Knowledge and Perceptions of Smoking According to Income Level in Morocco
| Autor: | K. Elrhazi, Zineb Serhier, Samira El Fakir, Karen Slama, Nabil Tachfouti, Chakib Nejjari, M. Berraho |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Male Low income Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Health (social science) Multivariate analysis Adolescent Population Young Adult Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Prevalence Humans Medicine education Aged Aged 80 and over Family Characteristics education.field_of_study Monthly income business.industry Smoking Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Odds ratio Middle Aged Stepwise regression Confidence interval Morocco Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Socioeconomic Factors Population Surveillance Income Income level Female business Demography |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Health Promotion. 25:387-391 |
| ISSN: | 2168-6602 0890-1171 |
| Popis: | Purpose. To determine the association between income level and variations in knowledge and perceptions about tobacco smoking in Morocco. Design. Cross-sectional study. Setting. Random sample of 9195 subjects representative of the Moroccan population. Subjects. Subjects aged > 15 years from households. Measures. Data were collected from selected households using a standardized questionnaire about smoking, educational level, household monthly income, and knowledge of health effects of smoking. Analysis. Stepwise logistic regression was used for multivariate analysis. Adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals for each variable were calculated as an estimate of the likelihood of having knowledge that smoking causes selected diseases. Results. Among 9195 subjects, 27.8% reported low income (Conclusions. Lower income level was associated with lower awareness of the harms of smoking. There is a need to improve knowledge of the dangers of smoking among the disadvantaged segments of the population. |
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