scholarly journals Smoking Prevalence, Attitudes and Behavior among Dental Students in Poland and Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 7451
Author(s):  
Ewa Rodakowska ◽  
Marta Mazur ◽  
Joanna Baginska ◽  
Teresa Sierpinska ◽  
Giuseppe La Torre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Role Models ◽  
Smoking Prevalence ◽  
Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Second Hand Smoke ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stop Smoking ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

The aim of the study was to perform preliminary research to compare the smoking prevalence, attitudes and behavior between dentistry students in two universities in Europe using the standardized Global Health Professions Student Survey (GHPSS) questionnaire. This was cross-sectional carried out among dentistry students from the Medical University in Bialystok, Poland and Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. There were 582 participants; 282 were Italians, 202 were smokers and 42% were Italians. The response rate was 79.9% of Italian students and 79.6% of Polish students. The prevalence of smoking was significantly higher among Italian students (42% vs. 28.0%). Attitudes and behaviour of smokers and non-smokers differed statistically. Polish and Italian dental students presented statistically different behavior regarding the time to smoke the first cigarette, the willingness to stop smoking and trying to stop smoking in the last year. The multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that two independent variables, exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) both at home and in public places (OR = 3.26 and OR = 5.9, respectively), showed a significantly higher occurrence of smoking. There is a high use of tobacco among dental students, which is particularly high in Italian dental students. Students realizes the positive perception of their own tobacco counsellor role in a dental setting. Dental students should be role models to their peers and patients.

scholarly journals Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour of Indonesian Dental Students in East Java Province, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Ninuk Hariyani ◽  
Wulan Ruhun Natiqoh Safira ◽  
Adinda Putri Rahmawati ◽  
Martha Nadila Valentina ◽  
Nancy Clara Claudia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Oral Health Knowledge ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

Background: Oral health knowledge, attitudes and behaviors possessed by dental students become provisions in the education and promotion of oral health in the community. Purpose: This study aims to analyze the oral health knowledge, attitudes and behavior of Indonesian dental students in East Java province based on gender and educational stage. Methods: This research is a cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire distributed to dental students at five dental faculties in East Java. 169 respondents in this study completed an online HU-DBI questionnaire with a choice of answers to agree or disagree about the description of oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. Results: Female students have a higher level of knowledge and oral health behavior than the opposite sex with a significance value of <0.001 and 0.05, respectively. There was a significant correlation between knowledge and attitude with a significance level of 0.030 and a correlation between knowledge and behavior with a significant number of 0.037. Conclusion: Female dental students had better oral health knowledge and behavior than male dental students. There is no relationship between the education stage and oral health knowledge, attitudes and behaviour. Further, we found positif association between oral health knowledge and attitudes towards behaviour.

scholarly journals RELATIONSHIP OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR ABOUT NUTRITION BALANCE WITH NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF STUDENT IN POLTEKKES KEMENKES BENGKULU IN 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-166
Author(s):  
Thesa Frovela
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Food Selection ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Nutrition Balance ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Nutritional Balance

The health and nutritional status of pregnant women determined at teenager and adult during a eligible woman, so everyone must have knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about nutrition so that they don’t have mistakes in food selection. The purpose of this observation is determine the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, and behavior about nutritional balance with the nutritional status of students in Poltekkes Kemenkes Bengkulu in 2020. The design of this observation is obsevational cross-sectional design conducted in January in Poltekkes Kemenkes Bengkulu with a population of 640 people and a sample of 60 people. The statistical analysis used the pearson correlation test. The results showed that the average knowledge about balanced nutrition was good enough, the average attitude about balanced nutrition was good, the average behavior about balanced nutrition was good and the average nutritional status of female students was in the normal category. There is a relationship between knowledge about nutritional balance with nutritional status of student (r = 0.324), there is a relationship between attitudes about nutritional balance with nutritional status of student (r = 0.373), and there is a relationship between behavior about nutritional balance with nutritional status of student (r = 0.343). It is expected that students can improve their knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about nutritional balance.

scholarly journals Second-hand smoke exposure prevalence among smokers versus non-smokers and relative change at sub-national level in India: a secondary analysis from Global Adult Tobacco Survey 1 and 2

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 2419
Author(s):  
Sakshi Supehia ◽  
Shivam Kapoor ◽  
Pranay Lal ◽  
Rana J. Singh ◽  
Anushikha Dhankhar
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
National Level ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Second Hand Smoke ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Shs Exposure ◽  
Relative Change

Background: Exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) has been linked to the expanded risk of ill-effects on health every year. This study compared prevalence rates of SHS exposure between smokers and non-smokers within three different settings and states/union territories (UT) in India, during the period 2009-10 and 2016-17.Methods: The data from two rounds of nationally representative cross-sectional Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) conducted in 2009-10 and 2016-17 were used. Further, the sociodemographic variables associated with exposure to SHS at different settings were analysed using multiple logistic regression analysis. All statistical inferences were based on a significance level of p<0.05.Results: Although there was a significant decrease in overall prevalence of SHS exposure among smokers and non-smokers at home, government offices, restaurants and, public transportation and slight decrease in health care facility (p<0.05); increased level of exposure was observed at workplace which was not statistically significant (p>0.05). The prevalence of exposure to SHS varied significantly between smokers and non-smokers and differed greatly among states/UT as assessed by the relative change between GATS-1 and GATS-2. While Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and, Odisha were among the best-performing states; Jammu and Kashmir, Chhattisgarh and, Madhya Pradesh were the worst-performers.Conclusions: The results confirmed that the prevalence rates of SHS exposure among non-smokers, were much higher as compared to smokers in all different settings along with state-wise disparities. This calls for the Policymakers for targeted effective enforcement of tobacco control laws, leading to a reduction in the consequences of SHS exposure.

scholarly journals The Public Attitudes, Concerns and Behaviors towards Children Vaccination

2021 ◽  
pp. 39-43
Author(s):  
Nehad J. Ahmed ◽  
Abdulrahman S. Alrawili ◽  
Faisal Z. Alkhawaja
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Public Concerns

Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the public concerns, attitudes and behavior towards vaccination. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study that included an online survey about the public concerns, attitudes and behavior towards vaccination in Saudi Arabia. The survey was translated to Arabic language and converted to an online form using google forms and after that it was sent to be filled by the parents. Results: About 92% of the respondents said that children should be vaccinated in order to protect them and about 86% of them believed that vaccinations are safe for children in general. Regarding the concerns about vaccination, about 69% of the respondents were concerned about the distress to children of the injection itself and 59% of them were concerned about the increasing number of vaccines recommended for children. Furthermore, about 62% of the respondents were concerned that vaccines are not tested enough for safety. Conclusion: The majority of respondents in this study reported positive attitude but more than half of them expressed some degree of concern regarding children vaccination. Healthcare professionals should play an active role in clarifying these concerns about vaccination with the public. Moreover, they should communicate with parents regarding the vaccinations and provide them with a trusted information about the vaccine.

LEARNING CLEAN AND HEALTHY LIVING BEHAVIOR WITH POP-UP BOOK AND POSTER MEDIA ON CHILDREN AGES 6-12 YEARS AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MALANG

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 174
Author(s):  
Naimah Naimah ◽  
Wahyu Setyaningsih
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Testing ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Healthy Living ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Health Quality ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Manova Analysis ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Improve Health

  Abstract Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (CHLB) is an effort to improve health quality through clean and healthy daily life behaviors. The problem of health behavior in children is related to personal hygiene, the environment, and the emergence of various diseases that often attack children. One of the preventive measures is to teach CHLB to children as early as possible by using interesting and easy-to-understand media for children. This study aims to determine the effect of a combination of a pop-up book and poster media on the ability of CHLB children aged 6-12 years. This study used a cross-sectional approach with 90 respondents divided into 3 groups. Collecting data using a questionnaire and analyzed by univariate, bivariate, and multivariate. The results showed that 66.67% of respondents had knowledge in the sufficient category and 10% in the less category before being given a combination of the two methods. Each respondent experienced a significant change in their knowledge. Statistical testing with MANOVA analysis on the comparison between treatment groups on knowledge, attitudes, and behavior obtained a calculated F value of 172,000 with a significance of <0.001 indicating that there were significant differences between treatment groups on knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. The use of pop-up books and posters can be used in the learning process because they have a major impact on increasing children's knowledge, attitudes, and behavior in an effort to maintain health through clean and healthy living behaviors. 

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.

Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of occupational physicians related to burn cases: A cross-sectional survey in Turkey

Burns ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 850-854
Author(s):  
Altuğ Kut ◽  
İbrahim Tokalak ◽  
Özgür Başaran ◽  
Gökhan Moray ◽  
Mehmet Ali Haberal
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Occupational Physicians ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

“Emotional” Role-Playing and Changes in Smoking Attitudes and Behavior

1969 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 379-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Lichtenstein ◽  
Carolin S. Keutzer ◽  
Kenneth H. Himes
Keyword(s):  
Role Playing ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Stop Smoking ◽  
Emotional Role ◽  
Role Players ◽  
Smoking Control ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
And Control ◽  
Smoking Attitudes

The effectiveness of an “emotional” role-playing procedure for modifying smoking attitudes and behavior (Janis & Mann, 1965) was evaluated in three studies using 54 female smokers. Each experimental S role-played a patient who received information that she had lung cancer, would have to undergo an immediate operation, and would have to stop smoking; control Ss listened to a taped role-playing session. While experimental and control groups did not differ in attitude or behavior change, the comparison of pre- and post-measures of smoking attitudes indicated significant within-group changes on several items for both role-players and controls. The magnitude of attitude and smoking-rate changes was small, however, compared to the Janis and Mann data. Further analysis revealed that both the role-players and controls reported considerable emotional arousal during the sessions; paradoxically, such arousal was more closely associated with change-scores for control Ss than for the role-playing Ss.

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