School of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2011 Nov;8(11):4207-19. doi: 10.3390/ijerph8114207. Epub 2011 Nov 9.
Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure is a serious public health threat worldwide; in the developing world there are less serious efforts towards controlling women's and children's exposure to SHS. Knowledge, attitudes and avoidance practices among Jordanian women have never been thoroughly studied. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and avoidance behavior towards SHS exposure among employed Jordanian women with higher education.
A survey was conducted among employed Jordanian women at two universities. A total of 209 women were included in the analysis. Two questionnaires regarding SHS exposure were used to measure knowledge, attitudes and avoidance practices.
Most respondents were regularly exposed to SHS in various locations during daily life, even though they were very knowledgeable about the dangers of SHS exposure for women and children. However, the subject's attitudes and avoidance behavior did not reflect the level of knowledge about SHS risks. The results suggests there is a large discrepancy between SHS exposure, knowledge, attitudes and avoidance behavior among highly educated Jordanian women that is likely influenced by culture and traditional gender roles. Public health initiatives are needed in Jordan to address public policy, institutional practices and to empowerment of women to reduce SHS exposure.
评估具有高等教育背景的约旦职业女性对二手烟（SHS）暴露的知识、态度和回避行为。
在两所大学对约旦职业女性进行了一项调查。共有 209 名女性被纳入分析。使用两份关于 SHS 暴露的问卷来测量知识、态度和回避行为。
大多数受访者在日常生活中经常在各种场所接触 SHS，尽管她们非常了解 SHS 暴露对妇女和儿童的危害。然而，被调查者的态度和回避行为并不能反映她们对 SHS 风险的了解程度。结果表明，在受过高等教育的约旦女性中，SHS 暴露、知识、态度和回避行为之间存在很大差异，这可能受到文化和传统性别角色的影响。约旦需要采取公共卫生措施来解决公共政策、机构做法和赋予妇女权力以减少 SHS 暴露的问题。
