Abstract
Tobacco addiction is a major public health problem. Numerous scientific studies have been conducted on the harms of tobacco products. However, the number of intervention studies investigating the effect of long-term awareness of the harm of tobacco products on the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND), Carbon Monoxide (CO), Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) and Respiratory Function Test (RFT) are limited. Our goal is to investigate the impact of long-term scientific awareness on these parameters. The study was designed an intervention study on active and passive smoking participants and their control groups. Control groups were not given any training on the harms of tobacco products. When comparing the first and last weeks in active smoker intervention group (ASIG), the difference between FTND, FEV1, CO, and COHb parameters was observed to be statistically significant (p<0.05). The highest decrease in ASIG was in CO (↓60%) parameter and the highest increase was in the FEV1(↑%10) parameter. There was a significant difference both FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC (p<0.05) and CO parameters of passive smokers intervention group (PSIG). The highest decrease in PSIG was in the CO parameter (↓%65.8) and the highest increase was in the FVC (↑%10) parameter. Awareness programs may reduce the severity of addiction in active smokers and may help protect passive smokers. As awareness increases, positive changes in some vital parameters may be possible. Up-to-date programs and policies are needed to make easy and sustainable awareness of both active and passive smoking.
Highlights
The use of tobacco products is a global public health problem that can cause serious health problems and deaths in active smokers and in passive smokers [1,2]
A large number of studies have been conducted on the harm of tobacco products, intervention researches that both create long-term awareness and measure of Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependency (FTND), Carbon monoxide (CO), Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb), and Respiratory Function Tests (RFT) are extremely limited
RFT, CO, COHb, and sociodemographic findings of the main groups are given in Tables 2 and 3
Summary
The use of tobacco products is a global public health problem that can cause serious health problems and deaths in active smokers and in passive smokers [1,2]. In terms of public health, tobacco addiction and tobacco-related diseases are considered a preventable disease [3]. This preventable health problem causes health problems in every period of life, and especially it affects the individuals in the development age [4]. Despite scientific warnings and tobacco control programs, tobacco use continues It occurs in passive exposure in societies where addiction prevalence is high. If this situation cannot be prevented, the chronic disease burden and prevalence related to tobacco smoke may increase [5]. Corresponding author: Serkan Köksoy Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Istiklal Campus, 15100, Burdur, Turkey
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
