Publications by authors named "Faridah Kusnin"
Background: In Malaysia, virtual consultation services (VCSs) have been implemented by the Ministry of Health (MOH) since 2019 to complement current healthcare service delivery in government health clinics. Although the services have been proven to benefit patients, little is known about the satisfaction of healthcare providers (HCPs) who run the services. This study utilizes the extended Technology Acceptance Model to evaluate the satisfaction of HCPs with VCS and identify associated factors to further improve these services.
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- Violence against healthcare workers in primary settings is a rising concern, with little prior research compared to tertiary settings; a systematic review aimed to consolidate recent findings on this issue from studies published between 2013 and 2023.
- * The analysis included 23 studies categorized into themes such as prevalence, types of violence, contributing factors, and coping strategies; violence prevalence among primary healthcare workers was notably high, ranging from 45.6% to 90%, with verbal abuse being the most common form.
- * Key issues identified include a significant risk of violence perpetrated by patients and families, various factors leading to violence, negative consequences for workers and organizations, and prevalent under-reporting due to skepticism about the effectiveness of current workplace policies.
COVID-19 outbreak at an aged-care facility in Selangor, Malaysia, March-April 2020.
Western Pac Surveill Response J
April 2022
Objective: Aged-care facilities are high-risk settings for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks because residents have risk factors such as advanced age and multiple comorbidities. This report details a COVID-19 outbreak at an aged-care facility in Selangor, Malaysia during March-April 2020.
Methods: Epidemiological and environmental data were gathered via telephone interviews and field investigations.
Public health activities under district health offices (DHOs) play a major role in Malaysia's fight against COVID-19. This article aims to describe and illustrate the public health activity pathway in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, and a team of public health workers who are familiar with DHO work settings was created in April 2020 for that purpose. Review of documents and the Ministry of Health's updates was carried out, followed by a series of discussions with stakeholders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe trends of tuberculosis (TB) treatment success rate among children in Malaysia plateaued at 90% from 2014 to 2017. Malaysia sets a higher treatment success target of 95% to be achieved in line with an affordable, accessible, and holistic approach in managing TB among children. This study aims to explore the parents' experiences and perspectives toward achieving treatment success among children who were diagnosed with TB in two districts in Selangor state, Malaysia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Tuberculosis (TB) among children remains a significant public health problem in many parts of the world. The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics of TB patients and to determine the predictors of treatment success among children in Malaysia.
Methods: Secondary data from MyTB version 2.