Exposure to second-hand smoke among adolescent in secondary school students in Sana’a, Yemen

Introduction The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge and attitude of secondary school students in Sana'a Yemen related to exposure to second-hand smoking. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Sana'a city. The total sample size was 336 students in which 63 were males...

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Main Authors:	Al-Emad, Fateh Addin Nejm Addin, Zaleha Md. Isa
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Published:	Jabatan Kesihatan Masyarakat, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
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spelling	ukm-115712018-04-13T15:56:32Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11571/ Exposure to second-hand smoke among adolescent in secondary school students in Sana’a, Yemen Al-Emad, Fateh Addin Nejm Addin Zaleha Md. Isa, Introduction The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge and attitude of secondary school students in Sana'a Yemen related to exposure to second-hand smoking. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Sana'a city. The total sample size was 336 students in which 63 were males and 273 were females. These students were stratified random sampling. Data were collected by using Questionnaire comprising of 3 parts: Part 1- consists of socio-demographic data. Part 2- consists of the knowledge regarding smoking and second-hand smoking and Part 3-consists of adolescents' attitude in relation to second-hand smoking. Results Out of 336 students, majority were between 14-18 years old (75.9%), males (81.2%) , (55.7%)of them was fathers' occupation private employee and low educated mother was (86.3%).The students who do not have smoking habit were (94.3%),and those who do not have friends with the habit of smoking was (57.4%). (57.10) having some one else at home who smokes beside them .The reaction of non printed mass media for SHS warning was (83.3%). The exposed to smoke out door was (60.1%). In this study, the majority of students had inadequate knowledge about the second-hand smoke was (52.7%). A higher percentage of students who had unfavorable attitudes toward secondhand smoke was (86.6%). Conclusions We concluded that The level of knowledge and attitude about the second-hand smoke is relatively low among the secondary school student in Sana'a Yemen. The finding of this study emphasized the need of effective awareness programs to increase level of consciousness and knowledge regarding SHS. Jabatan Kesihatan Masyarakat, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11571/1/36-426-2-PB.pdf Al-Emad, Fateh Addin Nejm Addin and Zaleha Md. Isa, (2017) Exposure to second-hand smoke among adolescent in secondary school students in Sana’a, Yemen. International Journal of Public Health Research, 7 (1). pp. 783-790. ISSN 2232-0245 http://spaj.ukm.my/ijphr/index.php/ijphr/issue/view/7
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description	Introduction The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge and attitude of secondary school students in Sana'a Yemen related to exposure to second-hand smoking. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Sana'a city. The total sample size was 336 students in which 63 were males and 273 were females. These students were stratified random sampling. Data were collected by using Questionnaire comprising of 3 parts: Part 1- consists of socio-demographic data. Part 2- consists of the knowledge regarding smoking and second-hand smoking and Part 3-consists of adolescents' attitude in relation to second-hand smoking. Results Out of 336 students, majority were between 14-18 years old (75.9%), males (81.2%) , (55.7%)of them was fathers' occupation private employee and low educated mother was (86.3%).The students who do not have smoking habit were (94.3%),and those who do not have friends with the habit of smoking was (57.4%). (57.10) having some one else at home who smokes beside them .The reaction of non printed mass media for SHS warning was (83.3%). The exposed to smoke out door was (60.1%). In this study, the majority of students had inadequate knowledge about the second-hand smoke was (52.7%). A higher percentage of students who had unfavorable attitudes toward secondhand smoke was (86.6%). Conclusions We concluded that The level of knowledge and attitude about the second-hand smoke is relatively low among the secondary school student in Sana'a Yemen. The finding of this study emphasized the need of effective awareness programs to increase level of consciousness and knowledge regarding SHS.
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author_facet	Al-Emad, Fateh Addin Nejm Addin Zaleha Md. Isa,
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title	Exposure to second-hand smoke among adolescent in secondary school students in Sana’a, Yemen
title_short	Exposure to second-hand smoke among adolescent in secondary school students in Sana’a, Yemen
title_full	Exposure to second-hand smoke among adolescent in secondary school students in Sana’a, Yemen
title_fullStr	Exposure to second-hand smoke among adolescent in secondary school students in Sana’a, Yemen
title_full_unstemmed	Exposure to second-hand smoke among adolescent in secondary school students in Sana’a, Yemen
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Exposure to second-hand smoke among adolescent in secondary school students in Sana’a, Yemen

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