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Abstract：
Background A pre-Ramadan consultation is a practical approach to optimize the care of patients with chronic conditions before the month-long fast. The present study aims to assess healthcare professionals\' knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward pre-Ramadan counseling in Arab countries and assess the effects of physicians\' specialty and religious beliefs on their KAP. Method An online cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess physicians\' KAP toward pre-Ramadan consultation and management of patients with pre-existing health issues before Ramadan. Each participant got three scores: (1) knowledge score, (2) attitude score, and (3) practice score. A one-way ANOVA and post hoc tests were performed to detect the differences in physicians\' KAP toward pre-Ramadan consultation with their specialties and religious backgrounds. Result Most of the participants did not use pre-Ramadan consultation timely (Only two of the 200 subjects did). The mean values of the physicians\' scores were as follows: the knowledge score was 7.8 out of 17, the attitude score was 2.28 out of 4, and the practice score was 4.33 out of 11. However, post hoc tests showed that family physicians were more knowledgeable regarding pre-Ramadan consultation than other specialties. Moreover, Muslim participants achieved better attitude and practice scores than non-Muslim participants. Conclusion Most of the participants did not offer pre-Ramadan consultation timely. The attitudes and practices toward pre-Ramadan consultation were statistically different between Muslim and non-Muslim doctors. The findings of this study suggest that improving physicians\' pre-Ramadan consultation knowledge is imperative to optimize the care of patients before Ramadan. Moreover, improving the attitude and practice of non-Muslim physicians is required to enrich the patient-centered approach. This study was limitedby the absence of earlier literature discussing pre-Ramadan consultation, so further work is needed to cover the literature gap.
摘要：
背景斋月前的咨询是一种实用的方法，可以在一个月的禁食之前优化对慢性病患者的护理。本研究旨在评估医疗保健专业人员的知识，态度,和实践（KAP）在阿拉伯国家的斋月前咨询，并评估医生的专业和宗教信仰对他们的KAP的影响。方法进行了一项在线横断面调查，以评估医生对斋月前咨询和斋月前存在健康问题的患者的KAP。每个参与者获得三个分数：（1）知识分数，(2)态度得分,（3）练习得分。进行了单向方差分析和事后检验，以检测医生对斋月前与他们的专业和宗教背景的咨询的差异。结果大多数参与者没有及时进行斋月前咨询（200名受试者中只有两名这样做）。医师得分的平均值如下：知识得分为17分的7.8分，态度得分为4分的2.28分，实践得分为11分的4.33分。然而,事后测试表明，家庭医生对斋月前的咨询比其他专业更了解。此外，穆斯林参与者比非穆斯林参与者获得了更好的态度和实践分数。结论大多数参与者没有及时提供斋月前咨询。穆斯林和非穆斯林医生对斋月前咨询的态度和做法在统计上有所不同。这项研究的结果表明，提高医生斋月前的咨询知识对于优化斋月前患者的护理至关重要。此外，需要改善非穆斯林医生的态度和做法，以丰富以患者为中心的方法。这项研究的局限性在于缺乏早期文献讨论斋月前的咨询，因此，需要进一步的工作来弥补文献空白。
