Knowledge and Attitude of Hand Hygiene During Covid-19 among Community In Sepang, Selangor

Atan Mohamad, Intan Shahira Hanis (2021) Knowledge and Attitude of Hand Hygiene During Covid-19 among Community In Sepang, Selangor. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

Text FPSK5 2021 7.pdf Download (2MB)

Abstract

Introduction: Hand hygiene is a general term referring to any action of hand cleansing such as antiseptic hand wash, hand rub or surgical hand antisepsis. Hand hygiene had received considerable attention during COVID-19 pandemic. It is simple, primary preventive measure that most people can do independently. Objective: To determine the level of knowledge and attitude of hand hygiene among the community in Sepang, Selangor during COVID-19. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 243 respondents from community in Sepang, Selangor. A self-administered online survey was used in this study. The questionnaire comprises three parts which are socio-demographic, knowledge of hand hygiene and attitude of hand hygiene. SPSS version 22.0 is used for data entry and analysis. Descriptive analysis, Pearson's correlation, independent t-test and One-way independent ANOVA were used to evaluate the resulting data. Result: The mean age of the respondents was 28.88±9.50 years old, 22.6% (55) were male, 77.4% (188) were female, 93% (226) were Malay, 2.1% (7) were Chinese and 2.1% (5) for both Indian and others ethnic. About 44.4% (108) of the respondent were having good knowledge while 38.7% (94) having moderate knowledge and 16.9% (41) having poor knowledge. Besides, 76.1% (185) had good attitude, 14.4% (35) had moderate attitude and 9.5% (23) had poor attitude. The result showed there was significant relationship between knowledge and attitude of hand hygiene (p=0.005). Meanwhile, the result showed there was no significant association between socio-demographic characteristics and the level of knowledge of hand hygiene (p>0.05). Conclusion: The result obtained in this study showed that majority respondents had good knowledge and attitude of hand hygiene during this pandemic. Although it seems that community in Sepang, Selangor are aware regarding the COVID-19 prevention, continuous health education campaign regarding hand hygiene should done among them. Keywords: Hand hygiene, infection, COVID-19, community

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Khoirul Asrimi Md Nor
Date Deposited:	21 Aug 2023 03:36
Last Modified:	21 Aug 2023 03:36
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1075

Actions (login required)

View Item