Factors Associated With Exposure to Antismoking Information Among Adults in Vietnam, Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2010

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Giang, Kim Bao ; Van Minh, Hoang ; Nga, Pham Quynh ; Hai, Phan Thi ; Quan, Nguyen The ; Tong, Van T. ; Xuan, Le Thi Thanh ; Hsia, Jason
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  The media play a critical role in tobacco control. Knowledge about the exposure of a population to antismoking information can provide information for planning communication activities in tobacco control. We examined exposure to antismoking information associated with socioeconomic and demographic factors among adults (≥15 years) in Vietnam.
  
  Methods
  
  The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is a nationally representative household survey of noninstitutionalized men and women aged 15 years or older and was conducted in Vietnam in 2010 (N = 9,925). We used GATS data on exposure to sources of antismoking information and analyzed associations among socioeconomic and demographic groups.
  
  Results
  
  An estimated 91.6% of the adult population was exposed to at least 1 source of antismoking information, and the mean number of sources of exposure was 3.7. Compared with their counterparts, respondents who were older, had higher education levels, higher economic status, and higher knowledge levels about the health consequences of smoking were more likely to be exposed to any source of antismoking information and to more informational sources. The most common source of exposure was television (85.9%). Respondents of higher social class (education, occupation, wealth) had more exposure through modern media sources (television), and respondents of lower social class were exposed to more traditional sources such as radio or loudspeakers.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Exposure to at least 1 source of antismoking information is high in Vietnam, and the number and type of source varied by sociodemographic group. Use of multiple communication channels is recommended to reinforce antismoking messages and to reach different groups in the population.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Communications Media Data Collection Female Health Surveys Humans Male Middle Aged Original Research Smoking Smoking Cessation Socioeconomic Factors

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 10.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.120348
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Vietnam
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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