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ATTITUDE TOWARD SMOKING AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION RELATED TO SMOKING HARM OF VIETNAMESE STUDENTS AGE 13-15 IN 13 PROVINCES IN 2021-2022
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The goal of the study is to describe students' attitudes and access to information about the harmful effects of tobacco. The research method is a cross-sectional description, conducting a survey on 3873 students from 13 provinces and cities across the country, with the proportion of female students being 53.3%. The results show that students have negative attitudes towards smoking: more than 90% of students agree that smoking (including e-cigarettes and shisha) is harmful to health. Students access information about the harmful effects of tobacco through many sources. Among them, mass media such as television, radio, internet, billboards, posters, newspapers, magazines or movies have the highest reach rate. The source of information from learning and discussion in school is the lowest. The results of this study show that communication activities about tobacco harms need to continue to develop on mass media and promote learning activities and discussions about tobacco harms in school.
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