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Nyi Naing
Faculty of Medicine, Medical Campus, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu 20400, Malaysia

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Journal article
Published: 26 July 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of a set of sociodemographic and habits measures on estimating periodontal disease among south Indian adults. This cross-sectional study was carried out among 288 individuals above 18 years old in Tamil Nadu, India. The outcome of the study was periodontal disease, measured by WHO criteria. The covariates were age, ethnicity, smoking and alcohol habit. The assessment of factors predicting periodontal disease was carried out by multiple logistic regression analysis using R version 3.6.1. The demographic factors like age group (AOR = 3.56; 95% CI 1.69–7.85), ethnicity (AOR = 6.07; 95% CI 2.27–18.37), non-alcoholic (AOR = 0.31; 95% CI 0.13–0.64) and non-smoking (AOR = 0.33; 95% CI 0.15–0.67) were found to be associated with the outcome. The maximum log likelihood estimate value was −30.5 and AIC was 385 for the final model, respectively. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for the periodontal disease was 0.737. We can conclude that sociodemographic factors and habits were useful for predicting periodontal diseases.

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Siddharthan Selvaraj; Nyi Naing; Nadiah Wan-Arfah; Mauro de Abreu. Demographic and Habitual Factors of Periodontal Disease among South Indian Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 7910 .

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Siddharthan Selvaraj, Nyi Naing, Nadiah Wan-Arfah, Mauro de Abreu. Demographic and Habitual Factors of Periodontal Disease among South Indian Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (15):7910.

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Siddharthan Selvaraj; Nyi Naing; Nadiah Wan-Arfah; Mauro de Abreu. 2021. "Demographic and Habitual Factors of Periodontal Disease among South Indian Adults." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 15: 7910.

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Published: 20 April 2021 in Journal of Personalized Medicine
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Background: Oral health-related conditions are among the common conditions seen in adults in India. The usage of inappropriate measurement tools that are unvalidated may result in deceptive and imprecise findings that might lead to substandard plans for cessation programs and ineffectiveness. This study was conducted to validate a questionnaire that can assess the factor structure of knowledge, attitude, and behaviour towards oral health among adults in India by confirmatory factor analysis. Methods: Simple random sampling was conducted among adults in India. A total of 260 adults participated in this study. The knowledge, attitude, and behaviour (KAB) questionnaire on oral health was circulated among the adults who were willing to participate in the study after it was explained to them, and the questionnaires were retrieved once they completed. Software R version 3.6 was used to analyse the data of this study. Robust maximum likelihood was utilized for the assessment due to the violation of multivariate normality assumption. For attitude and behaviour domain, a three-factor model was used for measurement model validity and construct validity. Results: The confirmatory factor analysis of the three-factor model for the 26-item KAB questionnaire on oral health gave sufficient goodness-of-fit values and the measurement model exhibited ideal convergent and discriminant validity following model re-specification. The three-factor model was tested to obtain measurement model validity and construct validity for attitude and behaviour domains. The results of this study gave a statistically significant value (p < 0.001), with χ2 (df) values of 39 (7) and 28 (11) for attitude and behaviour domains, respectively. Conclusions: The KAB oral health questionnaire used in this study has a valid measurement model and reliable constructs. It was found to be an ideal tool to measure the KAB towards oral health among adults in India.

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Siddharthan Selvaraj; Nyi Naing; Nadiah Wan-Arfah; Somasundaram Prasadh. Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behaviour Questionnaire towards Oral Health among Indian Adults. Journal of Personalized Medicine 2021, 11, 320 .

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Siddharthan Selvaraj, Nyi Naing, Nadiah Wan-Arfah, Somasundaram Prasadh. Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behaviour Questionnaire towards Oral Health among Indian Adults. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 2021; 11 (4):320.

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Siddharthan Selvaraj; Nyi Naing; Nadiah Wan-Arfah; Somasundaram Prasadh. 2021. "Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behaviour Questionnaire towards Oral Health among Indian Adults." Journal of Personalized Medicine 11, no. 4: 320.

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Published: 10 November 2020 in BMC Public Health
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Background Respiratory tract infections are one of the common infection associated with Hajj pilgrimage that is of great public health and global concern. This study is aimed at determining the factor structure of the knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire for the prevention of respiratory tract infections during Hajj by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Methods A multistage cluster sampling method was conducted on Malaysian Umrah pilgrims during the weekly Umrah orientation course. A total of 200 Umrah pilgrims participated in the study. The knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) questionnaire was distributed to pilgrims at the beginning of the orientation and retrieved immediately at the end of the orientation. Data analysis was done using R version 3.5.0 after data entry into SPSS 24. The robust maximum likelihood was used for the estimation due to the multivariate normality assumption violation. A two-factor model was tested for measurement model validity and construct validity for each of the attitude and practice domains. Results CFA of a 25-item in total, the two-factor model yielded adequate goodness-of-fit values. The measurement model also showed good convergent and discriminant validity after model re-specification. A two-factor model was tested for measurement model validity and construct validity for each of the attitude and practice domains. The result also showed a statistically significant value (p < 0.001) with χ2(df) values of 76.8 (43) and 121 (76) for attitude and practice domains, respectively. Conclusion The KAP questionnaire was proven to have a valid measurement model and reliable constructs. It was deemed suitable for use to measure the KAP of Hajj and Umrah pilgrims towards the prevention for all respiratory tract infections.

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Mohammed Dauda Goni; Nyi Nyi Naing; Habsah Hasan; Nadiah Wan-Arfah; Zakuan Zainy Deris; Wan Nor Arifin; Aisha Abubakar Baaba; Stanley Njaka. A confirmatory factor analysis of the knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire towards prevention of respiratory tract infections during Hajj and Umrah. BMC Public Health 2020, 20, 1 -8.

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Mohammed Dauda Goni, Nyi Nyi Naing, Habsah Hasan, Nadiah Wan-Arfah, Zakuan Zainy Deris, Wan Nor Arifin, Aisha Abubakar Baaba, Stanley Njaka. A confirmatory factor analysis of the knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire towards prevention of respiratory tract infections during Hajj and Umrah. BMC Public Health. 2020; 20 (1):1-8.

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Mohammed Dauda Goni; Nyi Nyi Naing; Habsah Hasan; Nadiah Wan-Arfah; Zakuan Zainy Deris; Wan Nor Arifin; Aisha Abubakar Baaba; Stanley Njaka. 2020. "A confirmatory factor analysis of the knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire towards prevention of respiratory tract infections during Hajj and Umrah." BMC Public Health 20, no. 1: 1-8.

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Published: 06 April 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Brain Breaks videos are web-based structured physical activity (PA) videos that aim at stimulating an interest in learning and promoting health. Exercise is one of the important treatment regimens for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the effects that Brain Breaks videos have on the motives for PA, as measured by the Physical Activity and Leisure Motivation Scale-Malay (PALMS-M), and the amount of PA, as measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Malay (IPAQ-M), in T2DM patients (the most common type of diabetes mellitus patients). This study was conducted using a randomized, double-blind design and grouped subjects under two research conditions: an experimental group given Brain Breaks videos and a control group. Purposive sampling was employed to recruit 70 T2DM patients (male = 39, female = 31) with the mean age of 57.6 (SD = 8.5) from Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan. Over a four-month period, the participants in the experimental group were asked to perform PA daily based on a Brain Breaks video (10 min in duration) that was shared through a WhatsApp group. All participants from both groups answered the PALMS-M questionnaire five times: pre-intervention, the end of the first month, second month, and third month, and post-intervention. A repeated measure multivariate analysis of variance and a repeated measure analysis of variance were performed for the analyses of the data. The results demonstrated that four (appearance, others’ expectations, physical condition, and mastery) out of eight motives for PA produced a significant mean score difference between the two study groups. All eight motives for PA showed an upward trend for the experimental group during the study period, while the control group showed a downward trend for all motives during the study period. As for the amount of PA, both groups showed significant differences (p = 0.001). The amount of PA increased in the experimental group during the study period, while it decreased in the control group. Therefore, Brain Breaks videos can be considered as an effective intervention for motivating T2DM patients for PA and improving their amount of PA.

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Aizuddin Hidrus; Yee Cheng Kueh; Bachok Norsaádah; Yu-Kai Chang; Tsung-Min Hung; Nyi Nyi Naing; Garry Kuan. Effects of Brain Breaks Videos on the Motives for the Physical Activity of Malaysians with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 2507 .

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Aizuddin Hidrus, Yee Cheng Kueh, Bachok Norsaádah, Yu-Kai Chang, Tsung-Min Hung, Nyi Nyi Naing, Garry Kuan. Effects of Brain Breaks Videos on the Motives for the Physical Activity of Malaysians with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (7):2507.

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Aizuddin Hidrus; Yee Cheng Kueh; Bachok Norsaádah; Yu-Kai Chang; Tsung-Min Hung; Nyi Nyi Naing; Garry Kuan. 2020. "Effects of Brain Breaks Videos on the Motives for the Physical Activity of Malaysians with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 7: 2507.

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Published: 02 March 2020 in BMC Public Health
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Background Hajj pilgrimage faces numerous challenges including a high prevalence of respiratory tract infection as well as its prevention strategies. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a questionnaire to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards respiratory tract infections (RTIs) prevention among Malaysian Hajj pilgrims. Methods This study was conducted among Malaysian Umrah pilgrims in Malaysia from Kuala Lumpur and Kelantan. The questionnaire then underwent a series of validation process that included content, face validity and exploratory part. Item response theory (IRT) analysis was utilized for the validation of the knowledge domain. The attitude and practice were validated using the exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Results The validation process resulted in a questionnaire that comprised of four main sections: demography, knowledge, attitude, and practice. Following IRT analysis of the knowledge domain, all items analyzed were within the acceptable range of difficulty and discrimination. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacy (KMO) was 0.72 and 0.84 for attitude and practice domain respectively and Bartlett’s test of Sphericity for both domains were highly significant (P < 0.001). The factor analysis resulted in two factors with total of 12 items in attitude domain, and 2 factors with total of 13 items in the practice domain with satisfactory factor loading (> 0.3). The Cronbach’s alpha for reliability of the knowledge, attitude and practice domains all showed acceptable values of > 0.6 (0.92, 0.77 and 0.85). Conclusion The findings of this validation and reliability study showed that the developed questionnaire had a satisfactory psychometric property for measuring KAP of Malaysian Hajj pilgrims.

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Mohammed Dauda Goni; Nyi Nyi Naing; Habsah Hasan; Nadiah Wan-Arfah; Zakuan Zainy Deris; Wan Nor Arifin; Tengku Mohammad Ariff Raja Hussin; Abdulwali Sabo Abdulrahman; Aisha Abubakar Baaba; Muhammad Rafie Arshad. Development and validation of knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire for prevention of respiratory tract infections among Malaysian Hajj pilgrims. BMC Public Health 2020, 20, 1 -10.

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Mohammed Dauda Goni, Nyi Nyi Naing, Habsah Hasan, Nadiah Wan-Arfah, Zakuan Zainy Deris, Wan Nor Arifin, Tengku Mohammad Ariff Raja Hussin, Abdulwali Sabo Abdulrahman, Aisha Abubakar Baaba, Muhammad Rafie Arshad. Development and validation of knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire for prevention of respiratory tract infections among Malaysian Hajj pilgrims. BMC Public Health. 2020; 20 (1):1-10.

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Mohammed Dauda Goni; Nyi Nyi Naing; Habsah Hasan; Nadiah Wan-Arfah; Zakuan Zainy Deris; Wan Nor Arifin; Tengku Mohammad Ariff Raja Hussin; Abdulwali Sabo Abdulrahman; Aisha Abubakar Baaba; Muhammad Rafie Arshad. 2020. "Development and validation of knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire for prevention of respiratory tract infections among Malaysian Hajj pilgrims." BMC Public Health 20, no. 1: 1-10.

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Published: 02 January 2020 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The management of waste materials is a serious problem worldwide, especially in urbanizing countries like Malaysia. This study was conducted to compare the prevalence of health symptoms and diseases diagnosed among residents exposed to the solid waste open dumpsite in the suburb of Sabak with the non-exposed community. Research related to exposure to solid waste dumping with complete health problems has never been combined in one study. A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted. The exposed group included residents within a 1 km radius and the non-exposed group included residents between a 2.5 and 4.0 km radius from the dumpsite. The selected residents were interviewed using validated, structured questionnaires. A total of 170 residents from the exposed group and 119 residents from the non-exposed group were selected. The mean (SD) duration time of residence was 22.6 (18.9) years for the exposed group and 15.0 (12.0) years for the non-exposed group. Dumpsite exposure was significantly associated with sore throat (adjusted odd ratio (AOR) 1.88; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.05, 3.38; p = 0.031), diabetes mellitus (AOR 2.84; 95% CI: 1.10, 7.30; p = 0.021) and hypertension (AOR 2.56; 95% CI: 1.27, 5.13; p = 0.006). This study provides evidence that the unsanitary solid waste disposal in Malaysia is hazardous to the health of residents in the surrounding 1 km, and efforts are needed to minimize the hazards.

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Bachok Norsa’Adah; Omar Salinah; Nyi Nyi Naing; Abdullah Sarimah. Community Health Survey of Residents Living Near a Solid Waste Open Dumpsite in Sabak, Kelantan, Malaysia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020, 17, 311 .

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Bachok Norsa’Adah, Omar Salinah, Nyi Nyi Naing, Abdullah Sarimah. Community Health Survey of Residents Living Near a Solid Waste Open Dumpsite in Sabak, Kelantan, Malaysia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17 (1):311.

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Bachok Norsa’Adah; Omar Salinah; Nyi Nyi Naing; Abdullah Sarimah. 2020. "Community Health Survey of Residents Living Near a Solid Waste Open Dumpsite in Sabak, Kelantan, Malaysia." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 1: 311.

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Published: 18 November 2019 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Respiratory tract infection (RTI) is a major public health challenge during the Muslim pilgrimage to Makkah. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of Malaysian Hajj and Umrah pilgrims towards the prevention of RTIs in 2018 and determine correlations among three domains. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 225 Umrah and Hajj pilgrims. Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) towards RTI prevention was assessed by using a validated self-administered questionnaire among pilgrims attending a weekly orientation course organized by private Hajj/Umrah companies. Out of 225 participants, 65.9% of respondents were female with the mean (SD) age of 46.74 (13.38) years. The interquartile range (IQR) score for knowledge is 18.0 (6.0), the mean scores of attitude and practice are 32.65 (4.72) and 25.30 (4.9). respectively. Significant and negative linear correlations between knowledge and practice (r = −0.232, p < 0.001), and attitude and practice (r = 0.134, p = 0.045) were observed. Results from the current study showed good knowledge of RTIs among Malaysian pilgrims. However, a poor attitude was reflected in their preventive practice behaviors. This will further help in the prevention and management of RTIs during Hajj and Umrah. Therefore, an extensive educational health campaign should be provided to pilgrims to create awareness.

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Mohammed Dauda Goni; Habsah Hasan; Nyi Nyi Naing; Nadiah Wan-Arfah; Zakuan Zeiny Deris; Wan Nor Arifin; Aisha Abubakar Baaba. Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Prevention of Respiratory Tract Infections among Hajj and Umrah Pilgrims from Malaysia in 2018. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 4569 .

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Mohammed Dauda Goni, Habsah Hasan, Nyi Nyi Naing, Nadiah Wan-Arfah, Zakuan Zeiny Deris, Wan Nor Arifin, Aisha Abubakar Baaba. Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Prevention of Respiratory Tract Infections among Hajj and Umrah Pilgrims from Malaysia in 2018. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (22):4569.

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Mohammed Dauda Goni; Habsah Hasan; Nyi Nyi Naing; Nadiah Wan-Arfah; Zakuan Zeiny Deris; Wan Nor Arifin; Aisha Abubakar Baaba. 2019. "Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Prevention of Respiratory Tract Infections among Hajj and Umrah Pilgrims from Malaysia in 2018." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 22: 4569.