Practices of Dengue Fever Prevention and the Associated Factors among the Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 BACKGROUND:Dengue is prevalent among Malaysia's indigenous peoples, known as the Orang Asli, and it poses a serious health threat to them. The study aims to look at the socio-demographic factors, health beliefs, and knowledge about dengue and its ...
Li Ping Wong, Sazaly Abubakar
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Orang Asli Health and Lifeways Project (OA HeLP): a cross-sectional cohort study protocol [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2022 Introduction Non-communicable disease (NCD) risk is influenced by environmental factors that are highly variable worldwide, yet prior research has focused mainly on high-income countries where most people are exposed to relatively homogeneous and static ...
Ian J Wallace +10 more
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Nutritional Status of Orang Asli in Malaysia. [PDF]
Malays J Med Sci, 2022 The national government policies and Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli (JAKOA) have to put more effort to improve the quality of life for Orang Asli communities. Over the years, under the government-sanctioned relocation programme, many Orang Asli groups were moved to a more developed and urban area.
Tay JEF +4 more
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Diseases among Orang Asli community in Malaysia: a systematic review [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2022 Orang Asli, the indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia, is a minority population and placed behind in terms of socioeconomy, education and health. The Malaysian government has supported Orang Asli since the second Malaysia Plan in the 1970s, resulting ...
Muhammad Hilmi Mahmud +2 more
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Distinct Phenotypic Variation of Blastocystis sp. ST3 from Urban and Orang Asli Population—An Influential Consideration during Sample Collection in Surveys [PDF]
Biology, 2022 Blastocystis sp. is a globally distributed protozoan parasite with uncertain pathogenicity. Phenotypic variation in Blastocystis sp. suggests its adaptation; however, the phenotypic features of Blastocystis sp.
Arutchelvan Rajamanikam +4 more
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Increased risks of cardiovascular diseases and insulin resistance among the Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2016 Background Despite the strategic development plan by the authorities for the Orang Asli, there are six subtribes of which their population numbers are small (less than 700).
Tuan Azlin Tuan Abdul Aziz +13 more
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Progress in Disaster Science, 2020 This study explores disaster experiences and preparedness of the disaster affected Orang Asli families in Tasik Chini, Malaysia. Applying a qualitative research approach, this study was collected data from 10 respondents from 10 families based on ...
Mohd Suhaimi Mohamad +1 more
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Status of visual impairment among indigenous (Orang Asli) school children in Malaysia [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2019 Background School children are considered a high-risk group for visual impairment because uncorrected refractive errors and problems such as amblyopia can seriously affect their learning abilities and their physical and mental development. There are many
Rokiah Omar +2 more
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Determinants of outpatient service use among Orang Asli in Malaysia using Andersen's Behavioural Model. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundIndigenous populations, including the Orang Asli in Malaysia, experience persistent health disparities due to historical, socioeconomic, geographic, and cultural barriers.
Iqbal Ab Rahim +12 more
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The upper respiratory tract microbiome of indigenous Orang Asli in north-eastern Peninsular Malaysia [PDF]
Npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 2021 David W Cleary +2 more
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