Attitudes and practices related to smoking among university students in Thailand.
| Autor: | Chirtkiatsakul, Busaban, Jani, Rohana, Hairi, Farizah Mohd, Talib, Muzalwana Abdul |
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SMOKING prevention
RISK assessment CROSS-sectional method MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques INCOME DATA analysis STATISTICAL significance SMOKING UNIVERSITIES & colleges MULTIPLE regression analysis SEX distribution RESEARCH evaluation KRUSKAL-Wallis Test MANN Whitney U Test DESCRIPTIVE statistics RURAL conditions STATISTICS PSYCHOLOGY of college students STUDENT attitudes FACTOR analysis CONFIDENCE intervals DATA analysis software EDUCATIONAL attainment EMPLOYMENT |
| Zdroj: | Journal of American College Health; Dec2024, Vol. 72 Issue 9, p3429-3438, 10p |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: To investigate attitudes and practices toward smoking among university students and to identify associated factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,299 students from five public universities in Thailand. Factor analysis and multiple regression were used for analysis. Results: A higher score of anti-smoking attitude was associated with female gender, majoring in science, living on campus, having a father with primary or secondary school, and those whose father was employed in the private sector. A more positive perceptions about smoking was associated with male gender, having a family income of 30,001–50,000 baht, and having a smoking friend. High positive preventive practice score was associated with those who came from rural areas, having a mother who was self-employed, and having a smoking family member. Conclusions: Although students showed strong anti-smoking attitudes, their preventive practices were poor. These findings should be taken into consideration when developing preventive smoking programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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