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Knowledge, awareness, and perception towards tuberculosis disease among International Islamic University Malaysia Kuantan students

Jamaludin TSS, Ismail N, Saidi S

Enferm Clin, 2019 09;29 Suppl 2:771-775.
PMID: 31296469 DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2019.04.116

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to survey the knowledge, awareness, and perception of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuantan campus students towards tuberculosis (TB) disease.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried in six faculties (Kulliyyah) in IIUM Kuantan campus using an adopted self-administered questionnaire. Data were collected after obtaining ethical approval and analyzed the data by using SPSS version 20.0.
RESULT: Relatively low level of knowledge and awareness (73.8%) and high stigma (67.9%) about TB disease was found among IIUM Kuantan students. There was a significant association between type of Kulliyyah and level of knowledge and awareness. The level of TB perception does not have any significant association with the level of knowledge and awareness of TB disease.
CONCLUSION: These findings would suggest that more efforts should be made to improve the knowledge, awareness, and perception of students regarding TB disease.
Knowledge, awareness, and perception of coronary heart disease (CHD) among residents in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

Jamaludin TSS, Jorani S, Saidi S

Enferm Clin, 2019 09;29 Suppl 2:776-779.
PMID: 31311745 DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2019.04.117

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge, awareness, and perception about CHD symptoms and risk factors among residents in Kuantan, Pahang.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 400 participants who presented at four shopping malls in Kuantan city. A convenient sampling method was used to recruit participants. A self-administered questionnaire was used in collecting data. Data were analyzed by using SPSS version 22.0.
RESULTS: Majority of the participants were Malays with mean age among 18-39 years old. Of the 400 participants, the majority had high knowledge of CHD poor awareness and poor perception of CHD. There was an association between socio-demographics and knowledge, awareness, and perception level towards CHD with p-value <0.05.
CONCLUSION: These study findings indicated that public health promotion and intervention are needed in Kuantan, Pahang regards to knowledge and awareness of CHD symptoms and risk factors.
Fulltext Knowledge, awareness and attitude of first aid among health sciences university students

Jamaludin TSS, Zakaria MA, Saidi S, Chong MC

International Journal of Care Scholars, 2018;1(1):29-33.
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Objective: As the incidence of emergencies has steadily increased in recent years, it is important to en-sure that individuals, including university students, are adequately trained to deal with such events. This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge and awareness of, and attitudes towards, first aid among IIUM Kuantan campus students.

Method: A quantitative cross-sectional survey with stratified random sam-pling study was conducted among 348 students at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire which was adapted from Hong Kong Red Cross. The questionnaire was available in both English and the Malay language.

Results: A total of 42.8% participants had a moderate level of first aid knowledge. However, 90.8% participants had aware-ness of and a positive attitude towards first aid knowledge. On the other hand, 55.4% of study participants had not experienced taking first aid courses and they had little knowledge of this. There were significant associations between gender, Kulliyyah or faculty, year of study, and first aid training experience, and the level of first aid knowledge based on a one-way ANOVA test with p-values of < 0.05 representing statistical significance.

Conclusion: The findings indicate that most health sciences university students have good awareness and attitudes towards first aid. Nevertheless, implementation of regular educational programs with structured modules may be able to improve their knowledge of first aid practices and skills.
Knowledge and practice on medication adherence among Type II diabetes mellitus patients

Jamaludin TSS, Mohammad NM, Hassan M, Nurumal MS

Enferm Clin, 2021 04;31 Suppl 2:S372-S376.
PMID: 33849203 DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2020.09.028

This study aimed to survey the level of knowledge and practice on medication adherence among Type II diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 220 DM patients by using a convenience sampling method. It was found that 64.5% of studied participants have a high level of knowledge with good practice toward medication adherence. There was a significant association between sociodemographic characteristics with the level of knowledge and practice toward medication adherence. This study finding provides information to health care providers to improve their patient's care by playing their important role in promoting the importance of knowledge on medication adherence for a better quality of life to the DM patients. Not only a physician but also the nurse could enhance health education for their patient on medication adherence during the follow-up appointment.
A cross-sectional study on factors influencing attendance to eye screening

Isa RM, Saidi S, Salam A, Nurumal MS, Jamaludin TSS

Enferm Clin, 2021 04;31 Suppl 2:S321-S325.
PMID: 33849190 DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2020.12.037

This study aimed to survey the factors influencing attendance to eye screening among Diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. This cross-sectional survey was carried out among 170 DM patients using self-administered questionnaires. Majority of participants, 45.9% (n=78) highlighted that lack of information regarding diabetes and not understanding the significance of eye screening are the barriers to eye screening. Whereas, 10.6% (n=18) reported lack of access to healthcare facilities, 6.5% (n=11) experienced time limitation and 2.9% (n=5) suffered financial issues. However, more than half of the participants (58.2%) have good knowledge related to diabetic eye complications. There was a significant difference between educational level with patients' attendance in yearly eye screening. Lack of information received by the patients on the importance of eye screening and communication issues seems to be prominent and becomes the reason for patients not attending eye screening.
Soft skill elements in structured clinical nursing assessment for undergraduate nursing students: A systematic review

Jamaludin TSS, Nurumal MS, Ahmad N, Muhammad SAN, Chan CM

Enferm Clin, 2021 04;31 Suppl 2:S58-S62.
PMID: 33849230 DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2020.10.019

This systematic review aimed to appraise and synthesize the available evidence that examines the soft skill elements in clinical nursing assessment for undergraduate nursing students. This systematic review also is in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Relevant studies were identified based on the inclusion criteria with language filters but were limited to articles published from January 2000 to March 2019. Two reviewers independently conducted the quality assessment, data extraction, and analysis on all included studies. A total of 17 articles were included in this review. Studies showed that without developing adequate soft skill elements in the clinical skill assessment, students are graduating unprepared to be successful in the workplace. There is a need to consider and adopt soft skill elements in clinical skill assessment to improve the quality of nursing graduates and ultimately to create a positive impact on patient outcomes.