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Effect of religious beliefs on the smoking behaviour of university students : quantitative findings from Malaysia.

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Nuova numerazione 76093
Collocazione UPS BIBL CENTR SL-II-597
Autore ELKALMI, R.M.
Titolo Effect of religious beliefs on the smoking behaviour of university students : quantitative findings from Malaysia. Parte componente di periodico
Descrizione fisica pp. 1869-1875
Nota generale Estratto da: Journal of Religion & Health 2016, 55, 6.
Riassunto The Malaysian official Islamic authorities have issued a “fatwa” (Islamic ruling) regarding smoking practice which prohibits Muslims from smoking because of its potential harm to health. Since the prevalence of smoking among Malaysian students is high, this study was designed to explore the perceptions and opinions of Malaysian Muslim students towards smoking in International Islamic University of Malaysia. A prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted among School of Science students in International Islamic University Malaysia. Convenience sampling approach was used to recruit 323 students based on sample size calculation. A content- and face-validated questionnaire was used to collect the data from the participants. Non-smokers highly supported the fatwa on smoking forbiddance than smokers (94 vs 64.3 %, p = 0.001). A significant proportion of non-smokers believed that Islam prohibits smoking because of its potential harm (94.9 vs 71.4 %, p = 0.001). Majority of smokers agreed that addiction is the main barrier towards smoking cessation (78.6 vs 61.5 %, p = 0.019). The results showed positive influences of Islamic beliefs on the non-smokers. Further studies are required to validate these findings by surveying other universities of Malaysia.
Tipo di documento RICERCA.
Soggetto STUDENTI.
RELIGIONE.
ISLAM.
FUMO.
MALESIA.
USA.
Ambito Psicologico
Sociologico
Autore Secondario ALKOUDMANI, R.M.
ELSAYED, T.M.
AHMAD, A.
KHAN, M.U.
Titolo correlato Journal of Religion & Health 2016, 55, 6.
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