| Title |
Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Entamoeba histolytica/dispar/moshkovskii Infection among Three Orang Asli Ethnic Groups in Malaysia
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0048165 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tengku Shahrul Anuar, Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi, Mohamed Kamel Abdul Ghani, Emelia Osman, Azlin Mohd Yasin, Anisah Nordin, Siti Nor Azreen, Fatmah Md Salleh, Nuraffini Ghazali, Mekadina Bernadus, Norhayati Moktar |
| Abstract |
Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar/Entamoeba moshkovskii infection is still prevalent in rural Malaysia especially among Orang Asli communities. Currently, information on prevalence of this infection among different ethnic groups of Orang Asli is unavailable in Malaysia. To contribute to a better comprehension of the epidemiology of this infection, a cross-sectional study aimed at providing the first documented data on the prevalence and risk factors associated with E. histolytica/E. dispar/E. moshkovskii infection was carried out among three Orang Asli ethnic groups (Proto-Malay, Negrito, and Senoi) in selected villages in Negeri Sembilan, Perak, and Pahang states, Malaysia. |
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| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| Malaysia | 2 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 136 | 98% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 28 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 25 | 18% |
| Researcher | 12 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 6% |
| Lecturer | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 24 | 17% |
| Unknown | 35 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 22% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 20 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 23 | 17% |
| Unknown | 38 | 27% |