Japanese Encephalitis Knowledge among University Students

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the knowledge of future healthcare providers about Japanese Encephalitis in a university in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the students of three different healthcare provider faculties in a university in Malaysia with the help of pre-validated research questionnaire. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 24.0 was utilized to analyze and present the data. Results: Overall, 252 respondents from three different health care faculties participated in the current study. The medical faculty students had better knowledge as compared   to the other two faculties. The students living in their houses with their families had  better knowledge about Japanese Encephalitis as compared to the students who were living in hostels. Conclusion: Overall appropriate knowledge was observed among the three health care provider faculty students. The present study concluded that medical students had more adequate knowledge of Japanese Encephalitis than the other two faculty students.