Publications by authors named "Ngah Kuan Chow"
Article Synopsis
- In Malaysia, rare diseases impact less than 1 in 4,000 people, with 491 rare diseases documented by 2020 but limited data on their prevalence.
- A study in Langkawi involving 38 adult patients found rheumatological diseases were the most common, with a low annual admission rate of 0.9% and a hospital stay average of 9.7 days.
- Healthcare costs for rare disease admissions totaled MYR 244,598.63 (~USD 51,280), primarily driven by medications, while the average annual healthcare cost per patient was MYR 6,436.81 (~USD 1,350).
Sociodemographic status and medical problems were widely reported as the major factors in people living with HIV (PLHIV) with lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, lifestyles and cultural changes are rarely studied. A multicentred cross-sectional study was conducted among 137 virally suppressed PLHIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in northern Malaysia by face-to-face interviews and World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL)-BREF questionnaire.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Efavirenz is still widely used as the preferred first-line antiretroviral agent in middle- and low-income countries, including Malaysia. The efavirenz population pharmacokinetic profile among HIV-positive smokers is still unknown. We aimed to assess the association of smoking with efavirenz and the differences in HIV clinical outcomes.
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