Publication:
Environment as the risk factor for tuberculosis in Malaysia: a systematic review of the literature

Simple item page
cris.lastimport.scopus2024-12-07T10:15:23Z
cris.lastimport.wos2025-11-14T15:41:49Z
dc.contributor.authorNur Adibah Mohidemen_US
dc.contributor.authorZailina Hashimen_US
dc.contributor.authorMalina Osmanen_US
dc.contributor.authorFarrah Melissa Muharamen_US
dc.contributor.authorSaliza Mohd Eliasen_US
dc.contributor.authorRafiza Shaharudinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T06:36:18Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T06:36:18Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.date.submitted2022-9-22
dc.descriptionReviews on Environmental Health, vol. 36, no. 4, 2021, pp. 493-499. ** Requires Authenticationen_US
dc.description.abstractObjective To investigate the prevalence and incidence of TB by focusing on its environmental risk factor in Malaysia. Content Databases search of Scopus, ScienceDirect, PubMed, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) Plus, MyJournal, Biblioteca Regional de Medicina (BIREME), BioMed Central (BMC) Public Health, Medline, Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux (CAB), EMBASE (Excerpta Medica dataBASE) OVID, and Web of Science (WoS) was performed, which include the article from 1st January 2008 until 31st August 2018 using medical subject heading (MeSH). Articles initially identified were screened for relevance. Summary Out of 744 papers screened, nine eligible studies did meet our inclusion criteria. Prison and housing environments were evaluated for TB transmission in living environment, while the other factor was urbanization. However, not all association for these factors were statistically significant, thus assumed to be conflicting or weak to end up with a strong conclusion. Outlook Unsustainable indoor environment in high congregate setting and overcrowding remained as a challenge for TB infection in Malaysia. Risk factors for transmission of TB, specifically in high risk areas, should focus on the implementation of specialized program. Further research on health care environment, weather variability, and air pollution are urgently needed to improve the management of TB transmission.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMohidem, Nur Adibah, Hashim, Zailina, Osman, Malina, Muharam, Farrah Melissa, Elias, Saliza Mohd and Shaharudin, Rafiza. "Environment as the risk factor for tuberculosis in Malaysia: a systematic review of the literature" Reviews on Environmental Health, vol. 36, no. 4, 2021, pp. 493-499. https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2020-0096en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/reveh-2020-0096
dc.identifier.epage7
dc.identifier.issn0048-7554
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.other2615-5
dc.identifier.spage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/reveh-2020-0096/html
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/7247
dc.identifier.volume36
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDe Gruyteren_US
dc.relation.ispartofReviews on Environmental Healthen_US
dc.subjectenvironment; risk factors; systematic review; tuberculosisen_US
dc.titleEnvironment as the risk factor for tuberculosis in Malaysia: a systematic review of the literatureen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication

Files

Collections

Other Publications