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Islamic Fasting Approach on Weight Loss Intervention – Experience Through the Lens of Participants
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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.
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Centre for Health Communications and Informatics Research, Institute for Health Behaviour Research, National
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Introduction
Bullying Among Adolescents: A Comparison of Findings Between National Health
Weight loss is a natural process of weight management in life but the process and effectiveness varies
and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2012 and NHMS 2017 111
from individual to individual. This study attempts to assess the effectiveness of an Islamic approach of
the sunnah fasting (Mondays and Thursday) combined with healthy plating as part of a weight loss
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intervention through the views of the participants.

Method
Gender Differences in Factors Associated With Total Delay in Treatment of Pulmonary
This qualitative study takes on exploratory approach in obtaining feedback from selected participants
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of the intervention. Four groups of participants (two successful and two unsuccessful) were invited in
separate Focus Group Discussions (FGD) to give their experiential feedback after completing the
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intervention. FGDs were recorded verbatim and transcribed. Data was blind and axial coded before
thematically analyzed.
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Result
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In total 21 participants were interviewed. Four themes emerged -­‐ efficacy towards intervention,
barriers and facilitators to success, support and sustainability. Participants who were success attributed
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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
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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.
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Individual motivation plays a strong role in the success or failure in weight loss.
Discussion
Case Series on Amlodipine-influenced Gingival Enlargement—A Journey to Restore
Islamic fasting is perceived to be a viable intervention to weight loss and its success is driven both by
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individual motivation and a strong support system to be sustainable.
Keywords: weight loss, Islamic fasting, qualitative, effectiveness, sustainability
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Using Systems Thinking Approach in Understanding His Data Quality Issues in Ministry

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Respiratory Outcome of Extreme to Moderate Preterm Infants at Term in a Tertiary
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