Tuberculosis Incidence and Factors Associated With Mortality Among Health Care Workers in Malaysia.

This study aims to determine tuberculosis incidence, all-cause mortality, and its associated factors among health care workers (HCWs) registered in 2012 to 2014 with the Malaysian National Tuberculosis (MyTB) Surveillance Registry. Regression analysis was used to determine factors associated with all-cause mortality. Incidence rates ranged from 135.

Dengue in Malaysia: Factors Associated with Dengue Mortality from a National Registry.

Background: The increasing incidence and geographical distribution of dengue has had significant impact on global healthcare services and resources. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with dengue-related mortality in a cohort of Malaysian patients.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of patients in the Malaysian National Dengue Registry of 2013.

Usage of glucometer is associated with improved glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Malaysian public primary care clinics: an open-label, randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) has been underutilised. We conducted an open-label, randomised controlled trial to assess the feasibility of introducing SMBG in primary care clinics in Malaysia.

Methods: This was an open-label, randomised controlled trial conducted in five public primary care clinics in Malaysia.

Process of care and prescribing practices for hypertension in public and private primary care clinics in Malaysia.

This study aimed to compare the process of care and the choice of antihypertensive medications used in both public and private primary care clinics in Malaysia. A cross-sectional survey was completed in 2008 on randomly selected 100 public health clinics and 114 private primary care clinics in Malaysia. A total of 4076 patient records, 3753 (92.

Antibiotics for URTI and UTI -- prescribing in Malaysian primary care settings.

Background: Overprescription of antibiotics is a continuing problem in primary care. This study aims to assess the antibiotic prescribing rates and antibiotic choices for upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and urinary tract infections (UTI) in Malaysian primary care.

Method: Antibiotic prescribing data for URTI and UTI was extracted from a morbidity survey of randomly selected primary care clinics in Malaysia.

The use of text messaging to improve attendance in primary care: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Non-attendance is common in primary care and previous studies have reported that reminders were useful in reducing broken appointments.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of a text messaging reminder in improving attendance in primary care.

Design: Multicentre three-arm randomized controlled trial.