ABSTRACT
A novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first discovered in Wuhan, China in December 2019. World Health Organization (WHO) has instantly announced it as a global pandemic since it is a highly infectious respiratory disease that leading to death. Thus, numerous countries have enforced drastic lockdown, movement of control order (MCO), and various preventive measures to mitigate the outbreak of COVID-19. This study aimed to investigate and determine the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices towards COVID-19 among the residents in Taman College Heights and Taman Desa Rhu, Seremban. A validated and standardized questionnaire of this online survey involving 100 residents from both residential areas was conducted between 21st November 2020 until 13th December 2020. The descriptive data analysis of this study shows the finding revealed that the understanding and level of knowledge of respondents from both residential areas regarding COVID-19 was positively high with an overall 99% correct rate. The level of attitude of the respondents was also high with an overall of 96.7%, therefore, directly showing an overall of 98.3% of optimistic and good practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Health Sciences © 2021.
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has become a pandemic worldwide. The number of deaths is increasing without a vaccine to stop its spread and has threatened Malaysia’s national security. With the increased number of human fatalities due to COVID-19, cremation may be the final solution to prevent the spread from dead bodies as the virus remains on the body after death. However, religion has different perspectives in dealing with the cremation of the dead body. Malaysia is a Muslim majority country but its citizens also consisted of Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, and others. This study will look at the acceptance of Malaysians on the issue of cremating dead bodies during disasters. A qualitative approach was used with respondents answering questionnaires. Analysis of legislation related to disaster management of human corpses was also conducted. Results show that the majority of the respondents disagreed with the cremation of the dead body because of their religion and they believe that there must be a better alternative to deal with the dead body infected by COVID-19. © Penerbit UMT