Urbanisation process and the prevalence of tuberculosis in Malaysia

Malaysia’s rapid urbanisation process had brought about unwelcomed consequences such as environmental pollution and health issues. This study focuses on the prevalence of tuberculosis infection in Malaysia due to the urbanisation process. It utilises qualitative methods in gaining data and informa...

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Main Authors:	Khairiah Salwa Mokhtar, Nur Hairani Abd Rahman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2015
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9230/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9230/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9230/1/12x.geografia-mac15-KhairiahNurHairani-edam.pdf

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spelling	ukm-92302016-12-14T06:49:21Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9230/ Urbanisation process and the prevalence of tuberculosis in Malaysia Khairiah Salwa Mokhtar, Nur Hairani Abd Rahman, Malaysia’s rapid urbanisation process had brought about unwelcomed consequences such as environmental pollution and health issues. This study focuses on the prevalence of tuberculosis infection in Malaysia due to the urbanisation process. It utilises qualitative methods in gaining data and information needed including accessing university library databases . It was found that urbanisation had created high density housing areas like squatters and high rise flats that were susceptible to disease contagions because of their poor ventilation. Urbanisation had also brought about new places of high people concentration such as shopping complexes, public transport terminals, public buildings, educational places, and public recreational areas which all stood to increase the chances of disease infection. Finally, urbanisation had brought in foreign workers from relatively TB prone countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. The study concludes with a number of recommendations in addressing the TB prevalence issues including more rigorous monitoring of high-risk areas as well as enforcement of related rules and regulations. Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9230/1/12x.geografia-mac15-KhairiahNurHairani-edam.pdf Khairiah Salwa Mokhtar, and Nur Hairani Abd Rahman, (2015) Urbanisation process and the prevalence of tuberculosis in Malaysia. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 11 (3). pp. 123-127. ISSN 2180-2491 http://www.ukm.my/geografia/v2/index.php?cont=a&item=2&thn=2015&vol=11&issue=3&ver=loc
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description	Malaysia’s rapid urbanisation process had brought about unwelcomed consequences such as environmental pollution and health issues. This study focuses on the prevalence of tuberculosis infection in Malaysia due to the urbanisation process. It utilises qualitative methods in gaining data and information needed including accessing university library databases . It was found that urbanisation had created high density housing areas like squatters and high rise flats that were susceptible to disease contagions because of their poor ventilation. Urbanisation had also brought about new places of high people concentration such as shopping complexes, public transport terminals, public buildings, educational places, and public recreational areas which all stood to increase the chances of disease infection. Finally, urbanisation had brought in foreign workers from relatively TB prone countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. The study concludes with a number of recommendations in addressing the TB prevalence issues including more rigorous monitoring of high-risk areas as well as enforcement of related rules and regulations.
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title	Urbanisation process and the prevalence of tuberculosis in Malaysia
title_short	Urbanisation process and the prevalence of tuberculosis in Malaysia
title_full	Urbanisation process and the prevalence of tuberculosis in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Urbanisation process and the prevalence of tuberculosis in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Urbanisation process and the prevalence of tuberculosis in Malaysia
title_sort	urbanisation process and the prevalence of tuberculosis in malaysia
publisher	Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi
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Urbanisation process and the prevalence of tuberculosis in Malaysia

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