Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the perception of future healthcare providers regarding Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in a private medical university. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenience sampling method. A self-developed...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2830877
Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the knowledge of future healthcare providers regarding the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in a private university. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenience sampling method. A self-developed and pre-valida...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2830875
Introduction: Several determinants directly affect the Oral Health-related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) of root canal treatment (RCT) patients like knowledge, attitude, perceptions, age, gender, marital status, smoking and pre-exposure history of RCT. This study determined the sociod...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i530439
Introduction: Endodontics is the division of dentistry that mainly dealt with the physiology, pathophysiology, pathology and morphology of human dental tissues. The study determined the knowledge among patients who underwent root canal treatment (RCT). Methods: A cross-sectional...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i630440
Background: The main objective of this study was to determine and compare current drug-related knowledge and clinical skills in terms of medication error identification among future healthcare professionals. Methods: Study participants were asked to identify errors in three diffe...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i830469
Objective: This study's objective was to determine the level of career satisfaction among practicing Community Pharmacists (CPs) and the impact of various factors on career satisfaction. Methods: This cross-sectional study used a self-administered instrument to access the current...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i530434
Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the awareness of university students about oral health and hygiene in a university in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the students of four different faculties (pharmacy, medical, biotechnology an...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3731003
Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the perception of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) among future healthcare providers in a university in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional and observational study was conducted among the students of three different healthcare prov...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3630987
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 univ...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3530990
Objective: The present study was conducted to appraise future healthcare providers' perceptions in medical, dental, and pharmacy students on Ebola virus disease (EVD) in university in Malaysia. Methodology: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted between healthcare st...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3430989
Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the good oral practices (GOP) among university students. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenience sampling method. A self-developed and pre-validated tool was used to collect data from...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2730862
Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the attitude of future health care providers regarding the treatment and management of mental health disorders (MHDs). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenience sampling method. A self-developed and p...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2830867
Objective: To assess the attitude of healthcare students regarding Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in a medical university. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using a convenience sampling method. A self-developed and pre-validated tool was used to collect data...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2730859
Introduction: These days, living a good quality life has become a luxury rather than a necessity and investigating the quality of life (QoL) across teaching professionals seems to be beneficial. This study aimed to determine the association between demographic and socioeconomic...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i530438
Introduction: Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) appears to be the main reason for hospitalization among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. This study aimed to evaluate the substantial economic burden of COPD in terms of out-o...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i530435
Introduction: Having a good health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is important to ensure good job performance. However, it is subjective and it cannot be measured easily. This study aimed to evaluate HRQoL among universityhealthcare academics in public andprivate universities....
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i530436
Introduction: Medication errors caused devastating consequences affecting both the healthcare system and the patient’s trust. Junior doctors, pharmacists, and nurses are prone to make these mistakes. Thus, this study served a purpose to evaluate the pharmacological knowledge of t...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i330414
Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the attitude of university students towards Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in a medical university. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed among the students of three different faculties (Medical, Pharmacy and Den...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3631001
Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the knowledge of ALS among students in a university in Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional and observational study was performed among the students of three different healthcare provider faculties (Medical, Pharmacy and Denta...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i3731000
Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) imparts a substantial economic burden on an individual and society. Exacerbation of COPD (ECOPD) is the primary cost driver for this burden as it usually associated with hospital admissions of COPD patients. The present s...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430426
Introduction: This study was designed to determine the out of pocket costs (OOPCs) of acute exacerbation of asthma (AEA) in asthma patients attending a public hospital. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was done by interviewing the patients using the convenience sampling techn...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430427
Introduction: The role of community pharmacists (CPs) has kept on changing. Due to the evolving role of CPs, it is important to know its impact on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among CPs. Besides, the literature on the HRQoL of CPs is not being enriched, there is an...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i430424
Aims: This study aimed to assess the current levels of job and workplace satisfaction among community pharmacists (CPs) and to explore the factors that can affect their job and workplace satisfaction. Methods: A self-administered research tool (questionnaire) was developed based...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i330416