SynthesisBMC public health2022
Diseases among Orang Asli community in Malaysia: a systematic review.
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- From awareness to action: determinants of zoonotic risk perception and protective practices among farm and livestock workers.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Comparing the Illness Perception, Help-Seeking Behaviors, and Healthcare Determinants Between the Rural and Suburban Indigenous People in Malaysia: A Socio-Biological Perspective.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Strengthening legal safeguards against genetic discrimination: review and recommendations for Malaysia.Journal of community genetics · 2026Review
- Barriers to Healthcare Access for Indigenous Communities: Insights from Healthcare Professionals.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Functional divergence of the gut microbiome associated with lifestyle and helminth infection in Indigenous Peninsular Malaysian.Research square · 2026Article
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- Does the messenger make the difference? Perceived reliability of health information sources during the COVID-19 pandemic in multi-ethnic Malaysia.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Determinants of outpatient service use among Orang Asli in Malaysia using Andersen's Behavioural Model.PloS one · 2026Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of malnutrition among indigenous infants in Sepang and Kuala Langat: A cross-sectional study.Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Hand Washing Education on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Orang Asli Kids in Gua Musang, Kelantan.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2025Article
- The Road Less Traveled: Exploring the Genomic Characteristics and Antimicrobial Resistance Potential of Acinetobacter baumannii From the Indigenous Orang Asli Community in Peninsular Malaysia.MicrobiologyOpen · 2025Article
- Impact of Health Education on Infectious Disease Knowledge in Indigenous Communities in Northwestern Malaysia.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Gut microbiota profiles of peninsular Malaysian populations are associated with urbanization and lifestyle.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Aging in Southeast Asia and Japan: Challenges and opportunities.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2025Review
- HLA diversity and signatures of selection in the Maniq, a nomadic hunter-gatherer population in Southern Thailand.Immunogenetics · 2025Article
- Evidence of Submicroscopic Malaria Parasitemia, Soil-Transmitted Helminths, and Their Coinfections Among Forest-Fringed Orang Asli Communities in Peninsular Malaysia.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Global trends and burdens of neglected tropical diseases and malaria from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Developing and Implementing an Action Plan among the "Orang Asali" Minority in Southernmost Thailand for Equitable Accessibility to Public Health Care and Public Services Following the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Orang Asli, the indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia, is a minority population and placed behind in terms of socioeconomy, education and health. The Malaysian government has supported Orang Asli since the second Malaysia Plan in the 1970s, resulting in changes in their living standard, access to health, education and occupation. Hence, this review aims to assess the recent prevalence of diseases among Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) review protocol guided this systematic review. The research question was formulated based on Population, Interest, Comparison and Outcome (PICO). The selected databases include Web of Science, Scopus, Ovid and EBSCOhost. The process of identification, screening and inclusion identified 33 articles. The mixed methods appraisal tool (MMAT) was then used to rank the quality of the articles. Selangor is the most frequent state involved in this review (12 studies), followed by Perak (10 studies), Pahang (10 studies) and Kedah (one study). We categorised into four categories of diseases, namely neglected tropical disease (n = 20), non-communicable disease (n = 6), nutritional status (n = 5), and hepatic disease (n = 2). The prevalence of diseases among Orang Asli is higher than in the general population, especially for soil-transmitted helminth (STH) and malnutrition. There is increasing research on non-communicable diseases due to an increasing trend in the socioeconomic status and lifestyle of the Orang Asli. Government agencies and private organisations must work together to empower Orang Asli with a healthy lifestyle, improve their socioeconomic status, and enhance food security, all of which will improve Orang Asli's health and reduce the prevalence of diseases.
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