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Reabsorption of returning workers from the Gulf: the Asian experience

Kazi S

Pak Dev Rev, 1994;33(4 Pt 2):1333-44.

PMID: 12346198

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

Determinants of fertility in Malaysia -- how much do we know?

Ying SL

J Southeast Asian Stud, 1992 Mar;23(1):112-32.

PMID: 12286188

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

Biosocial variances and infant survival: a path analysis approach

Frisch AS, Kallen DJ, Griffore RJ, Dolanski EA

J Biosoc Sci, 1992 Apr;24(2):175-83.

PMID: 1583032

This study used path analysis to assess the chances of survival of babies in a neonatal intensive care unit in Lansing, Michigan, USA. Two paths to neonatal survival were identified and the variables accounted for 20% of the variance in gestational age. The first path showed that prior infant losses were negatively correlated with gestational age while in the second path, gestational age showed negative relationships with pre-pregnancy weight and household job worries.

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

A probe into reasons for international migration in Fujian Province

Zhu G

Chin J Popul Sci, 1990;2(3):229-46.

PMID: 12284987

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

Age at marriage in Malaysia: a hazard model of marriage timing

Anderson KH, Hill MA, Butler JS

J Dev Econ, 1987 Aug;26(2):223-34.

PMID: 12280709

"This paper estimates a proportional hazards model for the timing of age at marriage of women in Malaysia. We hypothesize that age at marriage responds significantly to differences in male and female occupations, race, and age. We find considerable empirical support for the relevance of economic variables in determining age at marriage as well as evidence of strong differences in marriage patterns across races."

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

[Malay women as producers and managers]

Massard J

Tiers Monde, 1985 4 1;26(102):359-70.

PMID: 12340322

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

Internal migration and development transitions in South East Asia

Pryor RJ

Popul Geogr, 1981 Jul-Dec;3(1-2):57-68.

PMID: 12179069

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

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: Socioeconomic Factors*

Planned population redistribution: lessons from Indonesia and Malaysia

Laquian AA

Habitat Int, 1982;6(1-2):39-52.

PMID: 12279451

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

Fulltext Socio-Economic Factors Related to Drinking Water Source and Sanitation in Malaysia

Kong YL, Anis-Syakira J, Fun WH, Balqis-Ali NZ, Shakirah MS, Sararaks S

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020 10 29;17(21).

PMID: 33137998 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17217933

Access to improved water and sanitation is essential. We describe these practices in Malaysia using data from a nationwide community survey and used logistic regression to assess the determinants. Of the 7978 living quarters (LQs), 58.3% were in urban areas. About 2.4%, 0.5% and 27.4% of LQs had non-improved water sources, non-improved toilet types and improper domestic waste disposal, respectively. Open burning was practiced by 26.1%. Water source was a problem for long houses (10.5%), squatters (8.5%) and shared houses (4.0%). Non-improved toilet types were 11.9% for squatters and 4.8% for shared houses. Improper domestic waste disposal practices were higher for occupants of village houses (64.2%), long houses (54.4%), single houses (45.8%) and squatters (35.6%). An increase in education or income level was associated with a decrease in improper domestic waste disposal methods. House type significantly affected water and sanitation after adjusting for the effects of other variables. Lower household income was associated with non-improved toilet types and improper domestic waste disposal. Lower education and rural location influenced domestic waste disposal. The water and toilet facilities in Malaysia were generally good, while domestic waste management practices could be improved. There remain pockets of communities with environmental challenges for the nation.

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

Fulltext Trends in educational and wealth inequalities in adult tobacco use in Nepal 2001-2016: secondary data analyses of four Demographic and Health Surveys

Sreeramareddy CT, Harper S

BMJ Open, 2019 09 06;9(9):e029712.

PMID: 31494612 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029712

OBJECTIVE: To measure trends in socioeconomic inequalities tobacco use in Nepal.

SETTING: Adults interviewed during house-to-house surveys.

PARTICIPANTS: Women (15-45 years) and men (15-49 years) surveyed in four Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys done in 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016.

OUTCOME MEASURE: Current tobacco use (in any form).

RESULTS: The prevalence of tobacco use for men declined from 66% in 2001 to 55% in 2016, and declined from 29% to 8.4% among women. Across both education and wealth quintiles for both men and women, the prevalence of tobacco use generally declines with increasing education or wealth. We found persistently larger absolute inequalities by education than by wealth among men. Among women we also found larger educational than wealth-related gradients, but both declined over time. For men, the Slope Index of Inequality (SII) for education was larger than for wealth (44% vs 26% in 2001) and changed very little over time. For women, the SII for both education and wealth were similar in magnitude to men, but decreased substantially between 2001 and 2016 (from 44% to 16% for education; from 37% to 16% for wealth). Women had a larger relative index of inequality than men for both education (6.5 vs 2.0 in 2001) and wealth (4.8 vs 1.5 in 2001), and relative inequality increased between 2001 and 2016 for women (from 6.5 to 16.0 for education; from 4.8 to 12.0 for wealth).

CONCLUSION: Increasing relative inequalities indicates suboptimal reduction in tobacco use among the vulnerable groups suggesting that they should be targeted to improve tobacco control.

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

The biological standard of living in Indonesia during the 20th century: Evidence from the age at menarche

van der Eng P, Sohn K

Econ Hum Biol, 2019 08;34:216-224.

PMID: 30551996 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2018.11.004

This article analyses long-term changes in the mean age at menarche (MAM) as a biological indicator of changes in the standard of living in Indonesia. It finds that MAM was about 15.5 for birth cohorts in the late-19th century, decreasing to 14.5 by the 1930s, at which level it stagnated until the gradual decrease resumed since the early 1960s to around 12.5 in the mid-2000s. The article considers that long-term improvements in nutrition, educational attainment and health care explain these trends. An international comparison of long-term changes finds that MAM in Indonesia was much lower than in Korea and China until respectively 1970 and 1990, but comparable to Japan until 1950 and to Malaysia until 1930. The article presents reasons why these differences are unlikely to be related to dissimilarities in climate and ethnicity, and concludes that they are indicative of relative standards of living.

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors/history*

Fulltext Sociodemographic, nutritional, and environmental factors are associated with cognitive performance among Orang Asli children in Malaysia

Murtaza SF, Gan WY, Sulaiman N, Mohd Shariff Z, Ismail SIF

PLoS One, 2019;14(7):e0219841.

PMID: 31306442 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219841

Children aged 2 to 6 years are in a crucial period of growth development, during which it is important for them to attain specific cognition related to concentration and attention so that they can perform well in school later in life. Various factors influence children's cognition during this crucial period. However, to date, only a limited number of studies have examined the cognitive performance of underprivileged children living in poverty, particularly indigenous children (also known as Orang Asli children in Malaysia). Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to determine the associations between sociodemographic factors, nutritional factors (body composition and hemoglobin), and environmental factors (home environment and parasitic infections) with cognitive performance among Orang Asli children in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The participants were 269 children (51% boys, 49% girls) aged 2 to 6 years (M = 4.0, SD = 1.2 years) and their mothers, from 14 Orang Asli villages. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with the mothers, and the children's cognitive performance, operationalized as working memory index (WMI), processing speed index (PSI), and cognitive proficiency index (CPI), was assessed using the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, Fourth Edition (WPPSI-IV). The children's weight and height were measured, and their blood and stool samples were collected to assess hemoglobin level and parasitic infections, respectively. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the father's years of education (β = 0.262-0.342, p < 0.05), availability of learning materials at home (β = 0.263-0.425, p < 0.05), and responsiveness of the parent to the child (β = 0.192-0.331, p < 0.05) were consistently associated with all three cognitive indices (WMI, PSI, and CPI). A holistic approach involving parents, communities, and government agencies should be established to improve the cognitive performance of these underprivileged children.

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

Sociodemographic factors associated with semen quality among Malaysian men attending fertility clinic

Muhamad S, Sengupta P, Ramli R, Nasir A

Andrologia, 2019 Nov;51(10):e13383.

PMID: 31373711 DOI: 10.1111/and.13383

The worldwide declining trend in male fertility has been a steady concern since the past few decades. Male infertility reportedly accounts for half of the overall infertility cases in the world. Despite the evidences of reduced fertility rates in Malaysia in the recent years, there is lack of interventions regarding the reproductive parameters in Malaysian men. Complexity in determining the underlying causatives in most of the male subfertility and infertility cases limits the scope of management. The sociodemographic impacts upon overall health as well as on reproductive health of men are undeniable. The present study has analysed the data collected from patients' records in the Fertility Clinic, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), from the January 2009 until December 2018. A total of 300 male patients were included in the study and were categorised according to their seminal fluid analysis (SFA) records. The sociodemographic characteristics for each subject were analysed. The results presented significant correlations among essential sociodemographic factors, such as educational attainment, marital duration as well as the age of wife, with the levels of semen abnormalities in the subjects. The study thereby unleashes scope for further investigations focusing upon the demographic factors for better insights to ameliorate male reproductive health in the Malaysian population.

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

Fulltext Socio-Demographic Factors and Body Image Perception Are Associated with BMI-For-Age among Children Living in Welfare Homes in Selangor, Malaysia

A Rahim NN, Chin YS, Sulaiman N

Nutrients, 2019 Jan 11;11(1).

PMID: 30641864 DOI: 10.3390/nu11010142

Considering the double burden of malnutrition in Malaysia, data on malnourished children living in welfare homes are limited. This study aimed to determine the body weight status of children living in welfare homes and its associated factors. A total of 307 children aged 7⁻17 years old living in 15 selected welfare homes completed a standardized questionnaire, and their body weight and height were measured by trained researchers. There were 54.4% orphans, 23.8% abandoned children, and 21.8% children from problematic families. There were 51.5% boys and 48.5% girls; 52.4% were Malays, followed by 31.3% Indians, 12.7% Chinese, and 3.6% from other ethnic groups. The prevalence of overweight and obesity (23.1%) was higher than the prevalence of thinness (8.5%). In bivariate analyses, socio-demographic factors of age (p = 0.003), sex (p = 0.0001), ethnicity (p = 0.001), and welfare home enrollment status (p = 0.003), and psychological factors of self-esteem (p = 0.003), body shape dissatisfaction (p = 0.0001), and underestimation of body weight status (p = 0.002), were significantly associated with body mass index (BMI)-for-age. In the multiple linear regression analysis, children who were either Malays (β = 0.492) or Chinese (β = 0.678), with a status of being abandoned (β = 0.409), with body shape dissatisfaction (β = 0.457), and underestimated body weight status (β = 0.628) significantly explained 39.7% of the variances in higher BMI-for-age (F = 39.550; p < 0.05). Besides socio-demographic background, the current findings emphasized the importance of incorporating body image perception in an obesity prevention intervention program in welfare homes.

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

Fulltext Socio-Cultural and Economic Drivers of Plant and Animal Protein Consumption in Malaysia: The SCRiPT Study

Drewnowski A, Mognard E, Gupta S, Ismail MN, Karim NA, Tibère L, et al.

Nutrients, 2020 May 25;12(5).

PMID: 32466102 DOI: 10.3390/nu12051530

Countries in South East Asia are undergoing a nutrition transition, which typically involves a dietary shift from plant to animal proteins. To explore the main drivers of protein consumption, the SCRiPT (Socio Cultural Research in Protein Transition) study recruited a population sample in Malaysia (N = 1604). Participants completed in-person 24 h dietary recalls and socio-demographic surveys. Energy and nutrient intakes were estimated using Nutritionist Pro. A novel recipe-based frequency count coded protein sources as meat (chicken, beef, pork, and mutton), fish, eggs, dairy, and plants (cereals, pulses, tubers). Dietary intakes and frequencies were examined by gender, age, income, education, ethnicity, religion, and family status, using ANOVAs and general linear models. Energy intakes were 1869 kcal/d for men and 1699 kcal/d for women. Protein intakes were 78.5 g/d for men and 72.5 g/d for women. Higher energy and protein intakes were associated with Chinese ethnicity, higher education and incomes. Frequency counts identified plant proteins in 50% of foods, followed by meat (19%), fish (12%), eggs (12%), and dairy (7%). Most frequent source of meat was chicken (16%) rather than pork or beef (1.5% each). In bivariate analyses, animal protein counts were associated with younger age, higher education and incomes. In mutually adjusted multivariate regression models, animal proteins were associated with education and ethnicity; plant proteins were associated with ethnicity and religion. Protein choices in Malaysia involve socio-cultural as well as economic variables.

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

Fulltext Influence of socio-demographic factors on physical activity participation in a sample of adults in Penang, Malaysia

Cheah YK

Malays J Nutr, 2011 Dec;17(3):385-91.

PMID: 22655460 MyJurnal

Given the importance of physical activity to health, this study investigated the socio-demographic determinants of physical activity participation in a sample of adults in Penang.

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

Fulltext Revisiting the Measurement of Anomie

Teymoori A, Jetten J, Bastian B, Ariyanto A, Autin F, Ayub N, et al.

PLoS One, 2016;11(7):e0158370.

PMID: 27383133 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158370

Sociologists coined the term "anomie" to describe societies that are characterized by disintegration and deregulation. Extending beyond conceptualizations of anomie that conflate the measurements of anomie as 'a state of society' and as a 'state of mind', we disentangle these conceptualizations and develop an analysis and measure of this phenomenon focusing on anomie as a perception of the 'state of society'. We propose that anomie encompasses two dimensions: a perceived breakdown in social fabric (i.e., disintegration as lack of trust and erosion of moral standards) and a perceived breakdown in leadership (i.e., deregulation as lack of legitimacy and effectiveness of leadership). Across six studies we present evidence for the validity of the new measure, the Perception of Anomie Scale (PAS). Studies 1a and 1b provide evidence for the proposed factor structure and internal consistency of PAS. Studies 2a-c provide evidence of convergent and discriminant validity. Finally, assessing PAS in 28 countries, we show that PAS correlates with national indicators of societal functioning and that PAS predicts national identification and well-being (Studies 3a & 3b). The broader implications of the anomie construct for the study of group processes are discussed.

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

Discouraging rural to urban migration of the youths in Malaysia

Nor Bin Abdul-ghani M

Dev Forum, 1979 Dec;9(2):61-70.

PMID: 12336534

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

Small-town migration to metropolitan centres: a case in Peninsular Malaysia

Lee Boon Thong

Dev Forum, 1979 Dec;9(2):51-60.

PMID: 12336533

Matched MeSH terms: Socioeconomic Factors*

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