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BM108 HIV: KNOWLEDGE AND STIGMA IN MALAYSIA
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Abstract Category: Biomedical Science
Dr Mohd Saiful Azlan Kassim
Head of Centre for Family Health Research,
Islamic Fasting Approach on Weight Loss Intervention – Experience Through the Lens of Participants
Institute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health
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Johari, M. Z. , Sulaiman, N. S. , Abdullah, S. R. , Khalil, M. K. N. , Wan Mohd Zin, R. M. , Mohd Yunus, S.
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N. N. , Kamaruddin, H. , Norshamsul, N. I. , Azizul, N. H.
4. COVID-­‐19: APPLYING RESEARCH SKILLS TO PRACTICE
1 Centre for Health Communications and Informatics Research, Institute for Health Behaviour Research, National
Dr Noor Aliza Lodz
Institutes of Health
Centre for Communicable Disease Research,
2 Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of
Health Institute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health
Introduction
Weight loss is a natural process of weight management in life but the process and effectiveness varies
from individual to individual. This study attempts to assess the effectiveness of an Islamic approach of
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the sunnah fasting (Mondays and Thursday) combined with healthy plating as part of a weight loss
NEXT FRONTIER IN PUBLIC HEALTH
intervention through the views of the participants.
1. GENETIC APPLICATION IN DISEASE PREVENTION
Method
Prof Yik-­‐Ying Teo Dean
This qualitative study takes on exploratory approach in obtaining feedback from selected participants
Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health,
of the intervention. Four groups of participants (two successful and two unsuccessful) were invited in
National University of Singapore
separate Focus Group Discussions (FGD) to give their experiential feedback after completing the
intervention. FGDs were recorded verbatim and transcribed. Data was blind and axial coded before
2. PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROMOTION
thematically analyzed.
Result Prof Datuk Dr Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud
In total 21 participants were interviewed. Four themes emerged -­‐ efficacy towards intervention,
President of The Asia-­‐Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health-­‐KL
(APACPH-­‐KL)
barriers and facilitators to success, support and sustainability. Participants who were success attributed
having a strong support system at home or at work and the sense of competitiveness as the main key
to who were successful. Similarly, the same attributes are also the reason to those who did not
3. BIG DATA ANALYTICS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
succeed in losing the prescribed weight. Most suffered difficulty of at least one month to adapt to the
intervention. Sporadically in both groups stated the intervention is sustainable for a long period.
Prof Dr Sanjay Rampal
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine,
Individual motivation plays a strong role in the success or failure in weight loss.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya
Discussion
Islamic fasting is perceived to be a viable intervention to weight loss and its success is driven both by

individual motivation and a strong support system to be sustainable.
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Keywords: weight loss, Islamic fasting, qualitative, effectiveness, sustainability
HEALTHCARE LANDSCAPE IN MALAYSIA: THREAT AND NEGLECTED DISEASE

1. VIRAL DISEASE: FUTURE PANDEMIC; ARE WE PREPARED?

Dr Ravindran Thayan
Head of Virology, Infectious Disease Research Centre,
Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health

2. ASYMPTOMATIC DENGUE: IS IT A THREAT OR WE NEGLETED
Dr Ahmad Faudzi Yusoff
Head of Secretariat for Training,
National and International Collaboration

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