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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, Amanda J Lea, Yvonne A L Lim, Steven K W Chow, Izandis bin Mohd Sayed, Romano Ngui, Mohd Tajudin Haji Shaffee, Kee-Seong Ng, Colin Nicholas, Vivek V Venkataraman, Thomas S Kraft   +10 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, Ummi Mirza Baharudin, Zaleha Md Isa   +2 more
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The Road Less Traveled: Exploring the Genomic Characteristics and Antimicrobial Resistance Potential of Acinetobacter baumannii From the Indigenous Orang Asli Community in Peninsular Malaysia. [PDF]

Microbiologyopen
Analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii from healthy individuals in a rural Malaysian community revealed significant genetic diversity, including novel sequence types. These isolates carry resistance genes and resemble clinical strains, highlighting their potential to cause disease despite their commensal origin.
Lean SS, Morris DE, Anderson R, Alattraqchi AG, Cleary DW, Clarke SC, Yeo CC.   +6 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, Ho Shiaw Hooi, Madhav Kudva, Chandramathi Samudi, Suresh Kumar Govind   +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, Lay Kek Teh, Muhd Hanis Md Idris, Zakaria Bannur, Lydiatul Shima Ashari, Adzrool Idzwan Ismail, Aminuddin Ahmad, Kamarudzaman Md Isa, Fadzilah Mohd Nor, Thuhairah Hasrah Abdul Rahman, Syahrul Azlin Binti Shaari, Hamid Jan Jan Mohamed, Nornazliya Mohamad, Mohd Zaki Salleh   +13 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, Wan Mohd Hafidz Wan Abdul, Victor Feizal Knight   +2 more
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Analysis of five deep-sequenced trio-genomes of the Peninsular Malaysia Orang Asli and North Borneo populations. [PDF]

BMC Genomics, 2019
BackgroundRecent advances in genomic technologies have facilitated genome-wide investigation of human genetic variations. However, most efforts have focused on the major populations, yet trio genomes of indigenous populations from Southeast Asia have ...
Deng L, Lou H, Zhang X, Thiruvahindrapuram B, Lu D, Marshall CR, Liu C, Xie B, Xu W, Wong LP, Yew CW, Farhang A, Ong RT, Hoque MZ, Thuhairah AR, Jong B, Phipps ME, Scherer SW, Teo YY, Kumar SV, Hoh BP, Xu S.   +21 more
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CUSTOMARY LAND RIGHTS OF ORANG ASLI: A CASE STUDY IN KAMPUNG PARIT GONG, NEGERI SEMBILAN, MALAYSIA

UUM Journal of Legal Studies, 2021
The Orang Asli group forms a minority community in Peninsular Malaysia, whose livelihood mostly depends on their land and the surrounding area. Dispute over customary land rights of Orang Asli has been continual in Malaysia although Malaysian Courts, in
Intan Nadia Ghulam Khan, Kamilah Wati Mohd, Fareed Mohd Hassan, Izawati Wook   +3 more
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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 ...
Josephine Rebecca Chandren, Li Ping Wong, Sazaly AbuBakar   +2 more
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PEMBANGUNAN EKONOMI ORANG ASLI DI SEMENANJUNG MALAYSIA: PENGAJARAN YANG BOLEH DIPELAJARI DARIPADA MASYARAKAT MAORI DI NEW ZEALAND

UUM Journal of Legal Studies, 2022
Perkara 3 Deklarasi mengenai Hak Orang Asal (DHOA) mengiktiraf hak penentuan kendiri orang asal yang turut merangkumi aspek ekonomi. Sungguhpun begitu, terdapat kajian yang mencukupi bahawa Orang Asli masih dibelenggu dengan isu ekonomi, dihimpit ...
Muhamad Sayuti Hassan, Kalsum Umar, Marshelayanti Mohamad Razali   +2 more
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