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Page 1Research team from Unimas completes study in Baram – BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News | Largest English Dai...1/31/2013 6:57:57 PMhttp://www.theborneopost.com/2012/05/31/research-team-from-unimas-completes-study-in-baram/Share this:Research team from Unimas completes study inBaramPosted on May 31, 2012, ThursdayCOMMUNITY SERVICE: A research team member giving health talk to participants of theresearch project.BARAM: A research team from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) recently visited Marudi, Long Lama, LongBedian and Long San in Baram to study the awareness level of the rural communities with regards to influenzaoutbreaks and prevention measures.The team also investigated information processing and styles, including the engagement and utilisation of mediabythe rural communities.The researchers felt this was vital for achieving effective risk communication in any activity related to public healthcampaigns, Unimas said in a press statement yesterday.During the five-day trip, which started on May 14, the team gathered data through questionnaires.They used face-to-face dialogue sessions using focus group method at Long Bedian and Long San to obtain theirrespondents’ feedback with regards to barriers in attaining effective risk communication using media and otherchannels in public health campaign activities.The research project was funded under a research grant obtained from the Ministry of Higher Education and washeaded by Dr Rohaya Mohd Nor from the Faculty of Economics and Business.The team members were Dr Samuel Lihan of Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Rose Nanju@Manju, DrSidiah John Siop and Rekaya Vincent Balang of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Nordiana Nordin,Constance Rinen Justin Wah and Rudy Ujang of Faculty of Economics and Business.The findings of this research will be published in local and international conferences and journals. More details aboutthe project can be obtained from Rohaya at mnrohaya@feb.unimas.my or Samuel at lsmuel@frst.unimas.my.<< Previous Entry - Next Entry >>Home - News - Local - Research team from Unimas completes study in BaramNewspaper Classifieds36RSSLike us on FacebookBPO @TwitterUB @TwitterBPO GalleryGoogle+CONTACT USADVERTISECAREERSBOOKMARK USSearchHOME NEWS BIZ SPORTS UTUSAN BORNEO thesundaypost COLUMNSBORNEO POST UTUSAN BORNEO

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Research team from UNIMAS completes study in Baram

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