Influence of an intervention program promoting voluntary fasting practices and its perceived barriers among overweight or obese Muslim women working in the public sector, Malaysia

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Influence of an intervention program promoting voluntary fasting practices and its perceived barriers among overweight or obese Muslim women working in the public sector, Malaysia

Introduction: This article aims to describe the effect of an intervention to promote the practice of voluntary Islamic fasting and its barriers among a group of overweight and obese Muslim women working in the public sector in Malaysia. Materials and methods: In this quasi-experimental study, an i...

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Main Authors:	Ismail, Suriani, Abdul Manaf, Rosliza, Mahmud, Aidalina, Shamsuddin, Khadijah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64502/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64502/1/2018062611501701_MJMHS_Vol14_No2_25June2018.pdf

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