Smoking the Related to situation and factors affect in the smoking of monks in the central region
Keywords:
Health belief model, Monk, Smoking behaviorAbstract
The purpose of this survey research was to study the smoking situation and factors affecting the smoking of monks in the central region by applying the health belief model. A questionnaire was used as a research instrument to collect data. The sample of this study was 359 monks who stayed in a Buddhist monastery in the central region. The sample was selected based on a multistage stage sampling. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression statistics.
The results of this research showed that 66.6% of the respondents were a smoker. 29.4% of them chose Krongthip cigarette. 30.8% of them smoked before-after breakfast. Only 4.0% of them received cigarette offerings from people. In addition, the result revealed that the significant factors which affected to monks' smoking were as follows: secular education level (Adjusted OR = 2.48, 95% CI: 1.27-4.87), religious education level (Adjusted OR = 5.03, 95% CI: 1.83-13.89), perceived severity of smoking-related diseases (Adjusted OR = 1.16, 95% CI: 1.02-1.31), perceived benefits of prevention of smoking-related diseases (Adjusted OR = 0.87, 95% CI: 0.79-0.95) and exposure to information (Adjusted OR = 31.15, 95% CI: 16.00-60.62). These factors could jointly predict 84.3% of the variation in monks' smoking. The findings suggested that tobacco control activity and program should consider on secular education level, religious education level, perceived severity of smoking-related diseases, perceived benefits of prevention of smoking-related diseases and exposure to information by attention on secular education level and religious education level to enhance the monks to quit smoking.
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