Cancer disparities in Southeast Asia: intersectionality and a call to action

EJG Feliciano, FDV Ho, K Yee, JA Paguio… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Southeast Asia has a population of over 680 million people—approximately half the
population of India and twice the population of the United States—and is a region marked by …

[HTML][HTML] Nutritional status of orang asli in Malaysia

JEF Tay, V Ulaganathan, GYL Kua… - The Malaysian Journal …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

Nutritional status, hemoglobin level and their associations with soil-transmitted helminth infections between Negritos (indigenous) from the inland jungle village and …

A Muslim, YAL Lim, S Mohd Sofian, SA Shaari… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
This study compared the current nutritional status, hemoglobin levels and their associations
with soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections between two categories of Negritos …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the experiences of Indigenous minorities through the lens of spatial justice: The case of Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia

MM Dong, P Midmore, M Plotnikova - Regional science policy & practice, 2022 - Elsevier
Like many Indigenous people around the world, the original inhabitants of Peninsular
Malaysia, the Orang Asli, live predominantly in marginal, remote areas, and have below …

[HTML][HTML] Trends for readmission and mortality after heart failure hospitalisation in Malaysia, 2007 to 2016

YMF Lim, SM Ong, S Koudstaal, WY Hwong… - Global Heart, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: Data for 105,399 patients who had incident HF hospitalisations from 2007 to 2016
were identified from a national discharge database and linked to death registration records …

Why we run when the doctor comes: Orang Asli responses to health systems in transition in Malaysia

YS Wong, P Allotey, DD Reidpath - Critical Public Health, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Globally, indigenous peoples live with stark disparities in health when compared with
national populations. The disparities arise from a combination of factors that relate to the …

Predictors of overweight and obesity and its consequences among Senoi Orang Asli (indigenous people) women in Perak, Malaysia

LS Law, N Sulaiman, WY Gan, SNA Adznam… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In spite of the high prevalence of overweight and obesity among the Orang Asli (OA) of
Malaysia being an increasing concern due to the associated adverse health implications …

[HTML][HTML] Health and saliva microbiomes of a semi-urbanized indigenous tribe in Peninsular Malaysia

LF Yeo, FF Aghakhanian, JSY Tan, HM Gan… - …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia, also known as Orang Asli,
have gradually been urbanized. A shift towards non-communicable diseases commonly …

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Towards Lifestyle Related Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): A Cross Sectional Study among Indigenous Orang Asli Adults in …

M Ithnin, N Nor, N Juliana, NM Effendy… - IIUM Medical …, 2020 - journals.iium.edu.my
INTRODUCTION: An increase in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
among Orang Asli in Malaysia was reported to be associated with their lifestyle changes …

Observational study of the status of coronary risk biomarkers among Negritos with metabolic syndrome in the east coast of Malaysia

A Mokhsin, SS Mokhtar, AM Ismail, FM Nor… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS), ascertain the status of
coronary risk biomarkers and establish the independent predictors of these biomarkers …