尼泊尔加德满都大学生对阿尔茨海默病的认知
Knowledge regarding Alzheimer's Disease among College Students of Kathmandu, Nepal.
作者信息
Baral Kushalata, Dahal Maginsh, Pradhan Shneha
机构信息
Department of Public Health, Nobel College, Pokhara University, Nepal.
Department of Public Health, Asian College for Advance Studies, Purbanchal University, Nepal.
出版信息
Int J Alzheimers Dis. 2020 Jan 9;2020:6173217. doi: 10.1155/2020/6173217. eCollection 2020.
INTRODUCTION
Alzheimer's, a neurodegenerative disease, is becoming a growing burden and the leading cause of disability among older people, and there is no cure for it. It is set to be the biggest killer among the growing elderly population. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of Alzheimer's disease among college students in Kathmandu metropolitan city.
METHODS
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study among 385 randomly selected bachelor students of Kathmandu metropolitan city. The questionnaire included 2 sections. Section I addressed the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants. Section II addressed or covered the Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS) test. ADKS contains a set of 30 items, with true and false options. 1 point was given for the correct answer and 0 for the incorrect answer. The final sum was then the total score of the participant. Frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation were calculated, and the chi-square test was used to measure the association between two categorical variables.
RESULTS
The mean ADKS (Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale) score is 15.45 ± 2.95 with the lowest and highest mean total scores of 8 and 26, respectively. 49.5% of the respondents scored above the mean. The number of male and female respondents who scored above the mean is 68 and 95, respectively, with value 0.71 and odds ratio 0.922. There is no association between gender and knowledge level. Gender seemed to have no effect on the knowledge about Alzheimer's disease on the basis of the Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale (ADKS). However, science students had comparatively better knowledge about disease than management students. The mean score of science and management is 15.9 and 15.04, respectively, with value 0.004. There is association between knowledge score and faculty.
CONCLUSION
This study concluded that the knowledge level of college students on Alzheimer's disease is below moderate. The findings concluded that there is association between faculty and knowledge score.
引言
阿尔茨海默病是一种神经退行性疾病，正成为日益沉重的负担，也是老年人残疾的主要原因，且尚无治愈方法。在不断增长的老年人口中，它将成为最大的杀手。本研究的目的是评估加德满都大都会市大学生对阿尔茨海默病的了解程度。
方法
这是一项对加德满都大都会市385名随机选取的本科学生进行的描述性横断面研究。问卷包括两个部分。第一部分涉及参与者的社会人口学特征。第二部分涉及或涵盖阿尔茨海默病知识量表（ADKS）测试。ADKS包含一组30个项目，有对错选项。正确答案得1分，错误答案得0分。最终得分即为参与者的总分。计算了频率、百分比、均值和标准差，并使用卡方检验来衡量两个分类变量之间的关联。
结果
阿尔茨海默病知识量表（ADKS）的平均得分是15.45±2.95，最低和最高平均总分分别为8分和26分。49.5%的受访者得分高于平均分。得分高于平均分的男性和女性受访者人数分别为68人和95人，卡方值为0.71，比值比为0.922。性别与知识水平之间没有关联。根据阿尔茨海默病知识量表（ADKS），性别似乎对阿尔茨海默病的知识没有影响。然而，理科学生对该疾病的了解相对比管理专业学生更好。理科和管理专业的平均得分分别为15.9分和15.04分，卡方值为0.004。知识得分与学院之间存在关联。
结论
本研究得出结论，大学生对阿尔茨海默病的了解程度处于中等以下。研究结果得出结论，学院与知识得分之间存在关联。
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