Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior in avoiding secondhand smoke exposure among non-smoking employed women with higher education in Jordan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 4207-4219

  Gharaibeh, Huda ^a   Haddad, Linda ^b   Alzyoud, Sukaina ^c   El Shahawy, Omar ^b,d   Baker, Nesrin Abu ^a   Umlauf, Mary ^e  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^d AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Higher education; Jordan; Secondhand smoke; Socioeconomic status; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; JORDAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX ROLE;

EID: 82555193592     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8114207     Document Type: Article

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