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.]

• 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

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...