TY  - JOUR
T1  - Dental Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Electronic Cigarettes: A Cross-Sectional Study from Türkiye
TT  - Diş Hekimliği Öğrencilerinin Elektronik Sigara Konusundaki Bilgi ve Tutumları: Türkiye’den Kesitsel Bir Çalışma
AU  - Gürbüz, Duru
AU  - Karaaslan, Fatih
PY  - 2025
DA  - October
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.53424/balikesirsbd.1669189
JF  - Balıkesir Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi
JO  - BAUN Health Sci J
PB  - Balıkesir University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2146-9601
SP  - 689
EP  - 695
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - Objective Dental students are expected to play a pivotal role in raising public awareness about tobacco-related products, including electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). This study aimed to assess the habits, knowledge, and attitudes of dental students toward e-cigarettes, and to examine differences between clinical and preclinical students as well as across genders. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, paper-based survey consisting of 12 items covering demographics, knowledge, attitudes, and e-cigarette use was administered to undergraduate dental students at Uşak University, Turkey. Participants were categorized as preclinical (1st–3rd year) or clinical (4th–5th year) students. Results:A total of 502 students participated (mean age: 22.1±1.8 years; 184 males, 318 females). Overall, 27.8% reported smoking cigarettes and 8.7% reported e-cigarette use. Male students had significantly higher cigarette smoking rates compared with females (43.0% vs. 19.0%, p
KW  - dental students
KW  - e-cigarettes
KW  - level of knowledge
KW  - awareness
KW  - dental school
KW  - smoking
N2  - Amaç: Diş hekimliği öğrencileri, tütün ürünleri ve elektronik sigaralar konusunda toplumun farkındalığını artırmada önemli bir rol üstlenmektedir. Bu çalışmada, öğrencilerin elektronik sigaralara ilişkin bilgi, tutum ve alışkanlıklarının yanı sıra preklinik ve klinik gruplar ile cinsiyetler arasındaki farklılıkların değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Uşak Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi öğrencilerine 12 sorudan oluşan ve öğrencilerin demografik bilgilerinin, bilgi düzeylerinin, tutumlarının ve elektronik sigara kullanımlarının sorgulandığı kesitsel ve anket bazlı bir çalışma uygulanmıştır. Katılımcılar preklinik (1.–3. sınıf) ve klinik (4.–5. sınıf) öğrenciler olarak sınıflandırılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmaya 502 (184 erkek, 318 kadın) öğrenci (yaş ort. 22.1±1.8) katılmıştır. Katılımcıların %27.8’i sigara, %8.7’si elektronik sigara kullandığını bildirmiştir. Erkek öğrencilerde sigara kullanımı kadınlara göre anlamlı derecede yüksektir (erkek %43; kadın %19; p
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