| Pre-employment medical examination of Indonesian domestic helpers in a private clinic in Johor Bahru--an eight year review. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 17623961 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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On review of 3117 patients' records (all were female Indonesian foreign workers over the span of eight years (1997 to 2004 in a private clinic in Johor Bahru, 223 cases (7.2%) were found to have various medical problems. These 3117 foreigners were to be employed as domestic helpers in Malaysia. They were examined upon arrival in Johor Bahru even though our government did not require this pre-requisite (before 1st August 2005) as they were examined and certified fit in their country of origin before embarking to Malaysia. The proportion of female Indonesian foreign workers who were afflicted with category 1 conditions was 55.6% (which rendered them unfit for employment) and category 2 conditions was 44.4%. The medical problem detected most frequently was hypertension. Sixty-one (80.3%) out of 76 workers had stage 2 hypertension (JNC 7 report). Pulmonary tuberculosis ranked second in this review and is a category 1 condition. This paper supports the recent move by the Malaysian Ministry of Health to implement mandatory medical examinations for all foreign workers arriving in Malaysia within one month of arrival regardless of whether or not they are certified fit in their countries of origin. |
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Authors:
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C C Leong |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Medical journal of Malaysia Volume: 61 ISSN: 0300-5283 ISO Abbreviation: Med. J. Malaysia Publication Date: 2006 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-07-12 Completed Date: 2007-09-28 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0361547 Medline TA: Med J Malaysia Country: Malaysia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 592-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Klinik Medijaya, 12, Jalan Harimau, Taman Century, 80250 Johor Bahru, Johor. |
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Adult Communicable Diseases / diagnosis, epidemiology Disability Evaluation Employment / legislation & jurisprudence* Female Homemaker Services / manpower Housekeeping / manpower Humans Indonesia / ethnology Malaysia Mass Screening / legislation & jurisprudence* Middle Aged Physical Examination* Retrospective Studies Transients and Migrants / legislation & jurisprudence* Work Capacity Evaluation* |
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Med J Malaysia. 2006 Dec;61(5):516-8
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17623949
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