundice detection. There were significance finding between general knowledge on neonatal jaundice and the gravida, para and history of previous neonatal jaundice (p<0.05). About half of the respondent had combination of belief in causes of neonatal jaundice. Majority were also found believing in the usage of combination of treatment for neonatal jaundice. There were significant association between general knowledge on neonatal jaundice and belief in combination of causes, belief in harmful treatment and belief in combination of treatment (p<0.05). Positivity attitude to seek treatment was found to be significant with belief in supernatural causes of neonatal jaundice (p<0.05). In conclusion, there is a need to increase the level of knowledge among Malay pregnant mothers in hoping that the increase in knowledge and awareness will influence the belief system on the right concept of causes and treatment of neonatal jaundice. Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2006 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4488/1/Vol12%281%29-Rizal.pdf Normala Abdul Wahid, and Khalib Abd Latip, (2006) A study of knowledge, belief and attitude on neonatal (jaundice among Malay pregnant mothers who attend antenatal clinics in Seberang Perai Utara, 1994. Jurnal Kesihatan Masyarakat, 12 (1). ISSN 1675-1663 http://www.communityhealthjournal.org/detailarticle.asp?id=136&issue=Vol12(1):2006
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description This is a cross-sectional study to identify level of knowledge, belief and attitude on neonatal jaundice among Malay pregnant mothers who live in Seberang Perai Utara state. A total of 150 pregnant mothers attended antenatal clinics in Seberang Perai Utara, were chosen by systematic random sampling and were interviewed using a pretested questionaire. Results showed about 50.0% of the respondent had inadequate general knowledge on neonatal jaundice, especially the knowledge on complications and identifying the best method of jaundice detection. There were significance finding between general knowledge on neonatal jaundice and the gravida, para and history of previous neonatal jaundice (p<0.05). About half of the respondent had combination of belief in causes of neonatal jaundice. Majority were also found believing in the usage of combination of treatment for neonatal jaundice. There were significant association between general knowledge on neonatal jaundice and belief in combination of causes, belief in harmful treatment and belief in combination of treatment (p<0.05). Positivity attitude to seek treatment was found to be significant with belief in supernatural causes of neonatal jaundice (p<0.05). In conclusion, there is a need to increase the level of knowledge among Malay pregnant mothers in hoping that the increase in knowledge and awareness will influence the belief system on the right concept of causes and treatment of neonatal jaundice.
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author Normala Abdul Wahid,
Khalib Abd Latip,
spellingShingle Normala Abdul Wahid,
Khalib Abd Latip,
A study of knowledge, belief and attitude on neonatal (jaundice among Malay pregnant mothers who attend antenatal clinics in Seberang Perai Utara, 1994
author_facet Normala Abdul Wahid,
Khalib Abd Latip,
author_sort Normala Abdul Wahid,
title A study of knowledge, belief and attitude on neonatal (jaundice among Malay pregnant mothers who attend antenatal clinics in Seberang Perai Utara, 1994
title_short A study of knowledge, belief and attitude on neonatal (jaundice among Malay pregnant mothers who attend antenatal clinics in Seberang Perai Utara, 1994
title_full A study of knowledge, belief and attitude on neonatal (jaundice among Malay pregnant mothers who attend antenatal clinics in Seberang Perai Utara, 1994
title_fullStr A study of knowledge, belief and attitude on neonatal (jaundice among Malay pregnant mothers who attend antenatal clinics in Seberang Perai Utara, 1994
title_full_unstemmed A study of knowledge, belief and attitude on neonatal (jaundice among Malay pregnant mothers who attend antenatal clinics in Seberang Perai Utara, 1994
title_sort study of knowledge, belief and attitude on neonatal (jaundice among malay pregnant mothers who attend antenatal clinics in seberang perai utara, 1994
publisher Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2006
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4488/
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