Youth Awareness Level towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Greater Kuala Lumpur by Zul Ilham, A’syara Kamal, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan-Mohtar, Adi Ainurzaman Jamaludin

“…In this study, the awareness level of youth from high schools in Greater Kuala Lumpur towards Sustainable Development Goals has been assessed through questionnaires with 60 questions given to 421 respondents. …”
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Comparison of travel pattern before and during COVID-19 restrictions (ease and strict restrictions) in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Hamza Zubair, Susilawati Susilawati, Hui Cuang Lim, Chee Pin Tan

“…Very few studies have assessed the effect of various COVID-19 restrictions (i.e., Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) and Movement Control Order (MCO)) on the trip duration.This study aims to 1) examine the changes in travel patterns, the frequency of daily and weekly trips and trip duration; 2) evaluate the significant difference between trip duration before COVID-19, during CMCO and MCO; 3) analyse the effect of COVID-19 restrictions on the trip duration of different age groups; and 4) investigate the influence of household characteristics, daily, and weekly trips on trip duration in Greater Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.The research was based on the data collected in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during CMCO (December 2020) and MCO (January 2021). …”
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Prevalence, maternal characteristics, and birth outcomes of preeclampsia: A cross-sectional study in a single tertiary healthcare center in greater Kuala Lumpur Malaysia by Rosnah Sutan, Nurul Afzan Aminuddin, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy

“…This study aimed to assess preeclampsia prevalence in a Malaysian referral maternity hospital and the association between preeclampsia and maternal characteristics and outcomes.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted between January 2010 and December 2020 using secondary data from a single tertiary healthcare center in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A total of 40,212 deliveries were included for analysis to investigate the association between conditions (maternal characteristics and adverse birth outcomes) and preeclampsia. …”
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The Effects of Air Quality on Hospital Admissions for Chronic Respiratory Diseases in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, 2013–2015 by Karyn Morrissey, Ivy Chung, Andrew Morse, Suhanya Parthasarath, Margaret M. Roebuck, Maw Pin Tan, Amanda Wood, Pooi-Fong Wong, Simon P. Frostick

“…These results suggest that while air quality is improving in the Greater Kuala Lumpur area, no level of air pollution can be deemed safe.…”
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Determining the factors influencing residential property price: A comparative study between Indonesia and Malaysia by Raden Aswin Rahadi, Sudarso Kaderi Wiryono, Yunieta Anny Nainggolan, Kurnia Fajar Afgani, Rostam Yaman, Ahmad Shazrin Mohamed Azmi, Farrah Zuhaira Ismail, Jumadil Saputra, Dwi Rahmawati, Aisyah Moulynia

“…Thus, this study examines the factors affecting housing prices in Jakarta Metropolitan Region and Greater Kuala Lumpur. A quantitative approach was used involving two countries, namely Indonesia and Malaysia. …”
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The role of land use on the local climate and air quality during calm inter-monsoon in a tropical city by M.C.G. Ooi, A. Chan, M.J. Ashfold, M.Y. Oozeer, K.I. Morris, S.S.K. Kong

“…This paper hence attempted to identify the role of land use change from 1999 to 2011 on the ground ozone air quality in the tropical urban conurbation, Greater Kuala Lumpur (GKL), Selangor, Malaysia. With the state-of-the-art chemical weather prediction tool, WRF-Chem, the external synoptic factors and emission inventory were controlled when comparing the chronological land use changes. …”
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Investigating the complex relationships between leadership, psychological safety, intrinsic motivation, and nurses’ voice behavior in public hospitals using PLS-SEM by Thuraisyah Jaaffar, Naresh Kumar Samy

“…Methods: Primary data of the study were from nurses employed in the selected large public hospitals within the Klang Valley, also known as the Greater Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia. A total of 366 complete and valid responses were collected with the help of head nurses via a self-administered survey in February 2020. …”
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An mHealth-Delivered Sexual Harm Reduction Tool (PartyPack) for Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Usability Study by Kamal Gautam, Kiran Paudel, Jerome Jacobs, Jeffrey A Wickersham, Wan Mohd Ikhtiaruddin, Iskandar Azwa, Rumana Saifi, Sin How Lim, Roman Shrestha

“…A total of 50 participants were recruited from the Greater Kuala Lumpur region of Malaysia to use the JomPrEP app, which included a feature allowing participants to order PartyPack, for 30 days (March-April 2022). …”
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Clinic-Integrated Smartphone App (JomPrEP) to Improve Uptake of HIV Testing and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Mixed Methods Evaluation of Us... by Roman Shrestha, Frederick L Altice, Antoine Khati, Iskandar Azwa, Kamal Gautam, Sana Gupta, Patrick Sean Sullivan, Zhao Ni, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Panyaphon Phiphatkunarnon, Jeffrey A Wickersham

“…MethodsIn total, 50 PrEP-naive MSM without HIV in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were recruited between March and April 2022. …”
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Mobile Health Technology Use and the Acceptability of an mHealth Platform for HIV Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Malaysia: Cross-sectional Respondent-Driven Sampling... by Roman Shrestha, Francesca Maviglia, Frederick L Altice, Elizabeth DiDomizio, Antoine Khati, Colleen Mistler, Iskandar Azwa, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Mohd Akbar Ab Halim, Jeffrey A Wickersham

“…Participants were recruited using respondent-driven sampling in the Greater Kuala Lumpur region of Malaysia. We collected information on demographic characteristics, HIV risk-related behaviors, access to and the frequency of use of communication technology, and acceptability of using mHealth for HIV prevention using a self-administered questionnaire with a 5-point scale (1, never; 2, rarely; 3, sometimes; 4, often; 5, all the time). …”
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