SELF-MEDICATION AMONG ADULT POPULATION IN SELANGOR, MALAYSIA

Prevalence of Self-Medication among Population of Tehran, Iran

Self-medication in an Adult Nigerian Population

Background: Despite the growing research interest in self-medication, little information has been available about its major determinants especially in developing countries. This informed the conduct of this study to determine the major factors that influence the pattern of self medication in a population of market women in Ifako-Ijaiye area of Lagos, Nigeria. Methods: Interviewer administered p...

Surveillance of adult Aedes mosquitoes in Selangor, Malaysia.

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of using sticky traps and the NS1 dengue antigen kit for the surveillance of Aedes mosquitoes for dengue control. METHODS Apartments were selected in a dengue-endemic area, and sticky traps were set to capture adult Aedes mosquitoes. NS1 dengue antigen kit was used to detect dengue antigen in mosquitoes, and positive mosquitoes were serotyped using rea...

The prevalence and factors associated with obesity among adult women in Selangor, Malaysia

INTRODUCTION The prevalence of obesity in developing countries especially among women is on the rise. This matter should be taken seriously because it can burden the health care systems and lower the quality of life. AIM The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of obesity among adult women in Selangor and to determine factors associated with obesity among these women. METHO...

Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Selangor, Malaysia.

A survey of 25,246 Malay, Chinese and Indian children and adults ranging from birth to over 60 years of age, of both sexes, from 4 types of communities with different conditions of environmental sanitation and socio-economic status revealed an overall incidence of infection with soiltransmitted helminths of 39.6 percent. The incidence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis was highest among rural ru...