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Practices regarding secondhand smoking among Malay housewives in rural community in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan

Introduction: Secondhand smoking occurs in public and private spaces and it causes serious adverse health effects. The initiatives to establish smoke free policies in private spaces are more challenging as it is an area of autonomy. Thus, this study aims determine the knowledge, attitude and practic...

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Main Authors: Ismail, Suriani, Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah, Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah, Mahmud, Aidalina, Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam
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Language:English
Published: Community Health Society Malaysia 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45921/1/Practices%20regarding%20secondhand%20smoking%20among%20Malay%20housewives%20in%20rural%20community%20in%20Jempol%2C%20Negeri%20Sembilan.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.459212018-05-16T07:13:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45921/ Practices regarding secondhand smoking among Malay housewives in rural community in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan Ismail, Suriani Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah Mahmud, Aidalina Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam Introduction: Secondhand smoking occurs in public and private spaces and it causes serious adverse health effects. The initiatives to establish smoke free policies in private spaces are more challenging as it is an area of autonomy. Thus, this study aims determine the knowledge, attitude and practices of a group of housewives in a Malay community who were secondhand smokers in the privacy of their own homes and their association with these women’s socio demographic profiles. Methods: A total of 114 housewives who lived with at least one smoker participated in this study. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the characteristics of the respondents (age, level of education and income), their knowledge, attitude and practices towards secondhand smoking and also information about their secondhand smoking. Their practices were then categorized into ‘appropriate’ and ‘not appropriate’ practices. It was then tested for association with age, level of education, income, knowledge and attitude categories. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 42.12±11.13 years, 56.1% of them at least finished primary school and 90.4% had monthly household income of less than RM 2000. Exposure to secondhand smoking at home was 59.6%. Most were exposed to less than 10 cigarettes and less than 10 minutes per day (69.3% and 49.1%, respectively). A total 66.7% of the respondents had appropriate practice towards secondary smoking and this practice was significantly associated with the level of knowledge about secondary smoking (P=0.034). Conclusion: National efforts to suppress smoking in private spaces such as homes and cars need to be enhanced. As knowledge is significantly associated with appropriate practice towards secondary smoking, more efforts should be made to increase and disseminate knowledge about the harmful effects of secondhand smoking especially to second hand smokers. Community Health Society Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45921/1/Practices%20regarding%20secondhand%20smoking%20among%20Malay%20housewives%20in%20rural%20community%20in%20Jempol%2C%20Negeri%20Sembilan.pdf Ismail, Suriani and Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah and Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah and Mahmud, Aidalina and Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam (2015) Practices regarding secondhand smoking among Malay housewives in rural community in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, 2 (1). pp. 148-158. ISSN 2289-7577
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description Introduction: Secondhand smoking occurs in public and private spaces and it causes serious adverse health effects. The initiatives to establish smoke free policies in private spaces are more challenging as it is an area of autonomy. Thus, this study aims determine the knowledge, attitude and practices of a group of housewives in a Malay community who were secondhand smokers in the privacy of their own homes and their association with these women’s socio demographic profiles. Methods: A total of 114 housewives who lived with at least one smoker participated in this study. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the characteristics of the respondents (age, level of education and income), their knowledge, attitude and practices towards secondhand smoking and also information about their secondhand smoking. Their practices were then categorized into ‘appropriate’ and ‘not appropriate’ practices. It was then tested for association with age, level of education, income, knowledge and attitude categories. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 42.12±11.13 years, 56.1% of them at least finished primary school and 90.4% had monthly household income of less than RM 2000. Exposure to secondhand smoking at home was 59.6%. Most were exposed to less than 10 cigarettes and less than 10 minutes per day (69.3% and 49.1%, respectively). A total 66.7% of the respondents had appropriate practice towards secondary smoking and this practice was significantly associated with the level of knowledge about secondary smoking (P=0.034). Conclusion: National efforts to suppress smoking in private spaces such as homes and cars need to be enhanced. As knowledge is significantly associated with appropriate practice towards secondary smoking, more efforts should be made to increase and disseminate knowledge about the harmful effects of secondhand smoking especially to second hand smokers.
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author Ismail, Suriani
Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah
Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah
Mahmud, Aidalina
Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam
spellingShingle Ismail, Suriani
Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah
Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah
Mahmud, Aidalina
Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam
Practices regarding secondhand smoking among Malay housewives in rural community in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan
author_facet Ismail, Suriani
Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah
Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah
Mahmud, Aidalina
Muhamad Saliluddin, Suhainizam
author_sort Ismail, Suriani
title Practices regarding secondhand smoking among Malay housewives in rural community in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan
title_short Practices regarding secondhand smoking among Malay housewives in rural community in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan
title_full Practices regarding secondhand smoking among Malay housewives in rural community in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan
title_fullStr Practices regarding secondhand smoking among Malay housewives in rural community in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan
title_full_unstemmed Practices regarding secondhand smoking among Malay housewives in rural community in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan
title_sort practices regarding secondhand smoking among malay housewives in rural community in jempol, negeri sembilan
publisher Community Health Society Malaysia
publishDate 2015
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45921/1/Practices%20regarding%20secondhand%20smoking%20among%20Malay%20housewives%20in%20rural%20community%20in%20Jempol%2C%20Negeri%20Sembilan.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45921/
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