No abstract

Abstract-Waste collector workers are potentially exposed to a variety of health risk and health symptoms factors. Collection of the domestic waste is also a job which requires repeated heavy physical activity such as lifting, carrying, pulling, and pushing. The objectives of this study were to conduct a survey to identify potential health risk and health symptom and also to identify the workers practice on personal protective equipment (PPE) during work. The subjects were all current employees of Kota Bharu Municipal Council in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. The survey questionnaire was completed by 103 waste collector workers (n=103). The result of study indicates that waste collectors present a risk for the development of chronic respiratory symptoms (cough, phlegm, asphyxiate and wheezing) (75.0%), common work related hazards (biological, physical, ergonomic, psychosocial, and chemical) (62.3%), musculoskeletal symptoms (low back pain and elbow or wrist pain) (90.8%), dermatological symptoms (itchy and rashes) (70.3%) and gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea and diarrhea) (65.5%). Therefore, workers must alert and aware the potentials health risk and potentials health symptoms arising from their work.

No abstract

Malaysia has one of the highest rates in population access to tap water. Based on 2017 data, Malaysia extracts 18.375 billion liters of raw water per day for treated water supply alone. However, water issues are still a significant problem in Malaysia. The aims of this paper was to highlight the water issues in Malaysia. Secondary data are collected with regard to "water issues" scope matters. River pollution, the safety of drinking water, and water disruption are some of the related water issues in Malaysia. These issues are connected. Polluted rivers caused water disruption and deterioration of drinking water quality. Undoubtedly, the water problem that we face nowadays is because we failed to see water as scarce commodities and partly due to the mismanagement of the finite water resource that we have taken for granted. The problem arising is not an easy one to solve. All these problems caused great inconvenience to the public. In short, many challenges have come up to create better water governance in Malaysia. Water is on people's life business and responsibility, reaching from the government to water corporations, water companies, water authorities, businesses, consultants, NGOs, industries, and the citizenry. Thus, an integrated approach plan involving all stakeholders, including community participation, to cultivate the sense of ownership should be established and implemented.

This study aims to identify the knowledge and attitude towards breast self-examination among undergraduate nursing students in the public university at Peninsular Malaysia. The method used in the study is a cross-sectional descriptive study that was conducted among 188 undergraduate students studied in a public university at Peninsular Malaysia. The level of knowledge and attitude of breast self-examination (BSE) measured using self-administered questionnaires. All data were analyzed using SPSS Statistics 23.0 for Windows. The result of the study showed 33% of respondents had experienced BSE. 79.3% of respondents have good knowledge of cancer breast and BSE. 86.7% of respondents know about BSE and 35.1% of respondents had a positive attitude towards BSE. The educational level was found to have a significant relationship with an overall knowledge of breast cancer and BSE (p >0.001), and attitude towards BSE (p >0.001) and breast self-examination experienced (p >0.001). In conclusion, nursing students had good knowledge of breast cancer but they had not experienced BSE and have a negative attitude in practising BSE. An intervention should be designed to enhance nursing students’ proficiency in performing BSE.