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Knowledge, attitudes and practices on risk factors of non-communicable diseases (NCDs): a cross-sectional survey among urban and rural adults in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

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dc.contributor.authorIthnin, Muslimahen_US
dc.contributor.authorMohamad Nor, Nadeeya 'Ayn Umaisaraen_US
dc.contributor.authorJuliana, Norshamen_US
dc.contributor.authorMohd Effendy, Nadiaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSahar, Mohd Azmanien_US
dc.contributor.authorAbang Abdullah, Khadijah Hasanahen_US
dc.contributor.authorMuhammad Shamsir Mohd Arisen_US
dc.contributor.authorMohd Rani, Mohd Dzulkhairien_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T03:26:27Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T03:26:27Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionMalaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 2020, Vol. 20 (2): 131-140en_US
dc.description.abstractNon-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent the foremost cause of mortality worldwide, including Malaysia. In this study, we aim to gauge the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices on NCDs using a validated questionnaire. A descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among the general adult population in selected areas of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia conducted from October 2017 to February 2018. Of the 486 respondents, 57.4% (279) were from rural communities. The mean age of the respondents was 53.68 (SD:19.69). For both urban and rural respondents, more than half of the respondents showed good knowledge (78.7% vs 69.9%), good attitude (53.1% vs 93.2%), and moderate practice (63.8% vs 54.8%). In bivariate analysis, rural respondents have a significantly higher total attitude [66.01 (SD = 5.049) vs 57.18 (SD = 4.825), p < 0.001] and practice [7.65 (SD = 1.891) vs 7.24 (SD = 1.624), p = 0.013] scores than urban respondents with no significant difference in total knowledge scores. However, rural respondents had lower scores regarding general knowledge on NCDs [5.71 (SD = 2.288) vs 6.35 (SD = 1.587), p = 0.001] and diabetes mellitus diseases [2.91 (1.134) vs 3.24 (0.954), p = 0.001] compared to urban communities. This study identified that even with adequate knowledge, the attitude and practices towards NCDs were unsatisfactory, particularly among urban respondents. Considering the future burden of NCDs management and complication, efforts are needed to assess the factors that decrease the attitude and lifestyle practices in the prevention of NCDs, particularly among the urban community.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14635240.2020.1749526
dc.identifier.issn1463-5240
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopusWOS:000558431200001
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85083525360&doi=10.1080%2f14635240.2020.1749526&partnerID=40&md5=69d0ca78308bca3cd9602c040d52a100
dc.identifier.urihttp://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/article/view/411
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/12116
dc.identifier.volume20
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversiti Sains Islam Malaysiaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMalaysian Journal of Public Health Medicineen_US
dc.subjectAttitudeen_US
dc.subjectknowledgeen_US
dc.subjectMalaysiaen_US
dc.subjectnon-communicable disease (NCDs)en_US
dc.subjectpracticesen_US
dc.subjectsurveyen_US
dc.titleKnowledge, attitudes and practices on risk factors of non-communicable diseases (NCDs): a cross-sectional survey among urban and rural adults in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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