Abstract

Objectives: Study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude & perception (KAP) relating to Halal pharmaceuticals among pharmacists working in various hospitals of Malaysia.
Methods: This was a crossectional study, carried out in January 2013—March 2013 period, using a structured, self-administered questionnaires. Data was collected by distributing questionnaires through respective chief pharmacists in various government hospitals in Malaysia. Study was conducted on a sample of 135. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency, percentage, median, inter quartile range) was applied to summarize the data, Chi-square Test and Fisher’s Exact Test was applied to assess the association between demographic characteristics and knowledge, attitude and perception scores.
Results: Results revealed that the hospital pharmacist had a good knowledge and positive attitude & perception about Halal pharmaceuticals. Mean knowledge, attitude and perception score was 8.01 ±1.48, 33.21± 5.66 and 51.19 ±6.49 out of maximum possible 9, 45 and 60 respectively. Mean overall KAP score out of maximum possible 114 was 92. 40 ± 11.20.There was a significant, positive, and weak correlation (0.1-0.3) between knowledge and perception (r=.271, p=.001), knowledge and attitude (r=.252, p=.003) & moderate correlation (0.3-0.7) between attitude and perception (r=.542, p

Key words: Knowledge, Attitude, Perception, Halal, Pharmaceuticals