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Fulltext Risk of metabolic syndrome among children living in metropolitan Kuala Lumpur: a case control study

Wee BS, Poh BK, Bulgiba A, Ismail MN, Ruzita AT, Hills AP

BMC Public Health, 2011;11:333.

PMID: 21592367 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-333

With the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity, the metabolic syndrome has been studied among children in many countries but not in Malaysia. Hence, this study aimed to compare metabolic risk factors between overweight/obese and normal weight children and to determine the influence of gender and ethnicity on the metabolic syndrome among school children aged 9-12 years in Kuala Lumpur and its metropolitan suburbs.

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population*

Transition of water demand and treatment plant overcapacity: a case study of the Seoul Metropolitan City, Korea

Lee S, Park H

Water Sci Technol, 2010;61(12):3129-40.

PMID: 20555209 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.454

This study deals with the overcapacity problem of water treatment plants in Korea, and mainly discusses status, causes, and engineering options. To this end, we first statistically analyze the recent trend of demand, revealing that the demands of small- and mid-size systems are still increasing while that of large-size systems is now decreasing. Since the existing approach to plan capacity implicitly assumes that demand will increase at a regular rate, we estimate excess capacities and system utilizations of large-size systems. From these results it is found that the large-size systems are suffering from serious overcapacity, thus necessitating that engineers make very difficult decisions given that systems are still expanding the capacities of plants due to a lack of awareness of the current demand trend. For other systems where there is a better understanding of the transition of demand, planners have ceased to expand plants or have closed down relatively old plants in efforts to reduce O&M costs. To address this problem, quick recognition of the transition of demand is being highlighted by the concepts of integrated resources management and cybernetics. Therefore, we examined how quickly the new trend of the Seoul case could be precisely recognized and appropriately addressed. Using the Bayesian parameter estimation method, we found that a new trend can be recognized six years after the transition of demand.

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population*

Costing dental restorations in public sector dental clinics

Khairiyah AM, Razak IA, Raja-Latifah RJ, Tan BS, Norain AT, Noor-Aliyah I, et al.

Asia Pac J Public Health, 2009 Apr;21(2):184-95.

PMID: 19190002 DOI: 10.1177/1010539509331788

The objective of this study is to share cost analysis methodology and to obtain cost estimates for posterior restorations in public sector dental clinics. Two urban and 2 rural dental clinics in Selangor state were selected. Only cases of 1 posterior restoration per visit by dental officers were included over 6 months. One capsulated amalgam type, 1 capsulated tooth-colored, and 1 non-capsulated tooth-colored material were selected. A clinical pathway form was formulated to collect data per patient. Annual capital and recurrent expenditures were collected per clinic. The mean cost of an amalgam restoration was RM 30.96 (sdRM 7.86); and tooth-colored restorations ranged from RM 33.00 (sdRM 8.43) to RM 41.10 (sdRM 10.61). Wherein 1 USD = RM 2.8. Restoration costs were 35% to 55% higher in clinics in rural areas than in urban areas. The findings demonstrate economy of scale for clinic operation and restoration costs with higher patient load. Costs per restoration were higher in rural than in urban dental clinics. More studies are recommended to address the dearth of dental costs data in Malaysia.

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population/statistics & numerical data

Mortality risk among recent-onset injection drug users in five U.S. cities

Vlahov D, Wang C, Ompad D, Fuller CM, Caceres W, Ouellet L, et al.

Subst Use Misuse, 2008;43(3-4):413-28.

PMID: 18365941 DOI: 10.1080/10826080701203013

To quantify the risk of death among recent-onset (< 5 years) injection drug users, we enrolled 2089 injection drug users (IDUs) age

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population/statistics & numerical data*

Hearing risk associated with the usage of personal listening devices among urban high school students in Malaysia

Sulaiman AH, Seluakumaran K, Husain R

Public Health, 2013 Aug;127(8):710-5.

PMID: 23474376 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.01.007

To investigate listening habits and hearing risks associated with the use of personal listening devices among urban high school students in Malaysia.

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population/statistics & numerical data*

Beliefs and practices surrounding postpartum period among Myanmar women

Sein KK

Midwifery, 2013 Nov;29(11):1257-63.

PMID: 23415368 DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2012.11.012

to examine the postpartum beliefs and practices among young women (15-24 years)

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population/statistics & numerical data

Fulltext Seroprevalence of Malassezia furfur in an urban population in Malaysia

Chua KB, Devi S, Hooi PS, Chong KH, Phua KL, Mak JW

Malays J Pathol, 2003 Jun;25(1):49-56.

PMID: 16196378

An in-house prepared M. furfur antigen was used to carry out a seroprevalence study in an urban population in Malaysia by indirect immunofluorescence assay. Of the 800 serum samples from all ages screened, 738 samples were positive for M. furfur specific IgG, giving an overall seropositive rate of 92.3%. There was no significant difference in the seropositive rates among the different gender group and races. However, there was a statistical significant difference in the seropositive rate among different age groups with a lower rate (73%) for the age group 5 years old and below, which increased rapidly to 99% for the 16 to 20 years old age group but declined slightly for the oldest age group. The degree of seropositivity, which semi-quantitatively reflect the anti-M. furfur specific IgG titre, did not show any significant difference among the gender and racial groups. On the other hand, there was a significant difference in the degree of seropositivity among the various age groups, with the 16 to 20 years old age group having the highest antibody titre and the extreme of age groups having the lower antibody titre.

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population*

Physicochemical factors and sources of particulate matter at residential urban environment in Kuala Lumpur

Khan F, Latif MT, Juneng L, Amil N, Mohd Nadzir MS, Syedul Hoque HM

J Air Waste Manag Assoc, 2015 Aug;65(8):958-69.

PMID: 26030827 DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2015.1042094

Long-term measurements (2004-2011) of PM10 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter <10 μm) and trace gases (carbon monoxide [CO], ozone [O₃], nitrogen oxide [NO], oxides of nitrogen [NO(x)], nitrogen dioxide [NO₂], sulfur dioxide [SO₂], methane [CH₄], nonmethane hydrocarbon [NMHC]) have been conducted to study the effect of physicochemical factors on the PM10 concentration. In addition, this study includes source apportionment of PM10 in Kuala Lumpur urban environment. An advanced principal component analysis (PCA) technique coupled with absolute principal component scores (APCS) and multiple linear regression (MLR) has been applied. The average annual concentration of PM10 for 8 yr is 51.3 ± 25.8 μg m⁻³, which exceeds the Recommended Malaysian Air Quality Guideline (RMAQG) and international guideline values. Detail analysis shows the dependency of PM10 on the linear changes of the motor vehicles in use and the amount of biomass burning, particularly from Sumatra, Indonesia, during southwesterly monsoon. The main sources of PM10 identified by PCA-APCS-MLR are traffic combustion (28%), ozone coupled with meteorological factors (20%), and wind-blown particles (1%). However, the apportionment procedure left 28.0 μg m⁻³, that is, 51% of PM10 undetermined.

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population*

Sustained growth but non-sustainable urbanisation in Penang, Malaysia

Fold N, Wangel A

Third World Plann Rev, 1998 May;20(2):165-77.

PMID: 12295215

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population*

Globalisation and inequality in urban South-east Asia

Schmidt JD

Third World Plann Rev, 1998 May;20(2):127-45.

PMID: 12295213

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population*

Utilization of maternal and child health facilities by the urban poor of Kuala Lumpur

Gan CY, Yusof K

Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health, 1993 Jun;24(2):302-6.

PMID: 8266233

A survey conducted to assess the extent which the urban poor in rapidly expanding Kuala Lumpur utilize maternal and child health services available to them. The sample consisted of 1,380 households with children below 6 years and yielded 1,233 children below 6 years of age. 74% of the children had been delivered in government hospitals and 86% of the pregnancies had antenatal care in governmental establishments. 89.2% had BCG immunization before they were 1 year old but 13.3% had not received DPT by that age. Immunization was mainly done in government clinics. The overall immunization coverage for the whole of Kuala Lumpur is expected to be higher than these figures limited to the urban poor. Health planners should increase health facilities in the city to accommodate the expanding population. There is a need to continually campaign for immunization to improve coverage among the urban poor.

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population*

The dynamics or urban demographic change in Malaysia: an analysis of the 1991 population census

Chan KE

Asian Geogr, 1995;14(1):58-70.

PMID: 12292933

"This paper examines how and to what extent the three demographic components of urban change, urban reclassification, natural increase and net migration, operated in Malaysia between 1980 and 1991.... Since there is a spatial dimension to urban demographic changes, another emphasis of the paper is to differentiate the areal patterns of such changes. The analysis is conducted at both the national level and sub-national levels." Data are from the Malaysian Department of Statistics. The author finds that "the important role of natural increase in urban population change is remarkable considering that a rapid fertility transition had been unfolding in Malaysia up to the mid-1970s."

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population*

Urbanization and low-income housing in Malaysia: impact on the urban Malays

Agus MR

Warasan Prachakon Lae Sangkhom, 1990 Jan;2(2):205-21, 242-3.

PMID: 12283536

The focus of this study is on urbanization in Malaysia. "This paper is divided into three parts. The first part examines the trend of uneven urban development in West Malaysia. The second part discusses the change [in] ethnic composition of urban population between 1970 and 1980 intercensal period. The third part analyses the impact of the urbanization process on the Malays in the context of housing problems of the lower income groups." (SUMMARY IN THA)

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population*

Fulltext Coronary risk factors among Malaysian male executives in two urban areas

Teo PH, Chong YH, Abdul Rahman MZ

Med J Malaysia, 1988 Jun;43(2):125-33.

PMID: 3237128

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population*

Recent trends in urbanization in the ASEAN region: implications for health programmes

Osteria TS

Nanyang Wenti Yenchiu, 1987.

PMID: 12269204

"This paper examines recent trends in urbanization in four selected ASEAN countries--Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand--giving particular attention to the scale and pace of urbanization, the unique features of urban communities, and the health changes and adjustments that accompany urban development in these countries."

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population*

System of cities dynamics in newly industrializing nations

Meyer DR

Stud Comp Int Dev, 1986;21(1):3-22.

PMID: 12314582

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population*

Urban squatting and migration in Peninsular Malaysia

Johnstone M

Int Migr Rev, 1983;17(2):291-322.

PMID: 12339134

"This article examines some of the links between the phenomena of urban migration and squatter settlements in the Third World city. This will be done by demonstrating that both are outcomes of fundamental social and political forces that have operated on these societies. Migration and squatting are placed in a context of the historical processes that led to the uneven development of Malaysia. The article offers some explanation for the origin of the inequalities observed in spatial structures--in this case urban housing--by focusing on one of the contributory factors, namely migration."

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population*

Geohelminth infection of children from rural plantations and urban slums in Malaysia

Kan SP, Guyatt HL, Bundy DA

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 1989 11 1;83(6):817-20.

PMID: 2617652

This study compares levels of geohelminth infection in children living in rural estates and urban slum areas of Malaysia. The statistical characteristics of geohelminth infection in 1499 children from birth up to 15 years of age, living in rural estates, were analysed according to age, sex and ethnic origin and compared with the same statistics for 1574 slum-dwelling children of similar age groups and ethnic origins. The prevalence and intensity of ascariasis and trichuriasis were significantly higher among children from the urban slums. Slum-dwelling ethnic Indians and Malays had higher levels of infection with Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura than their rural counterparts, but the infection status of the ethnic Chinese in the 2 areas was similar. Hookworm infection was similar in both areas, indicating that hookworm infection is neither necessarily nor solely a rural disease. These results suggest that urban slum children are at greater risk of ascariasis and trichuriasis than their rural counterparts.

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population/statistics & numerical data*

Regional income differences and the definition of income: the case of Malaysia

Davanzo J, Kusnic M

Int Reg Sci Rev, 1984 Sep;9(1):59-73.

PMID: 12339753

"Data from the Malaysian Family Life Survey are used to examine the sensitivity of urban/rural income differentials to the definition and measurement of income. Measured income differentials vary with the extent to which nonmarket activities are included in the scope of income, how the distribution of income is summarized, and whether one adjusts for differences in hours of work, household size and composition, ethnic composition, and other sociodemographic characteristics. For example, depending on the measure chosen, estimates of the amount by which urban income exceeds rural income in Malaysia range from 9 percent to 141 percent."

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population*

Knowledge and attitude on childhood hearing loss among mothers and mothers-to-be in urban and rural areas in Malaysia

Wong YA, Mukari SZS, Harithasan D, Mazlan R

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 2019 Sep;124:79-84.

PMID: 31174022 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.05.040

OBJECTIVES: Maternal knowledge and attitude towards childhood hearing loss play an important role in determining the success of early diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss programs in children. This study aimed to 1) assess the knowledge and attitude of childhood hearing loss among mothers, 2) compare knowledge and attitude of childhood hearing loss in urban and rural mothers, 3) investigate the relationship between knowledge and attitude on childhood hearing loss, and 4) identify socio-demographic factors that influence mothers' knowledge and attitude on childhood hearing loss.

METHOD: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 362 mothers and mothers-to-be (mean age: 31.9 ± 4.9 years, range: 20-48 years old) recruited from Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur and two health clinics in Lenggeng, Negeri Sembilan and Beranang, Selangor representing the urban and rural areas respectively. All participants were interviewed in person using a newly developed and reliable questionnaire that tested their knowledge and attitude on childhood hearing loss.

RESULTS: Generally, the majority of mothers had a moderate level of knowledge and positive attitude towards childhood hearing loss. Urban mothers had a significantly higher knowledge than those of the rural area (p urban and rural mothers. In addition, there was no significant relationship found between knowledge and attitude on childhood hearing loss among mothers. Age, race, occupation and education level contributed to the knowledge score significantly (p 

Matched MeSH terms: Urban Population*

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