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Ocular Health Status among the Measles Affected Children in Sitakunda, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Full text linkIntroduction: Measles is considered the fifth leading cause of blindness. Malnutrition and lack of immunization are the main reasons for being affected by the measles virus. A relationship between measles and vitamin -A can result in night blindness, xerophthalmia, and corneal ulceration. Some systemic disorders such as diarrhea, upper respiratory tract infection, and encephalitis are associated with measles. Proper immunization and treatment can eliminate blindness and death that result from measles.Purpose: This study was to discover the ocular and general health morbidities, knowledge, and barriers to the uptake of eye care services among the measles-affected children of ethnic communities in Sitakunda, Chittagong.Methods: It was a community-based descriptive study. The sampling method was purposive. This study was conducted among the measles-affected children in the ethnic community of Tripurapara, Sitakunda Upazila, Chittagong, Bangladesh. A total of 120 children were examined by an Ophthalmologist, Optometrist, and health worker to determine the ocular and general status of the children. A well-designed questionnaire collected quantitative data from the parents of the children and Children.Results: A total of 120 children participated, 58.33% were male 41.67% were female and the age group was 0-16 years. The mean age was 6.3 ±3.9 years. Decreased visual acuity and visual impairment was 12.6%. The main ocular morbidities were Refractive error (19.5%), Xeropthalmia (9.7%), Retinitis pigmentosa(2.4%), Corneal ulcer(2.4%), Amblyopia (4.9%), etc. Nutritional status was: Malnourished (8.4%) and at Borderline (16.6%). Another systemic association was decreased appetite (26.9%), Upper respiratory tract infection (23.9%), Ascariasis (17.9%), Skin disease (16.4%), and Physical weakness (14.9%). 59.35% of ocular morbidities were managed by primary medicine.Conclusion: Poor health education, malnutrition, and lack of immunization are the main reasons for the outbreak of this disease, and Proper immunization, improved health service, and improvement in their living conditions can help them to lead healthy lives. 
Psychological and Physical Impact on Students of Management and Science University (Malaysia) during the Movement Control Order Covid-19 Pandemic.
Full text linkBackground: The 2019 Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) epidemic was a health emergency of international concern. Movement Control Order (MCO) that was implemented in Malaysia to cope with Covid-19 spreading, had caused unbearable physical and psychological pressure and affected the educational status of the students. Therefore, the aim of this research is to study the impact of MCO during the Covid-19 on the university students physically, psychologically and academically. Methodology: This research was implemented as a cross sectional study among university students. The online survey collected information regarding the students’ demographic characteristics, physical symptoms on the past 2 months, psychological impact (through the Impact of Event Scale-Revised “IES-R”). The results showed students to have mild, moderate and severe psychological impact (11.34%, 5.67% and 32.47% respectively). Linear regression showed there was no correlation between demographic characteristics and psychological impacts of MCO. Majority of the students (46.4%) rated their general health as good while 38.1% often keep an eye of their health. 25.8% of the students had seen medical practitioner for the past two months and 25% out of them had seen the doctor for 1-2 times. Conclusion: These findings could help in developing evidence-driven strategies to reduce the adverse impact of MCO on university students during pandemics
The Factors Affecting Enterprise Risk Management in the Public Listed Financial Services Sector
Full text linkThe purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of factors or determinants that could affect Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), focusing on the financial services sector listed in Bursa Malaysia. The study used 31 financial services companies’ annual reports from 2011 until 2020. A logit regression approach is used, and the dummy variable used as the dependent variable is equal to one if firms implement ERM and zero if not. Four independent variables are firm size, leverage, profitability, and cash reserves. The findings of this study are that profitability, leverage, and cash reserves are significant factors in ERM implementation. However, firm sizes show negative related to ERM implementation. This research is limited to the industry that only focuses on the financial services sector and some companies do not have annual report information. Nevertheless, the research demonstrates how the company that implements ERM or has Chief Risk Officer will be able to manage their risk systematically and do decision-making better. This study focuses on the implementation of ERM in the financial services industry, where most researchers focus on all sectors and relate ERM implementation with firm valu
The Relationship between Skipping Breakfast and Dietary Intake with Body Mass Index of a Private University Students in Shah Alam, Malaysia
No full textBreakfast consumption is correlated with a range of positive outcomes, namely good academicperformance, appropriate nutrient intake and body mass index (BMI). However, many university studentshave the habits of skipping breakfast and consume an insufficient amount of nutrients. This study aimed todetermine the relationship between skipping breakfast and dietary intake with BMI among students of aprivate university in Shah Alam, Malaysia. A self-administered questionnaire was used in a cross-sectionalstudy of 200 students. The questionnaire asked about sociodemographic factors, dietary habits, and foodintake over 24 hours. SPSS and Nutritionist pro tools were used to analyse the data. Breakfast was skippedby 58% of students (60% of males and 56% females). Students' most common reason to skip breakfast is alack of time (n = 146; 73%). The majority of those who consumed more than 2500kcal per day wereoverweight. The results showed no significant association (p = 0.831) between breakfast skipping and BMI.There was no significant association (p > 0.05) between covariates (socio-demography, anthropometry,intakes of protein, carbohydrate, sodium, iron and vitamin C) with the BMI of students. However, there wasa significant association (p = 0.001) between dietary intake (calorie) and BMI. In conclusion, it is evidencedthat the dietary intake of these students influences their BMI status instead of the behaviour of skippingbreakfast. The importance of having breakfast should be emphasised among university students. Thestudents should prioritise their daily nutrient intake by taking regular breakfas
Factors Related to Breast Cancer Screening Uptake Among Women in Asian Countries: A Literature Review
Full text linkThe incidence of breast cancer in Asian countries is continuously rising, with breast cancer-causing anincrease in mortality among Asian women. The impact of low screening uptake is a matter of concern as inmost cases, cancers have been diagnosed in the advanced stages where medical intervention is not curablebut only intended to improve the quality of care. Therefore, there has been comprehensive advocacy forearly detection and treatment of breast cancer as a strategy to mitigate breast cancer-related morbidityand mortality rates. This paper reviewed existing research on breast cancer screening and the factors thatare associated with breast cancer screening among Asian women. The findings from numerous studiesconducted in Asian countries provides evidence that the number of factors such as socio-demographiccharacteristics, knowledge on breast cancer, including its symptoms and risk factors as well as breastcancer screening modalities, beliefs or perceptions and barriers in terms of structural, psychological,cultural and social factors influences women's adherence to the preventive health promotive behaviour -breast cancer screening. These findings direct to the need for well-planned strategies and intervention thatare culturally sensitive and specifically tailored to the needs of Asian women to successfully promote andadvocate the importance of breast health, early detection of breast cancer and adoption of dynamic routinescreening behaviours
Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Optometrists as Basis for Employability from Employers' Perception
Full text linkThis study aimed to determine the preference of employers regarding the importance of Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes (KSA) as well as the employability predictors of optometrists. This quantitative research was conducted among 18 respondents from optical chains and clinics around Metro Manila which were selected through purposive sampling. The data were gathered using online survey forms. Findings showed that majority of the respondents did not consider the academic institution and work experience while the type of program or curriculum, academic achievements, and board performance of optometrists were considered. For KSA of optometrists, theoretical knowledge, clinical skills, and professionalism obtained the highest weighted mean. The results showed that there was no significant relationship between the profile of respondents and their preference in hiring optometrists and the KSA of optometrists. In conclusion, assessment programs for improvement of Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes (KSA) may be formulated to increase the employability of optometrist
Visual Function of Myopic Students Wearing Contact Lens and Spectacles
Full text linkMyopia people use contact lenses and spectacles as a visual aid. Measuring the suitability of the measure of visual impairment from contact lenses and spectacles is not enough to be assessed from visual acuity and visual field measurements alone, but also needed subjective patient-based visual function assessments, namely the VF-14 questionnaire. A total of 40 students were involved in this study. All of the participants were given the VF-14 questionnaire twice: for visual function using contact lenses; and visual function using spectacles. The mean VF-14 score among contact lenses and spectacles wearer were 90.63±2.96 and 93.04±2.45respectively. There were significant differences visual function between contact lens and spectacles wearer (p = 0.00) especially in reading small print activity; reading signs; watching TV; playing table games; cooking; driving during the day; and recognizing people at distance. Thus, it can be concluded that participants with low and moderate myopia, both contact lens and spectacle users, had visual function with mild and minimal disturbances. The visual function of spectacles is better for distant viewing activities and detailed work, while contact lenses are better for viewing activities at medium distances
Identifying Visual Stress and Assessing The Effect of Colored Overlay on a Person with Visual Stress Symptoms among MSU Students
Full text linkVisual stress is identified as the experience of visual distortions and discomfort during prolonged reading and alleviated with coloured overlays. With coloured overlays, it also helps to improve reading speed. The aim of this research is to focus on identifying and assessing visual stress associated with reading speed and most preferred colour overlays during routine eye examination. An experimental study was conducted on 40 MSU students. They were identified using a set of questionnaire designed to accomplish the aims of this study. The detailed questionnaire consisted of 19 questions enquiring on ocular history. Question 2 until 6 shows strong indicator of binocular vision problem while question 14 until 19 shows strong indicator of visual stress. The questionnaire was introduced by Sylvia Moody to differentiate whether the subject is having binocular vision problem or visual stress. Next, we proceed with visual stress assessment. The patients were given a computer screen as a reading material and reading speed was taken before and after using coloured overlays. Data was entered on SPSS version 22.0. It is indicated that more than half of the subject are having visual stress (52.5%). The common symptom reported were eye tired due to reading (76.2%), eye distracted when reading (76.2%), and uncomfortable due to fluorescent lighting (76.2%). There is a significant difference in reading speed before and after using coloured overlays (p-value <0.01). The most preferred colour overlays is Aqua (23.8%), Grass (23.8%), Magenta (19%) and Purple (19%). There are benefit of using coloured overlay if the subject is having a sign and symptoms of visual stress. The coloured overlays chosen by the subject is different from one another depends on their sensitivity and specificity require
The Importance of Ethnic Relations Courses in Shaping Social Cohesion among Undergraduate Students
Full text linkThis study determines and identifies the importance of Ethnic Relations in giving an integrated value among university students in Malaysia. This study focuses on the private institution in Shah Alam to discuss how the objectives of the courses affect the unity among the students. The private institution was chosen because the ethnic demographics in Peninsular Malaysia are balanced well between the three major ethnic groups. Additionally, this study explores how instructors can effectively communicate the three main objectives of the course to the students. Moreover, this study examines how the main objectives, as determined through content analysis, may provide an integrative value to the students and portray the values derived from the subjects in their daily lives
Applicability of Neuro-Optometry Vision Questionnaire among Cerebrovascular Accident Patients
Full text linkOptometry Profession has been expanded or modified to conform to the advancement and developments in the field of medical science. Neuro- Optometry is one of the expanded specialty field of vision care that combines neurology and optometry to assess how the brain processes information sent from the eyes. The main purpose of this study is to determine the applicability of Neuro- Optometry Vision Questionnaire among patients who suffered from cerebrovascular accident. Such knowledge will significantly be used in designing a management plan to improve the visual conditions of the respondents, thereby increasing their productivity in work and at home. This study employed the purposive-quota sampling technique to determine the respondents of the study. First, the researchers interviewed the 40 selected respondents and then their visual manifestations were assessed using the Neuro-Optometry Vision Questionnaire. On the second part of examination, Neuro-Optometric Clinical Evaluation was conducted as pre-requisite procedures. The data collected are subjected to different statistical measures. Frequency – Percentage was used to determine the number and percentage of the respondents based on their visual clinical profile,refractive condition, and status based on the result of Neuro-Optometric Clinical Evaluation.Weighted Mean, for a more intensive evaluation of the visual manifestations of respondents and T-test to determine if there is a significant difference in the responses of the two groups of respondents using Neuro-Optometry Vision Questionnaire. It was found out that there is a significant difference on the responses between the non-cerebrovascular accident respondents and Cerebrovascular Accident Respondents using the Neuro-Optometry Vision Questionnaire. Furthermore, the incidence of ocular–visual defects or difficulties was found to be less than on non-cerebrovascular accident respondents because of most their responses could be associated with the aging process while many cerebrovascular accident survivors report vision difficulties, decrease in balance, decreased depth perception and reading problems. In spite of this fact, ocular and visual disorders were found to be significantly associated with stroke in the study. Also, all cerebrovascular accident survivors should receive a comprehensive screening and Neuro-Optometric examination to assess visual disorders in the early days following a stroke as they may warrant referral for a specialist’s assessment and targeted treatment specific to their type of visual impairment