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 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 Pahan

Trend on Fast Food Consumption in Relation to Obesity among Selangor Urban Community

AbstractThis study examined the frequency and characteristics of fast food consumption, and obesity prevalence among community members who attended health centres in the Gombak District. In total, 1173 Malaysian adults were interviewed based on a structured questionnaire. Fast food consumption was higher for mostly young Malays and significantly associated with age, ethnicity, number of children in the household, and perception of their general health in a multivariate model. 21.3% of respondents were obese. However, it was not associated with frequenting fast food restaurants. The high prevalence of fast food consumption points for the need to further educate the community in making healthier life options

Socio-economic satisfaction of Orang Asli in structured resettlement programme in the parliamentary constituency of Cameron Highlands

Previous studies have not yet to explore the differentiation among socio-economic aspects of the Orang Asli community in the Structured Resettlement Program (ie the Resettlement Program and the Village Resettlement Program) in Cameron Highlands Parliamentary Constituency. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to examine the differences in satisfaction of socio-economic aspects among Orang Asli within the Resettlement Program and Village Resettlement Program. In addition, the objective of study is to identify the sources of income and determine the expenditure of the Orang Asli community. Of the 2,260 heads of households of the Cameron Highlands Parliamentary Constituency, a total of 1,235 heads of households were involved as survey samples in the adopted survey method. For the information on income sources and forms of expenditure, the researcher used the daily log book method for a month. This logbook was given to 295 heads of households for all villages in the Betau Resettlement Program (17 villages) and 13 villages in the Lenjang Village Resettlement Program. The analysis method used for the objectives of this study objectives was descriptive statistic. The main findings of the study were significant changes in socio-economic satisfaction, especially the income of the Resettlement Program and the Village Resettlement Program at 66 per cent and 61 per cent respectively as compared to socio-economic satisfaction before the existence of the Structured Resettlement Program. Whereas, as many as 70 percent of the Orang Asli are satisfied with the positive changes taking place in the socio-economic context after engaging with the Structured Resettlement Program. In addition, the findings from detailed analysis on income sources found that the Orang Asli were still strongly dependent on forest resources as their main sources of income. In fact, their expenditure was largely driven by the purchase of kitchen utensils rather than for children, schooling, personal accessory and so on. Therefore, in the context of research implications for current policy, the researcher suggests that policies related to the Structured Resettlement Program should be continued as the program demonstrates the success of transforming the socio-economy of Orang Asli

Modernization and the Life-Style Related Diseases among Orang Asli at Kuala Boh, Selangor, Malaysia

Modernization of Orang Asli in Malaysia exposed them to lifestyles related diseases. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of modernization on lifestyles related diseases amongst Orang Asli at Kuala Boh Selangor Malaysia. Data on demographics, health and treatment seeking preferences were collected through questionnaires and analyzed. Participants were males and females (n=35), mean age 40.8 from Muslim Semai group. Most of the females are homemakers, and male does less labour work. Less mobility exposed them to health-related diseases. The modern way of life has exposed Orang Asli toward a lifestyles related diseases in Malaysia.&#x0D; Keywords: Orang Asli; Health seeking behaviours; Lifestyle-related diseases, Modernization of  Orang Asli&#x0D; eISSN 251T-7528 © 2017 The Author. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/T.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning &amp; Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.</jats:p

Modernization and the life-style related diseases among Orang Asli at Kuala Boh, Selangor Malaysia

Modernization of Orang Asli in Malaysia exposed them to lifestyles related diseases. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of modernization on lifestyles related diseases amongst Orang Asli at Kuala Boh Selangor Malaysia.. Data on demographic, health and treatment seeking preferences were collected through questionnaires and analyzed. Participants were males and females (n=35), mean age 40.8 from Muslim Semai group. Most of the females are homemakers, and male do less labour work. Less mobility exposed them to health related diseases. The modern way of life has exposed Orang Asli toward a lifestyles related diseases in Malaysia

Recovering indigenous inscriptions of meaning from the colonial novel: A re-reading of the spatial archetypes in Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim

This paper discusses an alternative reading practice of the colonial novel (Zawiah 2003) that puts the re(-) presentation of space in such novels under scrutiny. Informed firstly by Jungian archetypal criticism and secondly, by Gayatri Spivak’s concept of ‘worlding’ (1999), it examines the re-presentation of Malaya’s geospatial features – the sea, mountains, forests – as archetypes in the novel Lord Jim (1900) by Joseph Conrad. These archetypal images, I argue, erase the indigenous meanings already inscribed onto Malaya’s geospatial features, in the colonial project of worlding Malaya. However, by peeling away the layers of Western inscriptions of meaning onto Malaya’s geospatial features, the contemporary, post-colonial reader might recover the various meanings endowed on Malaya by its native inhabitants. This alternative reading practice thus enables the reader to discover the diversity of meanings that can and have been given to geospatial features, as opposed to the West’s unilateral act of worlding other worlds