Determination Of Had Kifayah Zakat Among Pre-Graduate Students At Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (Usim)

Had Kifayah refers to a minimum basic necessity rate set based on the current cost of living. The objective of this paper is to determine the current Had Kifayah for asnaf candidates focusing more on USIM Pre-Graduate students as the target group. The research method used are the qualitative and quantitative which apart from referring to existing writing and references, a survey was conducted to obtain the latest data from asnaf students through previous databases. The survey has been conducted via online instead one to one interview due to Covid-19 pandemic. Through a survey that covers aspects of student spending and income, the average of spending method has been used as per agreed with all team members to determine the Had Kifayah, in line with the method used by the state Islamic religious council as a reference. With the improvements made in the agreed calculation system, a more accurate calculation method has been developed and at the same time can help the process of proper distribution of zakat.

SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy during the first wave of COVID-19 in the Netherlands: a prospective nationwide population-based cohort study (NethOSS).

OBJECTIVE: To describe characteristics, risk factors and maternal, obstetric and neonatal outcomes of pregnant women infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). DESIGN: Multi-centre prospective population-based cohort study. SETTING: Nationwide study in the Netherlands. POPULATION: Pregnant women with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection admitted to hospital or in home-isolation: 1 March 2020 to 31 August 2020. METHODS: Pregnant women with positive polymerase chain reaction or antibody tests were registered using the Netherlands Obstetrics Surveillance System (NethOSS). (Selective) testing occurred according to national guidelines. Data from the national birth registry (pregnant pre-coronavirus disease 2019 [COVID-19] cohort) and an age-matched cohort of COVID-19-positive women (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment; fertile age COVID-19 cohort) were used as reference. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women. Maternal, obstetric and neonatal outcomes including hospital and intensive care admission. RESULTS: Of 376 registered pregnant women with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, 20% (74/376) were admitted to hospital, of whom 84% (62/74) were due to SARS-CoV-2; 10% (6/62) were admitted to intensive care and 15% (9/62) to obstetric high-care units. Risk factors for admission were non-European country of origin (odds ratio [OR] 1.73, 95% CI 1.01-2.96) and being overweight/obese (OR 1.86, 95% CI 1.51-3.20). No maternal or perinatal deaths occurred. Caesarean section after labour-onset was increased (OR 1.58, 95% CI 1.09-2.28). Hospital and intensive care admission were higher compared with the fertile age COVID-19 cohort (OR 6.75, 95% CI 5.18-8.81 and OR 2.52, 95% CI 1.11-5.77, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Non-European country of origin and being overweight/obese are risk factors for severe course of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy, risk of caesarean section and hospital and intensive care unit admission are increased. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT: Pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 in the Netherlands show increased hospital/ICU admission and caesarean section.

Patients with rheumatic disease who were 'feeling stressed' during the second wave covid19 infection

Background: COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating not only medically but also socially and economically. Selangor, an urbanised state in Malaysia, has been severely affected by COVID19. There is concern that patients with rheumatic diseases (RD) may have higher risk of infection, with increased mortality1. Objectives: To investigate patients' characteristics which are associated with 'feeling stressed' among patients with RD during the second wave of COVID19 infection in Selangor. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted over 3 weeks during the second wave of COVID19 infection in Malaysia. Patients with RD, scheduled for rheumatology clinic appointment in a rheumatology referral centre were invited to participate in this study. Personal and clinical data were collected by phone interview and from patients' medical records respectively. Patients were asked to grade their disease activity by giving a score from 0 (not active) to 10 (active). All patients were asked 'are you feeling stressed' and the answer was recorded as yes or no. Reasons explored for a yes answer, included financial, social disruption, physical illness and future uncertainties. Categorical and continuous data were analysed using chi-squared test and student t-test, respectively. A p-value of <0.05 is considered statistically significant. Results: Three hundred and sixty-one patients with various RD participated in this study. The mean age of these was 48.2 years (range between 16-80 years). More than half (54.3%) were Malay and other ethnicities were Chinese (25.5%), Indian (18.2%) and others (2%). A quarter of patients (24.7%) were not working (unemployed, retired and students) and a third of patients (32.1%) had unpaid work (mainly housewife). The other patients' characteristics are shown in Table 1. Eighty-three (23%) admitted to 'feeling stressed' and the stressors identified were physical illness in 34 (40.9%), social disruption in 23 (27.7%), financial problems in 23 (27.7%) and future uncertainties in 19 (22.9%). Patients' characteristics that were significantly different between patients who were 'feeling stressed' and not 'feeling stressed' were age, employment status and perceived disease activity (Table 1). Conclusion: The COVID19 pandemic has caused mental distress in a significant number of RD patients and associations were found with older age, having paid work and perceived disease activity. Issues that may influence patients' responses, including access to rheumatology care, medication and fear of getting infection were not explored in this study.