Introduction: Altered weather patterns and changes in precipitation, temperature and humidity resulting
from climate change could affect the distribution and incidence of cholera. This study is to quantify climateinduced increase in morbidity rates of cholera. Material and Methods: Monthly cholera cases and monthly
temperature, precipitation, and relative humidity data from 2004 to 2014 were obtained from the Malaysian
Ministry of Health and Malaysian Meteorological Department, respectively. Poisson generalized linear models
were developed to quantify the relationship between meteorological parameters and the number of reported
cholera cases. Results: The findings revealed that the total number of cholera cases in Malaysia during the 11
year study period was 3841 cases with 32 deaths. Out of these, 45.1% of the cases were among children below
12 years old and 75% of the cases were from Sabah. Temperature and precipitation gave significant impact on
the cholera cases in Sabah, (p
Introduction: Undernutrition among under-five children is a very common issue in Malaysia, especially among the Orang Asli population. Therefore, identifying the prevalence and factors associated with undernutrition will assist in tackling the issue of undernutrition and reducing the morbidity and mortality rate associated with it. Methods: A total of 47 conveniently selected Orang Asli children aged 6 to 59 months from Kampung Paya Bungor, Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang participated in this cross-sectional study. A face-to-face interview was carried out by using the validated Questionnaire for the Study of Malnutrition in Rural Malaysia 2009. The weight and height of the children were measured and plotted on the growth chart. All the data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics Version 24.0. Descriptive statistics was used to describe the background characteristics of the respondents and univariate analyses were used to identify suitable factors to be included in multivariate analysis. Binary logistic regression was done to determine independent factors associated with undernutrition. Results: The overall prevalence of undernutrition was 55.3%. The prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting was 34.0%, 34.0% and 14.9% respectively. This research also revealed that gender (p=0.042) and family size (p=0.024) was shown to have a statistically significant association with undernutrition. However, there were no significant associations between undernutrition with other factors. Conclusion: The prevalence of undernutrition among under-five Orang Asli children was a concern. It was found that the factors associated with undernutrition were female children and children from small families. Prompt interventions aimed at the Orang Asli community should be done to overcome these problems.