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Archives   2008

Myanmar   Health   Sciences   Research   Journal

Volume   20,  Number   2

TITLE:   An exploratory study on willingness to change smoking practice of urban males, Dagon Township, Yangon Division.
AUTHOR:   Le Le Win; San Shwe; Nyo Nyo Kyaing; Saw Saw; Kyi Kyi Mar; San San Aye; Thandar Min; Phyo Min Oo; Tinzar Aung
SOURCE:   Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal. 2008; 20(2): 81-84
ABSTRACT:   Smoking is rising in developing world but falling in developed countries. In Myanmar, number of current smokers in urban is higher than those in rural areas. Since little is known about changes in future attitudes of smoking practice, the present study attempted to explore willingness to change smoking practice of urban males. A longitudinal cohort study was conducted in Dagon Township, Yangon Division. Thirty-nine male adult current smokers, who were literate involved voluntarily. Self-administered question-naire was used 3 times to explore changing process of smoking; May, June and August 2007. To know their instantaneous perceptions of practice, second time was one month apart from the first time and to explore their gradual perceptions, the last time was made 2 months later. Out of 39 smokers, we could follow 30 and 22 smokers at the second and last times respectively. Their mean age was 29.4 years. The majority started smoking at the age between 16 to 20 years since their friends urged them to smoke for experience. At the last time, among 22 smokers, 13 were still smoking, 7 started quitting/reducing and 2 had stopped smoking. However, among22 smokers, half of them had a plan to quit/reduce smoking in future. Factors relating to changes in smoking practice explored from this study like personal feeling, self-control and environment, will be useful in developing IEC materials for quitting smoking programme in our country.
SUBJECT HEADINGS:   Smoking. Practice.
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