A5025576830- Innovations in Medical Education
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Malaria Research and Control
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
Manipal University College Malaysia
2017-2025
University of Malaya
2020-2023
Community Medical Center
2023
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
2020
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
2020
Context: Scientific research not only promotes health and combats diseases of an individual, but also it can strengthen the effectiveness systems. Hence, understanding scientific methods becomes a crucial component in medical profession.Aims: This study was conducted to assess knowledge, attitudes, barriers toward among undergraduate dental students.Settings Design: cross-sectional 295 Bachelor Medicine Surgery (MBBS) Dental (BDS) students from private college Malaysia.Materials Methods: We...
The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has a social and psychological impact among healthcare workers worldwide appropriate coping strategies are essential to avoid the negative mental health effects. This study aimed investigate from different countries their attitude towards teamwork during COVID-19 pandemic.A cross-sectional was conducted by using an online, web-based questionnaire, which distributed 32 April May 2020. respondents were recruited non-random convenience sampling method.A total...
The COVID-19 pandemics caused an unprecedented mortality, distress, and globally poses a challenge to mental resilience. To our knowledge, this is the first study that aimed investigate psychological distress among adult general population across 13 countries. This cross-sectional was conducted through online survey by recruiting 7091 respondents. Psychological evaluated with Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI). crude prevalence of due highest in Vietnam, followed Egypt, Bangladesh. Through...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a growing interest in online information about coronavirus worldwide. This study aimed to investigate digital health literacy (DHL) level, information-seeking behaviour, and satisfaction of on among East South-East Asia university students. cross-sectional web-based was conducted between April June 2020 by recruiting students from universities China, Malaysia, Philippines. University who have Internet access were invited participate study. Items...
The monkeypox virus (MPXV), an Orthopoxvirus family member, is the zoonotic agent that causes mpox (formerly known as monkeypox). ongoing pandemic has caused cases across continents involving 110 countries. This study aimed to assess knowledge and its determinants among healthcare personnel.This cross-sectional was conducted from June 6 25, 2022, 17 Arab self-administered questionnaire consists of 53 questions assessing about virus.In total, 5874 medical students clinical doctors countries...
Abstract Background In this priority-setting exercise, we sought to identify leading research priorities needed for strengthening future pandemic preparedness and response across countries. Methods The International Society of Global Health (ISoGH) used the Child Nutrition Research Initiative (CHNRI) method preparedness. Eighty experts in global health, translational clinical identified 163 ideas, which 42 then scored based on five pre-defined criteria. We calculated intermediate...
It is clear that medical science has advanced much in the past few decades with development of vaccines and this even true for novel coronavirus outbreak. By late 2020, COVID-19 were starting to be approved by national global regulators, across 2021, there was a rollout several vaccines. Despite rolling out vaccination programs successfully, been cause concern regarding uptake vaccine due hesitancy. In tackling hesitancy improving overall rates, digital health literacy (DHL) could play major...
Coronavirus disease-19 emerged in December 2019. Healthcare workers were exposed to this highly infectious virus during the pandemic and suffered several social psychological consequences, such as anxiety, distress, burnout.To assess depression, coping strategies, risk perception, attitude toward interprofessional teamwork among Egyptian healthcare COVID-19 pandemic.We conducted a cross-sectional online survey which consisted of five sections. The primary outcomes anxiety (GAD-7), depression...
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is growing at a fast pace and permeates many aspects of people’s daily lives. Medical students’ inclination towards AI in the medical field increases probability successful adoption its value field. This study was conducted to evaluate readiness among undergraduate students. A cross-sectional from March 2022 April private institution Malaysia. non-probability purposive sampling method used enroll students questionnaire distributed online via Google...
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted health care workers in many ways including mental health. This impact is usually underestimated particular developing countries.The study aims to assess the level of anxiety, depression, risk perception, and coping strategies Albanian healthcare during identify associated factors.A cross-sectional online was conducted from April May 2020 by recruiting personnel through snowballing method. Data collection carried out social media using Generalized Anxiety...
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has raised the necessity to rapidly develop safe and effective vaccines limit spread of infections. Meanwhile, vaccine hesitancy is a significant barrier community vaccination strategies. Methods: An internet-based cross-sectional survey was conducted from March April 2021 during start campaigns. Results: A total 1009 subjects participated, mean age (±SD) 29.11 ± 8.2 years. Among them, 68.8% believed that an method control disease, 81.2% indicated acceptance...
COVID-19 pandemic has caused an extraordinary situation, especially for the healthcare workers (HCWs), leading to increased psychological stress. The aim of study was estimate prevalence different grades anxiety and depression across centers in Philippines identify demographic factors associated with them.A cross-sectional, web-based, multi-center conducted among HCWs from April 20- May 20, 2020. instruments used were Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale Patient Health Questionnaire...
Reliability and validity of exam questions are crucial in the assessment medical education. Validity refers to meaning if effectively measure as its purpose measure, while reliability consistency a measurement or test. Various methods could be applied examination questions. In this review, content validity, face concurrent construct predictive briefly mentioned for further application. Moreover, test-retest reliability, inter-rater alternate form split-half presented. Regular on refinement...
This study aimed to analyze the estimated suicide trends among males in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries from year 2000 2019 and their relationship with unemployment rates. Age-standardized rate data 10 ASEAN (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) were analyzed using Joinpoint regression. Results showed that (except Philippines Myanmar) recorded an increase or a plateau decline...
Objective To evaluate the impact of a mass media campaign in terms improving breast cancer (BC) symptoms awareness and screening uptake. Design Before—and after—study with comparator groups. Setting Selangor State, Malaysia. Participants Malaysian women aged > 40 years (n=676) from randomly selected households. Intervention A culturally adapted (TV, radio, print social media). Primary secondary outcome measures The primary endpoint was BC awareness, which assessed Breast Cancer Awareness...
BackgroundNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs) usually affect the population living in poverty, especially low- and middle-income countries located subtropical regions. This study aimed to assess awareness of NTDs willingness participate prevention control measures their associated factors among healthcare students Asian countries.MethodsThis cross-sectional was conducted by recruiting from Asia mainly Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Syria. Data collected via online Google form...
International migration has become a global phenomenon bringing with it complex and interrelated issues related to the physical mental well-being of people involved. This study investigated factors associated health among Myanmar migrant workers (MMW) in Malaysia. The cross-sectional was conducted Penang, Malaysia by using WHO-5 Well-Being Index Scale (WHO-5) Mental Health subscale 36 items Short Form Survey (SF-36). Among 192 who were understudied, 79.2% had poor according scale. duration...
Background: Breast cancer is the most common among women in Malaysia, and incidence of 31.1 per 100,000 population comparatively higher than other Southeast Asian countries. Diagnosis tends to occur at later stages which may be due, partly, inadequate knowledge about warning signs symptoms. Therefore, this study investigated validity reliability a UK-developed measure context assessing women's awareness breast Malaysia. Aims: This aimed translate, adapt validate internationally recognised...
In the era of technology, social networking has become a platform for teaching-learning process. Exploring international students' perspective on using Twitter would reveal barriers and potential its use in higher educational activities. This study aimed to explore postgraduate as learning resource. qualitative was conducted part program at university United Kingdom. A focus group discussion five in-depth interviews were after receiving informed consent. The data analyzed by R package...
To reduce antimicrobial resistance (AMR), pathogen-specific AMR burden data are crucial to guide target selection for research and development of vaccines monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). We identified knowledge gaps through previously conducted systematic reviews, which informed a Delphi expert consultation on future priorities harmonisation strategies support data-driven decision-making. Consensus (≥80% agreement) importance feasibility topics was achieved in two rounds, involving 24 39 19...
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a collection of metabolic illnesses characterised by hyperglycaemia caused abnormalities in insulin production, action, or both. It has become an epidemic, and 2021 about 536.6 million people are living with DM. Aims: The objective this study to assess knowledge among preclinical clinical year medical students private institution Malaysia regarding Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on designated questionnaire. Students were divided into...