Halal Pharmaceuticals: Knowledge, Attitude And Perception Among Doctors, Pharmacists, Academicians And Public In Malaysia
| dc.contributor.author | SADEEQA, SALEHA | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-21T02:15:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-06-21T02:15:40Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-04 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The Muslim population all over the globe is using countless number of drugs which may contain ingredients contradictory to their faith. As this awareness grows, the necessity for exploring into the knowledge, attitude and perception of various players of this field becomes imperative. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and perception (KAP) relating to Halal pharmaceuticals among doctors, pharmacists, academicians and public in Malaysia. A cross sectional study was carried out using structured, validated, selfadministered questionnaires. Data was collected through questionnaires sent by post for academicians, community pharmacists and general medical practitioners while data from general public was collected through trained data collectors. Hospital doctors were approached through head of respective departments and hospital pharmacists were approached through chief pharmacists, by the researcher. For knowledge statements respondents were asked to choose “Yes” or “No” options, while for perception and attitude statements, a five point Likert scale was used starting from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree”. A total of 407 doctors, 310 pharmacists, 170 academicians and 458 respondents from public participated in this study. Descriptive statistics was applied to summarize the data, non-parametric tests were applied. Chi-square Test and Fisher’s Exact Test was utilized to assess the association between demographic characteristics and knowledge, attitude & perception scores. To determine the strength and direction of association, Phi coefficient and Cramer’s V values were applied using Cohen’s criteria for effect size. To find the differences between knowledge, attitude & perception scores among different grouping variables, Mann-Whitney test and Kruskal-Wallis test were applied. To find relationship between knowledge-attitude, knowledgeperception and attitude-perception, Spearman’s-correlation was applied. For doctors, mean score for knowledge, attitude, and perception was 7.69 ± 1.67, 34.16 ± 5.96 and 46.23 ± 5.63 out of 9, 45 and 55, respectively. For pharmacists, mean score for knowledge, attitude, and perception was 7.96 ±1.45, 35.15± 6.64 and 51.59 ±6.26 out of 9, 45 and 60 respectively. For public, mean score for knowledge, attitude, and perception was 6.41 ± 1.35, 25.86 ± 4.03 and 30.71 ± 4.47 out of 9, 35 and 35, respectively. For academicians, mean score for knowledge, attitude, and perception was 6.85 ± 1.00, 33.43 ± 8.17 and 62.59 ± 6.11out of 8, 50 and 75, respectively. Study findings indicate that respondents have good knowledge and positive attitude & perception about Halal pharmaceuticals. Significant associations (weak, moderate, strong) were found between demographic characteristics and different statements of knowledge, attitude & perception in each domain. Significant differences were found in test variable scores among different grouping variables. Significant, positive correlation was found between knowledge-attitude, knowledgeperception and attitude- perception in each domain. In summary, the study provides insight into the KAP of respondents regarding Halal pharmaceuticals. Additional research should be performed to explain the relationship and connection between each domain of the KAP and the responses given by study subjects. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2145 | |
| dc.subject | Halal Pharmaceuticals: Knowledge, Attitude And Perception Among | en_US |
| dc.subject | Doctors, Pharmacists, Academicians And Public In Malaysia | en_US |
| dc.title | Halal Pharmaceuticals: Knowledge, Attitude And Perception Among Doctors, Pharmacists, Academicians And Public In Malaysia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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