Ahmed Fayiza Manzoor, Aizuddin Azimatun Noor, Ahmad Norfazilah
Department of Internal Medicine, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Romford, GBR.
Department of Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MYS.
Cureus. 2025 Jul 7;17(7):e87459. doi: 10.7759/cureus.87459. eCollection 2025 Jul.
Background Periodic medical examination (PME) is a fundamental step towards reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases by early detection and complication prevention. The study aimed to determine i) the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of PME among healthcare professionals in Malaysia and ii) the factors associated with the frequent practice of PME. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among healthcare professionals in a tertiary care hospital in Malaysia. A total of 317 healthcare professionals responded to the self-administered online and paper-based questionnaires. Results Of the respondents, 80.1% (254) had good knowledge of PME, 99.4% (315) had a positive attitude toward it, and 35.7% (113) practiced it frequently. Despite the high level of good knowledge and positive attitude, only approximately one-third of the respondents frequently practiced PME. Unmarried respondents (AOR: 0.441, 95% CI: 0.211-0.924) and those with poor knowledge (AOR: 0.462, 95% CI: 0.231-0.923) had lower odds of practicing PME regularly. Conclusion The burden of non-communicable diseases can be reduced by encouraging frequent practice of PME, especially among the unmarried, and improving knowledge about the importance of PME. Future national policymakers should focus on these factors to increase PME practice.
背景 定期体检（PME）是通过早期发现和预防并发症来减轻非传染性疾病负担的基本步骤。本研究旨在确定：i）马来西亚医疗保健专业人员对定期体检的知识、态度和做法；ii）与定期进行定期体检相关的因素。方法 在马来西亚一家三级护理医院的医疗保健专业人员中进行了一项横断面研究。共有317名医疗保健专业人员回复了自行填写的在线和纸质问卷。结果 在受访者中，80.1%（254人）对定期体检有良好的了解，99.4%（315人）对其持积极态度，35.7%（113人）经常进行定期体检。尽管了解程度高且态度积极，但只有约三分之一的受访者经常进行定期体检。未婚受访者（调整后比值比：0.441，95%置信区间：0.211 - 0.924）和知识水平较差的受访者（调整后比值比：0.462，95%置信区间：0.231 - 0.923）定期进行定期体检的几率较低。结论 通过鼓励经常进行定期体检，尤其是在未婚者中，并提高对定期体检重要性的认识，可以减轻非传染性疾病的负担。未来国家政策制定者应关注这些因素以增加定期体检的实施。
