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| Title |
Double-burden of malnutrition among the indigenous peoples (Orang Asli) of Peninsular Malaysia
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-015-2058-x |
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| Authors |
C. Y. Wong, M. S. Zalilah, E. Y. Chua, S. Norhasmah, Y. S. Chin, A. Siti Nur’Asyura |
| Abstract |
Double-burden of malnutrition (DBM) is an emerging public health concern among the Orang Asli (indigenous peoples) of Peninsular Malaysia. This study aimed to identify the presence of DBM at the community and household levels in Orang Asli population and its associated demographic and socio-economic factors. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 11 Orang Asli villages surrounding the Krau Wildlife Reserve, Peninsular of Malaysia from October 2011 to January 2012. Of 438 households, a total of 981 adults and 304 children who met the study criteria agreed to participate. About 160 households were further selected with pairs of children aged 3-59 months and non-pregnant mothers aged 15-55 years. Demographic and socio-economic data were obtained using interviewer-administered questionnaire while weight and height were measured using standard procedures. Double-burden of malnutrition was defined as overweight/obese mother-underweight child (OWOBM/UWC), overweight/obese mother-stunted child (OWOBM/STC) or overweight/obese mother-underweight or/and stunted child (OWOBM/UWSTC). Binary logistic regression identified the demographic and socio-economic factors associated with double-burden households. About 26 % of overweight and obese adults coexisting with high proportions of underweight (49 %) and stunted (64 %) children in these Orang Asli villages. There was a higher prevalence of households with OWOBM/UWSTC (20 %) and OWOBM/STC (19.4 %) than households with OWOBM/UWC (12.5 %). Boys (P < 0.05), older age mothers (P < 0.05), mothers with higher education (P < 0.05) and households with income per capita less than USD 29.01 (RM 97.00) (P < 0.01) were associated with higher odds of OWOBM/STC. Jah Hut (P < 0.05) and higher number of children (P < 0.05) were significantly associated with lower odds of OWOBM/UWC. The occurrence of double-burden of malnutrition in Orang Asli population deserves attention. Poverty reduction, access to quality diet and improved health and nutrition literacy are among strategies that could address the coexistence of DBM in this population. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 360 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 79 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 59 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 36 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 20 | 6% |
| Researcher | 19 | 5% |
| Other | 43 | 12% |
| Unknown | 106 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 69 | 19% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 59 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 36 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 4% |
| Psychology | 7 | 2% |
| Other | 56 | 15% |
| Unknown | 120 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 June 2021.
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#4,177,584
of 22,818,766 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#4,695
of 14,866 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#52,877
of 264,065 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#81
of 273 outputs
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