TY  - JOUR
T1  - Woman Hygiene Practice in Malaysia: A Quantitative Study
AU - Nor Dalila, M. AU - Azmawati, N. AU - Rozita, H. AU - Che Rusuli, M.S. AU - Nurul Hafizah, M.Y. AU - Nurhaiza, N. 
JO  - International Business Management
VL  - 11
IS  - 3
SP  - 624
EP  - 627
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5250
DO  - ibm.2017.624.627
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2017.624.627
KW  - Diarrhea
KW  -hygiene behavior
KW  -cleanliness
KW  -World Health Organization (WHO)
KW  -Malaysia
AB  - Diarrhea disease is one of the leading causes of death for children below 5 year of age. It is
preventable and treatable disease and also greatly affects society and economy. The World Health Organization
(WHO) and United Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has tried to encourage communities and families to promote
desirable hygienic behavior. A cross sectional study was carried out in Mei-December 2013 in Kuala
Terengganu district, Malaysia to determine the prevalence of diarrhea and practice of hygiene among women
who manage homes. A total number of 216 women have been selected by using convenience sampling selection
method. Data was collected using Hygiene-Q questionnaire. Data was analyzed by using SPSS version 19.0.
The response rate was (100%). Age of respondents was between 20-55 year old with the mean age of
39.8±8.2 year. Majority of respondents received secondary education (54.2%) and most of them are working
(56%). Result indicated that 23.1% respondents and 15.3% household having diarrhea. Generally, respondents
practice good hygiene behavior (84.7%); hand washing (85.6%); food preparation (87%); environmental
cleanliness (51.4%) and water usage (86.1%). Bivariate chi-square analysis indicated that there were seven
factors significantly associated with diarrhea including age, education level, occupation, household’s income,
hand washing, food preparation, environmental cleanliness and water usage. Multiple logistic regressions
showed that the water usage is a significant predictor to the occurrence of diarrhea. Therefore, majority (84.7%)
of the women who manage home have good hygiene behavior practice. Factors of age, ethnic and marital status
did not influence the practice of hygiene behavior. Similarly, the demographic features of ethnic, marital status
and occupational did not influence occuring of diarrhea. However, respondent who practice good hygiene
behavior have lower risk having diarrhea.
ER  -