Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that spreads through respiratory droplets carrying the virus. The outbreak was previously declared as a global pandemic and raised international concern. As the preventive practices are very critical, this study aims to determine the preventive practices against COVID-19, especially among gender in Klang Valley, Malaysia. An online cross-sectional study was conducted among the community in Klang Valley who were selected through convenience sampling. Malaysian aged 18-year-old and above, residing in that area were studied using a set of validated questionnaires via google form. The data were analyzed using JASP. The prevalence of poor prevention practices against COVID-19 was significantly higher in male (88.9%) as compared to female (57.3%) (p-value <0.001). Higher prevalence of poor practices among males were reported in hand hygiene (63.0%), wearing mask (18.5%), sanitization (74.0%), abiding authority (14.8%) and self-initiative on COVID-19 prevention (37.0%). It is important to provide health education to encourage adequate preventive practices against COVID-19 among the communities, more specifically among males. Keywords: preventive practices, prevention, gender, COVID-19, Klang Valley.
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