Medical treatment and ramadan fasting amongst Malaysian muslim medical staff / Che Noriah Othman and Mohd. Marzuk Shaary

Introduction: The level of knowledge about Ramadan fasting and medical treatment amongst Medical staff has not been documented. This study assessed the level of knowledge amongst Malaysian Muslim Medical staff regarding this issue. Methodology: Questionnaires were distributed to 24 Muslim Medical St...

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Main Author: Othman, Che Noriah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Architechture , Planning & Surveying 2011
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/10827/
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description Introduction: The level of knowledge about Ramadan fasting and medical treatment amongst Medical staff has not been documented. This study assessed the level of knowledge amongst Malaysian Muslim Medical staff regarding this issue. Methodology: Questionnaires were distributed to 24 Muslim Medical Staff volunteers. The level of knowledge was evaluated based on the percentage of correct answers given by the respondents. Results: Most of the respondents understood that the use of inhaler, drip infusion, injection, ear, eye and nose drops and the use of sublingual tablets for medical purposes do not break the fast. Conclusion: The majority of respondents are knowledgeable on the issue of Ramadan fasting and Medical treatment.
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spelling uitm-108272017-10-24T07:30:00Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/10827/ Medical treatment and ramadan fasting amongst Malaysian muslim medical staff / Che Noriah Othman and Mohd. Marzuk Shaary jabs Othman, Che Noriah Introduction: The level of knowledge about Ramadan fasting and medical treatment amongst Medical staff has not been documented. This study assessed the level of knowledge amongst Malaysian Muslim Medical staff regarding this issue. Methodology: Questionnaires were distributed to 24 Muslim Medical Staff volunteers. The level of knowledge was evaluated based on the percentage of correct answers given by the respondents. Results: Most of the respondents understood that the use of inhaler, drip infusion, injection, ear, eye and nose drops and the use of sublingual tablets for medical purposes do not break the fast. Conclusion: The majority of respondents are knowledgeable on the issue of Ramadan fasting and Medical treatment. Faculty of Architechture , Planning & Surveying 2011 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/10827/1/Che%20Noriah%20Othman.pdf Othman, Che Noriah (2011) Medical treatment and ramadan fasting amongst Malaysian muslim medical staff / Che Noriah Othman and Mohd. Marzuk Shaary. (2011) Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Journal_of_ASIAN_Behavioural_Studies.html>, 1 (1). pp. 55-64. ISSN 2180-4567
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Medical treatment and ramadan fasting amongst Malaysian muslim medical staff / Che Noriah Othman and Mohd. Marzuk Shaary
title Medical treatment and ramadan fasting amongst Malaysian muslim medical staff / Che Noriah Othman and Mohd. Marzuk Shaary
title_full Medical treatment and ramadan fasting amongst Malaysian muslim medical staff / Che Noriah Othman and Mohd. Marzuk Shaary
title_fullStr Medical treatment and ramadan fasting amongst Malaysian muslim medical staff / Che Noriah Othman and Mohd. Marzuk Shaary
title_full_unstemmed Medical treatment and ramadan fasting amongst Malaysian muslim medical staff / Che Noriah Othman and Mohd. Marzuk Shaary
title_short Medical treatment and ramadan fasting amongst Malaysian muslim medical staff / Che Noriah Othman and Mohd. Marzuk Shaary
title_sort medical treatment and ramadan fasting amongst malaysian muslim medical staff / che noriah othman and mohd. marzuk shaary
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/10827/