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Abstract Category: Biomedical Science
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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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1 What Does the Malaysian Middle-Income Group (M40) Perceive With the Present
Centre for Health Communications and Informatics Research, Institute for Health Behaviour Research, National
Healthcare System? 210
Institutes of Health
2 Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of
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Introduction
Quantification of Dioscorine, A Chemotaxonomic Marker of Dioscorea Hispida Tubers
Weight loss is a natural process of weight management in life but the process and effectiveness varies
Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Photodiode Array Detector 211
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
intervention through the views of the participants.
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Method
Breeding Habitat Preferences of Malaria Vectors in Malaysia 212
This qualitative study takes on exploratory approach in obtaining feedback from selected participants
of the intervention. Four groups of participants (two successful and two unsuccessful) were invited in
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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
Immigrants and Miliary Tuberculosis Status : A Descriptive Analysis 213
thematically analyzed.
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
Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Stroke in Klang Valley,
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
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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
Patient Safety Climate: A Survey of Pharmacists in Government Health Clinics in

Malaysia 216

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Prevalence of Knowledge on Malaria in Urban and Rural Communities in Malaysia:

Findings From National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2020 217

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Sputum Smear Conversion Rate Between Smoker and Non-Smoker With Tuberculosis
(TB) in Malaysia 218

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