Diarrhoea disease may not have resulted in as much
public health burden as compared to chronic diseases
such as diabetes, but it has potential of incurring significant
economic impact in the near future, if not managed
appropriately, like in many other developing and developed
countries [55–64]. Therefore, prevention of diarrhoea
through having good hygiene practices is important
to sustain in the developed residential community. From
this study, we found a high level of knowledge and attitude
on hand and food hygiene amongst the participants
in a developed residential community. However, the hygiene
practice and behaviour were not as highly complied
as expected. Future interventions should focus more on
advocating sustainable behaviour of good hygiene, particularly
among working adults, and to highlight the risk
factors of diarrhoea. This may be achieved with more
active community partnership and engagements driven
by the relevant social organisations. The development of
evidence-based surveillance capabilities, policies, and
preventive measures to increase good hygiene compliance
will be critical to reduce diarrhoea in a developed
residential community.
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