Abstracts of Theses Approved for the PhD/MSc at the School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

The Cox PH was more accurate in predicting 5-year survival probability with a higher AUC (0.78; 95% CI: 0.73, 0.82) than PREDICT (AUC: 0.75; 95% CI 0.70, 0.80). [...]the model was deployed as the main feature of our web-based prognostic tool. Supervisor: Dr. Suhaily Mohd Hairon Co-Supervisor: Associate Professor Dr. Najib Majdi Yaacob PERCEPTION AND PRACTICE OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND THEIR ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG EMPLOYERS AT HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN MELAKA USING A NEWLY DEVELOPED QUESTIONNAIRE Dr. Mohd Nizam Mohamad Yazid Doctor of Public Health (Environmental and Occupational Health) School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, Kelantan, Malaysia Introduction: Workplace violence is a major public health concern that affects healthcare workers of all ages, from the newly-hired to the soon-to-retired. Exploratory factor analysis shows all items load above 0.6 in their respective factor, significant Bartlett's test of sphericity for both domains (P < 0.001), and Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure was 0.879 and 0.941 for the perception and practice domain, respectively. Objectives: This study aimed to explore men's experiences with primary health services and their expectations regarding the characteristics of friendly primary health services in Kelantan, Malaysia and develop a questionnaire assessing those expectations.