An Explorative Study Comparing the Knowledge of Tobacco Use and Tobacco Cessation Program among School Going Boys and Girls: A Study in Ahmedabad District in Western India
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 6
Abstract
Introduction: Awareness of health risks of tobacco use, and adoles-cents’ behavior are strongly associ-ated with adolescents’ knowledge and perceptions towards tobacco use. There are only a few studies being conducted that assess school going boys’ and girls’ tobacco-related health knowledge, and their awareness related to tobacco con-trol programmes. Method: A questioner base cross-sectional study with 276 students had been conducted from four dif-ferent schools (2 private and 2 gov-ernments) in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat, India. The results include from the group comparison (hy-pothesis testing) between the boys and girls. Results: More than two thirds of boys’ and girls’ participants agreed tobacco use (also in all forms) is harmful to the body. More than one third boys and one quarter girls be-lieved that media plays an im-portant role in promoting anti-tobacco messages. Around 50 % of the girls preferred strict anti-tobacco laws and policies. More than two thirds of the boys and girls in the study sample had no knowledge of any organizations or programs that assisted individuals to get rid of the tobacco habit. Conclusion: Promoting school and community-based intervention programs and reviewing of the ex-isting anti-tobacco policies could prove to be beneficial in curbing the tobacco consumption habit in ado-lescents.
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Meghna Bhatt, Gerth Hedov, Bhavesh Modi
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