Internet addiction issue risen among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it can contribute to mental health deterioration such as depression which is a serious worldwide public health concern. [1, 3]. This study aims to study internet addiction among university students in School of Health Sciences, USM. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted via convenience sampling technique on 122 students from January 2022 to March 2022. The data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire consisting of demographic variables and the level of addiction using 26-items validated by Chen Internet Addiction (CIAS) [2]. The findings revealed that there were 122 respondents who participated in this study and mostly 78.7% female students participated. Most of the respondents were Year Two students (37.7%), the residence of the respondents mostly from hostel or campus (54.1%) and the time spent on internet per day mostly more than five hours (92.6%) per day (Table 1). In conclusion, the study indicated the level of internet addiction among university students. Therefore, this study implies that lowering the time spent on internet per day is necessary to reduce the hazards to university students' mental health such as depression.
Leukemia is cancer that begins to develop in blood cells, producing abnormal cells. Depression is the most common symptom encountered by leukemia patients. Depression experienced by leukemia patients is not the same as that experienced by normal people daily, and it affects different aspects of quality of life (QOL). Aim: This study is designed to determine the level of depression and quality of life among leukemia patients at a teaching university in Kelantan, Malaysia. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional design was conducted among leukemia patients at a teaching hospital in Kelantan, Malaysia, using self-administered questionnaires. A total of 40 patients was selected using a random sampling technique. Results: Most of the participants in this study had a higher level of depression (87.5%). However, the overalls level of quality of life in this study was good with the highest mean of domain scales. Conclusion and Recommendations: The study results can be used as baseline information to determine the level of depression and level of quality of life among leukemia patients in Malaysia health care settings. Nurses play an essential role in helping leukemia patients manage their depression not to affect their quality of life.
Breast cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer worldwide including Malaysia. Breast self-examination is recommended as a screening method for early detection of breast cancer. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self-examination among janitors at Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted by using simple random sampling, a total of 74 female janitors were recruited into this study. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaire consisting sociodemographic characteristic and level of knowledge, attitude and practice towards breast self-examination. Among participants, 29% (n=22) have good knowledge regarding breast self-examination, 91.9% (n=68) have positive attitude and 51.4% (n=38) have high practice of breast self-examination. There was no significant association between knowledge of breast self-examination and practice of breast self-examination. The study shows attitude of breast self-examination have significant association between practices of breast self-examination. There was no association between socio-demographic characteristic and practice of breast self-examination. This study is crucial because it will provide healthcare professionals the early data, they need to design an effective public awareness campaign that could result in early diagnosis and treatment, which might improve survival among breast cancer patients.
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