Determinants of outpatient service use among Orang Asli in Malaysia using Andersen’s Behavioural Model
Outpatient healthcare utilisation among Orang Asli adults was driven by gender, tribe, health needs, and NCDs. Improved access requires needs-based sensitive interventions and existing services optimisation. Follow-up studies are warranted to explore the underlying cultural behavioural aspects.
Authors
- Adilius Manual (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3851-4886)
- Sivaraj Raman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2010-5593)
- Suhana Jawahir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5665-2479)
- Awatef Amer Nordin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1434-5136)
- Jabrullah Ab Hamid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0223-1123)
- Nur Elina Abdul Mutalib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8953-8269)
- Devi Shantini Rata Mohan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0726-378X)
- Sarah Nurain Mohd Noh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2446-091X)
- Hamizatul Akmal Abd Hamid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0612-3282)
- Iqbal Ab Rahim
- Mohd Hatta Abdul Mutalip
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (MY)
- Universiti of Malaysia Sabah (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340502
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00