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Effect of religious beliefs on the smoking behaviour of university students : quantitative findings from Malaysia.
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001$ 76093
013$aUPS BIBL CENTR SL-II-597
100$aELKALMI, R.M.
245$aEffect of religious beliefs on the smoking behaviour of university students :$bquantitative findings from Malaysia.$hParte componente di periodico
300$app. 1869-1875
500$aEstratto da: Journal of Religion & Health 2016, 55, 6.
520$aThe 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.
653$aRICERCA.
655$aSTUDENTI.
655$aRELIGIONE.
655$aISLAM.
655$aFUMO.
655$aMALESIA.
655$aUSA.
658$aPsicologico.
658$aSociologico.
700$aALKOUDMANI, R.M.
700$aELSAYED, T.M.
700$aAHMAD, A.
700$aKHAN, M.U.
740$aJournal of Religion & Health 2016, 55, 6.
856$uhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rfh&AN=ATLAiEYD161107001409&lang=it&site=ehost-live
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