Tobacco Health Risk Awareness among Socially Disadvantaged People-A Crucial Tool for Smoking Cessation.

ABSTRACT: The goal of this cross-sectional survey was to assess the level of knowledge on harmful effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure and active smoking among socially-disadvantaged people in Poland. The study was conducted among 1817 respondents aged 18⁻59 years, who used aid services from local social care institutions in Piotrkowski district. Majority of the participants were aware of the fact that smoking may cause serious diseases and lung cancer (92%). However, those percentages were lower for awareness of ETS and health risk (69.4%) and for awareness of smoking/ETS-associated risk of stroke and heart attack (57%, 68%). The male respondents and smokers had much higher odds of lacking knowledge that smoking causes serious diseases and lung cancer compared to the females (OR =

SUBMITTER: Milcarz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6211097 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature