Fluoride in drinking water: A study on knowledge and perception among residents of Sungai Buloh prison quarters in Selangor
Abstract
Objective: This cross-sectional study aims to determine the relationship between socio-demographical data, knowledge level, and perceptionlevel of fluoride in drinking water among residents at Sungai Buloh Prison Quarters Selangor.
Method: The highest frequency (percentage) of residents at Sungai Buloh Prison Quarters were residents around age 18-64 years old247(96.9%), male 167(65.5%), tertiary education 155(60.8%) and one to five years lived at study area 82(32.2%). Out of 255 respondents, 247(96.9%) had poor knowledge, and 83(32.5%) had a medium perception towards fluoride in drinking water. Furthermore, chi-square analysis found no association between knowledge level and sociodemographic factors and no association between perception level and sociodemographic factors among residents at Sungai Buloh Prison Quarters Selangor (P-Value > 0.05). A cross-sectional study was conducted among residents at Sungai Buloh Prison Quarters Selangor, by purposive and simple random sampling. A total of 255 respondents participated in this study, and they were required to answer the online questionnaire that consisted of three sections. Then, the data were analysed by using IBM SPSS Statistics26.
Result: The highest frequency (percentage) of residents at Sungai Buloh Prison QuartersQuartersQuarterswere residents around age 18-64 years old 247(96.9%), male 167(65.5%), tertiary education 155(60.8%) and one to five years lived at study area 82(32.2%). Out of 255 respondents, 247(96.9%) had poor knowledge, and 83(32.5%) had a medium perception towards fluoride in drinking water. Furthermore, chi-square analysis found no association between knowledge level and sociodemographic factors and no association between perception level and sociodemographic factors among residents at Sungai Buloh Prison Quarters Selangor (P-Value > 0.05).
Conclusion: In conclusion, Fluoride intake from drinking water may lead to different health effects that may benefit or harm consumers’ health. Therefore, the residents at Sungai Buloh Prison QuartersQuartersQuarterscan further improve their current knowledge and perception level towards fluoride in drinking water by the government’s support in providing better education and more awareness specific on fluoride indrinking water.
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