Missed Appointments at a Child Development Centre and Barriers to Access Special Needs Services for Children in Klang Valley, Malaysia: A Mixed Methods Study.

Attending appointments is vital for children with special needs, as such appointments involve long-term interdisciplinary care to ensure continuity of care and improve health and well-being. This study was performed to determine the prevalence of missed clinic appointments and identify the factors among those who have ever missed appointments and barriers of access to children's special needs services at the Child Development Centre (CDC) at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC). Moreover, suggestions for improvement from the caregivers' perspectives were explored.

40 years of Alma Ata Malaysia: targeting equitable access through organisational and physical adaptations in the delivery of public sector primary care.

This paper illustrates the development of Primary Health Care (PHC) public sector in Malaysia, through a series of health reforms in addressing equitable access. Malaysia was a signatory to the Alma Ata Declaration in 1978. The opportunity provided the impetus to expand the Rural Health Services of the 1960s, guided by the principles of PHC which attempts to address the urban-rural divide to improve equity and accessibility.

Predictors of postpartum weight retention among urban Malaysian mothers: A prospective cohort study.

Background: Women of childbearing age are predisposed to becoming overweight or obese. This study determines the mean, prevalence and factors associated with 6 months postpartum weight retention among urban Malaysian mothers.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted at baseline (after delivery), 2, 4 and 6 months postpartum.

Traditional Postpartum Practices Among Malaysian Mothers: A Review.

Objectives: To briefly describe the postpartum practices among the three major ethnic groups in Malaysia and to identify commonalities in their traditional postpartum beliefs and practices.

Methods: This narrative review collated information on traditional postpartum practices among Malaysian mothers through a literature search for published research papers on traditional postpartum practices in Malaysia.

Results: This review shows that Malaysian mothers have certain postpartum practices that they considered to be important for preventing future ill health.

Correlates of depression, anxiety and stress among Malaysian university students.

Introduction: University students face not only challenges related with independent living, but also academic challenges. This predisposes them to depression, anxiety and stress, which are fairly common.

Objective: The aim was to assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress, and identify their correlates among university students.

Knowledge towards HPV infection and HPV vaccines among Syrian mothers.

Unlabelled: Cervical cancer is caused by HPV infection and can be prevented by early vaccination.

Objective: To assess Syrian women's level of knowledge and determinants of good knowledge of cervical cancer, HPV infection and its vaccines.

Methods: A cross sectional survey was undertaken among mothers with daughters in sixth grade classes enrolled in primary schools in Aleppo city, Syria.

Urut Melayu, the traditional Malay massage, as a complementary rehabilitative care in postpartum stroke.

Background: The case of a 32-year-old Malay woman who developed postpartum stroke is reported.

Methods: The patient received a series of urut Melayu, the traditional Malay massage, sessions at one of the newly established integrated hospitals in the country.

Results: After 14 urut Melayu sessions, she improved tremendously in her speech and fine motor skills and regained her activities of daily living.

Urut Melayu for poststroke patients: a qualitative study.

Background: Urut Melayu, the traditional Malay massage, had been introduced into three pioneer hospitals in Malaysia, as part of the integrated hospital program. It was introduced primarily for the rehabilitation of poststroke patients. After almost 3 years since it was first implemented, there are currently plans to extend it to other hospitals in the country.

A qualitative study on urut Melayu: the traditional Malay massage.

Objective: We conducted this study to gain an insight into the experiences and views of practitioners of urut Melayu, the traditional Malay massage, which will be used in developing a preliminary framework of the urut Melayu process.

Design: We adopted a qualitative study design. We carried out a total of five focus group discussions (FGDs) comprising 6-10 urut Melayu practitioners each.