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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE (KAP) TOWARDS SLEEP AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS OF
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA (IIUM)
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol.11 (1): Jan – June 2010: XX XX
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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE (KAP) TOWARDS SLEEP AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS OF
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA (IIUM)
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol.11 (1): Jan – June 2010: XX XX
and multiple linear regression for and two (1.9%) reported that their parent are
multivariate analysis using SPSS version divorced. The majority of the participants 69
13.0. (62.7%) stated that their residence was in
town while 29 (26.4%) in the village. The
Results majority of the participants are not smokers
A total of 106 medical students participated 101 (91.8%), while 5(4.5%) are smokers
in this study. Fifty four (50.9%) were female (Table 1). The scores were calculated
and 52 (49.1%) were male. The mean age of according to method of Sivagnanam et al
the students was 20 ± 0.56 and ranged from (2004)[7]. The mean ± SD knowledge
18 to 22 years, whereby 97 (91.5%) were scores was 81.8 ± 16.8, the mean ± SD
Malay and 8 (7.5%) were non-Malay. The attitude scores was 65.9 ±15.3 and the mean
majority of the participants 103 (97.2%) ± SD practice score was 176 ± 26.3.
reported that their parents are still married,
Gender
Male 52 (49.1%)
Female 54 (50.9%)
Age
< 20 12 (11.3%)
≥ 20 94 (88.7%)
Race
Malay 97 (91.5%)
Non-Malay 8 (7.5%)
Parental marital status
Married 103 (97.2%)
Divorced 2 (1.9%)
Place of family residence
Town 69 (65.1%)
Village 29 (27.4%)
Smoking
Yes 5 (4.7%)
No 101 (95.3%)
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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE (KAP) TOWARDS SLEEP AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS OF
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA (IIUM)
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol.11 (1): Jan – June 2010: XX XX
Regarding attitude, gender is the only race, parents’ marital status, place of
variable that has an impact on the attitude of residence and smoking did not show any
the students using t-test (p = 0.05). Age, significant differences (Table 3).
Regarding practice, there were no significant parents’ marital status, place of residence
differences in scores among different groups and smoking did not show any significant
using t-test. (Table 4). Gender, age, race, differences.
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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE (KAP) TOWARDS SLEEP AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS OF
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA (IIUM)
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol.11 (1): Jan – June 2010: XX XX
Multivariate analysis using the multiple students significantly associated with overall
linear regression test showed that gender of knowledge, attitude and practice towards
the students was significantly associated sleep. Non smokers had an average of 44.8
with overall knowledge, attitude and point higher than smokers (p = 0.04). This
practice towards sleep. Female had an means that smoker had higher scores than
average of 15.7 points higher than males (p non-smokers (Table 5).
= 0.05). Interestingly, smoking status of the
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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE (KAP) TOWARDS SLEEP AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS OF
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA (IIUM)
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol.11 (1): Jan – June 2010: XX XX
students (p = 0.03). Those students with year medical students who have better
divorced parents had statistically significant understanding about the issue.
higher level of knowledge but this could be
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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE (KAP) TOWARDS SLEEP AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS OF
INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA (IIUM)
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol.11 (1): Jan – June 2010: XX XX
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