Non-communicable diseases and their associations with outpatient services utilisation: insight from a population-based survey in Malaysia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Multimorbidity has been recognised as a global public health issue, and individuals with multimorbidity have been found to have high healthcare utilisation. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of non-communicable diseases among adults in Malaysia, identify factors associated with multimorbidity, and assess the association between the number of non-communicable diseases and outpatient services utilisation.

Design and setting

A retrospective secondary data analysis using data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019, a cross-sectional household survey among the population in Malaysia.

Participants

All adults aged 18 years and above.

Outcome measures

The two outcome variables were multimorbidity and outpatient services utilisation. Char

SUBMITTER: Amer Nordin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11759202 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature