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Perceptions of Health Professions amongst Indian Pre-University Students: Implication to the Speech-language Therapy Profession / Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia
Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences ; : 61-66, 2017.
Artigo em Inglês | WPRIM | ID: wpr-627023
ABSTRACT
The Indian ethnic group remains underrepresented despite the continued advancement in the field of speech and language therapy (SLT) in Malaysia. This study aims to investigate the perception of Malaysian Indian Pre-university students towards a career in the health sciences and specifically for the SLT profession. This was a cross-sectional study that employed convinience sampling method to recruit participants. A total of 110 Indian pre-university students from urban cities of Kuala Lumpur and Johor were recruited. The findings showed majority of the respondents (>90%) placed importance on a career that provided “high salary,” “job stability,” and “career’s social standing in the community.” Almost all respondents recognize the medical, pharmacy and nursing profesion compared to only <3% who were familiar with the occupational therapy, audiology and SLT profession. Respondents perceived the SLT profession as “suited for females,” “interesting” and provided “opportunities to meet people.” None of the respondents perceived SLT as a profession that “suited for males,” “high salary” and “a scientic course.” Only 5% of respondents would consider a career in SLT. Findings from this study can be used to increase awareness and to change inaccurate perceptions regarding health science profession especially SLT amongst the Indian ethnicity.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Fonoterapia / Terapia da Linguagem Tipo de estudo: Estudo observacional Idioma: Inglês Revista: Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Fonoterapia / Terapia da Linguagem Tipo de estudo: Estudo observacional Idioma: Inglês Revista: Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Artigo