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Knowledge and practices of bush meat consumption among indigenous people in Belum Forest, Malaysia: an analytical cross-sectional study / Siti Fatimah Kader Maideen ... [et al.]

Introduction: Orang Asli are the indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia, and they consume bush meat as a primary source of protein. Frequent contact with wildlife through bush meat hunting for consumption and trade leaves people at risk of zoonotic infection. This study aims to assess the knowledg...

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Main Authors:	Kader Maideen, Siti Fatimah, Lau, Seng Fong, Rashid, Abdul, Hod, Rozita, Shafie, Intan Nur Fatiha
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Medicine 2022
Subjects:	Malaysia. Malay Peninsula. Straits Settlements Transmission of disease Infectious and parasitic diseases
Online Access:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/70481/1/70481.pdf https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/70481/ https://doi.org/10.24191/jchs.v7i1.12988
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spelling	my.uitm.ir.704812022-11-21T08:18:45Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/70481/ Knowledge and practices of bush meat consumption among indigenous people in Belum Forest, Malaysia: an analytical cross-sectional study / Siti Fatimah Kader Maideen ... [et al.] Kader Maideen, Siti Fatimah Lau, Seng Fong Rashid, Abdul Hod, Rozita Shafie, Intan Nur Fatiha Malaysia. Malay Peninsula. Straits Settlements Transmission of disease Infectious and parasitic diseases Introduction: Orang Asli are the indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia, and they consume bush meat as a primary source of protein. Frequent contact with wildlife through bush meat hunting for consumption and trade leaves people at risk of zoonotic infection. This study aims to assess the knowledge and practices of the Jahai tribe on the consumption and handling of bush meat. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted among Jahai adults aged 18 years and above residing in Belum Forest. Due to their semi-nomadic nature of living, convenience sampling was used to select the participants, who were approached at their homes. A questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge and practices relating to bush meat and hygiene. Results: The majority of the participants ate bush meat regularly but had poor knowledge about disease transmission. There was a significant association between sex and occupation with knowledge. A significant association was found between knowledge on disease transmission with the consumption of bush meat. There was no association between practice on cooking, hunting activities and handling carcasses and hand hygiene practice with the consumption of bush meat. Conclusion: Most Jahai lacked sufficient knowledge on disease transmission and have poor practices regarding the handling of bush meat and its carcasses, which might put them at a risk of infection. The findings can be used as baseline data to develop effective strategies such as cultural-sensitive educational programs, to deepen the understanding of the community on the risk and prevention of developing diseases. Faculty of Medicine 2022-03 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/70481/1/70481.pdf Knowledge and practices of bush meat consumption among indigenous people in Belum Forest, Malaysia: an analytical cross-sectional study / Siti Fatimah Kader Maideen ... [et al.]. (2022) Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences (JCHS), 7 (1). pp. 25-36. ISSN 0127-984X https://doi.org/10.24191/jchs.v7i1.12988
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topic	Malaysia. Malay Peninsula. Straits Settlements Transmission of disease Infectious and parasitic diseases
spellingShingle	Malaysia. Malay Peninsula. Straits Settlements Transmission of disease Infectious and parasitic diseases Kader Maideen, Siti Fatimah Lau, Seng Fong Rashid, Abdul Hod, Rozita Shafie, Intan Nur Fatiha Knowledge and practices of bush meat consumption among indigenous people in Belum Forest, Malaysia: an analytical cross-sectional study / Siti Fatimah Kader Maideen ... [et al.]
description	Introduction: Orang Asli are the indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia, and they consume bush meat as a primary source of protein. Frequent contact with wildlife through bush meat hunting for consumption and trade leaves people at risk of zoonotic infection. This study aims to assess the knowledge and practices of the Jahai tribe on the consumption and handling of bush meat. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted among Jahai adults aged 18 years and above residing in Belum Forest. Due to their semi-nomadic nature of living, convenience sampling was used to select the participants, who were approached at their homes. A questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge and practices relating to bush meat and hygiene. Results: The majority of the participants ate bush meat regularly but had poor knowledge about disease transmission. There was a significant association between sex and occupation with knowledge. A significant association was found between knowledge on disease transmission with the consumption of bush meat. There was no association between practice on cooking, hunting activities and handling carcasses and hand hygiene practice with the consumption of bush meat. Conclusion: Most Jahai lacked sufficient knowledge on disease transmission and have poor practices regarding the handling of bush meat and its carcasses, which might put them at a risk of infection. The findings can be used as baseline data to develop effective strategies such as cultural-sensitive educational programs, to deepen the understanding of the community on the risk and prevention of developing diseases.
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author	Kader Maideen, Siti Fatimah Lau, Seng Fong Rashid, Abdul Hod, Rozita Shafie, Intan Nur Fatiha
author_facet	Kader Maideen, Siti Fatimah Lau, Seng Fong Rashid, Abdul Hod, Rozita Shafie, Intan Nur Fatiha
author_sort	Kader Maideen, Siti Fatimah
title	Knowledge and practices of bush meat consumption among indigenous people in Belum Forest, Malaysia: an analytical cross-sectional study / Siti Fatimah Kader Maideen ... [et al.]
title_short	Knowledge and practices of bush meat consumption among indigenous people in Belum Forest, Malaysia: an analytical cross-sectional study / Siti Fatimah Kader Maideen ... [et al.]
title_full	Knowledge and practices of bush meat consumption among indigenous people in Belum Forest, Malaysia: an analytical cross-sectional study / Siti Fatimah Kader Maideen ... [et al.]
title_fullStr	Knowledge and practices of bush meat consumption among indigenous people in Belum Forest, Malaysia: an analytical cross-sectional study / Siti Fatimah Kader Maideen ... [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge and practices of bush meat consumption among indigenous people in Belum Forest, Malaysia: an analytical cross-sectional study / Siti Fatimah Kader Maideen ... [et al.]
title_sort	knowledge and practices of bush meat consumption among indigenous people in belum forest, malaysia: an analytical cross-sectional study / siti fatimah kader maideen ... [et al.]
publisher	Faculty of Medicine
publishDate	2022
url	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/70481/1/70481.pdf https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/70481/ https://doi.org/10.24191/jchs.v7i1.12988
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