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@#The aim of this study was to evaluate the demography, and to determine the detection rate of polyps, and detection rate of adenoma at a Malaysian tertiary hospital.
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Objectives: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the mostcommon gastrointestinal cancers in the world. In the AsiaPacificregion, it is the fastest emerging gastrointestinalcancer. Level of awareness on CRC warning signs and riskfactors in the rural population of Malaysia is reported of verylow. The aim of this study was to assess the level ofknowledge of CRC among the public at medical outpatientclinics in Serdang Hospital. The association between sociodemographicfactors with level of knowledge among therespondents was further studied.Study design: A study was conducted among the non-CRCpatients’ relatives accompanying their relatives to themedical outpatient clinics in Serdang Hospital from 1st Aprilto 31st August 2016. The study was carried out with clustersampling method.Methods: The respondents were assessed using validatedand modified Cancer Awareness Measures (CAM)questionnaire consists of three parts which are knowledgeon warning signs, knowledge on risk factors and sociodemographicfactors. All data were analysed using IBMSPSS Statistics 21.0.Results: Altogether 308 subjects completed thequestionnaires. It was shown high percentage of goodknowledge for warning signs and risk factors of CRC amongthe respondents. A significant association between agegroups and level of income with level of knowledge onwarning signs was observed.Conclusions: The level of knowledge of CRC among thegeneral public in Serdang Hospital was sufficient. Therespondents with higher income or younger age had higherlevel of knowledge regarding CRC.
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To study the prevalence of Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) infection, according to ethnicity, gender and endoscopic findings among the patients underwent the oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopes (OGDS) at gastroenterology endoscopy unit, Hospital Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. The database of all whom underwent OGDS at the gastroenterology endoscopy unit, Hospital Serdang from 1st August 2010 to 31st July 2012 was collected and assessed, retrospectively. A total of 924 patients who underwent OGDS were analyzed for the H. pylori infection by using Campylobacter-like organism (CLO) test. 130 (14.07%) tested positive, and their data were further studied according to gender, ethnicity, age group, initial indication for OGDS and endoscopic finding. The prevalence rate among males was 15.15% (70/462), while it was 12.99% (60/462) among females. In terms of ethnics, H. pylori infection was commonly found among Indian and Chinese with prevalence rate of 25.13% (50/199) and 17.41% (51/293) respectively. These figures are significantly higher than the 6.01% (25/416) for Malays. The age group (31-50 years old) had the highest prevalence rate of H. Pylori infection, which is of 18.55% (41/221). No significant difference was observed among initial indications for OGDS. Erosions were the commonest finding in H. pylori positive group with rate of 51.54% (67/130). However, erosions were not uncommon in H. pylori negative group as well with the rate of 48.61% (386/794). H. pylori infection rate among Malaysians was generally low, with the highest rate in Indians, followed by Chinese and relatively low in Malays. No significant difference between the prevalence rate of H. pylori infection in male and that in female was found. Erosions were equally common in either H. pylori positive or H. pylori negative group. .