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International Journal of Educational Research and Development Vol. 2(8), pp. 191-202, September 2013 Available online at http://www.academeresearchjournals.org/journal/ijerd ISSN 2327-316X ©2013 Academe Research Journals

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Knowledge, attitude and perception regarding Halal Pharmaceuticals, among academicians in various universities of Malaysia Saleha Sadeeqa1*, Azmi Sarriff1, Imran Masood2 and Maryam Farooqui3 1

Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. 2 Faculty of Pharmacy and Alternative Medicines, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan. 3 Department of Pharmacy, UiTM, Malaysia. Accepted 16 August, 2013

This is a cross-sectional study, carried out between November 2012 and December 2012, using structured, self-administered questionnaires to evaluate the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception (KAP) regarding Halal pharmaceuticals, among academicians in various universities of Malaysia. The study was conducted on a sample of 170. Inclusion criteria was a full time faculty member of pharmacy school, medical school or dental school of public or private university in Malaysia. Study settings included pharmacy, medical and dental schools of public and private universities in Malaysia. Data was collected through sending questionnaires by post. Results revealed that academicians have a good knowledge and positive attitude and perception about Halal pharmaceuticals. Mean knowledge score out of maximum possible 8 was 6.85±1.00, mean attitude score out of maximum possible score of 50 was 33.43±8.17, while mean perception score out of maximum possible score of 75 was 62.59±6.11. Mean overall KAP score out of maximum possible score of 133 was 102.64 ±12.19. There was a significant, positive and fair correlation (0.25 - 0.5) between knowledge and attitude (r= 0.496, p