The prevalence of cigarette smoking and its relation to religiosity and parental support among Iranian students

Introduction: Smoking is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in the world and is estimated to kill ۵ million people each year worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of cigarette smoking and related factors in a sample of students in Bushehr University in ۲۰۱۶.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in ۲۰۱۶. The randomly selected sample consisted of ۹۷۷students university students. Data were collected in a survey. A self-administered questionnaire was used to measure cigarette smoking, alcohol and illicit drug use, religious belief, and parental support. Data were analyzed using SPSS version ۱۶.۰ with chi squire test, independent samples t-test, and logistic regression.Results: The lifetime, last-year and last-month prevalence of cigarette smoking was ۱۳.۷, ۱۰ and ۶.۹% respectively. After adjusting for other factors, hookah use in the last year OR=۶.۹۱), alcohol use in the last year (OR=۲.۷۹) and cigarette smoking among friends(OR=۲.۳۴) were risk factors But score of religious beliefs (OR=۰.۹۸) was a protective factor of tobacco use in student.Conclusion: Our results showed that the prevalence of cigarette smoking among students is high. The findings of this research can be used for planning and evaluating interventions by considering risk and protective factors.

کلیدواژه ها:

Cigarette ، Parental Support ، Religiosity ، Iran