Biology and Medicine

Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health, Putrajaya, Malaysia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Assessing of HIV Knowledge in Comparison to Urban and Rural in Malaysia: Findings of National Health Morbidity Survey in 2020
  Author(s): Mohamad Hazrin Hasim*, Mohamad Shaiful Azlan Kassim, Fazila Haryati Ahmad, Norhafizah Sahril, Chan Ying Ying, Chan Yee Mang, Nur Liana Majid, Syamlina Che Abdul Rahim, Mohd Ruhaizie Riyadzi, Ahmad Ali Zainuddin, Mohamad Aznuddin Abd Razak and Anita Suleiman
  
  Introduction: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that targets the CD4+ of human T-lymphocyte cells of the immune system. The weakening immune system causes susceptibility to multiple infective diseases and cancers. This study is aimed to determinant the knowledge regarding HIV/AIDS and to identify the associated factors of the HIV/AIDS knowledge among the urban and rural Malaysian young people. Methods: Data was collected using Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) method. HIV knowledge was assessed using the UNGASS indicators, which contain five questions on HIV prevention and transmission. There were two questions regarding the association between HIV transmission with sexual practice and behaviour. The remainder was one question, each related to insect bite, meal sharing, and knowledge about the physical appearan.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/0974-8369.23.15.531

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