Examining the policy of mandatory premartial HIV screening programme for Muslims in Malaysia

One of the procedures introduced by the Government of Malaysia for Muslims before the solemnisation of their marriage is mandatory premarital HIV screening. The purpose of this procedure is to have an early detection of HIV infection which could reduce the possibility of sexually transmitted disease...

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Main Authors:	Saidon, Rafeah, Kamaruddin, Zaleha, Arifin, Mahamad, Ibrahim, Norliah, Sahari, Noorul Huda
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	KPG Malaysia
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/43333/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43333/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43333/1/examining_the_policy_-_Zaleha.pdf

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spelling	iium-433332016-05-22T23:43:07Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/43333/ Examining the policy of mandatory premartial HIV screening programme for Muslims in Malaysia Saidon, Rafeah Kamaruddin, Zaleha Arifin, Mahamad Ibrahim, Norliah Sahari, Noorul Huda KPG Malaysia One of the procedures introduced by the Government of Malaysia for Muslims before the solemnisation of their marriage is mandatory premarital HIV screening. The purpose of this procedure is to have an early detection of HIV infection which could reduce the possibility of sexually transmitted diseases to the offspring. This research aims to examine such policy and to find out significant loopholes in the policy itself and its implementation. There are two types of methods employed in this study, library research, and field research. Library research is used to examine the existing policy and its related issues such as social and medical issues. The finding is supported by field research in which semi-structured interviews are conducted on several respondents from the related institutions. The findings of the research revealed significant weaknesses in the current policy from both procedural and administrative aspects. These include a general lack of coordination in governing the screening programme, the absence of standard procedures in its implementation, and the absence of guideline in maintaining confidentiality, among others. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43333/1/examining_the_policy_-_Zaleha.pdf Saidon, Rafeah and Kamaruddin, Zaleha and Arifin, Mahamad and Ibrahim, Norliah and Sahari, Noorul Huda (2015) Examining the policy of mandatory premartial HIV screening programme for Muslims in Malaysia. In: 4th International Conference on Law & Society (ICLAS IV) 2015 , 10th-11th May 2015, Auditorium, Academic Building (UniSZA), Kuala Trengganu. https://www.unisza.edu.my/iclas2015/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured
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description	One of the procedures introduced by the Government of Malaysia for Muslims before the solemnisation of their marriage is mandatory premarital HIV screening. The purpose of this procedure is to have an early detection of HIV infection which could reduce the possibility of sexually transmitted diseases to the offspring. This research aims to examine such policy and to find out significant loopholes in the policy itself and its implementation. There are two types of methods employed in this study, library research, and field research. Library research is used to examine the existing policy and its related issues such as social and medical issues. The finding is supported by field research in which semi-structured interviews are conducted on several respondents from the related institutions. The findings of the research revealed significant weaknesses in the current policy from both procedural and administrative aspects. These include a general lack of coordination in governing the screening programme, the absence of standard procedures in its implementation, and the absence of guideline in maintaining confidentiality, among others.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Saidon, Rafeah Kamaruddin, Zaleha Arifin, Mahamad Ibrahim, Norliah Sahari, Noorul Huda
author_facet	Saidon, Rafeah Kamaruddin, Zaleha Arifin, Mahamad Ibrahim, Norliah Sahari, Noorul Huda
author_sort	Saidon, Rafeah
title	Examining the policy of mandatory premartial HIV screening programme for Muslims in Malaysia
title_short	Examining the policy of mandatory premartial HIV screening programme for Muslims in Malaysia
title_full	Examining the policy of mandatory premartial HIV screening programme for Muslims in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Examining the policy of mandatory premartial HIV screening programme for Muslims in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Examining the policy of mandatory premartial HIV screening programme for Muslims in Malaysia
title_sort	examining the policy of mandatory premartial hiv screening programme for muslims in malaysia
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/43333/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43333/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43333/1/examining_the_policy_-_Zaleha.pdf
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