Changing Habits and Attitudes towards Smoking among Future Physicians
This study was conducted to assess the future physicians' habits, knowledge and attitude towards smoking. These factors influence the credibility of future Malaysian physicians as advocators and treatment providers. A crosssectional study was carried out among medical students at the Medical Fa...
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| author | Tee, G.H. Hairi, Noran Naqiah Farizah, H. Azhana, N.H. |
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| description | This study was conducted to assess the future physicians' habits, knowledge and attitude towards smoking. These factors influence the credibility of future Malaysian physicians as advocators and treatment providers. A crosssectional study was carried out among medical students at the Medical Faculty, University of Malaya. Knowledge on smoking was evaluated on the total scores for knowledge questions, with one point and zero for each correct and incorrect answer respectively, to a maximum of six potential points. Attitude towards smoking was measured by summation of scores on attitude items; each item was scored from five points for "against smoking" and one point for "favourable to smoking". The possible score ranged from 10 to 50. The response rate was 79.4%. Prevalence of overall smokers was 4.4%. The mean knowledge score among smokers (4.30 ± 2.17) was significantly lower than non-smokers (5.19 ± 1.28). The mean attitude score was higher among non smokers (44.30 ± 6.54) than smokers (39.86 ± 10.93). The re ult from this study showed that smoking prevalence was lower compared to previous studies done in Malaysia. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-17692019-02-27T04:25:44Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/1769/ Changing Habits and Attitudes towards Smoking among Future Physicians Tee, G.H. Hairi, Noran Naqiah Farizah, H. Azhana, N.H. R Medicine This study was conducted to assess the future physicians' habits, knowledge and attitude towards smoking. These factors influence the credibility of future Malaysian physicians as advocators and treatment providers. A crosssectional study was carried out among medical students at the Medical Faculty, University of Malaya. Knowledge on smoking was evaluated on the total scores for knowledge questions, with one point and zero for each correct and incorrect answer respectively, to a maximum of six potential points. Attitude towards smoking was measured by summation of scores on attitude items; each item was scored from five points for "against smoking" and one point for "favourable to smoking". The possible score ranged from 10 to 50. The response rate was 79.4%. Prevalence of overall smokers was 4.4%. The mean knowledge score among smokers (4.30 ± 2.17) was significantly lower than non-smokers (5.19 ± 1.28). The mean attitude score was higher among non smokers (44.30 ± 6.54) than smokers (39.86 ± 10.93). The re ult from this study showed that smoking prevalence was lower compared to previous studies done in Malaysia. Malaysian Medical Association 2007 Article PeerReviewed Tee, G.H. and Hairi, Noran Naqiah and Farizah, H. and Azhana, N.H. (2007) Changing Habits and Attitudes towards Smoking among Future Physicians. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 62 (5). pp. 383-387. ISSN 0300-5283, http://www.e-mjm.org/2007/v62n5/Smoking.pdf |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine Tee, G.H. Hairi, Noran Naqiah Farizah, H. Azhana, N.H. Changing Habits and Attitudes towards Smoking among Future Physicians |
| title | Changing Habits and Attitudes towards Smoking among Future Physicians |
| title_full | Changing Habits and Attitudes towards Smoking among Future Physicians |
| title_fullStr | Changing Habits and Attitudes towards Smoking among Future Physicians |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changing Habits and Attitudes towards Smoking among Future Physicians |
| title_short | Changing Habits and Attitudes towards Smoking among Future Physicians |
| title_sort | changing habits and attitudes towards smoking among future physicians |
| topic | R Medicine |
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