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creators_name: Ismail, S.
creators_name: Abdul Rahman, H.
creators_name: Abidin, E.Z.
creators_name: Isha, A.S.N.
creators_name: Abu Bakar, S.
creators_name: Zulkifley, N.A.
creators_name: Fuad, A.F.A.
title: The effect of faith-based smoking cessation intervention during Ramadan among Malay smokers
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keywords: cotinine, adult; Article; behavior control; controlled study; follow up; human; male; Muslim; outcome assessment; quasi experimental study; Ramadan; religion; saliva level; smoking; smoking cessation
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abstract: Objectives: To study the effects of a faith-based smoking cessation intervention during Ramadan among Malay male smokers working in public offices. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study conducted during Ramadan 2015. The intervention was developed based on the constructs within the Theory of Planned Behaviour. The intervention intended to increase the intention and the perceived behaviour control to stop smoking among Muslim smokers during Ramadan. The outcomes measured were changes in the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence score and saliva cotinine levels. Data were collected at baseline (5 days before Ramadan), during Ramadan (21st day of Ramadan) and post-Ramadan (21 days after Ramadan). Statistical tests to examine changes within and between groups were carried out and the significance level was set at p < 0.05. Results: During Ramadan, the saliva cotinine level decreased significantly in both groups (p = 0.001 in the control group and p = < 0.001 in the intervention group). However, after Ramadan, it remained significant only in the intervention group (p = 0.025). A significant change between the groups was only noticed during Ramadan (p = 0.049). Conclusion: The reduction in the saliva cotinine level was found to be more sustainable post-Ramadan in the intervention group. This finding could indicate the positive effect of using this culturally-competent intervention to encourage smoking cessation during Ramadan. © 2016 Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Abidin, Isha, Abu Bakar, Zulkifley, Fuad, licensee HBKU Press.
date: 2016
publisher: Hamad Medical Corporation
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85014248905&doi=10.5339%2fqmj.2016.16&partnerID=40&md5=d66c7b6b36e2fc46ffa05f6174b9f35b
id_number: 10.5339/qmj.2016.16
full_text_status: none
publication: Qatar Medical Journal
volume: 2016
number: 2
refereed: TRUE
issn: 02538253
citation:   Ismail, S. and Abdul Rahman, H. and Abidin, E.Z. and Isha, A.S.N. and Abu Bakar, S. and Zulkifley, N.A. and Fuad, A.F.A.  (2016) The effect of faith-based smoking cessation intervention during Ramadan among Malay smokers.  Qatar Medical Journal, 2016 (2).   ISSN 02538253