A CROSS SECTIONAL SURVEY ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF STAFF MEMBERS TOWARDS DAILY WATER INTAKE DURING WORKING HOURS IN INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, MALAYSIA.

摘要

Background: The knowledge, attitude and practice of staff members towards water intake during working hours in International Medical University have not been investigated extensively. The aim of this research was to explore it. Method: This study was conducted among the staff members in International Medical University. A validated, online self-administered questionnaire was used to gather the data. Descriptive statistics were applied using SPSS. version 18. Results: Most of the respondents (75%) know the daily intake of water for normal adult. The results showed that there was significant association between the respondents' understanding of the 'daily intake of water for normal adult' with Nature of work (p=0.001) and age (p=0.001). Conclusions: Most of the staff members feel that drinking water location is one of contributory factor for drinking less water. Further studies can be conducted by exploring the knowledge, attitude and practice of staff members in other universities of Malaysia