Anemia in remote interior communities in Sarawak, Malaysia
A cross-sectional survey of 365 individuals, (51.9% males, 48.1% females; ages 5-85 years), from five remote interior communities in upper Rejang River basin Sarawak, Malaysia, found 24.4% were anemic. The range and mean of Hb concentration in male and female were: 7.2-17.0 mg/ml and 13.7 mg/ml a...
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| description | A cross-sectional survey of 365 individuals, (51.9% males, 48.1% females; ages 5-85
years), from five remote interior communities in upper Rejang River basin Sarawak, Malaysia,
found 24.4% were anemic. The range and mean of Hb concentration in male and female were:
7.2-17.0 mg/ml and 13.7 mg/ml and 7.9-15.7 mg/ml and 12.9 mg/ml respectively. Amongst the
five tribes surveyed, the prevalence of anemia (range: 10.6-46.7%), was higher among the Penans
(46.7%), Kenyahs (31.1%), Kajangs (27.8%) and Kayans (19.3%), than amongst the Ukits
(10.6%). Anemia is more common among males > 40 years and among adolescents and young
reproductive females, as well as elderly females > 61 years old. Of the 83 anemic individuals,
6.0% and 3.6% had Trichuris trichiura or hookworm respectively; however there is no clear
association with intestinal worm infection. |
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| spelling | unimas-134112016-09-07T22:47:26Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13411/ Anemia in remote interior communities in Sarawak, Malaysia Dominic, Sagin Molll, Mohamad Ghazally, Ismail OT, Sya RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine A cross-sectional survey of 365 individuals, (51.9% males, 48.1% females; ages 5-85 years), from five remote interior communities in upper Rejang River basin Sarawak, Malaysia, found 24.4% were anemic. The range and mean of Hb concentration in male and female were: 7.2-17.0 mg/ml and 13.7 mg/ml and 7.9-15.7 mg/ml and 12.9 mg/ml respectively. Amongst the five tribes surveyed, the prevalence of anemia (range: 10.6-46.7%), was higher among the Penans (46.7%), Kenyahs (31.1%), Kajangs (27.8%) and Kayans (19.3%), than amongst the Ukits (10.6%). Anemia is more common among males > 40 years and among adolescents and young reproductive females, as well as elderly females > 61 years old. Of the 83 anemic individuals, 6.0% and 3.6% had Trichuris trichiura or hookworm respectively; however there is no clear association with intestinal worm infection. Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation. 2002 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13411/1/ANEMIA%20IN%20REMOTE%20INTERIOR%20COMMUNITIES%20%28abstract%29.pdf Dominic, Sagin and Molll, Mohamad and Ghazally, Ismail and OT, Sya (2002) Anemia in remote interior communities in Sarawak, Malaysia. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 33 (2). pp. 373-377. ISSN 01251562 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11155142_Anemia_in_remote_interior_communities_in_Sarawak_Malaysia |
| spellingShingle | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Dominic, Sagin Molll, Mohamad Ghazally, Ismail OT, Sya Anemia in remote interior communities in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title | Anemia in remote interior communities in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title_full | Anemia in remote interior communities in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Anemia in remote interior communities in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anemia in remote interior communities in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title_short | Anemia in remote interior communities in Sarawak, Malaysia |
| title_sort | anemia in remote interior communities in sarawak, malaysia |
| topic | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
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