CONTENTS 
        
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CONTENTS ??????????????????????????   (vi) 
LISTS OF TABLE ???????????????????????       (viii) 
CHAPTER 
1. INTRODUCTION 
 Background and Significance of the Problem ???????????..      1 
Objectives of the Study ???????.????????????..      4 
Research Questions ?????????????????????.       5 
Conceptual Framework ????????????????????      5 
Definition of Terms ???????????????????.. ?..       6 
Scope of the Study ??????????????????...???      7  
Significance of the Study ????????????????............       7 
2. LITERATURE REVIEW 
 Overview of Religiosity ????????????????????     8 
 Islamic Religiosity ??????????????????????    12 
 Factors Influencing Religiosity ???????????????..?.     15  
 Measurement of Religiosity ????????????????..?..     18 
 Health Status ????????????????????????     21 
Health from Islamic Perspective .....???????????????.    22  
 Factors Influencing Health ??????????????????..     26 
Measurement of Health Status .?????????????..............     30  
The Relationship between Religiosity and Health Status ??????..     32 
3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 
 Design of the Study ?????????????????????..    36  
Setting ???????????????????????????   36 
Population and Sample ?????????????????...??..    36 
Instruments ?..??????????????????..................       37 
Data Collection ???????????????...............................     42 
Ethical Consideration ??????????????..........................     43 
     
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Data Analysis ???????????????????????...   43 
4. RESULTS AND DISCUCCION 
 Results ??????????????????..??.?????.   44 
 Demographic Characteristics of the Subjects ???.??.????.?.   44 
 The Level of Religiosity of the Subjects ????..???..?????   48 
 The Level of Health Status of the Subjects ??????.?????...   48 
 The Relationship between Religiosity and Health Status of the Subjects ..  48 
 Discussion ?.???????????????????????...   53 
The Level of Religiosity of the Subjects ?????????????.   53 
 The Level of Health Status of the Subjects ??????..??????  56 
 The Relationship between Religiosity and Health Status ???.???..   59 
5. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 
 Summary of the Study Findings ???????????????...   62 
 Limitation of the Study ???????????????????.   64 
 Recommendation ?????????????????????..   64  
REFERENCES ?????????????????????????..   66 
APPENDICIES 
Appendix A: Informed Consent ????????..????????   79 
Appendix B: Instruments ???????????????????.   80 
Appendix C: Tables ?????????????????????.   87 
Appendix D: List of Experts ???????.??????????..  91 
VITAE ?????????????????????????????   92 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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LIST OF TABLES 
 
 
Tables            Page 
 
1 Summary of Dimensions or Terms Used in Studies regarding Religiosity        10  
2 Categorization of the Level of Religiosity?????..???.................       40 
3 Categorization of the Level of Health Status ??????????.?.      41 
4  Demographic Characteristics of the Subjects ??????.?.??...?       45  
5  Frequency and Percentage of Subjects? Health Characteristics ??........      46 
6  Frequency and Percentage of Subjects Based on the Level of Subjects?  
   Religiosity ???????????????????????..      49 
7  Frequency and Percentage of Subjects Based on the Level of Subjects?  
   Health Status ???????????????????????..       50 
8  Correlations between Religiosity and Health Status ?????.??....         52 
C1 Percentage of Subjects? Religious Attitude ???????.?.???.         87 
C2  Percentage of Subjects? Religious behavior ?????..?.???..?.      88 
Percentage of Subjects? Health Status ??????????.???..         89 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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