Overweight and Obesity Among Rural Community in Northern Borneo: Prevalence, Body Weight Perception and Its Associated Factors

• Main Authors: Tan Jia Yi, Jyrion Jitour, Syed Shajee Husain, M. Yusof Ibrahim, Fredie Robinson, Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim, Swe, Aliaa Wahidah Ariffin, Mohamad Helmi Mohamed Asli, Nur Najihah Mohd Noor, Nor Faraheeda Mohd Rahmat, Wan Yan Ru, Suwarna Ganesan, Darshaini Panir Chelvan, Nur Thaqifah Norwanidi, Mohd Alfaizal Albanya, Stephanie Sonia Methew, Puvendren Rajendran, Theva Darshini Surenthiran, Hamssavani Selvaraj
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Penerbit UMS 2022
• Subjects: RC627.5-632 Metabolic diseases
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33930/1/Overweight%20and%20Obesity%20Among%20Rural%20Community%20in%20Northern%20Borneo.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33930/2/Overweight%20and%20Obesity%20Among%20Rural%20Community%20in%20Northern%20Borneo1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33930/; https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/bjms/article/view/2953; https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.vi.2953

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that Malaysia has the highest rate of obesity and overweight among Asian countries. There is an increasing trend in obesity from 11.9% (2015) to 14.8% (2019), according to the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS). This study aimed to investigate th...