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Face mask usage during Covid-19 pandemic: prevalence and factors associated in Malaysian Medical School

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus strain. Anxiety, anticipation, and lack of knowledge in the previous experience on severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (H1N1) pandemic have a substantial impac...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Zainal, Nurul Hayati, Abas, Razif, Mohamad Asri, Siti Fadziyah, Sivakumar, Aishwarya, Ibrahim, Ahmad Muaz, Azhar, Dayana Aida, Mohd Nor, Nurul Huda
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Published: Akademi Sains Malaysia 2021
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spelling my.upm.eprints.972562022-09-13T04:57:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97256/ Face mask usage during Covid-19 pandemic: prevalence and factors associated in Malaysian Medical School Mohamad Zainal, Nurul Hayati Abas, Razif Mohamad Asri, Siti Fadziyah Sivakumar, Aishwarya Ibrahim, Ahmad Muaz Azhar, Dayana Aida Mohd Nor, Nurul Huda Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus strain. Anxiety, anticipation, and lack of knowledge in the previous experience on severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (H1N1) pandemic have a substantial impact on significant public health behaviours including wearing face mask in public spaces. We investigate the prevalence of face mask usage and its associated factors during COVID19 amongst students and staff of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Using a cross-sectional study, 220 respondents participated in an electronic version of a self-administered questionnaire. Analyses were performed using the Chi-square test, IBM SPSS Statistics 25, with statistical significance at p<0.05. Out of the 220 respondents, 197 (89.5%) reported that they wore face masks all the time. Most of the respondents (90.3%) had a high level of precautionary measures against COVID-19, 89.6% selected the internet as their source of information and 90.9% had a good attitude level towards measures against COVID-19. There were significant associations between hygienic practices (p=0.001), source of information (internet) (p=0.025), and attitude towards COVID-19 (p=0.001) with face mask usage. This study demonstrated a high prevalence (89.5%) of face mask usage during the COVID-19 outbreak. Akademi Sains Malaysia 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97256/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Mohamad Zainal, Nurul Hayati and Abas, Razif and Mohamad Asri, Siti Fadziyah and Sivakumar, Aishwarya and Ibrahim, Ahmad Muaz and Azhar, Dayana Aida and Mohd Nor, Nurul Huda (2021) Face mask usage during Covid-19 pandemic: prevalence and factors associated in Malaysian Medical School. ASM Science Journal, 17. pp. 1-10. ISSN 1823-6782 https://www.akademisains.gov.my/asmsj/article/face-mask-usage-during-covid-19-pandemic-prevalence-and-associated-factors-in-a-malaysian-medical-school/ 10.32802/asmscj.2022.888
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description Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus strain. Anxiety, anticipation, and lack of knowledge in the previous experience on severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and influenza A virus subtype H1N1 (H1N1) pandemic have a substantial impact on significant public health behaviours including wearing face mask in public spaces. We investigate the prevalence of face mask usage and its associated factors during COVID19 amongst students and staff of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Using a cross-sectional study, 220 respondents participated in an electronic version of a self-administered questionnaire. Analyses were performed using the Chi-square test, IBM SPSS Statistics 25, with statistical significance at p<0.05. Out of the 220 respondents, 197 (89.5%) reported that they wore face masks all the time. Most of the respondents (90.3%) had a high level of precautionary measures against COVID-19, 89.6% selected the internet as their source of information and 90.9% had a good attitude level towards measures against COVID-19. There were significant associations between hygienic practices (p=0.001), source of information (internet) (p=0.025), and attitude towards COVID-19 (p=0.001) with face mask usage. This study demonstrated a high prevalence (89.5%) of face mask usage during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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author Mohamad Zainal, Nurul Hayati
Abas, Razif
Mohamad Asri, Siti Fadziyah
Sivakumar, Aishwarya
Ibrahim, Ahmad Muaz
Azhar, Dayana Aida
Mohd Nor, Nurul Huda
spellingShingle Mohamad Zainal, Nurul Hayati
Abas, Razif
Mohamad Asri, Siti Fadziyah
Sivakumar, Aishwarya
Ibrahim, Ahmad Muaz
Azhar, Dayana Aida
Mohd Nor, Nurul Huda
Face mask usage during Covid-19 pandemic: prevalence and factors associated in Malaysian Medical School
author_facet Mohamad Zainal, Nurul Hayati
Abas, Razif
Mohamad Asri, Siti Fadziyah
Sivakumar, Aishwarya
Ibrahim, Ahmad Muaz
Azhar, Dayana Aida
Mohd Nor, Nurul Huda
author_sort Mohamad Zainal, Nurul Hayati
title Face mask usage during Covid-19 pandemic: prevalence and factors associated in Malaysian Medical School
title_short Face mask usage during Covid-19 pandemic: prevalence and factors associated in Malaysian Medical School
title_full Face mask usage during Covid-19 pandemic: prevalence and factors associated in Malaysian Medical School
title_fullStr Face mask usage during Covid-19 pandemic: prevalence and factors associated in Malaysian Medical School
title_full_unstemmed Face mask usage during Covid-19 pandemic: prevalence and factors associated in Malaysian Medical School
title_sort face mask usage during covid-19 pandemic: prevalence and factors associated in malaysian medical school
publisher Akademi Sains Malaysia
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97256/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97256/
https://www.akademisains.gov.my/asmsj/article/face-mask-usage-during-covid-19-pandemic-prevalence-and-associated-factors-in-a-malaysian-medical-school/
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