Yasin, Ruhizan Mohammad and Tan, Maw Pin and Said, Mas Ayu and Rasul, Mohd Sattar and Thangiah, Nithiah and Rizal, Hussein and Magli, Amirah Shazana and Ithnin, Muslimah and Majid, Hazreen Abdul and Ismail, Rozmi and Su, Tin Tin (2024) TVET programme and health-related quality of life among low-income populations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. Frontiers in Public Health, 12. p. 1164056. ISSN 2296-2565, DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1164056.
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Introduction Education improves the economy and quality of life. The availability of skilled education in Malaysia is not restricted to the younger generation but is available to people of all ages, including those with low incomes.Methods This study used the EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ- 5D-5L) tool during the COVID-19 pandemic to examine relationships between socio-demographics, knowledge, and attitudes towards education and outcomes of health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Between September and October 2020 and January and February 2021, a cross-sectional study using a multi-stage sampling technique was carried out.Results A total of 1,997 adults participated, with a mean age of 45.17 (SD 14.113). In total, 74.9% had good knowledge, while 59.8% had a positive attitude towards skill education. In univariate analyses, the EQ-5D-5L score was related to age, income, education level, marital status, employment status, financial strain level, and knowledge and attitude towards skilled education. Generalised linear model analyses demonstrated that lower EQ-5D-5L scores were associated with older age, financial constraints, and a negative attitude towards skills education. However, additional adjustments for knowledge and attitude towards skills education show only an increase in age and financial strain was significant.Conclusion The findings suggest that appropriate strategies be implemented to increase low-income populations' knowledge and attitude towards skill education. Improving education may improve the quality of life for this vulnerable group. Additionally, a qualitative study can be conducted to determine the barriers to low-income households participating in skilled education to fill in the knowledge gap.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Malaysia (LRGS MRUN/F1/01/2019); (MRUN-2019-001/1) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | HRQOL; Malaysia; low-income; education; skill; TVET |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Oct 2024 07:35 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Oct 2024 07:35 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/45485 |
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