Healthy Aging and its Determinants Among Community-dwelling Older Persons in East Coast, Malaysia: A Multidimensional Assessment.

Objectives: Exploring the possibility of healthy aging among older persons is crucial for achieving optimal health in the growing older population. This study aimed to determine the prevalence, pattern, and determinants of healthy aging among older persons in Terengganu, Malaysia.

Methods: We conducted a community-based cross-sectional study involving older persons aged % 60 years.

Role of Religion in Preventing Youth Sexual Activity in Malaysia: A Mixed Methods Study.

One of the popular approaches of preventing youth sexual activity in Malaysia is using religion to promote premarital sexual abstinence. Despite this intervention, youth continue to practise premarital sex. Thus, the purpose of this exploratory mixed methods study was to understand the role of religion on sexual activity among college students in Klang Valley, Malaysia.

Understanding barriers to Malaysian women with breast cancer seeking help.

Delay in help-seeking behaviour which is potentially preventable has a major effect on the prognosis and survival of patients with breast cancer. The objective of this study was to explore reasons for delay in seeking help among patients with breast cancer from the East Coast of peninsular Malaysia. A qualitative study using face- to-face in-depth interview was carried out involving 12 breast cancer patients who had been histo-pathologically confirmed and were symptomatic on presentation.

Work related determinants of breastfeeding discontinuation among employed mothers in Malaysia.

Background: This cross-sectional study assesses factors that contribute to discontinuing breastfeeding among employed mothers in Malaysia.

Methods: A structured questionnaire was used in conducting this study involving all government health clinics in Petaling district between July and September 2006. Respondents were Malaysian women with children between the ages of six to twelve months who were formally employed.

Prevalence and impact of physical disability on Malaysian school-aged children: a population-based survey.

Purpose: To determine the magnitude and impact of physical disability on Malaysian school-aged children between 7 and less than 18 years old.

Method: Cross-sectional population-based household interview with two-stage stratified sampling design.

Setting: The Malaysian Third National Health of Morbidity Survey, 2006.

Qualitative study on the Community Perception of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) Implementation in Lahej, Yemen.

Objectives: This qualitative study was aimed at exploring the perceptions of community leaders and mothers about health services and community actions pertaining to child health in Lahej, Yemen since the Implementation of Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) in 2003.

Methods: Face-to-face, semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with six community leaders and seven mothers in 2007 in the three districts of Lahej Governorate, Yemen, that are implementing IMCI.

Results: Neither group was aware of IMCI, but had "positive perception to the services.