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You searched Library Catalogue - Title: Immigration Act 1959/63 (Act 155), regulations and orders & Passports Act 1966 (Act 150) and orders (as at 1st June 2016) / Compiled by Legal Research Board.
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Call Number (WOU)
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SP CEMBA 2018 75
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Author
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Chandra, Kumar Ponmudi
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Title
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Customer’s preferences for traditional medicine over modern medicine at healthcare centre, Selangor. / Chandra Kumar Ponmudi.
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Abstract
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Introduction: Traditional Medicine (TM) is a group of practice introduced in an earlier
era and has been gaining popularity all over the world. The demand is moving
tremendously as TM in the market, easy access, and the cheaper price has opted patients
for TM services. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine patient’s preference for Traditional Medicine (TM) at a primary care center at Selangor and secondly to determine the association between socio-demographic data and patients’ preference for Traditional Medicine (TCM) at a primary care center in Klang Valley. Method: A Cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 120 respondents’ who
fulfilled the inclusion criteria. A set of questions comprises of 22 questionnaires adapted
and modified from (Patterson.2009) and scored using a 5 point Likert Scale.
Results: The mean total score of respondents’ preference towards the use of Traditional
Medicine was (M=63.78; SD=± 7.65) which indicate a high level. There was a significant
association between respondents’ education level, diploma (M=62.85; SD=±7.717) and
tertiary (M=67.28; SD=±6.420) with respondents’ preference towards the use of
Traditional Medicine (t-2.636; p- value=.010). The findings showed the respondents’ with
tertiary education scored higher compared to diploma education. However, there was no
significant association between respondents’ age, gender, marital status, annual income
and co-morbidity with respondents’ preference towards the use of Traditional Medicine (pvalue=>0.05). Conclusion: In conclusion, this study reported a high score of respondents’ preference foar the use of Traditional Medicine. The education level indicated significant association towards respondents’ preference on the use of Traditional Medicine. However, there wreas no significant association between respondents’ age, gender, marital status, annual income and co-morbidity with respondents’ preference towards the use of Traditional Medicine. Keywords: Preferences, Traditional Medicine (TM), Primary Care, Outpatient.
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Notes
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Final project report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Administration (CeMBA).
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Publisher/Year
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Penang : School of Business and Administration, Wawasan Open University, 2018.
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Subject
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Medicine -- Malaysia.
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Subject
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Healthcare.
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