Hygiene‐related knowledge, attitude and practice: An imperative study among primary caregivers of the under three aboriginal children in Malaysia

Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah; Zakaria, Liyanatul Najwa

doi:10.1111/cch.12936

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“…In the current study, Spearman's correlation p-value of knowledge and attitude is 0.357, the P-value of attitude and practice is 0.245, and the P-value of knowledge and practice is 0.516, which means that there is a significantly higher positive correlation between knowledge and attitude and practice. A similar observation was made from the findings of the study done in Indonesia and others 19,20 wherein it was seen that school-children's' knowledge, attitude, and practice of personal hygiene have a positive correlation which agrees with the findings of the present study. It is very much evident now that knowledge, attitude, and the practice of personal hygiene are positively correlated has been proved in the affirmative.…”

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Personal hygiene:Knowledge, attitude, and practice among higher primary school children in Urban Bengaluru, India

Leonardo Chutia

2023

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Good hygiene practices is crucial to avoid the spread of communicable diseases, which can be taught to children from an early age. Children, especially school-going ones, tend to neglect basic personal hygiene and thus require specific attention to develop good habits. The aim of this study is to assess the personal hygiene knowledge, attitude, and practice of school children, as well as to examine the correlation between these three factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with students in grades six to eight attending higher primary schools. Convenience sampling was used to select the schools, while purposive sampling was employed to select the potential participants. To assess the students' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding personal hygiene, a validated KAP questionnaire was used. The data collected were analysed using statistical tests such as Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, Spearman's correlation, as well as descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, frequency, and percentage. Results: The study found that, almost half of the students (49.07%) displayed good knowledge regarding personal hygiene, while approximately (58.33%) held a positive attitude and (59.26%) had moderate practice regarding personal hygiene. The female students showed the highest median scores in terms of knowledge, attitude, and practice of personal hygiene. Furthermore, the study found that students' knowledge, attitude, and practice of personal hygiene increased as they progressed from sixth to eighth grade. Conclusion: The children displayed a moderate level of knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding personal hygiene and females demonstrating better personal hygiene than males.

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Personal hygiene:Knowledge, attitude, and practice among higher primary school children in Urban Bengaluru, India

Leonardo Chutia

2023

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Water access and sanitation facilities in the Johor River Basin, Malaysia: A comparison between indigenous and more modernised communities

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Suboh

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Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

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Water access, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) data for Malaysia suggest that almost 100% of the population have access to basic sanitation and basic drinking water, but this data may not include marginalised communities and stateless individuals, indigenous or otherwise. The aim of this study was to evaluate WASH provision for residents of the Johor River Basin and evaluate the disparity in facilities between indigenous Orang Asli and more modernised communities. Questionnaires were distributed to eight communities. In total, 899 questionnaires were completed including 100 from indigenous communities and 799 from more modernised communities. Significant differences existed between communities with regard to education levels (p < 0.001), occupation (p < 0.001), household income (p < 0.001), type of toilet, sewage and sanitation facilities (p < 0.001) and perception of health risks and concerns (p < 0.001). There is a significant difference in access to water and sanitation facilities between indigenous and modernised communities. Further study is now required to understand behaviours and educate river-based communities on relevant potential health risks from water contamination in the Johor River Basin.

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Hygiene‐related knowledge, attitude and practice: An imperative study among primary caregivers of the under three aboriginal children in Malaysia

Cited by 2 publications

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Personal hygiene:Knowledge, attitude, and practice among higher primary school children in Urban Bengaluru, India

Personal hygiene:Knowledge, attitude, and practice among higher primary school children in Urban Bengaluru, India

Water access and sanitation facilities in the Johor River Basin, Malaysia: A comparison between indigenous and more modernised communities

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