Hanafi Y, Taufiq A, Saefi M, Ikhsan MA, Diyana TN, Hadiyanto A, Purwanto Y, Hidayatullah MF. Indonesian Ulema Council Fatwa on Religious Activities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Investigation of Muslim Attitudes and Practices.
JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2023;
62:627-649. [PMID:
36029452 PMCID:
PMC9418652 DOI:
10.1007/s10943-022-01639-w]
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Abstract
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 1139 Muslims in Indonesia. Attitudes and practices were assessed using a questionnaire developed by researchers referring to the main points of the Indonesian Ulema Council fatwa on religious activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings suggest that most participants held positive attitudes (86.5%) and engaged in practices (76.4%). The regression analysis also indicates that attitudes explained approximately 31.5% of the variance in the practice score and 11.2% in the practice score while controlling for gender, age, residence, and education. The study reveals that understanding the relationship between sociodemographic variables, attitudes, and practices is relevant to implementing government policies related to religious practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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