title: Knowledge and attitudes regarding smoking: a health education experiment with Malay college students.
abstract: This study investigated whether knowledge and attitudes of Malay college students regarding smoking can be positively influenced by educational intervention. The experiment included a pretest to assess the students knowledge and attitudes regarding smoking, a lecture on the health risks associated with smoking, and a posttest given six weeks later to assess whether any changes had occurred. A profile of the typical Malay student smoker was also elicited. Twenty-seven percent of the study population were smokers. Of the men in the sample, 44% were smokers, while less than 4% of the women were smokers. T-tests indicated that knowledge of the health risks associated with smoking was significantly improved for most groups, while attitudes towards smoking were essentially unchanged.
authors: Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824.
authors: M E
authors: ME
authors: Kurtz
authors: S M
authors: SM
authors: Johnson
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Ross-Lee
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Narayanan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*