ArticleTobacco prevention & cessation2020
Knowledge of secondhand smoke and behaviour towards its exposure among teachers in Mauritius.
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- Designing, implementing and evaluating an educational program regarding the effects of second-hand smoke in pregnancy on the knowledge, attitude and performance of male smokers.Reproductive health · 2023Trial
- Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among University Students in the United Arab Emirates: Knowledge as a Correlate of Protective Behavior-A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Preventable Deaths Attributable to Second-Hand Smoke in Southeast Asia-Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.International journal of public health · 2024Article
- Knowledge, beliefs, perceptions and barriers related to implementing smoke-free home practices in two rural settlement areas in Malaysia.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2024Review
- Need for sensitization on serious threats of second-hand smoke: Findings from a national study in Mauritius, a small island developing state in the Indian Ocean.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- Beliefs of parents in Kuwait about thirdhand smoke and its relation to home smoking rules: A cross-sectional study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionA literature review has revealed an absence of studies investigating the knowledge and behaviour of teachers towards secondhand smoke (SHS). This study was thus designed with the following objectives: 1) Assess the knowledge of SHS among primary school teachers, 2) Determine their behaviour towards SHS, and 3) Identify any relationship between knowledge and behaviour of participants.
methodsA national cross-sectional study was conducted among a representative sample from 28 primary schools in all four educational zones of Mauritius in 2017. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from primary school teachers. Data analysis was performed on 389 questionnaires.
resultsThe mean knowledge score was found to be 28.9 (SD=4.8), which is just above the threshold score (>27) for good knowledge. Less than two-thirds of the participants (63.2%) were in the 'good knowledge' category. The mean behaviour score was found to be 26.6 (SD=6.8), which is situated in the range for 'satisfactory behaviour' in terms of avoiding SHS. Pearson correlation testing revealed a significant association between knowledge of SHS and behaviour towards exposure to SHS.
conclusionsThis study showed that nearly two-thirds of teachers had good knowledge of the health dangers of SHS and applied this knowledge in their behaviour by keeping away from cigarette smoke.
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