Vanishree N, Narayan R R, Naveen N, Bullapa D, Vignesh D, P Raveendran N M
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Rungta College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhilai, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India.
Indian J Cancer. 2017 Apr-Jun;54(2):461-466. doi: 10.4103/ijc.IJC_203_17.
The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude, and impact of pictorial warnings present on tobacco packets among patients attending outpatient department of a dental college of Bangalore city.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 419 patients through convenience sampling, using a structured close-ended questionnaire containing 35 questions. The participants were approached and invited to participate voluntarily. The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test and ANOVA.
Mean age of the participants was 28.1 ± 7.06 years. Out of total 419 participants, 62.8% were tobacco users. About 40.6% of the participants had average knowledge and only 22.9% had positive attitude regarding the pictorial warnings. Nearly 77.9% of tobacco users had previously attempted decreased frequency of tobacco use and 63.7% had tried quitting the habit. The difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05 Chi-square test and ANOVA).
The present study revealed that most of study participants have noticed the warnings on tobacco products, and most of them believe that they could understand warning labels. This study also showed that most of study participants believed that pictorial health warnings create awareness about probable health hazards of tobacco use and that these pictorial presentations on tobacco packs positively assist in reducing or quitting tobacco smoking.
本研究旨在评估班加罗尔市一所牙科学院门诊部患者对烟盒上图片警示的知晓情况、态度及影响。
采用便利抽样法，对419名患者进行横断面研究，使用包含35个问题的结构化封闭式问卷。主动接触参与者并邀请其自愿参与。对获得的数据进行描述性统计、卡方检验和方差分析。
参与者的平均年龄为28.1±7.06岁。在419名参与者中，62.8%为烟草使用者。约40.6%的参与者对图片警示的知晓程度一般，只有22.9%持积极态度。近77.9%的烟草使用者此前曾尝试减少吸烟频率，63.7%曾试图戒烟。差异具有统计学意义（卡方检验和方差分析，P<0.05）。
本研究表明，大多数研究参与者注意到了烟草制品上的警示，且大多数人认为他们能理解警示标签。本研究还表明，大多数研究参与者认为图片健康警示能提高对烟草使用可能危害健康的认识，且烟盒上的这些图片展示对减少或戒烟有积极帮助。
