Open AccessEvaluation of smoking prevalence, secondhand smoke exposure, attitudes of tobacco control, and smoking cessation knowledge among pharmacy and medical students in a private university, Malaysia
Author(s) -
Azizur Rahman,
Majory Mambali,
Fazlollah Keshavarzi,
Muhammad Ahsan Iftikhar Baig,
Enti Hariadha,
Muhmmad Junaid Farrukh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_334_21
Subject(s) - tobacco control , medicine , pharmacy , smoking cessation , environmental health , secondhand smoke , logistic regression , cross sectional study , family medicine , public health , passive smoking , nursing , pathology
Tobacco use is one of the leading causes of premature morbidity and mortality globally, causing over eight million deaths per year. One of the best approaches to reduce smoking-related deaths is to encourage future health-care professionals in tobacco control programs.