Curriculum Vitae

MISS DEVI A/P PERAMALAH

Research Officer
  • Department of Social and Preventive Medicine
    Faculty of Medicine
  • +603-79673797

BIOGRAPHY

 

Ms Devi Peramalah is a Research Officer in Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. She studied Master Public Health and BSc Microbiology at the University of Malaya. She overseas CEEBP research and training activities in the public health field since 2009.

 

 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • OTHER HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
    Research Management

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • MPH, (Sains Kesihatan Awam)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • Bachelor Degree, (Mikrobiologi)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • EXCELLENCE SERVICE AWARD
    University of Malaya, 2019 (University)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Chong, Z. L., Sekaran, S. D., Soe, H. J., Peramalah, D., Rampal, S., & Ng, C. W. (2020). Diagnostic accuracy and utility of three dengue diagnostic tests for the diagnosis of acute dengue infection in Malaysia. BMC Infectious Diseases, 20(1), 1-11.
  2. Chong, Z. L., Sekaran, S. D., Soe, H. J., Peramalah, D., Rampal, S., Rampal, L., & Ng, C. W. Diagnostic Accuracy of Two Dengue NS1 Tests: New Biosensors-Based Rapid Diagnostic Test Versus Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay.
  3. Y.M. Chan, N.N. Hairi, A. Yahya, W.Y. Choo, F. Hairi, N. Ismail, D. Peramalah, S. Kandiben, Z. Mohd Ali, S. Ahmad, I. Abdul Razak and A. Bulgiba. Longitudinal Association Between Chronic Pain and Physical Disability Among Rural Community Dwelling Older Adults in Malaysia. ASM Sc. J., 13, Special Issue 5, 2020 for APRU2018, 75-82.
  4. Yunus, RM; Hairi, NN; Yuen, C; Sooryanarayana, R; Hairi, F; Ismail, N; Kandiben, S; Peng, TN; Ali, ZM; Ahmad, SN; Razak, IA; Othman, S; Peramalah, D; Mydin, FHM; Bulgiba, A 2019. Does abuse in late life worsen sleep quality? A two-year prospective cohort study among rural older adults. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY
  5. Yunus, R.M., Hairi, N.N., Choo, W.Y., Tan, M.P., Hairi, F., Sooryanarayana, R., Ismail, N., Kandiben, S., Peramalah, D., Ali, Z.M., Ahmad, S.N., Razak, I.A., Othman, S., Mydin, F.H., Chinna, K., Bulgiba, A. (2018) Elder Abuse and Chronic Pain: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Results from the Preventing Elder Abuse and Neglect Initiative. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 6 :1165 1171
  6. Zulkipli, MS; Dahlui, M; Jamil, N; Peramalah, D; Wai, HVC; Bulgiba, A; Rampal, S 2018. The association between obesity and dengue severity among pediatric patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
  7. Sooryanarayana, R; Choo, WY; Hairi, NN; Chinna, K; Hairi, F; Ali, Z.M., Ahmad, S.N.; Razak, I.A., Aziz, S.A,; Ramli, R; Mohamad, R.; Mohammad, Z.L.; Peramalah, D; Ahmad, N.A.; Aris, T; Bulgiba, A. The prevalence and correlates of elder abuse and neglect in a rural community of Negeri Sembilan state: baseline findings from The Malaysian Elder Mistreatment Project (MAESTRO), a population-based survey. BMJ Open. 2017 Sep 1;7(8):e017025. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017025.
  8. Yunus RM, Wazid SW, Hairi NN, Choo WY, Hairi FM, Sooryanarayana R, et al. (2017). Association between elder abuse and poor sleep: A cross-sectional study among rural older Malaysians. PLoS ONE 12(7): e0180222.
  9. Yunus, R. M. M., Hairi, N. N. P., Choo, W. Y. P., Hairi, F. M. P., Sooryanarayana, R. M., Ahmad, S. N. M., . . . Bulgiba, A. P. (2017). Mortality among elder abuse victims in rural Malaysia: A two-year population-based descriptive study. J Elder Abuse Negl, 29(1), 59-71. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2016.1260083
  10. Choo, W. Y., Hairi, N. N., Sooryanarayana, R., Yunus, R. M., Hairi, F. M., Ismail, N., Kandiben, S., Ali, Z. M., Ahmad, S. N., Razak, I. A., Othman, S., Tan, M. P., Mydin, F. H. M., Peramalah, D., Brownell, P., Bulgiba, A. (2016) Elder mistreatment in a community dwelling population: the Malaysian Elder Mistreatment Project (MAESTRO) cohort study protocol. BMJ Open, 6:e011057. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011057
  11. Ismail, N., Hairi, F., Choo, W. Y., Hairi, N. N., Peramalah, D., Bulgiba, A. 2015. The Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE): Validity and Reliability Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Malaysia. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
  12. Loh, D. A., Hairi, N. N., Choo, W. Y., Hairi, F. M., Peramalah, D., Kandiben, S., Lee, P. L., Gani, N., Madzlan, M. F., Abd Hamid, M. A. I., Akram, Z., Chu, A. S., Bulgiba, A., Cumming, R. G. (2015). MultiComponent Exercise and theRApeutic lifeStyle (CERgAS) intervention to improve physical performance and maintain independent living among urban poor older people - a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics, 15(15):8.
  13. Wee, L. H., West, R., Mariapun, J., Chan, C. M. H., Bulgiba, A., Peramalah, D., Jit, S. 2015. Should the threshold for expired-air carbon monoxide concentration as a means of verifying self-reported smoking abstinence be reduced in clinical treatment programmes? Evidence from a Malaysian smokers clinic Addictive Behaviors
  14. Bulgiba, A., Mohammed, U. Y., Chik, Z., Lee, C., Peramalah, D. 2013. How well does self-reported adherence fare compared to therapeutic drug monitoring in HAART? Preventive Medicine. (Tier 1, Impact Factor = 3.496)
  15. Hairi, N. N., Bulgiba, A., Peramalah, D., Mudla, I. 2013. Do older people with visual impairment and living alone in a rural developing country report greater difficulty in managing stairs? Preventive Medicine Tier 1 Impact Factor = 3.496
  16. Lubis, R., Bulgiba, A., Kamarulzaman, A., Hairi, N. N., Dahlui, M., Peramalah, D. 2013. Predictors of death in Malaysian HIV-infected patients on anti-retroviral therapy Preventive Medicine Tier 1 Impact Factor = 3.496
  17. Lubis, R., Bulgiba, A., Kamarulzaman, A., Hairi, N. N., Dahlui, M., Peramalah, D. 2013. Predictors of death in Malaysian HIV-infected patients on anti-retroviral therapy Preventive Medicine.
  18. Yagoub, U., Bulgiba, A., Devi, P., Didi, E. M., Ali, M., Lee, C., Zamr, C. 2012. Analysis of Nevirapine and Lamivudine in human plasma of HIV infected patients by high-performance liquid chromatographic-mass spectrometric (LC-MS-MS) Life Science Journal-Acta Zhengzhou University Overseas Edition Tier 4 Impact Factor = 0.073
  19. Yagoub, U., Bulgiba, A., Devi, P., Didi, E. M., Ali, M., Lee, C., Zamri, C. 2012. Factors affecting adherence level to HAART (Adherence predictors) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Life Science Journal-Acta Zhengzhou University Overseas Edition Tier 4 Impact Factor = 0.073
Chapter in Books
  1. Yunus, R. M., Hairi, N.N., Choo W. Y., Mohd Hairi, F., Othman, S., Jamaluddin, S.Z., Peramalah, D., Ali, Z. M., Bulgiba, A. (2019) Addressing Elder Abuse and Neglect in a Greying Malaysia: The PEACE Initiative. In M. Withers, J. McCool (Eds.), Global Health Leadership- Case Studies From the Asia-Pacific (pp 57-66). Switzerland :Springer International Publishing.
  2. Choo, W.Y., Hairi, N.H., Hairi, F., et al. (2017). Prevent elder abuse and neglect Initiative. in Siti Zaharah Jamaluddin et al. (Eds.), Protecting the elderly against abuse and neglect: Legal and social strategies. (pp. 1-5). Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press.

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2014 - 2020, Grand Challenge
    Prevent Elder Abuse and Neglect Initiative (PEACE) ( Consultant)
  2. 2011 - 2016, High Impact Research (HIR)
    Spatio-Temporal Modelling and Meta-analysis (STeMM) ( Consultant)

PAPER PRESENTED

ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Early Progression HIV To Aids Seen In The University of Malaya Medical Centre From 1986-2009., HIV Science 2014: International Science Symposium On HIV And Infectious Disease (India), YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education Voluntary Health Services Hospital Campus Taramani (International) (29 Jan 2014 - 02 Feb 2014)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. Older People Improving Their Mental Health By Taking Up Physical Exercise: Evidence From Malaysia, 7th GMS Conference Hue, Hanoi University of Public Health (International) (26 Sep 2015 - 27 Sep 2015)
  2. MultiComponent Exercise and theRApeutic lifeStyle (CERgAS) intervention to improve physical function and maintain independent living among urban poor older people A cluster randomised controlled trial : Protocol:Healthy Ageing in The Changing World , "III World Congress On Geriatrics And Gerontology: International Conference On Healthy Ageing In The Changing World 2014 (India), BioGenesis Health Cluster (International) (19 Nov 2014 - 24 Nov 2014)
  3. Early Progression HIV To AIDS Seen In The University Of Malaya Medical Centre From 1986-2009, 44th APAPCH Conference (Sri Lanka), APACPH (International) (13 Oct 2012 - 17 Oct 2012)
  4. Julius Centre University of Malaya: The First 3 years, ASIALINK-CEEBM conference: Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine in Global Perspective , Center for Clinical Epidemiology-Evidence Based Medicine at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital  (National) (27 Nov 2010 - 28 Nov 2010)

PATENT/IPR

  • Prevent Elder Abuse and Neglect Initiative (PEACE)
    Trademark (University)