Factors affecting treatment seeking patterns amongst public in three selected areas in Kuantan: discovery of perceptions (dzan) among community as thought in Islam

• Main Authors: Mat Yusof, Afzan, Ahmad Arifin, Syamsul, Md Isa, Muhammad Lokman
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/66349/1/66349_Factors%20affecting%20treatment%20seeking%20patterns.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66349/2/66349_Factors%20affecting%20treatment%20seeking%20patterns_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66349/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/about-imjm/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Seeking treatment is a vital when an individual falls sick. However, some may not do so perhaps they are ashamed to admitting having shameful diseases or unable to seek and reach help. Negative perception of the community on sensitive diseases like AIDS or sexual transmitted disease (STD) may drive...