Smoking behaviour among arts student of a college in Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada.
Indian J Med Sci
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2003 Jul; 57(7): 290-3
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-66280
ABSTRACT
176 Arts students out of 450 students doing their under-graduation in an age range of 17 to 24 years returned a questionnaire designed to test their level of knowledge about smoking, attitude towards smoking and practice of smoking. 96.6% of the respondents were aware of the injurious nature of smoking. Potential to induce lung cancer was known by 93.2% of them, but only 34.1% knew it was a factor for GI malignancy. A higher proportion of males had good knowledge whereas females had moderate knowledge (p = 0.04). The incidence of smoking was 33.1%. A higher proportion of smokers chewed pan and consumed supari. 68.2% of smokers wished to quit smoking. Easy availability (47.7%) and influence of friends (34.1%) were the predominant reasons to smoke. Interestingly, 48% of males felt that smoking women had appeal. Anti smoking campaigns in addition to provision of information has to focus towards a change in attitude to smoking.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Art
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Risk-Taking
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Students
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Universities
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Smoking
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Adolescent
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Adult
Type of study:
Etiology study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Sci
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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