Medical Journal of Malaysia

MED J MALAYSIA Vol 79 No 1, January 2024 Download pdf version Click here to Download

Original Articles

Knowledge and attitude towards children’s oral health: findings from a sample of first-time mothers in Malaysia
Wan Mariam Wan Abdul Rahman, Norkhafizah Saddki, Zuliani Mahmood, Ruhaya Hasan, Norsamsu Arni Samsudin

The potential role of artificial intelligence-assisted chest X-ray imaging in detecting early-stage lung cancer in the community—a proposed algorithm for lung cancer screening in Malaysia
Anand Sachithanandan, Hilmi Lockman, Raja Rizal Azman, Tho Lye Mun, Ban Eng-Zhuan, Ramon Varughese

High-dose pulse methylprednisolone vs. dexamethasone standard therapy for severe and critical COVID-19 pneumonia: Efficacy assessment in a retrospective single-centre experience from Malaysia
Chun Ian Soo, Khai Vern Poon, Atiqah Ayub, Hui Wen You, Chai Xian Tan, Kenneth Jia Juin Loh, Carolyn Chai Hui Eng, Leng Cheng Sia, Chee Kuan Wong

Correlation between impulse oscillometry with bronchodilator reversibility in asthmatic population in a tertiary referral centre
Mas Fazlin Mohamad Jailaini, Ching Zhen Hao, Azat Azrai Azmel, Mohamed Faisal Abdul Hamid

Women’s empowerment based on self-regulated learning as mother’s ability to fulfill nutrition in stunted children
Apriyani Puji Hastuti, Tintin Sukartini, Yuni Sufyanti Arief, Nursalam Nursalam, Ratna Roesardhyati, Ardhiles Wahyu Kurniawan, Dina Nurpita Suprawoto

Patient’s satisfaction towards healthcare services and its associated factors at the highest patient loads government primary care clinic in Pahang
Mohd Zamir Md Nor, Abdul Hadi Said, Mohamad Che Man, Muhammad Zubir Yusof

A 5-year retrospective study of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in a Malaysian hospital
Sunil Siri Pathamanathan, Hanif Hussein

Appendectomy and asthma: a search for an association in older subjects
Koay Kean Leong, Mohd Arif Mohd Zim, Nevein P. Botross, Thong Yi Kun, Nurnadiah binti Nordin, Vinod Ramachandran, See Pei Woi, Walimuni Devage Rashmi Himashi Pemasiri, Chai Suk Thin, Patricia Wong Yeong Yee, Kong Jo Yi, Steven Lim Sung Wei, Michelle Chia Pei Ling, Roger Gan Giah Chien, Carla Zi Cai, Ying Quan Kok, Hoi Yan Loh, Elisha Jiun En Su, Ahmad Razman Shamsuddin, Noor Aliza Md Tarekh, Suneet Sood

Development of a novel questionnaire to assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards medical disorders in pregnancy among clinicians
Thai Lun Tan, Shoen Chuen Chiew, Qinglin Lau, Thanusha, Mahmoud Danaee, Manisha

The relationship between infection severity, wound categorization, and foot care in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with recurring diabetic foot ulcers
Haryanto, Syahid Amrullah, Sandi Fransisco Pratama, Fitria Agustini, Pasmawati, Yuyun Nisaul Khairillah, Akbar U Saun

Usage of vildagliptin among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending a public primary healthcare clinics in Kuala Selangor District, Selangor
Farhani Samat, Sulizah Samad, Siti Khalimah Rosnan, Jasrinjeet Kaur, Nur Hidayah Zulkefli, Nur Athirah Rosli, Fateen Nadhira Ismail, Noor Rafizah Aminah Aziz

Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profile of Salmonella typhi infection in Iraq, 2019–2021
Kawthar Faris Nassir, Besmah Mohammed Ali, Ziyad Hazim Ibrahim, Zainab Jumaa Qasim, Sinan Ghazi Mahdi, Nabil Mansur Mustafa, Ameer A oudah, Aaya Ayad Okab, Jawad Kadhim Al-Diwan

The Development of Gout Treat-To-Target booklet
Nasrul Mustafa, Mohamad Rodi Isa, Hazlyna Baharuddin

Systematic / Narrative Review Article

The roles of ceramides and multivesicular emulsion (MVE) technology in atopic dermatitis: a narrative review
Chin Chwen Ch’ng

Serum and urine galactose deficient-IgA1 as alternative biomarkers in the management of IgA nephropathy
Aminat Suleman-Alabi, Fauzah Abd Ghani, Nor Fadhlina Zakaria, Rafidah Hod

Review of MR spectroscopy analysis and artificial intelligence applications for the detection of cerebral inflammation and neurotoxicity in Alzheimer’s disease
Vengkatha Priya Seriramulu, Subapriya Suppiah, Hyeong Hun Lee, Jae Hyuk Jang, Nur Farhayu Omar, Sindhu Nair Mohan, Nur Shahidatul Nabila Ibrahim, Nur Hafizah Mohad Azmi, Buhari Ibrahim, Umar Ahmad

Commentary

A new enigma: doping in E-sports
H.S. Arvinder-Singh, Philip Rajan Devesahayam, Winson Ambaraj

Letter To The Editor

Sleep quality in diabetic patients depends on numerous influencing factors
Josef Finsterer

Acknowledgement