Abstract
This paper was extracted from a full research paper done following the completion of a community project. The community project was an engagement with Tahfiz School principals located in Selangor, Malaysia. The engagement was conducted to determine several issues, most importantly the factors in encouraging the Tahfiz School Principals in obeying the safety aspects and also the factors or obstacles that discourage them from complying with the safety regulations. Thus, this article explores the relationship between Perceived benefit, Perceived barrier, Cues to action, Perceived susceptibility, Perceived severity and Intention to comply with safety rules and regulations among Tahfiz School Principals in Malaysia. A theoretical framework is proposed based on Health Belief Model and tested with empirical data collected in Selangor, Malaysia. The findings revealed significant influences of Perceived benefit and Perceived severity towards Intention to comply with safety rules and regulations with 43% variance explained. This research may offer initial understanding of the factors that may have affect Intention to comply with safety rules and regulations among Tahfiz Principals in Malaysia.
Highlights
The significant morbidity, mortality, and increased number of Tahfiz burnt down have led to substantial efforts to search for its contributor
In order to enhance intention to comply with safety rules and regulations, an emphasis on education is important
Enhancement programs to promote safety awareness among Tahfiz School Principals could focus on the facts that there is always a high chance of being involved in a fire incident, which can cause severe consequences such as death or severe injuries
Summary
The significant morbidity, mortality, and increased number of Tahfiz burnt down have led to substantial efforts to search for its contributor. We believed that if the School Principals can obey the safety regulations set by the government, the numbers of such incident will decrease. According to Nurul Husna Che Hassan et al (2017), 33 fire incidents among Malaysian Religious and Tahfiz Schools from 2007 to 2017 were reported. Studies on the causes of fire incident in Tahfiz Schools is still at nascent stage. Understanding the intention to comply with safety rules and regulations is crucial for the researcher. Numerous studies on health behaviour intention have been done. Very few studies conducted focused on the Islamic religious schools principals’ responses towards safety behaviour. This research is the first attempt to analyse factors that would affect Tahfiz principals to comply with safety rules and regulations. The present research has used the Health Belief Model (HBM) as its theoretical framework
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