Knowledge and Awareness of Thyroid Disorder Among Women in Selangor 2019

Thyroid disorders are common among women. Some factors may be lack of qualified physicians, less time spent for patient education, lack of awareness and use of electronic media to harness information, poor knowledge about reliable sources of information. Proper knowledge regarding thyroid disorders will make women aware and help at early detection. Therefore, the aim is to focus on the study about the knowledge and awareness of thyroid disorder among women. A cross sectional study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge and awareness among women in Selangor. 288 women are selected randomly from Selangor with age range 18 to 55 years old. Primary data were collected using self-administered questionnaire consisting socio-demographic for part A, knowledge of thyroid disorder for part B and awareness of thyroid disorder for part C. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed by using SPSS version 24. 48.3% (71) women have poor knowledge and 51.7% (76) women have good knowledge in Shah Alam. Whereas in Klang, 48.2% (68) women have poor knowledge and 51.8% (73) women have good knowledge. 10.2% (15) women have poor awareness, 89.8% (132) women have good awareness in Shah Alam. Whereas in Klang, 14.9% (21) women have poor awareness and 85.1% (120) women have good awareness. The respondents living area has no significant relationship to knowledge and awareness of thyroid disorder. In general, the women’s knowledge and awareness have no significant relationship with respondents living area. Most women have good knowledge and awareness.