A preliminary study on the effect of pharmacist counseling on awareness of and willingness to quit smoking in Malaysian population
Objectives: This paper presents an outcome of pharmacist counseling among Malaysian smokers for their awareness of and willingness to quit smoking. Method: It was a cross-sectional study during a 3-day public health campaign at a shopping complex. Each self-referred participant was asked to com...
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| Language: | English |
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SpringerLink
2007
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/8742/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/8742/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/8742/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/8742/1/9._PWSci.pdf |
| Summary: | Objectives: This paper presents an outcome
of pharmacist counseling among Malaysian smokers
for their awareness of and willingness to quit smoking.
Method: It was a cross-sectional study during a
3-day public health campaign at a shopping complex.
Each self-referred participant was asked to complete a
questionnaire apart from the question regarding
improvement, and if any in their awareness and
willingness to quit smoking, were asked to respond
after counseling. Pharmacists counseled each participant
about smoking cessation strategies and smoking
related diseases. The data were analyzed by v2 test.
Results: Among respondents, 25.5% had been smoking
for more than 10 years, 31% for 5–10 years,
25.4% for 2–5 years and 18.3% for 1–2 years. The
participants declaring no awareness about smoking
were 22.9%, with little awareness 44.3%, having
moderate awareness 25.7% and with considerable
awareness were 7.1%. After counseling, 4.1%
revealed unawareness, 17.8% little awareness, 43.8%
moderate and 34.2% had considerable awareness on
the above aspects. The post counseling awareness on
smoking was observed to be significantly higher
(P<0.01). Among smokers studied, 67% showed
willingness to quit smoking. Conclusion: Increase in
awareness of and willingness to quit smoking reflects |
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