Mohd Idris, Aisyah Zakirah (2023) Knowledge and practice on infectious disease related to flood disaster among rural and urban community in Hulu Langat, Selangor. [Project Paper] (Submitted)
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Abstract
Introduction: Flood can be defined as the covering of normally dry land by water that has been released from the normal confines of any lake, or any river, creek, or other natural watercourse, whether or not altered or modified; or any reservoir, canal, or dam. Flooding is the most frequent environmental disaster in Malaysia that has become a threat and it is now regarded as a common natural disaster that occurs almost every year. The research was carried out in Selangor as one of the states affected by the floods in 2021. Hulu Langat district was reported to be one of the worst affected districts in Selangor, as well as one of the states with an increasing number of infectious and parasitic disease related deaths in government hospitals. The significant impact of flood on the environment and facilities, as well as poor diet, housing shortages, and poor sanitation has raising public health concerns because they may all contribute to the transmission and increase in flood-related infectious illness cases following the floods. Hence, it is essential to assess the knowledge, and practice among flood victims in Hulu Langat that would help in the determination of the understanding and necessary practices for prevention of infectious disease related to flood disaster in the future by any stakeholders. Objectives: To study the knowledge, and practice towards infectious disease due to flood among community in Hulu Langat, Selangor. Methodology: This study was a cross sectional study in which involved 268 respondents from rural and urban community in Hulu Langat district. Purposive Sampling was used as it was focusing on those who were affected by the flood. This study was done in two type of residential area which are Taman Lembah Mewah in Kajang for urban area and Taman Sri Nanding in Hulu Langat for rural area. In this study, the respondents were given a set of modified adapted self-administered questionnaires from previous studies as the research instruments to achieve the objectives of the study. Results and Discussion: The findings showed that the overall preventive practice towards flood-related infectious disease were still in moderate level even though the level of knowledge on infectious disease among community in Hulu Langat were in high level. There was a significant association found between gender, education level, income, with knowledge, while for practice, association with gender, education level, and income was detected with p<0.05. A significant association between knowledge and practice (p<0.05) has been discovered on infectious disease related to flood disaster among community in Hulu Langat. Only knowledge has significant difference between the two type of residential areas (p<0.05). Conclusion: There is a need for more attention in promoting good practice in prevention of flood-related infectious disease among the communities, as they already possess good knowledge. Further research covering many states and regions affected by floods is required in order to generalize all rural and urban communities in Malaysia. Keywords: floods, Hulu Langat, infectious disease, knowledge, and practice
| Item Type: | Project Paper |
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| Faculty: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Science |
| Depositing User: | Ms Norafizah Radzuan |
| Date Deposited: | 09 May 2024 03:33 |
| Last Modified: | 09 May 2024 03:33 |
| URI: | http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1728 |
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