Preventive behaviors among Malaysian parents towards hand, foot, and mouth diseases using health belief model
INTRODUCTION: Hand, foot mouth disease (HFMD) is caused by a virus and commonly affects children five years or below. However, the determinants of the associated factors with preventive behaviour among parents are still lacking. This study aims to assess the rang...
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| description | INTRODUCTION: Hand, foot mouth disease (HFMD) is caused by a virus and commonly affects children five years or below. However, the determinants of the associated factors with preventive behaviour among parents are still lacking. This study aims to assess the range of preventive behaviour towards HFMD among parents in Selangor, Malaysia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a convenient sampling method. The associations between independent variables and preventive behaviours were assessed with multivariate regressions. RESULTS: In total, 556 parents completed the survey. The majority of the parents had good preventive behaviours towards HFMD. Age, gender, income, perceived susceptibility, and perceived benefit were associated with preventive behaviour. CONCLUSION: Although, the preventive behaviour of HFMD among parents is crucial, however, it is influenced by parents' perceptions. The strategies to enhance the parent’s perception are needed to increase the preventive behaviour towards HFMD infection. |
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| spelling | upm-1028882025-07-10T03:12:34Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102888/ Preventive behaviors among Malaysian parents towards hand, foot, and mouth diseases using health belief model Rajamoorthy, Yogambigai Mohd Taib, Niazlin Harapan, Harapan Luther Wagner, Abram Aye Aye, Khin Munusamy, Subramaniam INTRODUCTION: Hand, foot mouth disease (HFMD) is caused by a virus and commonly affects children five years or below. However, the determinants of the associated factors with preventive behaviour among parents are still lacking. This study aims to assess the range of preventive behaviour towards HFMD among parents in Selangor, Malaysia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a convenient sampling method. The associations between independent variables and preventive behaviours were assessed with multivariate regressions. RESULTS: In total, 556 parents completed the survey. The majority of the parents had good preventive behaviours towards HFMD. Age, gender, income, perceived susceptibility, and perceived benefit were associated with preventive behaviour. CONCLUSION: Although, the preventive behaviour of HFMD among parents is crucial, however, it is influenced by parents' perceptions. The strategies to enhance the parent’s perception are needed to increase the preventive behaviour towards HFMD infection. IIUM Press 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102888/1/102888.pdf Rajamoorthy, Yogambigai and Mohd Taib, Niazlin and Harapan, Harapan and Luther Wagner, Abram and Aye Aye, Khin and Munusamy, Subramaniam (2022) Preventive behaviors among Malaysian parents towards hand, foot, and mouth diseases using health belief model. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 21 (1). pp. 114-121. ISSN 2735-2285; eISSN: 1823-4631 https://journals.iium.edu.my/kom/index.php/imjm/article/view/1975 10.31436/imjm.v21i1.1975 |
| spellingShingle | Rajamoorthy, Yogambigai Mohd Taib, Niazlin Harapan, Harapan Luther Wagner, Abram Aye Aye, Khin Munusamy, Subramaniam Preventive behaviors among Malaysian parents towards hand, foot, and mouth diseases using health belief model |
| title | Preventive behaviors among Malaysian parents towards hand, foot, and mouth diseases using health belief model |
| title_full | Preventive behaviors among Malaysian parents towards hand, foot, and mouth diseases using health belief model |
| title_fullStr | Preventive behaviors among Malaysian parents towards hand, foot, and mouth diseases using health belief model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preventive behaviors among Malaysian parents towards hand, foot, and mouth diseases using health belief model |
| title_short | Preventive behaviors among Malaysian parents towards hand, foot, and mouth diseases using health belief model |
| title_sort | preventive behaviors among malaysian parents towards hand, foot, and mouth diseases using health belief model |
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