Orang Asli (Indigenous Malaysian) Biomedical Bibliography AS Baer

433. Osman, A., and M. I. Zaleha. Nutritional status of women and children in Malaysian rural
populations. Asia Pacific J. Clinical Nutrition 4 (3):319-324, 1995. (Studied 343 Betau and
Lanai Semai; 80% of 2-6 year olds and 35% of women were malnourished. For Betau versus
Lanai children, 80% versus 60% had protozoan infections, 30% versus 8% had roundworms, 30%
versus 16% had threadworms, and 9% versus none had hookworm. Goiter generally increased
with age, from 23% for 2-12 years of age to 50% for older ages, with a 2 to 1 bias toward goiter
in females. Cassava and millet were mentioned as local goitrogens.)
434. Osman, A., et al. Thyroid function and pubertal developmenet in malnutrition. Annals
Academy Med., Singapore 23 (6):852-855, 1994. (207 Orang Asli were studied; poor nutrition
was found to affect thyroid function, as well as growth hormone levels in children; authors listed
as “O. Ali et al.” in some databases.)
435. Osman, A., et al. Blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin in Malays and aborigines in
Malaysia. MJM 51 (2):179-187, 1996.
436. Robson, P., J. Bolton, and A. Dugdale. The nutrition of Malaysian aboriginal children.
American J. Clinical Nutrition 26:95-100, 1973. (Found Orang Asli nutrition to be the same as
for an urban sample; 75 Orang Asli studied, including Temiar, were in upland sites: Betis, Blau,
Gemala, Sat, Tenau, Wias; 86 were in lowland Jakun sites by Sungai Endau: Labong, Dura,
Mentelong, Sungai Muk, Peta, and Punan.)
437. Saibul, N., et al. Food variety score is associated with dual burden of malnutrition in Orang
Asli (Malaysian indigenous peoples) households: implications for health promotion. Asia Pacific
J. Clinical Nutrition 18 (3):412-422, 2009.
438. Shasikala, S., et al. Nutritional status of 1-3 year old children and maternal care behaviors in
the Orang Asli of Malaysia. S. African J. Clinical Nutrition 18:173-180, 2005.
439. Yusof, H. M., et al. Anthropometric indices and lifestyle practices of the indigenous Orang
Asli adults in Lembah Belum, Grik of Peninsular Malaysia. Asia Pacific J. Clinical Nutrition 16
(1):49-55, 2007. (27% of Jehai and Temiar adults studied were underweight and 40% showed
nutritional deficiency.)
440. Zaiton Surut. Penilaian taraf permakanan kanak-kanak prasekolah masyarakat Orang Asli
(suku kaum Temuan) [Assessment of the nutrition of preschool Temuan children]. Research
paper, Faculty Human Ecology, Univ. Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang, 1996.
441. Zaleha, M. I. Micronutrients and its [sic] correlation with mental performance among school
children in Bario, Sarawak. MJM 58 (3):309-319, 2002. (Iodine and other micronutrients were
ample in 7-12 year olds in Bario but mental test scores averaged below normal, with girls scoring
lower than boys; contrasted these test results with those for Semai, see Osman et al., 1996.)
442. Zalilah, M. S., and B. Tham. Food security and child nutritional status among Orang Asli
(Temuan) households in Hulu Langat, Selangor. MJM 57:36-50, 2002.
443. Zulkifli, A., A. K. Anuar, and A. S. Atiya. The nutritional status of children in resettlement
villages in Kelantan. SEAJTMPH 30 (1):122-128, 1999. (On Kuala Betis; Temiar children were
in poorer health than Malay children, with preschoolers being the worst off; supported a
comprehensive health care program in displacement villages that targeted preschoolers.)