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- Title
Evaluation Information Sources of Students Non-medical Universities in Kermanshah Province, Iran about Asthma.
- Authors
Pooyanmehr, Mehrdad; Khazaei, Milad; Shamohammadi, Masoud; Azarhosh, Milad
- Abstract
Objective: Asthma is a chronic (long-term) lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. Asthma causes recurring periods of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. The coughing often occurs at night or early in the morning. Asthma affects people of all ages, but it most often starts during childhood. The relationships between life style and asthma disease. This study was aimed to clarify the source of information (SI) of the 4 student groups in Kermanshah's non-medical universities including BSc, MSc, PhD in non-medical sciences and Doctors of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) about asthma. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional prospective questionnaire survey was carried out in non-medical students Kermanshah province of Iran and Knowledge about asthma was evaluated. 300 students in grades BSc, MSc, PhD and DVM were included.x2 and one way ANOVA tests and p value<0.05 were applied for statistical analysis. Results: The majority of study population (%37) mentioned television as their main source of information, while only one person (%3.5) obtained information from newspapers. A significant correlation between field of study and source type of information were observed (p<0.05). Conclusion: Our result indicated that modification of the red lines existed in strategist sights and the media, especially in RAI & TV, will reduce the risk of Asthma with improving Life Style, revision and improvement of SI should be a priority for all institutions and universities especially in study area.
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 2018, Vol 17, p182
- ISSN
1735-1502
- Publication type
Academic Journal