Displaying publications 61 - 80 of 811 in total

Abstract:
Sort:
  1. Fulltext Work related injury and illness: exploring the return-to-work program in Malaysia
    Awang H, Mansor N, Rodrigo SK
    Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health, 2015 Nov;46(6):1124-33.
    PMID: 26867371
    Illness and injury have a significant impact on employees, their families and employers. The consequences faced by an injured worker could lead to disability, which could then lead to inability to work. This study examined the patterns of the Return to Work (RTW) using data from The Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) of Malaysia RTW database from 2010 to 2013. Factors of successful return to work, employees' salary upon returning to formal employment were also investigated. Gender, age, year of injury, industry, and job hierarchy were found to be significant predictors of employees' salary upon returning to work. Although there are other costs involved on the part of employers and employees, themselves, in the long term the financial returns that can be brought back by injured workers who have successfully returned to work combined with the qualitative benefits substantially outweighs the costs of RTW program.
    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  2. Factors Associated With How Long People Would Like to Live
    Awang H, Nik Osman NA, Mansor N, Ab Rashid NF, Lih Yoong T
    Int Q Community Health Educ, 2020 Jul;40(4):345-352.
    PMID: 31876255 DOI: 10.1177/0272684X19896733
    This article examined the factors of how long people would like to live involving 462 respondents aged 40 years and older in Malaysia. Data collected through an online self-administered survey indicated that 75% of the respondents would like to live at least 80 years and on average most people would like to live 81 years. Rural respondents, those who agreed that they have a loving family, those who agreed that they want to continue working for as long as they can, respondents who believed that they will not need long-term care at 65 years and older, and those who may consider living in an assisted living facility were more likely to want to live at least 80 years compared with respondents who did not agree. Efforts should be targeted at promoting healthy lifestyle and providing more employment opportunities for older persons.
    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  3. Gendered burdens and impacts of SARS-CoV-2: a review
    Ayittey FK, Dhar BK, Anani G, Chiwero NB
    Health Care Women Int, 2021 2 23;41(11-12):1210-1225.
    PMID: 33616506 DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2020.1809664
    Using the SRQR EQUATOR checklist, we review the gendered burdens and impacts of SARS-CoV-2. Although men are primarily detected to be slightly more vulnerable in succumbing to the ongoing COVID-19 contagion, many researchers have recognized that women are facing more of the devastating brunt in secondary terms. Aside gendered health and social impacts, women are more disproportionately disadvantaged than men in economic terms, as they are predominantly found in the part-time and informal occupations, which have been closed down for months now since the emergence of the current global crisis. Also, since women form the vast proportion of the caregivers within the health sector, their role in handling the pandemic as frontline respondents at the hospitals put them in higher risks of contracting the disease. Despite this higher risk of infection, the peculiar attentions to women's health in the planning and rolling out of actions to contain the virus have been overlooked. Additionally, their unpaid domestic care works have also increased due to closure of schools and businesses, which have forced family members to stay at home for as long as movement control orders remain in place. In this confined state, the domestic violence against women have been recorded to be on the increase. To recommend measures that consider gendered dimensions of the current crisis, we have reviewed the various sex-based burdens and impacts of the pandemic, and proceeded to suggest necessary response actions to handle the situation. Particular emphasis is placed on the effects of the outbreak on women, and how the gendered flaws in the current response strategies could be avoided in managing future global crises.
    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  4. Fulltext Gender Differences and Risk Factors of Recurrent Stroke in Type 2 Diabetic Malaysian Population with History of Stroke: The Observation from Malaysian National Neurology Registry
    Aziz S, Sheikh Ghadzi SM, Abidin NE, Tangiisuran B, Zainal H, Looi I, et al.
    J Diabetes Res, 2019;2019:1794267.
    PMID: 31886276 DOI: 10.1155/2019/1794267
    Background and Purpose: Diabetes mellitus has been reported as a strong independent risk factor for stroke recurrence. Data on the modifiable factors contributing to the recurrence of stroke in type 2 diabetic Malaysian population with a history of stroke stratified by genders are lacking, and this supports the importance of this study.

    Method: The data of 4622 patients with T2DM who had a history of stroke was obtained from the Malaysian National Stroke Registry. Univariate analysis was performed to differentiate between genders with and without stroke recurrence in terms of demographics, first stroke attack presentations, and other clinical characteristics. The significant factors determined from the univariate analysis were further investigated using logistic regression.

    Results: Ischemic heart diseases were found significantly associated with the stroke recurrence in males (OR = 1.738; 95% CI: 1.071-2.818) as well as female (OR = 5.859; 95% CI: 2.469-13.752) diabetic patients. The duration of hypertension, as well as the duration of diabetes, has been associated with the recurrence in both male and female subjects (p value < 0.05). Smoking status has an impact on the stroke recurrence in male subjects, while no significant association was observed among their peers.

    Conclusions: Most of the predictive factors contributing to the recurrence of stroke in type 2 diabetic Malaysian population with a history of stroke are modifiable, in which IHD was the most prominent risk factor in both genders. The impact of optimizing the management of IHD as well as blood glucose control on stroke recurrence may need to be elucidated. No major differences in recurrent stroke predictors were seen between genders among the Malaysian population with type 2 diabetes mellitus who had a previous history of stroke.

    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  5. Acute Stroke Registry Malaysia, 2010-2014: Results from the National Neurology Registry
    Aziz ZA, Lee YY, Ngah BA, Sidek NN, Looi I, Hanip MR, et al.
    J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 2015 Dec;24(12):2701-9.
    PMID: 26338106 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.07.025
    Stroke remains a major health burden worldwide. The incidence and prevalence rates of stroke are decreasing in developed countries, an opposite trend is taking place in the Asia Pacific, where an increasing number of patients are being diagnosed with acute stroke. The results of the present study on acute stroke in multi-ethnic Malaysia will significantly contribute to the global stroke epidemiological data. We aimed to present epidemiological data of stroke including incidence and prevalence rates as well as associated risk factors from a prospective nationwide hospital-based registry from 2010 to 2014.
    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  6. Gender disparities and thrombolysis use among patient with first-ever ischemic stroke in Malaysia
    Aziz ZA, Lee YY, Sidek NN, Ngah BA, Looi I, Hanip MR, et al.
    Neurol Res, 2016 May;38(5):406-13.
    PMID: 27142804 DOI: 10.1080/01616412.2016.1178948
    Gender as an independent predictor in stroke has been well documented. However, data on gender differences among first-ever ischemic stroke in developing country are limited. We aim to describe gender effects on clinical characteristics, thrombolysis treatment received, and outcomes of patients with first-ever ischemic stroke.
    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  7. Ethnic differences in normal spirometric lung function of Malaysian children
    Azizi BH, Henry RL
    Respir Med, 1994 May;88(5):349-56.
    PMID: 8036303
    Spirometric recordings of 1098 Malaysian children who were free of respiratory symptoms were examined by least square regression analysis of log-transformed lung function data. Ethnic differences were observed in FVC, FEV1, and FEF25-75 independent of father's education, exposure to passive smoking, wood stove, kerosene stove and mosquito repellents, family history of chest illness and history of allergy, after adjusting for standing height, age and sex. Exposure to kerosene stove was significantly associated with reduced FVC and FEV1 indicating that environmental factors may impair lung function in symptomless children. Prediction equations were derived for each ethnic group and sex. Comparison with data from the literature showed that Malaysian children had lower lung function values than Caucasian children. Generally, Chinese children had higher FEV1, FVC and FEF25-75 than Malay and Indian children. Indian children consistently had the lowest lung function values. Since these ethnic differences were independent of environmental and other host factors, anthropometric variations could be an explanation.
    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  8. Safe-water shortages, gender perspectives, and related challenges in developing countries: the case of Uganda
    Baguma D, Hashim JH, Aljunid SM, Loiskandl W
    Sci Total Environ, 2013 Jan 1;442:96-102.
    PMID: 23178827 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.10.004
    The need for water continues to become more acute with the changing requirements of an expanding world population. Using a logistical analysis of data from 301 respondents from households that harvest rainwater in Uganda, the relationship between dependent variables, such as water management performed as female-dominated practices, and independent variables, such as years of water harvesting, family size, tank operation and maintenance, and the presence of local associations, was investigated. The number of years of water harvesting, family size, tank operation and maintenance, and presence of local associations were statistically significantly related to adequate efficient water management. The number of years of water harvesting was linked to women's participation in household chores more than to the participation of men, the way of livelihoods lived for many years. Large families were concurrent with a reduction in water shortages, partially because of the availability of active labour. The findings also reveal important information regarding water-related operations and maintenance at the household level and the presence of local associations that could contribute some of the information necessary to minimise water-related health risks. Overall, this investigation revealed important observations about the water management carried out by women with respect to underlying safe-water shortages, gender perspectives, and related challenges in Uganda that can be of great importance to developing countries.
    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  9. Patient satisfaction and medication adherence assessment amongst patients at the diabetes medication therapy adherence clinic
    Bakar ZA, Fahrni ML, Khan TM
    Diabetes Metab Syndr, 2016 Apr-Jun;10(2 Suppl 1):S139-43.
    PMID: 27055354 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2016.03.015
    AIMS: To determine the satisfaction and current adherence status of patients with diabetes mellitus at the diabetes Medication Therapy Adherence Clinic and the relationship between patient satisfaction and adherence.
    METHODS: This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out at three government hospitals in the state of Johor, Malaysia. Patient's satisfaction was measured using the Patient Satisfaction with Pharmaceutical Care Questionnaire; medication adherence was measured using the eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale.
    RESULTS: Of n=165 patients, 87.0% of patients were satisfied with DMTAC service (score 60-100) with mean scores of 76.8. On the basis of MMAS, 29.1% had a medium rate and 26.1% had a high rate of adherence. Females are 3.02 times more satisfied with the pharmaceutical service compared to males (OR 3.03, 95% CI 1.12-8.24, p<0.05) and non-Malays are less satisfied with pharmaceutical care provided during DMTAC compared to Malays (OR 0.32, 95% CI 0.12-0.85, p<0.05). Older patients age group ≥60 years were 3.29 times more likely to adhere to their medications (OR 3.29, 95% CI 1.10-9.86, p<0.05). Females were the most adherent compared to males (OR 2.33, 95%CI 1.10-4.93, p<0.05) and patients with secondary level of education were 2.72 times more adherent to their medications compared to those in primary school and no formal education (OR 2.72, 95%CI 1.13-6.55, p<0.05). There is a significant (p<0.01), positive fair correlation (r=0.377) between satisfaction and adherence.
    CONCLUSION: Patients were highly satisfied with DMTAC service, while their adherence levels were low. There is an association between patient satisfaction and adherence.
    Keyword: Diabetes medication therapy adherence clinic (DMTAC)
    Study site: Medication Therapy Adherence Clinic, Pharmacy, Hospitals, Johor, Malaysia
    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  10. Fulltext An association of Orf virus infection among sheep and goats with herd health programme in Terengganu state, eastern region of the peninsular Malaysia
    Bala JA, Balakrishnan KN, Abdullah AA, Adamu L, Noorzahari MSB, May LK, et al.
    BMC Vet Res, 2019 Jul 18;15(1):250.
    PMID: 31319873 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-019-1999-1
    BACKGROUND: Orf virus causes a scabby skin lesions which decreases productivity in small ruminants. The unknown status of this disease in the eastern region of Peninsular Malaysia warrants a study to determine sero-prevalence of orf with regards to farmers' compliance level towards the Herd Health Program (HHP) programme.

    RESULTS: Out of 504 animals, 115 were positive for Orf-virus antibodies. An overall prevalence rate of 22.8% indicated a high prevalence of orf disease in this region. It was observed that 25.1% (92/367) of goats were positive and 16.8% (23/137) of sheep sero-converted for Orf virus antibody. Several factors were measured for their possible association with prevalence of Orf virus infection. The prevalence was higher in LY farm, JC breed, kid and female animals, and in the presence of disease lesion. Chi-square analysis showed a significant association of three risk factors which are species, age and sex of the animals (P  0.05). Farms surveyed usually practised intensive management system, keeping animals in the shade at all time, due to limited availability of suitable land as a free-range grazing area. An interview with small holder farmers revealed a lack of awareness of the main goals of herd health programme. An overall compliance level of 42.7% was observed for all HHP parameters. Among the 14 main components of HHP modules, animal identification had recorded highest compliance level (84.62%) while milking management recorded the least compliance (- 82.69%). That explained why there was a high sporadic prevalence of Orf infection in this region.

    CONCLUSION: Good herd health supervision is a rehearsal target to prevent an outbreak and the spread of diseases thus reduces economic losses among farmers. Therefore, a good herd health programme should be in place, in order to prevent and control disease transmission as well as to improve herd immunity.

    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  11. Brief report. Social self-concept of educated employed and educated unemployed women
    Bala M
    Int J Soc Psychiatry, 1998;44(1):71-4.
    PMID: 9574853
    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  12. Fulltext Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in children
    Barber BE, William T, Jikal M, Jilip J, Dhararaj P, Menon J, et al.
    Emerg Infect Dis, 2011 May;17(5):814-20.
    PMID: 21529389 DOI: 10.3201/eid1705.101489
    Plasmodium knowlesi can cause severe malaria in adults; however, descriptions of clinical disease in children are lacking. We reviewed case records of children (age <15 years) with a malaria diagnosis at Kudat District Hospital, serving a largely deforested area of Sabah, Malaysia, during January-November 2009. Sixteen children with PCR-confirmed P. knowlesi monoinfection were compared with 14 children with P. falciparum monoinfection diagnosed by microscopy or PCR. Four children with knowlesi malaria had a hemoglobin level at admission of <10.0 g/dL (minimum lowest level 6.4 g/dL). Minimum level platelet counts were lower in knowlesi than in falciparum malaria (median 76,500/μL vs. 156,000/mL; p = 0.01). Most (81%) children with P. knowlesi malaria received chloroquine and primaquine; median parasite clearance time was 2 days (range 1-5 days). P. knowlesi is the most common cause of childhood malaria in Kudat. Although infection is generally uncomplicated, anemia is common and thrombocytopenia universal. Transmission dynamics in this region require additional investigation.
    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  13. Filariasis in Sabah, East Malaysia
    Barclay R
    Ann Trop Med Parasitol, 1969 Dec;63(4):473-88.
    PMID: 4393668
    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  14. Rates of treated schizophrenia and its clinical and cultural features in the population isolate of the Iban of Sarawak: a tri-diagnostic approach
    Barrett R, Loa P, Jerah E, Nancarrow D, Chant D, Mowry B
    Psychol Med, 2005 Feb;35(2):281-93.
    PMID: 15841685
    We present results of a study of treated rates of schizophrenia among the Iban of Sarawak, Malaysia. Most Iban live in longhouses, each comprising a kindred group of up to 300 individuals. Cultural practices such as minimal intermarriage with members of adjacent ethnic groups and in-depth genealogical knowledge make them a population suitable for genetic investigation. Iban culture is conducive to a focus on symptoms and illness, and to patterns of treatment-seeking behaviour that are enthusiastic and persistent.
    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  15. Association between solar insolation and a history of suicide attempts in bipolar I disorder
    Bauer M, Glenn T, Alda M, Andreassen OA, Angelopoulos E, Ardau R, et al.
    J Psychiatr Res, 2019 06;113:1-9.
    PMID: 30878786 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.03.001
    In many international studies, rates of completed suicide and suicide attempts have a seasonal pattern that peaks in spring or summer. This exploratory study investigated the association between solar insolation and a history of suicide attempt in patients with bipolar I disorder. Solar insolation is the amount of electromagnetic energy from the Sun striking a surface area on Earth. Data were collected previously from 5536 patients with bipolar I disorder at 50 collection sites in 32 countries at a wide range of latitudes in both hemispheres. Suicide related data were available for 3365 patients from 310 onset locations in 51 countries. 1047 (31.1%) had a history of suicide attempt. There was a significant inverse association between a history of suicide attempt and the ratio of mean winter solar insolation/mean summer solar insolation. This ratio is smallest near the poles where the winter insolation is very small compared to the summer insolation. This ratio is largest near the equator where there is relatively little variation in the insolation over the year. Other variables in the model that were positively associated with suicide attempt were being female, a history of alcohol or substance abuse, and being in a younger birth cohort. Living in a country with a state-sponsored religion decreased the association. (All estimated coefficients p 
    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  16. The distribution and ecology of Bakerocoptes cynopteri (Sarcoptiformes: Bakerocoptidae) in Malaysia
    Beck AJ
    Acta Trop, 1969;26(3):270-4.
    PMID: 4391240
    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  17. Epidemiology of human leptospirosis in Malaysia, 2004-2012
    Benacer D, Thong KL, Min NC, Bin Verasahib K, Galloway RL, Hartskeerl RA, et al.
    Acta Trop, 2016 May;157:162-8.
    PMID: 26844370 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.01.031
    Leptospirosis is an emerging disease, especially in countries with a tropical climate such as Malaysia. A dramatic increase in the number of cases has been reported over the last decade; however, information on the epidemiological trends of this disease is lacking. The objective of this study is to provide an epidemiological description of human leptospirosis cases over a 9-year period (2004-2012) and disease relationship with meteorological, geographical, and demographical information. A retrospective study was undertaken to describe the patterns of human leptospirosis cases and their association with intrinsic (sex, age, and ethnicity) and extrinsic (location, rainfall, and temperature) factors. Data was grouped according to age, sex, ethnicity, seasonality and geographical distribution, and analyzed using statistical tools to understand the influence of all the different factors on disease incidence. A total of 12,325 cases of leptospirosis were reported between 2004 and 2012 with an upward trend in disease incidence, with the highest in 2012. Three hundred thirty-eight deaths were reported with an overall case fatality rate of 2.74%, with higher incidence in males (9696; 78.7%) compared with female patients (2629; 21.3%), and overall male to female ratio of 3.69:1. Patients aged cohorts between 30-39 years old (16.22 per 100,000 population) had the highest disease incidence while the lowest incidence occurred between <1 to 9 years old (3.44 per 100,000 population). The average incidence was highest amongst Malays (10.97 per 100,000 population), followed by Indians (7.95 per 100,000 population). Stratification according to geographical distribution showed that the state of Malacca had the highest average disease incidence (11.12 per 100,000 population) followed by Pahang (10.08 per 100,000 population). The states of Terengganu, Kelantan, and Perak recorded similar rates of incidence (≈8.00 per 100,000 population), while Johor with the least number of reported cases (1.80 per 100,000 population). Positive relationships were recorded between the number of reported cases with the number of raining days per month and monthly average temperature (p-value<0.05). However, no significant association was noted between rainfall volume and number of reported Leptospirosis cases. This collaborative efforts between medical, academic and governmental institutions has enabled the construction of this comprehensive database that is essential to understand the disease trends in Malaysia and add insights into the prevention and control of this disease.
    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  18. Eye donation - awareness and willingness among attendants of patients at various clinics in Melaka, Malaysia
    Bhandary S, Khanna R, Rao KA, Rao LG, Lingam KD, Binu V
    Indian J Ophthalmol, 2010 12 16;59(1):41-5.
    PMID: 21157071
    AIM: Corneal blindness accounts for 3.42% of blindness in Malaysia; the rate of eye donation is low. The aim of the study was to assess the awareness about eye donation and willingness to donate eyes among attendants of patients at various clinics in Melaka, Malaysia.

    MATERIALS AND METHODS: This observational study was conducted on attendants who accompanied patients (n = 400) visiting various outpatient departments of the General Hospital and two peripheral clinics in Melaka between August and October 2007. The participants answered a questionnaire (Malay and English versions) which included demographic profile, awareness of eye donation, knowledge regarding facts of eye donation, and willingness to donate eyes. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression was performed at 5% level of significance.

    RESULTS: Awareness of eye donation was observed in 276 (69%) participants. Multivariate analysis showed that awareness was more among females when compared to males (P = 0.009). Of the 276 participants who were aware of eye donation, only 34.42% were willing to donate eyes. Willingness was more among the Indian race (P = 0.02) and males (P = 0.02). Educational status did not influence the willingness to donate eyes.

    CONCLUSIONS: Although majority of participants were aware of eye donation, willingness to donate eyes was poor.

    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  19. Human oesophagostomiasis: a histomorphometric study of 13 new cases in northern Ghana
    Bogers JJ, Storey PA, Faile G, Hewitt E, Yelifari L, Polderman A, et al.
    Virchows Arch., 2001 Jul;439(1):21-6.
    PMID: 11499836
    Oesophagostomiasis is an infrequently described and recognised parasitic infection in humans, caused by Oesophagostomum bifurcum. Although the disease is most often found in the northern part of Togo and the neighbouring part of Ghana, sporadic cases have been described in other parts of Africa and in Asia and South America: Uganda, Ivory Coast, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brazil. Infection probably occurs by way of the ingestion of L3 larvae. These larvae penetrate the intestinal wall, especially that of the colon. Some of these larvae develop into young adult worms and return to the bowel lumen. Other larvae, however, develop into immature worms, which fail to settle in the lumen, forming abscesses in the bowel wall and causing pathology. In the literature 105 human cases have been described, many originating in the northern regions of Ghana and Togo. The present study was performed to evaluate 13 new cases originating in the northern part of Ghana (7 female and 6 male patients, aged between 2 and 60 years). Histopathologically, the patients could be divided into two groups: the first group showed multinodular disease, while patients in the second group presented with a single, nodular mass. In the first group, abscesses were seen throughout the colonic wall. The mean size of the cavities was 4.3+/-0.7 mm. There was no relation between the size and the localisation in the colonic wall. Abscesses were significantly larger in male patients than in female patients. There was no correlation with age. In the second group, histopathological examination showed a cyst of variable wall thickness with very limited inflammation. These cysts represented older lesions, often encapsulated in the mesentery. In conclusion, in this study we present 13 new cases of human oesophagostomiasis. The abscess formation was found to be organ specific, independent of age, and gender-related, producing a more intense tissue reaction in male patients.
    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
  20. Food taboos among the Orang Asli in West Malaysia: a potential nutritional hazard
    Bolton JM
    Am J Clin Nutr, 1972 Aug;25(8):789-99.
    PMID: 5046724
    Matched MeSH terms: Sex Factors
Related Terms
Filters
Contact Us

Please provide feedback to Administrator (afdal@afpm.org.my)

External Links