Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 prevention among indigenous population in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19 prevention among indigenous population in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study

The COVID-19 pandemic has become a significant challenge to humanity, especially marginalized groups such as indigenous people. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 prevention among the indigenous population in Lipis district, Pahang, Malaysia. A cross-se...

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Veröffentlicht in:Scientific reports 2024-09, Vol.14 (1), p.21428-12, Article 21428
Hauptverfasser: Abu Bakar, Siti Fairuz, Md Isa, Zaleha, Ibrahim, Roszita, Ismail, Aniza, Daud, Faiz, Ibrahim, Rozita
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Age
Attitude
Attitudes
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease prevention
Family income
Female
Females
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Indigenous
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous Peoples - psychology
Infectious diseases
Knowledge
Malaysia - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
multidisciplinary
Native peoples
Orang Asli
Outbreaks
Pandemics
Population studies
Practice
Prevention
Public health
Regression analysis
SARS-CoV-2 - isolation & purification
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:The COVID-19 pandemic has become a significant challenge to humanity, especially marginalized groups such as indigenous people. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 prevention among the indigenous population in Lipis district, Pahang, Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was conducted among the indigenous population and the data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a validated questionnaire. The mean score of knowledge, attitude, and practice were 2.35 (SD 1.104), 32.84 (SD 4.756), and 9.64 (SD 3.227), respectively. In the bivariable analysis, the younger the age (p 
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-72519-4