Ghanbari-Jahromi Mohadeseh, Mobasheri Farzaneh, Nikbakht Hossein-Ali, Rezaei Fatemeh
Research Center for Social Determinants of Health Jahrom University of Medical Sciences Jahrom Iran.
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology School of Public Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute Babol Iran.
Health Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 26;8(1):e70399. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.70399. eCollection 2025 Jan.
Tobacco use among students is one of the most alarming problems throughout the world. This study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of cigarette and waterpipe smoking as well as their determinants among students in dormitories of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences.
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 293 students living in the dormitories of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences using random sampling method. A researcher-made questionnaire was used, which included demographic characteristics and patterns of cigarette and waterpipe smoking. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine factors related to cigarette and waterpipe smoking.
The mean age of the participants was 20.99 ± 1.74 years and 49.8% of them were male. The mean age at the initiation of cigarette and waterpipe smoking was 15.53 ± 4.33 and 16.60 ± 3.01 years, respectively. The prevalence of current cigarette smoking was 6.48% and that of waterpipe smoking was 8.53%. In addition, 10.24% and 17.06% of the participants reported ever use of cigarette and waterpipe smoking, respectively. Moreover, the prevalence of tobacco smoking was higher in male students than in females (8.22% vs. 4.76% for cigarette smokers and 11% vs. 6.12% for waterpipe smokers). The results showed that there was a significant relationship between having cigarette-smoker family members and having cigarette-smoker friends with cigarette smoking. Also, waterpipe smoking was associated with having cigarette-smoker family members and having waterpipe smoker friends ( < 0.05).
Tobacco use is relatively high among medical students. Since the family and social factors are related to cigarette and waterpipe smoking, the family and society should be informed about the dangers of cigarettes and waterpipe smoking. It is also emphasized that students with risk factors be identified.
学生吸烟是全球最令人担忧的问题之一。本研究旨在调查贾赫罗姆医科大学宿舍学生中香烟和水烟的吸烟率及其影响因素。
本横断面研究采用随机抽样方法,对贾赫罗姆医科大学宿舍的293名学生进行了调查。使用了一份研究者自制的问卷,其中包括人口统计学特征以及香烟和水烟的吸烟模式。采用多变量逻辑回归来确定与香烟和水烟吸烟相关的因素。
参与者的平均年龄为20.99±1.74岁,其中49.8%为男性。开始吸烟和水烟的平均年龄分别为15.53±4.33岁和16.60±3.01岁。当前吸烟率为6.48%,水烟吸烟率为8.53%。此外,分别有10.24%和17.06%的参与者报告曾经吸过香烟和水烟。而且,男学生的吸烟率高于女学生(吸烟者中,吸香烟的比例为8.22%对4.76%,吸水烟的比例为11%对6.12%)。结果表明,有吸烟家庭成员和有吸烟朋友与吸香烟之间存在显著关系。此外,吸水烟与有吸烟家庭成员和有水烟吸烟朋友有关(P<0.05)。
医学生中的烟草使用率相对较高。由于家庭和社会因素与吸香烟和水烟有关,应向家庭和社会宣传香烟和水烟的危害。还强调应识别有危险因素的学生。