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ABC Management in Malaysia’s

Primary Health Care - Prevalence

of Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Factors in Malaysia in 2023

Dr. Ang Swee Hung, CCRN
Institutes for Clinical Research (ICR)

15.6% 29.2% 33.3%

A = A1c (blood glucose test) B = Blood pressure C = Cholesterol

• Diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia are the three major risk factors for cardiovascular
diseases with a huge burden worldwide as well as in Malaysia.
• We conducted a scoping review to synthesise the evidence on treatment & outcomes of patients
with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia at the primary health care level in
Malaysia.
• We studied the study characteristics, quality of care and mapped the interventions that were carried
out in Malaysia.

WE FOUND 354 PAPERS FROM THE SEARCH

BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

This is to provide a comprehensive overview of current research activities, identify knowledge
gaps & inform the effective strategies for ABC in primary health care PHC management
development

The keywords used in the published Keyword trends shifts from traditional
studies can be grouped into 3 clusters: focus (risk factors, clinical outcomes,
• Sociodemographic factors drug interventions) to:
• Patient self-management • Preventive Care
• Biomarkers • Population Health

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