Health Promotion: An Islamic Perspective
By Aisha Omar Maulana, MPH.
Learning Objectives
The intended ‘student’ will be able to. Explain the link between religion and health. Describe various Islamic concepts that have a bearing on health. Identify possible ways of putting Islamic concepts into practice for health promotion interventions.
Religion and Health – 1. (The Salutogenic Effect) Religious Pathways Mediating Salutogenic dimensions factors mechanisms Religious Health – commitment related behavior and lifestyle Involvement Social & support & fellowship Networks
Avoidance of smoking, Alcohol, drug use, poor diet, unsafe sex, etc Relationships friends & family.
Lower disease risk & enhanced well-being.
Stressbuffering, coping and adaptation
Religion and Health - 2
Sense of coherence
“ The sense of coherence is a global orientation that expresses the extent to which one has a pervasive, enduring though dynamic feeling of confidence that (1) the stimuli deriving from one’s internal and external environments in the course of living are structured, predictable, and explicable; (2) the resources are available to one to meet the demands posed by these stimuli; And (3) these demands are challenges, worthy of investment and engagement” (Antonovsky, 1987).
Religion and Health - 3
Quran & Ahadith
Five Pillars of Islam
Salutogenic Mechanism
Elements of Faith Sense of coherence Behavior Healthy Lifestyle
Islamic Jurisprudence
Predisposing & Enabling factors
Figure 1: Pathways of ‘Islamic Health Theory’
Islamic Concepts Bearing on Health-1
‘Islamic health theory’
five pillars of Islam Elements of ‘Imaan’-faith Islamic jurisprudence
The
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The five pillars of Islam
Bearing witness to the existence of one god and the prophet hood of Muhammad (PBUH). Praying five times a day. Giving alms to the poor. Fasting during the month of Ramadan. Performing a pilgrimage to Mecca for those who are able.
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The 1st Concept – The five pillars.
1.Bearing witness to the existence of one god and the prophet hood of Muhammad (PBUH).
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The 1st Concept – The five pillars.
2.Praying five times a day.
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The 1st Concept – The five pillars.
3.Giving alms to the poor.
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The 1st Concept – The five pillars.
4.Fasting during the month of Ramadan.
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The 1st Concept – The five pillars.
5.Performing a pilgrimage to Mecca for those who are able.
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The 2nd concept. Elements of Imaan- Faith.
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The 3rd concept.
The Islamic Jurisprudence.
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The 3rd concept –the Islamic jurisprudence.
Table 2: Showing the various classifications of the Islamic law
1. Prescribed
Other terms: - Obligatory - Mandatory.
P: rewarded NP: punished
2. Recommended 3. Permissible 4. Disliked 5. Unlawful
Other terms: - Sunnah, Preferable, Desirable
P: rewarded P: not rewarded P: not punished P: punished
NP: not punished NP: not punished NP: rewarded NP: rewarded
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The 3rd concept –the Islamic jurisprudence.
Putting Islamic Concepts Into Practice for Health Promotion 1
Plan Do
Act
Check
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Precede-proceed
model. Intervention mapping. A five-stage model.
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The PRECEDE-PROCEED Model by Green & Kreuter, 1999 Visit the website below for a figure of this model. http://oc.nci.nih.gov/services/Theory_at_glance /PP_Part_3_cont.html#anchor248267
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Intervention mapping.
STEP 1: Proximal program objective matrices STEP 2: Theory –based methods and practical strategies STEP 3: Program plan STEP 4: Adoption and implementation plan STEP 5: Evaluation plan
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A five-stage model (Bracht et al. 1999)
1. Community analysis
5. Dissemination - reassessment
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION STAGES
4. Maintenance - consolidation
2. Design - initiation
3. Implementation
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An illustration using the five-stage model (Bracht et al. 1999)
1. Community analysis.
Putting Islamic Concepts Into Practice for Health Promotion 3.2
An illustration using the five-stage model (Bracht et al. 1999)
2. Design - initiation.
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An illustration using the five-stage model (Bracht et al. 1999)
3. Implementation.
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An illustration using the five-stage model (Bracht et al. 1999)
4. Maintenance - consolidation.
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An illustration using the five-stage model (Bracht et al. 1999)
5. Dissemination - reassessment.