Staff Directory
Academic Qualification
- Ph.D in Health Sciences - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Master of Science (Nutrition) - Masters Degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
- BSc. (Nutrition) - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Aflah Bt. Afandi (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
aflaha@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation
- Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Nutrition (Clinical and Public Health Research) ~ Nutrition Transition - Food Insecurity
Teaching Responsibilities
| BASIC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY | 2009/2010 |
| CATERING AND FOODSERVISE MANAGEMENT | 2009/2010 |
| COMMUNITY NUTRITION PLACEMENT | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
| COUNSELLING SKILLS | 2008/2009 |
| Critical Appraisal of Scientific Literature in Nutrition and Dietetics | 2022/2023 |
| FOOD ANALYSIS | 2009/2010 |
| INDEPENDENT STUDIES IN DIETETICS | 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 |
| NUTRITION AND GENES | 2009/2010 |
| NUTRITION EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION | 2012/2013 2010/2011 2009/2010 2007/2008 |
| NUTRITION IN LIFE CYCLE | 2013/2014 2012/2013 2009/2010 2008/2009 |
| NUTRITION IN LIFE CYCLES | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
| NUTRITION POLICY & FOOD SECURITY | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
| Nutrition Policy and Food Security | 2022/2023 |
| NUTRITIONAL STATUS ASSESMENT | 2010/2011 2009/2010 |
| Nutritional Status Assessment | 2022/2023 |
| PRINCIPLE OF FOOD PREPARATION | 2022/2023 |
| Principles of Food Preparation | 2021/2022 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 |
| RESEARCH PROJECT IN DIETETICS 1 | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
| RESEARCH PROJECT IN DIETETICS 2 | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
| SEMINARS IN NUTRITION & DIETETICS | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
| SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN FOOD AND NUTRITION | 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 |
| SOCIO-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF NUTRITION | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
Research Projects
Completed
| 2012 - 2015 | Factors Influence Breastfeeding Practice Among Various Ethnic Mothers in East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia |
| 2012 - 2016 | The Mapping and Risk Prediction of Obesity among Children and Adolescents |
| 2010 - 2012 | Food Habits among Adolescents with Reported Parental Overweight |
On-Going
| 2011 - Present | RU 2011 -Effect of Malaysian vegetables on lipid metabolism in cultured cell lines. |
Award & Recognition
| 29 Mar, 2007 | NSM Postgraduate Prize 2007 - Nutrition Society of Malaysia | National |
| 19 Nov, 2005 | APACPH Student Travel Award - Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) | International |
Publications
Article
| 2022 | Muslim dietitian-patient spiritual conversations and its’ challenges: a descriptive cross-sectional study. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 18 (19) pp. 43-48 |
| 2019 | Prevalence of childhood hearing loss and secular trends: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Academic Pediatrics, 19 (5) pp. 504-514 |
| 2018 | Production of green diesel via cleaner catalytic deoxygenation of Jatropha curcas oil. Journal of Cleaner Production, 167 () pp. 1048-1059 |
| 2017 | Food security status and childhood obesity in Kuantan Pahang. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 1 (2) pp. 57-71 |
Conference or Workshop Item
| 2015 | Nutritional status of schoolchildren and its distribution in Kuantan, Pahang: a preliminary study. In: 12th Asian Congress of Nutrition (ACN2015), |
| 2015 | Nutritional status of schoolchildren in Kuantan, Pahang. In: MASO 2015 Scientific Conference on Obesity, |
| 2011 | Food insufficiency and its relation to academic performance in rural Food insufficiency and its relation to academic performance in rural Kemaman. In: 26th Annual Scientific Conference of Nutrition Society of Malaysia, |
| 2006 | Ensuring food availability in the household: evidences from rural area of North-East Malaysia. In: 21st Scientific Conference of the Nutrition Society of Malaysia, |