Newsletter 92 - Tobacco

International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation

IPSFNewsletter September2011IssueN°92

Students Today, Pharmacists Tomorrow

IPSFNEWSLETTER Tobacco Alert Campaign

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Publication team Issue 92 September 2011 Editor Dwi Ruth Kurniasih Tobacco Awareness Coordinator 2010-2011

Design and layout Ines Harzallah

Chairperson of Media and Publications 2011-2012

Cover photo Sharon Leung

Chairperson of Public Health 2010-2011

Edotrial Board Yuqian Liu Jason Hong Asmaa Ismail Contact publications@ipsf.org

Dear pharmacy students all around the world, We celebrate the World No Tobacco Day every year on May 31. World Health Organization (WHO) created the World No Tobacco Day in 1987 due to the catastrophic number of people who died from smoking. On that day, people are asked not to smoke any time during the day and the purpose of this was to make them realize the negative health effects of tobacco on them. As pharmacy students, we have the responsibility to spread the awareness of the dangers of tobacco.

As the organization that advocates for healthy-living in the future generations, International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) celebrates World No Tobacco Day every year. Pharmacy students all over the world organize activities that may seem ordinary but have extraordinary meaning for those who smoke. In this newsletter, we can see what our friends have done in their countries. We can see how great of an impact our friends are making through smoking cessation to create meaningful experiences for others.

The IPSF Tobacco Awareness team can help you to learn a lot more about anti-tobacco activities. Here, you can see what different countries are doing to promote World No Tobacco. You can also learn how to be more active in public health in order to provide better health-care in the future Enjoy the newsletter!

Dwi Ruth Kurniasih Tobacco Awareness Coordinator 2010-11

CONTENTS

PSF LIVE CAMPAIGN

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TUNISIA

SLOVAKIA

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INDIA 1.0 Activity

GLOBAL BATTLE AGAINST TOBACCO (G-BAT) (Global Youth Tobacco Awareness Campaign)

2.0 Organising Association

VOLUNTEERS AGTAINST SMOKING AND TOBACCO

3.0 Country

INDIA

Chairperson of Activity 4.0 and her/his e-mail address Date(s) and time of the 5.0 activity

Venkat REGUNATHAN -- (Email: vregu@yahoo.co.in) (Full Name : Venkatachalam Pillai REGUNATHAN) Continuously on-going

6.0 Location(s) of the activity GLOBAL (in all countries)

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10.3

Methods and used tools/materials

After sensitizing the students/youth – in theri own settings – about the ill effects of Tobacco – they were requested to put their «Signatures against Tobacco / Smoking» in eco-friendly cloth Banners, in their Native Languages (Mother Tongue) - as a token of their moral commitment to lead a tobacco-free-lifestyle during their life time.

To initially sensitize a minimum 10 Million STUDENTS / YOUTH of all countries, about the ill-effects of Tobacco / Smoking.

To create a GLOBAL TOBACCO-FREE SOCIETY.

10.2

Aims

To erect the ”World’s LONGEST SIGNATURE WALL AGAINST TOBACCO” - with a mosaic of millions of voices in all Languages from all countries - inviting the attention of all the Print & Electronic Media of all countries to highlight the importance of creating a Smoke-free/Tobacco-free Global Society.

Finally to hand over the Signature Banners to UNO Secretary General thro WHO Director General, urging them to save the Global Youth from Tobacco/Smoking.

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TUNISIA World No Tobacco Day in TUNISIA Date(s) and time of the activity: April 14th 2011 (10.00 – 15.00) Country: Tunisia Organising Association: ATEP Tunisia Related IPSF portfolio: Public Health Title of report: (Activity name): World No Tobacco Day 2011 Chairperson of Activity and her/his e-mail address: Cyrine Ben Brahim/ cyrine.benbrahim@gmail.com Wafa Damak/ wafioo@gmail.com Ines Derbel/ ines.fr@yahoo.fr

Methods: We agreed with the department of Preventive Medicine that this campaign would especially target smokers who are willing to stop smoking and give them advices on how to quit. In order for people to get the ‘right’ to enter our tent, they had to throw one cigarette away.

Upon getting in the tent, each smoker was given leaflets and we suggested a survey (from the Epidemiology department) to be filled in by them.

Afterwards, students calculated the smoker’s Fagerstome score (tobacco dependency).

After that, Smokers got their respiratory CO tested by a specialized doctor. The doctor or a student then explained the consequences of the presence of CO in human body.

Location(s) of the activity: city center in front of the market place Aims: Aware smokers and ‘shisha’ consumers about the risks of smoking

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While waiting for their name to be called, Our guests enjoyed the creativity of pharmacy students in giving advices.

Medical means for weaning

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Toxic product of cigarettes

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SLOVAKIA Chairperson of Activity and her/his e-mail address Mária Rexová, cp.spsa@gmail.com Date and time of the activity May 31st, 2011, 10:00am-3:00pm Location of the activity Student hostel - Mlyny, Bratislava Description of the activity Background: Every year on May 31, we celebrate the World No Tobacco Day, created by WHO. The number of young smokers is increasing everyday. Therefore, it was our responsibility to highlight the health risks associated with using tobacco. Unfortunately, we were unable to continue our alliance with SPSA this year, but we collaborated with the group “Stop smoking NGO” on this day.

Aims Together with “Stop smoking NGO”, we wanted to

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increase the awareness among juveniles, especially students. We shared pieces of information about smoking cessation, and dangers of active and passive smoking.

Methods and used tools/materials

- Measurement of CO in exhaled breath.

- Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND)

- “smoker’s calculator”

- Assessment questions: How many cigarettes have you smoked, how much money have you spent on cigarettes, how much tar have you inhaled etc.

- Exchanging cigarettes for apples, preservatives, and a lot of little promotional items (key rings, pens, bracelets etc.)

- Everyone chose what he/she wants exchange for one cigarette.

- Posters, leaflets, stickers, along with the IPSF and WHO materials

IPSF 2011 Live Campaign

Tobacco use is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced. It kills more than five million people a year – an average of one person every six seconds – and accounts for one in 10 adult deaths. Up to half of current users will eventually die of a tobacco-related disease.

Recognizing the importance of reducing tobacco use, and acting upon it, can save many lives.

As future healthcare professionals, we, at IPSF, not only recognized the significance of reducing tobacco use, but also took on the responsibility to proactively advocate for tobacco awareness for our patients. We understand that as future pharmacists, we can play an important role in being one of the first contacts in the provision of tobacco cessation information for active users.

This year, IPSF continues to show our support for the Tobacco Awareness Campaign by choosing NEWSLETTER 7 IPSF Tobacco Awareness Post Campaign

tobacco awareness as the public health theme for the 57th IPSF Congress, Hatyai, Thailand.

Among our many advocacy efforts, the Tobacco Awareness LIVE Campaign is among the most celebrated event at the IPSF Congress.

Through the LIVE campaign, we aim to put into context the pinnacle role that pharmacists and pharmacy students can play in the implementation of tobacco cessation awareness and to provide real life campaigning experiences for students around the world.

On August 9, 2011, we invited more than 170 students from around the world to join us at the IPSF Tobacco Awareness LIVE Campaign. As student leaders, this is a great opportunity to gain some hands-on experience by learning to bring public health awareness to light in a local community.

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As with every public health campaign, the success of the event is highly dependent on the preparation works involved.

This event is no exception and a great deal of preparation was done in advance thanks to the amazing work of the organizing committee led by the pharmacy students of Thailand.

In essence, this LIVE campaign was a modified campaign because most of the preparation work had already been done ahead of time.

The LIVE campaign began with a 4-hour preparation workshop where students learned about the importance of planning & preparation, understanding the audience’s needs and setting objectives & goals in what we want to achieve.

The students from the local university also took part to support this event by teaching the students a tobacco cessation dance.

During this campaign, we had to overcome a number of barriers, but there were mainly two major barriers that we had to overcome. First, there is the language barrier between the campaigners and the audience. We were fortunate to have local students from Thailand to teach us some simple phrases in Thai to help us better communicate with the public. Second, we must formulate a campaign that is receptive to the local community. In Thailand, public health campaigning can pertain to marching on the street and local dancing/singing. We tried our best to formulate a campaign that is familiar to the local public.

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The official LIVE campaign began in the afternoon with a march down the busy streets of city centre. Students shouted anti-tobacco slogans as they marched down the street with hand-made banners and posters. Along the way, student exchanged lollipops for cigarettes from the local citizens. Attached to the lollipops were slips of paper with some short facts about tobacco awareness.

The march ended in the main shopping plaza in Hatyai city centre where the students broke out into a 3-minute freeze-mob to demonstrate the harmful effects of smoking. Following the freeze-mob, the students broke out into singing and dancing groups to promote the benefits of reducing tobacco use.

Along the way, the local Thai media also visited the campaigners to interview and broadcast our activities.

The campaign ended with the release of balloons attached to a banner of IPSF’s pledge for tobacco cessation.

Overall, the event was well received and we noted areas of improvement for the future during our feedback session.

A big thank you to all participants of the LIVE Campaign this year. A special thank you our Tobacco Alert Campaign Coordinator, the local freshmen and the RCs! You have made this a truly memorable experience.

Last but not least, the event would not have happened without the support of Jane Ho, Fon and Na-Cha. Thank you for all your help!

Together we have made a difference! See you all again at the LIVE Campaign in Egypt! Vive la pharmacie!

Sharon Leung IPSF Chairperson of Public Health 2010-2011

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INDONESIA Chairperson of Activity and her/his e-mail address Muhammad Khairuman/mkairuman@ymail.com

we’re doing campaign, then people can see what’s happening.

Date and time of the activity 29th May 2011 (07.00 am – 12.00)

4. Switch Product Many people still don’t care about smoking in public area, so we prepared 200 products to be switched by cigarettes. We came to people who smoke, let them know that it was World No Tobacco Day, and we need their participation for not smoking (especially in public area). We promoted our free consultation by pharmacists (our fresh graduated pharmacists) and also our newest innovation ”Nicotine Replacement Tablet as a Theraphy for Smokers” for free, made by the 4th year student of Padjadjaran UniversityMs.Nining. The participants divided into groups and we spread them around Dago Road started from 09.00 am before then we met at 10.30 am at Padjadjaran University – Dipati Ukur.

Organising Association BEM KEMAFAR UNPAD Location of the activity Dago, Bandung-Indonesia Aims 1. In commemoration of World No Tobacco Day on May 31st 2011.

2. To promote our profession as a pharmacist, there was free patient counselling by pharmacists.

3. Raising awareness about the dangers of Tobacco and how to protect ourselves as a passive smokers.

4. To launch our student’s newest product, ”Nicotine Replacement Tablet as a Theraphy for Smokers” Methods and used tools/materials: 1. Longmarch, Campaign around Dago RoadBandung (Car Free Day Area on Sunday) Started from 07.00 am, the participants came for registration and divided into groups. The chairperson gave a brief explanation to all of the participants then after that, collaborating with other participants from another organisations ISMAFARSI-West Java Region and JMKI we did the longmarch along Dago road to attract people around about what we’re doing.

2. Pamphlet We made 600 pamphlets which explain more information about tobacco, the dangers, bad effects, and how to protect ourselves and family.

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5. Free Consultation by Pharmacist We invited our fresh graduated pharmacist to give free consultation about health, especially drugs. We collaborated with faculty of dentistry and medical from JMKI organisations for this free consultation in healthcare stand.

6. Launching Product : ”Nicotine Replacement Tablet as a Theraphy for Smokers” This is a very exciting moment that we got crowd and World No Tobacco Day event, which is match with our newest innovation-original product made by our 4th year student, Ms. Nining. Made from herbals, free products are given to people and actually there’re many people came and told us that they wanted to quit smoking but they’re addicted, so hopefully this product will help :D 7. Articles We made articles about this event to be published on communication wall so for those who didn’t come will see what we were doing on that day.

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NEPAL World No Tobacco day in NEPAL Title of report: A Survey on “Perception & Attitude of Females Visiting Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Gynaecology OPD towards Tobacco Use and Hazards” Date & time of the activity: The survey was carried out from 25th July to 30th July (throughout the Working days of the week) from 9:00 A.M to 12:00 noon.

Country: Nepal Organising Association: Nepal Pharmacy Students’ Society (a local association under NPSA) Aims: The aim of the survey was to make a preliminary finding regarding the awareness among females visiting the hospital’s Gynaecology Unit about Tobacco Use, Passive Smoking and Pregnancy.

METHODOLOGY:

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A preliminary Questionnaire was drafted and suggestions were sought from Professors of Community Medicine Department. A final Questionnaire was prepared with necessary modifications as per Professors instruction. These were then translated into our National Language, Nepali.

Each volunteer was given clear instruction about how to carry out the survey. Prior consent of each participant was sought and all of them were informed about the survey (what the survey was about, what was its objective, participants’ confidentiality, etc.). Volunteers read out every question to each participant individually and explained them what the question meant in case of confusion. They were not asked about their name and complete address in order to give them a feeling of confidentiality.

The survey was carried out for whole week to ensure that all sort of participants are included (urban and rural) and the time was from 9 A.M-12 noon as it is the peak hour for patient flow.

The filled questionnaires were collected and the data was further analysed to see the various parameters.

RESULT: A total of 94 participants participated in the survey and the findings are as follows: Age of the Participants: Less than 20 years 8.51% (n=8)

20 to 40 years

Above 40 years

72.34% (n=68)

19.14% (n=18)

Total 100% (n=94)

Educational Classification: Lower secondary education

High school education

University education

Total

36.17%(n=34)

43.62%(n=41)

20.21%(n=19)

100%(n=94)

Tobacco Product Consumption Habit: Non-users

Occasional tobacco users

Daily users

Previous history of tobacco use

Total

92.55%(n=87)

2.12%(n=2)

2.12%(n=2)

3.19%(n=3)

100%(n=94)

Tobacco Users Attitude for Quitting: Want to quit but never tried

Want to quit but can’t

Don’t want to quit

Total

25% (n=1)

25%(n=1)

50%( n=2)

100%(n=4)

Reasons For Not Consuming Tobacco Products: Health hazards

Economic loss

Social stigma for smoking females

Total

41.48%(n=39)

2.12%(n=2)

55.32%(n=52)

100%(n=4)

(Some responded to more than one options) Is Tobacco Consumption Hazardous?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Total

89.36%(n=84)

2.12%(n=2)

8.51%(n=8)

100%(n=94)

Diseases Precipitated by Tobacco Consumption: Cancer

Respiratory diseases

Oral and dental disease

Well informed about hazards

Don’t know

Total

39.36%(n=37)

27.65(n=26)

14.89%(n=14)

15.95%(n=15)

10.63%(n=10)

100%(n=94)

Passive smoking is dangerous to health: Correct

Incorrect

Don’t know

Total

89.36%(n=84)

6.38%(n=6)

4.25%(n=4)

100%(n=94)

Does smoking (direct or passive) harms the baby in womb?

Yes

No

Don’t know

Total

93.61%(n=88)

2.12%(n=2)

4.25%(n=4)

100%(n=94)

Why do people start using tobacco?

To be tension free

For entertainment

To show off

Peer pressure

Total

45.74%(n=43)

61.70%(n=58)

13.82%(n=13)

10.63%(n=10)

100%(n=94)

Age Group Verses Smoking Habit: Daily Tobacco users

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Occasional Tobacco users

Previous history of Tobacco consumption

Non-users

Total participants

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Less than 20years of age

Nil

Nil

Nil

100%(n=8)

n=8

20-40 years of age

Nil

2.94%(n=2)

Nil

97.06%(n=66)

n=68

More than 40 years of age

11.11%(n=2)

Nil

16.67%(n=3)

72.22%(n=13)

n=18

Educational Qualification Verses Smoking Habit: Daily Tobacco users

Occasional Tobacco users

Previous history of Tobacco consumption

Non-users

Total

Lower secondary education

5.88%(n=2)

Nil

8.88%(n=3)

85.29%(n=29)

N=34

High school education

Nil

4.87%(n=2)

Nil

95.12%(n=39)

N=41

University education

Nil

Nil

Nil

100%(n=19)

N=19

Educational Qualification Verses Motivational Factors for Non-users of Tobacco Product: Health Impact

Loss of money

Social stigma for Female Tobacco user

Total

Lower secondary education

33.33%

3.03%

63.63%

N=33

High school education

42.5%

2.5%

55.00%

N=40

University education

52.63%

nil

47.36%

N=19

ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSIONS: From Table no. 11, it can be concluded that the number of tobacco-user shows increasing trend with increase in age. Similarly, once people start consuming tobacco products they are less likely to remain occasional users (2.94% occasional user in the age group 20-40, but there are 11.11% daily user in the age group of 40 years above).

This fact is also shown in WHO STEPS Non-communicable Disease Risk Factor Survey 2007/2008 conducted by MINISTRY OF HEALTH & POPULATON, Government of Nepal. According to this national survey, significant difference was observed in the proportion of smokers between the sexes and 96.7% of respondents in the age group of 15-24 didn’t smoke.

From Table no. 12, none of the University educated females showed consuming tobacco whereas only 4.87% of High school educated was found to be occasional users. So access to higher education may help to reduce tobacco consumption in females in Nepal.

From Table no. 13, a new perspective about tobacco use in Nepalese females is shown. Irrespective of their educational background, majority of them avoid tobacco use due to social stigma related to tobacco consumption in our society, but not due to health hazards caused by tobacco consumption. This indicates that with increasing single lifestyle and economic independency among females, tobacco use may increase in Nepalese females.

Most of the respondents think cancer is the major disease caused by Tobacco consumption. They have no idea about disease like Hypertension and diabetes that can be precipitated by Tobacco use.

Something to cherish from this survey is that most of the females are aware that Tobacco use (either direct or passive smoking) is hazardous and also affect the growing foetus.

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Tobacco Awareness Campaign Kit Planning to do something for World No Tobacco Day? Have already done one in the past and want to do more?

Need more resources?

Don’t worry, you can use our Campaign Kit, which includes the following!: Introduction of the campaign kit Pre Campaign Newsletter Presentation Facts Sheet Information Card Step by step booklet Poster Dont’t forget to watch our Video and you also learn more about tobacco alert activities at tobacco.ipsf.org

Tobacco Awareness Campaign Team Finally, a big thank you to our IPSF Tobacco Awareness Team 2010-11!

Dwi Ruth Kurniasih (Indonesia) Wagdy William (Egypt) Roshan Jha (Nepal) Glory Kanuya (Tanzania) Eric Mwijage (Tanzania) Ahmed Muzzmail (Sudan) Esther Lamria (Indonesia) http://tobacco.ipsf.org/

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