TY - JOUR
T1 - A cross-sectional study on awareness of dyslexia disorder among university students
AU - Subramaniyan, Vetriselvan
AU - Chun, Ng Kah
AU - Bt Shahrudin, Puteri Nurkhalilah Huda
AU - Singh, Deshvinderjit
AU - Sivanadam, Gasthuri
AU - Qi, Low Pei
AU - Ahamed, Mohamed Moosa Musthak
AU - Priya, Ramasamy Ravi Roshini
AU - Zahir, Riuman Mohamed
AU - Santhi, Vijayalekshmi Kumar
AU - Seng, Wu Yuan
AU - Kumarasamy, Vinoth
AU - Fuloria, Neeraj Kumar
AU - Fuloria, Shivkanya
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University, Malaysia.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Vetriselvan Subramaniyan, Ng Kah Chun, Puteri Nurkhalilah Huda bt Shahrudin, Deshvinderjit Singh A/L Dalvindar Singh, Gasthuri A/P Sivanadam, Low Pei Qi, Mohamed Moosa Musthak Ahamed, Ramasamy Ravi Roshini Priya, Riuman Mohamed Zahir, Vijayalekshmi Kumar Santhi, Wu Yuan Seng, Neeraj Kumar Fuloria, Shivkanya Fuloria.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - BACKGROUND: The condition of dyslexia is a learning disability leading to difficulty in acquiring basic skills of reading, spelling, and writing. It is a disorder with a neurological origin that does not affect the intelligence of a person. It is estimated that between 5% and 10% of the population suffering from dyslexia, but this number can also be as high as 17% because dyslexia may not be recognized and diagnosed in some individuals and because some of them may not disclose that they are diagnosed. In Malaysia, it is estimated that 4% to 8% of children attending school have dyslexia. Dyslexics tend to be more artistic and creative than others. AIM: This study examines the awareness of dyslexia disorder among university students. METHODS: The data are collected from the participants through self-made survey questionnaires that consist of 25 questions per questionnaire. A descriptive cross-sectional study is conducted from April 2019 to May 2019. RESULTS: The current study reflected that dyslexia, not a disease, thus it is not curable. Individuals with dyslexia require extra patience and effort from the family members, teachers, as well as the public, especially in their learning process. We believe that a lack of understanding about this disorder by the public will bring negative impacts to dyslexic individuals such as causing unwanted misunderstanding, causing mental stress to the dyslexics, bringing negative impact to their learning processes, and so on. CONCLUSION: Our study results suggest that the knowledge level of dyslexia among university students considered as lower than average.
AB - BACKGROUND: The condition of dyslexia is a learning disability leading to difficulty in acquiring basic skills of reading, spelling, and writing. It is a disorder with a neurological origin that does not affect the intelligence of a person. It is estimated that between 5% and 10% of the population suffering from dyslexia, but this number can also be as high as 17% because dyslexia may not be recognized and diagnosed in some individuals and because some of them may not disclose that they are diagnosed. In Malaysia, it is estimated that 4% to 8% of children attending school have dyslexia. Dyslexics tend to be more artistic and creative than others. AIM: This study examines the awareness of dyslexia disorder among university students. METHODS: The data are collected from the participants through self-made survey questionnaires that consist of 25 questions per questionnaire. A descriptive cross-sectional study is conducted from April 2019 to May 2019. RESULTS: The current study reflected that dyslexia, not a disease, thus it is not curable. Individuals with dyslexia require extra patience and effort from the family members, teachers, as well as the public, especially in their learning process. We believe that a lack of understanding about this disorder by the public will bring negative impacts to dyslexic individuals such as causing unwanted misunderstanding, causing mental stress to the dyslexics, bringing negative impact to their learning processes, and so on. CONCLUSION: Our study results suggest that the knowledge level of dyslexia among university students considered as lower than average.
KW - Disorder
KW - Dyslexia
KW - Learning disabilities
KW - Neurological origin
KW - Understanding
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U2 - 10.3889/oamjms.2020.4664
DO - 10.3889/oamjms.2020.4664
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85093943666
SN - 1857-9655
VL - 8
SP - 251
EP - 255
JO - Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
JF - Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
ER -