You are invited to participate in this online research survey entitled Primary Care Usage by South Asian Muslims. You are included in this survey because you meet the demographic we are interested in. The number of subjects to be enrolled in the study will be 100-200. 


The survey may take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete.  Your participation is voluntary. If you do not wish to participate in this survey, do not respond to this online survey.  Completing this survey indicates that you are voluntarily giving consent to participate in the survey. 

The purpose of this research study help address the differences in primary care usage by South Asian Muslims. There are no risks or discomforts associated with this survey.  There may be no direct benefit to you, however, by participating in this study, you may help us understand barriers that prevent proper usage of healthcare services in the South Asian Muslim population.


Your response will be kept confidential.  We will store the data in a secure computer file and the file will be destroyed once the data has been published.  Any part of the research that is published as part of this study will not include your individual information.  


If you have any questions about the survey, you can contact the researchers in charge of this  at the address provided below, but you do not have to give your personal identification:

Ijaz Mohamed (mohame45@rowan.edu) or Zoha Shahabuddin (shahab98@rowan.edu)


If you have any questions about your rights as a research subject, please contact the Office of Research Compliance at (856) 256-4078– Glassboro/CMSRU.


This study has been approved by the Rowan IRB.


To participate in this survey, you must be 18 years or older.

Completing this survey indicates you are voluntarily giving consent to participate in the survey.

Please select your ethnic identity (you can select more than one)
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Is the country you selected in question 3 the same as your country of birth? If no please write your country of birth.
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Please select which age range you belong to:
What gender do you identify as?
Please select the statement that best matches your current health insurance status
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Do you currently have a primary care physician (this includes Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and OB/GYN doctors)? If yes, how many times have you seen them in the last 12 months (prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic)
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Please select if the following statement is true or false: "I, or my family, use urgent care more than we use a primary care provider." (Urgent care is NOT the hospital emergency department, they are medical groups such as PatientFirst, MedExpress etc.)
I may avoid going to my primary care physician because... (select all that apply)
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Please select all chronic conditions that you have been diagnosed with below:
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When you visit your primary care physician what is the most common reason for your appointment?
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Do you prefer a primary care physician who has the same cultural background as you? If no, please explain why briefly.
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Do you prefer a primary care physician who has the same religious background as you? If no, please explain why briefly.
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Do you think your primary care physician understands your healthcare needs as a South Asian or Muslim?
Do you think you have experienced discrimination due to your cultural or religious background during a primary care visit?
Please select if the following statement is true or false: "I feel comfortable telling my primary care physician sensitive information about my personal life."
If your primary care physician recommends changes to your daily lifestyle (i.e. diet, exercise, smoking cessation) how likely are you to follow it?
If your primary care physician requests further medical interventions how likely are you to follow it? Some examples of medical interventions include blood work, imaging, addition of a prescription medications, etc.