The evaluation of KAP on passive smoking and the approach level of education communication on the harms of smoking in 2003
- Author:
Nguyen Trong Khoa
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
passive smoking
- MeSH:
Smoking;
Education
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;505(3):38-41
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
KAP survey on passive smoking was carried out on 452 adults (>=15 years old) in Hai phong in 2003, the following main conclusions have been gained: -78.5% of the survey households with smokers and 67.9% of them smoking at home. Most of people knew the harms of active smoking (99.1%) and passive smoking (73.2%) but it is not enough because only some of them knew some diseases relating to smoking. More than 90% of smokers attemp to quit and 90.2% from the results of their health. 92.2% of them get information of tobaco hazards from the TV, mainly from VTV1 (54.2%). Some of the smokers have the behaviours decreasing the harm of tobacco smoke to others. Smoking outside the house is 34.5%.
