its health consequences, is one of the most serious public health problems worldwide [1]. Evidence is accumulating that smoking increases the risk of cancers, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases [2]. Despiteproven negative health effects of smoking, it is becoming more prevalent, particularly among adolescents, in the lastdecades [3]. Most researches concerned with adult smoking have reported that the majority of smokers begin to smoke early in the adolescent period, before the age of 18 years [4-6]
Study design and methods This was a cross-sectional survey of health care providers working in public health facilities in Kiambu County. Kiambu County, one of the 47 counties in Kenya, is located in the central part of Kenya. Central Kenya was identified as the region with the highest prevalence of smokers in Kenya in the 2008/2009 Kenya Demographic Health Survey[14]. Study participants The study included participants from five health professional groups namely: nurses, medical officers, dentists
between female and male attitudes towards smoking. It is hypothesised that females will have a more positive attitude towards smoking. Questionnaires using a 5 point likert scale will be utilised to measure each participants’ attitude towards smoking through their responses. Results stated there is no significant difference between genders when scores were placed through an independent t-test. It is concluded that more research onto attitudes towards smoking and with a larger sample is needed to draw
Research Proposal “Knowledge and attitudes of Head Start workers in relation to smoking and infant mortality rates in African American population” Bhanat Eldrin Lalitchandra Research Techniques DPH 680 Research Proposal Introduction: A lot has been said about the relation between maternal smoking and infant mortality in the recent past. According to a report from CDC, the infant mortality rate for 2013 was 5.96 infant deaths per 1000
Planned Behavior (TPB) to predict smoking intentions and behavior in adolescents. A total of 162 Subjects (11-12 years old) were randomly selected from different schools across the region out of the 347 initially recruited. The research was done over a period of 8 weeks and students were asked to complete a self-reported questionnaire at the beginning and the end of the study period. Their respective schools verified information provided by the student. The TPB questionnaires assessed behavioral intentions
roles of femininity. However, over the years, men have been quitting smoking while a greater number of females have started smoking. Men smoke to deal with their work pressure and anxiety and do not want to show their weakness while women are more emotional and concerned about their body and health therefore refrain from smoking. Generation changes and changes in the gender role over the years has led to reduction in the smoking behavior of men because they adopt the positive female characteristics
Awareness of smoking damages on health and the ability to quit among international students in Liverpool International College 5. Tutor name: Anne Mearns 6. Student number :47775 7. Date of submission :29/3/2006 8. Word count : 1343 Awareness of smoking damages on health and the ability to quit among international students in Liverpool International College 1. Introduction 1.1 Background Smoking and health are not a modern issue, in fact, the smoking habit always gets
factors (smoking, exercise, work, gender and age) were correlated with how stressed a person is. Hundred participants aged 18-49, mean age = 21.7. These participants completed a questionnaire of a total fifteen questions, on the five factors stated previously with an addition question on age and gender. A multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to find whether the five factors could predict stress. The A significant model emerged: F= 22.12, df= 5.94, p<0.001. Results show that smoking, exercise
Electronic cigarettes (ECs) have been marketed in recent years as alternatives to smoking. They are electrically-driven devices, used to vaporise a liquid that may or may not contain nicotine. They consist of a battery part-usually lithium battery, and an atomizer where liquid is stored and is aerosolized by heating a resistance encircling a wick. The main ingredients of liquids are propylene glycol, glycerol and a variety of flavourings. A huge variety of devices and different liquids are available
between gender and smoking as well as stress and smoking. Subjects were thirty-five male and thirty-two female university students who were either smokers or non-smokers. All subjects completed the Kanner (1981) daily hassles questionnaire to determine whether they were stressed or not. A significant association between gender and smoking frequency was found (p=0.017), in which men were more likely to smoke than women. No significant association was found between stress and smoking frequency (p=0.615)