An experimental vignette study to assess stigmatized attitudes towards tobacco smokers in Kuwait
Introduction Smoking is the most common method to consume tobacco. Although the prevalence of smoking is on the increase among females, it is still shown to be lower when compared with males, as there is a buildup of stigma towards tobacco smokers, with structural discrimination beginning to emerge....
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| author | Shouq Al Dharman Kawthar Safar Fatima Al Enezi Hessa Al Bahar Alaa Ali Zahra Al Qallaf Athoub Al Shaya Maryam Alenezi Safiyah Al Otaibi Maryam Al Nassar Zainab Mohammad Salman Alzayani |
| author_facet | Shouq Al Dharman Kawthar Safar Fatima Al Enezi Hessa Al Bahar Alaa Ali Zahra Al Qallaf Athoub Al Shaya Maryam Alenezi Safiyah Al Otaibi Maryam Al Nassar Zainab Mohammad Salman Alzayani |
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| description | Introduction
Smoking is the most common method to consume tobacco. Although
the prevalence of smoking is on the increase among females, it is still shown to be
lower when compared with males, as there is a buildup of stigma towards tobacco
smokers, with structural discrimination beginning to emerge. This study explored
the effect of gender on stigmatizing attitude and behavior towards tobacco smokers.
Methods
An experimental vignette study design was used to explore the effect
of gender on stigmatizing attitudes towards tobacco smokers of 151 students of
both genders from Kuwait University. Students were divided into control and
experimental groups and were provided with describing vignettes of male (control)
and female (experimental) tobacco smokers along with the standard stigmatization
questionnaire 1 (SSQ1). Data were analyzed using independent samples t-test, a
p-value <0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
Results
Female smokers were more stigmatized than male smokers (p=0.007). In
social self-interest, more students think that it is socially acceptable for men to
smoke than it is for women (p<0.001). In evolutionary self-interest, there was a
significant difference between the participants in accepting to marry or to have a
relative who is a smoker (p<0.001), indicating disapproval for female smokers. In
psychological self-interest, female tobacco smokers were not considered as good
parents compared to male tobacco smokers (p=0.003).
Conclusions
The findings of the study indicate the presence of stigmatizing attitudes
towards female tobacco smokers in contrast to male tobacco smokers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2502bcfe0e3d40a084871b7e29cd3c1b2022-12-22T04:18:40ZengEuropean PublishingTobacco Prevention and Cessation2459-30872022-08-018August1910.18332/tpc/152254152254An experimental vignette study to assess stigmatized attitudes towards tobacco smokers in KuwaitShouq Al Dharman0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2943-4649Kawthar Safar1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1661-2266Fatima Al Enezi2Hessa Al Bahar3Alaa Ali4Zahra Al Qallaf5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2842-8968Athoub Al Shaya6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6889-4635Maryam Alenezi7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6652-5956Safiyah Al Otaibi8https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9739-1623Maryam Al Nassar9https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7654-4800Zainab Mohammad10https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8293-9553Salman Alzayani11https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2487-5007Department of Preventive Medicine, Farwaniya Hospital, Ministry of Health, State of KuwaitDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zain Hospital, Ministry of Health, State of KuwaitFarwaniya Hospital, Ministry of Health, State of KuwaitMinistry of Health, State of KuwaitFarwaniya Hospital, Ministry of Health, State of KuwaitFarwaniya Hospital, Ministry of Health, State of KuwaitFarwaniya Hospital, Ministry of Health, State of KuwaitAl Sabah Hospital, Ministry of Health, State of KuwaitFarwaniya Hospital, Ministry of Health, State of KuwaitAl Sabah Hospital, Ministry of Health, State of KuwaitAdan Hospital, Ministry of Health, State of KuwaitDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Kingdom of BahrainIntroduction Smoking is the most common method to consume tobacco. Although the prevalence of smoking is on the increase among females, it is still shown to be lower when compared with males, as there is a buildup of stigma towards tobacco smokers, with structural discrimination beginning to emerge. This study explored the effect of gender on stigmatizing attitude and behavior towards tobacco smokers. Methods An experimental vignette study design was used to explore the effect of gender on stigmatizing attitudes towards tobacco smokers of 151 students of both genders from Kuwait University. Students were divided into control and experimental groups and were provided with describing vignettes of male (control) and female (experimental) tobacco smokers along with the standard stigmatization questionnaire 1 (SSQ1). Data were analyzed using independent samples t-test, a p-value <0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results Female smokers were more stigmatized than male smokers (p=0.007). In social self-interest, more students think that it is socially acceptable for men to smoke than it is for women (p<0.001). In evolutionary self-interest, there was a significant difference between the participants in accepting to marry or to have a relative who is a smoker (p<0.001), indicating disapproval for female smokers. In psychological self-interest, female tobacco smokers were not considered as good parents compared to male tobacco smokers (p=0.003). Conclusions The findings of the study indicate the presence of stigmatizing attitudes towards female tobacco smokers in contrast to male tobacco smokers.http://www.tobaccopreventioncessation.com/An-experimental-vignette-study-to-assess-stigmatized-attitudes-ntowards-tobacco-smokers,152254,0,2.htmltobaccosmokinggenderattitudestigmakuwait |
| spellingShingle | Shouq Al Dharman Kawthar Safar Fatima Al Enezi Hessa Al Bahar Alaa Ali Zahra Al Qallaf Athoub Al Shaya Maryam Alenezi Safiyah Al Otaibi Maryam Al Nassar Zainab Mohammad Salman Alzayani An experimental vignette study to assess stigmatized attitudes towards tobacco smokers in Kuwait Tobacco Prevention and Cessation tobacco smoking gender attitude stigma kuwait |
| title | An experimental vignette study to assess stigmatized attitudes
towards tobacco smokers in Kuwait |
| title_full | An experimental vignette study to assess stigmatized attitudes
towards tobacco smokers in Kuwait |
| title_fullStr | An experimental vignette study to assess stigmatized attitudes
towards tobacco smokers in Kuwait |
| title_full_unstemmed | An experimental vignette study to assess stigmatized attitudes
towards tobacco smokers in Kuwait |
| title_short | An experimental vignette study to assess stigmatized attitudes
towards tobacco smokers in Kuwait |
| title_sort | experimental vignette study to assess stigmatized attitudes towards tobacco smokers in kuwait |
| topic | tobacco smoking gender attitude stigma kuwait |
| url | http://www.tobaccopreventioncessation.com/An-experimental-vignette-study-to-assess-stigmatized-attitudes-ntowards-tobacco-smokers,152254,0,2.html |
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