1.Dietary Intake, Nutritional Status And Cognitive Performance Among Fishermen’s Children: A Review
Atiah Munirah Meli ; Asma' ; Ali
Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 2021;21(1):148-159
This paper highlights the dietary intake of fishermen39;s children, their nutritional status and cognitive performance. It will help to have a reasonable perspective of their dietary intake and their relationship with nutritional status and how it inevitably influences cognitive performance. This is relevant as it can provide the government and health authorities with insights into the execution of an action plan to improve the nutritional status of fishing communities, especially in Malaysia, where possible. A systematic search of the English scholarly papers on this subject was undertaken between 1997 and 2020. A total of 20 studies have been systematically chosen and reviewed. Studies are divided into two groups, based on the type of research conducted. Ten of the retrieved studies looked at dietary intake and nutritional status in fisherman39;s children, while another ten studies looked at cognitive performance in children and adolescents and the factors that contributed to it. In terms of dietary intake, three studies reported low energy consumption and low carbohydrate intake, one study reported high carbohydrate intake, four studies reported high protein intake, one study reported low fat intake, five studies reported low micronutrient intake (calcium, iron, vitamin A and vitamin C) and two studies reported a high intake of niacin. As far as nutritional status is concerned, six studies recorded that children are stunted/underweight and three studies reported that children are obese/overweight. In comparison, one study recorded high cognitive performance, three studies reported average cognitive performance, and three studies reported poor cognitive performance. In the studies reviewed, it has been shown that there is a positive association between socio-economic status, dietary intake/nutritional status and cognitive performance among children in fishing communities in different regions. There is a need for nutrition education and intervention in these disadvantaged communities.
2.Feasibility and Acceptability of MyWarung©: A Food Poisoning Prevention Smartphone-Apps During Dining Out
Nur Afifah Mursyida Zaujan ; Asma' ; Ali ; Norashiqin Misni ; Malina Osman ; Hui Yee Chee ; Nur Raihana Ithnin ; Surianti Sukeri ; Christie Pei-Yee Chin
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2021;17(No.3):170-176
Introduction: Eating out has always been associated with increasing cases of food poisoning. These problems can
be minimized through mobile applications and technology development. A mobile application called MyWarung©
was developed to provide an alternative, improved tool for improving food poisoning knowledge and preventive
behaviour. Methods: This cross-sectional study aims to assess the feasibility and acceptance of the MyWarung©
application for consumers in Terengganu. The 50 consumers were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion
criteria using convenience non-probability sampling. The data were collected through a questionnaire that included
three components: socio-demographic, feasible (6 components) and acceptable (7 components). The scoring above
80.0% indicates an acceptable, while lower than 80.0% show unacceptable for both feasibility and acceptability
sections. SPSS 22.0 has analyzed the data. Results: The results showed excellent feasibility with a median score
of 27.5 (IQR 6.0) out of 30.0, and acceptance with 32.0 (IQR 7.0) out of 35.0. Majority of the respondents agreed
that the app is easy to use (94.0%), easy to understand (88.0%), attractive (84.0%), catchy (88.0%), provides more
information (96.0%), efficient (96.0%), knowledge improvement (96.0%), beneficial (100.0%), useful application
(88.0%), and recommend to the other people (84.0%). The overall result showed that most respondents agreed that
MyWarung© application was feasible and acceptable with 90.0% and 86.0% feasibility and acceptability rate. Conclusion: The MyWarung© application among consumers can be highly feasible and acceptable in preventing food
poisoning during dining out.


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