Zaidah Rizidah Binti Murang

1. 2017 - 10th Malaysia Indonesia Brunei (MIB) Medical Sciences Conference, Malaysia [Speaker on “Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Obesity Among Bruneian Children That Influence The Development Of Childhood Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study”]
2. 2016 - 2^nd Nursing and Midwifery Student Research Conference: Impact of Research Culture in Quality Care, Brunei [Speaker on “Factors Influencing Eating Habits and Physical Activity in Bruneian Parents and their Children”]
3. 2015 - 9^th Malaysia Indonesia Brunei Medical Sciences (MIB) Medical Sciences Conference, Brunei [Speakers on “The Knowledge and Practice of Food Safety of Adult Consumers In Brunei-Muara District In Brunei Darussalam”]

Zaidah is a PhD candidate in Public Health. She is currently writing a thesis on the contributing factors to childhood obesity in Brunei and the effectiveness of 'Team-based tailored Health Education' (‘THE’) among Bruneian parents and children. Before joining the PhD in Public Health programme, she completed an internship at the Health Promotion Centre, Ministry of Health, Brunei.  There, she focused on various NCDs in Brunei and developed an interest in combating obesity, which is a modifiable risk factors for cancer, one of leading causes of death in Brunei. She believes that this can be achieved by preventing and managing childhood obesity, as research has shown that obese children are more likely to become obese adults.