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Annual Congress of Malaysian Thoracic Society PP 13 Perception, Knowledge And Attitude Of Secondary School Students In Shah Alam, Selangor Towards Tobacco Smoking M H M Mohamad, M K Mohamad Yunus, S N Z Mandrisan, N S Sies, R N I S Raja Mat Yassin, B A Caszo Faculty of Medicine, University Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia Introduction Tobacco smoking among school students and its associated health effects are major concerns to society. The prevalence of tobacco smoking among school students is rising. A recent study in 2007 found the prevalence of smoking among Malaysian school children was 43%. Objectives The purpose of our study was to look at knowledge, attitude and perception about tobacco smoking among Form 4 students in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Methodology This study was conducted by distribution of a questionnaire developed as part of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey by World Health Organisation to Form 4 students in 3 schools at Shah Alam. Results: 10.5% of students were current smokers. 46.9% of the children came for families where one or both parents smoked and 31 % of the parents never discussed consequences of smoking with them. 88.5% of the students knew that smoking was harmful to their health and 84% felt the issue was covered well in class. Most students felt that smoking made one less attractive. Though they felt that smokers were “stupid” to smoke, 63% felt it would not affect their friendship with one. Conclusion Our study showed that even though Form 4 students in Shah Alam that we interviewed were knowledgeable of the ill-effects of smoking and were taught about this as part of their school curriculum, 43% of them smoked. Since around 44% of students’ fathers were smokers and around 30% of parents never discussed with their children regarding the ill-effects of smoking, we feel that parents serve as role models that contribute to the prevalence of smoking among school children. . 75
Annual Congress of Malaysian Thoracic Society PP 14 Underuse Of Inhaled Corticosteroids In Adults With Asthma In Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah, Kuala Terengganu Nurul Hayati 1 , Termizy 2 , C C Toh 3 , S L Tan 4 , Fatina 5 , C Y Yeo 6 , Norhaya 7 Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia Inhaled glucocorticosteroids are currently the most effective anti-inflammatory medication for the treatment of persistent asthma (GINA 2009, NAEPP 2007). This cross-sectional study was done to assess the underuse of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in adults, and its relationship to their asthma control. The reasons for the underuse were also identified. Asthmatic patients from respiratory clinic, ward, and Outpatient Department were assessed by using a validated self-filled questionnaire. Out of 64 respondents who were recruited into this study, 14 respondents (21.9%) knew how to differentiate the controller and reliever for their anti-asthmatic medication. 18 respondents (28.1%) admitted that they took less puffs of ICS, while 24 respondents (37.5%) claimed that they took ICS for a lesser period of time. The overall ICS underuse rate of this study was 39.1%. Among the respondents who underused their ICS, the most common reason given was forgetfulness (31.3%). A direct self-reporting underuse of ICS showed a significant result with Malaysian Medication Adherence Scale score (MALMAS) [p< 0.001]. The mean (± S.D.) of asthma control test score of the respondents was 16.20 (± 5.24), which ranged from 5 to 25 with a median of 18 score. Among the respondents, it was found that the number of the respondents with ACT score less than 20 was 42 (65.6%), while 21 respondents (32.8%) had ACT score between 20 and 24. Only one respondent scored the total score of 25 for ACT. T-test was used to identify any association between asthma control and ICS underuse. However, the present study did not showed any significant association between ACT score level and underuse of ICS. 76
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