Effectiveness of group counseling in smoking cessation program amongst adolescent smokers in Malaysia

Abstract

Tujuan: mengevaluasi efektiftasi konseling kelompok untuk menghentikan merokok di antara murid sekolah menengah. Metode: Penelittian dilakukan diatara murid sekolah menegah di dua kabupaten Negeri Selangor Malaysia pada bulan Juli 2005 sampai Agustus 2006. Setelah dilakukan skrining, 346 murid dibagi secara acak menjadi dua grup. Grup pertama yang diberi konseling (IG) sebanyak 158 orang dan grup ke dua yang tidak diberi konseling (NIG) sebanyak 188 orang. Konseling teratur terstruktur dilakukan selama empat bulan, sedangkan grup yang tidak diberikan konseling hanya mendapatkan program penghentian merokok sesuai program di sekolah yang berangkutan. Pada kedua grup, pengetahuan, sikap terhadap merokok, dan kadar berhenti merokok diukur sebelum intervensi, pada bulan intervensi ke 4,

The Effectiveness of Pamphlet toward Consumption Behavior Changing of Iodized Salt among Housewives: A Quasi-experimental Study

“…Providing information to housewives in management or consumption behavior of iodized salt can increase their knowledge. Based on a study, the statistical analysis of the unpaired t-test has a score of -2,181 with a p-value 0.032, which indicates there was a significant difference between the study group and the control group on knowledge [11]. The attached pamphlets in the cooking room can affect attitudes and behavior in making good salt decisions.…”

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“…[9][10][11] Many efforts have been made to tackle the problem of tobacco use disorder in the form of smoking taxation, mass media advertising campaigns, tobacco products health warnings, public smoking prohibitions and notably the behavioural interventions such as counselling. [12][13][14] Despite all these initiatives and policy changes, the cessation rate remains unsatisfactory due to the complex nature of human psychology and behaviour. For instance, teenagers will still opt to smoke rather than quitting despite being aware of the health concerns associated with smoking.…”