Smokers’s knowledge on the harm for health in Da nang province in 2004
Journal of Preventive Medicine
;
: 31-36, 2005.
Article
in Vietnamese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-3926
ABSTRACT
Study of 330 samples of smokers selected from smoking population living in Da Nang city. This was a cross-sectional study. Result:
The mean age of smokers was 20.5+/-13.5 years old and each consumed 13.1+/-7.7 cigarettes per day. The harms of tobacco on health of the smoker’s health included 61.8% of pneumonia, 30.1% of bronchitis, 17.9% of chronic lung diseases, 2.8% of ARI, 31.0% of lung cancers, 17.6% of cardiovascular diseases, and 14.4% of neurological disorders. Main sources of information providing to smokers with the knowledge of tobacco's harms from broadcasting and television and warning on the package was very limited.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Smoking
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Health
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Knowledge
Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
Vietnamese
Journal:
Journal of Preventive Medicine
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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