The correlations of knowledge, attitude, and smoking behaviour with smoking cessation effort at coffee shops in Banda Aceh, Indonesia
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- DOI: https://doi.org/10.15562/bmj.v9i2.1729  |
- Published: 2020-08-01
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Methods: This study aims to find out the correlation between knowledge, attitudes and smoking behaviour towards the smoking cessation efforts in Banda Aceh. Using a cross-sectional design with accidental sampling technique at six most visited coffee shops in Banda Aceh. All the data were collected using GATS (Global Adult Tobacco Surveillance) questionnaire that had been modified, and conducted by direct interview. All respondent had received signed informed consent.
Results: A total of 111 active smokers was collected. This study indicated that smokers have average smoking cessation efforts more than 30 days (41.4%), dominantly well educated (60.4%), neutral attitude (72.1%), and mild smokers (79.3%). We also found that smoking cessation efforts were influenced by knowledge (p=0.036), attitudes (p=0.025), and smoking behaviour (p=0.001).
Conclusion: There are correlations between knowledge, attitudes, and smoking behaviour towards the smoking cessation efforts in Banda Aceh.