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Understanding the Perception of Islamic Medicine Among the Malaysian Muslim Community

This study was conducted to identify and describe the patients’ perceptions of Islamic medicine based on gender, age, marital, educational level and working status among the Malaysian Muslim population. A nationwide interviewer-administered questionnaire survey was conducted in 2013. An open-ended q...

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Main Authors:	Ahmad, Khadher, Ariffin, Mohd Farhan Md, Deraman, Fauzi, Ariffin, Sedek, Abdullah, Mustaffa, Razzak, Monika Munirah Abd, Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Yakub @ Zulkifli, Achour, Meguellati
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Published:	Springer 2018
Subjects:	BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc R Medicine
Online Access:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/22646/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-017-0507-9
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spelling	my.um.eprints.226462019-12-18T07:16:02Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/22646/ Understanding the Perception of Islamic Medicine Among the Malaysian Muslim Community Ahmad, Khadher Ariffin, Mohd Farhan Md Deraman, Fauzi Ariffin, Sedek Abdullah, Mustaffa Razzak, Monika Munirah Abd Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Yakub @ Zulkifli Achour, Meguellati BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc R Medicine This study was conducted to identify and describe the patients’ perceptions of Islamic medicine based on gender, age, marital, educational level and working status among the Malaysian Muslim population. A nationwide interviewer-administered questionnaire survey was conducted in 2013. An open-ended questionnaire pertaining to Islamic medicine was used to increase the probability of capturing maximum data. This survey implemented a multistage design, stratified by state, proportionate to the size of the state population and was representative of the Malaysian population. Post-survey classification of results was performed accordingly. Complex data analysis was carried out using SPSS 16.0. The discussion was identified and categorised into various sections. The paper concludes that Islamic medicine has a major influence in the Malaysian Muslim community compared to other alternatives. Further, its potential for growth and importance especially for treating spiritual ailments cannot be denied. The respondents indicated that two factors motivate Islamic medicine in Malaysia: (1) the Muslim community opts for alternative healing because of their dissatisfaction with conventional methods; (2) Islamic medicine focuses only on healing spiritual-related problems. The average perception of respondents is that the function of Islamic medicine in healing physical diseases is undervalued and that it is not suitable to replace the functions of modern health institutions. Springer 2018 Article PeerReviewed Ahmad, Khadher and Ariffin, Mohd Farhan Md and Deraman, Fauzi and Ariffin, Sedek and Abdullah, Mustaffa and Razzak, Monika Munirah Abd and Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Yakub @ Zulkifli and Achour, Meguellati (2018) Understanding the Perception of Islamic Medicine Among the Malaysian Muslim Community. Journal of Religion and Health, 57 (5). pp. 1649-1663. ISSN 0022-4197 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-017-0507-9 doi:10.1007/s10943-017-0507-9
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topic	BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc R Medicine
spellingShingle	BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc R Medicine Ahmad, Khadher Ariffin, Mohd Farhan Md Deraman, Fauzi Ariffin, Sedek Abdullah, Mustaffa Razzak, Monika Munirah Abd Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Yakub @ Zulkifli Achour, Meguellati Understanding the Perception of Islamic Medicine Among the Malaysian Muslim Community
description	This study was conducted to identify and describe the patients’ perceptions of Islamic medicine based on gender, age, marital, educational level and working status among the Malaysian Muslim population. A nationwide interviewer-administered questionnaire survey was conducted in 2013. An open-ended questionnaire pertaining to Islamic medicine was used to increase the probability of capturing maximum data. This survey implemented a multistage design, stratified by state, proportionate to the size of the state population and was representative of the Malaysian population. Post-survey classification of results was performed accordingly. Complex data analysis was carried out using SPSS 16.0. The discussion was identified and categorised into various sections. The paper concludes that Islamic medicine has a major influence in the Malaysian Muslim community compared to other alternatives. Further, its potential for growth and importance especially for treating spiritual ailments cannot be denied. The respondents indicated that two factors motivate Islamic medicine in Malaysia: (1) the Muslim community opts for alternative healing because of their dissatisfaction with conventional methods; (2) Islamic medicine focuses only on healing spiritual-related problems. The average perception of respondents is that the function of Islamic medicine in healing physical diseases is undervalued and that it is not suitable to replace the functions of modern health institutions.
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author	Ahmad, Khadher Ariffin, Mohd Farhan Md Deraman, Fauzi Ariffin, Sedek Abdullah, Mustaffa Razzak, Monika Munirah Abd Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Yakub @ Zulkifli Achour, Meguellati
author_facet	Ahmad, Khadher Ariffin, Mohd Farhan Md Deraman, Fauzi Ariffin, Sedek Abdullah, Mustaffa Razzak, Monika Munirah Abd Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Yakub @ Zulkifli Achour, Meguellati
author_sort	Ahmad, Khadher
title	Understanding the Perception of Islamic Medicine Among the Malaysian Muslim Community
title_short	Understanding the Perception of Islamic Medicine Among the Malaysian Muslim Community
title_full	Understanding the Perception of Islamic Medicine Among the Malaysian Muslim Community
title_fullStr	Understanding the Perception of Islamic Medicine Among the Malaysian Muslim Community
title_full_unstemmed	Understanding the Perception of Islamic Medicine Among the Malaysian Muslim Community
title_sort	understanding the perception of islamic medicine among the malaysian muslim community
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publishDate	2018
url	http://eprints.um.edu.my/22646/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-017-0507-9
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