Understanding university students’ smoking behaviors towards tobacco-free campus policy
| Autor: | Asli Gorek Dilektasli, Funda Coşkun, Ozge Aydin Guclu, Esra Uzaslan, Mehmet Karadag |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Adolescent Universities Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject education Smoking Prevention Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Tobacco industry Young Adult Smoke-Free Policy Tobacco users Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine Young adult Students media_common Smokers business.industry Addiction Smoking Significant difference Cross-Sectional Studies Population study Female Tobacco Smoke Pollution Surgery business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Tuberk Toraks. 69:49-58 |
| ISSN: | 0494-1373 |
| DOI: | 10.5578/tt.20219906 |
| Popis: | Introduction Tobacco-free college campuses refer to colleges and universities that have implemented policies prohibiting the use of tobacco products at all indoor and outdoor campus locations. We aimed to evaluate university students' smoking behaviors and their attitudes towards "Tobacco-Free Campus Policy". Materials and Methods A total of 10,383 university students were included in this cross-sectional study. The questionnaire was sent via web-based student information system. Demographical variables, the frequency of tobacco use, the addiction levels of the smoker students, and their perspective on the Tobacco-Free Campus Policy were evaluated. Result The study population consisted of 5461 (52.6%) males and their mean age was 22.1 ± 3.9 years. Among the students, 3992 (38.4%) were current smokers and the age of first smoking was 16.5 ± 2.78 years. According to FTND scores, 15.1% of participants have high dependence, and 7.5% of them have very high dependence. There was a significant difference among participants who finds unacceptable "Tobacco-Free Campus Policy" in terms of gender (70.7% males vs. 29.3% females, p |
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