FACILITATORS AND BARRIERS TO SUNNAH EATING PRACTICES AMONG OVERWEIGHT MIDDLE-AGED MUSLIM WOMEN
Nashrah Adilah Ismail, Nur Islami Mohd Fahmi Teng

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Abstract

Sunnah eating practices has the element of healthy eating practices. The Sunnah which refers to the practices of the prophet Muhammad should be followed by Muslim worldwide. Nevertheless, most Muslim has the problem of overweight and obese including the Muslim in Malaysia. Less was known on Sunnah eating practices as previous studies were focusing more on Sunnah foods. To design appropriate, faith-based intervention on Sunnah eating practices, the facilitators and barriers towards it should be assessed. The aim of this study is to explore the facilitators and barriers to Sunnah eating practices among overweight middle-aged Muslim women. A total of 22 participants (age 52.45±4.68 years) in Klang Valley were recruited through purposive sampling design and were interviewed face-to-face using an in-depth semi-structured interview guide. Data collected were analysed using thematic content analysis. The major facilitators of Sunnah eating practices are health status, awareness, observe Sunnah practice and culture. Meanwhile, the major barriers are time constraints, outside foods, preferences and culture. Overall, the facilitators and barriers to Sunnah eating practices were much influenced by several factors including family, environment and education. This study provides the deeper look into what are the facilitating factors and barriers for Muslim people to implement Sunnah eating practice and insights for health professionals to design a relevent faith-based intervention.

Keywords: facilitators, barriers, sunnah eating practice, overweight

Topic: Health Promotion and Education

Link: https://ifory.id/abstract-plain/hGyATX83bLEN

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