Noor Safiza Mohamad Nor Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Nutritional Epidemiology, Nutritional Education , Developmental Disabilities , Human Nutrition
Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia
Noor Safiza Mohamad Nor works at Institute for Public Health for the Ministry of Health Malaysia and is interested in the fields of Nutrition Assessment,Autism Spectrum Disorders, Nutritional Education, Human Nutrition, Autism, Child Nutrition, Developmental Disabilities, Nutritional Epidemiology, Obesity, Research Methodology
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Noor Safiza Mohamad Nor, Rashidah Ambak, Mohd Azahadi Omar, Suzana Shahar, Nur Shahida Abdul Aziz, Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff, Fazliana Mansor, Ahmad Taufik Jamil, Noor Ani Ahmad and Tahir Aris
Introduction: The National Health and Morbidity Survey Malaysia (NHMS 2011) finding showed that female adults (including housewives) are one of the high risk groups that require specific obesity intervention. This paper describes the development and methodology of the My Body is Fit and Fabulous at home (MyBFF@ home), an intervention study to combat obesity among housewives.
Methods: The MyBFF@home was conducted in 2 phases and involved mixed quantitative and qualitative methods. Phase I (development of the intervention package) included scoping review, construction and development of initial package, in-depth interviews and, consultations with experts and stakeholders. Phase II (intervention) was a quasi-experimental study which involved pre-po... view moreĀ»