Validation of the Malay Version Questionnaire for Industrial Preparedness of Infectious Disease

Siti Munira Yasin; Nur Hasanah Ruslan; Nooni Ezdiani Yasin; Waleed Arif Tawfeeq Al Ani; Noramira Nozmi; Mohd Ridzuan Anuar

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v10i32.6755

Authors

Siti Munira Yasin Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
Nur Hasanah Ruslan Faculty of Sports Science and Recreation, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Nooni Ezdiani Yasin Translation and Interpreting Studies Section, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Penang, Malaysia
Waleed Arif Tawfeeq Al Ani Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq
Noramira Nozmi Workplace Health and Safety Solution Hub, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
Mohd Ridzuan Anuar Occupational Health Division, Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Putrajaya, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v10i32.6755

Keywords:

COVID-`19, Occupation, Safety, Questionnaire validation

Abstract

The COVID-19 outbreak calls for a comprehensive guideline to control virus transmission. Hence, the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) Malaysia has developed workplace guidelines which include a questionnaire as an instrument to measure the industrial preparedness in managing the disease. In this study, a bilingual questionnaire was developed and validated in Malay and English, as Malaysia is comprised of multi-cultural and multi-lingual respondents. Content Validity Index and Face Validity Index was conducted to validate the questionnaire which involved ten experts. Results provide evident of high validity and reliability, with Cronbach’s alpha value range from 0.79 to 0.97.

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