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Nutrition Survey is covering the nutritional status, meal pattern, behavioural modification on body
weight, supplement intake, meal intake, habitual food and dietary intake, the understanding and the
use of nutrition labelling among Malaysian adolescents.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

There are 35 research publications in peer-reviewed journal by IPH`s technical officers with 23 of those
being under the category Impact Factor 0.5 or higher while 12 publications under Impact Factor less
than 0.5.

PRESENTATIONS
In the year 2017, IPH’s technical officers have presented research findings in five (5) plenaries or
symposium and have done 21 free papers presentations and 115 poster presentations at various national
and international conferences and scientific meetings. There were 11 oral and poster presentations
which have received awards during the conference attended by the IPH’s technical officers. The awards
were one best oral presentation, seven (7) best posters and three (3) second prize poster winners.

Table 27
IPH’s Presentation in 2017
Award
No List of Award Winner for Poster/Oral Presentation
Received
1 Ruhaya S, Fatimah O, Cheong SM, Azli B, Syafinaz MS, Rashidah A. Second Prize
Relationship Between Blood Pressure, Sodium Intake and Anthropometry Winner Poster
Among Non-Hypertensive Working Adults: My Salt 2015. 1 National Presentation
st
MOH Nutritionists’ Symposium. Hotel Pearl International Hotel, 13 to 14
May 2017.

2 Tee GH, Noran NH, Norazizah IW, Hatta AM, Faizah P, Joanita S, First Prize

Hasimah I, Norzawati Y, Sayan P, Hazrin H, Noor Aliza L. Assessing Winner Poster
health behavior among Malaysian adults with TB-like symptoms: Findings Presentation
th
from the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2015. 20 Family
Medicine Scientific Conference, Hotel Equatorial, Penang; 3 to 5 August
2017.

3 Chan YY, Lim KK, Cheong SM, Azli B, Lim KH, Teh CH, Kee CC, Khoo Yi Best Poster
Yi, Jane LMY, Azahadi O. Physical activity and overweight/obesity among Presentation
adults in Malaysia: Findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey
(NHMS) 2015. 21st National Public Health Colloquium, Hotel Bangi-
Putrajaya, Selangor, Malaysia, 23 to 24 August 2017.

4 Cheong SM, Ruhaya S, Hasnan A, Azli B, Fatimah O, Nor Azian MZ, Lalitha Best Poster
P, Nur Shahida AA, Syafinaz MS, Rashidah A. What are the associated Presentation
factors for eating meal away from home among Malaysian adolescents:
National School-based Nutrition Survey 2012. 21 National Public Health
st
Colloquium. Hotel Bangi-Putrajaya, Selangor, Malaysia, 23 to 24 August
2017.

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