Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude among MAHSA Medical Students towards HIV/AIDS

Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude among MAHSA Medical Students towards HIV/AIDS

According to the Ministry of Health Statistics, there have been 87,710 confirmed HIV infectedcases in Malaysia. Objective: To determine how well MAHSA University medical studentsknew about HIV/AIDS. Method: This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based studyconducted at MAHSA University's Scho...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences 2022-02, Vol.7 (1), p.37
Hauptverfasser: Alkadhim, Aws Hashim Ali, Al-Ani, Sarah Taha Yousif, Alagar, Munandy, Lee, Phon Yong, Devadas, Gomalata, Selvaraj, Chandrasekaran, Azzani, Meram
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