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DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION: There were no significant differences between gender in all four
categories measured. Although some reports mention that malaria is more ‘male disease’,
findings shows that the knowledge and awareness between gender is similar in Malaysia.

ID 67 MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG FEMALE WORKERS IN MALAYSIA: NATIONAL
HEALTH AND MORBIDITY SURVEY (NHMS) 2015

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Maznieda Mahjom , S Maria Awaluddin , Lim Kuang Kuay , Abdul Aziz Harith , Rosnawati Robat , Mohd
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Aznuddin Abdul Razak , Chong Zhou Lin , Noor Syaqilah Shawaluddin , Tuan Mohd Amin Tuan Lah , Noor Ani
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1 Institute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia
2 Occupational and Aviation Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Otago Wellington, Wellington,
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INTRODUCTION: In Malaysia, the labour force participation rate (LFPR) for female was 54.7%
and 80.2% for men in 2017.The study aimed to determine the prevalence of mental health
problems and its associated factors among female workers in Malaysia.
METHODS: Data from National Health & Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2015 was utilised and
analysed by SPSS version 21.0. Mental health problems were measured using a locally
validated self-administered General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) with a cut-off point of 4 and
above. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine the associated factors of
mental health problems among female workers.
RESULTS: Out of 4687 respondents, 73.9% responded to the mental health module. The
prevalence of mental health problems among female workers in Malaysia was 31.0% (95% CI:
28.90, 33.20) and were positively associated with current smokers (adjusted odd ratio
[aOR]=3.11; 95% CI: 1.22, 7.94), Bumiputera Sabah and Sarawak (aOR=1.78; 95% CI: 1.33,
2.39), those with primary (aOR=1.61; 95% CI: 1.08, 2.38) and secondary education (aOR=1.50;
95% CI: 1.15, 1.96), self-employed (aOR=1.56; 95% CI: 1.56, 2.24), age group 18-34 years
(aOR=1.55; 95% CI: 1.09, 2.21) and those who were sick in the past two weeks prior to the
survey (aOR=1.28; 95% CI: 1.03, 1.59).
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION: Carrying duties and responsibilities at the workplace among
younger female workers could be overstrained, especially those with low education level and
untrained. Job strain, mental fatigue, emotional distress and role conflicts can interactively
affect the mental well-being of working women. Thus, the establishment of mental health
interventions and physical rehabilitation in workplace should be strengthened to improve this
issue.

ID 68 TIME IN THERAPEUTIC RANGE: THE QUALITY OF ANTICOAGULATION THERAPY
AMONG WARFARIN-TREATED PATIENTS IN A PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SETTING

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Siti Aishah KHAIRUL HISHAM & Chia Woon TAI
1 Department of Pharmacy, Mahmoodiah Health Clinic Johor (KPL)

INTRODUCTION: Proper anticoagulation therapy is essential to patients in order to minimize
risk of thrombotic events or haemorrhagic events. The quality of warfarin therapy is often
measured by the percentage of time that a patient spends within target international
normalized ratio (INR) range, known as time in therapeutic range (TTR). A TTR of ≥ 60%
indicates a good anticoagulation quality.

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