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

• 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/64502/1/2018062611501701_MJMHS_Vol14_No2_25June2018.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64502/; http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2018062611501701_MJMHS_Vol14_No2_25June2018.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Putra 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...