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Level of Awareness Of The Extrinsic Environmental Hazards Associated With Cigarette Smoking Among Various Cadres Of Professionals In F.C.T. Abuja Nigeria

Ajobiewe Olu Joseph

National  Hospital  Abuja Department Microbiology

Corresponding Authors email:josephajo2000@yahoo.com

Accepted  13 September 2014

The research work X-rayed the level of awareness of extrinsic environmental hazards associated with cigarette smoking among various professional in F.C.T. Abuja Nigeria who are active cigarette smokers. Our changing environment deserves serious attention not only locally but globally. Any precipitator /initiator of the phenomena of global warming, needs to be checkmated!  To critically appraise the level of awareness of the extrinsic environmental hazards associated with cigarette smoking among; - Automobile Mechanics, Taxi-drivers, Traders, Office workers, Clergymen, Students (both secondary and tertiary institutions), and Prostitutes. The F.C.T. Abuja in Nigeria was used as a case study. Questionnaires were randomly administered to the targeted population of smokers (15-36 years and above) of both sexes. A total  of one hundred and forty smokers were surveyed through the stratified sampling technique. The various strata were designated as stated in the research Aim. The percentages of respondents were noted and the one way analysis of variance statistics technique was used to know the level of significance. The level of awareness of the  various extrinsic environmental hazards  as observed were ; Global warming 0.7%, Desertification  11.3%, Deforestation 10.6%,  Flooding 0%, Fire Hazard 69% . There was significant difference in the low level of awareness  among the various cadres (P<0.05). The level of  awareness  of the extrinsic environmental Hazards among the various cadres of smokers in F.C.T. Abuja, Nigeria  differ significantly from each other(P< 0.05) and  was  relatively very low.

 Key Words; Environment,  Hazards, Passive Smokers, Active smokers, Global Warming, Desertification

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