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e-­‐poster
BM108 e-­‐Poster
PH014
Abstract Category: Biomedical Science
Abstract Category: Public Health
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.
Search and Destroy Impact on Number of Dengue Cases Based on Breteau Index in Temerloh
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N. N. , Kamaruddin, H. , Norshamsul, N. I. , Azizul, N. H.
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Hassan, M. Z. , Hj Zainordin, A. H. , Mohd Hashim, S.
1 Centre for Health Communications and Informatics Research, Institute for Health Behaviour Research, National
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Institutes of Health ice Temerloh
2 Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of
Introduction
Health
Breteau Index (BI) is a number of positive containers per 100 houses inspected with Aedes larvae
Introduction
and/or pupae. This is the number of containers we searched and destroyed for and found positive
Weight loss is a natural process of weight management in life but the process and effectiveness varies
for Aedes breeding in the houses. In Temerloh, no study were conducted on the relationship
from individual to individual. This study attempts to assess the effectiveness of an Islamic approach of
between Breteau Index with number of dengue cases before. The objective of this study was to
the sunnah fasting (Mondays and Thursday) combined with healthy plating as part of a weight loss
evaluate the association between BI and number of Dengue cases in Temerloh District, Pahang,
intervention through the views of the participants.
Malaysia. Hence, to identify the impact of search and destroy on number of dengue cases based on
BI in Temerloh
Method
This qualitative study takes on exploratory approach in obtaining feedback from selected participants
Method
of the intervention. Four groups of participants (two successful and two unsuccessful) were invited in
A cross sectional retrospective study was conducted. All registered dengue cases in e-­‐Denggi were
separate Focus Group Discussions (FGD) to give their experiential feedback after completing the
collected as a cumulative data for number of dengue cases in a month according to epid month in
intervention. FGDs were recorded verbatim and transcribed. Data was blind and axial coded before
Temerloh Health District and data on BI were collected monthly from 2017 to 2018. Data obtained
thematically analyzed.
were analyzed by using Spearmen Coefficient Correlation Test. P value of <0.05 is considered as
Result
statistically significant.
In total 21 participants were interviewed. Four themes emerged -­‐ efficacy towards intervention,
Result
barriers and facilitators to success, support and sustainability. Participants who were success attributed
A total of 806 dengue cases were registered in e-­‐Denggi in the year 2017 to 2018 were included in
having a strong support system at home or at work and the sense of competitiveness as the main key
this study. Both BI (0.57±0.44) and Dengue cases (34±22) were not normally distributed. There was
to who were successful. Similarly, the same attributes are also the reason to those who did not
significant negative correlation between BI with number of dengue cases (r=-­‐0.457, p<0.05).
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.
Discussion
Individual motivation plays a strong role in the success or failure in weight loss.
This result implicated that high Breteau Index had significant association with lowest number of
Discussion
dengue cases. The more containers we searched and destroyed for Aedes breeding the lowest
Islamic fasting is perceived to be a viable intervention to weight loss and its success is driven both by
number of dengue cases would be. Therefore, search and destroy had a major impact in reducing
individual motivation and a strong support system to be sustainable.
dengue cases in Temerloh.
Keywords: weight loss, Islamic fasting, qualitative, effectiveness, sustainability
Keywords: search and destroy, breteau index, dengue, correlation, temerloh

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