Publication: Knowledge, attitude and practices of prophetic diet (dates) among Islamic and health sciences student background
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Date
2018-06
Authors
Abdullah, Nor Faizatul Najwa
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The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the level of Knowledge, Attitude
and Practice (KAP) on date fruit among final year degree KIAS students (Islamic
background) and final year PPSK USM students (Health Sciences background). A total of
207 respondents from USM (with mean age: 23.14 ± 0.77) and 96 respondents from KIAS
technique. A structured questionnaire consisted of sociodemographic information, KAP and
physical characteristics question used to assess the data among Health Sciences background
and Islamic background. Result from this study showed respondents from Health Sciences
background recorded higher percentage of normal body weight compared to Islamic
background respondents which is 44.0% and 36.5% respectively. However, respondents
from Islamic background have higher percentage of underweight (35.4%) compared to
respondents from Health Sciences background only 27.5%. Besides, respondents from
Health Sciences background also have higher percentage of overweight (21.7%) compare to
Islamic background respondents which is 14.6%. For obese, Islamic background
respondents recorded higher percentage compare to Health Sciences background which is
13.5% and 6.8% respectively. Result from this study showed that 88.5% of the respondents
from Islamic background (KIAS) have high level of knowledge on dates compare to Health
Sciences background (USM) which is only 59.4%. For level of attitude on date fruit among
this two population, study found that 65.6% of the respondents from Islamic background
have high level of attitude toward dates compared to 32.4% of respondents from Health Sciences background. Majority of the respondents from Health Sciences background
(96.1%) and Islamic background (94.8%) consumed dates during the last Ramadhan.
However during outside Ramadhan, 27.1% and 14.6% respondents from Health Sciences
background and Islamic background respectively never consumed dates. From overall data
in this study, it seems that the students from Islamic background (KIAS) have good level of
knowledge, attitude and practices compare to Health Sciences background (USM).