Persekitaran Sosial dan Strategi untuk Mengekalkan Kesihatan dalam Kalangan Pekerja Asing Sepanjang Pandemik Covid-19.

Foreign workers in Malaysia were vulnerable to COVID-19 due to social environment factors that increased the infection risks. Nevertheless, the perspective of COVID-19-free foreign workers regarding the issues were unknown. Therefore, the research was conducted to identify social environment factors contributing to the impacts of pandemic and perceived social support as a strategy to maintain good health among Nepali workers in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan. The qualitative approach with purposive sampling method was applied. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with eight workers, and two religion leaders as key informants. The result showed that psychosocial impacts experienced were due to the Movement Control Order (MCO) as a legal factor that caused the new norm. Informational and instrumental supports helped them to understand and practice the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). Emotional and religious supports were essential in coping with mental health problems. In short, social and community context as the main social determinant of health had brought about other determinants including economic stability and quality health care to ensure good health among them. Social factors have to be emphasized in the work of combating the impact of pandemic to promote sustainable public health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]