The Contributing Sources for Sustainable Funding in Malaysian Social Welfare Group

Zaharrudin, Nurliana Zahira; Zakaria, Azzarina; Shariff, Siti Halijjah

doi:10.6007/ijarbss/v8-i11/5576

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“…Delivery of outreach dental services are also established through Mobile Dental Clinics (buses, trailers, lorries and caravans) and mobile dental teams to the schoolchildren and populations in sub-urban and remote areas. Non-governmental organisations also provide targeted community dental services for the vulnerable population [39,40]. Overall, the Malaysian health system is designed to provide dental care access to the entire population across the urban and rural settings [26].…”

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Comparison of health-seeking behaviour of Malaysian adults in urban and rural areas pertaining to oral health issues: findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019

Tan

Jawahir

Doss

2023

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Background: The development and implementation of appropriate strategies to enhance oral health in the community can be aided by an understanding of oral health-seeking behaviour among urban and rural populations. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors associated with oral health-seeking behaviour of the Malaysians in urban and rural locations who self-reported dental problems. Methods: The National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019, a cross-sectional nationwide household survey that focused on non-institutionalised Malaysians, provided the data for this study on adults in Malaysia who were 18 years of age and older. Data was collected using a multilingual (Malay and English), structured, and validated questionnaire via face-to-face interviews from July to October 2019. Complex sample descriptive statistics were used to describe the characteristics and oral health-seeking behaviour of the respondents. The relationship between predictors (predisposing, enabling, and health needs factor) and oral health-seeking behaviours were investigated using multivariable logistic regression analysis (sought healthcare and self-medication). Results: The analysis comprised a total of 10,134 respondents, or about 18.2 million Malaysian adults ages 18 and above. The overall prevalence of Malaysian adults who self-reported dental problems was low (5.5%) and was slightly higher in the rural than urban population. Almost half sought treatment from healthcare practitioners (HCPs), and almost a quarter self-medicated. Ethnicity was associated with seeking healthcare and self-medication among urban dwellers. Among the rural population, income level was associated with seeking healthcare while education level was associated with self-medication. Conclusion: Disparities in oral health-seeking behaviours exist between Malaysians living in urban and rural areas. Future policies should adopt focused strategies that concentrate on oral healthcare accessibility and health literacy of the vulnerable and rural populations to achieve the best oral healthcare for this population group.

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Comparison of health-seeking behaviour of Malaysian adults in urban and rural areas pertaining to oral health issues: findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019

Tan

Jawahir

Doss

2023

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“…Delivery of outreach dental services is also established through Mobile Dental Clinics (buses, trailers, lorries and caravans) and mobile dental teams to the schoolchildren and populations in sub-urban and remote areas. Non-governmental organisations also provide targeted community dental services for the vulnerable population [ 27 , 28 ]. Overall, the Malaysian health system is designed to provide dental care access to the entire population across the urban and rural settings [ 14 ].…”

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Oral healthcare seeking behavior of Malaysian adults in urban and rural areas: findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019

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Jawahir,

Doss

2023

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Background The development and implementation of appropriate strategies to enhance oral health in the community can be aided by an understanding of oral healthcare seeking behavior among urban and rural populations. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors associated with oral healthcare seeking behavior of the Malaysians in urban and rural locations who self-reported dental problems. Methods The National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019, a cross-sectional nationwide household survey that focused on non-institutionalised Malaysians, provided the data for this study on adults in Malaysia who were 18 years of age and older. A two-stage stratified random sampling technique was employed to ensure national representativeness. Data was collected using a multilingual (Malay and English), structured, and validated questionnaire via face-to-face interviews from July to October 2019. The dependent variable was oral healthcare seeking behavior (sought oral healthcare and self-medication). Independent variables were predisposing, enabling and health needs factor based on Andersen’s Behavioral Model. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the characteristics and oral healthcare seeking behavior of the respondents. The relationship between the independent and dependent variables were investigated using multivariable logistic regression analysis. Results The analysis comprised a total of 10,134 respondents, representing about 18.2 million Malaysian adults aged 18 and above. The overall prevalence of Malaysian adults who self-reported dental problems was low (5.5%) and was slightly higher in the rural than urban population. Almost half sought treatment from healthcare practitioners, and almost a quarter self-medicated. Ethnicity was associated with seeking healthcare and self-medication among urban dwellers. Among the rural population, income level was associated with seeking healthcare while education level was associated with self-medication. Conclusion Disparities in oral healthcare seeking behaviors exist between Malaysians living in urban and rural areas. Future policies should adopt focused strategies that concentrate on oral healthcare accessibility and health literacy of the vulnerable and rural populations to achieve the best oral healthcare for this population group.

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The Contributing Sources for Sustainable Funding in Malaysian Social Welfare Group

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References 37 publications

Comparison of health-seeking behaviour of Malaysian adults in urban and rural areas pertaining to oral health issues: findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019

Comparison of health-seeking behaviour of Malaysian adults in urban and rural areas pertaining to oral health issues: findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019

Oral healthcare seeking behavior of Malaysian adults in urban and rural areas: findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019

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