Cigarette consumption habits and related factors among college students in Turkey A logit model analysis
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Prof. Dr. Gülistan ERDAL
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Hilmi ERDAL
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association |
| Dergi ISSN | 0030-9982 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Dergi Grubu | Q4 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 01-2015 |
| Cilt No | 65 |
| Sayı | 2 |
| Sayfalar | 136 / 141 |
| Özet |
| Objective: To investigate smoking habits, related factors and level of consciousness among college students in Turkey. Methods: The study was conducted at Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey, in May 2013. Data was obtained through face-to-face questionnaires. Itwas tested using Binomial Logit RegressionModel. In addition, studentswere asked to answer a five-score question group in order to determine the reflections and judgments of smoker students. Results: Of the 253 students in the study, 125(49%) weremales. Overall, there were 101(40%) smokers. Smoking ban was found to lower cigarette smoking among the smokers (p<0.0001). On the other hand, smoking habit of parents and friends, income levels and differences in places where they lived positively affected cigarette smoking (p<0.05). Conclusion: Tobacco policies and precautions taken to lower tobacco use resulted in considerable decrease in cigarette consumption. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Education | Tobacco control | Youth cigarette use |
