The prevalence of non-communicable diseases and its effects on doctor visits among the elderly in Malaysia

The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia shows a rising trend that influences the society in many respects.A country specific evidence is vital for effective intervention.The aims of this study were to identify the role of gender and urbanization status on NCDs prevalence, whic...

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Main Authors: Samsudin, Shamzaeffa, Abdullah, Norehan, Applanaidu, Shri Dewi
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17053/1/20.pdf
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author Samsudin, Shamzaeffa
Abdullah, Norehan
Applanaidu, Shri Dewi
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description The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia shows a rising trend that influences the society in many respects.A country specific evidence is vital for effective intervention.The aims of this study were to identify the role of gender and urbanization status on NCDs prevalence, which in this study we concentrated on diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure) among older population in Malaysia.We extended the study with parametric analysis to find the effect of these health problems on the likelihood of doctor visits as it reflects the equity for access and utilization issues.A total of 1,414 respondents aged 60 years and above were selected using a multistage sampling for face-to-face interview. Results showed that there was a significant difference of distribution by gender for hypertension but not diabetes.The prevalence was higher at urban setting but with no significant difference.By utilizing probit model, we found that those with diabetes or hypertension, controlling for other variables, were more likely to utilize doctor services.This result implies that the prevalence of NCDs may further increase demand for health care, especially in the state with a high proportion of older age groups.
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spelling uum-170532017-01-05T02:06:45Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17053/ The prevalence of non-communicable diseases and its effects on doctor visits among the elderly in Malaysia Samsudin, Shamzaeffa Abdullah, Norehan Applanaidu, Shri Dewi RA Public aspects of medicine The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia shows a rising trend that influences the society in many respects.A country specific evidence is vital for effective intervention.The aims of this study were to identify the role of gender and urbanization status on NCDs prevalence, which in this study we concentrated on diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure) among older population in Malaysia.We extended the study with parametric analysis to find the effect of these health problems on the likelihood of doctor visits as it reflects the equity for access and utilization issues.A total of 1,414 respondents aged 60 years and above were selected using a multistage sampling for face-to-face interview. Results showed that there was a significant difference of distribution by gender for hypertension but not diabetes.The prevalence was higher at urban setting but with no significant difference.By utilizing probit model, we found that those with diabetes or hypertension, controlling for other variables, were more likely to utilize doctor services.This result implies that the prevalence of NCDs may further increase demand for health care, especially in the state with a high proportion of older age groups. 2015-11-04 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17053/1/20.pdf Samsudin, Shamzaeffa and Abdullah, Norehan and Applanaidu, Shri Dewi (2015) The prevalence of non-communicable diseases and its effects on doctor visits among the elderly in Malaysia. In: 4th ASEAN Consortium on Department of Economics Conference (ACDEC) 2015, 04-05 November 2015, Student Accomodation Centre (SAC), UUM.
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title The prevalence of non-communicable diseases and its effects on doctor visits among the elderly in Malaysia
title_full The prevalence of non-communicable diseases and its effects on doctor visits among the elderly in Malaysia
title_fullStr The prevalence of non-communicable diseases and its effects on doctor visits among the elderly in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The prevalence of non-communicable diseases and its effects on doctor visits among the elderly in Malaysia
title_short The prevalence of non-communicable diseases and its effects on doctor visits among the elderly in Malaysia
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topic RA Public aspects of medicine
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