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Asian Pacific Journal of Nursing

Volume 10, Issue 2, 2023
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Asian Pacific Journal of Nursing
Issn
XXX-XXXX (Print), 2349 – 0683 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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Title
A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING THE ILL EFFECTS OF SMOKING AMONG HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AT SELECTED HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL IN JAMMU-2015
Author
J.C.Frank and Deva Pon Pushpam.I
Email
jc.franklinnurse@gmail.com
keyword
Knowledge, Attitude, ill effect, Smoking, Higher secondary students
Abstract
Smoking is one of the habit which is affecting the people commonly nowadays, that too it is common in adolescents. Like poverty, smoking also does not appear on death certificate. In an initial estimate of factors responsible for the global burden of disease, tobacco contributed to 6% of deaths worldwide. The global youth tobacco survey (GYTS) was developed by World Health Organization (WHO) to track tobacco use among young people. The GYTS survey conducted in the year 2003 in about 95 schools of India revealed that 1 in 10 (9.5 %) of students in India in the age group of 13-15 years have smoking cigarette practice. According to CDC (2003), currently over 3 million youth smoke and approximately 4400 youth try their first cigarette every day. This study investigated the knowledge and attitude of the higher secondary school students regarding ill effects of smoking. The research design selected for this study was descriptive design. Subject selection employed a purposive sampling technique. Subjects meeting the inclusion criteria were chosen. Data were analyzed and interpreted by using descriptive and inferential statistics. This study was conducted among 50 students at Govt. Boys higher secondary school, Seripanditan. The findings showed that the majority 29 (58%) of the students had inadequate level of knowledge and 21 (42%) students had moderate level of knowledge regarding ill effects of smoking. The attitude questionnaire revealed that 3 (6%) had positive attitude, 12 (24%) had neutral attitude and 35 (70%) had negative attitude. There was no association between demographic variables.
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