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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Smokeless Tobacco among Adolesence of Two Private Schoolsof Gadap Town Kara...
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Smokeless Tobacco among Adolesence of Two Private Schoolsof Gadap Town Kara...
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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ABSTRACTObjective: To evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding smokeless tobacco among adolescence of two private schools of Gadap Town KarachiMaterials and Methods:This descriptive cross sectional study was carried out in 300 school going children of two private schools of Gadap Town Karachi. The children were 11-19 years of age. The study was conducted for a period of six months from October 2014 to March 2015. Data was collected by self structured questionnaire related to personal information regarding the use of smokeless tobacco habits and the diseases that could be caused by the consumption of smokeless tobacco.Simple Random Sampling technique was used for data collection. Informed consent was taken from the principals of both private schools.Data was analyzed using SPSS software version 20.Results:The study participants, 93.0% had the knowledge about smokeless tobacco while 2.7% subjects had no knowledge and 4.3%...
