Data of knowledge towards Zika Virus infection in Sabah, Malaysia

Noor Ain Haron; Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim; Jaeyres Jani; Nur Athirah Yusof; Zarina Amin; Hooi Yuen Khoo; Hai Yen Lee; Chee Sieng Khor; Kim Kee Tan; Mohd Rohaizat Hassan; Chin Mun Wong; Hani Kartini Agustar; Adia Aqilla Samsusah; Rozita Hod; Sazaly Abu Bakar

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2022.108006

Data of knowledge towards Zika Virus infection in Sabah, Malaysia

Data Brief. 2022 Mar 1:41:108006. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2022.108006. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah 88400, Malaysia.
² Department of Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah 88400, Malaysia.
³ Borneo Medical and Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah 88400, Malaysia.
⁴ Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
⁵ Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
⁶ Department of Earth Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor 43600, Malaysia.

Abstract

This dataset presents a cross-sectional survey and was conducted to assess the knowledge on Zika Virus infection among adults in Sabah. The data were collected from December 2019 to February 2021, 274 adults living in forest fringe communities were interviewed by trained personnel and have completed the distributed questionnaires. SPSS version 27.0 was used to analyzed the data. These data could serve as auxiliary information and/or research data for other researchers in Sabah. It could also serve as guide or reference data to other researchers outside Sabah who may be interested in carrying out similar research in other state.

Keywords: Community perceptions; Knowledge on Zika; Zika; Zika in Sabah.