Abdullah, Nor Faizatul Najwa (2018) Knowledge, attitude and practices of prophetic diet (dates) among Islamic and health sciences student background. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted)
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Abstract
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).
| Item Type: | Monograph (Project Report) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | diet |
| Subjects: | R Medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Divisions: | Kampus Kesihatan (Health Campus) > Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan (School of Health Sciences) > Monograph |
| Depositing User: | Mr Abdul Hadi Mohammad |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Apr 2026 03:54 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jun 2026 07:37 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/63865 |
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