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Smoking Effects on Health: Knowledge of Nursing Students in Alquwaiyah City, 2012
Corresponding Author(s) : Abdalla Osman
International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research,
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2019): 2019 Volume 7- Issue -1
Abstract
Objectives
The study is designed to evaluate the students’ knowledge of Alquwaiyah City concerning the smoking effects on health.
Methods
A cross-sectional community-based study was fervently conducted with data collection through samples were randomly selected from all students enrolled in Alquwaiyah City, they were 40 students. The survey questionnaires comprising 8 closed-ended questions used.
Result and conclusion
The study showed that their ages were homogeneous ranged between 17- 23 years; they were distributed among 5 levels. Most students are smokers 40% of them, and 27.5% were co-smoker. This study revealed fair knowledge 42.5% in Alquwaiyah students, most of them don't have knowledge or have reasonable knowledge regarding hazardous substances in cigarette; results reflected a poor knowledge about the smoking effects on health among Alquwaiyah students.
Recommendations
The researchers recommended that emphasizing on healthcare education programs that may lay a great stress on tobacco awareness and cessation among Alquwaiyah students, Alquwaiyah authorities should put strict regulations and policies regarding smoking inside Alquwaiyah schools and universities to protect non-smokers from hazards.