Vol. 1 : No. 2

November/December 2014

Editorial

ISLAM AND PUBLIC HEALTH: A pathway to healthy life Muhamad Hanafiah Juni (Chief Editor)

Review Article

A REVIEW OF THE ISLAMIC APPROACH IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICES Anita AR, Aidalina M

THE ISLAMIC APPROACH IN MITIGATING HIV AIDS Faisal Ibrahim

TOBACCO USE IS PROHIBITED (HARAM) IN ISLAM Muhamad Hanafiah Juni

RAMADAN FASTING AND VOLUNTARY FASTING – POTENTIAL WEIGHT LOSS AND WEIGHT MAINTENANCE OPPORTUNITY FOR OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE MUSLIMS Suriani I, K Shamsuddin, Khalib AL, Hazizi AS, Latifah AM

Research Article

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SMOKING AMONG RELIGIOUS SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS IN A DISTRICT OF SELANGOR Salmiah M.S., Jinadu Lukman Olaitan, Azuhairi AA

PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF ANTI-THYROID PEROXIDASE AND ANTI-THYROGLOBULIN ASSAYS ON ROCHE COBAS E411 IMMUNOASSAY SYSTEM Intan NS, S. Thambiah, Hannah P., NorBaizurah B., Baizurah MH.

PM2.5, RESPIRATORY HEALTH RISK AND IL-6 LEVELS AMONG WORKERS AT A MODERN BUS TERMINAL IN KUALA LUMPUR Irniza R., Nur Izzati G, Emilia Z.A., Sharifah Norkhadijah S.I., Praveena S.M.

KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION AMONG STAFF IN A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN MALAYSIA Nor Afiah M.Z., Elbardiny A.A., Salmiah M.S.

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY WITH STRESS AMONGST IRANIAN ADOLESCENTS LIVING IN MALAYSIA Muhamad Hanafiah Juni, Leila Babazekri, Nor Afiah M.Z., Ahmad Zaid Fattah Azman

THE PRACTICE OF BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION (BSE) AMONG WOMEN LIVING IN AN URBAN SETTING IN MALAYSIA HS Minhat, J Mustafa, N Mohd Zain

OCULAR INJURY AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PATIENTS ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL IN SELANGOR Azuhairi AA, Tan NE, Nooraina MZ, Goh LX, Adon MY

ASSOCIATION OF BEHAVIOURAL FACTORS, BODY MASS INDEX STATUS, FAMILY HISTORY OF HYPERTENSION AND PREHYPERTENSION AMONG A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA Salmiah M.S., Balami A.D., Nor Afiah M.Z.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND THEIR IMPACT ON PARENTS’ VACCINATION DECISIONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Aidalina M, Damyanthi KM

MALAYSIAN PRIMIPARA’S KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE ON NEWBORN CARE DURING THE POSTNATAL PERIOD Nazura A. Aziz, Lee K

Public Health Medicine & Case Study

POST-TRAUMATIC BRACHIOCEPHALIC ARTERY PSEUDOANEURYSM CAUSING TRACHEAL COMPRESSION AND SUCCESSFULLY TREATED VIA ENDOVASCULAR APPROACH Suppiah S, Aziz YFA

Continuos Education

RESEARCH DESIGN Muhamad Hanafiah Juni, Nor Afiah MZ

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN A NUTSHELL Anisah B, Nor Afiah M.Z.