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Asia Pac J Public Health ; 32(1): 42-48, 2020 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31924113

ABSTRACT

Foreign workers in Malaysia face various barriers in accessing health care, which results in many of them being unable to obtain appropriate medical treatment in case of sickness. This study investigates the foreign workers' health care-seeking behavior and the demographic and socioeconomic variables that influence it. Data were collected from 502 foreign workers using a self-administered questionnaire. Multiple logistic regression was used to estimate the influence of demographic and socioeconomic variables on health care-seeking behavior among foreign workers. In cases of severe sickness, 20.5% of foreign workers stated that they will not go or are unlikely to go to a clinic or hospital. The multiple logistic regression revealed that foreign workers' tendency to avoid medical treatment is associated with gender, marital status, monthly income, preferred language of communication, and work classification. Nonetheless, in cases of mild sickness, demographic and socioeconomic variables do not influence foreign workers' health care-seeking behavior.


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Foreign Professional Personnel/psychology , Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data , Adult , Female , Foreign Professional Personnel/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Malaysia , Male , Sex Factors , Socioeconomic Factors , Surveys and Questionnaires
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Ann Transplant ; 19: 112-8, 2014 Mar 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24584108

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BACKGROUND: Informed consent of prospective donors should include information about the quality of life (QoL) of existing donors, especially those within the relevant country. This study aimed to provide information on Malaysian organ donors' QoL relative to a control group. MATERIAL/METHODS: Using a shorter version of the SF-36, QoL of 80 donors from the University of Malaya Medical Center (UMMC), Malaysia was surveyed and compared to QoL of 80 selected healthy individuals. ANOVA and General Linear Model (GLM) procedure were each applied for the QoL comparison, which was based on gender and age. RESULTS: Donors recorded a better QoL relative to the control group. Comparison across gender revealed that differences are more obvious for males than females. Donor/control comparison across age groups reveals that donors aged 56 and above reported significantly better QoL in most domains relative to other age groups. CONCLUSIONS: Information on donor QoL should be made available to the public to present a comprehensive picture of the consequences of organ donation. Nonetheless, we also argue that, despite the merits of organ donation, caution is required before concluding that donors have better QoL because the present research outcomes may reflect a self-selection bias in which respondents only included donors engaging in regular follow-ups.


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Health Status , Informed Consent/psychology , Kidney Transplantation/psychology , Living Donors/psychology , Quality of Life/psychology , Adult , Control Groups , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Malaysia , Male , Middle Aged , Surveys and Questionnaires
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