The influence of men's masculine gender-role attitude and behaviour on sexual relationships and reproductive health in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study.

Background: This article is an extension of a previous research on masculinity and sexual and reproductive health using a newly developed local masculinity scale, KANITA Masculinity Scale, to study men's masculine gender-role attitude and behavior in Malaysia.

Objective: To explore how Malaysian men's masculine gender-role attitude and behavior influence sexual relationships and reproductive health.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study used the localized gender-equitable men scale to measure the attitude of Malaysian men toward sexual relationships and reproductive health.

Meta-Analysis of Quantitative Traits Loci (QTL) Identified in Drought Response in Rice ( L.).

Rice is an important grain that is the staple food for most of the world's population. Drought is one of the major stresses that negatively affects rice yield. The nature of drought tolerance in rice is complex as it is determined by various components and has low heritability.

Factors Influencing Malaysian Men's Perceptions of Gender Equity in Family Planning.

Introduction: Various factors influence men's perceptions regarding gender equity in family planning (FP). Identifying these factors can contribute to a deeper understanding of the roles that men play in family planning and ultimately leads to women's reproductive health outcomes.

Objectives: This paper aims to investigate factors influencing Malaysian men's perceptions of gender equity in family planning.

Factors associated with utilization of dipeptidyl-4 inhibitors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional retrospective study.

Dipeptidyl-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors are oral antidiabetic agents recently introduced to Malaysia. Thus, limited data is available on their utilization patterns and factors associated with their use. This study aims to analyse the utilization patterns of DPP-4 inhibitors, factors that influenced the choice of agent, and the rationale for treatment with DPP-4 inhibitors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.