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Publication Electronic Hand Hygiene Quality and Duration Monitoring in Pre-School Children: A Feasibility Study(SAGE Publications Inc., 2021) ;Mohd Dzulkhairi Bin Mohd Rani ;Nurul Azmawati Binti Mohamed @ Abd Aziz ;Tengku Zetty Maztura Tengku Jamaluddin ;Zarini Binti Ismail ;Shalinawati Binti Ramli ;Habibah Faroque ;Farishah Nur Abd Samad ;Abdul Rasyid Ariffien ;Aisyah Ar Redha Che Amir FaridChe Ilina Binti Che IsahakBackground: Hand hygiene is regarded as the most important measure to prevent spread of infectious diseases. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of a prototype application in an electronic device in educating, stimulating and monitoring hand hygiene quality in young children. Method: A pre-school was provided with an interactive hand hygiene application for two months. The device features an online administrator dashboard for data collection and for monitoring the children’s hand washing steps and duration. A good hand washing is defined as hand washing which comprise all of the steps outlined in the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. Results: The prototype managed to capture 6882 hand wash performed with an average of 20.85 seconds per hand wash. Washing hands palm to palm was the most frequent (79.9%) step performed, whereas scrubbing fingernails and wrists were the least (56%) steps performed. Conclusions: The device is a good prototype to educate, stimulate and monitor good hand hygiene practices. However, other measures should be undertaken to ensure sustainability of the practices. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Publication Health Seeking Behaviour Among Adult Orang Asli (Indigenous Peoples) From Rural Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia: A Mixed-methods Study.(Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association, 2021) ;Muslimah Ithnin ;Nadeeya'ayn Umaisara Binti Mohamad Nor ;Norsham Juliana Binti Nordin ;Nadia Mohd EffendyMohd Dzulkhairi Bin Mohd RaniGlobally, the minority indigenous peoples have a lower health status when compared with national populations. The Orang Asli who are indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia, also poses a significant challenge towards the handling of diseases. The present study sought to synthesise a coherent explanation of health-seeking behaviour among Orang Asli using a mixed-method research approach. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 324 adult Orang Asli living in the rural district of Jelebu, in the Peninsular Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan who conformed to the inclusion criteria. Then, 16 participants were interviewed to obtain an in-depth insight regarding their health-seeking behaviour. The findings showed that the majority of the Orang Asli utilized modern healthcare facilities and the respondents reported that the accessibility, services and medicines provided by the government were excellent. Meanwhile, 40.7% of the respondents relied on both traditional and modern treatments. The key determinants of the modern health-seeking behaviours among the Orang Asli in this study were satisfaction on modern health, barriers in getting health services, acceptance and attitude, and traditional medicine utilisation. Government, institutions and healthcare facilities have a role in ensuring that the vulnerable Orang Asli population is not left behind in receiving essential information on diseases associated with chronic and infectious diseases, including the current COVID-19 pandemic, as their action of seeking treatment remains complex and multi-layered. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Publication Impact Of Covid-19 Pandemic Among Medical Students In A Public University: A Study Protocol(USIM Press, 2021) ;Tengku Amatullah Madeehah Tengku Mohd ;Amirah Binti Azzeri ;Nurin Zaidi ;Arni Affandi ;Shasha Sheikh ;Izlyn Izani ;Amalin Muhammad ;Syahidatul Sufyan ;Sarah Saharudin ;Adlina Anuar ;Syazana Aisyah Azlan ;Nurin Norhakimi ;Humaira Mahadi ;Munirah Ghazali ;Nuurain Amirah Binti Mohd Razi ;Nadeeya'ayn Umaisara Binti Mohamad Nor ;Mohamed Fakhri Bin Abu Baharin ;Nizam Bin Baharom ;Mohd Dzulkhairi Bin Mohd Rani ;Aza Sherin Binti Mohamad Yusuff ;Zairina Binti A. RahmanMohd Hafiz Bin JaafarThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused a huge impact towards the teaching and learning activities in medical schools. Due to the outbreak, the curricular activities were shifted to a mainly digitised version of learning format. The purpose of this paper is to present the study design and methodology of a population-based survey on the impact of COVID-19 among medical students. The survey aims to investigate the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on the COVID-19 pandemic, the online learning readiness and psychological status among medical students in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM). A universal sampling method will be used that involve 475 medical students from Year 1 to Year 6 in USIM. The data collection will be conducted through an online survey. The questionnaire consists of three components: the study of KAP on COVID-19, the online learning readiness and psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Both of the KAP and online learning readiness questionnaire will be adopted, adapted and validated from previous research and will be based on a local study. As for the depression, anxiety and stress, the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) questionnaire will be used. Duration of data collection is expected to be one month, and findings are expected to be ready by three months from the last data collection date. The exposure variables include sociodemographic factors and years of study, while the outcomes are the KAP scores, online learning readiness level, and DASS scores. Relationships between the outcomes and associated factors will be analysed once data collection is completed. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Publication Knowledge, Acceptance And Perception On COVID-19 Vaccine Among Malaysians: A Web-based Survey(The Public Library of Science (PLOS), 2021) ;Nurul Azmawati Binti Mohamed @ Abd Aziz ;Hana Maizuliana Binti Solehan ;Mohd Dzulkhairi Bin Mohd Rani ;Muslimah IthninChe Ilina Binti Che IsahakBackground: Coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 is caused by a newly discovered coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. The Malaysian government has planned to procure COVID-19 vaccine through multiple agencies and companies in order to vaccinate at least 70% of the population. This study aimed to determine the knowledge, acceptance and perception of Malaysian adults regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. Methodology: An online survey was conducted for two weeks in December 2020. A bilingual, semi-structured questionnaire was set up using Google Forms and the generated link was shared on social media (i.e., Facebook and WhatsApp). The questionnaire consisted of questions on knowledge, acceptance and perception of COVID-19 vaccine. The association between demographic factors with scores on knowledge about COVID-19 vaccine were analysed using the Mann-Whitney test for two categorical variables, and the Kruskal-Wallis test used for more than two categorical variables. Results: A total of 1406 respondents participated, with the mean age of 37.07 years (SD = 16.05) years, and among them 926 (65.9%) were female. Sixty two percent of respondents had poor knowledge about COVID-19 vaccine (mean knowledge score 4.65; SD = 2.32) and 64.5% were willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine. High knowledge scores associated with higher education background, higher-income category and living with who is at higher risk of getting severe COVID-19. They were more likely to be willing to get vaccinated if they were in a lower age group, have higher education levels and were female. Conclusion: Even though knowledge about vaccine COVID-19 is inadequate, the majority of the respondents were willing to get vaccinated. This finding can help the Ministry of Health plan for future efforts to increase vaccine uptake that may eventually lead to herd immunity against COVID-19. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Publication Metabolic Syndrome among Indigenous People (Orang Asli) in Peninsular Malaysia: A Systematic Review(Akademi Sains Malaysia, 2021) ;Muslimah Ithnin ;Khairun Nain Nor Aripin ;Nadia Mohd Effendy ;Norsham Juliana Binti Nordin ;Nadeeya'ayn Umaisara Binti Mohamad NorMohd Dzulkhairi Bin Mohd RaniMetabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that increase the risk of developing chronic diseases. This paper aims to assess the data on metabolic syndrome among indigenous Orang Asli in Malaysia. Searches were carried out using electronic databases of CINAHL, Medline, PubMed, and Scopus using predefined keywords. Cross-sectional studies of metabolic syndrome using any clinical diagnosis criteria among adult Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia included. Fifteen studies with these criteria were selected, five with metabolic syndrome studies. The general prevalence (weighted mean) of metabolic syndrome in Orang Asli was 26.3% (range: 12.0–39.8). Metabolic syndrome was more frequent in females (30.0%) than in males (19.3%). The most common components of metabolic syndrome were low HDL-C levels (41.0%) and hypertension (33.7%). For abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, and abnormal glycemia, the prevalence was; 24.6%, 21.5%, and 14.0%, respectively. Conclusively, the present systematic review brings us closer to an understanding of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among this vulnerable population. The methodological differences among the studies published limit a joint analysis of their results. Nevertheless, finding from this review shows their high prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is comparable with other ethnic groups in Malaysia that requires immediate attention from all related parties.