Investigating willingness to have dental treatment during fasting month among Muslims in Malaysia

Background and objective: Some authors reported that there was reduce in dental attendance among Muslim patients during fasting month. The objective of this study is to assess the willingness among Muslims in Malaysia to have dental treatment during fasting month. Method: A cross sectional study was...

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Main Authors:	Mohd, Farah Natashah, Said, Abdul Hadi, Sukmasari, Susi, Ali, Aainaa, Abu Zarim, Khairunnisa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Publications (IJMRAP), India 2019
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General) RK Dentistry
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spelling	iium-705842019-07-12T08:09:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/70584/ Investigating willingness to have dental treatment during fasting month among Muslims in Malaysia Mohd, Farah Natashah Said, Abdul Hadi Sukmasari, Susi Ali, Aainaa Abu Zarim, Khairunnisa H Social Sciences (General) RK Dentistry Background and objective: Some authors reported that there was reduce in dental attendance among Muslim patients during fasting month. The objective of this study is to assess the willingness among Muslims in Malaysia to have dental treatment during fasting month. Method: A cross sectional study was carried out on 246 Muslim adults attended primary care clinic in Kuantan, Malaysia. Face-to-face interviews with a structured questionnaire were used to collect sociodemographic profile and to assess the willingness to come for dental treatment during fasting month. We examined association between sociodemographic profile and their willingness to come for dental treatment. Result: Majority participants (70.7%) were unwilling to have dental treatment during fasting month. However, 89% of them were willing to have dental treatment during emergency. Only 11.4% will advise others not to have dental treatment during fasting months. There was no significant association between their willingness to have dental treatment during fasting and the sociodemographic profile. Conclusion: Majority of the Muslims were unwilling to have common dental treatment during fasting but still willing to have it during emergency situation. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Publications (IJMRAP), India 2019-02-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/70584/1/70584_Investigating%20Willingness%20to%20Have%20Dental.pdf Mohd, Farah Natashah and Said, Abdul Hadi and Sukmasari, Susi and Ali, Aainaa and Abu Zarim, Khairunnisa (2019) Investigating willingness to have dental treatment during fasting month among Muslims in Malaysia. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Publications, 1 (8). pp. 48-50. ISSN 2581-6187 http://ijmrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IJMRAP-V1N8P263Y19.pdf 10.5281/zenodo.2574381
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spellingShingle	H Social Sciences (General) RK Dentistry Mohd, Farah Natashah Said, Abdul Hadi Sukmasari, Susi Ali, Aainaa Abu Zarim, Khairunnisa Investigating willingness to have dental treatment during fasting month among Muslims in Malaysia
description	Background and objective: Some authors reported that there was reduce in dental attendance among Muslim patients during fasting month. The objective of this study is to assess the willingness among Muslims in Malaysia to have dental treatment during fasting month. Method: A cross sectional study was carried out on 246 Muslim adults attended primary care clinic in Kuantan, Malaysia. Face-to-face interviews with a structured questionnaire were used to collect sociodemographic profile and to assess the willingness to come for dental treatment during fasting month. We examined association between sociodemographic profile and their willingness to come for dental treatment. Result: Majority participants (70.7%) were unwilling to have dental treatment during fasting month. However, 89% of them were willing to have dental treatment during emergency. Only 11.4% will advise others not to have dental treatment during fasting months. There was no significant association between their willingness to have dental treatment during fasting and the sociodemographic profile. Conclusion: Majority of the Muslims were unwilling to have common dental treatment during fasting but still willing to have it during emergency situation.
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author	Mohd, Farah Natashah Said, Abdul Hadi Sukmasari, Susi Ali, Aainaa Abu Zarim, Khairunnisa
author_facet	Mohd, Farah Natashah Said, Abdul Hadi Sukmasari, Susi Ali, Aainaa Abu Zarim, Khairunnisa
author_sort	Mohd, Farah Natashah
title	Investigating willingness to have dental treatment during fasting month among Muslims in Malaysia
title_short	Investigating willingness to have dental treatment during fasting month among Muslims in Malaysia
title_full	Investigating willingness to have dental treatment during fasting month among Muslims in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Investigating willingness to have dental treatment during fasting month among Muslims in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Investigating willingness to have dental treatment during fasting month among Muslims in Malaysia
title_sort	investigating willingness to have dental treatment during fasting month among muslims in malaysia
publisher	International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Publications (IJMRAP), India
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/70584/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/70584/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/70584/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/70584/1/70584_Investigating%20Willingness%20to%20Have%20Dental.pdf
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Investigating willingness to have dental treatment during fasting month among Muslims in Malaysia

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