Papers by Mohammed Abdalqader
Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences
Background and Aims: The ketogenic diet or keto diet (KD) is a recently used diet regime by a lot... more Background and Aims: The ketogenic diet or keto diet (KD) is a recently used diet regime by a lot of the population for weight loss. The purpose of this study was to examine the general population’s knowledge and perceptions regarding the KETO diet in Baghdad, Iraq. Methods: This study included 203 respondents who completed an internet-based survey. A questionnaire adopted from a previous study was used to assess the knowledge and perception of the respondents. Results: Almost all the participants (98.5%) had heard of the ketogenic diet, 41.8 percent were currently following it, and 26% had tried it before. The longest time spent following the keto diet was one month (26%), and 44.3% of participants admitted to taking supplements while on the diet. Around half of the respondents (44.8%) said that the keto diet helped them lose weight and keep it off. In general, most of the participants had good knowledge of the keto diet, except for 2 parts, nutritional ketosis, and long-term studi...
Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine
Breast cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer among women. Breast cancer is identified as th... more Breast cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer among women. Breast cancer is identified as the second-highest cancer in the Maldives and the most common cancer among females. Early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer facilitate effective treatment and cure. The main objective of the study is to identify the factors that serve as potential predictors for breast cancer screening uptake (CBE and Mammography) among women in the Male’ region. The cross-sectional study was conducted among 600 women aged 20-79 years in the Male’ region. Stratified random sampling was used to select the study sample. Data was collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. About 41.40% and 34.40% of the respondents reported ever having a CBE and a mammogram done respectively. Significant predictors for CBE uptake were age [OR=1.045, 95% CI(1.019-1.072)], ever being diagnosed for any breast disease [OR=12.405, 95% CI(4.099-37.541)], having regular medical check-up [OR=2.156, 95% CI(1.301-...
Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 2020
A novel strain of coronavirus was first detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019. It is the caus... more A novel strain of coronavirus was first detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019. It is the causative agent of a respiratory disease known as the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). On 12th March 2020, it was declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. The aim of the study was to study the impact of MCO in terms of the academic performance and finance on the student population and to measure the level of knowledge, attitude and practice towards prevention of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) among a private university students in Malaysia. On 22nd April until 30th April 2020, a cross-sectional study using a convenient sampling method was conducted among 401 students using a self-administered online questionnaire survey. It was found that 272 (67.8%) of the respondents had a less negative impact of MCO while 129 (32.3%) of the respondent had a more negative impact of MCO. The findings show also 229 respondents (57.1%) have adequate knowledge. As for the attitude...
Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 2018
Overweight and obesity are growing health problems both worldwide and in Malaysia due to changes ... more Overweight and obesity are growing health problems both worldwide and in Malaysia due to changes in lifestyle. This study aimed to find out the level of obesity knowledge and its associated factors among Year 1 and Year 5 medical students of Private Medical School in Shah Alam, Selangor. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 178 medical students consisting of year 1 (n=95) and year 5 (n= 83) from a Private University in Shah Alam during May to June 2018. Obesity knowledge was assessed by a 20-questionnaires items, consists of three domains: sociodemographic, level of knowledge of obesity and 8 questions about source of information on the obesity knowledge. The results showed that 121 people (68% of total respondents) have poor obesity knowledge. Only educational level showed significant association with obesity knowledge (p<0.001) while other socio-demographic factors were not significant. As a conclusion, two-thirds of the medical students had poor knowledge regarding obes...
Folia Medica Indonesiana, 2018
Insomnia is an arising common health problem in Malaysia. There are many factors contributed to i... more Insomnia is an arising common health problem in Malaysia. There are many factors contributed to insomnia in young adults but very few are known. Increasing usage of social media may be one of the contributing factors to insomnia along its association with the sociodemographic factors. The objective of this study was to measure the prevalence of insomnia and to study its association with usage of social media and sociodemographic factors among university students. A cross-sectional based questionnaire was conducted among 445 students aged 18-30 years old in a private university in Selangor from July to August 2018. The questionnaire consisted of three parts to assess insomnia, social media usage and some socio-demographic factors. The age of the respondents ranged from 19 to 33 years old and the majority was relatable to insomnia (69%). The frequency of accessing social media was significantly associated with insomnia (p value=0.005). The time of the day of accessing social media mos...
Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 2021
Breast cancer (BC), is the most common cancer that affects women, and one of the significant caus... more Breast cancer (BC), is the most common cancer that affects women, and one of the significant causes of mortality among them. Screening and early detection of the disease are encouraged as a means of reducing mortality and enhancing the prognosis. The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence of Breast Self-Examination (BSE) uptake and to identify the factors that are associated with the BSE uptake among Maldivian women in the Male’ region. The cross-sectional study was carried out over a period of 3 months in the Male’ region, of the Maldives. A total of 600 female citizens aged 20-79 years were selected using stratified random sampling method. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. About 82.70%, 54.80%, and 63.30% of the respondents had heard about BC, breast cancer screening (BCS), and BSE respectively. 50.80% of the respondents had ever performed BSE with only 22.00% performed it regularly. The significant predictors for BSE uptake were: ev...
International Journal of Public Health Research, 2021
Malaysia has been considered an industrialized country and there is a demand for manpower in low-... more Malaysia has been considered an industrialized country and there is a demand for manpower in low-skilled jobs which usually filled by migrant workers. Therefore, this study focused to identify the level of alcohol consumption and its associated factors particularly among Nepali migrant workers in Shah Alam, Selangor. A cross-sectional study using a convenient sampling method was conducted among 233 Nepali migrant workers in Shah Alam, Selangor using a self-administered questionnaire. A validated scoring system by DASS 21 and The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test was employed. The results show that 60.09% of Nepali workers consumed alcohol with most of them are in low (31.43%) and medium (29.28%) risk level for alcohol consumption. The empirical findings reveal a significant association between income, education level, and peer pressure (p value
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY & LEGAL MEDICINE, 2020
Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020
INTRODUCTION: In March 2020, the world health organization declared Coronavirus Disease (COVID)-1... more INTRODUCTION: In March 2020, the world health organization declared Coronavirus Disease (COVID)-19 a pandemic global communicable disease, there is neither a vaccine nor a treatment for this virus. The aim of the current study was to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of Iraqi population toward COVID-19. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 272 respondents from different states of Iraq using online administered questionnaires. The questions were adopted from the previous study and consist of three parts mainly socio-demographic, KAP. RESULTS: The majority of the respondents had good knowledge regarding COVID-19 (95.2%). A total of 97.8% of the respondents knew that COVID-19 caused by a virus. Regarding incubation period, 75% of them answer correctly that it is 2–15 days. Higher percept (39%) and 37.9% of participant people considered the disease as a very dangerous and seriously dangerous disease, respectively. The majority (85.3%) of the sample thought t...
Global Journal of Public Health Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Based on many studies probing the spectrums of social media, it has become evident ... more Introduction: Based on many studies probing the spectrums of social media, it has become evident that social media has changed a variety of human interactive activities such as communication, shopping, source of influence on perception, and even search for knowledge. The study aims to find the relationship between social media usage with the body comparison tendency, body esteem levels, and sleep quality. Methodology: a cross-sectional study design using quantitative data conducted among female students of a private university with a sample size of 267 and using a self-administered questionnaire for data collection. A convenience sampling was used from different faculties of the university. Results: It was found that excessive use of social media significantly predicted that participants engage in body comparison behaviours P0.001. It was also found that social media use influenced body esteem levels significantly. Higher social media use influences sleep quality significantly, as w...
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2019
In the present high-tech environment, achieving academic goals become competitive among universit... more In the present high-tech environment, achieving academic goals become competitive among university students. Students are afraid of failing in exams. They are awake for 16 hours or more a day without a nap. Students have programmed their mindset or believe that staying awake for long hours in a day can achieve their goals. This study analyzed the association between short nap and memory performance among private university students in Selangor, Malaysia. Five hundred respondents in two different equal groups were selected randomly to be involved in this study. Concise and logical learning methods were used to achieve the objectives. A short briefing was given to the participants before subjects start the memorizing task that consists of concise and logical learning for one hour. Then, two hundred fifty respondents (sleep group) were sent to the skill lab for nap session, and the other two hundred fifty respondents (awake group) remained in the classroom. After one hour, both groups tested on memory recall for 30 minutes. Data were analysed using one-way MANOVA which revealed a significant multivariate main effect for independent variables group Wilk's lambda =0.61, F(12, 39.00)=12.0, p<0.001, partial Given the significance of the overall test, the univariate main effects for independent variables were obtained for percentage of concise learning method: F(11, 33)=11.39, p<0.001, and for the logical learning method, F (23, 67)=23.62, p<0.001, and for total scores (22, 19)=22.24, p<0.001. Significant independent group pairwise differences were obtained in the number of 500 respondents between sleep group and awake group. Mean score number awake group were 3.95 and mean of sleep group 8.23. In conclusion, there is a significant association of memory recall test scores between student intervening short nap and student without intervening short nap using concise and logical learning method.
Global Journal of Public Health Medicine, 2020
This paper discusses the important review about the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) and main fact... more This paper discusses the important review about the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) and main facts about it. Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristic of Patients With COVID-19:The Wuhan city in China, faced an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) since December 2019, with extreme acute respiratory coronavirus syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) being the causative agent. The clinical characteristics and the epidemiological criteria for COVID-19 patients were described. Still, the risk factors for mortality and a clear course of the disease clinically, including viral shedding, have not been identified. Corona Virus and its Types: Coronaviruses are a group of viruses belonging to the Coronaviridae family which infect animals as well as humans. The name "coronavirus" was developed in 1968, which stemmed from the morphology similar to "corona" or crown-like. The Coronaviridae family (order Nidovirales) classifies into four genera of CoVs: Alphacoronavirus (alphaCo...
Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 2020
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality among women. The aim of the current study... more Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality among women. The aim of the current study was to assess the factors affecting awareness and beliefs regarding breast cancer, among women living in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. A cross-sectional study was conducted among women living in Selangor aged 18 to 65 years old, with a total of 483 participants. A validated questionnaire regarding awareness and belief was used. The questionnaires consist of 25 questions comprising of socio-demographic, history of other diseases, awareness and belief. The prevalence of poor awareness among women was 63.4%. while the poor level of belief was 84.7%. There was a significant association between awareness and educational background, family history of breast cancer (P=0.001, P=0.032) respectively. The association between awareness and belief was significant (P=0.02). As a conclusion: There is a high level of poor belief and poor awareness among women in Selangor, Malaysia regarding breast c...
International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 2020
Background: Drivers are often involved in events that elevate their stress levels. Drivers also e... more Background: Drivers are often involved in events that elevate their stress levels. Drivers also experience musculoskeletal pain. The association of psychological stress with neck and shoulder pain (NSP) among drivers is not well understood. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the stress associated with NSP among male taxi drivers in Shah Alam, Malaysia.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to explore the psychological stress associated with neck and shoulder pain among male taxi drivers aged 20 to 40 years old in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Data was collected using a self-modified questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic questions for section A, stress level questions for section B and neck and shoulder pain for section C. A total of 89 taxi drivers from Shah Alam, Malaysia were selected using convenience sampling.Results: A total of 95.5% of taxi drivers experienced stress, 95.5% experienced neck pain and 50.6% experienced shoulder pain. However, the result al...
Global Journal of Public Health Medicine, 2019
Introduction: Diet related diseases are diseases in human body for a long period of time that is ... more Introduction: Diet related diseases are diseases in human body for a long period of time that is not dangerous and it can be preventable. This diet related diseases occur due to poor eating habits. Diet related diseases includes obesity, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, and dental diseases. Methods: A survey was carried out to discover the food choices and knowledge about diseases associated among Management and Science University students. For this research study, survey method was used to collect the data. The method used to collect data which is by questionnaire which is very effective and cost effective. The questionnaire was designed in simple manner, easy to read and easy to understand for the respondents and avoid any misunderstanding. Results: Most of the students which is 277 had poor knowledge in choosing food (69.3%). Not only that, 123 students have good knowledge in choosing food (30.8%). By this, we found out that most of the students have poor ...
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2019
University studentsare prone to have an insufficient sleep and tend to feel sleepiness during day... more University studentsare prone to have an insufficient sleep and tend to feel sleepiness during daytime, in which may impact cognitive function; impair the psychological health and academic performance. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of daytime sleepiness between medical and non-medical students in Management & Science University (MSU)-Shah Alam campus and to investigate the relationship between daytime sleepiness among university students towards their academic performance. A cross-sectional study was carried using Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) was to identify and evaluate the effect of daytime sleepiness on academic performance. A total of 152 undergraduate students ranging from the age of 19 to 27 years were participated and completed the questionnaires with a response rate of 76%. Statistical analysis was done using Pearson's Chi-Square Test. There were 56.6% of participants showed an abnormal score of ESS (>9) in both groups. Medical students reported havinga high prevalence of daytime sleepiness (52.3%) whereas non-medical students showed slightly less prevalence of daytime sleepiness (47.7%). The results obtained might be due to the medical students have exposure to the hectic and excessive academic load causing the need to study until late at night. Poor academic results were revealed among 84 (55.3%) university students. A statistically significant association was observed between daytime sleepiness and lower academic performance (p<0.001). Medical students have a higher prevalence of daytime sleepiness compared to non-medical students.
International Journal of Medical Toxicology & Legal Medicine, 2019
International Journal of Maternal and Child Health, 2014
History of birth complications may affect cognitive development of children later in life. The ma... more History of birth complications may affect cognitive development of children later in life. The main objective of this study was to determine the level of IQ and to assess its relationship with birth complications history and chronic diseases. A cross-sectional study was done in Baghdad city among 450 primary school children aged 7 to 8 years old. Translated questionnaires were distributed to mothers to answer, also Raven IQ tool was used to obtain children IQ level. A total of 22.2% children have low IQ score. The prevalence of birth complications history was 20.9%. There was a significant association between birth complications history, having chronic diseases and parents working status with child's IQ status (p=0.001,p=0.041 and p<0.001) respectively. After adjusting for confounders, history of birth complications remain a strong factor affecting children IQ status at age 7-8 years old in Baghdad city, Iraq. As a conclusion, having a history of birth complications during child delivery may affect IQ level later in life.
Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 2012
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