MyMedR

Displaying all 6 publications

Abstract:

Sort:

Nutrition in the 21st century: riding the U-shaped wave

Binns C, Low WY

Asia Pac J Public Health, 2014 Sep;26(5):444-6.
PMID: 25143450 DOI: 10.1177/1010539514546797
Matched MeSH terms: Public Health/trends*
[Organization and perspectives of development of public health in Malaysia]

Golański J

Wiad Lek, 1980 Jan 1;33(1):67-8.
PMID: 7368743
Matched MeSH terms: Public Health/trends*
Fulltext Challenges and future directions for public health pharmacy education in developing countries

Hassali MA

Am J Pharm Educ, 2011 Dec 15;75(10):195.
PMID: 22345714 DOI: 10.5688/ajpe7510195
Matched MeSH terms: Public Health/trends*
International comparison of trends in patients commencing renal replacement therapy by primary renal disease

Stel VS, Awadhpersad R, Pippias M, Ferrer-Alamar M, Finne P, Fraser SD, et al.

Nephrology (Carlton), 2019 Oct;24(10):1064-1076.
PMID: 30456883 DOI: 10.1111/nep.13531

AIM: To examine international time trends in the incidence of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) by primary renal disease (PRD).
METHODS: Renal registries reporting on patients starting RRT per million population for ESRD by PRD from 2005 to 2014, were identified by internet search and literature review. The average annual percentage change (AAPC) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) of the time trends was computed using Joinpoint regression.
RESULTS: There was a significant decrease in the incidence of RRT for ESRD due to diabetes mellitus (DM) in Europe (AAPC = -0.9; 95%CI -1.3; -0.5) and to hypertension/renal vascular disease (HT/RVD) in Australia (AAPC = -1.8; 95%CI -3.3; -0.3), Canada (AAPC = -2.9; 95%CI -4.4; -1.5) and Europe (AAPC = -1.1; 95%CI -2.1; -0.0). A decrease or stabilization was observed for glomerulonephritis in all regions and for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) in all regions except for Malaysia and the Republic of Korea. An increase of 5.2-16.3% was observed for DM, HT/RVD and ADPKD in Malaysia and the Republic of Korea.
CONCLUSION: Large international differences exist in the trends in incidence of RRT by primary renal disease. Mapping of these international trends is the first step in defining the causes and successful preventative measures of CKD.

Matched MeSH terms: Public Health/trends
Fulltext Awareness and current use of electronic cigarettes in Indonesia, Malaysia, Qatar, and Greece: Findings From 2011-2013 Global Adult Tobacco Surveys

Palipudi KM, Mbulo L, Morton J, Mbulo L, Bunnell R, Blutcher-Nelson G, et al.

Nicotine Tob Res, 2016 Apr;18(4):501-7.
PMID: 25895951 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntv081

INTRODUCTION: Increases in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) awareness and current use have been documented in high income countries but less is known about middle and low income countries.
METHODS: Nationally representative household survey data from the first four Global Adult Tobacco Surveys to assess e-cigarettes were analyzed, including Indonesia (2011), Malaysia (2011), Qatar (2013), and Greece (2013). Correlates of e-cigarette awareness and current use were calculated. Sample sizes for Greece and Qatar allowed for further analysis of e-cigarette users.
RESULTS: Awareness of e-cigarettes was 10.9% in Indonesia, 21.0% in Malaysia, 49.0% in Qatar, and 88.5% in Greece. In all four countries, awareness was higher among male, younger, more educated, and wealthier respondents. Current e-cigarette use among those aware of e-cigarettes was 3.9% in Malaysia, 2.5% in Indonesia, 2.2% in Greece and 1.8% in Qatar. Across these four countries, an estimated 818 500 people are currently using e-cigarettes. Among current e-cigarette users, 64.4% in Greece and 84.1% in Qatar also smoked cigarettes, and, 10.6% in Greece and 6.0% in Qatar were never-smokers.
CONCLUSIONS: E-cigarette awareness and use was evident in all four countries. Ongoing surveillance and monitoring of awareness and use of e-cigarettes in these and other countries could help inform tobacco control policies and public health interventions. Future surveillance should monitor use of e-cigarettes among current smokers and uptake among never-smokers and relapsing former smokers.
Study name: Global Adults Tobacco Survey (GATS-2011)

Matched MeSH terms: Public Health/trends
Environment and air pollution: health services bequeath to grotesque menace

Qureshi MI, Rasli AM, Awan U, Ma J, Ali G, Faridullah, et al.

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2015 Mar;22(5):3467-76.
PMID: 25242593 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3584-2

The objective of the study is to establish the link between air pollution, fossil fuel energy consumption, industrialization, alternative and nuclear energy, combustible renewable and wastes, urbanization, and resulting impact on health services in Malaysia. The study employed two-stage least square regression technique on the time series data from 1975 to 2012 to possibly minimize the problem of endogeniety in the health services model. The results in general show that air pollution and environmental indicators act as a strong contributor to influence Malaysian health services. Urbanization and nuclear energy consumption both significantly increases the life expectancy in Malaysia, while fertility rate decreases along with the increasing urbanization in a country. Fossil fuel energy consumption and industrialization both have an indirect relationship with the infant mortality rate, whereas, carbon dioxide emissions have a direct relationship with the sanitation facility in a country. The results conclude that balancing the air pollution, environment, and health services needs strong policy vistas on the end of the government officials.

Matched MeSH terms: Public Health/trends