Prevalence of awareness, attitude, and practice towards tobacco use among general public in Kuantan

Introduction: Several studies had been conducted to assess the awareness, attitude, and practice of a specific population towards cigarette smoking. However, other tobacco products are mostly neglected. In Malaysia, many tobacco products such as cigarettes, hand-rolled tobacco, shisha, cigar, pipe,...

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Main Authors:	Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim, Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman, Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod, Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali, Akkawi, Muhammad Eid
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/75852/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75852/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75852/1/POSTER_AWARENESS%2C%20ATTITUDE%20TOWARDS%20TOBACCO%20USE%20AMONG%20KUANTAN_ICPRPR_2019_3.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/75852/2/Abstract_AWARENESS%2C%20ATTITUDE%20TOWARDS%20TOBACCO%20USE%20AMONG%20KUANTAN_ICPRPR_2019_submitted_revised.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/75852/13/ICPRP2019%20programme%20book.pdf

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spelling	iium-758522019-11-12T02:28:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75852/ Prevalence of awareness, attitude, and practice towards tobacco use among general public in Kuantan Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Akkawi, Muhammad Eid RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Introduction: Several studies had been conducted to assess the awareness, attitude, and practice of a specific population towards cigarette smoking. However, other tobacco products are mostly neglected. In Malaysia, many tobacco products such as cigarettes, hand-rolled tobacco, shisha, cigar, pipe, and chewy tobacco are easily accessible. Yet, there are no established studies of tobacco use specifically among the general public in Kuantan. Objective: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of tobacco use among the Kuantan general public and to assess the awareness, attitude and practice towards tobacco use. Method: This is a cross-sectional study. A pre-tested, structured, self-administered questionnaire was administered to a convenience sample (N = 202) in Kuantan from October to December 2018. The questionnaire was validated by experts and a pilot study was conducted to establish its reliability. Data were analyzed by SPSS using descriptive as well as inferential analysis. Results: The prevalence among the respondents was 43.6% (n = 88), in which 98.2% were males. Most of the respondents reported high awareness (91.1%) about tobacco use with the highest scores being achieved by males and those between 38 and 47 years old (96.0%). The majority of respondents demonstrated a positive attitude (97.02%) towards tobacco use, particularly among females and those between 38 and 47 years old (100%). In terms of practice, almost 50.5% reported poor practice, especially females and those who are between 18 and 27 years old. Conclusion: The prevalence of tobacco use among the general public of Kuantan is considered high. Most of the people in Kuantan have good awareness and attitude, however, their practice towards tobacco use was poor. 2019-10-20 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75852/1/POSTER_AWARENESS%2C%20ATTITUDE%20TOWARDS%20TOBACCO%20USE%20AMONG%20KUANTAN_ICPRPR_2019_3.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75852/2/Abstract_AWARENESS%2C%20ATTITUDE%20TOWARDS%20TOBACCO%20USE%20AMONG%20KUANTAN_ICPRPR_2019_submitted_revised.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75852/13/ICPRP2019%20programme%20book.pdf Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed and Jamshed, Shazia Qasim and Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman and Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod and Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali and Akkawi, Muhammad Eid (2019) Prevalence of awareness, attitude, and practice towards tobacco use among general public in Kuantan. In: International Conference on Pharmaceutical Research and Pharmacy Practice cum 14th IIUM-MPS Pharmacy Scientific Conference (ICPRP 2019), 19-20th October 2019, Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) https://conference.iium.edu.my/icprp/
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spellingShingle	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Akkawi, Muhammad Eid Prevalence of awareness, attitude, and practice towards tobacco use among general public in Kuantan
description	Introduction: Several studies had been conducted to assess the awareness, attitude, and practice of a specific population towards cigarette smoking. However, other tobacco products are mostly neglected. In Malaysia, many tobacco products such as cigarettes, hand-rolled tobacco, shisha, cigar, pipe, and chewy tobacco are easily accessible. Yet, there are no established studies of tobacco use specifically among the general public in Kuantan. Objective: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of tobacco use among the Kuantan general public and to assess the awareness, attitude and practice towards tobacco use. Method: This is a cross-sectional study. A pre-tested, structured, self-administered questionnaire was administered to a convenience sample (N = 202) in Kuantan from October to December 2018. The questionnaire was validated by experts and a pilot study was conducted to establish its reliability. Data were analyzed by SPSS using descriptive as well as inferential analysis. Results: The prevalence among the respondents was 43.6% (n = 88), in which 98.2% were males. Most of the respondents reported high awareness (91.1%) about tobacco use with the highest scores being achieved by males and those between 38 and 47 years old (96.0%). The majority of respondents demonstrated a positive attitude (97.02%) towards tobacco use, particularly among females and those between 38 and 47 years old (100%). In terms of practice, almost 50.5% reported poor practice, especially females and those who are between 18 and 27 years old. Conclusion: The prevalence of tobacco use among the general public of Kuantan is considered high. Most of the people in Kuantan have good awareness and attitude, however, their practice towards tobacco use was poor.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Akkawi, Muhammad Eid
author_facet	Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Akkawi, Muhammad Eid
author_sort	Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed
title	Prevalence of awareness, attitude, and practice towards tobacco use among general public in Kuantan
title_short	Prevalence of awareness, attitude, and practice towards tobacco use among general public in Kuantan
title_full	Prevalence of awareness, attitude, and practice towards tobacco use among general public in Kuantan
title_fullStr	Prevalence of awareness, attitude, and practice towards tobacco use among general public in Kuantan
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of awareness, attitude, and practice towards tobacco use among general public in Kuantan
title_sort	prevalence of awareness, attitude, and practice towards tobacco use among general public in kuantan
publishDate	2019
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Prevalence of awareness, attitude, and practice towards tobacco use among general public in Kuantan

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