The study of smoking effect on work performance among staff of Health Department of Malacca, 1996

A study on prevalence of smoking and its effect on job performance was undertaken among male staff working in Health Department in all districts in the state of Melaka, in March 1996 .It is a cross-sectional study, using self-administered questionnaires. Universal sampling technique was employed in...

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Main Authors: Masran Mohamad, Syed Mohamed Aljunid
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Language:English
Published: Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2006
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description A study on prevalence of smoking and its effect on job performance was undertaken among male staff working in Health Department in all districts in the state of Melaka, in March 1996 .It is a cross-sectional study, using self-administered questionnaires. Universal sampling technique was employed in this study. A total of 344 questionnaires were distributed where 313 were completed and returned (91.27%). The findings of the study show that prevalence of smokers is 45.5 %, while 14.1% are ex-smokers. There is significant relationship between smoking status with age of respondents, ethnicity, educational status, years of service and income. The findings of this study also show performance is significantly related to age of respondents, ethnicity, years of service and income. However there is no significant relationship between smoking and job performance. In conclusion, this study shows that prevalence of smokers among male staff is high but it is not an important factor influencing their job performance.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:45222016-12-14T06:36:15Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4522/ The study of smoking effect on work performance among staff of Health Department of Malacca, 1996 Masran Mohamad, Syed Mohamed Aljunid, A study on prevalence of smoking and its effect on job performance was undertaken among male staff working in Health Department in all districts in the state of Melaka, in March 1996 .It is a cross-sectional study, using self-administered questionnaires. Universal sampling technique was employed in this study. A total of 344 questionnaires were distributed where 313 were completed and returned (91.27%). The findings of the study show that prevalence of smokers is 45.5 %, while 14.1% are ex-smokers. There is significant relationship between smoking status with age of respondents, ethnicity, educational status, years of service and income. The findings of this study also show performance is significantly related to age of respondents, ethnicity, years of service and income. However there is no significant relationship between smoking and job performance. In conclusion, this study shows that prevalence of smokers among male staff is high but it is not an important factor influencing their job performance. Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2006 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4522/1/Vol12%281%29-Masran.pdf Masran Mohamad, and Syed Mohamed Aljunid, (2006) The study of smoking effect on work performance among staff of Health Department of Malacca, 1996. Jurnal Kesihatan Masyarakat, 12 (1). ISSN 1675-1663 http://www.communityhealthjournal.org/detailarticle.asp?id=156&issue=Vol12(1):2006
spellingShingle Masran Mohamad,
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The study of smoking effect on work performance among staff of Health Department of Malacca, 1996
title The study of smoking effect on work performance among staff of Health Department of Malacca, 1996
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title_fullStr The study of smoking effect on work performance among staff of Health Department of Malacca, 1996
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title_short The study of smoking effect on work performance among staff of Health Department of Malacca, 1996
title_sort study of smoking effect on work performance among staff of health department of malacca, 1996
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