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Myat Moe Thwe Aung ¹, San San Oo ¹, Azmi Bin Hassan ¹, Safiya Binti Amaran ¹, Megat Mustaqim Bin Megat Iskandar ¹, Aniza Binti Abd Aziz ¹, Rahmah Binti Mohd Amin ¹, Tengku Mohammad Ariff Bin Raja Hussin ¹, Vidya Bhagat ¹

Affiliations
1 Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, MY

Abstract

Introduction: The smoking is social malice causing ill health in smokers its prevalence commonly associated with social and demographic factors associated with smoking, specifically people’s knowledge and attitude towards smoking. Purpose of this study is to explore the factors associated with the prevalence of smoking among the respondents. Methods: This is a cross-sectional community study involving 349 eligible residents aged 15 years and above in Kampung Gong Penaga sub-urban village in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. Data were obtained via face-to-face interviews using a standardized, self-administered questionnaire. Multiple logistics regression with forwarding likelihood ratio method was applied to explore the factors associated with the prevalence of smoking among the respondents. Results: The overall prevalence of smoking was 27.2% (95% CI: 22.5, 31.9). The respondents’ knowledge score was ranged from 14 to 57 with mean score of 47.15 (6.89) meanwhile the attitude score was ranged from 50 to 133 with mean score of 102.13 (11.93) regarding tobacco smoking and its effect on health issues. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed being male (p <0.001), being employed (p =0.025), having smokers in the family (p =0.002), having colleague or friend smokers (p <0.001) and total attitude score were found to be significant associated with prevalence of smoking among the respondents. Conclusions: The prevalence of smoking among Malaysians aged 15 years and over, remains high despite the implementation of several anti-smoking measures over the past decades. Tobacco smoking and its effect on health among Malaysian residents were directly influenced by overall attitude and their peers and their family smoking behaviours. Having knowledge does not appear to be related to smoking behaviours. Thus the study recommends health care providers, and authorities should program their preventive measures that focus on attitudinal change among smokers which promote anti-smoking activities and curb this social malaise

Keywords

Tobacco, Smoking. Knowledge, Attitude, Other Factors.

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Myat San Yi ¹, Khin Than Yee ¹, San San Oo ², Vidya Bhagat ², Soe Lwin ¹, Mi Mi Khaing ¹, Thidar Soe ¹, Myat Moe Thwe Aung ², San Thitsa Aung ²

Affiliations
1 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, MY
2 University Sultan Zainal Abidin Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, MY

Abstract

Bedside teaching is one of the most important modality of clinical teaching method in the presence of a patient which delivers practical essentials to the budding doctors. It emphasis on training medical students, residents and internes in history taking and physical examination skills which play a vital role in getting the diagnosis. Indeed, medicine is learned by the bedside teaching rather than classroom teaching stated by an eminent personality Sir William Osler. In the past few decades the significance of the bedside teaching is gradually fading off with the advancement in the medical technology. Most educators were confused about role of bedside teaching; number of researches is popping up with this regard. The aim of the current study was to determine how the first clinical year students perceive and reflect on bedside teaching method in their first encounter and to identify the different attitudes towards learning. It was a cross-sectional, questionnaire based study. One hundred and two, year three medical students of first clinical year from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), chosen for the study using convenience sampling method. The study showed that the students were satisfied in most of the categories of BST. The study explored students expectations like “to get more information over the topic as much as possible” and can assess their preference such as “if know the topic beforehand”, “more interactive” and “delivered take home message”. The negative feedback like ‘stressful’ and ‘boring’ also helped the teachers how to engage the learners during the BST. This study will help to assess the satisfaction of students or the most important stakeholders of our university regarding their learning process. This feedback from the students supports the effort to improve in teaching method so that teachers can produce best professionals in the field. It is a beneficial and reliable study in terms of perspectives in developing the best teaching methods.

Keywords

Bedside Teaching, Feedback, Medical Students, Satisfaction.

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