Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji strategi yang digunakan untuk mencegah gangguan muskuloskeletal akibat kerja (WMSDs) dalam kalangan ahli fisioterapi dari segi kesedaran, keberkesanan, galakan, dan halangan. Kajian kualitatif telah dilakukan dalam kalangan ahli fisioterapi di Malaysia menggunakan metodologi keratan rentas, dengan platform dalam talian digunakan untuk menjalankan temu bual semi-struktur secara individu. Analisis tematik menunjukkan bahawa 13 peserta menyedari kaedah berbeza yang digunakan oleh ahli fisioterapi untuk mencegah WMSD. Peserta menyedari kepentingan menggunakan strategi yang berkesan untuk mencegah WMSD, seperti mengekalkan mekanik badan yang betul (61.5%), melakukan senaman fizikal (23.1%), memastikan ergonomik tempat kerja yang sesuai (15.4%), mempunyai kakitangan yang mencukupi (15.4%), menggunakan peralatan (15.4%), dan mempraktikkan teknik memanaskan badan yang betul (7.7%). Peserta kerap mempromosikan penggunaan alatan dan peralatan (53.8%), mengekalkan mekanik dan postur badan yang betul (46.2%), dan menerima pendidikan (30.8%) sebagai strategi pencegahan utama. Namun begitu, terdapat halangan untuk mengambil bahagian dalam langkah pencegahan, seperti kekurangan peralatan, beban kerja yang tinggi, dan kakitangan yang tidak mencukupi. Penemuan menunjukkan bahawa ahli fisioterapi sedar dan menyokong idea bahawa melaksanakan strategi khusus boleh membantu mencegah WMSD. Namun begitu, keputusannya menggariskan kepentingan untuk mempertimbangkan halangan ini untuk meningkatkan keberkesanan strategi pencegahan dalam intervensi amalan klinikal.

KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS AND PREVALENCE OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR ROYAL COLLEGE OF MEDICINE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Introduction: Overweight and obesity pose significant health risks, affecting social and economic well-being and potentially hindering mental health and learning outcomes. This study investigated the knowledge, attitudes, and prevalence of overweight and obesity among undergraduate students at Universiti Kuala Lumpur Royal College of Medicine (UniKL RCMP), Malaysia. Methods: A total of 351 UniKL RCMP undergraduate students participated in this study. Descriptive analysis was used to evaluate the sociodemographic and educational profiles of respondents. The chi-square test was conducted to identify the relationship between the sociodemographic and educational profiles and the level of knowledge and attitudes towards overweight and obesity. Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 25.4%. The majority of the respondents possessed a good level of knowledge regarding overweight and obesity (n=316, 90%). The respondents’ programme was significantly associated with their level of knowledge (P=0.001). Conclusion: This study provides important information to university authorities, students, lecturers, parents and other stakeholders in education and health sectors about the impacts of overweight and obesity on the physical, social and academic welfare of university students.

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTENTION TO PRACTISE FAMILY PLANNING AMONG ANTENATAL WOMEN WITH RISK OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS IN KLANG HEALTH DISTRICT: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY Introduction: Family planning (FP) is important in reducing maternal morbidity and mortality as well as foetal and neonatal complications. This study aimed to determine the intention to practise FP among antenatal women at risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in the Klang Health District and its associated factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at four government health clinics in the Klang Health District. A total of 431 antenatal women at risk of GDM were recruited using systematic random sampling. A validated self-administered questionnaire was used to assess knowledge, attitude, previous practice and intention to use FP after delivery. Multiple logistic regression (MLR) was used to determine the factors associated with the intention to practise FP. Results: Approximately 64.7% (n=279) of the respondents intended to practise FP. MLR showed that the factors associated with the intention to practise FP were Malay ethnicity (odds ratio [OR]=3.319, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.431–7.697), low income (OR=2.174, 95% CI=1.317–3.588), good knowledge (OR=2.591, 95% CI=1.008–6.174) and good previous practice (OR=3.956, 95% CI=1.428–9.052). Conclusion: The prevalence of the intention to practise FP among antenatal women at risk of GDM was 64.7%. Malay antenatal women from low-income households with good knowledge and previous practice were more likely to have the intention to practise FP after delivery. Thus, interventions targeted at non-Malay women and measures to improve their knowledge might help improve the intention and uptake of FP among these women.