Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: October-December | Volume: 7 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 1-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20221001
Preventive Practices Against COVID-19: Comparison Between Gender in Klang Valley, Malaysia
Muhammad Azmi Kamaruddean1, Auni Widad Mohd Yusof 2, Muhammad Suffi Abdul Kadir3, Jonathan Viven P. Dorai4, Sabariah Abd Hamid5
1,2,3,4,5Faculty of Medicine, University of Cyberjaya, Malaysia.
Corresponding Author: Muhammad Azmi Kamaruddean
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that spreads through respiratory droplets carrying the virus. The outbreak was previously declared as a global pandemic and raised international concern. As the preventive practices are very critical, this study aims to determine the preventive practices against COVID-19, especially among gender in Klang Valley, Malaysia.
An online cross-sectional study was conducted among the community in Klang Valley who were selected through convenience sampling. Malaysian aged 18-year-old and above, residing in that area were studied using a set of validated questionnaires via google form. The data were analyzed using JASP.
The prevalence of poor prevention practices against COVID-19 was significantly higher in male (88.9%) as compared to female (57.3%) (p-value <0.001). Higher prevalence of poor practices among males were reported in hand hygiene (63.0%), wearing mask (18.5%), sanitization (74.0%), abiding authority (14.8%) and self-initiative on COVID-19 prevention (37.0%).
It is important to provide health education to encourage adequate preventive practices against COVID-19 among the communities, more specifically among males.
Keywords: preventive practices, prevention, gender, COVID-19, Klang Valley.