DISSERTATION WORK MSAFIRI KABULWA.pdf
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Table 13: Mean (sd) agreement score and distribution of respondents by level of<br />
agreement to 6 factors that were perceived to inhibit a person from smoking<br />
cigarettes (minimum score =1; maximum score = 4)<br />
Perceived factor<br />
-Knowing detrimental<br />
health effects caused by<br />
smoking cigarettes<br />
-Good guidance from<br />
parents and guardians<br />
Distribution b<br />
Agreement<br />
score a<br />
Extremely<br />
do not<br />
inhibit<br />
Do not<br />
inhibit<br />
Inhibits<br />
Inhibits<br />
extremely<br />
3.54 (0.79) 45 (4.8) 37 (3.9) 218 (23.3) 637 (68.0)<br />
3.53 (0.76) 38 (4.0) 39 (4.2) 250 (26.6) 612 (65.2)<br />
-Religious teachings 3.45 (0.81) 43 (4.7) 60 (6.6) 253 (27.7) 558 (61.1)<br />
-Living in a society that<br />
dislikes smoking<br />
cigarettes<br />
3.33 (0.90) 61 (6.5) 93 (10.0) 258 (27.7) 520 (55.8)<br />
-Halitosis 2.62 (1.17) 208 (23.3) 230 (25.7) 154 (17.2) 302 (33.8)<br />
-Cigarettes being<br />
expensive<br />
a mean (s.d); b Number(%)<br />
2.41 (1.21) 283 (31.5) 227 (25.3) 125 (13.9) 263 (29.3)<br />
The mean (sd) agreement score and distribution of respondents by level of agreement to 6<br />
factors that were perceived to inhibit a person from smoking cigarettes is shown in Table 13.<br />
Two thirds or more of the respondents agreed that ‘Knowing detrimental health effects caused<br />
by smoking cigarettes’, ‘Good guidance from parents and guardians’ and ‘Religious teachings’<br />
were perceived as factors that may inhibit a person to start smoking cigarettes. These factors<br />
had highest mean scores of 3.54 (0.79), 3.53 (0.76) and 3.45 (0.81) respectively.
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