A Review of Published Literature Regarding Health Issues of Coastal Communities in Sabah, Malaysia
Several of the coastal zones in Sabah, Malaysia, are isolated and inaccessible. This study aimed to review the published literature on the health status of the coastal communities in Sabah. The following four main health issues were found: (i) malaria, (ii) tuberculosis (TB), (iii) seafood poisoning, and (iv) antenatal problems. Factors associated with the risk of acquiring malarial infection in the studied coastal area were advanced age, male sex, farming as an occupation, history of travel outside the village, and rainy seasons. TB infection was primarily observed in adult men. Seafood poiso... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 5, p 1533 (2020) |
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MDPI AG
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Schlagwörter: | health status / coastal / sabah / Medicine / R |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27249747 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051533 |