University Students’ Perception of Ebola Virus Disease

Abstract

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 students from the medical pharmacy and dental faculties using a self-developed and pre-validated research tool. A stratified convenient sampling technique was used to calculate the sample size. SPSS version 24 was used for data analysis. Results: A total of 273 future healthcare providers from the medical pharmacy and dental faculty participated in the current study.  The medical and pharmacy student shows move appropriate perception as compared to the dental students. Gender does not have any significant impact on future health care providers on Ebola virus disease. Conclusion: The present study concluded varied reactions from the future health care providers regarding the perception of EVD in a university in Malaysia.