Effects of education on knowledge, attitude and practice of women about The harms of tobacco
Effects Of Education On Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Women About The Harms Of Tobacco
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https://doi.org/10.70284/njirm.v7i6.1397Keywords:
Tobacco, education, knowledge, attitude,practiceAbstract
Background: One of the problems facing today's world and severely threatens human health, is smoking. This study was conducted with on the aim of assessing the effects the harms of tobacco on education, knowledge, attitude and practice of women referred to health centers affiliated with Medical Sciences. Methods:In this semi experimental study 60 women referred to health care centers in Boushehr were assignedto three training groups using randomly sampling. Data gathering tools contained questions related to demographic information, knowledge and attitude. Data were analyzed utilizing SPSS/21. Results: According to the results,the majority of knowledgeof subjects about the hazards of consumption tobacco, were the average level. 100%of subjects after intervention were about knowledge higher than 33.1.And their attitudes toward smoking hookah were 100% positive that after the intervention was reported for 5%. Based on a review of patient Practice status,these results showed thatsubjects' Practice on the consumption of tobacco, before the intervention, only 25% were favorable that after the intervention has been reported 73.7% at an optimum level. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test of the results showed that the distribution of knowledge, attitude and Practice is normal. Conclusion: In this researchdue to the fact that the knowledge and attitude and Practice was average pre-training,But despite this still have to use hookah,The community is in dire need that by raising awareness people through films and booklets, to act training people. [Saideh MNJIRM 2016; 7(6): 79-84]
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