Effects of Alcohol towards Quality of Life in the Indigenous Groups of the West Coast Division, Sabah, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Asong Joseph, Helen Benedict Lasimbang, Sandi James, Chua Bee Seok
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25730/1/Effects%20of%20Alcohol%20towards%20Quality%20of%20Life%20in%20the%20Indigenous%20Groups%20of%20the%20West%20Coast%20Division%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25730/2/Effects%20of%20Alcohol%20towards%20Quality%20of%20Life%20in%20the%20Indigenous%20Groups%20of%20the%20West%20Coast%20Division%2C%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25730/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Alcohol consumption has consequences for the health and quality of life of individuals and communities. It is a problem among some of the Indigenous groups of Sabah and Sarawak with some of the highest prevalence of risky drinking in Malaysia. Alcohol is considered to be part of the culture of some...