Low levels of knowledge, attitudes and preventive practices on leptospirosis among a rural community in Hulu Langat district, Selangor, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Nozmi, Noramira, Samsudin, Suhailah, Sukeri, Surianti, Shafei, Mohd Nazri, Wan Mohd, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin, Arifin, Wan Nor, Idris, Norazlin, Saudi, Siti Nor Sakinah, Abdullah, Nurul Munirah, Abdul Wahab, Zainudin, Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura, Abd Rahman, Hejar, Masri, Siti Norbaya, Daud, Aziah, Osman, Malina, Awang Hamat, Rukman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74862/1/Low%20levels%20of%20knowledge%2C%20attitudes%20and%20preventive%20practices%20on%20leptospirosis.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74862/; https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/4/693

Little is known on the knowledge, attitudes and preventive practices (KAP) of leptospirosis worldwide. This study embarked on assessing the KAP of leptospirosis among rural communities in Malaysia. A total of 444 participants (223 male; 221 female) aged between 18 and 81 years old were surveyed by u...