Health-seeking behaviour among parents in Kota Bharu Kelantan: a model from lumbar puncture study

Mahmood, Maznisah (2002) Health-seeking behaviour among parents in Kota Bharu Kelantan: a model from lumbar puncture study. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

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Abstract

Faktor sosial banyak memainkan peranan panting dalam mempengaruhi ibubapa dalam membuat keputusan dalam perawatan yang diambil. Di sini sikap terhadap perawatan contohnya didalam pengambilan air tulang belakang di kalangan masyarakat ini telah dikaji.Pengambilan air tulang belakang merupakan satu cara terpenting untuk mendapatkan diagnosis penyakit radang otak atau meningitis. Ia juga panting untuk rawatan penyakit leukemia. Pakar perubatan kanak-kanak di seluruh Malaysia mempunyai pengalaman yang hampir sama mengenai penolakkan terhadap ujian pengambilan air tulang belakang (Deng et al, 1994.Ling SG,2000). Dari pengalaman kami, ramai ibubapa mempunyai perasaan takut dan keberatan untuk membenarkan ujian ini daripada dijalankan. Health-seeking behaviour is influenced by many factors. A peculiar healthseeking behaviour seen in this part of the world is high refusal rate towards lumbar puncture. Lumbar puncture is used for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures i.e. meningitis and leukaemia. However, many parents in Malaysia are aversed to lumbar puncture, as they believed it can cause harmful effects. These misconceptions and myths lead to great proportion of parents to refuse lumbar puncture in Malaysia (Deng et al, 1994 and Ling SG, 2000). Hence there is a need to look at this issue for further intervention.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics
Divisions:	Kampus Kesihatan (Health Campus) > Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan (School of Medical Sciences)
Depositing User:	Mr Noorazilan Noordin
Date Deposited:	24 Aug 2017 08:06
Last Modified:	24 Aug 2017 08:06
URI:	http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/36324

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