Prevalence and factors associated with limited health literacy among orang asli adult with non-communicable diseases in outpatient department at Hospital Orang Asli Gombak, Selangor

Abdul Jalil, Abdul Khaliq (2025) Prevalence and factors associated with limited health literacy among orang asli adult with non-communicable diseases in outpatient department at Hospital Orang Asli Gombak, Selangor. Masters thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA (Kampus Sg. Buloh).

Abstract

Health literacy (HL) is the ability to access, understand, and apply health information to make informed decisions. Limited HL is associated with poor health outcomes and increased healthcare utilization. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of limited HL and its associated factors among Orang Asli patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at Hospital Orang Asli Gombak (HOAG), Selangor.

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Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Creators:	Creators Email / ID Num. Abdul Jalil, Abdul Khaliq UNSPECIFIED
Contributors:	Contribution Name Email / ID Num. Thesis advisor Mat Nasir, Nafiza drnafiza@uitm.edu.my
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology > Ethnic groups R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > Health behavior and habits
Divisions:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor > Sungai Buloh Campus > Faculty of Medicine
Programme:	Master of Medicine (Family Medicine)
Keywords:	Health literacy, Orang asli, Indigenous population, Non-communicable diseases, NCDs, Outpatient department, Hospital Orang Asli Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia
Date:	November 2025
URI:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/142242

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