Elkalmi Ramadan M, Alkoudmani Ramez M, Elsayed Tarek M, Ahmad Akram, Khan Muhammad Umair
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan Campus, 25200, Pahang, Malaysia.
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, 56000, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
J Relig Health. 2016 Dec;55(6):1869-75. doi: 10.1007/s10943-015-0136-0.
The Malaysian official Islamic authorities have issued a "fatwa" (Islamic ruling) regarding smoking practice which prohibits Muslims from smoking because of its potential harm to health. Since the prevalence of smoking among Malaysian students is high, this study was designed to explore the perceptions and opinions of Malaysian Muslim students towards smoking in International Islamic University of Malaysia. A prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted among School of Science students in International Islamic University Malaysia. Convenience sampling approach was used to recruit 323 students based on sample size calculation. A content- and face-validated questionnaire was used to collect the data from the participants. Non-smokers highly supported the fatwa on smoking forbiddance than smokers (94 vs 64.3 %, p = 0.001). A significant proportion of non-smokers believed that Islam prohibits smoking because of its potential harm (94.9 vs 71.4 %, p = 0.001). Majority of smokers agreed that addiction is the main barrier towards smoking cessation (78.6 vs 61.5 %, p = 0.019). The results showed positive influences of Islamic beliefs on the non-smokers. Further studies are required to validate these findings by surveying other universities of Malaysia.
马来西亚官方伊斯兰当局就吸烟行为发布了一项“法特瓦”（伊斯兰教裁决），因其对健康有潜在危害而禁止穆斯林吸烟。鉴于马来西亚学生中吸烟率较高，本研究旨在探讨马来西亚穆斯林学生对马来西亚国际伊斯兰大学吸烟问题的看法和意见。对马来西亚国际伊斯兰大学理学院的学生进行了一项前瞻性横断面研究。基于样本量计算，采用便利抽样方法招募了323名学生。使用一份经过内容和表面效度验证的问卷从参与者那里收集数据。非吸烟者比吸烟者更强烈支持吸烟禁令（94%对64.3%，p = 0.001）。相当一部分非吸烟者认为伊斯兰教禁止吸烟是因其潜在危害（94.9%对71.4%，p = 0.001）。大多数吸烟者同意成瘾是戒烟的主要障碍（78.6%对61.5%，p = 0.019）。结果显示伊斯兰信仰对非吸烟者有积极影响。需要通过对马来西亚其他大学进行调查来验证这些发现的进一步研究。
