Health status, healthcare utilisation, and quality of life among the coastal communities in Sabah

作者：Maznah Dahlui, Amirah Azzeri, Mohd Aizat Zain, Mohd Iqbal Mohd Noor, Hafiz Jaafar, Amy Yee‐Hui Then, Julia Suhaimi, Fatimah Kari, Lota Creencia, John Roderick V. Madarcos, Edgar Jose, Lora E. Fleming, Mathew P. White, Karyn Morrissey, Kamal Solhaimi Fadzil, Hong Ching Goh · 发表于：Medicine · 年份：2020 · DOI：10.1097/md.0000000000022067 · 被引用次数：9 · 研究领域：Coastal and Marine Management、Physical Activity and Education Research、Marine and Coastal Ecosystems

INTRODUCTION: Coastal areas in Malaysia can have important impacts on the livelihoods and health of local communities. Efforts by Malaysian government to develop and improve the landscape and ecosystem have been planned; however, the progress has been relatively slow because some of the coastal areas are remote and relatively inaccessible. Thus, these coastal communities face various challenges in health, healthcare and quality of life. This paper presents a study protocol to examine the health status, healthcare utilisation, and quality of life among the coastal communities. In addition, the relationship between the community and their coastal environment is examined. METHODOLOGY AND ANALYSIS: The population of interest is the coastal communities residing within the Tun Mustapha Park in Sabah, Malaysia. The data collection is planned for a duration of 6 months and the findings are expected by December 2020. A random cluster sampling will be conducted at three districts of Sabah. This study will collect 600 adult respondents (300 households are estimated to be collected) at age of 18 and above. The project is a cross sectional study via face-to-face interview with administered questionnaires, anthropometrics measurements and observation of the living condition performed by trained interviewers.