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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Anaemia among Orang Asli Children in Malaysia: A Scoping Review

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dc.contributor.authorMuhamad Khairul Nazrin Khalil
dc.contributor.authorMohamad Aznuddin Abd Razak
dc.contributor.authorFatin Athirah Tahir
dc.contributor.authorNorhafizah Sahril
dc.contributor.authorNik Adilah Shahein
dc.contributor.authorMuhammad Solihin Rezali
dc.contributor.authorMuhammad Azri Adam Adnan
dc.contributor.authorSiaw Hun Liew
dc.contributor.authorNor’ain Ab Wahab
dc.contributor.authorNorliza Shamsuddin
dc.contributor.authorMohd Shaiful Azlan Kassim
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-10T07:36:11Z
dc.date.available2024-07-10T07:36:11Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractBackground: Anaemia continues to be a global public health burden affecting all age groups, particularly children. Indigenous people, including the Orang Asli (OA) population in Malaysia, are at risk of anaemia due to the vast disparities in social determinants of health in their population compared to the non-indigenous population. Objectives: This review aimed to identify the prevalence and risk factors of anaemia among OA children in Malaysia and analyse the knowledge gaps. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus and Google Scholar databases. This review followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines. Results: This review identified six studies involving the participation of OA children from eight subtribes residing in Peninsular Malaysia. The overall prevalence of anaemia among OA children ranged from 21.6 to 80.0%, with iron deficiency anaemia prevalence at 34.0%. The risk factors of anaemia among OA children reported from one study in this review were being younger than ten years old children (AOR 2.11 (95% CI 1.23, 3.63)) and moderate to heavy Ascaris infections (AOR 2.05 (95% CI 1.12, 3.76)). There was no data from OA children from certain age groups and subtribes. Additionally, there is a paucity of data on risk factors for anaemia among OA children from the currently available evidence. Conclusion: The prevalence of anaemia among OA children poses a moderate to severe public health concern. Therefore, more comprehensive studies in the future are needed to address the gaps identified in this review, primarily regarding anaemia risk factors. This data would encourage policymakers in devising effective national prevention strategies to improve morbidity and mortality among OA children in the future.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ nu15061493
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nih.gov.my/handle/123456789/468
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dc.titlePrevalence and Risk Factors of Anaemia among Orang Asli Children in Malaysia: A Scoping Review
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