Examining the Level of Unsatisfied Basic Needs Among Low-Income Women in Peninsular Malaysia

Prayer-for-health and complementary alternative medicine use among Malaysian breast cancer patients during chemotherapy

“…Of these, 43.0% were in the 50- to 59-year age group, 45.1% were Malay, 53.3% had a secondary school education, 89.0% were married at some point and 72.0% had a household income ≤ RM 3,000 (≈944 USD) per month (i.e., low-income women) [31]. More than one-half (61.9%) were diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, were post-menopausal (54.4%), were on FEC (5-fluorouracil (5-FU), epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide)/FAC (5-FU, doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide)/CMF (cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and 5FU)/AC (doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide) regimens (78.0%), were at chemotherapy cycles 2, 3 or 4 (67.4%), or had good compliance with the chemotherapy schedule (91.8%).…”

“…These findings are consistent with the finding of other studies. Tertiary education [3, 19, 26, 34, 35], higher household income [7, 3] and an advanced stage of cancer [31, 36] are significantly associated with the use of CAM. In contrast, however, Arthur et al [37] reported that compared with non-CAM users, CAM users had more control of their treatment options and how they were going to manage their lives after diagnosis.…”

Appraisal of common bean farming systems under angular leaf spot disease prone environments of the Southern Highlands of Tanzania

“…Levels of poverty were determined by assessing indicators of satisfaction or dissatisfaction of basic needs that include housing conditions and availability of food at the household. The indicators for basic needs as measures of poverty were agreed upon during the world summit for social development held in Copenhagen in 1995 and have been used in various countries including India, South Africa and Tanzania, to examine poverty within different communities (Mamun and Adaikalam, 2011).…”