Orang Asli Health and Lifeways Project (OA HeLP) : a cross-sectional cohort study protocol
Introduction Non-communicable disease (NCD) risk is influenced by environmental factors that are highly variable worldwide, yet prior research has focused mainly on high-income countries where most people are exposed to relatively homogeneous and static environments. Understanding the scope and...
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| Language: | en |
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
2022
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47377/1/Orang_Asli_Health_and_Lifeways_Project_OA_HeLP_a_c.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47377/ https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/9/e058660 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058660 |
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| Summary: | Introduction Non-communicable disease (NCD) risk
is influenced by environmental factors that are highly
variable worldwide, yet prior research has focused
mainly on high-income countries where most people
are exposed to relatively homogeneous and static
environments. Understanding the scope and complexity
of environmental influences on NCD risk around
the globe requires more data from people living in
diverse and changing environments. Our project will
investigate the prevalence and environmental causes
of NCDs among the indigenous peoples of Peninsular
Malaysia, known collectively as the Orang Asli, who are
currently undergoing varying degrees of lifestyle and
sociocultural changes that are predicted to increase
vulnerability to NCDs, particularly metabolic disorders
and musculoskeletal degenerative diseases. |
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