Comparative Study on Awareness of Libyans in the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases
Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Health is one of the most important things to be maintained in this world for it is considered a wealth. Without health, problems will occur that can affect the entire populace. Communicable diseases are one of those affecting good health to which considered as one of the leading cause of illness and death throughout the world. With this, it is our great desire to know and analyze how Libyans are aware to the control and prevention of communicable disease in which descriptive survey design was used and self made data gathering tool was utilized after reliability testing was made thru application of Kuder-Richardson Instrument reliability test (rK-R = 0.99). Frequency count and weighted mean was applied and Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 20.0 (SPSS) was used utilizing Analysis of variance or F-test was used for the significant differences on awareness according to demographic profile. Libyans were found to be greatly aware to practices that control and prevent communicable disease. Finally, there is no significant difference on awareness among Libyans in the control and prevention of communicable diseases in terms of age, gender and educational attainment.
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2232630580