Dikir Farmasi: folk songs for health education.
In an effort to enhance public awareness, we develop Dikir Farmasi as an innovative approach to deliver health information. Dikir Farmasi combines the elements of dikir barat (a type of traditional folk song rhythm) and traditional sketches which are popular in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia. These sketches and dikir barat rhythmic songs, with lyrics touch on issues such as drug abuse and regulation are presented in an entertaining and humorous way. Health promotion messages are disseminated using Dikir Farmasi in the form of compact disks, video compact disks, stage performance, exhibition, social media, printed media (signboard, brochure and flyer).
Pharmaceutical Services Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia , Petaling Jaya , Malaysia.
Salmah
S
Bahri
Pharmaceutical Services Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia , Petaling Jaya , Malaysia.
Kah Seng
KS
Lee
Kelantan State Health Department, Pharmaceutical Services Division , Kota Bharu , Malaysia.
Mohammad Aswady
MA
Adenan
Penang State Health Department, Pharmaceutical Services Division , Penang , Malaysia.
Muthu Kumar
MK
Murugiah
School of Pharmacy, Monash University , Sunway , Malaysia.
Tahir Mehmood
TM
Khan
Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) , Puncak Alam , Malaysia.
Chin Fen
CF
Neoh
Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Puncak Alam, Malaysia; Unit for Medication Outcomes Research and Education (UMORE), Pharmacy, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Chiau Ming
CM
Long
Traditional songs; drug information; health promotion; pharmacy practice; public health; sketches
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