Knowledge, attitude and practice of smoking among pharmacy students: findings from a public university

Introduction: Smoking causes substantial preventable morbidity, mortality and financial burdens. It is the main risk factor for many diseases and a significant cause of death. Smoking prevalence is high internationally and in Malaysia, especially among males. Smoking cessation is essential to r...

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Main Authors:	Mohamed Ahmed, Abdul Karem, Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali, Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim, Dyab, Eman Ali, Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad, Nahas, Abdul Rahman Fata
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Published:	Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2018
Subjects:	RA Public aspects of medicine
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spelling	iium-669842019-01-27T06:59:12Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/66984/ Knowledge, attitude and practice of smoking among pharmacy students: findings from a public university Mohamed Ahmed, Abdul Karem Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Dyab, Eman Ali Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad Nahas, Abdul Rahman Fata RA Public aspects of medicine Introduction: Smoking causes substantial preventable morbidity, mortality and financial burdens. It is the main risk factor for many diseases and a significant cause of death. Smoking prevalence is high internationally and in Malaysia, especially among males. Smoking cessation is essential to reduce tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. Aim: To evaluate knowledge, attitude towards and practice of smoking among pharmacy students in the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a validated structured self-administered questionnaire among a sample of IIUM pharmacy students (n=251) during November 2012. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to summarise data and to examine the relationship between variables. Results: A total of 251 IIUM pharmacy students have participated in the survey. The median age of the participants was 21-23 years; 23.9% of them were males and 76.1% were females. The percentage of current smokers and ex-smokers was 0.4%, 0.8%, respectively. About 43% of the respondents had a good knowledge (score >16), more than half of them had a positive attitude (score >17), and about 38.4% had a good practice (score >11). Conclusion: Smoking prevalence among pharmacy students in IIUM is very low. However, conducting training and educational programs to improve knowledge, attitudes and practice of pharmacy students is highly recommended to assist their contribution to smoking cessation interventions in the future. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2018-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66984/7/66984%20Knowledge%2C%20attitude%20and%20practice%20of%20smoking.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66984/13/66984_Knowledge%2C%20attitude%20and%20practice%20of%20smoking%20among%20pharmacy_scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66984/18/66984%20Knowledge%2C%20Attitude%20and%20Practice%20of%20Smoking%20%20WOS.pdf Mohamed Ahmed, Abdul Karem and Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali and Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod and Jamshed, Shazia Qasim and Dyab, Eman Ali and Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad and Nahas, Abdul Rahman Fata (2018) Knowledge, attitude and practice of smoking among pharmacy students: findings from a public university. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 12 (12). LC06-LC09. ISSN 0973-709X E-ISSN 2249-782X https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/12354/37535_CE[Ra1]_F(SL)_PF1(A_SHU)_PN(SL).pdf 10.7860/JCDR/2018/37535.12354
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spellingShingle	RA Public aspects of medicine Mohamed Ahmed, Abdul Karem Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Dyab, Eman Ali Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad Nahas, Abdul Rahman Fata Knowledge, attitude and practice of smoking among pharmacy students: findings from a public university
description	Introduction: Smoking causes substantial preventable morbidity, mortality and financial burdens. It is the main risk factor for many diseases and a significant cause of death. Smoking prevalence is high internationally and in Malaysia, especially among males. Smoking cessation is essential to reduce tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. Aim: To evaluate knowledge, attitude towards and practice of smoking among pharmacy students in the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a validated structured self-administered questionnaire among a sample of IIUM pharmacy students (n=251) during November 2012. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to summarise data and to examine the relationship between variables. Results: A total of 251 IIUM pharmacy students have participated in the survey. The median age of the participants was 21-23 years; 23.9% of them were males and 76.1% were females. The percentage of current smokers and ex-smokers was 0.4%, 0.8%, respectively. About 43% of the respondents had a good knowledge (score >16), more than half of them had a positive attitude (score >17), and about 38.4% had a good practice (score >11). Conclusion: Smoking prevalence among pharmacy students in IIUM is very low. However, conducting training and educational programs to improve knowledge, attitudes and practice of pharmacy students is highly recommended to assist their contribution to smoking cessation interventions in the future.
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author	Mohamed Ahmed, Abdul Karem Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Dyab, Eman Ali Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad Nahas, Abdul Rahman Fata
author_facet	Mohamed Ahmed, Abdul Karem Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Dyab, Eman Ali Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad Nahas, Abdul Rahman Fata
author_sort	Mohamed Ahmed, Abdul Karem
title	Knowledge, attitude and practice of smoking among pharmacy students: findings from a public university
title_short	Knowledge, attitude and practice of smoking among pharmacy students: findings from a public university
title_full	Knowledge, attitude and practice of smoking among pharmacy students: findings from a public university
title_fullStr	Knowledge, attitude and practice of smoking among pharmacy students: findings from a public university
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge, attitude and practice of smoking among pharmacy students: findings from a public university
title_sort	knowledge, attitude and practice of smoking among pharmacy students: findings from a public university
publisher	Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/66984/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66984/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66984/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/66984/7/66984%20Knowledge%2C%20attitude%20and%20practice%20of%20smoking.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/66984/13/66984_Knowledge%2C%20attitude%20and%20practice%20of%20smoking%20among%20pharmacy_scopus.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/66984/18/66984%20Knowledge%2C%20Attitude%20and%20Practice%20of%20Smoking%20%20WOS.pdf
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of smoking among pharmacy students: findings from a public university

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