| Autor: |
Devaki Talluri, Srinivas Pachava, Vadapalli Viswanadh, Viswa C. Chandu, Suresh Y. Chand, Naditha K. Rani |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Population Medicine, Vol 1, Iss November (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2654-1459 |
| DOI: |
10.18332/popmed/113399 |
| Popis: |
Introduction Tobacco dependence is a chronic disease that often requires repeated intervention and multiple attempts to quit. Effective treatment exists however, that can significantly increase rates of long-term abstinence. Our objective was to evaluate the perceptions and primary domains of attitudes of dental students with reference to tobacco cessation counselling. Methods The study involved 62 male students and 138 female students, for a total of 200 responses, in Andhra Pradesh, India. Principle component analysis with varimax rotation was used to identify inter-item associations, to check for rudimentary items, and to establish underlying constructs among items. Internal consistency and reliability were assessed using Cranbach’s alpha. Two principle-component analyses were conducted. In the first analysis with 20 items, the KMO and Bartlett’s test showed a sampling adequacy of 0.704 and significance with p |
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