Magnitude of the smoking problem, knowledge, attitude and practice, among family members of primary school students
|
| Title | Magnitude of the smoking problem, knowledge, attitude and practice, among family members of primary school students |
| Authors | |
| Abstract | Background: smoking is a very important public health problem, urgently requiring immediate and effective measures due to its harmful effect on health. The purpose of this study was to collect baseline information about the magnitude of smoking problem, knowledge, attitude, and practice among family members of primary school students in the northwest region of Iran.Methods: of 55 680 primary school students (the 3th, 4th and 5th grades), 7.1% (n=3 954) were selected using randomized multi-stage cluster sampling. Data collection was conducted in April, May, and June 2011, by means of a self-administered two-page questionnaire.Results: a total of 3 954 students (57.6% boys and 42.3% girls) with the mean age of 10.46±1.09 years were evaluated. According to our data, the prevalence of cigarette smoking among fathers was more than other family members (27.1% versus 17.8%) whereas the prevalence of water pipe smoking among fathers and other family members was almost similar (9.2% and 9.7% respectively). None of the smoking type was prevalent among mothers (cigarette: 1% and water pipe: 1.1%). Considerable numbers of all students under study had been exposed to secondhand smoke at home (cigarette: 19.8% and water pipe: 7.7%).Conclusions: considering our findings, two procedures recommended to prevail the problem are to provide greater education about hazards of tobacco consumption among students and their family; and to legislate new laws by officials to ban tobacco use at home. |
| Publisher | PREX |
| Date | 2013-06-21 |
| Source | Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health Vol 10, No 2 (2013) |
| Rights | • The authors warrant that the manuscript (or its essential substance) has not been published in any language or format and has not been submitted elsewhere for print or electronic publication consideration• The authors warrant that the manuscript does not contain any material the publication of which would violate any copyright or other personal or proprietary right of any person or entity• The authors warrant that there aren’t potential conflicts of interest• The authors will obtain and include with the manuscript written permission from any respective copyright owners for the use of any textual, illustrative, or tabular materials that have been previously published or are otherwise copyrighted and owned by third parties.When the article is accepted for publication. The authors, hereby agree to transfer to Prex s.p.a. all rights, including those pertaining to electronic forms and transmissions, under existing copyright laws.© Prex SpA |