کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4196034 1278655 2010 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Awareness of Tobacco-Related Health Hazards among Adults in China
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی سیاست های بهداشت و سلامت عمومی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Awareness of Tobacco-Related Health Hazards among Adults in China
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveTo determine the level of awareness of the hazards of tobacco smoking and secondhand smoke inhalation among adults in China.MethodsHousehold surveys were conducted with a total of 13 354 respondents aged 15 years or over from 100 counties of 28 Chinese provinces using a stratified multi-stage geographically clustered sample design.ResultsThe findings revealed that 81.8% of the population was aware that smoking causes serious diseases, and 27.2% and 38.7% were aware that smoking causes stroke and heart attack, respectively. Only 64.3% of respondents were aware that secondhand smoke can cause serious diseases, and 27.5%, 51.0%, and 52.6% were aware that secondhand smoke causes heart disease in adults, lung disease in children and lung cancer in adults, respectively. Awareness regarding smoking-related hazards across all participants was significantly associated with several factors, including gender, smoking status, urban/rural residency, education level and exposure to tobacco control publicity in the last 30 days. Awareness regarding tobacco-related hazards in smokers was significantly associated with urban/rural residency, education level, exposure to tobacco control publicity in the last 30 days, and physician's advice. Awareness relating to the hazards of inhaling secondhand smoke was associated with smoking status, urban/rural residency, age, education level, and exposure to tobacco control publicity in the last 30 days. Medical professionals were found to know more about the health hazards of tobacco compared with people in other types of employment.ConclusionsOverall awareness of the health hazards of tobacco has improved in the last 15 years in China, but is still relatively poor. Improved means of communicating information and more effective warning labels on cigarette packaging are necessary for increasing public awareness of tobacco hazards, particularly among rural residents and people with less education.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences - Volume 23, Issue 6, December 2010, Pages 437-444