Non-communicable diseases among Orang Asli of Kampung Ulu Tual

Introduction: Non communicable disease is increasing in trend and becoming one of significant major global problem that involves all strata of population including the aborigines. In fact, the prevalence might be higher in this population due to lack of access for regular screening and different...

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Main Authors:	Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan, Mohamad, S, Mustapha, S, Nabli, S, Athirah, N, Mamat, A, Mardhiah, A, Athirah, A, Mohamad, D, Anesha, Y, Aiman, A, Hasif, A, Fuad, M, Sabirin, Mohamad Sukri, Osman, Ariff
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Published:	ScienceForecast Publications LLC 2019
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RC Internal medicine
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spelling	iium-769582019-12-30T07:38:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/76958/ Non-communicable diseases among Orang Asli of Kampung Ulu Tual Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan Mohamad, S Mustapha, S Nabli, S Athirah, N Mamat, A Mardhiah, A Athirah, A Mohamad, D Anesha, Y Aiman, A Hasif, A Fuad, M Sabirin, Mohamad Sukri Osman, Ariff R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RC Internal medicine Introduction: Non communicable disease is increasing in trend and becoming one of significant major global problem that involves all strata of population including the aborigines. In fact, the prevalence might be higher in this population due to lack of access for regular screening and different sociodemographic background including tendency to migrate in different areas. Methodology: This study aims to identify the prevalence of non-communicable diseases among adult population of Orang Asli in the remote area of Pahang. A cross sectional study was conducted on 20th April 2019 during community service in Kampung Ulu Tual, whereby communicable diseases had been screened. SPSS version 23 is used for statistical analysis. Associations between variables were measured. Results: Prevalence of overweight/obesity is 36.6%, hypertension is 3.3% and abnormal blood sugar is 53.3%. There is no statistical significant association between prevalence of the non-communicable diseases across age and gender. Discussion: The prevalence of overweight/obesity among Orang Asli in this region is almost similar in our national prevalence with more than half of them are prone to develop diabetes. This study proved a linear relationship between overweight/obesity, abdominal obesity and diabetes. Conclusion: These results highlight the need for urgent interventions to reduce and prevent risk factors of non-communicable diseases even in rural area of Pahang ScienceForecast Publications LLC 2019-11-20 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76958/1/Journal%20of%20Family%20Medicine%20Forecast%20for%20IREP.pdf Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan and Mohamad, S and Mustapha, S and Nabli, S and Athirah, N and Mamat, A and Mardhiah, A and Athirah, A and Mohamad, D and Anesha, Y and Aiman, A and Hasif, A and Fuad, M and Sabirin, Mohamad Sukri and Osman, Ariff (2019) Non-communicable diseases among Orang Asli of Kampung Ulu Tual. Journal of Family Medicine Forecast, 2 (3). pp. 1-3. E-ISSN 2643-7864 https://scienceforecastoa.com/
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RC Internal medicine Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan Mohamad, S Mustapha, S Nabli, S Athirah, N Mamat, A Mardhiah, A Athirah, A Mohamad, D Anesha, Y Aiman, A Hasif, A Fuad, M Sabirin, Mohamad Sukri Osman, Ariff Non-communicable diseases among Orang Asli of Kampung Ulu Tual
description	Introduction: Non communicable disease is increasing in trend and becoming one of significant major global problem that involves all strata of population including the aborigines. In fact, the prevalence might be higher in this population due to lack of access for regular screening and different sociodemographic background including tendency to migrate in different areas. Methodology: This study aims to identify the prevalence of non-communicable diseases among adult population of Orang Asli in the remote area of Pahang. A cross sectional study was conducted on 20th April 2019 during community service in Kampung Ulu Tual, whereby communicable diseases had been screened. SPSS version 23 is used for statistical analysis. Associations between variables were measured. Results: Prevalence of overweight/obesity is 36.6%, hypertension is 3.3% and abnormal blood sugar is 53.3%. There is no statistical significant association between prevalence of the non-communicable diseases across age and gender. Discussion: The prevalence of overweight/obesity among Orang Asli in this region is almost similar in our national prevalence with more than half of them are prone to develop diabetes. This study proved a linear relationship between overweight/obesity, abdominal obesity and diabetes. Conclusion: These results highlight the need for urgent interventions to reduce and prevent risk factors of non-communicable diseases even in rural area of Pahang
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author	Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan Mohamad, S Mustapha, S Nabli, S Athirah, N Mamat, A Mardhiah, A Athirah, A Mohamad, D Anesha, Y Aiman, A Hasif, A Fuad, M Sabirin, Mohamad Sukri Osman, Ariff
author_facet	Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan Mohamad, S Mustapha, S Nabli, S Athirah, N Mamat, A Mardhiah, A Athirah, A Mohamad, D Anesha, Y Aiman, A Hasif, A Fuad, M Sabirin, Mohamad Sukri Osman, Ariff
author_sort	Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan
title	Non-communicable diseases among Orang Asli of Kampung Ulu Tual
title_short	Non-communicable diseases among Orang Asli of Kampung Ulu Tual
title_full	Non-communicable diseases among Orang Asli of Kampung Ulu Tual
title_fullStr	Non-communicable diseases among Orang Asli of Kampung Ulu Tual
title_full_unstemmed	Non-communicable diseases among Orang Asli of Kampung Ulu Tual
title_sort	non-communicable diseases among orang asli of kampung ulu tual
publisher	ScienceForecast Publications LLC
publishDate	2019
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Non-communicable diseases among Orang Asli of Kampung Ulu Tual

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