Background: This cross-sectional study aimed to identify factors influencing the acceptance of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) booster dose in Malaysia based on the health belief model during 2022. Methods: Malaysians aged 18 and above were enrolled in a cross-sectional online survey. The convenient sampling method was used for data collection, and Google form was employed as an online questionnaire, which was distributed through social media by the authors. The sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents were assessed and summarized by performing descriptive and frequency analyses. Multivariate analysis was applied to measure the associations of factors influencing the acceptance of COVID-19 booster dose among respondents in Malaysia. Results: A total of 467 responses were analyzed in this study. Participants with neutral perceptions who think that it is easy for them to get the COVID-19 vaccine if they wanted to were 0.042 times less likely to accept COVID-19 booster dose compared to others (95% CI of 0.003- 0.556 which was significant with P<0.05 (P=0.016). Moreover, the participants were 0.012 times more likely to be females by neutral on that it is easy for you to get the COVID-19 vaccine if you wanted to with a 95% CI of 2.166-461.040, which is significant. Conclusion: The need for continued access to research and learning has never been more important, especially when it comes to a constantly mutating coronavirus. We also continue to work directly with agencies to support their work.

Background Despite being a preventable disease, the prevalence of obesity is rising progressively worldwide. However, the prevalence of obesity and its associated factors among older adults remains unclear in Malaysia. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of obesity and its associated factors among older adults who voluntarily attended the health screening programs, which were part of the Malaysian HEalth and Well‐Being AssessmenT (My‐HEBAT) Study. Methods Cross‐sectional study was conducted among Malaysian adults, aged ≥60 years. A standardized self‐administered questionnaire was used to gather information regarding socio‐demographic status, personal, family and medical history. Anthropometric indices, blood pressure and physical examinations were conducted on site. Venous blood samples were collected for lipid profile and blood glucose analysis. Participants with BMI of ≥30 kg/m2 or < 30kg/m2 were classified as obese or non‐obese respectively. Age was categorized into three subgroups: 60–69, 70–79, and ≥80 years old. The factors associated with obesity among older adults were then identified using multiple logistic regression. Results A total of 716 older adults aged ≥60 years (mean ± SD: 66.6 ± 6.0 years) were recruited. The prevalence of obesity among older adults was 15.8%, while higher prevalence was found among females (42.9%) compared to males (38.3%). The prevalence of obesity decreased with increasing age (48.5% in 60–69 years, 20.8% in 70–79 years, and 11.8% in ≥80 years). Conclusion The prevalence of obesity among Malaysian population is higher than that of worldwide prevalence. Current national health promotion and educational programs should focus on identifying factors associated with obesity, and promotion of healthy lifestyle with obesity should be improved and modified, particularly for older adults in Malaysia.

Background This research is conducted to know Malaysian university student’s mental health status and their quality of life during this COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, 2021. This study aims to associate sociodemographic background, paranoia level and resilience level with quality life. Quality of life is the general well-being of individuals whereas paranoia is the thought process that causes irrational suspicion or mistrust, and resilient is the ability of an individual able to adapt in faced the trouble. Methods The study was carried in the form of questionnaire that consisted of items on sociodemographic information, paranoia and resilience level and quality of life status. Sample population of 653 respondents were collected from both private and public universities. Data were later analyzed in frequencies and percentages, Chi-square test and as well as binary logistic regression (BLR). Results We found that the relation between QOL with resilience and paranoia. Normal (AOR 2.55) and high resilience (AOR = 2.75) people showing have higher quality of life while people with severe Paranoia (AOR 0.538) were less likely to have good Quality of life than those who reported with moderate paranoia. The most significant result indicates that high levels of resilience was associated with good QoL while student with moderate to severe paranoia will have low QoL. Conclusion As a result, university students from different sociodemographic background with high resilience and low paranoia level will have good quality of life. This study recommends future study to consider and investigate external factors that could affect this study’s outcome.

Malaysia recently entered third-wave of COVID-19 pandemic starting from October 2020 to end of January 2021. Therefore, objective of our study was to identify the prevalence of depression and its associated factors among adults during third wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. A total of 1468 Malaysian adults participated in this cross-sectional web-based survey. A standardized questionnaire was generated using the Google Form, and the link was shared through social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp. Patient Health Questionnaires (PHQ-9) was used to assess the levels of depression. Among 1468 participants, 320 (22 %) and 358 (24.6 %) indicated to have moderate to severe depression during third-wave of COVID-19 in Malaysia. Multiple predictors were identified that contributed to depression. These included female gender, family’s source income affected by the pandemic, do not perform exercise, victim of abuse and those with family and/or friends infected with COVID-19 virus. COVID-19 pandemic had caused the implementation of lockdown and physical distancing in Malaysia and nations across the globe. The pandemic had brought serious negative impacts on mental health of the adults especially depression especially during third wave of pandemic. The findings of our study suggested that new interventions or strategies are needed to be developed to address the severity of depression among Malaysian adults.

Introduction: The effect of COVID-19-related changes (such as disturbance of face-to-face human association, breakdown of propensities, vulnerability almost long-term, money related frailty, and depression) on people's mental well-being.  The enormous utilize of the Web can be a double-edged sword: on the one hand, get to to innovation has cultivated people's well-being and has encouraged the get to to social back; on the other hand, it may have turned into tricky utilize, particularly with respect to compulsive utilize and cognitive distraction.  Methods: A sample of 311 was calculated by using the Raosoft software. Descriptive analysis, univariate analysis and multivariate analysis were carried out. Binary logistic regression and multiple logistic regression were used for analysis to access the associated factors with internet addiction. Results: The majority of respondents 323(61.5%) belonged to the normal level of internet addiction, which was followed by Moderate level of internet addiction by 113(21.5%) respondents. 8(1.5%) respondents were severely addicted to internet. Conclusion: During COVID 19 pandemic, the prevalence of psychological problems such as Internet Addiction increased especially among young adults. Therefore, national policy should be refined to reduce the stressful lifestyle in order to reduce the impact of internet addiction especially for young adults in India.