Mobile HealthApplications:A StudyonAwareness, Attitude and Practice among Medical Students in Sarawak JulianValerieJohnJembai1,CharleneWongYiLin1,NurAliaMuhammadAmirBakhtiar1,SitiNursurayaMdLazim1,KuanPei Xuan2, Chua PinFen1 1Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia , 2Digital Health Research and Innovation, Institute for ClinicalResearch, Malaysia Poster No. P-88 NMRR-20-2834-57731 Introduction In tandem with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), integrated mobile Health (mHealth) applications (apps) are important for the rapidly evolving digital healthcare. However, there are limited studies exploring on mHealth apps especially among medical students. Thus, we aim to assess the awareness, attitude and practice of mHealth apps among medical students. Methodology We conducted a cross-sectional study among medical students in a government university in Sarawak from January to April 2021. Validated questionnaires on basic demographics, awareness, attitude and practice on mHealth apps (medical education, health and fitness and COVID-19 management) were administered to all consented students. Results More than half of the respondents had high awareness for mHealth apps (medical education (61.8%), health & fitness (76.3%) and COVID-19 management (82.7%) (Fig. 1). Positive attitude towards these apps were observed (97.2%, 98.4% and 97.5% respectively). However, less than half of the respondents have installed the medical education apps (n=89, 35.7%) and health and fitness apps (n=97, 39%) (Fig. 2). The practice of medical education apps was significantly associated with household income of the respondents (p<0.05) whereby the usage was seen most in T20 category (Table 1). Results Respondents’ uncertainty to choose suitable apps was the most common barrier reported to the use of medical education apps (n=110, 68.8%) and health and fitness apps (n=112,73.7%) (Fig. 3). 61,8% 76.3% 82.7% 0.00% 20.00% 40.00% 60.00% 80.00% 100.00% Fig. 1 Respondents Awareness on mHealth Apps Medical Education Apps Health and Fitness Apps COVID-19 Management Apps Fig. 3 Barriers for Not Using Medical Education and Health and Fitness apps Discussion/Conclusion The medical students had good awareness and attitude towards mHealth apps. However, the practice of using mHealth apps was relatively low. Thus, efforts to address the barriers and the promotion of use of mHealth apps are necessary. Acknowledgement We would like to thank University Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and the Director General of Health Malaysia for the permission to present this poster. We would also like to acknowledge and thank Dr Gajendra Singh and Dr Prince Peprah for their permission and advice in using the questionnaires for this study. References 1. Castro E Melo, J., & Faria Araújo, N. M. (2020). Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the Health Sector: A Qualitative Study. Healthcare informatics research, 26(4), 328–334. https://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2020.26.4.328 2. Kayyali, R., Peletidi, A., Ismail, M., Hashim, Z., Bandeira, P., & Bonnah, J. (2017). Awareness and Use of mHealth Apps: A Study from England. Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland), 5(2), 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy5020033 3. Peprah, P., Abalo, E. M., Agyemang-Duah, W., Gyasi, R. M., Reforce, O., Nyonyo, J., Amankwaa, G., Amoako, J., & Kaaratoore, P. (2019). Knowledge, attitude, and use of mHealth technology among students in Ghana: A university-based survey. BMC medical informatics and decision making, 19(1), 220. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-019-0947-0 4. Singh, G., & Alva, S. (2019). A Survey on Usage of Mobile Health Apps among Medical Undergraduates. Community Medicine and Public Health Care, 6, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.24966/CMPH-1978/100053 5. Subhash, T. S., & Bapurao, T. S. (2015). Perception of medical students for utility of mobile technology use in medical education. International Journal of Medicine and Public Health, 5(4). 66 152 160 183 97 89 0 50 100 150 200 COV