Health Experts Urge Counseling Patients About Dangers of Second-Hand Smoke: Proposed guidelines would merge 2nd-hand-smoke discussion with established "5 A" counseling sessions about tobacco-use hazards

2005 ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Second Hand Smoke ◽  
Health Experts

Knowledge and attitude about tobacco use among school personnel in Bangalore South-a Cross Sectional Study.

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
Dr. Padma K Bhat ◽  
Dr. Sushma S G ◽  
Dr. Jayachandra M Y
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Second Hand Smoke ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
The Government

Background: Tobacco use is so addictive among youth and is one of the global epidemics which require constant monitoring and timely appropriate action to prevent usage. School personnel play one of the main roles in taking appropriate action. Aim: To assess knowledge and attitude of tobacco use pattern among school personnel in Bangalore city. Material and Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out for a period of six months from May to October 2017. Stratified cluster sampling was done to include the government and English medium schools in Bangalore south. All the school personnel in the selected schools were eligible to participate. The data collection tool was GSPS questionnaire (WHO FCTC Tobacco Control). Chi-square test and Fisher’s Exact Test was used to demonstrate cross tabulation with confidence intervals. Significance level of 0.05 was considered for statistical analyses Results : Majority of both Kannada and English medium school personnel did not use any forms of tobacco. Both the English and Kannada medium school personnel were aware of the addictive effect of tobacco, but majority of the Kannada medium personnel said second hand smoke is not harmful as compared to their counterparts. Conclusion: Tobacco use among school personnel was low. Most of the school personnel were informed about the addictive nature of tobacco.

scholarly journals Tobacco Use among Health Professional Students in Chitwan, Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-221
Author(s):  
Niki Shrestha ◽  
Sanjeeb Shah ◽  
Gayatri Khanal ◽  
Suneel Piryani
Keyword(s):  
Health Professional ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Second Hand Smoke ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tobacco Products ◽  
Chewing Tobacco ◽  
Professional Students ◽  
Health Professional Students

Background: Health professional students play a critical role in tobacco control by providing services, advocating for policies and serving as role models for social change. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of tobacco use and determine the attitude and behavior regarding tobacco use among health professional students.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among third-year medical, dental, nursing and pharmacy undergraduates using GHPSS questionnaire.Results: A total of 16.3% students were current cigarette smokers. 33.2% students had ever smoked cigarettes, and 57.0% had smoked first cigarettes during adolescence life. Cigarette smoking consumption was higher than the use of other tobacco products like chewing tobacco, snuff, bidis, hookah, cigar or pipes and. 10.0%students were current users of other tobacco products. 22.1%students had ever used other tobacco products. 31.6% were exposed to second-hand smoke at home and 48.9% were exposed to second-hand smoke at public places.Conclusions: The prevalence of smoking and exposure to second-hand was high among medical students. Medical educators should consider revising the medical curricula to focus on tobacco cessation training/counseling in medical schools.

scholarly journals “Illicit Use of Tobacco” - A Street Play to Spread Antitobacco Awareness Among the General Public Attending Tagore Dental and Medical College & Hospitals, Chennai, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 8s-8s
Author(s):  
D.L. Francis
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Second Hand Smoke ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
The People ◽  
Illicit Use ◽  
The Impact

Background: Tobacco is the foremost preventable cause of death and disease in the world today, killing half of the people who use it. In the south-east Asia Region (SEAR), smoking prevalence ranges from 29.8% to 63.1% among men and 0.4%–15% among women. The practice of tobacco needs attention. World No Tobacco Day is the event dedicated to call attention toward the impact of tobacco use on public health and reduce individual tobacco dependence. The day is further intended to draw attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and to negative health effects. Aim: · To assess the effectiveness of street play in creating awareness of tobacco hazards among rural population of Chennai.⋅ To evaluate the knowledge gained by the rural population about tobacco hazards from street play using a closed ended questionnaire. Methods: The study was a cross sectional and community based study. The target population for this study was the outpatients attending Tagore Medical and Dental Hospitals, Rathinamangalam, Chennai. The current study was conducted between 19th May 2017 to 26th May 2017, among the outpatients attending Tagore Medical and Dental Hospitals, Rathinamangalam, Chennai. Mainly, the awareness is created by stressing the ill effects and illicit use of any form of tobacco through street play conducted daily for a week in the hospital premises. Result: The preintervention assessment revealed poor knowledge scores on various aspect of harmful effects of tobacco, which significantly improved after intervention. It is conceptual that rural population is not aware of passive smoking or second hand smoke, but our study group accounted to 86% of awareness. Feedback received after street play: after any street play or role play it's good to have feedback from community members to know how effective our play was in spreading the message among them. We were fortunate enough to get good response from community members post play. Overall the feedback of the street play excelled with a score of 96% gaining new knowledge about tobacco hazards, enlightening the thought process in this regard. Conclusion: As a result, the street play in local language and pictorial posters proved to be an effective health educational tool among illiterates and repeated use, before the transition season, for maximum impact.

scholarly journals Tobacco use, exposure to second-hand smoke among pregnant women and their association with birth weight: A retrospective cohort study

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 728 ◽  
Author(s):  
AmruthaVarshani Krishnamurthy ◽  
Palanivel Chinnakali ◽  
Gowri Dorairajan ◽  
ShanthoshPriyan Sundaram ◽  
Gokul Sarveswaran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Second Hand Smoke

scholarly journals PRACTICE OF SMOKING

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (05) ◽  
pp. 1039-1042
Author(s):  
Ijaz Ahmed Shah ◽  
Khalil Ahmed Shahid ◽  
Saleem Adil
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Second Hand Smoke ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Masses

Introduction: Tobacco kills nearly 6 million people each year. More than fivemillion of those deaths are the result of direct tobacco use while more than 600 000 are theresult of non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. Unless urgent action is taken, theannual death toll could rise to more than eight million by 20301. To reduce this heavy morbidityand mortality due to tobacco use, can only be reduced by educating the masses regardingharmful effects of tobacco use. This cross sectional study was conducted with the objective,to assess the awareness and factors responsible for smoking among adolescents in AbbasiaHigher secondary school and Umm ul Qura High School, Bahawalpur. Settings: The studywas carried out in Abbasia Higher secondary school and Umm ul Qura High School. Duration:From 1 May 2011 to 15 June 2011. Subject/Methods: A preformed questionnaire was usedto collect data from 150 subjects included in this study. Results: Of all the subjects, 74%were aware of smoking, 22.67% were smokers. According to this study, 76.47% of smokerssaid that they smoked to enjoy some occasion, 17.65% smoked due to stress and 5% forexam preparation. Conclusions: Students were well aware of smoking hazards; prevalence ofsmoking was higher in Umm ul Qura High School students.

scholarly journals A Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding the Hazards of Tobacco Use Among the Drivers in Selected Areas of Lucknow

2021 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 07-14
Author(s):  
Jijy P Jacob ◽  
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Akanksha Gautam ◽  
Anju Verma ◽  
Ankita Diwedi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Tobacco Consumption ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Second Hand Smoke ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
Sample Technique ◽  
The Government

Background of the Study: Several countries have taken measures to control the consumption of tobacco with usage and sales restrictions as well as warning messages printed on packaging. Additionally, smoke-free laws that ban smoking in public places such as workplaces, theaters, and bars and restaurants reduce exposure to second hand smoke and help some people who smoke to quit, without negative economic effects on restaurants or bars. Tobacco taxes that increase the price are also effective, especially in developing countries. Even though the Government took many steps to decrease tobacco use like MPOWER, tobacco use is increasing day by day especially among the weaker sections of the society due to the lack of awareness regarding the hazards of tobacco consumption. So, the researchers decided the need of this study to be carried out. Objective of this study is to assess the knowledge regarding hazards of tobacco use among drivers. Materials & Methods: Descriptive research design was adapted for this study. The study was conducted at auto stand of Kursi road and St. Mary’s Polyclinic Road, Lucknow. 60 drivers who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were selected as samples for study, using purposive sample technique. The data collection instrument consists of three sections. Section A include personal data, Section B include clinical variables and Section - C consists of standardized questionnaire with 25 questions to assess the knowledge regarding hazards of tobacco consumption. Results: Findings of this study revealed that 36.67 % of the rickshaw drivers were having adequate knowledge regarding the hazards of tobacco use, 53.33 % of rickshaw drivers having moderate knowledge and the remaining 10 % of them were having inadequate knowledge regarding hazards of tobacco use. Conclusion: The study findings showed that samples who participated in this study predominantly have good and moderate knowledge regarding the hazards of tobacco use. Regardless of having good or moderate awareness related to the hazards of tobacco use, prevalence of tobacco use is very high among auto/rickshaw drivers.

Tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke in Mexican pregnant women

2015 ◽  
Vol 146 ◽  
pp. e238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Octavio Campollo ◽  
Francisco Hernandez ◽  
Eusebio Angulo ◽  
Arnoldo Guzman ◽  
Anaid Munguia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Second Hand Smoke
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