A FRAMEWORK FOR INTERPRETING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES STUDY IN POISONING INCIDENTS OF HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

Abstract

Poisoning by accidental or intentional ingestion, injection or inhalation of household chemical poisons are the most common cases reported and received by the Malaysia National Poison Centre. In Malaysia, a notable increase of approximately 94% of incidents occurred at home through the ingestion route. Most poisoning incidents can be extrapolated from the demographic factors of a community. The objective of this study is to construct a conceptual framework of knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) for household chemical product poisoning. This manuscript is being prepared with the focus of improving community health and well-being, as suggested in Goal 3 of Sustainable Development Goals. In the initial stage of constructing this framework, the data sources were gathered from the National Poison Centre (primary data source), and a comprehensive electronic-based search was conducted on the frequent and common keywords to identify scientific reports related to this study topic. The framework of the developed KAP contains four main sections, which are demographic variables, knowledge, attitude, and practices. At the end of the study, the level of awareness of the household chemical product poisoning can be measured based on the defined context of the KAPs framework.