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CURRICULUM VITAE

DR. NG YIT HAN
DR. NG YIT HAN
Senior Lecturer
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine
Faculty of Medicine
0379676683
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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. NG YIT HAN is a senior lecturer in Public Health. Dr. Ng brings with him a strong academic foundation in public health, biostatistics, and epidemiology, with a particular focus on translating complex data into meaningful insights for clinical and public health decision-making. In addition to his methodological strengths, Dr. Ng is also highly skilled in statistical programming and data analytics, utilising platforms such as SPSS, JAMOVI, and R for end-to-end data processing and visualisation. His work reflects a growing emphasis on data-driven public health, aligning closely with the department’s strategic direction in digital innovation and evidence-based practice.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • BIOSTATISTICS AND MEDICAL STATISTICS
    Formal Sciences, Statistical Studies, Statistics
  • PUBLIC HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGY (INCLUDING VACCINATION, COMMUNICABLE AND NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE)
    Medical And Health Sciences, Community And Public Healthcare Sciences, Primary And Community Healthcare

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD, (Public Health)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MPH, (Public Health)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MMedSc, (Parasitology)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • BSc, (Ecology and Biodiversity)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • ASIA-PACIFIC ACADEMIC CONSORTIUM FOR PUBLIC HEALTH (KUALA LUMPUR), MEMBER
    Since 2026 (National)
  • KEAHLIAN DALAM INSTITUT STATISTIK MALAYSIA (ISMY), MEMBER
    2025 to 2026 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Ng, Yit Han; Moy, Foong Ming; Hairi, Noran Naqiah; Bulgiba, Awang (2025). Estimating T2DM Risks Among Teachers in a Developing Country Using a Nomogram Comprising the Healthy Lifestyle Index and Other Predictors, ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. . doi:10.1177/10105395241295551
  2. Ng, Yit Han; Moy, Foong Ming; Hairi, Noran Naqiah; Bulgiba, Awang (2025). Healthy lifestyle index development and its association with type 2 diabetes mellitus status among teachers, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DIABETES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. . doi:10.1007/s13410-024-01374-w
  3. Ng, Yit Han; Moy, Foong Ming; Hairi, Noran Naqiah; Bulgiba, Awang (2024). Prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and impaired fasting glucose, and their associated lifestyle factors among teachers in the CLUSTer cohort, PEERJ. 12. doi:10.7717/peerj.16778
  4. Moy, Foong Ming; Ng, Yit Han; Tan, Seok Shin (2023). Association of Serum Beta-Carotene with Metabolic Risk Factors among a Work Cohort in Malaysia, JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE AND VITAMINOLOGY. 69(6), 463-470
  5. Chow, S. K., Francis, B., Ng, Y. H., Naim, N., Beh, H. C., Ariffin, M. A. A., . . . Sulaiman, A. H. (2021). Religious Coping, Depression and Anxiety among Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Malaysian Perspective. Healthcare, 9(1), 15. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9010079
  6. Francis, B., Ken, C. S., Han, N. Y., Ariffin, M. A. A., Yusuf, M. H. M., Wen, L. J., . . . Said, M. A. (2021). Religious Coping During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Gender, Occupational and Socio-economic Perspectives Among Malaysian Frontline Healthcare Workers. Alpha Psychiatry, 22(4), 194-199. doi: 10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2021.21185
  7. Moy, F. M., & Ng, Y. H. (2021). Perception towards E-learning and COVID-19 on the mental health status of university students in Malaysia. Science Progress, 104(3), 18. doi: 10.1177/00368504211029812
  8. Sies, N. S., Zaini, A. A., de Bruyne, J. A., Jalaludin, M. Y., Nathan, A. M., Han, N. Y., & Thavagnanam, S. (2021). Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) as a risk factor for secondary osteoporosis in children. Scientific reports, 11(1), 7. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-82605-6
Others
  1. Soo, P. P., Ng, Y. H., Tan, Z. S. ., Basri, A. N. ., Noorhaidi, F. N. ., & Mohammad, N. . (2026). Determinants of Diabetes Knowledge among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Malaysian Primary Care Setting: A Cross-sectional study at Kangar Health Clinic. Asian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences, 9(1), 223-240. https://doi.org/10.70672/99aaew04

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Occupational, lifestyles, and psychological well-being exposures between teachers in relation to Non-Communicable Diseases (Occupational, lifestyles, Psychological well-being, teachers, Non-communicable Diseases)

ACADEMIC/ PROF. SERVICES

Contribution to Event
  1. (2026) Speaker in The RR Academy Online Workshop Series, National, (Course Facilitator)