Migrant workers in Sabah, East Malaysia: The importance of legislation and policy to uphold equity on sexual and reproductive health and rights

HB Lasimbang, WT Tong, WY Low - Best Practice & Research Clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Pregnant women migrants and migrants with human immunodeficiency
virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) will be deported.•Stateless children …

Why do some people with type 2 diabetes who are using insulin have poor glycaemic control? A qualitative study

WT Tong, SR Vethakkan, CJ Ng - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To explore factors influencing poor glycaemic control in people with type 2
diabetes using insulin. Research design A qualitative method comprising in-depth individual …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, attitudes and practices among people with chronic hepatitis B attending a hepatology clinic in Malaysia: a cross sectional study

R Mohamed, CJ Ng, WT Tong, SZ Abidin, LP Wong… - BMC public health, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background Hepatitis B (HBV) is the leading cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular
carcinoma worldwide. This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes and practices of people …

Eating disorder among Malaysian university students and its associated factors

YL Chan, AL Samy, WT Tong… - Asia Pacific Journal …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Eating disorder is highly prevalent among university students worldwide. However, in
Malaysia, studies on eating disorder is scanty and were mostly conducted among medical …

Shame, internalized homonegativity, and religiosity: A comparison of the stigmatization associated with minority stress with gay men in Australia and Malaysia

J Brown, WY Low, R Tai, WT Tong - International Journal of Sexual …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In this study we explore aspects of minority stress by comparing Malaysian (n= 234) and
Australian (n= 123) gay men on internalized homonegativity (IH) and internalized shame (IS) …

[HTML][HTML] Factors influencing implementation of a patient decision aid in a developing country: an exploratory study

WT Tong, YK Lee, CJ Ng, PY Lee - Implementation Science, 2017 - Springer
Background Most studies on barriers and facilitators to implementation of patient decision
aids (PDAs) are conducted in the west; hence, the findings may not be transferable to …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring pregnancy termination experiences and needs among Malaysian women: A qualitative study

WT Tong, WY Low, YL Wong, SP Choong… - BMC Public Health, 2012 - Springer
Background Malaysia has relatively liberal abortion laws in that they permit abortions for
both physical and mental health cases. However, abortion remains a taboo subject. The …

Gross saponin of Tribulus terrestris improves erectile dysfunction in type 2 diabetic rats by repairing the endothelial function of the penile corpus cavernosum

H Zhang, WT Tong, CR Zhang, JL Li… - … syndrome and obesity …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To investigate the effect of gross saponins of Tribulus terrestris (GSTT) on erectile
function in rats resulting from type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DMED). Methods The T2DMED …

The protective and healing effects of Si Shen Wan in trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid-induced colitis

D Liu, Y Guan, H Zhao, D Yan, W Tong, P Wan… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Si Shen Wan is a traditional Chinese herbal
medicine formula for the treatment of diseases with diarrhea, such as ulcerative colitis …

[HTML][HTML] Medical students' attitudes toward abortion education: Malaysian perspective

N Tey, S Yew, W Low, L Su'ut, P Renjhen… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Abortion is a serious public health issue, and it poses high risks to the health
and life of women. Yet safe abortion services are not readily available because few doctors …