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cord-007030-mewo9w43	Hashim, Suhana	The prevalence and preventive measures of the respiratory illness among Malaysian pilgrims in 2013 hajj season	2016-02-08		.txt	text/plain	3903	237	55	The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of respiratory illness and its associated factors among Malaysian hajj pilgrims in 2013 and to describe its preventive measures. Malaysian hajj pilgrims with previous experience of hajj (OR 0.24; 95% CI 0.10–0.56) or umrah (OR 0.19; 95% CI 0.07–0.52) and those who have practiced good hand hygiene (OR 0.35; 95% CI 0.16–0.79) were found to be significantly associated with lower risk of having respiratory illness. All preventive measures which include hand hygiene, wearing face masks and influenza vaccination must be practiced together as bundle of care to reduce respiratory illness effectively. Data based on the social demographic, co-morbid illness, smoking habits, symptoms of respiratory illness, history of contact with respiratory ill patients, previous experience of hajj or umrah, the practice of preventive measures, influenza and pneumococcal vaccination and supplement intake against respiratory illness were obtained by a self-administered proforma.	./cache/cord-007030-mewo9w43.txt	./txt/cord-007030-mewo9w43.txt