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Comparison of access to medicines between Klang Valley and East Coast of peninsular Malaysia for children living in poor households

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dc.contributor.authorSaiful, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorIthnin, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorRani, MDMen_US
dc.contributor.authorNoh, NAen_US
dc.contributor.authorHamid, NAen_US
dc.contributor.authorMohamed, INen_US
dc.contributor.authorAl-Naggar, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorAripin, KNBen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T03:25:47Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T03:25:47Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To compare access to medicines in children living in poor households (income of USD1/person/day) between urbanised Klang Valley and rural East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Methods: A semi-structured interview was conducted with caregivers to determine demographics, access to medicines, knowledge, attitude and practice of parents in obtaining medicines for children. Results: There was no significant difference socio-demographically between poor households in Klang Valley (N = 58) and East Coast (N = 40). The study found that access to medicine for children (N = 325) in the households was adequate, where all households that reported illness in the children over the last 1 month and the last 6 month periods, obtained medicines and 99 % of the children were fully immunized. Qualitative analysis showed that poor households face several barriers in accessing medicines for their children such as financial, transportation, physical and attitudinal. Conclusion: Access to medicines for children living in poor households in both areas were similar and adequate. However, barriers to access remain and further studies are required.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4314/tjpr.v15i4.28
dc.identifier.epage867
dc.identifier.issn1596-5996
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.scopusWOS:000376755700028
dc.identifier.spage861
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/12025
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPharmacotherapy Groupen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTropical Journal Of Pharmaceutical Researchen_US
dc.sourceWeb Of Science (ISI)
dc.subjectAaccess to medicineen_US
dc.subjectPoor populationsen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectKlang Valleyen_US
dc.subjectPeninsular Malaysiaen_US
dc.titleComparison of access to medicines between Klang Valley and East Coast of peninsular Malaysia for children living in poor householdsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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