Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Anti-Smoking Messages On Knowledge About Health Effects, Negative Thinking And Behaviour Among Malaysians

Zawahir, Mohamed Shukry (2012) Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Anti-Smoking Messages On Knowledge About Health Effects, Negative Thinking And Behaviour Among Malaysians. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

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Abstract

Tobacco use has been identified as the leading cause of death and disability in the world. In Malaysia, overall (age ≥15 years) smoking prevalence of 23.2%, with male smoking rate is 44.6%. Among teenagers, 15% indicated as experimenters, another 8% confessed to being regular smokers. Smoking-related diseases had caused 35% of the death in Government hospitals in 2006. The Malaysian government launched a comprehensive national anti-smoking media campaign called “Tak Nak” in targeting at children, youth, women as well as smokers and the non-smokers.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica > RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
Divisions:	Pusat Pengajian Sains Farmasi (School of Pharmacy) > Thesis
Depositing User:	ASM Ab Shukor Mustapa
Date Deposited:	24 Sep 2018 02:07
Last Modified:	12 Apr 2019 05:26
URI:	http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/42040

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