Knowledge, attitude, and practice on health and legal measures

ABSTRACT

Since the initially reported cases of COVID-19 in Malaysia in March 2020, the government, particularly the Ministry of Health, has proactively lined out various health and legal measures to mitigate the infection. This study echoes with the previous findings that most Malaysians held positive attitudes towards measures introduced by the government albeit the spike in daily cases. This spike is expected following the active testing carried out by the Ministry;hence, it is unlikely to be attributed by the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) towards the measures. In this regard, the government continues to review and tighten the measures as the cases continue to spiral up and the numbers of flouting orders remain high. This chapter will provide the results of an online survey conducted during the second wave of the pandemic between June to August 2020 to determine the Malaysian KAP towards the health and legal measures implemented in this country. Results showed a high level of knowledge on the health and legal measures imposed, which were translated to their acceptability of the measures and good practice for themselves and advising other people. © 2022 selection and editorial matter, Natasya Abdullah, Noor Dzuhaidah Osman, Nur Syazana Umar, Muhammad Nizam Awang, and Zairina A. Rahman.