prof. dr. rozita binti hod

pensyarah perubatan

jabatan perubatan kesihatan awam

 rozita.hod@ppukm.ukm.edu.my



   Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :
  • Kesihatan dan Perubatan Termaju,
    Sumber Lestari, Alam Sekitar dan Kehidupan Pintar,



  •    Biografi/ Biography :

  • Rozita Hod merupakan Profesor Kesihatan Persekitaran di Jabatan Perubatan Kesihatan Awam, Fakulti Perubatan, UKM. Beliau memperolehi ijazah Doktor Perubatan dari UKM pada tahun 1993. Beliau memperolehi ijazah Sarjana Perubatan Masyarakat (Kesihatan Persekitaran) pada tahun 2006 dan PhD dalam bidang Pembangunan Persekitaran pada tahun 2018. Beliau terlibat secara aktif dalam pengajaran pelajar Ijazah Muda Doktor Perubatan di UKM serta pelajar Sarjana dan PhD dalam bidang Kesihatan Masyarakat. Beliau merupakan Setiausaha kepada Persatuan Epidemiologi Persekitaran (MySEE), Malaysia , ahli seumur hidup Persatuan Pakar-pakar Perubatan Kesihatan Awam Malaysia (PPKAM) dan College of Public Health, Academy of Medicine.
    Rozita Hod is a Professor of Environmental Health at the Department of Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UKM. She obtained her medical degree from UKM in 1993. She obtained her Master of Community Medicine (Environmental Health) degree in 2006 and her PhD in Environmental Development ( 2018). She actively trains the undergraduate students in Medical Faculty UKM as well as Master and PhD students in Community Health. She was the Secretary for the Malaysian Society of Environmental Epidemiology (MySEE), a life member of the Association of Public Health Medical Specialists of Malaysia (PPKAM) and the College of Public Health, Academy of Medicine, Malaysia.

  • sathiapriya padmanathan, juen kiem tan, chen fei ng, rathika rajah, ching soong khoo, wan nur nafisah wan yahya, lai fong chan, michelle maryanne tan, rozita hod, hui jan tan.  (2025).  anxiety and depression among patients with migraine: a single-center cross-sectional study in malaysia.  - plos one.  1 - 16. 

     

    siti nur hakimah hashim, tan juen kiem, rathika rajah, khoo ching soong, rozita hod, ting chee ming, hernando ombao, michelle maryanne tan, tan hui jan.  (2025).  factors associated with electroencephalographic epileptiform abnormalities in epilepsy patients: a cross-sectional study.  - medicine & health.  710 - 722. 

     

    noor azreen masdor, rozita hod, sharifah saffinas syed soffian and azmawati mohammed nawi.  (2025).  qualitative insights into ecobiosocial factors influencing colorectal cancer risk in malaysia.  - health psychology and behavioral medicine.  1 - 20. 

     

    fadly syah arsad, rozita hod, norfazilah ahmad, rohaida ismail, norlen mohamed, mohd firdaus mohd radi, yelmizaitun osman, mazni baharom, fredolin tangang.  (2025).  temperature related mortality in a tropical climate country: a time series analysis.  - medicine & health.  723 - 739. 

     

    sophearen ith, xerxes seposo, vitou phy, kraichat tantrakarnapa, geminn louis c. apostol, pandji wibawa dhewantara, rozita hod, mohd rohaizat hassan, hidayatulfathi othman, mazrura sahani, jue tao lim, ha hong nhung, nguyen hai tuan, ngu duy nghia, taichiro takemura, inthavong nouhak, paul l. c. chua, alex r. cook, felipe j. colón-gonzález, masahiro hashizume.  (2025).  extreme weather events and dengue in southeast asia: a regionally-representative analysis of 291 locations from 1998 to 2021.  - plos neglected tropical diseases.  1 - 14. 

     

    sathiapriya padmanathan, juen kiem tan, chen fei ng, rathika rajah, ching soong khoo, wan nur nafisah wan yahya, lai fong chan, michelle maryanne tan, rozita hod, hui jan tan.  (2025).  anxiety and depression among patients with migraine: a single-center cross-sectional study in malaysia.  - plos one.  1 - 16. 

     

    sophearen ith, xerxes seposo, vitou phy, kraichat tantrakarnapa, geminn louis c. apostol, pandji wibawa dhewantara, rozita hod, mohd rohaizat hassan, hidayatulfathi othman, mazrura sahani, jue tao lim, ha hong nhung, nguyen hai tuan, ngu duy nghia, taichiro takemura, inthavong nouhak, paul l. c. chua, alex r. cook, felipe j. colón-gonzález, masahiro hashizume.  (2025).  extreme weather events and dengue in southeast asia: a regionally-representative analysis of 291 locations from 1998 to 2021.  - plos neglected tropical diseases.  1 - 14. 

     

    sue ann chang, juen kiem tan, muhammad samir haziq abd rahman, zhen yang lee, jun jie lee, jia hui woong, ching soong khoo, norlaila mustafa, rozita hod, hui jan tan.  (2025).  high prevalence of obesity and reduced physical activity among people with epilepsy: a single-centre cross-sectional study.  - epilepsy & behavior.  1 - 10. 

     

    marjorie jia yi ong, muhammad samir haziq abd rahman, vanessa lin lin lee, kong heng lee, carmen jia yinn chang , ching soong khoo, rozita hod, hui jan tan and eugen trinka.  (2025).  the use of cannabidiol as adjunctive therapy in adult patients with drug-resistant epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.  - therapeutic advances in neurological disorders .  1 - 20. 

     

    ismayanti mohd ismail, ching soong khoo, layan ibrahim, marjorie jia yi ong, hui jan tan, rozita hod, azlin baharudin, muhammad samir haziq abd rahman.  (2025).  prevalence and associated factors of caregiving burden among caregivers of adults with epilepsy in malaysia – a cross-sectional study.  - epilepsy & behavior .  1 - 8. 

     

    sharifah saffinas syed soffian, azmawati mohammed nawi, rozita hod, khairul nizam abdul maulud, ahmad tarmizi mohd azmi, mohd hazrin hasim hashim, huan-keat chan, muhammad radzi abu hassan.  (2023).  spatial clustering of colorectal cancer in malaysia.  - geospatial health.  1-7. 

     

    sharon tan, mohammad ayob bin ismail, tuti iryani mohd daud, rozita hod, norfazilah ahmad.  (2023).  a randomized controlled trial on the effect of smartphone-based mental health application among outpatients with depressive and anxiety symptoms: a pilot study in malaysia.  - indian journal of psychiatry.  934-940. 

     

    chee sing chong, juen kiem tan, boon hau ng, andrea ban yu lin, ching soong khoo, rathika rajah, rozita hod, hui jan tan.  (2023).  the prevalence and predictors of poor sleep quality and excessive daytime sleepiness in epilepsy: a single tertiary centre experience in malaysia.  - journal of clinical neuroscience.  132-142. 

     

    juen kiem tan, dalleen leong, hemalatha munusamy, nor hazwani zenol ariffin, najma kori, rozita hod, petrick periyasamy.  (2021).  the prevalence and clinical significance of presymptomatic covid-19 patients: how we can be one step ahead in mitigating a deadly pandemic.  - bmc infectious diseases.  1-10. 

     

    siti fatimah roqiah yahaya, niza samsuddin, suhana mamat, rozita hod, nor zamzila abdullah, nor azlina abd rahman..  (2021).  acute toxicity evaluation of crude sap isolated from nypa fruiticans wurmb. in sprague dawley rats..  - sains malaysiana.  711-721. 

     

    marjorie jia yi ong, muhammad samir haziq abd rahman, vanessa lin lin lee, kong heng lee, carmen jia yinn chang , ching soong khoo, rozita hod, hui jan tan and eugen trinka.  (2025).  the use of cannabidiol as adjunctive therapy in adult patients with drug-resistant epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.  - therapeutic advances in neurological disorders .  1 - 20. 

     

    ismayanti mohd ismail, ching soong khoo, layan ibrahim, marjorie jia yi ong, hui jan tan, rozita hod, azlin baharudin, muhammad samir haziq abd rahman.  (2025).  prevalence and associated factors of caregiving burden among caregivers of adults with epilepsy in malaysia – a cross-sectional study.  - epilepsy & behavior .  1 - 8. 

     

    sathiapriya padmanathan, juen kiem tan, chen fei ng, rathika rajah, ching soong khoo, wan nur nafisah wan yahya, lai fong chan, michelle maryanne tan, rozita hod, hui jan tan.  (2025).  anxiety and depression among patients with migraine: a single-center cross-sectional study in malaysia.  - plos one.  1 - 16. 

     

    sophearen ith, xerxes seposo, vitou phy, kraichat tantrakarnapa, geminn louis c. apostol, pandji wibawa dhewantara, rozita hod, mohd rohaizat hassan, hidayatulfathi othman, mazrura sahani, jue tao lim, ha hong nhung, nguyen hai tuan, ngu duy nghia, taichiro takemura, inthavong nouhak, paul l. c. chua, alex r. cook, felipe j. colón-gonzález, masahiro hashizume.  (2025).  extreme weather events and dengue in southeast asia: a regionally-representative analysis of 291 locations from 1998 to 2021.  - plos neglected tropical diseases.  1 - 14. 

     

    nurul aisyah rapai kasini, alvin oliver payus, ching soong khoo, hui jan tan, shahizon azura mohamed mukari, aida-widure mustapha mohd mustapha, rozita hod.  (2025).  determining the computed tomography perfusion changes in patients presenting with acute seizures of different etiologies – a case-control study.  - epilepsy & behaviour.  1 - 6. 

     

    sharifa ezat wan puteh, chamhuri siwar, rozita hod, azmawati mohamed nawi, idayu badilla idris, izzah syazwani ahmad, nor dianan mohd idris, nurul ashikin alias and mohd raihan taha.  (2019).  burden of health-related issues and community empowerment in malaysia's east coast flood.  - improving flood management, prediction and monitoring: case studies in asia.  19-36. 

     

    nurul athirah naserrudin, april monroe, pauline yaong pau lin, sara baumann, richard culleton, shigeharu sato, rozita hod, mohammad saffree jeffree, kamruddin ahmed, mohd rohaizat hassan.  (2025).  the one health approach to addressing zoonotic malaria in rural northern borneo: challenges and solutions.  - 84 - 100. 

     

    norfazilah ahmad, azmawati mohammed nawi, rozita hod, azimatun noor aizuddin, faiz daud, mohd rohaizat hassan, azman ariff.  (2021).  peranan unit survelan.  - 35-39. 

     

    azimatun noor aizuddin, azmawati mohammed nawi, rozita hod, , norfazilah ahmad, faiz daud, mohd rohaizat hassan, khairul hazdi yusof.  (2021).  peranan unit pengesanan kontak.  - 29-33. 

     

    rozita hod, azmawati mohammed nawi, azimatun noor aizuddin, norfazilah ahmad, faiz daud, mohd rohaizat hassan, sazman wahab.  (2021).  peranan unit pengesanan kes.  - 23-27. 

     

    faiz daud, azmawati mohammed nawi, rozita hod, azimatun noor aizuddin, norfazilah ahmad, mohd firdaus habib, mohd rohaizat hassan.  (2021).  peranan promosi kesihatan dan komunikasi risiko.  - 41-47. 

     

    rozita binti hod.  (2024).  pengetahuan, sikap dan tingkah laku komuniti sungai klang terhadap pencemaran sungai dan hubungannya dengan konsentrasi e.coli sungai.  -

     

    aniza ismail,mohd rizam abdul rahman,hazlina mohd miskam,sazman wahab, qistina mohd ghazali,rodzaini sabran,noor asma husna,mohd firdaus habib,azman ariff,wan aisyah wan nawi,rozaina mohd zain,noor mujannah kormin,nor aliawati, fatin nazirah.  (2023).  inspirasi: ketagihan alaf baru.  - inspirasi: ketagihan alaf baru.  1-28. 

     

    nur fatin nabila mohd nadzri, rozita hod, faiz daud.  (2023).  pengetahuan, sikap dan tingkah laku komuniti sungai klang terhadap pencemaran sungai.  - international journal of public health research.  1700-1706. 

     

    mohd rohaizat bin hassan;hidayatulfathi binti othman;azmawati binti mohammed nawi;norfazilah binti ahmad;sazman bin wahab;mohd rizam bin abdul rahman;rozita binti hod.  (2023).  pemerkasaan pendidikan berkaitan pembasmian aedes dan denggi di kalangan pelajar sekolah : my aedes avengers program (my-aap) .  -

     

    nurul athirah naserrudin, mohd rohaizat hassan, rozita hod,mohammad saffree jeffree ,kamruddin ahmed.  (2022).  laporan program pemerkasaan pencegahan malaria dalam kalangan komuniti.  - 1-20. 

     

    mas norehan merican, zaleha md isa, rozita hod, roszita ibrahim.  (2025).  development and evaluation of a mobile application to improve leptosprosis-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among wet market workers in selangor.  - 11th international public health conference & 28th national public health colloquium 2025. 

     

    mas norehan merican, zaleha md isa, rozita hod, roszita ibrahim, mohd izhar ariff.  (2025).  knowledge, attitudes, practices, and acceptance of mobile health interventions for leptospirosis prevention among wet market workers in selangor, malaysia: a cross-sectional study.  - 11th international public health conference & 28th national public health colloquium 2025. 

     

    muralidran tiarasan, zaleha md isa, rozita hod.  (2025).  factors influencing the hygienic practices for cholera prevention in sabah: an explanatory sequential mixed method.  - 11th international public health conference & 28th national public health colloquium 2025. 

     

    fadly syah arsad1, rozita hod1, norfazilah ahmad1, maggie chel gee ooi .  (2024).  health and climate-heat preparedness through heat-health warning systems.  - 206-207. 

     

    rozita hod.  (2024).  overview on environmental health.  -

     

    ASSOCIATE HEALTH SCIENCE :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    Environmental Health
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    COMMUNITY MEDICINE :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    Environmental Health
    Pengalaman / Experience : 14 tahun/years(s)