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Children’s Idea about Cigarettes and Smoking
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نویسنده
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afshari poorandokht ,rakhsh khorshid marzieh ,vakili mahdis ,jahandideh maryam ,ahmadi mehrnaz
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منبع
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jundishapur journal of chronic disease care - 2016 - دوره : 5 - شماره : 4 - صفحه:1 -4
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چکیده
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Background: tobacco smoking is attributed to pediatric disease and pediatric epidemics. this study aimed to indicate the attitudes of four- to six-year-old children toward cigarettes. methods: this cross sectional study was conducted by a questionnaire in 2011. hundred and forty-five, children, aged four to six years, were randomly selected from eight kindergartens located in all four areas of ahvaz. descriptive statistics was used to analyze demographic data, chi-square test to compare qualitative variables and pearson correlation coefficient to compare quantitative data. results: results of the study showed that 76.4% of children knew what a cigarette is; 41.2% had talked about smoking with their parents; 1.4% had asked to buy one due to the attractive appearance of cigarette packs; 27.8% imitated the act of smoking. children’s attitude toward smoking showed that 1.4% of them took smoking as a good act, 91.4% believed that smoking was a bad act and 7.1% had no idea about smoking. conclusions: since parents’ behaviors affect their children, it is advisable to implement effective interventional programs to increase parents’ awareness about smoking and its harmful environmental effects.
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کلیدواژه
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Children’s Idea ,Cigarette ,Chronic Disease
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ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, school of nursing and midwifery, ایران, zahedan university of medical sciences, school of nursing and midwifery, ایران, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, para medicine school, student research committee, department of nutrition, ایران, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, school of nursing and midwifery, ایران, ahvaz jundishapur university of medical sciences, school of nursing and midwifery, ایران
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