The prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD), or in everyday notion, dissatisfaction, among Malay women remains high, denoting that there are several influences shaping their experience sex within marriage. This qualitative study identified the perceived effects social factors development women. Engaging a phenomenological framework, 26 in-depth face-to-face interviews were conducted marri...

background and objective: smoking can be associated with the decreasing gingival blood flow and epithelial changes. the aim of this study was to evaluate the histopathological changes of gingival epithelium and connective tissue in smokers. methods: the study was case-control. sixty male patients (28 smokers and 32 nonsmokers) suffering chronic periodontitis were participated in the study. peri...

Abstract The inexplicable link between the Malay language and Islam has been well-documented in Malaysia. In Brunei, however, this association not made explicit could only be inferred through state’s stance of utilising for Islamic-related matters, most conspicuously Islamic education curriculum. While practice place since early days country, changing linguistic situation where English is now m...

OBJECTIVES This study examined smoking-related knowledge, sources of smoking-related knowledge and its influencing factor among male urban secondary school students. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey, using a self-administered questionnaire, among 1297 male secondary school students in municipal areas of Chongqing, China. RESULTS Non-smokers had a better knowledge of smoking haz...

BACKGROUND Dokha is a novel form of smoking in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on which there is very little published literature, especially among adolescents, and this form of smoking has been not been addressed adequately in the smoking cessation strategies in the UAE. OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence of dokha smoking among male secondary school students in Ajman UAE. MATERIALS AND METHODS...

Using a questionnaire validated by the project Biohead-Citizen, where 15 questions are dedicated to evolution, we analyse Muslim teachers' conceptions of evolution in several countries. The first part compares nine francophone countries, with varying degrees of Muslim or Christian culture: France, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Lebanon, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Gabon, and shows a strong ...