Yiğitalp Gülhan
Department of Nursing, Dicle University Atatürk Health High School, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
Turk Thorac J. 2015 Jul;16(3):121-127. doi: 10.5152/ttd.2015.4357. Epub 2015 Jul 1.
This study was conducted to determine the smoking habits of students of Atatürk Health College of Dicle University and the factors affecting them.
This cross-sectional study was performed between April 15 and 19, 2013. The selection of sampling was not conducted, since the whole study population included. Of 400 registered students, 326 (81.5%) were included. For collecting data, a questionnaire form designed by the researcher and Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence for determining the addiction level were applied. Percentage calculation was used for analyzing data, and chi-square test was employed for evaluating the relationship between the variables.
The mean age of students was 21.4±2.3 years. Of them, 12.3% still smoked and 4% had quit. Of the smokers, 21.9% were males and 3.5% were females. Of the smokers, 67.5% stated that they tried to quit smoking and 72.5% replied that they thought of quitting smoking in the future. It was found that 47.5% of the students smoked 11-20 cigarettes a day. Of the students who still smoked and who had quitted, 47.2% had begun to smoke at the age of 10-15 years. As the cause for smoking initiation, 50.9% of the students revealed stress, difficulties, and sadness and 35.8% revealed the effect of a friend. A statistically significant difference was found between smoking habit and age, gender, class, and the presence of smokers among close friends (p<0.05). Moreover, it was detected that 35% of the students were over dependent.
The prevalence of smoking among the youth is high. To decrease smoking prevalence, the reasons for smoking initiation should be investigated and some precautions should be taken before the university age, and they should be continued during the university education.
本研究旨在确定迪克莱大学阿塔图尔克健康学院学生的吸烟习惯及其影响因素。
本横断面研究于2013年4月15日至19日进行。由于纳入了整个研究人群，因此未进行抽样选择。在400名注册学生中，326名（81.5%）被纳入研究。为收集数据，应用了由研究者设计的问卷形式以及用于确定成瘾程度的尼古丁依赖法格斯特龙测试。采用百分比计算分析数据，并使用卡方检验评估变量之间的关系。
学生的平均年龄为21.4±2.3岁。其中，12.3%的学生仍在吸烟，4%的学生已经戒烟。在吸烟者中，21.9%为男性，3.5%为女性。在吸烟者中，67.5%表示他们试图戒烟，72.5%回答他们考虑在未来戒烟。发现47.5%的学生每天吸烟11 - 20支。在仍在吸烟和已经戒烟的学生中，47.2%在10 - 15岁开始吸烟。作为开始吸烟的原因，50.9%的学生表示是压力、困难和悲伤，35.8%的学生表示是朋友的影响。在吸烟习惯与年龄、性别、班级以及亲密朋友中吸烟者的存在之间发现了统计学上的显著差异（p<0.05）。此外，检测到35%的学生过度依赖。
青年人群中的吸烟率较高。为降低吸烟率，应在大学年龄之前调查开始吸烟的原因并采取一些预防措施，且在大学教育期间应继续保持。
