Browsing by Author "Rowan, Neil J"
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Exploring health marketing strategies by the Ministry of Health Malaysia in preventing cervical cancer: A preliminary review
Julinawati, Suanda; Cawley, Desmond; Brenner, Maria, Dr.; Rowan, Neil J (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2012-06-18)In Malaysia, 12.2 of every 100,000 population of women are diagnosed with cervical cancer. According to WHO report in 2007, more than 700 Malaysian women die of cervical cancer each year. This statistic is expected to ... -
Population health and its contributions to economic growth: A critical review
Tunku Salha, Tunku Ahmad; O'Neill, Ciaran, Prof.; Rowan, Neil J (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2012-06-18)This conceptual paper explores the role of health in influencing the development of human capital and economic growth of a country. Recognising the importance and impact of health in facilitating a country‟s socio-economic ... -
A review of the perceived barriers within the Health Belief Model on Pap smear screening as a cervical cancer prevention measure
Julinawati, Suanda; Cawley, Desmond; Domegan, Christine, Dr.; Brenner, Maria, Dr.; Rowan, Neil J (Asian Economic and Social Society, 2013-06)Aim: This study reviews the impact of perceived barriers on Pap cervical smear screening within the Health Belief Model (HBM) as an important prevention programme. Background: This research proposes to study perceived ... -
The use of cointegration and error correction modelling to investigate the influence of diabetes and associated medical services expenditure on economic growth in Malaysia
Tunku Salha, Tunku Ahmad; O'Neill, Ciaran, Prof.; Rowan, Neil J (Asian Economic and Social Society, 2013-06)This paper reports on a frontier study undertaken to examine the influence of mortality rates due to diabetes (DBT) and medical services expenditure (EXP) on economic growth (RGDPP) in Malaysia. The results of the Johansen ...