Smoking and lung cancer perception among students in UiTM Selangor, Puncak Alam campus

The cross-sectional study was conducted to explore the prevalence of smoking among students. In addition, it was to determine the student's knowledge, attitude and perception towards smoking and lung cancer and to compare these factors between sciences and non­ sciences students. A sample of 200 students was randomly selected to complete a questionnaires about smoking and lung cancer perception among students in UiTM Selangor, Puncak Alam Campus. The majority of the students were non-smokers (94.0%). The smokers were mostly the non-sciences students from Faculty of Accountancy. The level of knowledge and attitude towards smoking was significantly different for both students in the faculties. For the lung cancer perception, there was no significant difference as the Pearson Chi Square value was above p value of 0.05.