Non-communicable disease risk factors among Orang Asli in Tasik Chini, Pahang

• Main Authors: Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam, Pasi, Hafizah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2019
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine; RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/85340/1/587-Manuscript-1722-1-10-20200115%202020-11-24%2008_26_00.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/85340/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/kom/index.php/imjm/article/view/587
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Introduction: The health status of Orang Asli (OA) in Malaysia often lag behind other races with under-nutrition and communicable diseases remain significant. While there is an upward trend of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in this country due to modernisation of lifestyle, how this change affectin...