Exposure Evaluation of Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Gender and Socioeconomic Disparities in a Low Income Country-Palestine

Zabadi, Hamzeh Al; Tarayra, Ahmad; Ghnima, Rawan; Jarar, Aws; Khdor, Hanadi; Kdarat, Tasnem

doi:10.21767/1791-809x.1000472

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“…Teachers' knowledge of SHS Less than two-thirds of the participants (63.2%) were in the 'Good Knowledge' category. The findings from this study corroborate previous studies carried out among highly educated participants, namely, university employees 22 and university students 19 , whereas low levels of knowledge were noted in studies in low education groups 18 . This study revealed that almost all the respondents were aware that SHS contains toxic chemicals (98%) and that it is harmful to the health of passive smokers (99%).…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Similarly, the relatively high avoidance levels were recorded in the study conducted by Nuzooa 19 among university students in Mauritius. However, previous studies among highly educated subpopulations like women working at universities 21,22 showed low levels of avoidance despite the level of knowledge of SHS displayed. Conversely, studies carried out among subpopulations, like general public 18 and adolescents 28,29 , with lower levels of knowledge of SHS, showed adequate levels of avoidance.…”

Section: Teachers' Behaviour Towards Shsmentioning

confidence: 70%

“…Cut-off points were based on the grading system used by El Sherbiny et al 26 to categorize knowledge as follows: Poor Knowledge corresponds to <50% of total score, Satisfactory Knowledge is 50-75% of total score and Good Knowledge is >75% of total score. Based on these criteria, the knowledge/behaviour scores calculated in this survey were categorized as Good Knowledge (score > 27), Satisfactory Knowledge (score [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] or Poor Knowledge (score <18).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In a cross-sectional study among adults living in private households in the UK, the knowledge of SHS-related illnesses, especially the non-respiratory conditions, was found to be low 18 . On the other hand, studies among highly educated groups like university students 19,20 or university employees 21,22 demonstrated good or at least adequate SHS knowledge levels. Some studies showed that children had the knowledge that SHS is harmful 23,24 while others revealed that a good proportion did not even know its meaning 23 .…”

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confidence: 98%

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Knowledge of secondhand smoke and behaviour towards its exposure among teachers in Mauritius

Sun¹,

Frédéric²

2020

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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INTRODUCTION A literature review has revealed an absence of studies investigating the knowledge and behaviour of teachers towards secondhand smoke (SHS). This study was thus designed with the following objectives: 1) Assess the knowledge of SHS among primary school teachers, 2) Determine their behaviour towards SHS, and 3) Identify any relationship between knowledge and behaviour of participants. METHODS A national cross-sectional study was conducted among a representative sample from 28 primary schools in all four educational zones of Mauritius in 2017. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from primary school teachers. Data analysis was performed on 389 questionnaires. RESULTS The mean knowledge score was found to be 28.9 (SD=4.8), which is just above the threshold score (>27) for good knowledge. Less than two-thirds of the participants (63.2%) were in the 'good knowledge' category. The mean behaviour score was found to be 26.6 (SD=6.8), which is situated in the range for 'satisfactory behaviour' in terms of avoiding SHS. Pearson correlation testing revealed a significant association between knowledge of SHS and behaviour towards exposure to SHS. CONCLUSIONS This study showed that nearly two-thirds of teachers had good knowledge of the health dangers of SHS and applied this knowledge in their behaviour by keeping away from cigarette smoke.

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confidence: 98%

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Knowledge of secondhand smoke and behaviour towards its exposure among teachers in Mauritius

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Frédéric²

2020

Tob. Prev. Cessation

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“…The present research showed that women are more exposed to ETS at home, than men. In some other research, Al-Zabadi et al in Palestine observed that more than half of the participants admitted that a family member or a spouse also consumed tobacco and they, thus, were exposed to ETS [39]. Contrary to the present ndings, Skorge et al [40]., Alamgir Kabir et al [41].…”

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confidence: 76%

Prevalence of Tobacco use and Predictors: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Baseline Data from Kong Cohort Study in the South of Iran

Dadipoor

Nejatizade

Farshidi

et al. 2020

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Background: Tobacco use (TU) has been increasing in Iran and turned into a major national healthcare concern. Thus, the present research aimed to explore the prevalence of TU and its predictors in Bandar-e-Kong in the south of Iran. Methods: The baseline data from Kong cohort study (KCS) were used in a prospective study of 4,035, 40-70 year old subjects in Bandar Abbas in Hormozgan Province between 2016 and 2018. Adjusted and crude odds ratios (OR) were used at 95% confidence interval (CI) to measure the predictors of TU.Results: Hookah smoking (HS) showed to be the most prevalent type of smoking (17.60%, 95% CI: 16.41-18.78%). Only next was second-hand smoking (17%, 95% CI: 15.81-18.14%) followed by cigarette smoking (9%, 95% CI: 8.11-9.89%). Age, gender, education, alcohol consumption and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) were the main predictors of cigarette and hookah smoking. Marital status, place of residence and psychological problems were the only predictors of HS (OR=.1.65, 95% CI: 1.11, 2.45, p=.01), BMI (OR=.95, 95% CI: .93, .98, p=.002) and drug abuse (OR=4.52, 95% CI: 3.11, 6.55, p<.001) were the only predictors of cigarette smoking. Conclusions: Masculinity, higher age, rural residence, low education, alcohol consumption, drugs, second-hand smoking and history of depression were among the main risk factors of smoking behavior. The results indicated a considerable need for more educational and preventive programs for each risk factor involved in smoking behavior especially for HS, exposure to ETS and its consequences in Kong population.

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Need for sensitization on serious threats of second-hand smoke: Findings from a national study in Mauritius, a small island developing state in the Indian Ocean

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Panray

Cheeneebash

et al. 2022

Preventive Medicine Reports

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This study had the following objectives: To assess the level of knowledge of Mauritians aged ≥ 20 years on the health effects of Second Hand Smoke (SHS), to investigate their behaviour when exposed to SHS and to look for any association between SHS-related knowledge and behaviour towards exposure. A national cross-sectional online survey was conducted. With the total population of Mauritians above the age of 20 years being 941,719, the calculated sample size was 400. A validated questionnaire was used to collect data among respondents from all 9 districts of the island of Mauritius, with representative district-wise samples. Data analysis was carried out using SPSS version 19.0. Considering the findings of the study, there were 408 respondents: Two-thirds of participants showed good knowledge of the harmful effects of SHS. Participants were aware of the link of SHS to respiratory diseases, nonetheless, they were not aware of its causes for non-respiratory diseases. One out of four participants (25.5%) were not aware that maternal passive smoking causes preterm delivery. More than one-third of the participants (37.3%) did not know that passive smoking causes sudden infant death syndrome. Inadequate levels of knowledge were also revealed by authors in other developing countries. We thus recommend bold sensitization campaigns about the serious threats of SHS. We highlight the pertinence of longitudinal cohort studies with assessment of SHS-related knowledge/behaviour before and after health education campaigns, in Mauritius and other developing countries.

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Exposure Evaluation of Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Gender and Socioeconomic Disparities in a Low Income Country-Palestine

Cited by 6 publications

References 20 publications

Knowledge of secondhand smoke and behaviour towards its exposure among teachers in Mauritius

Knowledge of secondhand smoke and behaviour towards its exposure among teachers in Mauritius

Prevalence of Tobacco use and Predictors: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Baseline Data from Kong Cohort Study in the South of Iran

Need for sensitization on serious threats of second-hand smoke: Findings from a national study in Mauritius, a small island developing state in the Indian Ocean

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