Open AccessTHE CORRELATION BETWEEN AWARENESS AND ATTITUDE DOMAINS ON URINARY TRACT INFECTION (UTI) AMONG BURAPHA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN CHONBURI, THAILAND
Author(s) -
Neni Widiasmoro Selamat,
Kenneth Paul Martinez,
Gaiyathre Subrain,
Titinun Auamnoy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
malaysian journal of public health medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.16
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 1675-0306
DOI - 10.37268/mjphm/vol.21/no.1/art.444
Subject(s) - aka , public university , medicine , correlation , demography , urinary system , psychology , clinical psychology , geometry , mathematics , public administration , sociology , library science , computer science , political science
A study was done to describe awareness, knowledge and attitude level on Urinary Tract Infection among university students of Burapha University, Thailand. Cross-sectional study was conducted with the use of self-modified questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic questions and AKA domains. Total of 91 respondents (male students n=13 and female n=76) aged 19 years old participated. The total AKA level was found to be in high category (75.86 ± 13.81) and between the domains, Attitude (70.00 ± 13.28) is categorized as positive, followed by both Knowledge (57.24 ± 15.94) and Awareness (39.37 ± 13.01) which is categorized as moderate. Correlation between Awareness-Attitude was found significant at p=0.003. After the adjustment of covariates, female gender was found to have the strongest relationship compared to other covariates and all independent factors combined accounted 14.8% of variability in Total AKA. The sociodemographic factors’ of the students influenced the level of AKA and female gender have found to have be best predictor for Total AKA on UTI. Thus, this research has provided ample findings to further formulate an educational tool for the public.