Factors associated with homelessness and its medical issues among urban Malaysians : a qualitative research / Nurul Mahfuzah Ahmad Yani … [et al.]

Introduction: Homelessness continues to exist in our country even though we hear of various initiatives that have been put in place to solve this ongoing issue. The objectives of this study are, first, to explore factors that lead to homelessness, second, to determine the associated medical condi...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Yani, Nurul Mahfuzah, Zahari, Nur Zakirah, Abu Samah, Nur Fatini Haziqah, Mohamed Azahar, Muhammad Ammar Faidhi, Yasin, Siti Munira, Ahmad Saman, Mohd Shahril, Mohd Noor, Nor Aini
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spelling my.uitm.ir.149352016-10-27T15:44:24Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14935/ Factors associated with homelessness and its medical issues among urban Malaysians : a qualitative research / Nurul Mahfuzah Ahmad Yani … [et al.] Ahmad Yani, Nurul Mahfuzah Zahari, Nur Zakirah Abu Samah, Nur Fatini Haziqah Mohamed Azahar, Muhammad Ammar Faidhi Yasin, Siti Munira Ahmad Saman, Mohd Shahril Mohd Noor, Nor Aini Homeless persons Homeless persons Introduction: Homelessness continues to exist in our country even though we hear of various initiatives that have been put in place to solve this ongoing issue. The objectives of this study are, first, to explore factors that lead to homelessness, second, to determine the associated medical conditions and third, to shed light on the views of homeless individuals regarding their future perspectives. Methods: This study employed the use of a qualitative research method in analysing the experiences of 24 homeless individuals. It will detail the causes that have led to the respondents’ homelessness and their future plans. Results: From the research conducted, it was found that the factors that lead to homelessness are family disorganization, job loss and underemployment, not having a place to call home and attitude problems. The future plans of the 24 respondents can be divided into several broad themes – finding a job, finding their families, finding a better shelter home and seeking for knowledge, while some had no obvious plans. Most of the 24 individuals had no knowledge of their own medical conditions. Conclusions: Initiatives from people with authority or organizations dedicated to working on issues of homelessness are not enough to prevent this condition from occurring. People who are homeless must themselves be willing to change their attitudes while family members must care and be responsible for their own families. Health awareness is very important and the occurrence of communicable diseases such as tuberculosis can be prevented if more attention is given to health. Faculty of Medicine 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14935/1/AJ_NURUL%20MAHFUZAH%20AHMAD%20YANI%20JCHS%2016.pdf Ahmad Yani, Nurul Mahfuzah and Zahari, Nur Zakirah and Abu Samah, Nur Fatini Haziqah and Mohamed Azahar, Muhammad Ammar Faidhi and Yasin, Siti Munira and Ahmad Saman, Mohd Shahril and Mohd Noor, Nor Aini (2016) Factors associated with homelessness and its medical issues among urban Malaysians : a qualitative research / Nurul Mahfuzah Ahmad Yani … [et al.]. Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences, 1 (1). pp. 46-58. ISSN 01827-984X http://jchs-medicine.uitm.edu.my/
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topic Homeless persons
Homeless persons
spellingShingle Homeless persons
Homeless persons
Ahmad Yani, Nurul Mahfuzah
Zahari, Nur Zakirah
Abu Samah, Nur Fatini Haziqah
Mohamed Azahar, Muhammad Ammar Faidhi
Yasin, Siti Munira
Ahmad Saman, Mohd Shahril
Mohd Noor, Nor Aini
Factors associated with homelessness and its medical issues among urban Malaysians : a qualitative research / Nurul Mahfuzah Ahmad Yani … [et al.]
description Introduction: Homelessness continues to exist in our country even though we hear of various initiatives that have been put in place to solve this ongoing issue. The objectives of this study are, first, to explore factors that lead to homelessness, second, to determine the associated medical conditions and third, to shed light on the views of homeless individuals regarding their future perspectives. Methods: This study employed the use of a qualitative research method in analysing the experiences of 24 homeless individuals. It will detail the causes that have led to the respondents’ homelessness and their future plans. Results: From the research conducted, it was found that the factors that lead to homelessness are family disorganization, job loss and underemployment, not having a place to call home and attitude problems. The future plans of the 24 respondents can be divided into several broad themes – finding a job, finding their families, finding a better shelter home and seeking for knowledge, while some had no obvious plans. Most of the 24 individuals had no knowledge of their own medical conditions. Conclusions: Initiatives from people with authority or organizations dedicated to working on issues of homelessness are not enough to prevent this condition from occurring. People who are homeless must themselves be willing to change their attitudes while family members must care and be responsible for their own families. Health awareness is very important and the occurrence of communicable diseases such as tuberculosis can be prevented if more attention is given to health.
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author Ahmad Yani, Nurul Mahfuzah
Zahari, Nur Zakirah
Abu Samah, Nur Fatini Haziqah
Mohamed Azahar, Muhammad Ammar Faidhi
Yasin, Siti Munira
Ahmad Saman, Mohd Shahril
Mohd Noor, Nor Aini
author_facet Ahmad Yani, Nurul Mahfuzah
Zahari, Nur Zakirah
Abu Samah, Nur Fatini Haziqah
Mohamed Azahar, Muhammad Ammar Faidhi
Yasin, Siti Munira
Ahmad Saman, Mohd Shahril
Mohd Noor, Nor Aini
author_sort Ahmad Yani, Nurul Mahfuzah
title Factors associated with homelessness and its medical issues among urban Malaysians : a qualitative research / Nurul Mahfuzah Ahmad Yani … [et al.]
title_short Factors associated with homelessness and its medical issues among urban Malaysians : a qualitative research / Nurul Mahfuzah Ahmad Yani … [et al.]
title_full Factors associated with homelessness and its medical issues among urban Malaysians : a qualitative research / Nurul Mahfuzah Ahmad Yani … [et al.]
title_fullStr Factors associated with homelessness and its medical issues among urban Malaysians : a qualitative research / Nurul Mahfuzah Ahmad Yani … [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed Factors associated with homelessness and its medical issues among urban Malaysians : a qualitative research / Nurul Mahfuzah Ahmad Yani … [et al.]
title_sort factors associated with homelessness and its medical issues among urban malaysians : a qualitative research / nurul mahfuzah ahmad yani … [et al.]
publisher Faculty of Medicine
publishDate 2016
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14935/1/AJ_NURUL%20MAHFUZAH%20AHMAD%20YANI%20JCHS%2016.pdf
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