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Predictors of Beliefs About Thirdhand Tobacco Smoke Among Adult Individuals

Cilt: 10 Sayı: 1 17 Mart 2025
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Predictors of Beliefs About Thirdhand Tobacco Smoke Among Adult Individuals

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine the predictors of the beliefs about thirdhand tobacco smoke among adult individuals. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. The study sample consisted of community-dwelling adult individuals living in Türkiye (n=835). The data were collected via a questionnaire and the Beliefs about Thirdhand Smoke Scale between June 10th-July 31st, 2021. The data were analyzed via IBM SPSS v.25.0. Descriptive statistics, student t-test, Mann-Whitney U, One-way ANOVA, and multiple linear regression analysis were used to present the data. The statistical significance level was accepted as p<0.05. Results: The mean age was 29.10±9.76, 74.9% were women, 64.8% were homeowners, and 85.3% had not heard about thirdhand smoke before. The total mean score of the Beliefs about Thirdhand Smoke Scale was 4.30±0.64. The total mean score of the Beliefs about Thirdhand Smoke Scale was higher in women, those who were rural residents, who had pre-knowledge about thirdhand smoke, who were non-smokers, who preferred not to be in a smoking-allowed-place, and those who entirely banned smoking in their homes (R2= 0.079, F=7.064, p<0.001). Conclusions: Beliefs about thirdhand smoke among adult individuals were strong. The results of this study will contribute to the studies to be conducted to increase the motivation of community-dwelling adult individuals to quit smoking. Experimental studies should be performed to increase the knowledge and awareness of adults by determining their beliefs about thirdhand smoke.

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Destekleyen Kurum

None.

Etik Beyan

It was gathered an ethical approval from the Ufuk University’s Ethics Board (Approval number: 2021-55/Date: 09.06.2021) for conducting the research.

Teşekkür

The authors would like to thank all adult individuals for their voluntary participation and valuable contributions to this study.

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Çevre Sağlığı , Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Erken Görünüm Tarihi

10 Mart 2025

Yayımlanma Tarihi

17 Mart 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

9 Şubat 2025

Kabul Tarihi

20 Şubat 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 10 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

AMA
1.Terzi H, Sönmez Sarı E. Predictors of Beliefs About Thirdhand Tobacco Smoke Among Adult Individuals. OTSBD. 2025;10(1):96-102. doi:10.26453/otjhs.1636394

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