Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) towards water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) among secondary school students in Petaling district

ABDUL HADI KAMAL, WANI AZIZAH (2021) Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) towards water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) among secondary school students in Petaling district. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Introduction: The terms water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) were intertwined and focused on improving people’s life quality. The deficiency of one component will cause an impact on the other component and make it difficult to achieve good public health. Insufficient knowledge, attitude, and WASH practice contribute to a high rate of infectious disease Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice of secondary school students in the Petaling district and evaluate the relationship between KAP levels with sociodemographic characteristics Methodology: Multistage cluster sampling was used in this current study. First, the selection of 4 schools was made from the cluster and simple random sample. Three hundred eighty-four Form 4 students were also randomly selected to participate in this KAP study. The online questionnaire was distributed and answered by students. Descriptive and chi-square test were used to present the findings of the study. Results and Discussion: The response rate was 97.7%. The majority of respondents are Malay (64.6%) students. Male and female were equally distributed with 43.5 % and 56.5%, respectively. The highest number of students was found in the high knowledge (59.9%), high attitude (89.6%), and high practice level (85.4%). All are derived with 95% CI and 5% Margin of error. There is a significant difference (p<0.05) between knowledge, attitude, and practice level with gender, ethnicity, and parent’s education level. However, there is no significant difference (p>0.05) between practice and parent’s education level. Conclusion: Although their knowledge, attitude, and practice on WASH are high, there is a need to acknowledge them of specific components of WASH where they still lack information. Youth nowadays are more easily influenced by social media, and it can be proved from the statistic of students that respond to getting information on WASH. About 57.8% were obtained information about WASH on the Internet. Making a program in school is a little outdated and boring for today’s youth. Therefore, health authorities, as well as public health NGOs, need to play a role by using social media platforms to increase students’ knowledge of WASH. Keywords: KAP, Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, Secondary school students

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Hafizzuddin Hamidon
Date Deposited:	24 Aug 2023 04:36
Last Modified:	24 Aug 2023 04:36
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1039

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