TY - JOUR AU - Srimoragot, Pongsri AU - Sudsakorn, Pratuang AU - Suwannaphirom, Phornchai AU - Ruchisereekul, Kanin PY - 2021/01/13 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Survey of Knowledge and Opinion among Thai Veterinarians on Nicotine Toxicity and Second-hand Smoke Effects on Pets’ Health+ JF - The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine JA - TJVM VL - 51 IS - 1 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjvm/article/view/247433 SP - 69-74 AB - <p><span class="fontstyle0">There may be lack of knowledge in nicotine toxicity and second</span><span class="fontstyle2">-</span><span class="fontstyle0">hand smoke </span><span class="fontstyle2">(</span><span class="fontstyle0">SHS</span><span class="fontstyle2">) </span><span class="fontstyle0">effects, as well as the opinion of<br>pets</span><span class="fontstyle2">’ </span><span class="fontstyle0">care among Thai veterinarians </span><span class="fontstyle2">(</span><span class="fontstyle0">vets</span><span class="fontstyle2">). </span><span class="fontstyle0">To examine knowledge, opinion of nicotine toxicity and SHS effects on dogs<br>and cats</span><span class="fontstyle2">’ </span><span class="fontstyle0">health in Thai vets. A cross</span><span class="fontstyle2">-</span><span class="fontstyle0">sectional survey was applied</span><span class="fontstyle2">. </span><span class="fontstyle0">Data were collected using the self</span><span class="fontstyle2">-</span><span class="fontstyle0">reported<br>questionnaire</span><span class="fontstyle2">. </span><span class="fontstyle0">Cronbach's alpha for the knowledge and opinion questionnaire was 0</span><span class="fontstyle2">.</span><span class="fontstyle0">90 and 0</span><span class="fontstyle2">.</span><span class="fontstyle0">94, respectively</span><span class="fontstyle2">. </span><span class="fontstyle0">After<br>MUCIRB approval, systematic sampling was applied to 371 Thai vets</span><span class="fontstyle2">. </span><span class="fontstyle0">Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics</span><span class="fontstyle2">.<br></span><span class="fontstyle0">Thai vets were 5</span><span class="fontstyle2">.</span><span class="fontstyle0">7 percents current smokers</span><span class="fontstyle2">. </span><span class="fontstyle0">The majority of them had moderate knowledge </span><span class="fontstyle2">(</span><span class="fontstyle0">mean </span><span class="fontstyle2">= </span><span class="fontstyle0">5</span><span class="fontstyle2">.</span><span class="fontstyle0">51 ± 4</span><span class="fontstyle2">.</span><span class="fontstyle0">18</span><span class="fontstyle2">) </span><span class="fontstyle0">on<br>nicotine toxicity and SHS effects on pets</span><span class="fontstyle2">’ </span><span class="fontstyle0">health</span><span class="fontstyle2">. </span><span class="fontstyle0">More than half of them agreed that nicotine and SHS may be harmful<br>to pets </span><span class="fontstyle2">(</span><span class="fontstyle0">mean </span><span class="fontstyle2">= </span><span class="fontstyle0">53</span><span class="fontstyle2">.</span><span class="fontstyle0">41 ± 37</span><span class="fontstyle2">.</span><span class="fontstyle0">55</span><span class="fontstyle2">)</span><span class="fontstyle0">, vets should act as a smoke</span><span class="fontstyle2">-</span><span class="fontstyle0">free role model </span><span class="fontstyle2">(</span><span class="fontstyle0">mean </span><span class="fontstyle2">= </span><span class="fontstyle0">65</span><span class="fontstyle2">.</span><span class="fontstyle0">16 ± 40</span><span class="fontstyle2">.</span><span class="fontstyle0">11</span><span class="fontstyle2">)</span><span class="fontstyle0">, and vets should protect<br>pets from nicotine toxicity and SHS </span><span class="fontstyle2">(</span><span class="fontstyle0">mean </span><span class="fontstyle2">= </span><span class="fontstyle0">70</span><span class="fontstyle2">.</span><span class="fontstyle0">25 ± 39</span><span class="fontstyle2">.</span><span class="fontstyle0">40</span><span class="fontstyle2">) </span><span class="fontstyle0">vets should be educated on the effects of nicotine and SHS<br>exposure, and the guidelines for treating nicotine toxicity should be developed</span><span class="fontstyle2">.</span> </p> ER -