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The Korean Journal of Food & Health Convergence (KJFHC) / The Korean Journal of Food & Health Convergence (KJFHC), (E)2586-7342
2019, v.5 no.2, pp.13-25
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.13106/kjfhc.2019.vol5.no2.13
John, Ikpeama Osita
Mariam, Onuzulike Nonye
Adimabua, Okafor Patrick
Anthonia, Ikpeama Chizoba
Joy, Ikpeama Chinwe
Osazuwa, Igbineweka Osa
Andrew, Ikpeama Emeka
Jacob, Ofuenyi
Paulastella, Nwosu Nchedochukwu
Nnanna, Ibeh Isaiah
Mokwe, Gerald Chukwudi

Abstract

This study was aimed at ascertaining the level of knowledge of the health effects of cigarette smoking on health and wellbeing among adults. A cross-sectional form of descriptive survey research design was used for this study. Two hundred and seventy copies of the questionnaire collected were analyzed using descriptive statistic of frequency count, normative percentage and grand mean; as well as inferential statistics of chi-square (<TEX>${\chi}^2$</TEX>). The level of significant was fixed at 0.05. Appropriate degrees of freedom were worked out. The influence of gender on the knowledge of the negative effect of cigarette smoking among adults in sokoto. The results shows that 48% agreed on the negative effects of showing among male followed by 29.3% among female, those who undecided 8.8% male and 4.4% females while those who disagree are 6.2% for male and 2.5% for female. The research concluded that the knowledge of negative effect of cigarette smoking among adults in sokoto metropolis was very good across the different variable (marital status, gender, and year in higher institution) with single, male and first year in higher institution showing significantly good knowledge of the negative effect of cigarette smoking.

keywords
Cigarette Smoking, Gender, Years in Higher Institution, Knowledge, Marital Status

The Korean Journal of Food & Health Convergence (KJFHC)