Attitude toward protective behavior engagement during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia: the role of E-government and social media
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is still evolving and affecting millions of lives. E-government and social media have been used widely during this unprecedented time to spread awareness and educate the public on preventive measures. However, the extent to which the 2 digital platfor...
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| author | Mat Dawi, Norazryana Namazi, Hamidreza Ha, Jin Hwang Ismail, Suriani Maresova, Petra Krejcar, Ondrej |
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| description | The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is still evolving and affecting millions of lives. E-government and social media have been used widely during this unprecedented time to spread awareness and educate the public on preventive measures. However, the extent to which the 2 digital platforms bring to improve public health awareness and prevention during a health crisis is unknown. In this study, we examined the influence of e-government and social media on the public's attitude to adopt protective behavior. For this purpose, a Web survey was conducted among 404 Malaysian residents during the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) period in the country. Descriptive and multiple regression analyses were conducted using IBM SPSS software. Social media was chosen by most of the respondents (n = 331 or 81.9%) as the source to get information related to COVID-19. Multiple regression analysis suggests the roles of e-government and social media to be significantly related to people's attitudes to engage in protective behavior. In conclusion, during the COVID-19 outbreak, public health decision makers may use e-government and social media platforms as effective tools to improve public engagement on protective behavior. This, in turn, will help the country to contain the transmission of the virus. |
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| spelling | upm-961582023-01-31T03:25:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96158/ Attitude toward protective behavior engagement during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia: the role of E-government and social media Mat Dawi, Norazryana Namazi, Hamidreza Ha, Jin Hwang Ismail, Suriani Maresova, Petra Krejcar, Ondrej The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is still evolving and affecting millions of lives. E-government and social media have been used widely during this unprecedented time to spread awareness and educate the public on preventive measures. However, the extent to which the 2 digital platforms bring to improve public health awareness and prevention during a health crisis is unknown. In this study, we examined the influence of e-government and social media on the public's attitude to adopt protective behavior. For this purpose, a Web survey was conducted among 404 Malaysian residents during the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) period in the country. Descriptive and multiple regression analyses were conducted using IBM SPSS software. Social media was chosen by most of the respondents (n = 331 or 81.9%) as the source to get information related to COVID-19. Multiple regression analysis suggests the roles of e-government and social media to be significantly related to people's attitudes to engage in protective behavior. In conclusion, during the COVID-19 outbreak, public health decision makers may use e-government and social media platforms as effective tools to improve public engagement on protective behavior. This, in turn, will help the country to contain the transmission of the virus. Frontiers Media 2021 Article PeerReviewed Mat Dawi, Norazryana and Namazi, Hamidreza and Ha, Jin Hwang and Ismail, Suriani and Maresova, Petra and Krejcar, Ondrej (2021) Attitude toward protective behavior engagement during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia: the role of E-government and social media. Frontiers in Public Health, 9. art. no. 609716. pp. 1-8. ISSN 2296-2565 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.609716/full 10.3389/fpubh.2021.609716 |
| spellingShingle | Mat Dawi, Norazryana Namazi, Hamidreza Ha, Jin Hwang Ismail, Suriani Maresova, Petra Krejcar, Ondrej Attitude toward protective behavior engagement during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia: the role of E-government and social media |
| title | Attitude toward protective behavior engagement during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia: the role of E-government and social media |
| title_full | Attitude toward protective behavior engagement during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia: the role of E-government and social media |
| title_fullStr | Attitude toward protective behavior engagement during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia: the role of E-government and social media |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitude toward protective behavior engagement during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia: the role of E-government and social media |
| title_short | Attitude toward protective behavior engagement during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia: the role of E-government and social media |
| title_sort | attitude toward protective behavior engagement during covid-19 pandemic in malaysia: the role of e-government and social media |
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