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Title: | Knowledge of smoking as a risk factor for disease among urology clinic patients in Australia. | Austin Authors: | Khan, Munad;Papa, Nathan P;Manning, Todd G ;Nzenza, Tatenda;Simionato, Lauren;Lawrentschuk, Nathan | Affiliation: | Department of Surgery, Austin Health, The University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Department of Urology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia |
Issue Date: | Aug-2018 | Date: | 2018-03-27 | Publication information: | World Journal of Urology 2018; 36(8): 1219-1224 | Abstract: | Smoking remains a common habit among the general population. Despite the well-established risks of smoking, relatively few studies have been undertaken to assess the understanding of these risks among the general population. We intended to assess the understanding of smoking as a risk factor for various conditions in a urology outpatient cohort to assess the level of knowledge as well as particular strengths and weaknesses they possess. A four-page questionnaire was distributed among urology outpatients over a 5 month period. The questionnaire captured information regarding the knowledge of smoking as a risk factor for various urological and non-urological conditions. Results were collated and stratified according to patient's cancer history as well as smoking status. A total of 112 participants were included in our analytical sample. Our study demonstrated a deficiency in knowledge regarding smoking and urological conditions. When ranked by level of knowledge, four of the bottom five conditions were urological in nature. Furthermore, we found that patients with a personal cancer history demonstrated generally poorer knowledge of smoking as a risk factor compared to patients without a cancer history. Conversely, smokers themselves demonstrated a greater understanding of risks compared to non-smokers. Our study suggests there is much work to be done in the education of patients on the risks of smoking from a urological point of view. We believe more initiative needs to be taken by the specialists treating such patients to achieve an improved level of knowledge. | URI: | https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/17996 | DOI: | 10.1007/s00345-018-2276-9 | ORCID: | 0000-0002-4140-1500 0000-0002-3188-1803 0000-0001-5609-3769 0000-0001-8553-5618 |
Journal: | World Journal of Urology | PubMed URL: | 29589133 | Type: | Journal Article | Subjects: | Smoking Smoking cessation |
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