Recent perspectives and awareness on transmission, clinical manifestation, quarantine measures, prevention and treatment of COVID-19 among people living in Malaysia in 2020

Alabed, Alabed Ali A.; Elengoe, Asita; Anandan, Elan Selvi; Al-Mahdi, Abdullah Y.

doi:10.1007/s10389-020-01395-9

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“…This study resulted that the health-seeking behaviour among educated young adults was significantly related to education background; education level and courses. This correlated with a previous study in Malaysia, that shows educated people had positive health-seeking behaviours and associate with good knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic (22,47) new norm of ODL that may become a stress factor to them. The planning of reopening of higher education institutions should be prepared with strict SOP based on guidelines by the World Health Organization (WHO) to prevent the COVID-19 transmission.…”

Section: Vi) Stress Level During Covid-19 Pandemicsupporting

confidence: 89%

Behaviour Response Among Educated Young Adults Towards COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia

Masuri¹,

Zulfikri²

2022

MJMHS

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Introduction: The new norm of the COVID-19 pandemic may alter the behaviour of an individual either in a positive or negative health-seeking behaviour. The higher education institution may be fully operating someday and students need to practice positive health-seeking behaviour to prevent transmission of the COVID-19 virus. This study aims to identify the behavioural responses of educated young adults towards their health during COVID-19. This study also aims to determine the relationship between health-seeking behaviour and perceived risk towards COVID-19 infection in the future and to determine the association between educational background and health-seeking behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted by distributing the online survey questionnaire adapted from a previous study in 2012 by Masuri et al. that assessed behaviour response towards H1N1 pandemic. 369 participants were included in this study. The data was analysed statistically by using SPSS version 26. Results: The majority of young educated adults (90.8%) showed positive health-seeking behaviour. The result showed no significant differences (p > 0.05) in health-seeking behaviours and perceived risk towards COVID-19 infection. A significant association was found between educational background; educational level (p= 0.015) and courses (p= 0.002) with health-seeking behaviour. Conclusion: This study shows that government and schools/universities/institutions need to provide effective health promotion programs for educated young adults.

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Section: Vi) Stress Level During Covid-19 Pandemicsupporting

confidence: 89%

Behaviour Response Among Educated Young Adults Towards COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia

Masuri¹,

Zulfikri²

2022

MJMHS

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“…In addition, the high Rt observed during the Sri Petaling mass gathering could also be attributed due to the event occur early on in the pandemic, whereby there was a lack of awareness among the public regarding COVID-19 resulting in poor compliance to SOPs (i.e. use of face mask, regular hand hygiene and physical distancing) 37 . Compared to the Sri Petaling event, the Rt during the Sabah electoral process was lower, as this mass gathering event did not occur in a confined area and consisted of multiple propagated small events occurring in open areas out over a longer period.…”

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confidence: 99%

The effects of super spreading events and movement control measures on the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia

Lai

Singh

Sundram

et al. 2022

Sci Rep

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This paper aims to develop an automated web application to generate validated daily effective reproduction numbers (Rt) which can be used to examine the effects of super-spreading events due to mass gatherings and the effectiveness of the various Movement Control Order (MCO) stringency levels on the outbreak progression of COVID-19 in Malaysia. The effective reproduction number, Rt, was estimated by adopting and modifying an Rt estimation algorithm using a validated distribution mean of 3.96 and standard deviation of 4.75 with a seven-day sliding window. The Rt values generated were validated using thea moving window SEIR model with a negative binomial likelihood fitted using methods from the Bayesian inferential framework. A Pearson’s correlation between the Rt values estimated by the algorithm and the SEIR model was r = 0.70, p < 0.001 and r = 0.81, p < 0.001 during the validation period The Rt increased to reach the highest values at 3.40 (95% CI 1.47, 6.14) and 1.72 (95% CI 1.54, 1.90) due to the Sri Petaling and Sabah electoral process during the second and third waves of COVID-19 respectively. The MCOs was able to reduce the Rt values by 63.2 to 77.1% and 37.0 to 47.0% during the second and third waves of COVID-19, respectively. Mass gathering events were one of the important drivers of the COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia. However, COVID-19 transmission can be fuelled by noncompliance to Standard Operating Procedure, population mobility, ventilation and environmental factors.

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“…Various factors contributed to the high level of knowledge among our cohort. Previous studies on COVID-19 knowledge have shown that female respondents generally displayed greater scores in comparison to their male counterparts [ 15 , 17 , 18 , 19 ]. Higher education level is a positive predictor of adequate knowledge on COVID-19, as shown by various population studies [ 17 , 20 , 21 , 22 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Pregnancy and COVID-19 Pandemic Perception in Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Aly

Rahman

Sharip

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Pregnant women are susceptible to COVID-19 complications due to gestation-related physiological changes. We aimed to evaluate the level of maternal knowledge, perception, and practice during the pandemic. A cross-sectional study was conducted during the Malaysian Movement Control Order (MCO) between April and June 2020. A self-administered electronic questionnaire that included the knowledge and practice domains was distributed. A newly designed set of questions was used to evaluate (1) women’s perception of MCO and (2) maternal experience, which was subdivided into clinical care provision and maternal anxiety. The survey response rate was 93% with the final number for analysis of 415. The majority of women (95%) demonstrated an adequate level of knowledge on COVID-19, whilst 99% had a good practice. We found that tertiary education (p < 0.001), employment status (p = 0.03), higher household income (p < 0.001), and multiple sources of information (p < 0.001) were independent predictors of adequate maternal knowledge on COVID-19. Women with adequate knowledge also reported a more positive perception of MCO (p < 0.001) and better obstetric care experience (p = 0.037), as did those of Malay ethnicity. Younger (p < 0.001) and nulliparous (p = 0.01) women demonstrated greater anxiety levels. The majority of our women reported good practice and adequate knowledge, which contributed to a positive perception of MCO and better maternal obstetric experience. First-time mothers may benefit from extra support and reassurance during the pandemic to alleviate maternal anxiety.

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Recent perspectives and awareness on transmission, clinical manifestation, quarantine measures, prevention and treatment of COVID-19 among people living in Malaysia in 2020

Cited by 8 publications

References 20 publications

Behaviour Response Among Educated Young Adults Towards COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia

Behaviour Response Among Educated Young Adults Towards COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia

The effects of super spreading events and movement control measures on the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia

Pregnancy and COVID-19 Pandemic Perception in Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study

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