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Fulltext [The risk of road traffic accidents among primary school children in Kuala Terengganu]

Fatimah M, Osman A

Med J Malaysia, 1997 Dec;52(4):402-8.
PMID: 10968118

A case control study was conducted in 1996 among primary school student in Terengganu. The objective of the study is to determine the relationship between road traffic accidents and factors such as socio-economic status, distance from school, number of siblings, behavioural problems, knowledge and attitudes of pupil and their parents towards road safety and parents' educational status. A total of 140 cases was obtained from 3 urban schools and 3 from rural schools. Cases were matched with control according to age sex and locality of residence. There were significant associations between road traffic accidents and pupils' knowledge regarding road crossing (OR = 0.40, 95% CI = 0.19-0.85), parental supervision (OR = 0.43, 95% CI = 0.19, 0.64) and parents having driving licences (OR = 0.99, 95% CI = 0.856-0.999). Road safety education for pupils and parental supervision are key measures in preventing road traffic accidents among primary school children.

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
Stress experienced by mothers of Malaysian children with mental retardation

Ong LC, Chandran V, Peng R

J Paediatr Child Health, 1999 Aug;35(4):358-362.
PMID: 28871653 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.00383.x

OBJECTIVE: To compare parenting stress among Malaysian mothers of children with mental retardation and a control group, and to determine factors associated with stress.
METHODOLOGY: Seventy-five mothers of children with mental retardation aged 4-12 years and 75 controls (those without disabilities who attended the walk-in paediatric clinic) participated in the Parenting Stress Index (PSI). Intelligence quotient (IQ) and Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) scores, together with sociodemographic data, were entered into a multiple stepwise regression analysis, using the PSI as the criterion.
RESULTS: Mothers of children with mental retardation scored significantly higher than control subjects in both the child-related domain (difference between means 26.1, 95% confidence interval 19.6-32.5) and parent-related domain (difference between means 15.0, 95% confidence interval 7.9-22.1) of the PSI. The total child behaviour scores from the CBCL (P < 0.01), IQ scores (P < 0.01) and sibship size (P < 0.01) were associated with child-related domain scores. For the parent-related domain, CBCL (P < 0.01) and IQ scores (P = 0.01) remained important factors but Chinese ethnicity (P < 0.01) and maternal unemployment (P < 0.01) were also significant predictors of stress.
CONCLUSION: A large proportion of mothers of children with mental retardation experienced substantial parenting stress, especially Chinese and unemployed mothers, and this warrants appropriate intervention.
Study site: Outpatient clinic, Paediatric Institute, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
Fulltext Nurturing sexual orientation among children

Nor Sheereen Zulkerfly

Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2019;15(104):5-5.
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Sexual orientation other than heterosexuality is believed to be unnatural, sinful and dangerous in a country like Malaysia that is steadfast in religion and culture. Children sexual orientation has subsequently been a sensitive, challenging, and frightening topic for parents. Past studies have documented the role of nature and nurture in the development of social orientation. Although preliminary studies have found genetic to be a significant factor, it was inconclusive if it was the only factor in determining sexual orientation. Hence, this paper will highlight the role of parents in nurturing sexual orientation of children. Despite lack of studies in local and Western context, the few stud-ies available indicated that a secure attachment bond between parent and child is essential for healthy psychosexual and identity development. Additionally, this paper highlights the importance of communication, unconditional love and support between parent and child throughout the developmental stages leading to adulthood. Furthermore, this paper will briefly discuss possible treatment options for children with sexual orientation issues and its impact on chil-dren psychological health and well-being. This paper will conclude with suggestions on future research to further understand the development of sexual orientation in children.

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
Fulltext Effects of touch-screen technology usage on the hand skills dataset

Aman NA, Chien CW, Judd J, Daud AZC

Data Brief, 2020 Dec;33:106358.
PMID: 33083507 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106358

This data article describes the hand skills of pre-school children between five and six years old from five schools under the Ministry of Education Malaysia. These data may be used in a journal article later to show the effects of touch-screen technology usage on hand skills of pre-school children. Demographic characteristics, hand skills ability and frequency of touch-screen technology usage data that was collected from August to September 2019. These data may be used in a future systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis to conclude the effects of touch-screen technology usage on children's hand skills. Parents, teachers and health practitioners may refer to these data to note the effects of touch-screen technology usage on hand skills of pre-school children.

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
Fulltext SMS Text Messages for Parents for the Prevention of Child Drowning in Bangladesh: Acceptability Study

Hossain MM, Mani K, Mat Min R

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth, 2020 09 23;8(9):e16958.
PMID: 32965224 DOI: 10.2196/16958

BACKGROUND: In many cases, greater use is being made of mobile phone text messages as a means of communication between patients and health care providers in countries around the world.
OBJECTIVE: We studied the use of mobile phones and the factors related to the acceptability of text messages for parents for the prevention of child drowning in Bangladesh.
METHODS: From a randomized controlled trial involving 800 parents, 10% (80/800) were selected, and socioeconomic status, mobile phone use, and acceptability of SMS text messages for drowning prevention were measured. Participants with at least one child under 5 years of age were selected from rural areas in Rajshahi District in Bangladesh. Mobile phone-based SMS text messages were sent to the participants. Multivariate regression was used to determine the factors related to the acceptability of text messages for the prevention of child drowning in Bangladesh.
RESULTS: The acceptability of SMS text messages for the prevention of child drowning in Bangladesh was significantly lower among women (odds ratio [OR] 0.50, 95% CI 0.12-1.96, P=.02) than among men, lower for parents older than 30 years (OR 0.17, 95% CI 0.14-1.70, P=.01) compared to parents younger than 30 years, higher among parents who had an education (OR 1.63, 95% CI 1.11-5.80, P=.04) than among illiterate parents, and higher among parents with a monthly household income over 7000 Bangladeshi Taka (approximately US $82.54; OR 1.27, 95% CI 1.06-1.96, P=.05) than among parents whose monthly income was less than 7000 Bangladeshi Taka.
CONCLUSIONS: The high percentage of mobile phone use and the acceptability of SMS text messages for parents for the prevention of child drowning are encouraging, in terms of identifying the best strategy for using such technologies, and deserve further evaluation.

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
Association Between Self-Esteem and Happiness Among Adolescents in Malaysia: The Mediating Role of Motivation

Yap CC, Mohamad Som RB, Sum XY, Tan SA, Yee KW

Psychol Rep, 2021 Mar 31.
PMID: 33789536 DOI: 10.1177/00332941211005124

Adolescence is the developmental process of becoming an adult. This journey of physical and psychological maturation is filled with challenges and hormonal chaos, and teenagers experience unhappiness at times. From a psychological perspective, this study aimed to examine the association between motivation, self-esteem and happiness; and to explore the mediating role of motivation in the association between self-esteem and happiness among adolescents in Malaysia. 480 secondary school students were recruited using a multistage cluster sampling method and answered the Malay versions of the Subjective Happiness, Brief Motivation and Rosenberg Self-esteem scales. Both self-esteem and motivation were found positively correlated to happiness. The hypothetical mediating role of motivation on the association between self-esteem and happiness was also supported, indicating that individuals with higher self-esteem have higher motivation which may result in greater happiness. Since the direct association between self-esteem and happiness remained significant, a partial mediation of adolescents' motivation between self-esteem and happiness is indicated. The results showed that perceived self-esteem plays a role in predicting happiness and the presence of motivation enhances happiness, providing an insight to nurture happier adolescents for parents and educators in Malaysia.

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
Fulltext Exploring challenges faced by parents of children with tuberculosis in Klang and Petaling districts of Selangor state, Malaysia: A qualitative study

S Maria Awaluddin, Nurhuda Ismail, Siti Munira Yasin, Yuslina Zakaria, Norzila Mohamed Zainudin, Faridah Kusnin, et al.

Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences, 2020;5(2):46-56.
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Introduction: Parents play an essential role in their children’s tuberculosis (TB) treatment
success despite many challenges from the beginning of their children’s symptoms until
completion of the TB treatment. The challenges can be described as perceived barriers,
according to the Health Belief Model, a theory of behaviour change. This study aims to explore
parents’ experiences on the challenges in achieving a successful TB treatment for their child
in two districts of Selangor state, Malaysia. Methods: The research was carried out using a
phenomenology study design. In-depth interviews were conducted among purposively
sampled parents of children with TB disease who have completed TB treatment or still
undergoing treatment from MyTB version 2.1, a national TB surveillance database. The
collected data was considered as achieving its saturation level if no new themes arise from
the latest interviews’ session. The R-based Qualitative Data Analysis (RQDA) package
version 0.2-8 was used for the thematic data analysis. Results: The total number of
participants in this study was 15 mothers of children with TB disease; 12 (80%) of the children
had completed TB treatment. There were six subthemes identified from this study focusing on
the theme of multiple challenges, such as health symptoms challenges, TB investigation
challenges, personal challenges, healthcare facilities challenges, administration medication
challenges, and community challenges. Conclusions: Parents highlighted many challenges
during the child’s illness phase, and they should be given adequate education and appropriate
support to ensure TB treatment adherence. TB program managers should take action
following the relevant parents’ feedback regarding the quality of TB care in a healthcare
facility

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
Fulltext Factors associated with the parents’ intention in bringing their child to the audiologist

Nur Najihah Najwa Jamil, Masnira Jusoh, Wan Aslynn Wan Ahmad

International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 2018;2(3):468-474.
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This study was designed to examine the relationship between attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control towards parents’ intention in sending their child to the audiologist. A sample of 76 parents with hearing impaired child all over the Peninsular of Malaysia was involved in this research. A set of questionnaires was used for data collection. The theory of planned behavioral (TPB) was able to explain the link between human intention and their behavior. In this study, the researcher looked at parents’ behavior in bringing their child to Audiologist. In order to achieve this a set of questionnaires was adapted from Jusoh (2011) and was administered to a group of parents with hearing loss (HL) children. The result showed that there were correlations between attitude, subjective norms as well as perceived behavioral control and parents’ intention in sending their child to the audiologist. However, there was no correlation between intentions and behavior towards the same intention.

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
RANBP2 susceptibility to infection-induced encephalopathy: Clinicoradiologic and molecular description in a Malaysian family

Chew HB, Ngu LH

Mol Genet Metab Rep, 2020 Sep;24:100627.
PMID: 32760653 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2020.100627

Pathogenic variants in RANBP2 cause autosomal dominant familial and recurrent Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy of Childhood (ANEC). Affected children typically experience a 3-stage disease: a 3 to 5 days prodrome of non-specific febrile illness, acute encephalopathy, and recovery with or without neurological sequelae or death. Neuroradiological finding of bilateral symmetrical thalamic lesions raise the suspicion of this diagnosis. A devastating disease, reported mortality approaches 1/3 of those affected and only approximately 10% of patients recover completely without sequelae. We report a Malaysian family with RANBP2 pathogenic variant c.1754C>T (p.Thr585Met). The clinical presentation and course over a maximum of 7 years, as well as neuroradiological features of the 3 affected children are described. In contrast to the reported high mortality and morbidity, our patients have recovered with minor sequelae. We would like to highlight the absence of pathogenic variants in both parents' blood, raising the possibility of germline mosaicism in one of the parents as the underlying genetic mechanism of inheritance. To our knowledge, this is the first report of germline mosaicism in RANBP2 Susceptibility to Infection-induced Encephalopathy.

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
Fulltext Identification of risk factors for myopia questionnaire in the Malay language among primary school children in Malaysia

Nur Liyana I., Sharanjeet-Kaur, Saadah M.A., Mahadir A., Abdul Mutalib O.

International Medical Journal Malaysia, 2018;17(1):127-134.
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This study aimed to develop a questionnaire in Malay language for the identification of risk factors for myopia among primary school children aged 10 to 12 years old in Malaysia. Materials and Methods: The study commenced in October 2012 till Julai 2013 in two main phases. The first phase was a pilot study for the construction of questionnaire items by literature review and discussion with the experts. A total of 103 parents of primary school children were randomly selected to test the comprehensibility of the preliminary questionnaire. The second phase was the actual study which involved parents of 353 primary school children , 132 were parents whose children were myopes and 221 parents whose children were nonmyopes. Results: Discussions with experts in human vision science identified 5 main domains and 71 items for the preliminary questionnaire. A total of 55 items were retained for the actual study phase in view of statistically good correlation (r = 0.4 and above). Predictive validity by chi-square test allowed 28 items to be retained because of significant association with myopia (p

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
Fulltext A case series of hereditary congenital cataract

Nurul Faaiqah Jainuddin, Azlindarita Aisyah Mohd Abdullah, Visvaraja Subrayan, Norlina Ramli, Nurliza Khaliddin

Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2020;16(2):336-338.
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Congenital cataract is a major cause of preventable blindness in children. It can be either hereditary or non-hereditary. In this case series, we present three cases of congenital cataract with a strong family history. The grandparents
and parents of these patients had cataract diagnosed in late childhood whilst the patients in this case series were
diagnosed with congenital cataract earlier. There was no history of consanguineous marriage in any of the families.
These cases show that, in the presence of a strong family history, a child will present with congenital cataract earlier
in their life. Hence, babies from such families should be screened at birth and at regular intervals within the first
year of life to enable early diagnosis and subsequent surgical intervention to reduce the incidence and burden of
amblyopia.

Matched MeSH terms: Grandparents; Parents
Parents' Experiences of Affiliate Stigma when Caring for a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies

Salleh NS, Abdullah KL, Yoong TL, Jayanath S, Husain M

J Pediatr Nurs, 2020 09 18;55:174-183.
PMID: 32957021 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.09.002

PROBLEM: Stigma affects not only children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) themselves, but also people connected with them (i.e., parents, siblings). The capacity of parents to provide care is affected by the stigma they perceive. This meta-synthesis encompasses the experiences of affiliate stigma among parents of children with ASD.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Articles were limited to the English language, those reported on stigma experienced by parents of children with ASD aged 2-18 years, published between 1940 and 2019.
SAMPLE: PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Scopus and The Cochrane Library databases were searched for eligible studies. Titles and abstracts were reviewed, and twelve articles fitted the selection criteria. The texts of the selected research papers were reviewed by two independent reviewers.
RESULTS: Four common themes across parental experiences included felt stigma, enacted stigma, variations in stigma, and contributors to stigmatizing experiences.
CONCLUSIONS: Highlighting the differences in parents' views on affiliate stigma is necessary to create awareness about ASD and the stigma linked with this disorder.
IMPLICATIONS: The findings asserted that healthcare professionals, especially those in pediatric settings, and society need to have a greater awareness of the stigma and challenges that these parents encounter as this has implications on their mental and physical health. This awareness will lead to more compassionate health care delivery which will support them and create a better environment for families and children with ASD.

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
Fulltext Vaccine knowledge, awareness, and hesitancy among Malaysian parents attending health clinics in Sandakan, Sabah

James Yau Hon Voo, Baharudin Ibrahim, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Foong Ming Moy

Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2019;15(106):21-21.
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Introduction: There has been a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases in Malaysia over the recent years. In overcoming this issue, parents as the main caregiver of their children play a major role, which is to protect their children against diseases via vaccinations. This study aimed to examine the parents’ vaccine knowledge, aware-ness, and hesitancy in relation to their children’s immunisation status and to determine the association between the parents’ vaccine knowledge, awareness, and hesitancy. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a sample size of 405 parents was conducted in the Sandakan health clinics from February 2018 to April 2018 by employing validated questionnaires adapted from two studies. Results: The median ± IQR of the total vaccine knowledge and awareness scores (ranging from 0-10) were 7.00±3.00 and 8.00±4.00, respectively. Meanwhile, the median ± IQR of the total vaccine hesitancy scores (ranging from 0-100) was 16.67±20.00, with only 27 (6.8%) parents being vaccine-hesitant (scores >50). Most of the children (n=376, 92.8%) were immunised in the study. It observed a significant association between the children’s immunisation status and the parents’ vaccine knowledge scores (p = 0.005). Nevertheless, the children’s immunisation status was not significantly associated with the parents’ vaccine awareness and hesitancy scores. The positive Spearman correlation value (r = 0.551) signified that the parents’ vaccine knowledge was posi-tively associated with their vaccine awareness. On the other hand, both the vaccine knowledge and awareness were negatively correlated to the vaccine hesitancy as indicated by the negative Spearman correlation value (r = -0.397 and r = -0.351 respectively). Conclusion: The study established that the parents with a better understanding about vaccinations were more likely to keep their children’s immunisation up-to-date. It was also revealed that improving the parents’ knowledge and raising their awareness about the importance of vaccination are vital in reducing their vaccine hesitancy.

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
Fulltext DISCOVERING FACTORS THAT AFFECT IGEN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE UNIVERSITY

NURUL NADHILAH FEIZAL, SHAHNAZ ISMAIL, WAN ZURIATI WAN ZAKARI, NADIA MOHD NAWI

UMT Journal of Undergraduate Research, 2021;3(1):75-86.
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The advancement of technology in digital revolution such as Internet of Things has gained attention in all over the world. This myriad of technology innovations affects all aspects of the human lives today. The generation who has grown up during this era, knownastheiGens,mostlyreliesonthetechnologyineveryaspectoftheirlives,including education. Thus, technology also gives profound impact in educational transformation nowadays to convey innovative education. However, lack of innovation in education becomes a challenge to meet this demand. Therefore, this study was carried out with the aim to discover factors which may affect academic performance of the iGen students in the university. A total of 250 self-administered questionnaires were distributed to the accountingstudentsatUMTwitharesponserateof93.6%(234).Usingmultipleregression analysis, the findings showed that parental involvement and student’s attitude contribute more towards academic performance of iGen students rather than the technology itself. This finding showed that human factor such as support fromtheir parents and individual factor are vital towards their academic performance regardless of from technology savvy generation or not.

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
Fulltext Accidental poisoning in children below 12 years admitted in Seremban Hospital 1994-1995

Ab Ghani N

Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 2003;3(1):62-67.
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Accidental poisoning in children is a preventable condition. It is a problem mainly in children aged 1 to 4 years. This is a descriptive study of accidental poisoning in children below 12 years old admitted to Hospital Seremban from October 15, 1994 to October 14, 1995. A major cause of household accidental poisoning was kerosene ingestion (25%) followed by ingestion of medications (22%), liniment methyl salicylate (12 %), mothballs (12%) and hypochlorinate solution (9%). There was a higher incidence of poisoning in males (50.8%), among Indians (41.2%) and in children from lower social classes (67%). A greater proportion of the accident occurred when the child was taken care by the parents (53 %) and in the house (80%). Most of the poison was ingested from its original package (81%). The immediate action taken was sending the child to the hospital (75%) without carrying out other actions such as washing the child’s mouth. The delay of sending the child to hospital was due to husband not at home (57%). Most of the cases (72.1 %) were discharged well within 1-2 days following admission.

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
Fulltext Comparing four laboratory three-parent techniques to construct human aged non-surrounded nucleolus germinal vesicle oocytes: A case-control study

Darbandi S, Darbandi M, Agarwal A, Khorshid HRK, Sadeghi MR, Esteves SC, et al.

Int J Reprod Biomed, 2020 Jun;18(6):425-438.
PMID: 32754678 DOI: 10.18502/ijrm.v13i6.7284

Background: The three-parent assisted reproductive technique may increase oocyte competence.
Objective: In this case-control study, the suitability of germinal vesicle transfer (GVT), synchronous ooplasmic transfer (sOT), asynchronous ooplasmic transfer using cryopreserved MII oocyte (caOT), and asynchronous ooplasmic transfer using waste MII oocyte (waOT) for maturation of the human-aged non-surrounded nucleolus germinal vesicle-stage (NSN-GV) oocyte were investigated.
Materials and Methods: NSN-GV oocytes were subjected to four methods: group A (GVT), B (sOT), C (caOT) D (waOT), and E (Control). The fusion rates, MI, MII, ICSI observations and cleavage at 2-cell, 4-cell, and 8-cell stages were compared in the groups.
Results: In GVT, none of the oocytes fused. In sOT, all oocytes fused, 20 achieved the MI, 14 progressed to MII, 8 fertilized, 6 cleaved and 5, 4, and 3 achieved the 2-cells, 4-cells and 8-cells, respectively. In caOT, all oocytes fused and achieved the MI, 8 progressed to MII and fertilized, 6 cleaved and 6, 5, and 5 achieved the 2-cells, 4-cells, and 8-cells respectively. In waOT, all oocytes fused, 5 and 3 progressed to MI and MII, respectively, but only one fertilized, cleaved and reached a 4-cells stage. In group E, 6 and 2 oocytes progressed to MI and MII, respectively, and only one fertilized but arrested at the zygote stage. caOT had the highest survival rate when compared to sOT (p = 0.04), waOT (p = 0.002), and control (p = 0.001).
Conclusion: The caOT method was beneficial over sOT, waOT, and GVT in supplementing the developmental capacity of human-aged NSN-GV oocytes.

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
Knowledge and practice of burn first aid among parents of under-age children

Halil MF, Ibrahim NM, Ahmad ZNBS, Che Hasan MK

Enferm Clin, 2021 04;31 Suppl 2:S100-S104.
PMID: 33849139 DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2020.09.008

The objective of this study is to assess the level of knowledge and practice of burn first aid management among parents. A cross-sectional study was conducted among parents of under-age children in the Taman Desa Darul Naim area of Pasir Tumbuh, in Kelantan, Malaysia, using an adapted survey from Davies et al. Out of 80 respondents, 46.3% showed minimal knowledge of burn first aid, 47.5% had moderate knowledge, and 6.3% extensive knowledge. There was a significant relationship between the demographic data and the knowledge of burn first aid for gender (p=0.02), but no significant relationship between the level of knowledge and level of education (p=0.29) or age (p=0.09). The findings indicate that the level of knowledge of burn first aid is limited. Education for parents of under-age children, including demonstrations of burn first aid, is needed to promote safe action and prevent further injury in the community.

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
Fulltext Predictors of Parental Barriers to Reduce Excessive Child Screen Time Among Parents of Under-Five Children in Selangor, Malaysia: Cross-sectional Study

Mansor E, Ahmad N, Raj D, Mohd Zulkefli NA, Mohd Shariff Z

J Med Internet Res, 2021 04 13;23(4):e25219.
PMID: 33847590 DOI: 10.2196/25219

BACKGROUND: Globally, there is an increasing prevalence of excessive screen time exposure among young children, including in Malaysia. Parents are advised to limit this exposure, but there are barriers for many of them to follow this recommendation. To date, there is a lack of research on the factors that cause these parental barriers.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the parental barrier toward the reduction of excessive child screen time and its predictors among parents of children aged younger than 5 years in the Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted from April 2019 to June 2020 among 789 parent-child dyads attending child health clinics in the Petaling District. Validated self-administered questionnaires were used to capture information on sociodemographic, parental, child-related, and environmental factors and parental barriers. Stratified sampling with probability proportionate to size was employed. Data were analyzed using SPSS Statistics version 25 (IBM Corp). Descriptive analysis and bivariable analysis were performed before multiple linear regression was used to identify predictors of parental barriers.
RESULTS: The overall mean score of parental barriers was 3.51 (SD 0.83), indicating that the average numbers of barriers experienced by parents were more than 3. The multivariable analysis showed that the predictors of parental barriers included monthly household income (adjusted β=-.03, 95% CI -0.05 to -0.02), parents who worked in public sectors (adjusted β=.18, 95% CI 0.06 to 0.29), positive parental attitude on screens (adjusted β=.68, 95% CI 0.58 to 0.79), low parent self-efficacy to influence child's physical activity (adjusted β=-.32, 95% CI -0.43 to -0.20), and child screen time (adjusted β=.04, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.06).
CONCLUSIONS: The strongest predictor of parental barriers to reduce excessive child screen time was the positive parental attitude on screen time which could contribute to their abilities to limit child screen time. Thus, future intervention strategies should aim to foster correct parental attitudes toward screen time activities among young children.

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
Parental perspective of trigger factors in asthmatic children

Fadzil, A., Nurzila, M.Z.

Malaysian Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2005;14(1):51-57.
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Introduction: Parents play an important role in the management of their asthmatic children. Thus the ability of parents to recognise asthma trigger factors are very important.
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to identify the trigger factors that were recognised by parents to cause acute exacerbation in their children and analyse the association of these factors with severity of asthma and parental asthma knowledge.
Methods: Sixty-seven parents were interviewed to identify factors that can exacerbate acute asthmatic attack in their asthmatic children. The factors were then categorised as: infection, exercise, allergen, irritant, emotion and weather. The profiles of children were asthma severity status, duration of asthma, age, frequency of admission and steroid dosage. Parents' profiles were their age, number of asthmatic children and the level of asthma knowledge.
Result: Fifty-six (83.5%) parents identified more than one trigger factor for their children's exacerbation. The commonest frequency was two trigger factors (31.3%). Upper respiratory tract infection (77.6%) was the commonest trigger factor. There was no association between the number of trigger factors with the severity of asthma and level of parental asthma knowledge. The number of trigger factors significantly correlated with asthma duration (r = 0.33, p = 0.006). The asthma severity was associated significantly with weather (p = 0.042) but not with other trigger factors.
Conclusion: The majority of parents recognised more than one trigger factors to cause asthma exacerbation.

Matched MeSH terms: Parents
Fulltext Common developmental disabilities in young children

Toh, Teck Hock

Int J Public Health Res, 2011;1(2):57-65.
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Developmental disabilities in young children are common, and the prevalence is estimated as high as 0.1-1.75% in the children population for each disabilities. With increasing awareness and health expectation, more children with Developmental disabilities are presenting to health care professionals, and at earlier age. Literatures also suggested the importance of early intervention programme in determining the outcome of this group of children. Therefore, it is vital for health professionals who have direct contact with young children are competent in detecting children with possible Developmental disabilities, and have the basic knowledge about some of the common disorders in order to discuss the issues with the parents. It is also important to work with the various resources available in the local community, such as non-governmental organisations for children with special needs, schools offering special education programmes and inclusive classes, and the allied health who provide cares to this group of young children and their family. A lot of information are also available online, and may be offered to help parents gaining more understanding regarding these Developmental disabilities.

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