This study aims to identify the level of health care and hygiene among youth in Malaysia during the Movement Control Order MCO and to identify differences between male and female youth. Using survey research design, 545 respondents who were purposefully selected answered the questionnaire. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistical techniques and inferential test Mann-Whitney U. The results of the study found that the level of hygiene and health care of Muslim youth during the MCO period was at a high level (mean = 3.49). It also indicated that there was a significant difference between gender (p <0.05).
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