Knowledge, Attitudes, Prevalence and Associated Factors of Cigarette Smoking Among University Students: A Cross Sectional Study

Omar Al Omari, Loai Abu Sharour, Karen Heslop, Dianne Wynaden, Abdullah Alkhawaldeh, Mohammad Al Qadire, Atika Khalaf*

*المؤلف المقابل لهذا العمل

نتاج البحث: المساهمة في مجلةArticleمراجعة النظراء

5 اقتباسات (Scopus)

ملخص

This study aimed to assess the prevalence of smoking and associated sociodemographic and economic factors as well as students’ knowledge about and attitudes towards smoking among university students in Oman. A proportionate random sampling technique recruited 401 students from three universities in a cross-sectional study. The prevalence of smoking was 9.0%. Significant differences in gender, place of residence, if participants had received medical advice, years spent at the university, student income/day, family members who smoked, knowledge and attitude scores were identified. Universities in collaboration with health care providers should be leading the development of strategies to reduce the prevalence of smoking and to sustain the current knowledge and attitude towards smoking. Gender-specific approaches to smoking interventions need to be developed.

اللغة الأصليةEnglish
الصفحات (من إلى)450-456
عدد الصفحات7
دوريةJournal of Community Health
مستوى الصوت46
رقم الإصدار3
المعرِّفات الرقمية للأشياء
حالة النشرPublished - يوليو 6 2020

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