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Attitudes toward plasmodium knowlesi malaria prevention behaviours among at-risk communities and health district officers’ efforts and challenges in promoting these behaviours: an elicitation study in peninsular Malaysia

This study explores at-risk communities’ attitudes toward Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi) malaria prevention behaviours using the Integrated Behavioural Model (IBM) as a guiding framework. This study also presents efforts and challenges faced by district health officers in Peninsular Malaysia in t...

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Main Authors: Arina Anis Azlan,, Hazwani Damanhuri,, Mohammad Rezal Hamzah,, Hafizah Pasi,, Emma Mohamad,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
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spelling my-ukm.journal.222662023-09-19T08:05:16Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22266/ Attitudes toward plasmodium knowlesi malaria prevention behaviours among at-risk communities and health district officers’ efforts and challenges in promoting these behaviours: an elicitation study in peninsular Malaysia Arina Anis Azlan, Hazwani Damanhuri, Mohammad Rezal Hamzah, Hafizah Pasi, Emma Mohamad, This study explores at-risk communities’ attitudes toward Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi) malaria prevention behaviours using the Integrated Behavioural Model (IBM) as a guiding framework. This study also presents efforts and challenges faced by district health officers in Peninsular Malaysia in their role as the health authority for mitigating the disease. Seventeen informants were selected from at-risk areas in three states with high cases of P. knowlesi in 2019 (Johor, Pahang, Kelantan) to be interviewed. Semistructured interview questions were developed guided by the IBM framework. Three district health officers who were involved in malaria prevention efforts in the selected states were also interviewed. Qualitative data analysis using Atlas.ti 8 software was used to facilitate thematic coding. Five prevention behaviours were found to be prevalent among the informants and are hypothesised to be suited for behavioural improvement intervention among at-risk communities. The prevention behaviours identified are: consuming prophylaxis, wearing long sleeves, using bed nets, mosquito coils and insect repellent. Current efforts by health district officers for P. knowlesi malaria prevention include erecting warning signs, community education programmes, and empowering community influencers. Challenges faced by the health district officers include difficulty accessing remote locations, limited facilities, and military-specific issues. This study suggests that future prevention efforts focused on behavioural improvement among atrisk communities in Malaysia should concentrate on the five prevention efforts most prevalent among these communities. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22266/1/jk_15.pdf Arina Anis Azlan, and Hazwani Damanhuri, and Mohammad Rezal Hamzah, and Hafizah Pasi, and Emma Mohamad, (2023) Attitudes toward plasmodium knowlesi malaria prevention behaviours among at-risk communities and health district officers’ efforts and challenges in promoting these behaviours: an elicitation study in peninsular Malaysia. Jurnal Komunikasi ; Malaysian Journal of Communication, 39 (2). pp. 269-292. ISSN 0128-1496 https://ejournal.ukm.my/mjc/issue/view/1605
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description This study explores at-risk communities’ attitudes toward Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi) malaria prevention behaviours using the Integrated Behavioural Model (IBM) as a guiding framework. This study also presents efforts and challenges faced by district health officers in Peninsular Malaysia in their role as the health authority for mitigating the disease. Seventeen informants were selected from at-risk areas in three states with high cases of P. knowlesi in 2019 (Johor, Pahang, Kelantan) to be interviewed. Semistructured interview questions were developed guided by the IBM framework. Three district health officers who were involved in malaria prevention efforts in the selected states were also interviewed. Qualitative data analysis using Atlas.ti 8 software was used to facilitate thematic coding. Five prevention behaviours were found to be prevalent among the informants and are hypothesised to be suited for behavioural improvement intervention among at-risk communities. The prevention behaviours identified are: consuming prophylaxis, wearing long sleeves, using bed nets, mosquito coils and insect repellent. Current efforts by health district officers for P. knowlesi malaria prevention include erecting warning signs, community education programmes, and empowering community influencers. Challenges faced by the health district officers include difficulty accessing remote locations, limited facilities, and military-specific issues. This study suggests that future prevention efforts focused on behavioural improvement among atrisk communities in Malaysia should concentrate on the five prevention efforts most prevalent among these communities.
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author Arina Anis Azlan,
Hazwani Damanhuri,
Mohammad Rezal Hamzah,
Hafizah Pasi,
Emma Mohamad,
spellingShingle Arina Anis Azlan,
Hazwani Damanhuri,
Mohammad Rezal Hamzah,
Hafizah Pasi,
Emma Mohamad,
Attitudes toward plasmodium knowlesi malaria prevention behaviours among at-risk communities and health district officers’ efforts and challenges in promoting these behaviours: an elicitation study in peninsular Malaysia
author_facet Arina Anis Azlan,
Hazwani Damanhuri,
Mohammad Rezal Hamzah,
Hafizah Pasi,
Emma Mohamad,
author_sort Arina Anis Azlan,
title Attitudes toward plasmodium knowlesi malaria prevention behaviours among at-risk communities and health district officers’ efforts and challenges in promoting these behaviours: an elicitation study in peninsular Malaysia
title_short Attitudes toward plasmodium knowlesi malaria prevention behaviours among at-risk communities and health district officers’ efforts and challenges in promoting these behaviours: an elicitation study in peninsular Malaysia
title_full Attitudes toward plasmodium knowlesi malaria prevention behaviours among at-risk communities and health district officers’ efforts and challenges in promoting these behaviours: an elicitation study in peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr Attitudes toward plasmodium knowlesi malaria prevention behaviours among at-risk communities and health district officers’ efforts and challenges in promoting these behaviours: an elicitation study in peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Attitudes toward plasmodium knowlesi malaria prevention behaviours among at-risk communities and health district officers’ efforts and challenges in promoting these behaviours: an elicitation study in peninsular Malaysia
title_sort attitudes toward plasmodium knowlesi malaria prevention behaviours among at-risk communities and health district officers’ efforts and challenges in promoting these behaviours: an elicitation study in peninsular malaysia
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2023
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22266/1/jk_15.pdf
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https://ejournal.ukm.my/mjc/issue/view/1605
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