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dc.contributor.authorIshaq, Bushra
dc.contributor.authorØstby, Lars F.
dc.contributor.authorJohannessen, Asbjørn
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-28T09:15:03Z
dc.date.available2022-02-28T09:15:03Z
dc.date.created2021-12-20T10:35:55Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-14
dc.identifier.issn2352-8273
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2981617
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study is to address the association between Muslim religiosity and health outcomes, and investigate if religious Muslims are more likely to be of disadvantage of health than non-religious Muslims. A cross-sectional study-design is used with a representative sample of Muslims in Norway including 2661 respondents in age 16 years–74 years from the “The Survey On Living Conditions Among Persons With An Immigrant Background 2016”, conducted by Statistics Norway. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to investigate the relationship between Muslim religiosity and health outcomes. The health outcomes in focus are self-reported health, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, neck and back illnesses, mental health problems, sleeping disorders, consumption of alcohol, and smoking. Association between Muslim religiosity and positive health outcomes were found. Smoking and alcohol consumption were negatively associated with Muslim religiosity. The findings suggest no evidence that religious Muslims are more likely than non-religious Muslims to be of disadvantage of health, and the study do not support the premise that Islam as a barrier to health. In addition, our findings suggest that Muslim religiosity might serve as a resource either predicting better health outcomes or that Muslim religiosity may be a factor that exists if good health is evident. As our findings cannot define any cause-effect relation between Muslim religiosity and health outcomes, given the cross-sectional design of the study, we emphasize the need of further research that investigates how Muslim religiosity is associated to health.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSSM - Population Health;Volume 15, September 2021, 100843
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectMuslim religiosityen_US
dc.subjectReligious practicesen_US
dc.subjectMuslimsen_US
dc.subjectMinoritiesen_US
dc.subjectHealth indicatorsen_US
dc.subjectHealth outcomesen_US
dc.titleMuslim religiosity and health outcomes: A cross-sectional study among muslims in Norwayen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2021 The Authorsen_US
dc.source.articlenumber100843en_US
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
cristin.qualitycode1
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100843
dc.identifier.cristin1970423
dc.source.journalSSM - Population Healthen_US
dc.source.volume15en_US
dc.source.pagenumber1-7en_US


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