TY - JOUR
KW - Knowledge
KW - Skills
KW - Healthcare workers
KW - Malaysia
KW - Primary healthcare
KW - Leprosy
AU - Zafirah TN
AU - Ahmad Zaki R
AU - Lim SH
AU - Baharudin R
AU - Nur Aiza Z
AB - <jats:p>This study aimed to assess the knowledge and skills of leprosy among healthcare workers (HCWs) and its associated factors in primary healthcare facilities. A total of 150 HCWs from 50 health clinics in six districts in Pahang were assessed using a self-administered knowledge questionnaire and skills assessment checklist, selected through stratified random sampling. The results showed a mean knowledge score of 11.10 (/25) and a median skills score of 12 (/70). HCWs with higher education levels, over 20 years of working experience, and prior leprosy exposure demonstrated better knowledge of the illness. Additionally, male gender and higher education level are associated with greater leprosy-related skills. The study reveals the inadequate knowledge and skills of professionals about leprosy, emphasizing training in diagnosis, prevention, and control of the disease.</jats:p>
BT - INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
DO - 10.1177/00469580241312059
LA - eng
M3 - Research Article
N2 - <jats:p>This study aimed to assess the knowledge and skills of leprosy among healthcare workers (HCWs) and its associated factors in primary healthcare facilities. A total of 150 HCWs from 50 health clinics in six districts in Pahang were assessed using a self-administered knowledge questionnaire and skills assessment checklist, selected through stratified random sampling. The results showed a mean knowledge score of 11.10 (/25) and a median skills score of 12 (/70). HCWs with higher education levels, over 20 years of working experience, and prior leprosy exposure demonstrated better knowledge of the illness. Additionally, male gender and higher education level are associated with greater leprosy-related skills. The study reveals the inadequate knowledge and skills of professionals about leprosy, emphasizing training in diagnosis, prevention, and control of the disease.</jats:p>
PB - SAGE Publications
PY - 2025
T2 - INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
TI - Knowledge and Skills of Leprosy Among Healthcare Workers and Its Associated Factors in Primary Healthcare
UR - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00469580241312059
VL - 62
SN - 0046-9580, 1945-7243
ER -