Objective: The study aimed to determine the level of smoking addiction
among students and their willingness and self-efficacy to quit smoking and
factors affecting them.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 301 students
studying in a nursing department between October 2016 and December
2016. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Fagerström
Test for Nicotine Dependence, and Self-efficacy/Incentive Factors Scale. In
the analysis, descriptive statistics and the chi square test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov
test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Kruskal-Wallis variance analysis were used.
Results: Among the students, 18.3% were smokers. Of them, 56.4% were
mildly dependent in nicotine, 30.9% were moderately dependent, and 12.7%
were severely dependent. Males and smokers for ≥5 years constituted the
larger portion of these severely nicotine-dependent students (p<0.05). Of the
students, 38.2% wanted to quit smoking. The mean score that the students
obtained from the Self-efficacy/Incentive Factors Scale was 23.71±5.89. Of
the students, those whose mothers had primary school or lower education
and those who smoked ≥11 cigarettes per day obtained significantly lower
scores in the Self-Efficacy/Incentive Factors Scale (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Approximately half of the students were moderately or severely
dependent on nicotine, more than one-third of them wanted to quit
smoking, and their self-efficacy for quitting smoking was moderate. Therefore,
to prevent students from smoking, interventions should be planned
through cooperation among institutions.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | March 15, 2018 |
Submission Date | April 1, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 8 Issue: 1 |