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Malaysian population and family development

Nor Laily Aziz Binti Abu Bakar

Search Medford N J, 1981 Apr.

Matched MeSH terms: Asia; Asia, Southeastern

[On the mobile character of the Malay village population: a feature of the post-settlement population of Galok, Kelantan]

Tsubouchi Y

Tonan Ajia Kenkyu, 1987 Dec;25(3):164-75.

PMID: 12157843

The author examines migration trends in Malay villages. "This report deals with the case of Galok, a settlement opened in the last decade of nineteenth century about 40 kilometers up the Kelantan River, based on field data collected in 1970/71 and 1984." The low rate of population growth due to migration is analyzed, with a focus on the impact of rural-urban migration and changes in household composition. (SUMMARY IN ENG)

Matched MeSH terms: Asia; Asia, Southeastern

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: Asia; Asia, Southeastern

Marriage and ethnicity in West Malaysia

Chahnazarian A

Comp Soc Res, 1984;7:231-55.

PMID: 12340260

"This paper will focus on ethnic differentials in the nuptiality of West Malaysia and on their evolution since the Second World War. The growing similarity of nuptiality patterns in the Malay, Chinese, and Indian communities will be outlined and the influence of age and sex distributions on the observed changes will be examined. The sources of data for this study are the 1947, 1957, and 1970 Population Censuses and the 1974 Malaysian Family and Fertility Survey."

Matched MeSH terms: Asia; Asia, Southeastern

Early results reported from 1980 round of censuses

East-West Center. Population Institute

Asian Pac Cens Forum, 1981 Feb;7(3):1-4, 10.

PMID: 12310317

Matched MeSH terms: Asia; Asia, Southeastern

The epidemiological situation of HIV / AIDS in Asian and Pacific countries

Petersen G

Natl AIDS Bull, 1991 Jul;5(6):28-30.

PMID: 12179697

Matched MeSH terms: Asia; Asia, Southeastern

Migration, income and fertility in Malaysia: a simultaneous equations model with limited dependent variables

Lee KS

Appl Econ, 1989;21:1589-610.

PMID: 12342770

Matched MeSH terms: Asia; Asia, Southeastern

Public Prosecutor v. Dr. Nadason Kanagalingam, 9 June 1984

Malaysia. High Court

Annu Rev Popul Law, 1987;14:39.

PMID: 12346715

The defendant, an obstetrician and gynaecologist, was accused of voluntarily causing a woman to miscarry, such miscarriage having been performed without good faith and an intention to save the woman's life. The Court upheld the conviction of the defendant, rejecting his argument, supported by an expert witness, that he had performed the abortion in order to avoid the possibility of pulmonary embolism, which might result because the woman had enlarged varicose veins. It held that the argument was not reasonable under the current law and that procuring an abortion was a serious matter to be done only as a last resort to save the life of a woman or to save her from becoming a mental "wreck."

Matched MeSH terms: Asia; Asia, Southeastern

Integrated population-development program performance: the Malaysian Felda experience

Fong CO

J Dev Areas, 1985 Jan;19(2):149-70.

PMID: 12313937

Matched MeSH terms: Asia; Asia, Southeastern

Federation of Malaysia. Country profile

Newcomb L

Int Demogr, 1985 Jan;4(1):1-8.

PMID: 12266604

Matched MeSH terms: Asia; Asia, Southeastern

Smoking in Malaysia: promotion and control

Teoh SK

World Smoking Health, 1984;9(2):27-30.

PMID: 12179603

Matched MeSH terms: Asia; Asia, Southeastern

Planning for population redistribution in Malaysia

Abd Aziz Bin Abdullah W

Asian Pac Popul Programme News, 1983;12(2):15-6.

PMID: 12280072

Matched MeSH terms: Asia; Asia, Southeastern

Practical difficulties in the management of hepatitis B in the Asia-Pacific region

Mohamed R, Desmond P, Suh DJ, Amarapurkar D, Gane E, Guangbi Y, et al.

J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2004 Sep;19(9):958-69.

PMID: 15304110

The Asia-Pacific Expert Committee on Hepatitis B Management recently reviewed the impact of hepatitis B in the region and assessed the differences and similarities observed in the practical management of the disease in individual Asia-Pacific countries. Hepatitis B is a major health concern in the Asia-Pacific region, and of all chronically infected carriers worldwide, approximately 75% are found in Asia. The disease poses a considerable burden on healthcare systems, and is likely to remain a cause of substantial morbidity and mortality for several decades. Disease prevention activities, including screening and vaccination programs, have been implemented successfully in some Asia-Pacific countries and similar measures are being established in other parts of the region. The management of hepatitis B in the Asia-Pacific varies throughout the region, with each country confronting different issues related to treatment options, disease monitoring and duration of therapy. The influence of cost, availability of diagnostic equipment, and patient awareness and compliance are of additional concern. Although guidelines such as those developed by the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver have been created to address problems encountered in the management of hepatitis B, many physicians in the region still find it difficult to make satisfactory management decisions because of the treatment choices available. This article examines the different approaches to hepatitis B management in a number of Asia-Pacific countries, and highlights the difficulties that can arise when adhering to treatment guidelines and disease prevention solutions that have proved to be successful in the region.

Matched MeSH terms: Asia/epidemiology

Fatal fruit bat virus sparks epidemics in southern Asia

Butler D

Nature, 2004 May 6;429(6987):7.

PMID: 15129247

Matched MeSH terms: Asia/epidemiology

The Banyan tree: overseas migrants from South Asia

Tinker H

Dev Dig, 1979 Oct;17(4):116-24.

PMID: 12336016

Matched MeSH terms: Asia; Asia, Southeastern

Deworming/family planning project launched on estate

Siva V

Asian Pac Popul Programme News, 1979;8(1):24-5.

PMID: 12309491

PIP: A deworming/family planning project funded by JOICFP was successfully initiated in Kerling Estate, Kuala Kubu Bahru, Malaysia. Rapport between estate management, workers, and the National Family Planning Board helped establish the project. A recent Gotong-Royong or community self-help project had encouraged enthusiasm among workers to clean up the estate. Mothers were exhorted to plan their families and devote attention to the health and welfare of the children. The need for parents to understand the causes of infestation and educate their children to wear slippers or shoes and develop good toilet habits was emphasized by Dr. Nor Laily Aziz. Continuing National Family Planning Board and Government support was pledged.

Matched MeSH terms: Asia; Asia, Southeastern

Family development: a classic example

Bul Keluarga, 1979 Jul-Aug;97:4-5, 8.

PMID: 12261448

PIP: On August 15, 1978, the integrated parasite control/family planning program was launched by the National Family Planning Board in the Tanjong Malim Estate in Kuala Lumpur (the estate is a rubber oil palm plantation) to enhance the health status of the estate workers and their families. Personal hygiene, good toilet habits, and washing fruits and vegetables before eating were emphasized. Pre- and post-surveys of worm infestation of the estate population revealed that treatment with drugs dramatically reduced the rate of intestinal helminthiasis infection among the population. To sustain the prevention or total eradication of the disease, an ongoing educational program was initiated and included the following features: 1) increasing knowledge of the community as to how intestinal helminthiasis is transmitted, and ways of limiting transmission; 2) providing safe and sanitary toilet facilities for young children, and; 3) periodic deworming of susceptible population every 3 months. The estate members are also encouraged to plant vegetables in their backyard. The National Family Planning Board also helped the estate members organize different functional groups, such as Mothers' Group. This multifaceted approach to family planning appears to have an encouraging future, particularly in family development.

Matched MeSH terms: Asia; Asia, Southeastern

Comprehensive spectrum of BRCA1 and BRCA2 deleterious mutations in breast cancer in Asian countries

Kwong A, Shin VY, Ho JC, Kang E, Nakamura S, Teo SH, et al.

J Med Genet, 2016 Jan;53(1):15-23.

PMID: 26187060 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-103132

Approximately 5%-10% of breast cancers are due to genetic predisposition caused by germline mutations; the most commonly tested genes are BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. Some mutations are unique to one family and others are recurrent; the spectrum of BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations varies depending on the geographical origins, populations or ethnic groups. In this review, we compiled data from 11 participating Asian countries (Bangladesh, Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), and from ethnic Asians residing in Canada and the USA. We have additionally conducted a literature review to include other Asian countries mainly in Central and Western Asia. We present the current pathogenic mutation spectrum of BRCA1/BRCA2 genes in patients with breast cancer in various Asian populations. Understanding BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations in Asians will help provide better risk assessment and clinical management of breast cancer.

Matched MeSH terms: Asia/epidemiology

Fulltext Burnout and work-related stressors in gastroenterology: a protocol for a multinational observational study in the ASEAN region

Ong J, Ong AML, Ong S, Xin X, Lee YY, Pausawasdi N, et al.

BMJ Open Gastroenterol, 2020 11;7(1).

PMID: 33148790 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2020-000534

BACKGROUND: Clinician burnout is an important occupational hazard that may be exacerbated by the novel COVID-19 pandemic. Within Southeast Asia, burnout in gastroenterology is understudied. The primary objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of burnout symptoms within gastroenterology, in member states of the Associations of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The secondary objective is to identify work-related stressors that contribute to burnout in ASEAN gastroenterologists.

METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This is an observational study that will use anonymised online surveys to estimate the prevalence of burnout symptoms at two time points: during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and in 2022 (assumed to be after the pandemic). Gastroenterologists from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Brunei will be invited to participate in the online survey through their national gastroenterology and endoscopy societies. Burnout will be assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey tool. Supplementary questions will collect demographic and qualitative data. Associations between demographic characteristics and burnout will be tested by multiple regression.

RESULTS: The prevalence of burnout symptoms in gastroenterology during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the baseline prevalence after COVID-19, will be established in the above-mentioned countries. Work-related stressors commonly associated with burnout will be identified, allowing the introduction of preventative measures to reduce burnout in the future.

ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval was granted by the Singhealth Centralised Institutional Review Board (2020/2709). Results will be submitted for publication.

Matched MeSH terms: Asia/epidemiology

Fulltext Outcomes and modifiable resuscitative characteristics amongst pan-Asian out-of-hospital cardiac arrest occurring at night

Ho AFW, Hao Y, Pek PP, Shahidah N, Yap S, Ng YY, et al.

Medicine (Baltimore), 2019 Mar;98(10):e14611.

PMID: 30855446 DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014611

Studies are divided on the effect of day-night temporal differences on clinical outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). This study aimed to elucidate any differences in OHCA survival between day and night occurrence, and the factors associated with differences in survival.This was a prospective, observational study of OHCA cases across multinational Pan-Asian sites. Cases were divided according to time call received by dispatch centers into day (0700H-1900H) and night (1900H-0659H). Primary outcome was 30-day survival. Secondary outcomes were prehospital and hospital modifiable resuscitative characteristics.About 22,501 out of 55,881 cases occurred at night. Night cases were less likely to be witnessed (40.2% vs. 43.1%, P

Matched MeSH terms: Asia/epidemiology

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