Staff Directory


Roselawati binti Mat Ya

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of philosophy in health sciences - Doctor of Philosophy,
  • MASTER OF HEALTH SCIENCES - Masters Degree, International Islamic University Malaysia
  • BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCE (DIETETIC) - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

Roselawati binti Mat Ya (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF MEDICINE


rosematya@iium.edu.my
4607


Area of Specialisation


  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Nutrition (Clinical and Public Health Research) ~ Other Nutrition (Clinical and Public Health Research) n.e.c.


Teaching Responsibilities


COMMUNITY MEDICINE 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
GENERAL PAEDIATRICS I 2025/2026
NUTRITIONAL HEALTH 2025/2026
Research Methodology 2025/2026 2024/2025
RESEARCH PROJECT 1 2025/2026
RESEARCH PROJECT II 2025/2026
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES 2023/2024
USRAH IN ACTION 1 2025/2026 2024/2025
USRAH IN ACTION 2 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024


Supervision


Food Insecurity Among Financially Assisted Haemodialysis Patients In Pahang: Its Determinants, Coping Strategies, And Association With Dietary Intake.
Master Completed 2026 Co-supervisor
Knowledge, Attitude And Practise On Obesity And Its Relation To Weight Loss Among Obese Patients At Obesity Clinic, Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre @Iium.
Master Completed 2026 Co-supervisor
A Retrospective Cohort Study Of Postoperative Outcomes Using The Bariatric Analysis And Reporting Outcome Systems (Baros) Among Patients Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy At Hospital Raja Perempuan Bainun (Hrpb), Ipoh And Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre @ Iium (Sasmec @ Iium) From 2017 - 2024.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
The Prevalence And Factors Associated With Depression, Anxiety And Stress Among Obese Patients In Sasmec@Iium.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Group B Streptococcal Colonization In Pregnancy And Its Associated Risk Factors: A Case Control Study In Urban Primary Health Clinics In Kuantan..
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Food Insecurity In Malaysia: Prevalence, Sociodemographic Determinants And Forecast Using Food Insecurity Experience Scale (Fies) .
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Exploring The Causes, Barriers And Facilitators Of Vitamin D And Calcium Deficiency Among Pregnant Mothers In Kuantan, Pahang.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Comparative Study/ Correlation Between Moca, Mmse And Ecaq In Detection Of Mild Cognitive Impairment Among Elderly Attending Health Clinic In Kuantan..
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Prevalence Of Short Interpregnancy Interval And Its Associated Factor Among Antenatal Mothers Attending Government Health Clinic In Kuantan..
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2023 - 2024 ANAK SELANGOR ANAK SIHAT (ASAS) TAHUN 2023
2023 - 2026 Food insecurity among B40 hemodialysis patients in Pahang: Identifying the determinants, coping strategies, and its association with nutritional status.
On-Going
2025 - Present Assessment of Malnutrition Status in Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients: Impacts on Quality of Life, and Psychological Well-Being
2025 - Present Exploring the Role of Question Techniques and Style-Shifting in Dietitian-Patient Communication: Enhancing Patient-Centered Care for Non-Communicable Disease Management in a Multilingual Society
2025 - Present Projek Anak Bantut di PPRS Pak Mahat
2024 - Present Pahang Food Security Project (PAFOS)


Publications


Articles

2026 Food insecurity determinants, coping strategies, and association with nutritional status among haemodialysis patients in Pahang, Malaysia: protocol for a mixed methods study. JMIR Research Protocols, 15 (-) pp. 1-14
2025 Bridging the gap: integrating food security into healthcare for healthier futures – a scoping review. Advances in Human Biology, 15 (2) pp. 177-199
2025 Prevalence and predictors of household food insecurity in Kuantan, Pahang. Malaysian Journal of Nutrition, 31 (3) pp. 517-526
2025 Seniors and sustenance: a scoping review on food security in the elderly. Advances in Human Biology, 15 (1) pp. 47-65
2025 Unveiling the impacts of food security on community health: a scoping review. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 24 (2) pp. 307-330
2024 Dietary adherence component of modified end-stage renal disease adherence questionnaire (ESRD-AQ): translation and validation. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 8 (1) pp. 2997-3004
2024 Food insecurity prevalence among hemodialysis patients in Pahang, Malaysia. Journal of Nutrition Association of Thailand (Online), 59 (Special Issue) pp. 318-318
2024 Narrative Review on Radiation Exposure in Healthcare Workers: Unveiling the Risks and Safety Measures. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES, () pp.
2024 The Malay version of dialysis specific nutrition literacy scale (DSNLS): translation and validation. Asian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 7 (2) pp. 175-183
2023 Utilization of geographic information system (GIS) in mapping the distribution of malnutrition among primary school children in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 7 (1) pp. 2811-2819
2023 Validation of the Malay version of Food Insecurity Experience Scale (M-FIES) using Rasch analysis. Malaysian Journal of Nutrition, 29 (3) pp. 529-537
2021 Translation and validation of Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Malaysian Journal of Nutrition, 27 (3) pp. 449-459
2021 Translation and validation of food insecurity experience scale (FIES). Malaysian Journal of Nutrition, 27 (3) pp. 449-459
2019 Food security and BMI status among adolescents in Kuantan, Pahang. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 75 (Suppl. 3) pp. 369-370
2019 Translation and content validation of Bahasa Malaysia version of the food insecurity experience scale (FIES). Medical Journal of Malaysia, 74 (Supplement 2) pp. 153-153
2017 Food security status and childhood obesity in Kuantan Pahang. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 1 (2) pp. 57-71
Conference or Workshop Items

2023 The mapping of household food insecurity and its associated factors among women in Pahang, Malaysia. In: 14th Asian Congress of Nutrition (ACN),
2015 Nutritional status of schoolchildren and its distribution in Kuantan, Pahang: a preliminary study. In: 12th Asian Congress of Nutrition (ACN2015),