Household chemical products poisoning by accidental ingestion, injection or inhalation is the most commonly reported cases in medical emergency departments (Kassiri et al., 2012; Adnan et al., 2013; Tangiisuran et al., 2017). Household chemical products, such as cleaning products and toiletries, are commonly used items and can be easily found in all homes all over the world. The products, such as bleach, cleaners, disinfectants, and detergents, have become essential products to maintain the cleanliness and hygiene of daily human life. Since the chemical contents in these kinds of products are often harmful and poisonous, they can pose serious risks to people's health and environment. Nearly all of the household solution contains approximately 22% of harmful chemicals, such as formaldehyde and sodium chloride (EWG's Guide to Healthy Cleaning, n.d) which could
Poisoning by accidental or intentional ingestion, injection or inhalation of household chemical poisons are the most common cases of poisoning reported to the Malaysia National Poison Centre. In Malaysia, there was a notable increase of approximately 94% of poisoning incidents through ingestion at home. Most poisoning incidents can be extrapolated from a community's demographic factors. The objective of this study is to construct a conceptual framework of knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) for household chemical product poisonings. This manuscript is prepared with the focus of improving community health and well-being, as suggested in Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals. In the initial stage of constructing the framework, 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 topic of study. The framework of the developed KAP contains four main sections, which are demographic variables, knowledge, attitude, and practices. At the end of the study, a population's level of awareness of household chemical product poisoning can be measured based on the defined context of the KAPs framework.
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