This isPublic Health MedicineDepartment

Introduction

The Department of Public Health Medicine (PHM) – previously known as the Department of Population Health and Preventive Medicine (PHPM) – was established in 2003. The Department of PHM focuses on a range of teaching and learning activities of public health subjects, offering modules and courses for undergraduates and postgraduate students. The two postgraduate courses, Master of Public Health and Doctor of Public Health officially commenced in the year 2018.

Our vision is to establish the Department of PHM as a centre of excellence to produce competitive scholars and ethical leaders capable in promoting health and preventing diseases. The mission in turn is to enhance knowledge and expertise in public health through professional programmes, research activities and community engagement based on moral values and ethics. More specifically, the objectives of our department include:

To provide professionally recognised courses in Public Health.
To deliver high-quality and innovative methods of teaching and learning, and conduct studies that are relevant to current needs and in line with national policies and agenda.
To equip graduates with the rights skills to effectively address complex public health issues through contributions in the local and global workforce.

Our group is led by a head of department and assisted by academic staff with expertise in diverse public health subspecialities. At the moment, the department consists of the following units: Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Family Health, Environmental Health, Occupational Health, Health Management, and Health Promotion.

MEMBER OF PUBLIC HEALTH MEDICINE DEPARTMENT

Head of Department

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Family Health

Environmental Health

Occupational Health

Health Management

Health Promotion Unit

RESEARCH PROJECTS

2019

ASSOC. PROF. DR. ZALIHA ISMAIL

Factors associated with intermediate and high probability of Pulmonary Hypertension in Systemic Lupus Erythematousus patients. 100-IRMI/INT 16/6/2 (001/2019) (RM 18,000.00)

DR. LENNY SUZANA SHAMSUDDIN

2018

ASSOC. PROF. DR. ZALIHA ISMAIL & DR. MOHAMAD RODI ISA

Levels of physical activity among patients with T2DM attending primary care clinic in Selayang UiTM Campus and its associated factors. 600-IRMI 5/3/LESTARI (046/2018) (RM 20,000.00)

2017

DR. MOHAMMAD RODI ISA

The Clinical Prediction Score of Post-Percutaneous Intervention Chest Pain (PPCP) within 24 hours. 600-IRMI/MYRA 5/3/LESTARI (096/2017) (RM20,000.00)

ASSOC PROF. DR. ZALIHA ISMAIL

ASSOC PROF. DR ZALIHA ISMAIL & DR. CHEN XIN WEE

DR. ZAHIR IZUAN

2016

DR. ZAHIR IZUAN

Quality of Life & Work Performance among Workers in Medical Faculty of UiTM. LESTARI grant RM20,000 – Status: Completed (2016-2018).

DR. LENNY SUZANA SHAMSUDDIN

DR. MOHAMAD IKHSAN SELAMAT

2013

DR. MOHAMMAD RODI ISA

The Inhibition Effect of Aloe Emodin and Aloin on The G1/S and M Phases of Breast Cancer Cell Cycle Progression Mediated by Mitotic Signaling Pathways 600-RMI/RAGS 5/3 (86/2013). RM80,000.00

PUBLICATIONS

2018

Xin-wee Chen, Zaliha Ismail. (2018) The Lifestyle and Behavioural Risk Factors of Future Doctors in Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. Journal of Clinical and Health Science. Vol.3 (2): p36-42.

Xin Wee Chen, Zaliha Ismail, Embong Zunina and Kamarul Imran Musa. (2018) Predictive Modelling of Visual Acuity upon Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine. Vol. 18 (2): p132-140.

Nur-Hasanah Ruslan, Siti Munira Yasin, Mohamad Rodi Isa, Nadzimah Mohd Nasir, Theresa Ahing, Mohd Hamim Rajikin. Reliability and Construct Validity of the Malay Version of Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) for Smoking Cessasion. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (2018) 19 (10): 2815 – 2820

Siti Fatimah Badlishah-Sham, Anis Safura Ramli, Mohamad Rodi Isa, Yung Wen Han, David Leonard Whitford. Adaptation, translation and validation of the Diabetes Mellitus in the Offspring Questionnaire (DMOQ): The Malay version. Med J Malaysia. (2018) 73(1): 16 – 24

Izuan, A.Z., Azhar, S.S., Tan, M.K.S. and Syed-Sharizman, S.A.R. Neighbourhood influences and its association with the mental health of adolescents in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Asian Journal of Psychiatry 2018, 38, pp.35-41.

Mat, S.N., Ismail, N., Taib, S., Ghazi, H.F., Azhar, Z.I., Jeffree, M.S., Nawi, A.M. and Hassan, M.R. Acceptance Factors of Pneumococcal Vaccination Among Adult Population: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Public Health Research, 2018, 8(2), pp.1006-1014.

Hazwani Mohd Yusof, Sharaniza Binti Ab Rahim, Leny Suzana Suddin, Mohd Shahril Ahmad Saman, Mazlan, Musalmah. Metabolomics Profiling On Different Stages Of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review, Malays J Med Sci. (2018),25,5,16-34

Leny Suzana Suddin. Employees Health Related Quality of Life in Medical Education Provider Setting: Does Academicians Report Higher Scores? International Journal Of Engineering & Technology (2018),7,4,142-144

Nor Azmaniza, Azizam, Siti Noorsuriani Binti Ma'on, Leny Suzana Suddin, Nor Intan Shamimi Binti Abdul Aziz. Factors Influencing Selected Health Outcome Among Patients Attending Universiti Teknologi Mara Medical Centre, International Journal Of Academic Research In Business & Social Sciences (2018),8,7,500-511

Samsudin EZ, Isahak M, Rampal S. The prevalence, risk factors and outcomes of workplace bullying among junior doctors: a systematic review. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology 2018; 27(6): 700-718

Kamarul T, Mansor A, Robson N, Albusaidi SH, Suhaeb AM, Samsudin EZ. Replantation and revascularization of amputated upper limb appendages outcome and predicting the factors influencing the success rates of these procedures in a tertiary hospital: An 8-year retrospective, cross-sectional study. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 2018; 26(1): 2309499017749983

Ummi Mohlisi binti Mohd Asmawi, Alissa Azureen Norehan, Khasnoorsani Salikin, Nur Ain Syafiqah Rosdi, Nur Amira Thaqifah Abdul Munir, Nurul Balqis Muhammad Basri, Mohamad Ikhsan bin Selamat & Norazmir bin Md Nor. An Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Food Safety Among Food Handlers Engaged in Food Courts. Curr. Res. Nutr Food Sci Jour., Vol. 6(2) 346-353 (2018)

2017

Siti Munira Yasin, Khairul Mizan Taib, Mohd Rodi Isa, Mohd Ariff Fadzil, Mohd Razilan Abdul Kadir, Saiful Farik Mat Yatim. Second-hand Smoke Exposure and Psychological Distress amongst Non-Smoking Pregnant Women in Malaysia. Pertanika J. Sci. & Technol. (2017) 25(S): 181 – 190

Mustafah NM, Kasim S, Isa MR, Hanapiah FA, Abdul Latif L. Predicting Return to Work Following a Cardiac Event in Malaysia. Work (2017) 58(4): 481 – 488

Indah Mohd Amin, Siti Hamimah Sheikh Abdul Kadir, Mohamad Rodi Isa, Nik Mohd Mazuan Nik Mohd Rosdy, Narimah Abdul Hamid Hasani. Mechanism of Aloe Emodin-Induced Apoptosis in ER+-Breast Cancer Cells, Mcf-7. Pertanika J. Sci. & Technol. (2017) 25 (S): 31 - 40

Bahiyah Abdullah, Siti Hajar Ayub, Akmal Zulayla Mohd Zahid, Noorneza Abd Rahman, Mohamad Rodi Isa. Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence, Its Risk Factors and Effect on the Quality of Life in Women After Their First Delivery. Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences (2017) 2(1):21 – 28

Rabiatul Adawiyah Othman, Siti Nur Fathirah Junaidi, Fatimah Aliah, Nurul Jannah Bestamin, Ummi Mohlisi Mohd Asmawi, Zahir Izuan Azhar. Knowledge and Reasons Hindering Blood Donation among Undergraduate Students of a Public University in Malaysia. Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences. 2017; 2(2) (Supplementary Issue): S37-38.

Leny Suzana S, Zahir Izuan A, Nik Shamsidah NI. Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) of medical faculty’s academic employees: Pilot online survey. Med & Health Jul 2017; 12(1) (Suppl): 1-149.

Aniza Ismail, Leny Suzana Suddin, Saperi Sulong, Zafar Ahmed, Nor Azmi Kamaruddin, Norlela Sukor. Economic Burden Of Managing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Analysis From A Teaching Hospital In Malaysia, Indian Journal Of Public Health (2017),61,4,243-247

Ahmad Faizal S, Hatta Sidi, Suzaily Wahab, Leny Suzana Suddin, Nora Mat Zin, Najwa Baharuddin. Assessment Of Marital Dissatisfaction And Its Association With Sexual Dysfunction And Psychiatric Morbidities Among Primary Health Attenders In Malaysia, International Medical Journal Of Malaysia (2017),16,2,19-26

Aniza Ismail, Naren Kumar Surendra, Fadhilah Zowyah Lela, Leny Suzana Suddin, Hani Nadhirah Zakari, Hasdy Haron. Factors Influencing Families Refusal for Deceased Organ and Tissue Donation in Malaysia, International Medical Journal (japan) (2017),24,3,290-294

Leny Suzana Suddin, Nor Aini Binti Mohd Noor (dr.). Larviciding Practice For Prevention And Control Of Dengue Among Urban Community., Brunei International Medical Journal (2017),13,2,58-63

Redhwan Al-Naggar, Muhamed T Osman, Nurhuda Ismail, Zaliha Ismail, Nor Aini Mohd Noor, Nik Shamsidah Nik Ibrahim, Aimi Nadira Mat Ruzlin & Mohamad Ikhsan Selamat. Diabetes Mellitus among Selected Malaysian Population: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences 2017; 6(4): 1-11.

2016

Amin IM, Sheikh Abdul Kadie SH, Isa MR, Rosdy NMMNM, Hasani NAH Aloe Emodin Enhances Tamoxifen Cytotoxicity Effect on ERα-Positive Breaast Cancer Cells, MCF-7, Through Downregulation of MEK1 and MEK2. JUMMEC (2016): 19(1): 1 – 10

Mohamad Rodi Isa, Foong-Ming Moy, Azad Hassan Abdul Razack, Zulkifli Md Zainuddin, Nur Zuraida Zainal. The Prevalence of Depression and its Relationship to Health-Related Quality of Life among Prostate Cancer Patients in Tertiary Centres, Kuala Lumpur. Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences (2016): 1(1): 36 - 45

Mohamad Rodi Isa, Siti Munira Yasin, Mohammad Idris Zamhuri. Functional Dependence and Nutritional Status among Leprosy Survivors in Sungai Buloh, Malaysia. Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences (2016): 1(1): 29 – 35

Siti Munira Yasin, Mohamad Rodi Isa, Mohd Ariff Fadzil, Mohammad Idris Zamhuri, Mohamad Ikhsan Selamat, Aimi Nadira Mat Ruzlin, Nik Shamsidah Nik Ibrahim, Zaliha Ismail, Abu Bakar Abdul Majeed. Support for a Campus Tobacco-Free Policy among Non-Smokers: Finding from a Developing Country. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (2016): 17(1): 275 – 280

B. Abdullah, S.H. Ayub, A.Z. Mohd Zahid, A.R. Noorneza, Mohamad Rodi Isa, P.Y. Ng. Urinary incontinence in primigravida: the neglected pregnancy predicament. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 198 (2016): 110–115

Zahir Izuan Azhar, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Susan MK Tan, Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim. Neighbourhood Factors on Mental Health Questionnaire: Development, Validity and Reliability among Malaysian Adolescents. International Journal of Public Health Research 2016; 6(1): 713-718.

Azhar ZI, Hassan MR, Jeffree MS. Sleep Duration and its Associated Factors among Residents of Hulu Langat, Selangor. Journal of Advanced Research in Medicine. 2016; 3(4): 12-17. ISSN: 2349-7181.

Azhar ZI, Jusoh A, Rahim SS, Hassan MR, Safian N, Shah SA. Temporal spatial distribution of dengue and implications on control in Hulu Langat, Selangor, Malaysia. Dengue Bulletin. 2016; 39: 19-31. ISSN: 0250-8362.

Leny Suzana Suddin, Aniza Ismail, Saperi Sulong, Zafar Ahmed, Nor Azmi Kamaruddin, Norlela Sukor. Profiles And Factors Associated With Poor Glycemic Control Among Inpatients With Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 As A Primary Diagnosis In A Teaching Hospital. Indian Journal Community Medicine (2016),41,3,208-212

Samsudin EZ, Kamarul T. The comparison between the different generations of autologous chondrocyte implantation with other treatment modalities: A systematic review of clinical trials. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy 2016; 24(12):3912-3926

Redhwan Al-Naggar, Zaliha Ismail, Nabilah Huda Ismail, Nor Aini Mohd Noor, Aimi Nadira Mat Ruzlin, Mohamad Ikhsan Selamat & Nik Shamsidah Nik Ibrahim. Do Warning Labels on Cigarette Pack matters? Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences 2016; 7(6): 311-21

Redhwan Ahmed Al-Naggar, Nurhuda I, Zaliha I, Nor Aini MN, Aimi Nadira MR, Nik Shamsidah NI, and Mohamad Ikhsan S. Knowledge and Attitudes and Practice of Osteoporosis among Malay Adults in Selangor, Malaysia. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences 2016; 7(3): 2116 – 24.

Al-Naggar RA, Ismail N, Zaliha I, Nor Aini MN, Aimi Nadira MR, Nik Shamsidah NI, and Mohamad Ikhsan S. Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Antibiotic Use among Urban Community in Malaysia. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences 2016; 7(1): 1145 – 55

2015

Farnaza Ariffin, Ken Lee Chin, Chirk Jenn Ng. Maizatullifah Miskan, Verna Kar Mun Lee, Mohamad Rodi Isa. Are Medical Student Confident in Taking a Sexual History? An assessment on Attitude and Skills from an Upper Middle-Income Country. BMC Res Notes (2015) 17, 8:248

Indah Mohd Amin, Roziana Kamaluddin, Swee Keong Yeap. Mohamad Rodi Isa, Nik Mohd Mazuan Nik Mohd Rosdy, Rosfaiizah Siran, Siti Hamimah Sheikh Abdul Kadir, Narimah Abdul Hamid Hasani. Aloe Emodin Induces Apoptosis in ER+-breast Cancer Cells: MCF-7 Through IGF-1R Signaling Pathway. Sains Malaysiana (2015): 44(8):1137-11

Zaliha Ismail. Mariam Mohamad, Mohamad Rodi Isa, Mohd Ariff Fadzil, Siti Munira Yassin, Khin Thuzar, Mohamad Harriszamani bin Abu Bakar. Factor associated with anxiety among elderly hypertensive in primary care setting. Journal (fulltext). J Ment Health 2015. 24(1): 29 – 32)

Tiba Nezar Hassan, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, Nazarudin Safian, Zahir Izuan Azhar, Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim, Hasanain Faisal Ghazi. Poor knowledge and practice towards breast cancer among women in Baghdad City, Iraq. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2015; 16(15): 6669-6672.

Samsudin EZ, Kamarul T, Mansor A. Avoiding diagnostic pitfalls in mimics of neoplasia: The importance of a comprehensive diagnostic approach. Singapore Medical Journal 2015; 56(5): e92-e95

Aqil M. Daher, Muhamed T. Osman, Mohamad Ikhsan Selamat, Nor Aini M. Noor. Students’ evaluation of health promotion learning outcomes: a case from a Malaysian institute. J Community Med Public Health. 2015 Nov;2(4):472-477.

Noor Shafina Mohd Nor, Nor Azizah Abu, Mohammad Abdur Rashid, Faisal Mohd Fadzli, Mohamad Ikhsan Selamat, Hafizah Zainuddin, Anis Siham Zainal Abidin, Wan Jazilah Wan Ismail, Raja Khuzaiah Raja Abdul Razak. Bacterial pathogens and antibiotic resistance patterns in children with urinary tract infection in a Malaysian tertiary hospital. Med J Malaysia Vol 70 No 3 June 2015; 127 – 31.

Aqil Mohammad Daher, Syed Hassan Ahmad, Than Winn, Mohamad Ikhsan Selamat. Impact of Rating Scale Categories on Reliability and Fit Statistics of the Malay Spiritual Well-Being Scale using Rasch Analysis. Malays J Med Sci. May-Jun 2015; 22(3): 48-55.

Ainsah Omar, Osman Che Bakar, Nor Fatini Adam, Hakim Osman, Arina Osman, Ahmad Hatim Suleiman, Mohd Rizal Abdul Manaf & Mohamad Ikhsan Selamat. Seropositivity and Serointensity of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies and DNA among Patients with Schizophrenia. Korean J Parasitol Vol. 53, No. 1: 29-34. February 2015.

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Contact

For general enquiries, kindly contact
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zaliha Ismail (Head of Department)
Tel: 03-61267178
Email: zaliha78@uitm.edu.my

Address:

Faculty of Medicine,
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM),
Sungai Buloh Campus,
Jalan Hospital,
47000 Sungai Buloh,
Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

This isPublic Health MedicineDepartment

Introduction

MEMBER OF PUBLIC HEALTH MEDICINE DEPARTMENT

Head of Department

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Family Health

Environmental Health

Occupational Health

Health Management

Health Promotion Unit

RESEARCH PROJECTS

2019

2018

2017

2016

2013

PUBLICATIONS

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