Factors associated with smoking among students: Application of the Health Belief Model
| Autor: | Rahman Panahi, Ali Ramezankhani, Mahmud Tavousi, AliasgharHaeri Mehrizi, Fereshte Osmani, Shamsaddin Niknami |
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| Jazyk: | perština |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Payesh, Vol 16, Iss 3, Pp 315-324 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1680-7626 2008-4536 |
| Popis: | Objective (s): Due to an increase in smoking among students, this study aimed to determine factors associated with smoking using the health belief model (HBM) among students living in a medical university dormitory in Tehran, Iran. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out on a sample of 340 undergraduate students. A designed questionnaire based on the health belief model (HBM) was used to collect data. The Data were analyzed by SPSS using appropriate statistical tests. Results: About one in four (n = 81, 23.8%) of students were current smoker, 17.1% (n=58) had experienced cigarette smoking, and 59.1% (n=201) were non-smoker. T- test results showed a statistically significant difference in perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits and perceived self-efficacy (p |
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